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Mascots of The Anointed - This Story Isn't Going Away
Last week we discussed events around the downfall of Jason Arday, a Mascot of The Anointed (to borrow an idea from Thomas Sowell). Why does this story continue to grow beyond the former Cambridge professor? Excerpts from an interesting essay for your weekend, from before Arday's death:
". . .even the dreadful martyrdom must run its course
Something amazing, a boy falling out of the sky" (From: Musee des Beaux Arts by W.H. Auden)
It's over for Professor Jason Arday. The final shiv - et tu, Brute? - coming, somewhat surprisingly, by way of this excellent piece of reporting by Lanre Bakara in The Guardian. The article's last paragraph or, to use the literary term of art, 'the kicker', is a doozy:In a recent interview to promote the memoir, Arday spoke about feeling like Icarus when he came under scrutiny after joining Cambridge. "I always wanted to be a person who flew close to the sun," he said. "But sometimes I wonder: did I fly too close?"
Well, yes, Jason, you did, rather: indeed, that's the whole point of the tale of Daedalus & Icarus: it's a warning about something the Ancient Greeks, no mean people, called hubris. A lot of commentators here have mentioned what a film this saga might make, and it's true. It's even got elements of Morse - the Inspector, not the Code - only in the other place.This is followed by detailed descriptions of distortions of the truth by Arday and academics around him. And this:
The Atlantic reads Jason Arday's memoir, and finds his life story was even more inspirational than we thought He was beaten so badly as a teen he became an epileptic. When the boys who did this were caught, he magnanimously told the judge he didn't want them to go to prison. "By the time Arday started on his master's degree, he writes, he was reading at about the same level as his 3-year-old daughter." You complain you can't get a girlfriend. Chad Arday was going through college illiterate, had his girlfriend write out his applications, and managed to father a child. He then got a teaching job. But he didn't have money, so he started working at a supermarket from 11 PM to 5AM, then a cleaner from 5:30 AM to 7:30 AM. Remember the guys who beat him up? It turns out that two of the muggers ended up being his students. They were so moved by his compassion, that they'd turned their lives around and were now helping at risk youth. As his dissertation approached, Arday got a brain tumor and lost his memory. "More troubles follow in the years ahead: Arday’s brain tumor returns; he splits up with his wife; he suffers autistic burnout during the coronavirus pandemic and can’t get out of bed. He decides to kill himself by jumping off a bridge, but at the very last minute, he listens to his favorite song." The author of the piece writes: "I reached out to the book’s fact-checker to ask whether this and several other stories from the book had been verified, but she did not respond." The Atlantic also got its hands on his book proposal. There are even more incredible stories in it. As a teenager, Arday got hit by a car and went into a coma. The doctor told his parents to pull the plug, but he refused. There's also a bout of testicular cancer that shows up in the proposal but is not in the book. I guess there wasn't enough room for all of that given all of the other amazing stories in his life. Oh, and the book isn't being pulled. Simon & Schuster are still going to publish it next week. The haters are just one more obstacle Arday has overcome.
The @BBCNews says Jason Arday's death will send shockwaves through universities. It should send shockwaves through the media and the BBC. They promoted him, spread his misinformation, and are to blame for his rise and fall. They must be held accountable.Lefty view: Exposure of Arday should have been a right-wing only project.
Imagine trying to protect the public from truthful speech. These laws exist! They're common across Indonesia, UAE, Malaysia, etc, often targeted at protecting government officials and entities. But sane people know how ridiculous it is
Am I going crazy? He literally made up five of his top ten papers. He said he was the 2nd best distance runner of all time! He said he was on a top-10 British documentary that aired 28 (?) years before he could have been!!! Wot are we doing here?
A medical condition?
Pseudologia fantastica Powerful & fascinating take: the psychiatrist & writer Dr @MaxPembertonCambridge had time to handle this quietly before the scandal blew up.
looks at Jason Arday...
Jason Arday epitomises a major opstacle in Britain's quest for the freedom of speech: In this excerpt from the UCL 'BAME Awarding Gap Keynote Lecture, 2021' Jason Arday discusses why speech and language must not just be limited, but "corrected" because we live in a "hyper diverse multicultural society". Accidentally, he concedes that such a society requires such delicate navigation that it can no longer be permitted to speak freely, and naturally, requires men like Arday to determine those limits. The Jason Arday affair, demonstrates that race science remains an area of academic study at Oxbridge and beyond.Do people who have a compulsion to lie deserve protection from the press?
It's not like Jason Arday was was genius scam artist, articulate and able to fool the finest minds. No, he's a literal moron that no one dared challenge due to DEI. You could find diverse yoof saying this in a Year 10 history class.How did academia promote Arday? I studied in Jason Arday's department at Cambridge. Here's the crap I was taught. Like native tribesmen cah fly through the trees. Ed Driscoll makes a 1984 comparison. It's a good one.
Jason Arday was never trained as a sociologist. Jason Arday has no degree, no Master’s and no PhD in Sociology. None. Zero. His entire formal academic training is in Education and Physical Education: BA in Education Studies and Physical Education MA in Education and Pedagogy A second Master’s in Education PhD in Education — specifically on peer-mentoring among student teachers training to become PE teachers That is a doctorate in physical-education teacher training. It is not sociology. It contains no sociological theory, no sociological methods, and no sustained engagement with the core literature of the discipline. Yet within a few years the same man was: Appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Durham Put in front of students teaching modules called Sociology of Education and Societies in Transition Then made Professor of the Sociology of Education at Glasgow Then made Professor of the Sociology of Education at Cambridge Students were paying close to ten thousand pounds a year. Some of that money was buying teaching and supervision from a man whose highest qualification in the subject he was employed to profess was nothing. He had never studied sociology as an undergraduate, never taken a Master’s in it, and never written a doctoral thesis in it. The word “Sociology” appeared only in the job title. Institutions simply accepted the re-description. A PE-and-education academic was re-labelled a sociologist and students were charged elite university fees to be taught by him. That is not an academic career progression. That is a category error that successive universities chose not to notice. My mind has been blown by this revelation. No wonder his students report him leaning on desks talking about celebrities and inequality! He appears to have known absolutely nothing about the subject he was teaching!
The cruelty of the people who knew he was lying
In his last known letter, Samuel Adams wrote to Thomas Paine in October 1802: "Do you think that your pen, or the pen of any other man, can un-Christianize the mass of our citizens, or have you hopes of converting a few of them to assist you in so bad a cause?"
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: BifBewalski at August 22, 2026 11:33 AM (Lx1D1)
I noodlumed
Posted by: BifBewalski at August 22, 2026 11:34 AM (Lx1D1)
600 miles one way. 18mpg and diesel costs $4.89
Posted by: BifBewalski at August 22, 2026 11:35 AM (Lx1D1)
Dang, I haven't even gotten used to the old diversity, and now we're on to hyperdiversity. I'm in serious need of some correction by morons here.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 22, 2026 11:37 AM (Riz8t)
Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Today Mr. TiFW and I celebrate our 46th wedding anniversary. Considering that a little less than 2 years ago we didn't know if I would be around for our 45th, we are truly grateful. God is good!
I have a CT scan on 09/04. My numbers still look good, so we are hoping to get continued good news - prayers are always appreciated, though!
Have a blessed day, everyone!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 22, 2026 11:39 AM (SRRAx)
I'm in serious need of some correction by morons here.
Posted by: Archimedes
After the last HR induced cluster fuck hiring a zero experience college kid, I told my director we are only hiring veteranveterans through the Hiring Out Heroes SkillBridge intern program so we can try before we buy. Got an Air Force E7 starting on the 9th, gonna try him out as my first line supervisor of the team and if he fits the group's personality I'll make it permanent ent in January.
No more HR horse shit unqualified minorities only as interview candidates.
Posted by: BifBewalski at August 22, 2026 11:40 AM (Lx1D1)
Posted by: Oddbob at August 22, 2026 11:40 AM (vTZFs)
That’s like 1/2 the kid in college today given post-Covid / BLM removal of any qualifications needed to graduate HS. They got rid of the SAT as well for most colleges. Tyrone and DeShawn have straight As, can’t read and get accepted to UCLA.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 22, 2026 11:41 AM (ebQ8P)
Today Mr. TiFW and I celebrate our 46th wedding anniversary.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth,
Congratulations! Smash and I celebrate 43 in October.
Posted by: BifBewalski at August 22, 2026 11:41 AM (Lx1D1)
I'm sorry to have to point this out, but the guy was a fucking idiot. That such a con artist was so successful makes the usual suspects at Cambridge, once among the finest universities in the world, look awfully bad. Clown World. Maybe they can start a scholarship program in his name.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 11:43 AM (bNASa)
What does that even mean?
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He couldn't hack an Education degree most likely. Anytime you see "studies" in a curriculum major or whatever, that's what it means. "Electrical Engineering Studies" say. They can't hack a genuine double-e degree. I probably couldn't either. People who can't do something, they still demand or want to be in charge of those who actually can, or something.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 11:46 AM (bNASa)
I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised, but an unusual number of the Einsatzgruppen's leadership were highly educated. Somehow, that's starting to make more sense.
Yes, the leadership core and officer ranks of the Einsatzgruppen were unusually highly educated, filled with professionals who held advanced academic degrees. While the rank-and-file foot soldiers came from diverse police and paramilitary backgrounds, the men who planned and commanded these mobile killing units were elite intellectuals.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 22, 2026 11:46 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Paleodiversity at August 22, 2026 11:48 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2026 11:48 AM (+fdRY)
What does that even mean?
It's the first derivative of an Education degree. At least he didn't get the second derivative: Theory of Education Studies.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 22, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)
Yes. The idiots who run Cambridge wouldn't be capable of pointing and shooting a gun, and the childproof cap on a bottle of prescription drugs would render them catatonic.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 22, 2026 11:50 AM (Riz8t)
That’s like 1/2 the kid in college today given post-Covid / BLM removal of any qualifications needed to graduate HS. They got rid of the SAT as well for most colleges. Tyrone and DeShawn have straight As, can't read and get accepted to UCLA.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 22, 2026 11:41 AM (ebQ8P)
Who could imagine such a thing.
Posted by: Dexter Manley at August 22, 2026 11:51 AM (+fdRY)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 22, 2026 11:51 AM (wxsGM)
Posted by: He should have been scrubbing the loos at August 22, 2026 11:52 AM (TbWk/)
That's what has some people pissed off.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 11:53 AM (2Cry5)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 22, 2026 11:54 AM (wxsGM)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 22, 2026 11:51 AM
*angrily places hands on hips*
*loudly stomps foot*
Get in line!!
Posted by: Transexuals at August 22, 2026 11:54 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 22, 2026 11:55 AM (wxsGM)
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 11:55 AM (odBC9)
Congratulations on You People celebrating anniversaries today!
Bif, one of these days I would like to meet you for lunch or a beverage or something as you're not that far from me at this end of your drive, and I can explain why you and Smash (and maybe grandma would like it too!) really ought to come to the TX MoMee one of these years.
Not sure if I've got the email linky thing correct but Ben Had has my contact info as well. Running off to get critter feed before the feed stores close for the weekend.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2026 11:56 AM (+fdRY)
We have atomized and categorized and boxed everything so much that we really think something like "sociology" can't be taught by anyone without a PhD in that narrow discipline. It used to be that a classical education prepared you so thoroughly with a grounding in everything that you could work "cross-discipline" somewhat easily. But in the quest to make themselves "professionals" and "experts" and accrue intellectual power, they abused science and pedagogy to the point of torturing it. (Like I did with that metaphor.)
So, we get things like "You must have an education degree to teach children, and can teach anything if you have that degree. But a mere math degree is inadequate to teach math to those same children."
It's idiotic and born out of hubris. (The concept of having to produce something new and insightful for a Doctorate, while having everyone get Doctorates is the same sort of thing. There aren't that many new things in the universe to be able to award Doctorates willy-nilly.)
Posted by: GWB at August 22, 2026 11:58 AM (kU0PQ)
Who hired him in the first place. Who supported him and why.
He was obviously misplaced from the beginning, even the janitor
knew it.
Knit picking every lying page of his book is a misdirection from what should be happening at Cambridge, all of England's and our institutions of higher learning, to re-invigorate critical thinking.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 11:59 AM (Cq/ve)
I suspect only hockey fans (or hockey fan-adjacent people) will know who the Hanson Brothers are, though.
Posted by: one hour sober at August 22, 2026 11:59 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 22, 2026 11:59 AM (q3u5l)
Might Arday be academia's Nemesis? We can hope.
Posted by: GWB at August 22, 2026 11:59 AM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Good lord I hate this at August 22, 2026 12:00 PM (TbWk/)
*loudly stomps foot*
Get in line!!
*queen's wave*
*victory lap*
Yay, Horde!
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 22, 2026 12:00 PM (wxsGM)
The academics saw what they wanted to see . Even now they're attempting to deflect by screaming "racism" . Academia won't be reformed until the spigot is turned off
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 22, 2026 12:01 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 12:02 PM (2Cry5)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 22, 2026 12:03 PM (ebQ8P)
"Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive."
"The bigger they are, the harder they fall."
Sometimes that fall kills you.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 22, 2026 12:03 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 22, 2026 12:04 PM (ebQ8P)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 12:02 PM (2Cry5)
Not here at AoSHq, but elsewhere the story is very much about that:
BBC
Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by university
1 day ago
The New York Times
Academic Who Publicized Plagiarism Allegations Against Jason Arday Is Suspended
1 day ago
New York Post
American academic who accused late Cambridge professor Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended from his university
1 day ago
Al Jazeera
Who is DEI critic and Jason Arday accuser, Nathan Cofnas?
6 days ago
The Observer
Nathan Cofnas, the man at the centre of Arday plagiarism row, was dismissed for views on race
6 days ago
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 12:06 PM (odBC9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:06 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 22, 2026 12:07 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: BifBewalski at August
Round trip gas cost you $326. This is when youu consider one of those no mileage fee small car rentals and find something that gets about 35 mpg highway.
Posted by: From about That Time at August 22, 2026 12:07 PM (sl73Y)
What are those individuals' names?
What price do they pay for their role in this charade?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 22, 2026 12:07 PM (2Ez/1)
There is certainly a story about who outed Arday. The left wants to make this into another fight. Arday was their point man for this fight. Too much info for today.
Posted by: KT at August 22, 2026 12:09 PM (1RGZ5)
Posted by: Man falling from building at August 22, 2026 12:09 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: man at August 22, 2026 12:10 PM (cGjQu)
Nathan Cofnas, the man at the centre of Arday plagiarism row, was dismissed for views on race
6 days ago
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 12:06 PM (odBC9)
Suspended.dismissed by a God-damned tranny, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:11 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth,
Congratulations! Smash and I celebrate 43 in October.
Posted by: BifBewalski
August 16th I celebrated my 41st. If she hadn't checked out in 2010, I think the wife would have joined me in the celebration. Certainly hope so.
Posted by: From about That Time at August 22, 2026 12:12 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 12:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Of course, the cartoonist screwed the colors anyway, so.... (White is Conquest. War is red. Famine and Pestilence are the same, and the horse should be black. And Death rides a pale horse.) We really need to bring back classical education.
(BTW, the first several books in a series by Piers Anthony are all about classical mythology figures in the real world. Pretty interesting books, if you like scifi-fantasy and the inspiration of classical literature. "Incarnations of Immortality" series.)
Posted by: GWB at August 22, 2026 12:12 PM (kU0PQ)
This isn't an EV weekend thread, but...
I saw something interesting this week, the Chinese Geely company have invented a solid-state battery with a range of 621 miles for a single charge, and a 600,000mile lifespan.
And will be in the new Volvo EV next year (2027).
Amazing if true, buuuuuut, since it comes from the Chinese I doubt it.
A. lot.
Any of you engineering morons have more info on this?
Posted by: naturalfake at August 22, 2026 12:12 PM (iJfKG)
Today Mr. TiFW and I celebrate our 46th wedding anniversary. Considering that a little less than 2 years ago we didn't know if I would be around for our 45th, we are truly grateful. God is good!
I have a CT scan on 09/04. My numbers still look good, so we are hoping to get continued good news - prayers are always appreciated, though!
Have a blessed day, everyone!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 22, 2026 11:39 AM (SRRAx)
Congratulations, Teresa on your 46th wedding anniversary! Prayers for you and for your continued success with beating your medical issues. God bless.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 22, 2026 12:13 PM (hmYU4)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:06 PM (1z8ji)
"Now, ain't that just like a Cambridge Phd, tryin' to steal more chains than he can swim with."
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 22, 2026 12:14 PM (PH3st)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 22, 2026 12:14 PM (FR9Sb)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 22, 2026 12:15 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: tankdemon at August 22, 2026 12:15 PM (Xox7U)
Who hired him in the first place. Who supported him and why.
He was obviously misplaced from the beginning, even the janitor
knew it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 11:59 AM (Cq/ve)
Same could be said of our first DEI POTUS. They keep his school records sealed for a reason...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 22, 2026 12:16 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 22, 2026 12:16 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:06 PM
Wiki simply says "...he was found unresponsive at his home..."
Which is pretty much code for "Police suspect fair play" as Dennis Miller liked to say.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 22, 2026 12:16 PM (2Ez/1)
Don't care anymore about Arday. He was a liar who started believing his and ur Betters' lies.
That rarely ends well.
The only question now is...Will Our Betters admit their errors and give the remaining DEI Ardays of the World the heave-ho out of positions they are unqualified for, or-
is this another Trannie Episode where they triple down on their harmful fantasy beliefs?
I guess we all know the answer to that one.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 22, 2026 12:17 PM (iJfKG)
Amazing if true, buuuuuut, since it comes from the Chinese I doubt it.
A. lot.
Any of you engineering morons have more info on this?
I've been seeing these claims for the last quarter century. I'm not saying we won't eventually get there, but I'm skeptical until I see real proof. Cancer research is the only field with more claims to a world-changing breakthrough. There have been real advances, but it always takes far longer than you expected, and the advances are more incremental.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 22, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)
I suspect only hockey fans (or hockey fan-adjacent people) will know who the Hanson Brothers are, though.
Posted by: one hour sober at August 22, 2026 11:59 AM (J4Dwc)
One of the best and funniest hockey movies ever made. Guess I should drag out the DVD and watch it tonight. When I was working part time as a projectionist in the 70's, I ran the movie. Loved it then, and still enjoy it. The Hanson Brothers were great!
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 22, 2026 12:18 PM (hmYU4)
I'm reading a really good article in the Epoch Times about the "Battle of Athens", in which returned GIs fought the corrupt (Dem) political machine of Edward Hull Crump and his cronies. It was worse than I thought: voter intimidation and ballot box stuffing, of course, but also invalidating servicemen's ballots, confiscating their cash and guns, letting unregistered and obviously underage voters cast ballots (!) for their candidate, and hiring prison guards and even prisoners to hover over voters and bully poll watchers. One judge who objected was beaten and imprisoned. Another man was shot for complaining. A black man was beaten and then shot when he cast his ballot for the GI Ticket.
Things came to a head when the deputy carried the ballot box away and took it to the jail "to be counted". By nightfall, almost 2000 armed bets and sympathizers converged on the jail:
https://tinyurl.com/y5aka9fu
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 22, 2026 12:18 PM (kpS4V)
Handy to paste into brave
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026 12:18 PM (PJvYq)
Umm... I think my keyboard/autocorrect must be suffering some sort of nervous breakdown.
I meant "Icarus."
Posted by: tankdemon at August 22, 2026 12:18 PM (Xox7U)
What makes a battery "solid-state"?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 22, 2026 12:16 PM (Cqx++)
If I understand correctly.
The battery's electric producing chemistry is solid instead of liquid or moist.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 22, 2026 12:19 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 22, 2026 11:39 AM (SRRAx)
Congrats on a 46th, TiFW! For all the reasons!
And, yes, He is very good, all the time.
Posted by: GWB at August 22, 2026 12:20 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 22, 2026 12:20 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: naturalfake at August 22, 2026 12:12 PM (iJfKG)
"621 miles" sounds like "about a thousand kilometers" to me. "About 600 miles" is a more accurate conversion.
Batteries usually have some liquid phase in them, the electrolyte, for ions to move within. I don't know if such a thing as a truly "solid-state" electrochemical battery can exist. Ultra-capacitor? Maybe.
If the thing has been built, the range claim may be based upon actual performance. But projected lifespan is a guess, at best.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:21 PM (1z8ji)
The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival
2) Be kind, be nice. Enjoy our sanctuary.
3) No running with sharp objects.
4) Have a great weekend!
AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List Please submit any prayer requests to me, "Annie's Stew" at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update. Prayer Requests: 5/23 - I used to have a Different Nic could use some prayers as he waits for the results of a biopsy of a mass on his prostate.
6/23 Update - The latest update is that he has stage 2, "unfavorable intermediate", which he notes is an awful name, but what it means is, it is in the middle, but bad enough that they want to treat it. It's more aggressive than previously thought. He is at the point where he has to decide on treatment options, which means choosing which set of pretty unfortunate side effects he prefers.
8/20 Update - He has finished his radiation treatment, so all he has left are blood tests and waiting. Thanks for everything. 6/20 - bluebell gave an update on grammie Winger. Grammie had some major surgery related to her cancer in March and is pretty much housebound. She said she isn't keeping up on news since her diagnosis; she doesn't have the energy. She said she thinks of her grey-box friends often with fondness. Please keep praying for her. Your prayers are a source of great comfort to her.
6/27 Update - grammie winger requested bluebell to let the Horde know that she is hospitalized again, with sepsis, and cannot eat or walk. She is very tired and cannot speak for long. She is being fed by tube. They don't know how long she will be hospitalized or where she will go after (rehab, hospice, etc.). Bluebell has a mailing address for grammie, so please contact bluebell to send a card or note to grammie winger. Please pray for her, that her suffering will be eased, and pray for her family, who are suffering along with her.
7/25 - grammie winger popped in to say thank you for all the cards, letters, and encouraging words. You are a treasure. 7/25 - Matthew Kant Cipher humbly asks for prayers for Marshall, a long-time friend and HS classmate of Mrs. MKC, who is currently hospitalized with heart failure.
8/7 Update - Marshall passed away after multiple organs failed. Matthew Kant Cipher humbly asks the Horde to pray for the repose of his soul and that God's perpetual light would shine upon him. 7/25 - Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. She is still doing fine. Her chemo pump seems to be working and everything appears stable for now. She says she is incredibly blessed! She is working on a stocking for an as-yet-not-born grandchild. She would appreciate prayers for a successful IVF procedure and pregnancy for her daughter and hubby. Next week, Teresa and her husband will be going to California to visit their daughter who lives there and her family.
8/4 Update - Teresa was admitted to the hospital while on vacation in California. She has a bad infection - cellulitis - not due to the cancer. She is being treated with antibiotics and hopefully it will be cleared up in a couple of days. 7/29 - Notsothoreau asked for prayers for Billy Ray's mother, who was just admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. She is a cancer survivor and chemo destroyed her immune system, so this is a big worry.
8/2 Update - Billy Ray's mother is feeling better, on oxygen and medication. She is not out of the woods, but has stabilized. She appreciates the prayers from around the globe and says thank you very much.
8/16 Update - Billy Ray's mother is at home, recovering, and down to just needing a little oxygen at night. One of the doctors told her that he didn't think she was going to make it. Prayer works. 7/29 - TecumsehTea wrote that MrTea's diagnosis is colon cancer stage 4. They are praying for guidance for how to proceed.
8/12 Update - MrTea will start radiation treatments for the tumor in the sigmoid colon on Monday - 10 treatments. They are not sure what will follow; they are still looking at options. Surgery is not an option. The cancer has metastasized to the lymph node nearest the tumor and there are 3-5 small spots in the liver. There are also spots in his lung which are indeterminate. He continues on fenben and ivermectin. Prayers are appreciated. 7/30 - David sent an update on his wife, Susan, who we have been praying for as she is treated for cancer. Susan is still doing well and her numbers are headed in the right direction, but they are still having issues with the side effects of the chemotherapy. It is manageable, but they have to increase the number of office visits for additional treatments. Some days are really good right now, but others are only bearable with the Lord's grace. They are so grateful for the prayers on their behalf.
8/20 Update - Things are not going quite as well now. Please pray, as Susan has picked up a really bad cough. The coughing is so bad that she doesn't want to eat. Please pray that this illness passes quickly. 8/1 - Isophorone Blog requested prayers for his mother. His father passed this past Sunday. His mother had been in the hospital for an entire month previous to that, so they never got to see each other at the end. His mother is out of the hospital, but in declining health. 8/1 - Tonypete asked for prayers for his BIL, who is a developmentally disabled adult and has been living independently (sort of) for decades but the time has come for them to make some changes in his living arrangements and personal finances. This will not go well as he has VERY poor impulse control and anger issues. His dear wife has POA but that is limited in its reach and it is probably time for her to be granted guardianship.
8/15 Update - BIL was released from the hospital, so all is well. 8/7 - neverenoughcaffiene asks for prayers for Lynell, who was recently diagnosed with a rapidly growing brain tumor. Surgery was performed and they were not able to remove all of the cancer. Her prognosis for survival is one year. She is being treated with chemo and radiation. On top of her diagnosis and treatment, she recently broke her ankle. Please pray for Lynell and her husband as they navigate this new reality. 8/8 - Ace-Endorsed Author A. H. Lloyd posted that Mrs. Lloyd will undergo a double mastectomy to remove the breast cancer. She has advanced to Stage 1. Much hinges on the biopsy to determine the specific sub-category of cancer and whether chemo is necessary. Please pray for her in this time of need. 8/8 - Retired Buckeye Cop requested prayers for his nephew, Josh, who is losing his business due to overwhelming debt. Old addictions have returned; he is drinking heavily. He is currently estranged from his family. His mother is Mrs. Cop's kid sister. 8/12 - Joe Kidd asked for prayers for a friend's cousin, who is beginning chemo treatments for stage 3 cancer. 8/14 - Don Black requested prayers for his nephew Stephen, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. 8/14 - RandomDave asked for renewed prayers for his job situation. He just found out that the position he was close to getting went to someone else, and doesn't know where to turn. He hates to ask, but is getting desperate. He has a GiveSendGo set up; please contact Annie's Stew for more info. Thanks to those who have already given and thank you for the prayers. They are keeping him from giving up. 8/15 - Donna V contacted Mis. Hum. to let the Horde know the following: "Please let the horde know I am doing fine in hospice." She would appreciate your prayers. 8/15 - Buck requested prayers for his wife. She is diabetic, and had a bad day on 8/14, with weakness, vomiting, irregular pulse, high blood pressure. She has had sepsis 3 times. They went to ER, but they only gave her meds for nausea, and now she's back home. Pray that she recovers quickly. Thanks to all. 8/15 - Intruder Driver asked for prayers for Tonya, who was burned over 90% of her body in a gas explosion in Cabo San Lucas. She is now in a hospital in Mexico City. She has a long road to recovery, if she survives. For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 22, 2026 08:01 AM (nbLIj)
g'mornin' again, 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at August 22, 2026 08:03 AM (AMvSw)
Posted by: Caffeinated Carlo at August 22, 2026 08:04 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 22, 2026 08:04 AM (FR9Sb)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 08:09 AM (0uoWg)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 08:09 AM (2Cry5)
Posted by: muldoon at August 22, 2026 08:11 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 08:11 AM (0uoWg)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 08:11 AM (2MN4W)
"Elbows up!" is good advice for people being sucked down a drain when their economy collapses.
Posted by: Auspex at August 22, 2026 08:12 AM (Y8DZL)
Still goood
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026 08:13 AM (PIx6+)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 08:14 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: muldoon at August 22, 2026 08:15 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at August 22, 2026 08:15 AM (DK5Sh)
Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Today is the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Theotokos, pray for us.
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I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 22, 2026 08:15 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Annette Figueroa! at August 22, 2026 08:16 AM (JM9I6)
Prayers for each and everyone of those on the list, and those not on but in need
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026 08:17 AM (PIx6+)
Posted by: man at August 22, 2026 08:17 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: muldoon at August 22, 2026 08:11 AM (qgHp7)
Well, Early in the morning
I'm giving you my warning
Don't you whip up
a spinach smoothie.
Now go, cat, go!
Posted by: Roll Over, Beethoven at August 22, 2026 08:18 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: muldoon at August 22, 2026 08:18 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 22, 2026 08:19 AM (ksbjf)
I think it's because the automatic drip coffee maker doesn't heat up the water high enough.
Posted by: dantesed at August 22, 2026 08:20 AM (Oy/m2)
{grammie}{TiFW}{Some Rat}
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 08:21 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 22, 2026 08:22 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 22, 2026 08:19 AM (ksbjf)
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As a gentle reminder, and quoting from the post above.
1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice. Enjoy our sanctuary.
3) No running with sharp objects.
4) Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 08:22 AM (ENlBS)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)
Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 22, 2026 08:23 AM (rp63B)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 22, 2026 08:24 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop
Did you ever go to confession and talk about targeting people with Michigan licence plates for ticketing?
Posted by: Auspex at August 22, 2026 08:25 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Hrothgar at August 22, 2026 08:27 AM (hOUT3)
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That would be licentious!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 08:28 AM (1ZMia)
Posted by: Hrothgar at August 22, 2026 08:27 AM (hOUT3)
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I'll join you.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 08:28 AM (1ZMia)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 08:29 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 08:32 AM (ndZc7)
Diff Nic, how are you holding up from the radiation? This was about the time it hammered me hardest...
Posted by: Brother Tim sez at August 22, 2026 08:34 AM (V4As3)
CPW releases results of investigation into January death of a wolf in NW Colorado.
https://tinyurl.com/w5xtwz6y
CPW said that after a joint investigation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service determined that the wolf died from an accidental gunshot wound from a licensed hunter who mistook it for a coyote on Jan. 16.
I would say the gunshot wound was intentional, not accidental. He aimed, shot, and hit what he was shooting at. He was cited but not charged with a criminal offense.
I can't say what was in the hunter's mind, but knowing the sentiments of the residents of that part of the state it is not out of the question the guy recognized what he was shooting at and pleaded the "I thought it was a coyote!" defense. I can't say I blame him.
Posted by: muldoon at August 22, 2026 08:35 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 22, 2026 08:35 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 22, 2026 08:37 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 22, 2026 08:39 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: dantesed at August 22, 2026 08:39 AM (Oy/m2)
So I guess we're being let off with a warning this time.
Posted by: Auspex at August 22, 2026 08:40 AM (Y8DZL)
Not for me, thank God, as I live on a hill. Lots of destruction around us.
Prayers said for all on the list, and the rest of you, as well.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 22, 2026 08:42 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Brother Tim sez at August 22, 2026 08:42 AM (N/IBn)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 08:43 AM (CSa7p)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 22, 2026 08:48 AM (j9xS/)
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 08:50 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: dantesed
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Some similarities, but here are the notable differences:
https://tinyurl.com/wolf-vs-coyote
Posted by: muldoon at August 22, 2026 08:50 AM (qgHp7)
Not for me, thank God, as I live on a hill. Lots of destruction around us.
Prayers said for all on the list, and the rest of you, as well.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
Where in Perry County? My late husband was from New Lex.
Posted by: Tuna at August 22, 2026 08:51 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 22, 2026 08:52 AM (rp63B)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 22, 2026 08:52 AM (h7ZuX)
Why do you hate Piper?!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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Miss Piepuh - she dead.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 22, 2026 08:54 AM (XvL8K)
However, the news about the type of cancer and the likely need for chemo devastated her. In part, this was because of unrealistic expectations set by the medical staff, who went from "no need to take the whole breast, caught it early, no chemo" to "yeah, both need to come off, and some lymph nodes and chemo as well."
Since I have zero confidence in medical predictions (and most predictions in general) I just rolled with it and shrugged it off. I did predict she would recover faster than expected (she always does) so that "win" made me happy.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 08:55 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Tuna at August 22, 2026 08:55 AM (lJ0H4)
Black coffee is the way. Pure and clean!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 22, 2026 08:57 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Tuna at August 22, 2026 08:55 AM (lJ0H4)
Indeed! I am not from here, though I grew up not far away, and have lived in other places for years on end.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 22, 2026 08:59 AM (h7ZuX)
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A prayer for her speedy and complete recovery.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)
2nd cuppa Waffle House coffee. Sadly, no brawling or fighting.
On my way to visit Mom in Diana, Texas.
Posted by: BifBewalski at August 22, 2026 08:59 AM (123L+)
Posted by: Paul at August 22, 2026 09:00 AM (GIuL5)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2026 09:01 AM (0U5gm)
Pray for their souls
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 22, 2026 09:01 AM (rp63B)
Posted by: Tuna
But I wouldn't want to paint it all.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2026 09:01 AM (0U5gm)
Buy it a Coke and teach it
to song in perfect harmony instead?
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 22, 2026 09:03 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Auspex at August 22, 2026 09:03 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Hrothgar at August 22, 2026 09:03 AM (hOUT3)
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What a strange, twisted view of reality.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 09:03 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 22, 2026 09:04 AM (jPziU)
That's important in every aspect of life, including politics. So many black pills, so many doomers, and no amount of being wrong stops people from buying into their gloom.
There is another path, one of hope. One of trusting in God and opening yourself up to little blessings, which should be celebrated. As yourself: do you spend more time complaining about things that never happen than expressing joy at the good things that have? It's easy to fall into the trap, especially if you are Gen X and sarcasm and snark is your language.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:04 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 22, 2026 09:05 AM (jPziU)
We're sorry we didn't meet your expectations. In planning for future visits, please know that brawling window at all Waffle House locations is from midnight to 4 a.m. local time. Enjoy your visit with mom.
Posted by: Waffle House Customer Care Team at August 22, 2026 09:05 AM (J4Dwc)
to song in perfect harmony instead?
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 22, 2026 09:03 AM (wVcYX)
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The Yard Sign Calvinism is strong in my neighborhood ("By these signs you are saved"). There's a house with "Imagine all the people living peace" next to "Free Palestine."
And I'm sure they see no contradiction.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:05 AM (ZOv7s)
Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Jasmine Crockett says her party needs to have a "reckoning" after her primary loss to Talarico.
"The racism was very clear."
Have fun with her after November, Democrat Party.
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Popcorn futures skyrocket!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:06 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2026 09:06 AM (0U5gm)
differences:
https://tinyurl.com/wolf-vs-coyote
Posted by: muldoon
Looks like the wolf has more forehead, aside from being huge.
Posted by: BifBewalski at August 22, 2026 09:06 AM (123L+)
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That's going to take some imagination!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:07 AM (ndZc7)
We're sorry we didn't meet your expectations. In planning for future visits, please know that brawling window at all Waffle House locations is from midnight to 4 a.m. local time. Enjoy your visit with mom.
Posted by: Waffle House Customer Care Team at August 22, 2026 09:05 AM (J4Dwc)
…and we better not catch you sharing.
Posted by: Waffle House at August 22, 2026 09:07 AM (jPziU)
Posted by: Thomas Paine
Granddaughter is starting her senior year in high school and looking at colleges now. Sigh. They grow up so fast.
Posted by: Tuna at August 22, 2026 09:08 AM (lJ0H4)
As a student of politics for the past 50 years, I'm going way out on a limb and say it will have no impact at all. None.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at August 22, 2026 09:09 AM (R86kT)
Alright. Back on the road, should arrive around 0900.
A short quick prayer for safe driving would be greatly appreciated.
Posted by: BifBewalski at August 22, 2026 09:09 AM (123L+)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2026 09:06 AM (0U5gm)
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Mrs. F. didn't let me cry until we were 5 miles down the road back home.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 09:11 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Ironic that the psychologist for the defense essentially said she had indications of postpartum psychosis when seen for a prenatal check-up. Some kind of early-onset postpartum condition? /s
If she couldn't appreciate the "wrongfulness" of killing her own three kids and then failing at killing herself, she should not be out on the streets.
Posted by: muldoon at August 22, 2026 09:12 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 22, 2026 09:12 AM (ibDUx)
Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Mark Cuban:
Taxes in California are insane. The billionaire tax is ridiculous. You're driving out companies. You're cutting off your nose to spite your face.
Mark Cuban, minutes later in same interview:
Vote for Talarico. Do what's best for Texas and your wallet. What have Republicans ever done for you.
This can officially put to bed any misguided ideas that Mark had some kind of political epiphany after his dust up with Ro Khanna.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:12 AM (ndZc7)
I'm shaved and cleaned up enough to be presentable in public. Off to my meeting in a few minutes, then, if I feel like it, a dash out to the pipe shop on the other side of the river. It's going to hit 97 today, and that's before heat index, so I intend to be back home well before noon.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: dantesed at August 22, 2026 09:13 AM (Oy/m2)
That's a thing?
Not according to the House Rules:
https://tinyurl.com/4bvw8553
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 22, 2026 09:13 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026
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But what of the Bourne Market, the Solo Market, and the Drake Market?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 09:14 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2026 09:06 AM (0U5gm)
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Only one of our three has managed to leave the nest, so Mrs. Lloyd and I will be popping champagne corks when the next one departs.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:15 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:06 AM (ndZc7)
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But the fake polls have Texas as a swing state!
*lights hair on fire*
Posted by: Typical Doomer at August 22, 2026 09:17 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 09:18 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:06 AM (ndZc7)
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But the fake polls have Texas as a swing state!
*lights hair on fire*
Posted by: Typical Doomer at August 22, 2026 09:17 AM (ZOv7s)
Methinks they is trynna sell popcorn futures to all sides.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 22, 2026 09:19 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 09:19 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Tuna
But I wouldn't want to paint it all.
Posted by: Thomas Paine
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We've got it covered!
https://tinyurl.com/mwwknukb
Posted by: Sherwin Williams at August 22, 2026 09:19 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2026 09:06 AM (0U5gm)
We had a delayed reaction but now they’ve been out of the house for a few years and it feels…. Empty
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 22, 2026 09:19 AM (M+uMR)
And I'm sure they see no contradiction.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:05 AM (ZOv7s)
LOL
Also, prayers continue for Mrs. Lloyd.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 22, 2026 09:20 AM (h7ZuX)
"Exercise daily. Walk with God."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 09:21 AM (+hwtP)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 09:21 AM (wzUl9)
Look at the tremendous growth. Look at the strides they have made in the interest of individual liberty, less reliance on government and capitalist ideals.
Now look at what follows that success in people like Talarico. They not only want to steal from the people who accomplished all of that, they want to tell you it’s really all bad, and if they steal more from the productive people you will get utopia. It’s about dividing people to tear things down.
Cow pies. And that is all easily proven false.
People must overcome the emotional pleas and look around them at the truth.
Democrats showed you what they are all about last time they were in power. They are telling you what they are going to do. Their only argument with each other is how much they should hide it and the pace of destruction.
Don’t fall for it.
Posted by: Vengeance at August 22, 2026 09:22 AM (VnVVA)
Taxes in California are insane. The billionaire tax is ridiculous. You're driving out companies. You're cutting off your nose to spite your face.
Mark Cuban, minutes later in same interview:
Vote for Talarico. Do what's best for Texas and your wallet. What have Republicans ever done for you.
This can officially put to bed any misguided ideas that Mark had some kind of political epiphany after his dust up with Ro Khanna.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:12 AM (ndZc7)
Cuban is insulated from stupid decisions like voting for James “God is not Christian” Talarico.
Brace yourself: apparently we are a true Christian nation only when we have socialized medicine, forgive student loans, and otherwise make America socialist.
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 22, 2026 09:22 AM (jPziU)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 22, 2026 09:23 AM (36x1j)
I had two through-the-pee-hole surgeries for bladder cancer ("transurethral resection" they call it in Fancy Doctor Talk), and one follow-up through-the-pee-hole scoping and biopsy to check for recurrence, all under general anesthesia. Also a through-the-pee-hole removal of a large stone, also under general.
The follow-up showed NO recurrence, either visually or under microscopic examination -- good enough that the next scoping will be done in the urologist's office under local. I'm happy... four general anesthesias since the beginng of the year is four too many. My poor pee hole is also happy about that. I'll be getting scoped a couple of times a year for the rest of my life.
I'm still doing intermittent self-cathing to make sure I get all the pee out. Supposedly that will improve, and the intermittent cathing is definitely better than having a Foley in there constantly.
If it doesn't get better, I'll be looking at a prostate procedure at some point.
I start immunotherapy next week, again as a precautionary measure.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 22, 2026 09:25 AM (IG3/x)
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Is that two things or just one?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:25 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: dantesed
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Considerably so. About twice the size. Wolves can be about six feet long including the tail, +/- 30" tall at the shoulders. To me wolves faces look more dog-like, while coyotes look fox-like. Also all the coyotes I've ever seen act furtive and 'skulky'.
Posted by: muldoon at August 22, 2026 09:25 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Eromero at August 22, 2026 09:25 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Realtor.com at August 22, 2026 09:26 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 22, 2026 09:27 AM (rp63B)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 22, 2026 09:19 AM (M+uMR)
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Our house is the perfect size for two adults and three kids. Four adults and two kids leave it feeling cramped. For a long time this place was a nightmare, with tubs lining the hallways, the family room turned into a warehouse, kitchen countered covered in stuff. It has been a long slog to restore some sort of order to the place. Yesterday I finally removed the last tub from the floor of the family room, with everything either moved elsewhere, sitting on the hearth (the next target) or placed in a dresser and two wardrobes recently brought up from my father's basement.
Yesterday I shampoo'd half the carpet and today I will shift everything and do the other half. The goal is to have the place fully functional in time for Sunday night when I will start showing the grandkids the complete series of Battlestar Galactica 1978. We'll be doing it on Sunday night, just as it originally aired.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:27 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: dantesed
Run the water thru without grounds 1 time first.
Posted by: DaveA at August 22, 2026 09:27 AM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 22, 2026 09:28 AM (rp63B)
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 08:50 AM (ZOv7s)
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Amen.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 09:28 AM (YlYJ8)
Heaps of blessings for all of God's children this day.
And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 22, 2026 09:28 AM (D/6p1)
Posted by: Eromero at August 22, 2026 09:25 AM (LHPAg)
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God bless you!. That was us two weeks ago.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:29 AM (ZOv7s)
I have a job interview scheduled for Tuesday. If you can spare a thought around 10:00 central, I would appreciate it.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 22, 2026 09:29 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 22, 2026 09:25 AM (IG3/x)
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b"h for good health
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 09:30 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Tonypete at August 22, 2026 09:30 AM (he2p7)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 22, 2026 09:27 AM (rp63B)
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Americans in particular seem to equate wealth with virtue, probably due to the Protestant Work Ethic and residual Puritan culture that was once pervasive. "Poor people just need to work harder" kind of thing.
It's weird how guys who basically won the lottery like Cuban or Bill Gates are suddenly treated like oracles whose wisdom transcends the very narrow expertise that made them rich.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:31 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 22, 2026 09:31 AM (M+uMR)
Posted by: Eromero at August 22, 2026 09:25 AM (LHPAg)
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Prayers up for wife's healing...and for you.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 09:31 AM (YlYJ8)
Posted by: Oddbob at August 22, 2026 09:29 AM (vTZFs)
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God has plenty of blessings to spare.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:32 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Eromero at August 22, 2026 09:25 AM (LHPAg)
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A prayer for her complete and speedy recovery.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 09:32 AM (RIvkX)
Indianapolis also had some significant flooding issues.
Been a stormy, sometimes violently so, August.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 09:33 AM (2Cry5)
White House Fires Back at Rosie O’Donnell: “Nasty Woman” Whose Brain Is “Destroyed by Trump Derangement Syndrome”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:33 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 22, 2026 09:36 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Eromero at August 22, 2026 09:25 AM (LHPAg)
We are so fortunate to be living in a time when cancer can often (not always, alas, but often) be caught early enough that there's a fighting chance of licking it.
When I was a child, if you got cancer of any kind, you died and that was it.
You and Mrs. E have got this. Looking forward to good news from you.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 22, 2026 09:37 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:27 AM (ZOv7s)
Sounds fun! Even though we’re empty nest now I wouldn’t be shocked if one of ours comes tumbling back in a few years; will have to wait and see. The rest are definitely out for good… life is unpredictable
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 22, 2026 09:37 AM (M+uMR)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 09:38 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 22, 2026 09:38 AM (M+uMR)
I'm also getting my heart checked out again. I have this mixed bag of intermittent symptoms that either don't show up on an EKG or don't merit a trip to the ER, but are concerning nonetheless. Where's Dr. McCoy with his medical tricorder when you need it?
Posted by: PabloD at August 22, 2026 09:39 AM (zDDmD)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:39 AM (ndZc7)
I'd appreciate Horde prayers for my cousin and her husband. He's in the ICU.
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 22, 2026 09:39 AM (PcoR0)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:27 AM (ZOv7s)
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I was nine years old when it aired, and I was hooked.
Might have to show the granddaughters...
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 09:39 AM (YlYJ8)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 22, 2026 09:40 AM (M+uMR)
I'm serious - just hearing about those procedures gives me the willies.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 22, 2026 09:40 AM (he2p7)
Posted by: Tonypete at August 22, 2026 09:41 AM (he2p7)
Posted by: olddog in mo at August 22, 2026 09:42 AM (fdN7I)
Posted by: Buck Ofama at August 22, 2026 09:42 AM (VbwMS)
Had one of those a while back myself... Your ENT probably already told you this, but those tumors are apparently quite rare. My doc said he'd only seen one in a decade and a half of practice.
But of course it's gotta be ruled out.
In my case, it was just the normal consequences of a misspent youth involving firearms, power tools, and heavy metal concerts. "Hearing protection? What's that?"
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 22, 2026 09:42 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Unkaren at August 22, 2026 09:43 AM (bwExE)
This can officially put to bed any misguided ideas that Mark had some kind of political epiphany after his dust up with Ro Khanna.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:12 AM (ndZc7)
Cuban is such a stereotypical leftist ass. He sees nothing wrong with oppressing the rest of us; but as soon as it has an effect on him and his money, he blows up with howls of rage.
But if he can get it back to where it’s just us, but he’s given an exception, he’s fine with it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 22, 2026 09:43 AM (o3ajz)
https://www.martinarchaeology.com
They are in discussions with CBI about doing a coordinated inn-depth search on the property in question. These things take time...
Posted by: muldoon at August 22, 2026 09:44 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
I70 out by Buckeye Lake was closed for a time due to flooding. It has been flood prone ever since it opened up in the early 60's. Some civil engineer should hang his head.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 22, 2026 09:45 AM (he2p7)
Posted by: Tonypete at August 22, 2026 09:40 AM (he2p7)
May you never experience it first hand, my friend.
It's freakin' AMAZING how long the various probes, catheters, and other instruments are. Looking at one you'd think the damned thing might wind up coming out your nostrils or something.
It doesn't seem to hurt as much as it once did, or maybe I'm just getting used to it. I'm not sure if your urethra can develop calluses. Heh.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 22, 2026 09:45 AM (IG3/x)
Maoist Faction of DSA Rejects AOC as Potential 2028 Candidate for Being Too Moderate
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:45 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: PabloD at August 22, 2026 09:45 AM (zDDmD)
Might have to show the granddaughters...
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 09:39 AM (YlYJ
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The grandkids are the same age I was when it originally aired, so the timing is perfect. Honestly, it gets a bum rap. I've watched the complete series several times since buying it and there are some really good episodes. The character arcs are excellent, and the writers managed to turn the problem of cast turnover into a virtue because no one had script immunity.
Established names got killed and guest stars ended up sticking around. Too bad network politics killed it. The "reimagination" was hot garbage.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:46 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Piper at August 22, 2026 09:46 AM (ZdaMQ)
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This is one of those dumb statistics that can be true but also misleading. 18-22 year olds could be going to college but live at home while doing so. Hell 18 is still high school, of course they’re living at home. And even after college a year or two at hime was fairly common back in the olden days.
This really should start at 25 not 18 to show “adults” living with their parents.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 22, 2026 09:46 AM (ebQ8P)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 22, 2026 09:46 AM (FSyrt)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 22, 2026 09:48 AM (rp63B)
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He went Candy Oh! before it was cool.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:49 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Unkaren at August 22, 2026 09:50 AM (bwExE)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 22, 2026 09:46 AM (ebQ8P)
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Multi-generational homes has been the default setting for all of human history. For a couple of decades explosive and unprecedented prosperity allowed young people to marry, buy a home and basically move about the continent with ease.
We are now returning to normal. It used to be expected that one kid (usually the youngest) stayed at home and eventually inherited the house. If our youngest moves out, the grandkids will get their own room as will my daughter, and that will make things easier for a while.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:51 AM (ZOv7s)
Prayers for them and their work.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 22, 2026 09:51 AM (he2p7)
Then, just before it’s time to commit, Cuban says “you know this isn’t the right year. I think I’ll wait.” EVERY TIME.
It’s all just a sick play for attention and a love for seeing his name in print. It’s pathetic.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 22, 2026 09:52 AM (o3ajz)
Prayers up for Mr & Mrs Eromero, may this be a successful surgery with full recovery;
Prayers up for OddBob during his interview, if this is the right job for you may you get it;
Rodrigo Borgia, my Daddy had that surgery/procedure with a very successful outcome. Hopefully that will be your story, too.
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 09:52 AM (cCn4/)
Posted by: PabloD at August 22, 2026 09:52 AM (zDDmD)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 22, 2026 09:48 AM (rp63B)
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The showrunners clearly believed that there are no bras in space. Re-watching it as an adult was quite the revelation, sort of like all the smokeshows on Magnum p.i.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:52 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:31 AM (ZOv7s)
At least bill gates built something. What’s even more absurd is people who listen to Hollywood imbeciles who read line on a page. Somehow those people are oracles as well.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 22, 2026 09:53 AM (ebQ8P)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:46 AM (ZOv7s)
But…but…but…The Cylons Have A Plan!
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 22, 2026 09:53 AM (jPziU)
Posted by: Just Wondering at August 22, 2026 09:53 AM (2Ez/1)
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Enforcing the law?! What the hell was he thinking?!!!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:56 AM (ndZc7)
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Enforcing the law?! What the hell was he thinking?!!!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 09:56 AM (ndZc7)
A golden opportunity exists here for the Greene County SO in VA to tell the AG where to go.
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 22, 2026 09:57 AM (jPziU)
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 22, 2026 09:53 AM (jPziU)
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Fun fact: The series finale to BSG 2.0 was so disappointing that George R.R. Martin himself blasted it for being awful.
Oh, the irony.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 09:58 AM (ZOv7s)
Oh, the irony.
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I watched 2.0 when I was down range. I wasn't impressed.
Yes, the ending sucked bigly, the rotten cherry on a sh*t sundae of a show.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 10:00 AM (YlYJ8)
Shit like click bait headlines 18-35 year old are all lazy slobs who don’t work is how the media manipulates you. It’s meant to push the narrative two ways. That GenZ is lazy and that the economy is sooooo bad (thanks Trump) that kids can’t move out .
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 22, 2026 10:01 AM (ebQ8P)
Posted by: PabloD at August 22, 2026 10:01 AM (zDDmD)
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 22, 2026 09:22 AM (jPziU)
Uh. Yeah?
Posted by: the anabaptists at August 22, 2026 10:03 AM (E6ouU)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 22, 2026 10:03 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Tonypete at August 22, 2026 09:45 AM (he2p7)
I had to take a long, circuitous route home from Columbus yesterday. Normally would go right through there, but there are low-lying, flooded areas in every one of my normal routes home.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 22, 2026 10:06 AM (h7ZuX)
all go smoothly, may people attend and may they feel the love and presence of God. Our scripture are wonderful passages: Ephesians 2:14-18 and Philippians 4:8-9.
Thanks so much!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 10:06 AM (+kigi)
Took me a little while to get over the sex change of "Starbuck" to a female character in version 2.0, but Katee Sackhoff managed to give a solid enough performance that I got over it. I had to consider this an "all new story", which it basically was other than the very basic premise of "Humans in a fleet fleeing a robotic enemy that they created."
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 22, 2026 10:06 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 22, 2026 10:01 AM (ebQ8P)
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I've noticed that a lot of the houses in our neighborhood have full driveways. These were built in the 1970s for families with 2-4 kids, and the owners were often professors or staff working at the (then growing) university. The original owners have almost entirely moved on, and the new owners seem to be blended families with maybe a grandparent tagging along, or some adult children mixed in with younger ones. A future project will be adding a space on our driveway to ease congestion.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)
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These are the kinds of women that marinate in victimhood. Truly. As for this trial, it's all "power fist sisterhood." They only care about the supposed "post partem" psychotic break she had. She's the victim reeeee! These are the same women who marinate in my body/my choice/my abortion. I'm not at all surprised.
If MA is what I think it is, the jury pool will go very lightly on her.
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 22, 2026 10:09 AM (qBdHI)
So of course all Marxists are always trying to absorb, warp, or destroy Christianity in all its forms.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 22, 2026 10:10 AM (o3ajz)
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Yeah, she pulled it off.
But like you said, it started going off the rails after the second season or so.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 10:11 AM (YlYJ8)
Posted by: Unkaren
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They going to do a heart cath to confirm? I had an inferior wall defect show up on a stress echo, and it turned out to be erroneous on getting a heart cath.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 22, 2026 10:11 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: the anabaptists at August 22, 2026 10:03 AM (E6ouU)
The Anabaptists of the 17th and 18th century would find the views of DSA appalling, and that's all I wish to say about politics and religion today.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 10:12 AM (+kigi)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 22, 2026 10:06 AM (O7YUW)
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This really pissed me off and I never got over it. If you want to have a female fighter pilot, make one! Be original! I mean, they did have them, and then have a male Starbuck interact with your Strong Empowered Woman. That was actually a running feature of the OG version.
What's funny is that Syfy actually whitewashed the show. Col. Tigh was made white, Boomer was an Asian chick, so I guess we are back to "no black people in space."
I have a whole category of posts on my blog about it. I did an article on why the original was better on Bleeding Fool and it went viral, tons of fun back in the day.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 10:12 AM (ZOv7s)
You've nailed it. The seared conscience becomes deadened, and can no longer perceive evil for what it is.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 22, 2026 10:15 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Polymarket.com at August 22, 2026 10:16 AM (J4Dwc)
You've nailed it. The seared conscience becomes deadened, and can no longer perceive evil for what it is.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 22, 2026 10:15 AM (O7YUW)
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"Evil" has been redefined to "whatever makes me sad or interferes with what I want to do."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)
It really would be best for her, though. Once the business loan is paid off, it makes decent revenue.
Posted by: Piper at August 22, 2026 10:20 AM (ZdaMQ)
I recall being pissed off about that. The interruption. I had no clue what the Accords were all about at the time.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 10:20 AM (2Cry5)
Posted by: I gotta ask at August 22, 2026 10:21 AM (2Ez/1)
Hugs to those of you who are hurting with hope for positive outcomes for the trials you are being put through.
I realized yesterday that it has been a year since my hip surgery. Life is so normal, it hadn't occurred to me that I had reached the milestone the surgeon had predicted. Sometimes modern medicine does live up to our expectations. I sent him a thank you note.
I am so hoping that this happens for those of you here who I know and love, who held my hand when I needed it. Even if you didn't know that was what you were doing. Email in my nic if you ever just need a willing ear.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 22, 2026 10:21 AM (kJmSS)
Fair, it did take me a while, like half a season.
{ Whitewashing }
I'd missed that. Huh. (I was a child when I watched the '78 version originally, so I'd forgotten a lot of the side-characters.) Thanks.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 22, 2026 10:26 AM (O7YUW)
178 Scott Jennings is now the heavy favorite to become the next White House press secretary.
Posted by: Polymarket.com at August 22, 2026 10:16 AM (J4Dwc)
I think just about everyone on our side would love to see him get the job. But he’d have to take a huge cut in pay to do it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 22, 2026 10:26 AM (o3ajz)
Or if it's a case of parenting being too hard, walk the f--k away. Again, leave the kids be.
Children are not an extension of yourself, effing narcissist sociopaths.
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026 10:26 AM (PIx6+)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 10:28 AM (gIjzl)
Posted by: Cow Demon
Blessed is the cultural revolution for it shall achieve utopia.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 10:28 AM (ndZc7)
How very nice of you to send a thank you note to your surgeon.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 10:28 AM (Z1RBE)
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026 10:29 AM (PIx6+)
Posted by: meanwhile, in india at August 22, 2026 10:29 AM (E6ouU)
Posted by: Thomas Paine
Sherwin-Williams motto is "Cover the Earth". I'm all in favor of that.
Posted by: Two Coats! One Afternoon! at August 22, 2026 10:30 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Brother Tim sez at August 22, 2026 08:34 AM (V4As3)
Fine. I had painful urination but AZO takes care of that. I get nighttime leg cramps more often, don't know if they're related to the radiation or not. Worst thing, really, is having to pee all the time.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2026 10:30 AM (ExV1e)
I have some nomadic travel plans for next year. Would enjoy meeting you in person if an opportunity arises.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 22, 2026 10:30 AM (2Ez/1)
The original had a lot of elements that we think of as "cringe" but were pretty common back then, including having a kid as a main character. While this was clever marketing with an eye to kid viewers, it actually served an important purpose that really sticks out to me when I watch it as a parent and grandparent.
They are an entire people in flight, so that includes young and old, not just young, handsome people with a smattering of late middle age types. Boxie starts without a father, gains one in Apollo and then loses his mother. There would be lots of such orphans in the fleet and this little drama added weight to the show.
I also appreciated Cassiopeia's role in the show. She goes from dancer/prostitute to medical aide, showing that the entire population is being forced into the war effort. There are no civilians by mid-season. The episode where transport pilots are forced into combat training was another good one.
The reboot was more about politics and lazy contemporary political commentary with Cylons surprize reveals that got gay and lame as the show went on.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 10:30 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Polymarket.com at August 22, 2026 10:16 AM (J4Dwc)
I think just about everyone on our side would love to see him get the job. But he’d have to take a huge cut in pay to do it.
Posted by: Tom Servo
Not to mention CNN would become completely detached from reality.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 10:30 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: vmom
It's an interesting dynamic. You know Dear Wife #1 took herself out. The weapon she used was loaded with 3 extra bullets - she got tired of waiting for me and the kids to get home. Why? I have no idea. She loved the kids and me.
I think.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 22, 2026 10:31 AM (he2p7)
God be with you all!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 10:31 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026 10:32 AM (PIx6+)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 22, 2026 10:32 AM (Riz8t)
Prayers for Mrs. E.🙏🙏
Prayers to guide the surgeon's hands and for Mrs. E to a a swift and full recovery with as little pain as possible. God has got both of you!
A friend just had a double mastectomy yesterday and she went home the same day and is doing well. We've come a long way to have a procedure like this be a day surgery!
Posted by: lin-duh at August 22, 2026 10:32 AM (VCgbV)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 09:03 AM (RIvkX)
Lotta people think taxpayers are paying for it. Can't imagine which news source or pundit could possibly have told them that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2026 10:33 AM (ExV1e)
Men Dump Girlfriends Who Defend Lindsay Clancy: 'Not Who You Want Raising Your Kids':
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 10:34 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 22, 2026 10:35 AM (PcoR0)
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 22, 2026 09:53 AM (jPziU)
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It would have been fun if in the last show they showed a Cylon spin-off group building a square spaceship.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 22, 2026 10:35 AM (2WIwB)
I will pray for her soul.
I have to think there was the Enemy at work there, and that she did not wait for you is to her credit.
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026 10:36 AM (PIx6+)
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026 10:32 AM
++++
It worked for us.
Posted by: The Waltons at August 22, 2026 10:37 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: I gotta ask
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Here's my theory on why what we're being told is true, ie, that he's still at least somewhat conscious:
Beshear surely knows his actual status. Us plebs may not, but Beshear does. And Beshear is running in 28. If Mitch was dead or comatose, Beshear would have just made an appointment and invited the court fight. Exposing Mitch as dead or comatose would have instantly vaulted him from 1% in dem primary polling to 5 plus. Maybe more.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 22, 2026 10:38 AM (XvL8K)
https://tinyurl.com/ydj7emxw
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 22, 2026 08:29 AM (ndZc7)
34 That's not funny!
https://tinyurl.com/n78vkwz7
Posted by:
They're both funny, but first is funnier. Note: funnier is itself funny.
Posted by: From about That Time at August 22, 2026 10:38 AM (sl73Y)
Since I have zero confidence in medical predictions (and most predictions in general) I just rolled with it and shrugged it off. I did predict she would recover faster than expected (she always does) so that "win" made me happy.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 22, 2026 08:55 AM (ZOv7s)
To be honest, the "therapeutic lie" and associated cousins is fairly common.
In my profession as a dentist, I've seen cancer as well as aids a few times that the patient was unaware of.
I never made a diagnosis based on that. I either took a biopsy sample and sent it off. Or, if I could sent them off to a specialist by setting the appt in the office.
I always left them with the best possible prognosis (which they might have) rather than "You're gonna die!!!!! Make your will now!!!!" or "Welp, there goes your jaw and a good part of your neck."
So, these aren't predictions so much as best hopes for what you can see at the time.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 22, 2026 10:39 AM (iJfKG)
If MA is what I think it is, the jury pool will go very lightly on her.
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 22, 2026 10:09
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I'd not be surprised if some of these asshats would approve of abortion up to the age of puberty.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 22, 2026 10:40 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Buck Ofama at August 22, 2026 10:41 AM (GM5VG)
My guess is that Mitch had a stroke, is unable to speak, and may have some visible facial paralysis.
Pretty sure the proof-of-life photo with his wife was fake.
Posted by: Auspex at August 22, 2026 10:42 AM (Y8DZL)
Lynell was finally sent to rehab for her busted ankle, she should have been sent there right out of the hospital. I'm trying to keep charitable thoughts about docs who thought an elderly woman fighting terminal cancer could make it at home without rehab first.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 22, 2026 10:43 AM (2NHgQ)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 22, 2026 10:45 AM (kJmSS)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 22, 2026 10:46 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 10:49 AM (gIjzl)
Posted by: Cocaine Mitch at August 22, 2026 10:49 AM (2Ez/1)
Either their staffs are being assholes, their families are being assholes or their respective parties are being assholes. Or all of that.
They work for the taxpayers. Me. You. I'd be pissed about an employee not showing up for months and not a word is spoken.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 10:50 AM (2Cry5)
Mark Cuban is an idiot. No consistent thought pattern.
Classic example of being in the right place at the right time made him rich and famous. But not smart.
Posted by: From about That Time at August 22, 2026 10:51 AM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Cocaine Mitch
Errah, hey buddy! Errah, me and Helen Thomas are Hades mixed double champs!
Posted by: Search and Rescue Ted Kennedy at August 22, 2026 10:56 AM (NSrIQ)
So DOCTOR Jill is now speculating that someone slipped Joey a roofie the night of the big debate.
Somehow, somebody close to him seems to have been feeding him drug cocktails since 2016.
It's a mystery.
Posted by: Auspex at August 22, 2026 10:57 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Romans 10:17 at August 22, 2026 10:59 AM (2Ez/1)
I miss him reminding f me of that every morning.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 22, 2026 10:59 AM (1DWAs)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
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I could bore you with all the trivial, (fascinating to me alone) aspects of a tawdry murder mystery! Summer moths usually find us down along US 160 Wintertime we are in Grand Junction. Give a shout if you are in the vicinity.
Posted by: muldoon at August 22, 2026 10:59 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Search and Rescue Ted Kennedy at August 22, 2026 10:56 AM
I'm unavailable for comment.
Posted by: Mary Jo Kopechne at August 22, 2026 11:00 AM (2Ez/1)
There is nothing like a fruit smoothie after a sweaty walk. 😋
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 22, 2026 11:01 AM (kJmSS)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 11:01 AM (gIjzl)
Posted by: muldoon at August 22, 2026 10:59 AM
Roger that!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 22, 2026 11:02 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 22, 2026 11:02 AM (3uBP9)
********
Miller moths come out in the summer months.
(US 160 between Walsenburg and Alamosa.)
Posted by: muldoon at August 22, 2026 11:02 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 08:14 AM (2MN4W)
Ever since Sean Connery died.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 11:06 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026 10:26 AM (PIx6+)
Oooh, that shows up so often even in non-suicidal cases. I had a mom ask me to help her make her daughter continue with clarinet lessons because she "always wanted a daughter who could play clarinet." I gave mom a look and merely asked the daughter about her reasons and goals and the daughter was being perfectly practical.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 22, 2026 11:09 AM (OlzlW)
We can stop feeling like chumps for not just billing the gov't for however much we feel like we deserve, and hoping they don't look too closely at the bill. (Crooks didn't even have to be sophisticated to be successful, and that's changing too.)
The restoration of honesty and rectitude in our society is slow (and the culture lags), happening one rejected invoice and prosecuted fraud at a time, but it's happening. Thanks be to God. Amen.
Posted by: SciVo at August 22, 2026 11:09 AM (L3Npt)
Posted by: dantesed at August 22, 2026 09:13 AM (Oy/m2)
Hybrids exist in some areas, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 11:15 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 22, 2026 11:18 AM (Li4AC)
Wait what’s that? Yields touched 4.9% under Biden? And they were as high as 14% in the late 70s and early 80? And during the 80s and 90s 5-7% yields were normal? No that can’t be. Trump is the worst president ever so 4.7% must also be the highest yield ever.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 22, 2026 11:21 AM (ebQ8P)
Posted by: Polymarket.com at August 22, 2026 10:16 AM (J4Dwc)
I vote for Tyrus.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 22, 2026 11:21 AM (hmYU4)
Trump destroyed the bond market bruh.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 22, 2026 11:23 AM (ebQ8P)
Posted by: SciVo
Amen and amen.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 22, 2026 11:23 AM (aJQbY)
She’s grumpy. Not eating much. I have her drugged up and she has a soft cone on that she keeps shedding.
Her infected tail cyst seems to be dried up. But it grew back with a vengeance last week, so we will see if the new abx are effective.
Sweet little girl. She still smells awful. I can’t get all the dried yag off her hind quarters.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 22, 2026 11:24 AM (D9x5h)
Posted by: muldoon at August 22, 2026 09:12 AM (qgHp7)
Wikipedia:
Killing of the Clancy children
If Clancy is convicted of murder, she will receive a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. If she is found not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, she would be committed to a state psychiatric facility.
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 11:24 AM (odBC9)
Went to see Brink Of War recently and enjoyed it.
There's a cute subplot with two journalists vainly trying to cover the event standing around awkwardly outside in the weather in Iceland. A stereotypical female from NPR and a male from the Times of London. Naturally they're of similar age.
In a pleasant surprise the best performance is by the actress portraying Raisa Gorbachev.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 22, 2026 11:29 AM (2Ez/1)
178 Scott Jennings is now the heavy favorite to become the next White House press secretary.
Posted by: Polymarket.com at August 22, 2026 10:16 AM (J4Dwc)
I think just about everyone on our side would love to see him get the job. But he’d have to take a huge cut in pay to do it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 22, 2026 10:26 AM (o3ajz)
Just til the end of PDT's term?
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 11:30 AM (odBC9)
Today Mr. TiFW and I celebrate our 46th wedding anniversary. Considering that a little less than 2 years ago we did elbow if I would be around for our 45th, we are truly grateful. God is good!
I have a CT scan on 09/04. My numbers still look good, so we are hoping to get continued good news - prayers are always appreciated, though!
Have a blessed day, everyone!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 22, 2026 11:31 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Not a joke at August 22, 2026 11:32 AM (2Ez/1)
Daily.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 11:33 AM (2Cry5)
Posted by: BifBewalski at August 22, 2026 11:34 AM (Lx1D1)
I guess whether that's a "bad" bond market depends on if you're buying or selling. A high cost of borrowing means that people with money see better-paying things to do with it, like buying equity in growing companies.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 22, 2026 11:34 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: BifBewalski at August 22, 2026 11:36 AM (Lx1D1)
Posted by: Not a joke at August 22, 2026 11:32 AM (2Ez/1)
Beau Biden Bought it in the Bond Bazaar
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 11:36 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Brother Tim sez at August 22, 2026 11:42 AM (cpOE3)
"The Clancy fan club is getting increasingly bat shit nuts. None of them are paying the slightest bit of attention to the fact that three children are dead. Now they are alleging that the husband wasn't at the store or was someone else. Even crazed Candace is backing away from them.
Pray for their souls
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 22, 2026 09:01 AM (rp63B)"
I bet more than a few of these kooks have nothing to latch on to, what with the Karen Read debacle treading water in civil court now, and the state dragging its heels with the Sandra Birchmore criminal case. I'm following both of those matters, but Lindsey Clancy is sucking all the air out of the room.
Posted by: Effie Perrine at August 22, 2026 12:18 PM (p1D+n)
Daily Tech News 22 August 2026
Top Story
- All the news is stupid.
- AI use boosts the quality of students' homework - and then craters their exam scores. (Economist) (archive site)
Who knew?
- Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 is a smut machine. (Tech Crunch)
The whole article is about users deliberately jail-breaking Claude Opus 4.6, an older version of that particular LLM, to use it to write porn. And blames Anthropic for it.
Tech News
- Micron is building a $10 billion AI memory research center in Boise, Idaho. (Yahoo)
Not a factory, just a lab.
Good news if you're an AI memory researcher. Or a builder.
- Florida is seeking a court order to classify ChatGPT as a public nuisance. (Tom's Hardware)
This is getting silly.
- Canada plans counter-tariffs to fight tariffs being imposed by the US as trade talks implode. (BBC)
Cratering its economy while barely affecting the US.
- Slovakia bought hundreds of new traffic cameras - only to find that all of the are Russian spy equipment. (Tom's Hardware)
Lowest bidder, huh?
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: Stupid! You're so stupid!
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Tuna at August 22, 2026 04:30 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 04:30 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 04:44 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 22, 2026 04:45 AM (ErLti)
Cratering its economy while barely affecting the US.
I'm pretty sure that South Park did an episode that is eerily similar to this.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 22, 2026 04:49 AM (ErLti)
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 04:49 AM (odBC9)
Searching for "moon" and "publius" on the ONT, there's a buncha great stuff about China "about to launch a big lunar orbiter and lander mission to the Moon, probably this Sunday." And there's this (supercool):
368
"Lunarmodule5" is a Youtube channel that has the unedited full mission audio of every Apollo mission there was, and many others. Here's the playlist for Apollo 11:
https://t.ly/G-eSa
Now, these are "accelerated" in the sense that periods of silence are edited out, but this is the audio of the whole damned mission from the pre-launch press conference to splashdown and beyond. Note how long, how many hours this adds up to. And I've listened to these at length.
Now, just imagine what it would require to fake all that. Every little problem, every little hiccup, and all the little surprises of the whole mission.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 03:35 AM (w6EFb)
Thanks, publius!
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 04:53 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: clarence at August 22, 2026 04:54 AM (pHgC8)
Any big city has its year-round resident bums, and then there are the "road warriors" or hobos that have a kind of circuit, going wherever it's nicest at that time of year. Portland and Seattle, to their great detriment, have the mildest summers. Even before Democrat malfeasance drove vagrancy out of control, every spring would see new, unfamiliar street punks sprouting on the sidewalk like ugly, smelly flowers.
Now it's so bad, I just don't go into the City anymore. Living near enough to make a day of it used to be an attraction, and now its proximity is a drawback, shedding crime and disorder like it was vaxxed and boosted.
Posted by: SciVo at August 22, 2026 04:55 AM (L3Npt)
noun
1 the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially involving computing and related fields. See also high-tech, low-tech: I worked in tech | [as modifier] : tech companies | the tech industry.
• computers and other electronic devices and equipment: startups that introduce disruptive innovation through their tech | the underlying tech failed.
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 04:56 AM (odBC9)
Every Apollo mission is in there, as well as a lot of Gemini and Mercury. If you're into this stuff, it can be quite captivating. And there's some astronaut and mission control humor in there as well.
Example, on Apollo 8, once they made parking orbit, Frank Borman would call back in. When they were in low earth orbit, the voice coverage wasn't the best in the world (line of site in low orbit requires a lot of ground stations).
One time he called back, "Houston, Gemini 8, blah-blah". His last mission was Gemini 7, and he got a little mixed up. Mission control said, "Now, remember Frank, you're Gemini 7, not 8."
And then after TLI on the way to the Moon, they had separated from the S-IVB, and Frank was getting a little worried the thing was a little too close for comfort. He was asking mission control for some separation burn attitudes and guidance, but they needed some help determining that attitude somehow.
Frank finally said, "When I find the earth, I'll tell you..." or something like that. Mission control LOL'd at that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 05:06 AM (w6EFb)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at August 22, 2026 05:11 AM (AMvSw)
Well, now I think it's well out of reach, as for example the local landmark "Big Pink" was sold for $45M in 2025, a steep discount from its $372M sale in 2015. But it was on the verge of losing its U.S. Bank anchor tenant, which would push it up to 60% vacancy. No one wants to work downtown anymore.
OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting) article:
https://tinyurl.com/2tau3665
Posted by: SciVo at August 22, 2026 05:15 AM (L3Npt)
I'd rather see a bunch of dead Chinese astronauts than American ones.
Posted by: pawn at August 22, 2026 05:16 AM (hQCfI)
It's time for me to go back to sleep before I faceplant on my laptop keyboard. Interesting chat logs from early space flight.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at August 22, 2026 05:18 AM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 05:06 AM (w6EFb)
haha!
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 05:24 AM (odBC9)
Wake me up when you can start your vehicle after taking a shit.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 22, 2026 05:25 AM (FR9Sb)
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 05:33 AM (odBC9)
"A survey last year ... found that 80% of rich-world undergraduates used it in their studies."
rich-world
New to me.
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 05:37 AM (odBC9)
"Should schools ban ai? Not necessarily. The drop in exam scores was concentrated among students who rushed their homework. Those who used ai but spent as long on assignments as non-users paid little penalty. What matters, then, is how pupils use the technology."
Like, don't be a slacker.
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 05:40 AM (odBC9)
https://tinyurl.com/5n6erkpx
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 05:42 AM (+kigi)
1. I saw an older couple in the supermarket ( maybe 70's) and he was giving her a little kiss. I don't know what it was about, but it was very sweet
2 Woman with a tee shirt which said "Saturated in His love."
3. I woke up at about 11:00 ( went to bed early because I was really tired) and spouse was gone from our room. I came downstairs and he was sleeping on the couch. I said "Are you o.k.?" He said " I didn't want the little guy ( the kitten) to be all alone. I thought that was very kind.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 05:49 AM (+kigi)
https://tinyurl.com/mr4ywduw
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 05:54 AM (+kigi)
Posted by: olddog in mo at August 22, 2026 06:06 AM (Hbeqj)
Posted by: Wally at August 22, 2026 06:11 AM (avzFa)
Posted by: Dark Lix at August 22, 2026 06:13 AM (Fv808)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 22, 2026 06:16 AM (amcLV)
BBC
US & CANADA NEWS
Laptop catches fire on US flight, pilot reports
The pilot said passengers may have been burned, with one treated and released after American Airlines Flight 2398 landed safely.
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 06:17 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 06:20 AM (bd3ok)
I'm going to have to watch that video Ace posted in the Cafe about '80s fashions we'd like to forget.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:20 AM (wzUl9)
Plagiarism works that way. Ask Sniffy Joe...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:22 AM (l3cgK)
Plagiarism works that way.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:22 AM (l3cgK)
Oh, good point!
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 06:23 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Accomack at August 22, 2026 06:24 AM (8jVAy)
Canadian Bacon and Poutine sales mostly affected. Moose at the door shoulda told you, Canada...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:24 AM (l3cgK)
Choose yer poison...Russia or China...or BOTH!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:25 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 06:25 AM (bd3ok)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:26 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 06:25 AM (bd3ok)
I get mine from Vermont...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:27 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:27 AM (RIvkX)
Mrs. F. loves Thomas Dolby. I don't get it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:26 AM (RIvkX)
She was blinded by the science?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:27 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 06:25 AM (bd3ok)
I get mine from Vermont...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:27 AM (l3cgK)
And slather my French Toast in it. Hehehe...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:28 AM (l3cgK)
1) Clancy lacked control and was likely unable to tell the difference between right and wrong on that January 2023 day, he [Forensic psychiatrist Phillip Resnick, the defence's final witness] told the jury on Friday.
2) "In her mind, she believed that she would be doing her children a favour by having them go to heaven with her rather than remain on earth without her doing the mothering," Resnick testified.
So, she was unable to choose between "right" and "wrong" BUT she was able to choose that very, very complex scenario described in 2).
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 06:28 AM (odBC9)
I had to dodge pedestrians, cross some streets, and weave around puddles, but I got to a diner near the post office. Then I found my bill had dropped out of my pocket somewhere along my path. In frantic horror I was checking my pockets when the alarm sounded.
Today I could have slept later, but I'm glad the dream ended when it did!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:28 AM (wzUl9)
The leaders fight, and the people suffer.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 22, 2026 06:29 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:30 AM (wzUl9)
=======
WITHOUT CONSENT?? RHEEE!
-Karen
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:31 AM (RIvkX)
there's a good podcast series called "13 minutes to the moon" about the Apollo 11 moon shot
[apparently, there are several "seasons" of the podcast, covering Apollo 13, the space shuttle, and Artemis. I've only heard the first season about Apollo 11]
backstories, history, interviews with the people what were there, archival interviews from NASA's history project, and lots of CAPCOM audio
Posted by: AltonJackson at August 22, 2026 06:31 AM (AMvSw)
Posted by: Dark Lix at August 22, 2026 06:13 AM (Fv80
Probably😉 but I have a feeling if I had asked her "Dio you like your bacon underdone, crispy or very crispy ?" She would have probably given me an odd look.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 06:33 AM (+hwtP)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:35 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Dark Lix at August 22, 2026 06:13 AM (Fv80
Probably😉 but I have a feeling if I had asked her "Dio you like your bacon underdone, crispy or very crispy ?" She would have probably given me an odd look.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 06:33 AM (+hwtP)
There's always the old joke:
My wife treats me like a god; she always offers me burnt offerings for breakfast.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:37 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:38 AM (RIvkX)
My wife treats me like a god; she always offers me burnt offerings for breakfast.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026
***
"There are enough grounds in his coffee cup for a divorce"!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:39 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:40 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 06:40 AM (+hwtP)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 22, 2026 06:41 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 22, 2026 06:41 AM (trSL4)
Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 06:44 AM (MWfyi)
Very crispy, plz!
Yesterday at our favorite diner I had a cheese and green onion omelet, which came with hash browns and toast, and Linda had the standard breakfast, which encompasses eggs, bacon, grits, and toast. No, she did not eat all of it, but brought a lot of it home in a box for a later meal. It ran $30, including a tip, for two people. Insane . . . and they are a tad cheaper than a lot of places in town. At IHOP, you have to take out a small loan to eat there now.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:44 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 06:46 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 06:44 AM (MWfyi)
Oh, your tax dollars ARE going somewhere...just not where you'd like them to go.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:46 AM (l3cgK)
Very crispy, plz!
Yesterday at our favorite diner I had a cheese and green onion omelet, which came with hash browns and toast, and Linda had the standard breakfast, which encompasses eggs, bacon, grits, and toast. No, she did not eat all of it, but brought a lot of it home in a box for a later meal. It ran $30, including a tip, for two people. Insane . . . and they are a tad cheaper than a lot of places in town. At IHOP, you have to take out a small loan to eat there now.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:44 AM (wzUl9)
Does IHOP require collateral?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:47 AM (l3cgK)
To spend twice that for a real, decent breakfast sounds ok.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:47 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 06:46 AM (MWfyi)
If I disappear, it probably means I've joined my wife. Well, Starlink doesn't reach there either.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:48 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:50 AM (RIvkX)
It's your birthday? It's not one of those J.J Sefton MR jokes? Happy Birthday!. May the Lord bless you. I hope you have a wonderful birthday. You are a wonderful fellow!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 06:51 AM (Z1RBE)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 06:52 AM (X+zQK)
That’s why I found quitting smoking so difficult. 60 days without a smoke! Let’s celebrate. With a smoke. lol
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 06:52 AM (bd3ok)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:54 AM (RIvkX)
US & CANADA NEWS
Laptop catches fire on US flight, pilot reports
The pilot said passengers may have been burned, with one treated and released after American Airlines Flight 2398 landed safely.
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 06:17 AM (odBC9)
=======================
I am surprised this doesn't happen more often, what with lithium batteries and people plugging in on long flights. Imagine being halfway across either ocean when a laptop goes incendiary.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 06:55 AM (X+zQK)
Carney thinks the EU and China are going to save them.
Good luck on that.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 06:59 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:00 AM (bd3ok)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 07:01 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:00 AM (bd3ok)
Didn't have my first sip of alcohol until I was 24...
Been drunk...maybe 3 times in my life. The first time, I swore off Brandy...
Yeah, hangovers suck as you prostrate to the porcelain god...
Since then, some hot saki with Japanese food is nice, but haven't had much to drink in a long time...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 07:02 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026
***
Thanks, Fen! No, not my physical "I came to this Earth" birthday, but an anniversary of my last drink. The actual "another trip 'round the sun" birthday is at the end of this month.
It's funny, but as I've gotten older, and perhaps wiser (certain quarters may disagree on that), buying myself something for a birthday is not a big requirement. Hey, I may be buying a house this year; I figure that's big enough.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:02 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 07:01 AM (6ydKt)
Including him as Khan?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 07:03 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:04 AM (X+zQK)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:04 AM (X+zQK)
Sounds like your state needs to enact ice cream control right away! It's for the Chillins!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 07:05 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:05 AM (X+zQK)
That’s why I found quitting smoking so difficult. 60 days without a smoke! Let’s celebrate. With a smoke. lol
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026
***
No, CT, it's a little longer than that. Another year stacked on top of a tall pile so far. But it's a year that ends in a zero, so worth observing.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:05 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 07:05 AM (l3cgK)
=================
Yeah, the government has my best interests at heart no doubt
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:06 AM (X+zQK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:54 AM (RIvkX)
Tackle 'im!
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:06 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Nazdar at August 22, 2026 07:07 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:35 AM (wzUl9)
Whoo-hoo!
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:09 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:09 AM (bd3ok)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026
***
Ah, they're good cats. Stirling sleeps with me every afternoon, starts out the night with me, and usually climbs in my lap for milk-treading once or twice a day. Baby Dagny is getting a little more sociable; she actually spent close to half an hour on a cushion on my lap the other night -- though I had to collect her and put her there, she stayed.
Dagny loves to pull open the kitchen cabinet where I keep the treats and climb in there to rummage around, but she doesn't break anything.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:10 AM (wzUl9)
To spend twice that for a real, decent breakfast sounds ok.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:47 AM (RIvkX)
I'll just take an Egg McMuffin and a hash brown.
Ya'll need some Waffle Houses in San Fran.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 07:10 AM (6ydKt)
Well, congratulations on your special anniversary!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 07:11 AM (+kigi)
The mystery is solved, and now we know why they suddenly decided to move back to Blighty. Harry, I guess, has no say.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:12 AM (HThDH)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:09 AM (bd3ok)
I got them, too.
It only applies to auto insurance policies.
You have to go to the website, and enter some info, then they give you a choice to be paid your dividend via PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle, or you can get a check sent to you.
I've got two checks coming my way, for over $200 in total.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 07:13 AM (6ydKt)
——
Absolutely. It’s completely binary with me.
“Is there any Ice Cream?” ——> Yes.
Then eat it!
It not. “I wish I had some Ice Cream”.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:13 AM (bd3ok)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 07:14 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:14 AM (bd3ok)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:12 AM (HThDH)
What's interesting is that even all the million$ that was handed to them by several companies as soon as they landed in California, they still need more.
It must really irk the Duchess that she still has to work for a living to pay the bills.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 07:16 AM (6ydKt)
Ya'll need some Waffle Houses in San Fran.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 07:10 AM (6ydKt)
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Yes and Yes
I ate at a Waffle House in Virginia once but I don't remember much because I was on drugs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:16 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:17 AM (bd3ok)
Ya'll need some Waffle Houses in San Fran.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 07:10 AM (6ydKt)
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Yes and Yes
I ate at a Waffle House in Virginia once but I don't remember much because I was on drugs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:16 AM (RIvkX)
It was delicious.
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:17 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:14 AM (bd3ok)
I wondered the same thing.
Apparently their underwriting on auto insurance was so excellent last year that they made way too much money in 2025.
So they're giving some back.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 07:17 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:17 AM (HThDH)
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:17 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 07:18 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:16 AM (RIvkX)
==========================
Drugs and Waffle House. Good times.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:18 AM (HThDH)
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:17 AM (odBC9)
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No doubt.
I love breakfast but alas there is no respect for breakfast in this town.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:19 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 07:19 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Huck Follywood
****
One book for the gov and one book not for the gov.
Posted by: clarence at August 22, 2026 07:20 AM (pHgC8)
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:17 AM (odBC9)
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No doubt.
I love breakfast but alas there is no respect for breakfast in this town.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:19 AM (RIvkX)
Don't you have a Denny's?
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:20 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:21 AM (HThDH)
Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 07:22 AM (MWfyi)
I ate at a Waffle House in Virginia once but I don't remember much because I was on drugs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:16 AM (RIvkX)
Always good eating.
I'm a fan of their omelettes, hash browns smothered and covered.
Their patty melts and grilled chicken sandwiches are also pretty good for lunch/dinner.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 07:22 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 07:23 AM (MWfyi)
Sambo's was an American restaurant and pancake house chain founded in 1957 in Santa Barbara, California, by Sam Battistone and Newell Bohnett.
Though the name was officially an acronym of the founders' names, the chain heavily embraced imagery and themes from the controversial children's book The Story of Little Black Sambo.
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:23 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:23 AM (RIvkX)
====================
My wife works with high school kids applying to college and she says 100 % of them use AI to write their application essays, in whole or large part.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:24 AM (HThDH)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 07:25 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:25 AM (HThDH)
Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 07:22 AM (MWfyi)
Then you can be
1) an old man yelling at them
2) an old man telling them to get off your lawn
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:26 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 07:26 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:26 AM (RIvkX)
There's a Denny's in Terre Haute, and an IHOP, so 24-hour chow is not impossible to find. However, they have no Targets and no Dillard's! I'll have to go almost to Indianapolis for the former and down to Evansville, two hours' drive, for the latter. Not that I buy much at Dillard's unless it's on sale.
As for Target, well, most of what they have I can also find at Walmart. So there.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:26 AM (wzUl9)
USAA did that a couple of months ago. The rebated amount covered my entire six month policy renewal premiums. No fuss.
Posted by: one hour sober at August 22, 2026 07:27 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:27 AM (HThDH)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:26 AM (RIvkX)
Aw, man! That is truly a shame.
But there is hope:
Nearest Open Locations
If you are looking for the closest operational Denny's diner, you will need to travel just outside the city:
South San Francisco: 10 Airport Blvd, South San Francisco, CA 94080 (Open 24 hours, located near SFO Airport)
San Bruno / Daly City area: Check the Denny's Official Locator for other nearby Peninsula or East Bay options (such as Emeryville or San Leandro)
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:28 AM (odBC9)
Carney actually thinks he can have Canada go toe to toe with the USA. The man, allegedly intelligent, doesn't understand economy of scale.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 22, 2026 07:29 AM (rp63B)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:29 AM (HThDH)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:25 AM (HThDH)
===
I loved Noe Valley because it was sunny and warm there even if there was fog elsewhere in the city. The part we lived was called Sun Valley.
Which is why Mrs. F. hated it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:29 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:29 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Huck Follywood"
One of the most wonderful things about not getting texts on my phone is not getting texts.
Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 07:30 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 22, 2026 07:27 AM (J4Dwc)
Guardian probably has a rule against certain liabilities like customer deposits, not because it's hard but because it puts them out of compliance with financial covenants they signed...ask me how I know, ugh.
Posted by: Boswell at August 22, 2026 07:31 AM (j10i6)
Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 07:30 AM (MWfyi)
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I'm with you on that. If I don't answer text messages, or even read them, did they really happen?
A modern take on the old "if a tree falls in the woods and no one is there, did it make a sound?"
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:33 AM (HThDH)
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:33 AM (odBC9)
It will go to paying my estimated taxes for 2026, but I may have some left over, so, winning!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:33 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026
***
I'm looking forward to that time, and when the skies are gray too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:34 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Nazdar at August 22, 2026 07:35 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:35 AM (HThDH)
SF Denny's that was once California's most expensive has ...
SFGATE
https://www.sfgate.com › Food
Aug 12, 2024 — The Denny's at 816 Mission St., San Francisco, has permanently closed.
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:35 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026 07:36 AM (PIx6+)
AI:
There are approximately 350 Denny's locations in California, which represents about 27% of all restaurants in the United States and makes it the state with the highest number of locations.
That's wild.
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:37 AM (odBC9)
https://www.sfgate.com › Food
Aug 12, 2024 — The Denny's at 816 Mission St., San Francisco, has permanently closed.
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:35 AM (odBC9)
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The hobos loved it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:37 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026
***
Mine too. But this time around, the refund was some eight or nine times greater than I'd expected. Apparently less of my SS income was taxable than I'd calculated using their worksheet. I made a mistake somewhere and thought 85% of it was taxable; but it was less.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:37 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:37 AM (HThDH)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 22, 2026 07:40 AM (3Ope8)
Shoney's is gone too. We used to have at least three, but the last one closed last year. We ate at their breakfast buffet, and I felt as though a rat were chewing at my wallet and my hip as well.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:40 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 07:41 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:42 AM (HThDH)
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026 07:43 AM (PIx6+)
Posted by: King James at August 22, 2026 07:45 AM (MWfyi)
The designations don't even work, since the 90s, as they were originally intended anyhow.
First World was Western free market economies.
Second World referred to the Communist Bloc.
Third World was everybody else.
They left all that behind and moved to "Developed" and "Developing" economies 20 years ago, but I guess nobody got the memo.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 07:45 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 07:46 AM (+kigi)
Uh-oh . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:47 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026
***
Thanks, vmom. Like a lot of things in life -- in fact, like life itself -- the first few years were the hardest.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:48 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:40 AM (wzUl9)
No Dennys here.
IHOP has several locations.
Shoney's used to be everywhere, but they closed them all over the past two decades. The nearest one still open is in Myrtle Beach.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 07:52 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:52 AM (e0auD)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 22, 2026 07:52 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:16 AM (RIvkX)
Their patty melts and grilled chicken sandwiches are also pretty good for lunch/dinner.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 07:22 AM (6ydKt)
yum
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:53 AM (odBC9)
Sure, he often did so while married, had to be treated for several venereal diseases as a result, and started sleeping with a girl when she was 14, but that’s beside the point — what’s important is the dude was a magnet for hot Asian ass, with an alluring “start stripping or I’ll kill your family” kind of charm, and while many of his people may have been starving, the same can’t be said for homeboy in the bedroom. This makes communism cool. Obviously.
================
Reddit explains socialism.
https://tinyurl.com/4y8e93v6
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:56 AM (e0auD)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:56 AM (bd3ok)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:40 AM (wzUl9)
Denny's near me recently closed. They always seemed to have a thin crowd. Food was pretty good, but breakfast for two could run to 50 bucks..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 22, 2026 08:01 AM (nbLIj)
Very good article you linked . Thanks
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 08:01 AM (+kigi)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 08:01 AM (6ydKt)
Put in a DVD Donavan's Reef, with John Wayne, and had not problem. Which was a good movie. I got a lot more out of watching it than I did the last time I saw it three score years ago.
Weird.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 22, 2026 08:02 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 22, 2026 08:02 AM (nbLIj)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 22, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 08:10 AM (2MN4W)
Not a factory, just a lab
------
They already have a factory in Boise.
I suspect that they will use the factory for proto runs of whatever they come up.with... when the memory crunch dissipates and they have some spare capacity.
Posted by: buddhaha at August 22, 2026 09:36 AM (YCVv4)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 11:28 AM (Cq/ve)
We Are Gathered Here Together To ONT
Evening everyone! Welcome to the ONT!
Fido Friday: And the Oscar for best actor goes to...
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) August 22, 2026
Choose your pill
Time for bed
Looks like fun
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) August 21, 2026
Royalty
That outta do it
To serve and protect
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) August 21, 2026
Growing up
Connecting with mom
Don't get too drunk
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Deployment
Take me on
Farm kids hit different
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Blackheads
A pool where drowning is mandated
Busted
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) August 22, 2026
Who wants pho?
Tonight's question
Bonus Fido Friday
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Umber
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)I can't get no grammatic correction
Posted by: mindful webworker - wick it which at August 21, 2026 10:00 PM (1BE2o)
Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 10:00 PM (Y8Lgz)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 10:01 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:03 PM (RIvkX)
There’s nothing democratic about them.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 10:04 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Moderately Eccentric Miklos at August 21, 2026 10:05 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 10:05 PM (17rPF)
sleepware: 3 in summer, 1 in winter. If I squint, 4 is a nightie for the wifey?
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 10:06 PM (aJQbY)
I made a C- in AP biology in 12th grade
(I found a scrap book from 197
I made a 4 on the AP test about 90%
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 10:07 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:07 PM (ZVgZ4)
There’s nothing democratic about them.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 10:04 PM (yEz+x)
They crowned whats her name
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 10:08 PM (/+uur)
One of the vendors was selling a deep fried curly seasoned potato for $10. Ten f***ing dollars!! For one big potato.
What has the world come to?
On a happier note, a group of gals from our HS were manning (womaning?) a booth promoting Turning Point USA and were all up on what happened to Charlie Kirk. They were lovely, well-spoken young ladies - just delightful. One of them told me they have chapters in most of the high schools in TN.
Perhaps the world is not the stinking, shithole mess I think it is. Sometimes.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 10:08 PM (Y8Lgz)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:09 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: TRex - moo dino at August 21, 2026 10:09 PM (cCn4/)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 10:09 PM (17rPF)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)
Yeah.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 10:10 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 10:10 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 10:10 PM (17rPF)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:10 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Creedence Clearwater Scientific at August 21, 2026 10:10 PM (bd3ok)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 10:10 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:11 PM (RIvkX)
And I can't play a lick of it.
Posted by: From about That Time at August 21, 2026 10:11 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Gunslinger at August 21, 2026 10:11 PM (N91F8)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
Do you play the organ in church?
Posted by: Innocent Lil' Miklos at August 21, 2026 10:11 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: RandomDave
The Milk & Honey ice cream shop in my hometown used to post on their sign - "We have crushed nuts".
Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 10:12 PM (Y8Lgz)
Is that even a question? The red pill. I can't cuss someone out in hurdy-gurdy or djembe.
Though "knowing how to play the didgeridoo" comes with "knowing circular breathing," so I could cuss someone out continuously for, like, 30 minutes.
This may require more thought.
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 10:12 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 10:13 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: mindful webworker - easy to decide at August 21, 2026 10:13 PM (1BE2o)
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 10:13 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Miklos the Stickler at August 21, 2026 10:13 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:13 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 10:13 PM (1z8ji)
There is an ill-intentioned lunar satellite in ascendancy
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Is the lavatory still to be found on the starboard aspect of the corridor?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 10:14 PM (17rPF)
Posted by: pookysgirl, not a chemist but a tech at August 21, 2026 10:14 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)
---
I know how to play a bunch of instruments and I struggle to regularly practice with one.
I'd love to know what the various Vibrant People are talking about as I walk by.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 10:14 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: mikeski is 2.5, rounding depends on temperature at August 21, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:16 PM (ZVgZ4)
Woke the hubby up, showed him and he laughed, then went back to bed.
The couple that laughs together stays together.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 10:16 PM (w65YX)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:17 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 10:10 PM (enNUy)
4 was girlfriend borrowing a shirt
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 21, 2026 10:17 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 10:17 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 10:17 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
So is it "foe king good food" or "fuh king good fudd?"
Posted by: mikeski is hunting wabbits, for his pho at August 21, 2026 10:18 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:18 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)
Well, that's a piss-cutter.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 10:18 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:19 PM (ZVgZ4)
King and queen in the throne room, looking very peeved. King: "Here it is Friday night and the jester's broken!"
Glad we don't have that problem here. Thanks WD.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 21, 2026 10:19 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)
Well, that's a piss-cutter.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 10:18 PM (1z8ji)
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Bet he's fingered more dicks than Liberace.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 10:19 PM (17rPF)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:20 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)
The farm kid video was adorable. Some tough, wise little children there. 👍
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 10:21 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
I hope that was a bridesmaid. It'd be sad for the bride to have a broken nose on her big day.
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 10:21 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Johnny On The Spot at August 21, 2026 10:22 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 10:22 PM (gIjzl)
Posted by: mikeski is hunting wabbits, for his pho at August 21, 2026 10:18 PM (VHUov)
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I'm good either way!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:22 PM (RIvkX)
There is an ill-intentioned lunar satellite in ascendancy
Posted by: Creedence Clearwater Scientific
Verily, I am not he whom you seek
I was not sired by a patrician
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 10:22 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I've been here all along
https://tinyurl.com/kw89p4af
Miklos says you can have me for 32,000 Euros plus S&H
Posted by: The Wretched Bitchin' Panhard at August 21, 2026 10:23 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 10:23 PM (17rPF)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 10:23 PM (w65YX)
Posted by: Ben Had
{{ Ben Had }}
You're not most people.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 10:23 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 21, 2026 10:24 PM (2cxCi)
Posted by: Ben Had
Now THAT'S how you pick up the chicks
Posted by: Miklos with knowing wink at August 21, 2026 10:24 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 10:24 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:27 PM (ZVgZ4)
I ended up covered head to toe in rancid swamp sludge.
Wills o' the wisp are asshoe.
Posted by: tankdemon at August 21, 2026 10:27 PM (gWecR)
Another fine Friday night ONT!
So, I know WD doesn't like me...that's ok. No one likes everyone...
BUT...no one does memeage like Dave!
Thank you sir. You do kick it😃!!!!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 21, 2026 10:28 PM (hJKeX)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 10:28 PM (w65YX)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:28 PM (ZVgZ4)
The cute girl and the ring balloon: you can see what she thought would happen. How drunk was she?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
She was supposed to dive through it like Flipper.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 10:29 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: TRex - moo dino
Imma stealing the chicken joke. Don't care if I'm stealing it from a preschooler.
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 10:30 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 10:30 PM (gIjzl)
It's not like one's reality and one's not. They're both magic and I've always wanted to learn how to play the bagpipes and the Mongol lute, plus learn Gaelic.
Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 10:30 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
You mean the garrison cover of US Marines?
Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 10:30 PM (Y8Lgz)
Her last name is Bowie. Age 36. Brown hair and brown eyes. After 9/11 she was a little girl waving an American flag. Until the Democrat Party and Islam radicalized her.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 10:30 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
I hope that was a bridesmaid. It'd be sad for the bride to have a broken nose on her big day.
Posted by: mikeski
Serbians
It is the Way of their People
Posted by: Miklos of the North Balkans at August 21, 2026 10:30 PM (4RYRd)
I know how to play a bunch of instruments and I struggle to regularly practice with one.
I'd love to know what the various Vibrant People are talking about as I walk by.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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My grandpa couldn't understand why a person, after learning the piano and a second instrument couldn't pick up any other instrument and after familiarizing himself with it, play it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 10:31 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:31 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 21, 2026 10:32 PM (ErLti)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
I have a glass Coke bottle
Posted by: Miklos Must be Crazy at August 21, 2026 10:33 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
No, but there's not much call for mastery of the theremin, either.
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 10:33 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 10:33 PM (2GVsD)
Fluent in every language would be useful in picking up hot foreign ladies.
And probably other stuff. Whatever.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 21, 2026 10:34 PM (ErLti)
Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 10:08 PM (Y8Lgz)
You fail to appreciate the value added by deep frying. Besides, imagine how much something like thst would cost in town.
Posted by: tankdemon at August 21, 2026 10:34 PM (gWecR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 10:35 PM (2GVsD)
Fine! I'll go first.
The Porcelain Freak.
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 10:35 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: 496 at August 21, 2026 10:35 PM (+8CcA)
https://tinyurl.com/kw89p4af
Miklos says you can have me for 32,000 Euros plus S&H
Posted by: The Wretched Bitchin' Panhard
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Good tread.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 10:36 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:36 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 10:36 PM (2GVsD)
86 Red Pill.
Fluent in every language would be useful in picking up hot foreign ladies.
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Yep. Chloroform only gets you so far.
Posted by: Bill Cosby at August 21, 2026 10:36 PM (17rPF)
Posted by: tankdemon at August 21, 2026 10:34 PM (gWecR)
$20.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:37 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 10:31 PM (nqf1u)
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That's actually true to a point. My first instrument was French Horn (but of course). From that I moved to tuba, then trumpet, and baritone just for kicks. I could probably play trombone, but never bothered to try. Basically learn one brass, play all of them if you want to. But keyboard is very different. Same with strings and woodwinds.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 10:37 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 21, 2026 10:38 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: mikeski
Damn. Seven years of college down the drain
Posted by: Music major Sen. John Blutarsky at August 21, 2026 10:38 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Weirddave at August 21, 2026 10:38 PM (nN2dM)
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 10:33 PM (VHUov)
I used to be a theremin player, but I lost my touch.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 10:38 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 10:36 PM (2GVsD)
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Pine Knob in '86. Great show!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 10:38 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 10:39 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 10:39 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 21, 2026 10:24 PM (2cxCi)
Would that fall under 4?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:39 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 21, 2026 10:39 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:20 PM (ZVgZ4)
Looks very dangerous.
Posted by: Joemarine at August 21, 2026 10:40 PM (y171U)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 21, 2026 10:40 PM (zMzlR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 10:40 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
yep
Looks similar but plays different
Kinda like Darleen, Marleen, and Charleen
Posted by: Miklos hits it like Jerry Lee at August 21, 2026 10:41 PM (4RYRd)
Another day another slew of no real progress. But at least some responses from recruiters. Over the course of the week that's... 5, maybe 6 reachbacks? None have resulted in interviews yet. I hope for some next week....
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 10:41 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 10:41 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 21, 2026 10:42 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 21, 2026 10:42 PM (hJKeX)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:31 PM (ZVgZ4)
Î
Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 10:42 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 10:35 PM (2GVsD)
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I missed the earlier slagging on Jonah Goldberg, but I recall one of his recurring (lame) gags was how he wanted to translate an English pun into Klingon, and was too stupid to understand that certain languages don't have the same concepts.
What is it with people who think saying "But I don't understand..." makes them look smart? When did being retarded become a conservative virtue?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 10:42 PM (ZOv7s)
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How are the vibrations? Good?
Posted by: Pet Sounds at August 21, 2026 10:43 PM (17rPF)
Posted by: Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir at August 21, 2026 10:43 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 10:35 PM (2GVsD)
Uhura could already do that.
Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 10:43 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: No pants, no problem at August 21, 2026 10:44 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 21, 2026 10:40 PM (zMzlR)
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Must be fun when one of the kids wakes up with a nightmare and wants to get between you.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 10:44 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: 4-H, FFA Types at August 21, 2026 10:44 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: 496 at August 21, 2026 10:35 PM (+8CcA)
I put on fresh socks every night.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:44 PM (ZVgZ4)
One of the vendors was selling a deep fried curly seasoned potato for $10. Ten f***ing dollars!! For one big potato.
What has the world come to?
Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 10:08 PM (Y8Lgz)
So, how many did you buy?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 21, 2026 10:44 PM (1Ff7Z)
Fluent in every language would be useful in picking up hot foreign ladies.
And probably other stuff. Whatever.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 21, 2026 10:34 PM (ErLti)
Yes. But you could also speak to the local doctor and get your prescription.
Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 10:45 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 21, 2026 10:45 PM (hJKeX)
Posted by: Bill Cosby at August 21, 2026 10:36 PM (17rPF)
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But not as bad as someone going on an ether bender.
Posted by: Hunter S. Thompson at August 21, 2026 10:45 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 10:46 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 10:42 PM (ZOv7s)
More commonly a tactic of the Left, nowadays.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:46 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 21, 2026 10:47 PM (zMzlR)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 10:47 PM (bd3ok)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
Would that fall under 4?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
If she's fun-size.
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 10:47 PM (VHUov)
https://youtu.be/W91RrF6NLN8
Jerry invented an instrument sort of like a theremin, but it worked by means of the player interrupting laser beams with his/her hands.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 10:47 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Lon Chaney Jr. at August 21, 2026 10:48 PM (17rPF)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 10:48 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 10:49 PM (22uAl)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 10:50 PM (bd3ok)
No telling what else you might pick up.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:50 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 10:08 PM (Y8Lgz)
So, how many did you buy?
Posted by: OrangeEnt
Honest man just trying to make a living.
I did manage to sell Mr. Douglas the spuds for $8.99/lb
Posted by: Mr. Haney, drove all the way over from Pixley at August 21, 2026 10:50 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Lon Chaney Jr. at August 21, 2026 10:48 PM (17rPF)
Whu... what the fuck happened to this place? it looks like an Arab larping shithole
Posted by: Rameses II at August 21, 2026 10:51 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Orson at August 21, 2026 10:51 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Lon Chaney Jr. at August 21, 2026 10:48 PM (17rPF)
Went out of style with Lazarus.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:52 PM (ZVgZ4)
Another day another slew of no real progress. But at least some responses from recruiters. Over the course of the week that's... 5, maybe 6 reachbacks? None have resulted in interviews yet. I hope for some next week....
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 10:41 PM (aJQbY)
Keep at it, brother. Someone out there will be a right fit.
I hope you've got your resume out on all the job search websites/boards. Get on LinkedIn (ugh, I hate "social media"). And don't despair. (Yeah, that's the hard part.)
Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 10:53 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 10:53 PM (bd3ok)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:53 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Hu's On First? at August 21, 2026 10:53 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 10:54 PM (KC5Lt)
Justice Brown-Jackson does this a lot. I think it's a passive-aggressive way of saying "I don't understand because you aren't making sense."
Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 10:54 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 10:55 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:55 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: 88C+u
>#4 may be perfectly acceptable when you crawl out of the shower back into bed after the explosive diarrhea has leaked down your leg.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 10:56 PM (FR9Sb)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 10:42 PM (ZOv7s)
More commonly a tactic of the Left, nowadays.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:46 PM (ZVgZ4)
Or "that doesn't make any sense" without offering any substantive rebuttal. It has the same intellectual heft as "nuh UH" without the economy of language.
Posted by: No thoughts just scripting at August 21, 2026 10:58 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
I'd be worried that the pills came from a genie. They hate it when people rules-lawyer them.
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 10:56 PM (FR9Sb)
Ummmm.... You're probably best off sleeping in the shower at that point. Don't ask me how I know.
Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 10:58 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:55 PM (ZVgZ4)
I resemble that remark. *bongo solo*
Posted by: Maynard G. Krebs at August 21, 2026 10:58 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 10:59 PM (WO8Le)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 10:59 PM (WO8Le)
In China, they call it the Xi string...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 21, 2026 11:03 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:55 PM (ZVgZ4)
Sorry that character looks like he's from Dogpatch.
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 11:05 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 10:54 PM (vTZFs)
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Yes, and she's widely regarded as a retard (by her own colleagues!) because of it. "Explain again like I'm a kid how 1+1=2."
I mean, I get it as a rhetorical trick, but that doesn't work when all you have is a B.A. from Goucher. To be sure, he has a bunch of "chairs" because he's such a fat ass no single chair can support him, but when you pull that stunt against Roger Kimball and he replies in classical Greek, *you* look like the rube.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 11:05 PM (ZOv7s)
Aha mainted popularity in Europe and elsewhere, the two principles are deuches to each other, similar to the brothers from Oasis, but they've stuck it out.
Still tour a fair bit.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 21, 2026 11:06 PM (XV/Pl)
And not even the goddamn common courtesy of a reacharound...
Posted by: Senior DI Hartmann at August 21, 2026 11:06 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 11:06 PM (ur4t4)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 11:07 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 11:08 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 21, 2026 11:08 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 21, 2026 10:47 PM (zMzlR)
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Ah, the empty nest! We had that for a few months.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 11:09 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 11:10 PM (bd3ok)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 11:12 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 21, 2026 11:12 PM (S41Gd)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 11:14 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 10:55 PM (aJQbY)
Are you familiar with government jobs dot com? I applied for my last full time gig there.
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 21, 2026 11:14 PM (nbLIj)
Spring / Summer / Fall - 6
Winter - 4 ... and why is this so abhorrent to the poster?
Posted by: browndog says woof at August 21, 2026 11:15 PM (3sXRv)
I made a C- in AP biology in 12th grade
(I found a scrap book from 197
I made a 4 on the AP test about 90%
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 10:07 PM (/+uur)
==
I received a B in Biology II and got a 4 on my AP. I had read James Watson's "The Double Helix" and wrote a proposal for an experiment based on what little I learned from the book. The AP biology essay question covered the same material as the proposal. Heh.
Posted by: mrp at August 21, 2026 11:16 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 11:16 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
I doubt Jonah could handle a response from Hank Kimball
Posted by: Miklos, county agent, well not the whole county, because "county" is defined by the humus at August 21, 2026 11:16 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: BifBewalski - at August 21, 2026 11:17 PM (tGr7e)
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 11:18 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
There is a very good post out there on 'X', of the left pretending not to understand things, making discourse impossible.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 21, 2026 11:18 PM (f87vz)
Posted by: Berserker
Gotta agree. Singing in Mongolian is way more metal than playing a tuba.
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 11:18 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Mail Order "Brides" by Miklos (se habla Ukrainski) at August 21, 2026 11:19 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Worse than dating, and dating is hell at August 21, 2026 11:19 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 21, 2026 11:20 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Taj Mahal's live album "The Real Thing" featured a 4 or 5 piece tuba/brass section. Blues with tubas, who'da thunk it?
Posted by: Ain't Gwine Whistle Dixie (Any Mo) at August 21, 2026 11:20 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 21, 2026 11:18 PM (f87vz)
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Yes, it is telling that our super-conservatives are now using leftist tactics to support leftist positions.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 11:21 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 11:23 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: the Horde at August 21, 2026 11:23 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 11:21 PM (ZOv7s)
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They know better than what they put on paper or post on a website. The money soothes their conscience.
Posted by: mrp at August 21, 2026 11:24 PM (rj6Yv)
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Yes, it is telling that our super-conservatives are now using leftist tactics to support leftist positions.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
I don't understand.
Posted by: Tucker Carleson and his retard gaze at August 21, 2026 11:24 PM (f87vz)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
*rubs lamp*
Wish Cotton was a monkey, wish Cotton was a monkey
Posted by: that Little Rascal Miklos at August 21, 2026 11:24 PM (4RYRd)
Government, always finding new depths of stupidity.
https://youtu.be/aRiVUVNUhIs
Yeah, that is certainly promoting smoking.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 11:26 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Worse than dating, and dating is hell at August 21, 2026 11:19 PM (TbWk/)
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The best way to find a job is to use human social networks. Not online stuff, but people you know, who know people, and so on. That's how stuff gets done. You know a guy at church who knows a guy who knows a nice lady. I'm a grandfather, so I can't claim to be hip and current, but my kids are using it. You network with people in a given career field and get a sense of who is hiring and what they need.
The employer puts obstacles because they don't want to have to fire someone right after hiring. They want to know if this person will really work and at this point, a lot of the traditional filters (like college degrees) have been completely corrupted.
But if the guy doing the hiring is told "This person can do it" from someone they trust, that's different.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 11:26 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ain't Gwine Whistle Dixie (Any Mo) at August 21, 2026 11:20 PM (JM9I6)
Brass bass in the blues has been around forever. More presence than a string bass, which helped when records were made acoustically. I had the privilege of seeing Taj Mahal live at the Max Singer concert hall in Calgary, many years ago. Put on a great show.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:28 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Mail Order "Brides" by Miklos (se habla Ukrainski) at August 21, 2026 11:19 PM (4RYRd)
Say yes to the mess.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 21, 2026 11:28 PM (S41Gd)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 11:31 PM (ZVgZ4)
It may turn out that they are expanding, or have been thinking of adding a position, and someone who is so geeked about working for the to stop in is naturally going to get a closer look.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 11:31 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:32 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
We maintain strict levels of hygiene according to HAACP, ISO, and USDA standards.
No cheap Chinese knock-ups here
Posted by: Mail Order "Brides" by Miklos QA department at August 21, 2026 11:33 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 11:35 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:38 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Johnny On The Spot at August 21, 2026 10:22 PM (JM9I6)
So, I have a confession to make....
I contacted the Banana Ball organization and asked them if they had a "Make A Wish" program for adults with terminal illnesses, since seeing them in person is a Bucket List item of mine (there is a team in the DFW area).
I didn't think it would lead to anything, but I figured it didn't hurt to ask. Well, A couple of weeks ago I got an email from them asking when I wanted to go (handicapped seats, too, so win!).
So Mr. TiFW and I now have 2 tickets for the last Saturday in September to go and see our local team playing the Banana Ball guys! 🎉🎉🎉
Looks like they have a full day of fun lined up for all of their fans - I am going to drag Mr. TiFW kicking and screaming for as much of the full fan experience that we can stand (he prefers to spend his time sitting on the couch watching guy movies) so that we can make another memory 😊💕
I will take lots of pictures to share at the Texas MoMe -
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 21, 2026 11:40 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:28 PM (1z8ji)
I think Leon Redbone used to use a tuba in place of bass. Yeah, don't ask me how I even know about this dude. I had a friend who had strange music tastes. He also owned every zappa album ever made, so...
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 21, 2026 11:43 PM (S41Gd)
Got new fiberglass laid up in the repaired corners, and the resin set up just fine. When you stop to think about it, fiberglass is amazing shit. A can of gooey syrup, plus some floppy fabric, plus "magic", and you have a solid piece with real structural strength.
And I have most of a quart of DP 40 non-sanding epoxy primer-sealer, and the corresponding hardener. Enough to do this puppy; makes a surface that paint sticks to like glue, and prevents any under-colors from bleeding through.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:44 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 11:45 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 11:31 PM (ZOv7s)
Funny you mention that. There's a Home Goods store within walking distance from Casa Sin Problemas and the website had a cashier's position open. After filling out the online app, I showered, put on a nice shirt, and walked down to chat up the cashiers, to see if the manager was around. She was. Interview was Thursday. Pretty sure I'm in...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 21, 2026 11:46 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:47 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Miklos, down at Bob's Boobs 'n Booze at August 21, 2026 11:54 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 21, 2026 11:43 PM (S41Gd)
Leon Redbone lived just outside of New Hope, PA. Realtor was taking me around the neighborhood. Made me promise that I wouldn't run up to the door and bother him. Apparently the last guy he took up there did exactly that...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 21, 2026 11:54 PM (nbLIj)
_-_
He also tuned his guitar down a whole step, so it was easy to play "in the people's key"...B flat. Took me a bit to figure that out when I first encountered him and was a novice on the guitar..
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 21, 2026 11:57 PM (QlGmE)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:47 PM (77rzZ)
Here. Just don't count back from 10.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/avUZkZhj0yE
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 21, 2026 11:57 PM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Miklos, like how would they even know that at August 21, 2026 11:57 PM (4RYRd)
The Chicoms are about to launch a big lunar orbiter and lander mission to the Moon, probably this Sunday. They will orbit a while, the attempt to land a lander down near the rim of Shackleton crater. The lander will carry a rover, and a hopper.
If we're not careful, the Chicoms are gonna get the jump on us, and you know how well they'll honor any space treaties about territorial claims and all that good crap.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 21, 2026 11:57 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:58 PM (77rzZ)
They're still claming they're gonna land a human Chicom on the Moon before 2030, and say they're going to establish a moon base by 2035. Right there at the lunar south pole. Where we're planning out operations.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 21, 2026 11:58 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 22, 2026 12:00 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
The good news is half the components come from Temu
Posted by: Miklos, figuring they must be pissed Elon did the chopsticks landing first at August 22, 2026 12:00 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: wth at August 22, 2026 12:01 AM (oq9dX)
_-_
That's a different set of guys...
https://youtube.com/YdjNIWrFo-0
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 12:01 AM (QlGmE)
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If their space equipment works as well as their military equipment, then we can watch it all blow up at the halfway point. LOL.
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 12:02 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 21, 2026 11:58 PM (w6EFb)
Musk should land a robot at the Lunar south pole, to lie in wait for the heathen Chinee. Program it to say, "You been heah for fo' howah. You go now!"
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:04 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Miklos from Red-neck-o-lina at August 22, 2026 12:05 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: wth at August 22, 2026 12:05 AM (oq9dX)
Yes, I'm hoping this mission blows up in their faces, quite literally. Preferably on the pad.
That said, they've landed successfully on the Moon 4 times so far, and even got a rover on Mars. One of those Moon missions returned samples.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 12:05 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: mindful webworker - passing it along at August 22, 2026 12:06 AM (1BE2o)
Posted by: Cato from the Pink Panther movies at August 22, 2026 12:07 AM (4RYRd)
https://youtu.be/WU764hR3I7Q
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Cory Wong knows how it's done.
Wait for it..... then wait for it again.....
https://youtu.be/ImT4z4L4rvs
Posted by: but don't wait too long, it's at 0:53 at August 22, 2026 12:07 AM (VHUov)
I don't even want to think about how many of our traitors probably "helped" the Chicoms with the tech and engineering know how. Equivalent of Fauci and co with Wuhan.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 12:09 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 12:09 AM (QlGmE)
Posted by: Miklos doesn't mind the wet at August 22, 2026 12:10 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Loral Space Systems
Clinton, William Jefferson
Posted by: Miklos Remembers at August 22, 2026 12:11 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 11:26 PM (ZOv7s)
There are nearly no architect jobs that advertise. You just send out the resumes, follow up with phone calls, and maybe get an interview. Helps to have your ear to the grapevine, know who's hiring, who's moving, who's worth working for and who is complete asshoe.
I have never answered an ad to get a job as an architect.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 22, 2026 12:13 AM (ur4t4)
Wait for it..... then wait for it again.....
https://youtu.be/ImT4z4L4rvs
Posted by: but don't wait too long, it's at 0:53 at August 22, 2026 12:07 AM (VHUov)
That's actually pretty interesting to listen to. Melodic, it is.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:15 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:44 PM (1z8ji)
Back in the day a lot of dudes would use fiberglass to mold their gas tanks and rear fenders into the frame of of the old world harley choppers. Yeah, not as good as doing the metal fab, but it worked good enough. About 3-4 months ago I had to resurrect a genuine 1950's panhead that was built into a chopper in 1969. It was the real deal late 60's chopper, like traveling back in time. It sat for 15 years with gas in the tank. It smelled horrible, we thought the tank would be a goner. Somehow the dude who built it (dead now) lined the inside bottom of the gas tank with fiberglass, and all we did was throw some fresh gas in it, shake it around, let it it sit for a bit, drain it, and the tank was fine. It didn't continue to smell like old gas as they often do. So yeah, its amazing shit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 12:16 AM (S41Gd)
For Authentic original Chinese lunar rocks and such-all call BR-549
Posted by: Junior Samples was a bit on the spherical side at August 22, 2026 12:18 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Yellow Fever at August 22, 2026 12:19 AM (JM9I6)
We have a launch in about 2 hours.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 15-20
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: August 22, 2026
Launch Time: 12:25 a.m. PDT (0725 UTC, 09:25 CEST)
https://youtu.be/PE3fVHlNxko
Posted by: Joyenz at August 22, 2026 12:19 AM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 21, 2026 11:54 PM (nbLIj)
I'm about 45 minutes from there. Its a....strange place. Rode the motorcycle there once just to say I did it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 12:20 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 12:16 AM (S41Gd)
Friend of mine dumped three old generators on me to get them running. One of them is a Yang Poon knockoff of a Hyundai, 440o watts. Take off the fuel cap, and the smell would knock a buzzard off a shitpile at 80 paces. That metal tank is going to get boiled out with caustic soda. The genuine Hyundai is hydro-locked.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:21 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Loral Space Systems
Clinton, William Jefferson
Posted by: Miklos Remembers at August 22, 2026 12:11 AM (4RYRd)
Yeah, that jerkoff clinton gave them computers, missile tech, god knows what else.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 12:22 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 12:20 AM (S41Gd)
I don't think you have to worry about bothering Leon any more. RIP, dude.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:23 AM (1z8ji)
Farm kids are different because we are feral. No one knew where we were or asked til sunset.
There were always farm cars to learn to drive at age 12yrs. My friend and I "waterskied" with her 13yr old bro driving through woods on a farm road in our swimsuits, hanging onto the luggage rack and ducking for limbs vs losing heads.
Set fire to stuff did get us noticed & it was never my fault at a friend's house from smoking cigs, where her brother put the fires out. In once case hay near her Dad's shop. Another time friends set her mother's car on fire at a church thing (cigs). Again, not my fault and man was her father mad (you could see the trunk) and the backseat was springs.
You had to watch the little siblings. One thought our goat's poop was Milk Duds and we stopped him from tasting.
Never bored and I told my sons and tell our grands do not say the word, "bored," around me as it does not exist.
I loved the blackhead removal meme and surely feel bad about it.
Tired from grand girl's first bday party with her chimp siblings. She's one tough baby who knows how to strong arm them when they mess with her. Ate her entire slice of cake and may explode.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 22, 2026 12:23 AM (hzuYO)
Seattle. Katie Wilson, founder of the nonprofit Seattle Transit Riders, union
NYC, Z. Mamdani, Foreclosure prevention counselor, politics
Chicago, Brandon Johnson, Social Studies Teacher, every other job was politics
LA, Karen Bass, Real Job as a physician's assistant, then all politics
Boston, Michelle Wu, perfect SAT score, Harvard Law cum laude, policies as stupid as the other four
Posted by: JM in Illinois at August 22, 2026 12:24 AM (llBIB)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:21 AM (1z8ji)
yeah, unfortunately we can't boil tanks with paint jobs. Nobody wants to touch them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 12:25 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: oldnorthstate at August 22, 2026 12:25 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Minimum Wage Miklos at August 22, 2026 12:25 AM (4RYRd)
_-_
I spend a good bit of time on those things. I am rebuilding a Honda EV4010, running one, and have another ready to go. Those all run on propane. Backup is a Harbor Freight gasoline-powered Honda knockoff. Two young 'ens and their laptops get way ahead of the solar panel output.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 12:27 AM (QlGmE)
Evil Wind
Bad Company 1979
https://tinyurl.com/yshm3s2p
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 22, 2026 12:30 AM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Miklos wonders what only children say when busted at August 22, 2026 12:30 AM (4RYRd)
49 The biggest stoner in my AP Bio class is now a big time urologist in NYC. The teacher would mock him for being high in class.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:15 PM
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A big man in urea.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 22, 2026 12:32 AM (mS8PE)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 12:27 AM (QlGmE)
Funny story on these three. The big one is a Generac 17.5 kW whole-house generator, gasoline powered. Other two are portable. Buddy got a contract to tear down a derelict building belonging to the fire department in a small town about a half hour from here. There old generators stored in it. "Oh, those? The RCMP seized them, and gave them to us to store. Take 'em away." So he did.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:33 AM (1z8ji)
There is an ill-intentioned lunar satellite in ascendancy
Posted by: Creedence Clearwater Scientific
Verily, I am not he whom you seek
I was not sired by a patrician
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 10:22 PM (Riz8t)
Gestated on the Confluent Waterway
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 22, 2026 12:35 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 22, 2026 12:36 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Those old Dudley Do-Rights were pretty reliable back in the day.
Not sure about now, may be beyond repair.
Posted by: Miklos below the Mason-Dixon at August 22, 2026 12:37 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 22, 2026 12:38 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Miklos below the Mason-Dixon at August 22, 2026 12:37 AM (4RYRd)
I'm guessing either they were stolen, or used to power a grow-op. All appear to be an easy fix.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:39 AM (1z8ji)
_-_
That's quite a find. I have a completely worn out Generac 7 kw that I need to either haul away or crack open and rebuild. Something else always come up before I jump in and do it. Maybe when the son-in-law comes to visit...he's a good one to keep busy, or he thinks up stuff ..
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 12:40 AM (QlGmE)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 22, 2026 12:38 AM (IG3/x)
Golf clap!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:41 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
*laughs in a loud Marvin Gaye voice*
Posted by: Miklos about to lose my mind at August 22, 2026 12:42 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 22, 2026 12:42 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 22, 2026 12:45 AM (CHHv1)
_-_
Tarzan not know name, him just swing on them.
Yeah, I think that Marvin Gaye reference went over my head....sigh...I'm used to it.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 12:47 AM (QlGmE)
Posted by: Can Miklos play? at August 22, 2026 12:48 AM (4RYRd)
Yeah, I think that Marvin Gaye reference went over my head....sigh...I'm used to it.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 12:47 AM (QlGmE)
Tarzan's last words: "Who greased the grapevines?"
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:50 AM (1z8ji)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k-geORbKPV0
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 12:51 AM (S41Gd)
As long as they're bedazzled, not vajazzled.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 12:51 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:52 AM (1z8ji)
_-_
I read that to my daughter, and she started singing, "George, George, George of the jungle, strong as he can be..."
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 12:53 AM (QlGmE)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:54 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Jane's female rival at August 22, 2026 12:59 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
That would require whole different colors
Posted by: Patriotic Aesthete Miklos at August 22, 2026 01:00 AM (4RYRd)
was I
Posted by: Jane's female rival at August 22, 2026 12:59 AM (4RYRd)
Cheetahs never prosper.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 01:00 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
When I restock hot dog materiel, I have to carefully compare the buns to the wieners. Regular, bun length, deli style kosher...
Apparently with wieners, size matters
Posted by: Miklos learns things at August 22, 2026 01:05 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 01:06 AM (1z8ji)
3h
BREAKING: In unusual 9PM Friday filing w/Federal Register, Postal Service finalizes regulation to deny delivery of mail-in ballots that don't match addresses in database BUT says won't implement until court orders are lifted. #SCOTUS action awaited.
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Helloooo, John Roberts
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 01:09 AM (Cq/ve)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 01:10 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Bulg at August 22, 2026 01:11 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Smoking jacket and vodka martini.
Posted by: Miklos beckons to the exotic Natasha at August 22, 2026 01:11 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: All at August 22, 2026 01:12 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 01:12 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 01:16 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: International Noir Jazz Man of Miklosian Mystery at August 22, 2026 01:19 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: 404 Justice not found at August 22, 2026 01:22 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 01:31 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Where'd they find an AI unwoke enough to draw a klansman?
Posted by: mikeski at August 22, 2026 01:31 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: John (cough, puke) Thune at August 22, 2026 01:31 AM (4RYRd)
youtube.com/watch?v=oWVVZrjdU-
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 01:33 AM (QlGmE)
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:34 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 01:37 AM (Cq/ve)
Posted by: 404 Justice not found at August 22, 2026 01:22 AM (4RYRd)
Whaa…? Dave’s not here, man.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 22, 2026 01:37 AM (ZVgZ4)
"Lock up after. register closed so whatever. Went with Shirleen to make the night deposit"
Posted by: note on counter at August 22, 2026 01:37 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:37 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:34 AM (rdVOm)
I'm here, just poured a shot.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 01:38 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: note on counter
So-- I can run an *open drawer*? Woot!
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:38 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 22, 2026 01:38 AM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:39 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: ... at August 22, 2026 01:41 AM (vE0+H)
I’m afraid I can’t do that, Dave.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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You had to be there, that one day at work:
Guy on forklift (Dave) asked manager (Hal) to open the door for him... LOL!
Yeah, it was *just like that*
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)
My apologies on the link....knocked one too many characters off of the end...this one should work.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 01:41 AM (QlGmE)
Well, I'm finally ahead of normal rainfall for the year with this last rain I got before midnight, 1.47".
GSP itself is still a few inches behind normal.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 01:41 AM (w6EFb)
*pours shots for both of us*
Cheers!
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:39 AM (rdVOm)
cheers!
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 01:41 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: ... at August 22, 2026 01:41 AM
Thank you so very much! All prayers are welcome.
Don't know about "handling it so well" though-- some days I come home and just fall apart.
That's the way it goes, I guess...
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:43 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 22, 2026 01:43 AM (ibDUx)
Herb and his women.
Peaches & Herb is an American vocal duo. Herb Fame has remained a constant as "Herb" since the duo was created in 1966; seven different women have filled the role of "Peaches", most notably Francine Edna "Peaches" Hurd Barker, the original "Peaches" who lent her nickname to the duo, and Linda Greene Tavani, the third "Peaches", who appeared on the duo's biggest hits "Shake Your Groove Thing" and "Reunited
Years active - 1966–1970, 1976-1986, 1990-present
Herb Fame (born October 1, 1941) - Got to admire those who keep on keeping on.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 01:45 AM (Cq/ve)
Response: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.
It's getting better. Last time it didn't call me Dave.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 01:45 AM (QlGmE)
That's the way it goes, I guess...
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:43 AM (rdVOm)
I wouldn't expect anything else. I still say you're handling it well.
Posted by: ... at August 22, 2026 01:47 AM (vE0+H)
JQ, did I see you post you hit 106F today?
I went to Wunderground's PWS map, and got to looking up there in Idaho and did some hot spots. But then, something wasn't working right with Wunderground on Chrome and I went off on a tangent trying to figure that out, and sort of lost track.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 01:48 AM (w6EFb)
Response: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.
It's getting better. Last time it didn't call me Dave.
Posted by: Don in SoCo
Follow that with "Surely, you can't be serious?"
Posted by: mikeski at August 22, 2026 01:49 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 01:49 AM (Cq/ve)
I am serious—and don’t call me Shirley.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 01:51 AM (QlGmE)
Posted by: ...
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Admirably.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 01:51 AM (Cq/ve)
_-_
Great bunch of people on that stage, too. Not just talented musicians but great people. Those Texas fiddle contests are fun.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 01:54 AM (QlGmE)
*Chivas for you*
Publius-- yes, thermometer (in the shade!) at my place read 106 today. Ugh!!!
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 01:57 AM (Cq/ve)
Regarding the "Biden Roofied?" post.....
My contention was that Biden's Deep State handlers did the opposite before that debate...they WITHHELD Joe's daily drug cocktail so he would perform as poorly as he did. What else can explain the unusual timing of the debate? They knew that Joe was deteriorating much faster than they planned for, and they had to get him out ASAP. They probably also were hoping that any momentum Trump gained from the debate would be forgotten over the summer. Ooops.
Posted by: Midnight Rambler at August 22, 2026 01:58 AM (C1H7N)
I saw a hot zone up there around the panhandle. One station was saying 103F. There's not too many stations up there, or at least it wasn't showing too many.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 01:59 AM (w6EFb)
I still have ~40 bags left over from last season, so got a good start. Assuming the stove doesn't crap out.
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:00 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 02:01 AM (Cq/ve)
Posted by: Midnight Rambler
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Many theories. I'd like to hear Blinkey's observation.
And Muldoon's.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 02:04 AM (Cq/ve)
All I know, is that it was FKing HOT and the breeze felt like a blast furnace.
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:04 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:06 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Case at August 22, 2026 02:08 AM (VrYHL)
Less romantic but more efficient.
Had open hearth fireplaces growing up and a big one with ex.
Many affectionate evenings in front of an open fire.
Mostly at my parents when I was in high school.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 02:10 AM (Cq/ve)
_-_
Very observant. Ridge is a traditionalist in the best sense of the word.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 02:11 AM (QlGmE)
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm)
Damn. That's satan's ass crack territory. I think it was 81 here. I swear, this is not our usual summer. We get a couple hotter and humid days to fuck with us and make us think everything is back to normal and then we get cooler drier days. I took a ride down south into the shore areas to some of the barrier islands. I had to put on a sweatshirt for the ride back. Right now its saying 68 outside. It actually wasn't too hot of a summer last year either. I don't think its climate change, but more like climate shift, or trade. We swapped with somebody.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 02:14 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:15 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 22, 2026 02:15 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 22, 2026 02:15 AM (ibDUx)
"ItS A dRy HeAt!!!"
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:06 AM (rdVOm)
90% humidity jersey says hold my frigging bear.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 02:17 AM (S41Gd)
Our all-time official high at GSP is 107F. And I remember that, several days of 100F+ temps, and outside it was like an oven. A breeze felt too hot.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 02:17 AM (w6EFb)
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Yep it sure is, Bers!
Couple-three (?) years ago, my lil thermometer pegged at 120... I sent a pic to sis, LOL. Not sure what the *official* temp was, think 122? Thank God that's not the usual!
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:18 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 02:20 AM (S41Gd)
The heat index at 106F with RH in the 18 - 28% range would be from 105 to 112F. :-) Still feels hot as hell, dRy hEAt not withstanding.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 02:20 AM (w6EFb)
My heat index here peaked at 122F on July 2. Temp never broke 100F in July, but it did hit 100F on the nose a few days ago.
On July 2, the dew point hit a station record of 82F, and that's what drove up the heat index that high. Dew point hit 82F again several days ago, but the heat index "only" got to 115F or so.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 02:22 AM (w6EFb)
At least it's not terrible out, when I go for lunch with hubby. The worst heat is ~3 or 4 p.m.
Still over 80 right now, which sucks because I can't easily cool *the rest of the house* yet.
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:22 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:18 AM (rdVOm)
If that shit ever happens here I'm having a fire sale and leaving a vapor trail in my wake.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 02:23 AM (S41Gd)
If I'm ever able to GTFO of this house, next place with have central air! And GFA heat!
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:26 AM (rdVOm)
This last storm had wind gusts of 58 mph according to the weather people. No wonder some big trees fell.
Posted by: Case at August 22, 2026 02:30 AM (VrYHL)
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:30 AM (rdVOm)
They knew that Joe was deteriorating much faster than they planned for, and they had to get him out ASAP. They probably also were hoping that any momentum Trump gained from the debate would be forgotten over the summer. Ooops.
Posted by: Midnight Rambler
Except that their ace out of their bullpen was Red Kammie, the Momentum Killer.
Where is the piercing and damning criticism for James Clyburn of South Carolina, the impresario of "qualified black wimmins"?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 22, 2026 02:31 AM (trSL4)
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:22 AM (rdVOm)
I would take a sawzall to a wall and stick a 24,000btu AC unit in it. You'll be able to hang meat in the house.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 02:31 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 02:31 AM (Cq/ve)
Well, that's embarrassing, and shows just how bad memory can be. Looking up the records, the 107F all time high occurred in 2012, and was just sort of a one-off.
The several day streaks of 100F was in August of 2007. High hit 105F one of those days. That's the one I was remembering.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 02:34 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:35 AM (rdVOm)
In the window is vibration and harmonic noise that's greatly diminished with a wall mount. It can be placed higher up. Not being at ear level helps too.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 02:35 AM (Cq/ve)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 02:31 AM (Cq/ve)
Thats what my old house had. Then I had a new upgraded version done 2 months before I sold it. It was a Lennox system. It had the furnace with the A-coil. Damn it worked great.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 02:37 AM (S41Gd)
The Democratic Party has never evolved: "Slavery now, slavery tomorrow, and slavery forever"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 22, 2026 02:38 AM (trSL4)
And with the published daily records, they don't put in humidity and dew point (or pressure and some others). Now, they record and keep all that data, they just don't publish it in the standard records you can get online.
My late cousin would've known just how to get it.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 02:38 AM (w6EFb)
Sweet dreams Horde, I am running out of gas and I've got the bed all made up, see you tomorrow.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 22, 2026 02:39 AM (ibDUx)
In the window is vibration and harmonic noise that's greatly diminished with a wall mount. It can be placed higher up. Not being at ear level helps too.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 02:35 AM (Cq/ve)
The house I grew up in had a 32,000BTU wall unit before we went central. Yeah it was quiet and man the house was a igloo. I'm talking serious freeze your ass off. It was glorious. It was a ranch, so it was on one end of the house and would just blow through the whole house. You had to sleep under a blanket.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 02:40 AM (S41Gd)
Heh, I'm just thinking of the first time I realized my memory of something was all messed up. I was confronted with absolute proof that something I *clearly* remembered did not happen anywhere near the way I remembered it.
That's quite a shock the first time. How is my memory lying like that?! It's just the way the human brain works, or doesn't.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 02:42 AM (w6EFb)
My AC is a Toshiba, 8000BTU, portable floor unit. Vents out the window, and runs whisper-quiet.
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:43 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 02:45 AM (Cq/ve)
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:47 AM (rdVOm)
My AC is a Toshiba, 8000BTU, portable floor unit. Vents out the window, and runs whisper-quiet.
Posted by: JQ
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That's good for occasional. I turned mine on in May and it will run through September. I do wash the filter. Haven't had your heat this year but usually by mid July which will also run a second unit until ~Sept 1.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 02:49 AM (Cq/ve)
It's not raining, and isn't that hot now.
Again, have no idea of their sensor placement...
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:49 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:51 AM (rdVOm)
I get current weather from them; wind and temp that's more accurate than the airport that's 15 miles away. Airport weather is a better forecast.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 02:53 AM (Cq/ve)
The way a lot of this works is with satellite and radar data. They break the whole area up into a grid of some size depending on the resolution and sort of "estimate" all the variables in that grid. They're getting better and better and that, but the local variation can still be well outside of that.
The stuff they can measure with satellites is getting unbelievable. Like soil moisture, even.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 02:56 AM (w6EFb)
Here's a hyperlocal precipitation thingy:
https://precip.ai/
Now, they'll try to sell you a subscription after so long, but I've noticed "side channels" that can get you into that that will show you some data the main site wants to charge for.
Anyway, that's the latest and greatest thing to get hyperlocal rainfall estimates from all the satellite and radar data. It's some complex data processing.
Anyway, see how that compares to what you actually measure.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 02:58 AM (w6EFb)
They're still claming they're gonna land a human Chicom on the Moon before 2030, and say they're going to establish a moon base by 2035. Right there at the lunar south pole. Where we're planning out operations.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 21, 2026 11:58 PM (w6EFb)
I wouldn't put it past them to fake it. And of course, all the social taboo around Moon Landing Skepticism would do all the work for them of making all Right-Thinking People very aggressively gullible. Putting the skeptics into a Boy Who Cried Wolf kind of position.
Posted by: SciVo at August 22, 2026 02:59 AM (L3Npt)
But I can check my own thermometers (yes, plural) right here. Sure, there's probably a fair amount of error, but it's close enough...
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 03:00 AM (rdVOm)
... Then IBM bought it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 03:02 AM (Cq/ve)
The only way the Chicoms could fake a human landing on the Moon is if just about every First World govt on the planet went along with it. And then there are astronomers, independent, who track all manner of spacecraft.
It was one of those independent guys who first discovered that Falcon 9 2nd stage was going to crash into the Moon back on Aug 5.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 03:08 AM (w6EFb)
https://tinyurl.com/ycn4j63v
Enter your area or zip code in the box, upper left.
There is a column containing Dewpoint, Humidity, and more.
Also column with more WX links to the right.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 03:17 AM (Cq/ve)
Open a door? HOT air out there! Shut the door --nope-- not gonna cool off before I go to bed tonight.
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 03:18 AM (rdVOm)
Thanks Braenyard. I can easily get all the current data like this, and forecast 6 ways to Sunday.
What I'm talking about is *historical* daily data, like what was the dew point and barometric pressure at, say GSP, back on Aug 22, 1967. The standard daily records just track temp, hi low and avg, rainfall, and the heating and cooling degree-days counts. All the other stuff is recorded and stored somewhere, they just don't make it easily available.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 03:20 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: SciVo
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Govt will wind up negotiating with China. They won't establish a beach head while Trump is in office so who knows about negotiations.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 03:22 AM (Cq/ve)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 22, 2026 03:23 AM (Fv808)
It *usually* cools into the sixties here at night (sometimes low 70s) but dang it, it's still ~90F outside! Ugh. Sucks. Pacific time.
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 03:28 AM (rdVOm)
"Lunarmodule5" is a Youtube channel that has the unedited full mission audio of every Apollo mission there was, and many others. Here's the playlist for Apollo 11:
https://t.ly/G-eSa
Now, these are "accelerated" in the sense that periods of silence are edited out, but this is the audio of the whole damned mission from the pre-launch press conference to splashdown and beyond. Note how long, how many hours this adds up to. And I've listened to these at length.
Now, just imagine what it would require to fake all that. Every little problem, every little hiccup, and all the little surprises of the whole mission.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 03:35 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 02:17 AM (S41Gd)
Only if it's a red panda*!
* (not a real bear)
Posted by: SciVo at August 22, 2026 03:35 AM (L3Npt)
There's even audio there of Gunther Wendt calling off the checklist for the hatch closing of Apollo 11.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 03:36 AM (w6EFb)
Plus the weather assholes are clueless.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 22, 2026 03:39 AM (ur4t4)
And the Russians were listening to the telemetry, and tracking every bit of every Apollo flight. They knew every aspect of our missions in real time. And we did there's as well.
If we had faked anything, the Russians would've had a propaganda coup right there to announce to the world.
What did they do? They congratulated us on our successful landing.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 03:40 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 22, 2026 03:41 AM (ur4t4)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 03:42 AM (Cq/ve)
Good night, horde. Nice chatting with you all.
Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 03:48 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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Good luck with that. As I understand it they've been going back and 'correcting' the data. You'll have to find a very independent source.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 03:49 AM (Cq/ve)
Another work day
Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 03:51 AM (Ia/+0)
And chances are it will turn into the first moon death
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I didn't see any Three Wolf Moon mentions.
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by @DaveZphoto
A compilation of cats saying don’t touch me in the funniest ways. pic.twitter.com/50Mr119RQI
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 19, 2026
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Now, Chelsea Gerber said the family plans to get a friend for Goosey and name her Lucy.
A pet goose named “Goosey” woke up its Texas family to alert them of a barn fire, saving roughly 100 chickens and turkeys. pic.twitter.com/QWQ9T5L0kM
— ABC News (@ABC) August 21, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 07:13 PM (iyblN)
Posted by: Case at August 21, 2026 07:14 PM (VrYHL)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:15 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 07:16 PM (4NO2D)
youtu.be/pJqNM19ueMs
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 07:17 PM (88C+u)
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Kaylee the Calico Kitty Cat (the cutest little cat of them all) nods sympathetically. It took animal control officers 45 minutes to extract her from the engine compartment of a vehicle when she was first discovered.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 07:19 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 21, 2026 07:20 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: bluebell at August 21, 2026 07:21 PM (afFes)
Peggy Webber, the lovely actress who played the lead in The Screaming Skull, and who had an admirable rack, has died at the age of 100.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:22 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 07:22 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:22 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 21, 2026 07:20 PM (XeU6L)
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Sometimes I have to click a bunch of times before they finally relent and play. I think if we had an X account we could see them easily. But I don't want one.
Posted by: bluebell at August 21, 2026 07:23 PM (afFes)
Posted by: bluebell at August 21, 2026 07:24 PM (afFes)
Posted by: Peggy Webber at August 21, 2026 07:24 PM (88C+u)
Our food is not being inspected very well. It's not reported until people get sick.
Posted by: Case at August 21, 2026 07:24 PM (VrYHL)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 07:25 PM (Cqx++)
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Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 07:25 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 21, 2026 07:26 PM (XeU6L)
"Joseph! you need your rest. You're going to get sick. I just can't understand why you don't get a day off."
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 07:26 PM (zwp1R)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:27 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 07:27 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 21, 2026 07:26 PM (XeU6L)
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Yes, it is. What works on a computer is to go into the URL and add "cancel" right after x - So xcancel.com/ whatever the rest is. Not easy to do on a phone though.
Posted by: bluebell at August 21, 2026 07:28 PM (afFes)
Karen Carpenter died of complications of anorexia, not drugs.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Another benefit to marijuana. No marijuana user ever died of anorexia.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 07:28 PM (Fv808)
My cousin has them as pets essentially. If you raise them from hatching, they imprint on you, and never want to let you out of their sight ever again.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 07:28 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Ariana Grande has said she is fighting anorexia. But I wouldn’t doubt she also has a drug issue.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 07:30 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:30 PM (MWfyi)
Little Fink.
Posted by: nurse ratched
"just" and "but" are inappropriate here.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 07:31 PM (Fv808)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 07:31 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 07:31 PM (Fv808)
Posted by: Mike Hammer"
I have to use xcancel. Kind of a hassle. Maybe ace can just go ahead and make the url xcancel. I would pay extra for that.
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:32 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 21, 2026 07:32 PM (vJrRc)
This is a direct quote of what a leftist believes needs to happen to the White House ballroom under construction. I knew they were fucking insane, but it's still weird to see all the permutations and combinations. They want it gone, just as soon as a Democrat gets in the White House.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 07:34 PM (zwp1R)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 07:34 PM (Ia/+0)
I feel like an old fuddy-duddy still using a desktop these days, when everybody else is using smartphones. Out of touch.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 07:34 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 07:35 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 21, 2026 07:35 PM (YAYRU)
Our food is not being inspected very well. "
How do you think it was found?
Here's an idea - don't import from 3rd world...
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 07:35 PM (XuXeR)
You are truly a great lady. I hope to meet you in person someday.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:36 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:36 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Mike Hammer"
I have to use xcancel. Kind of a hassle. Maybe ace can just go ahead and make the url xcancel. I would pay extra for that.
Posted by: fd
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Clicking on the embedded videos works, clicking the listed links doesn't.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 21, 2026 07:37 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 07:37 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 07:37 PM (TN0g+)
They should have kept that part private and just focused on the Goose.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 21, 2026 07:37 PM (YAYRU)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 07:39 PM (Ia/+0)
And don't get me started on that damn ticktok music they blast at the end of all their clips. They need to be banned just for that. Fucking chinese.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 21, 2026 07:39 PM (YAYRU)
They use agentic AI for that. Soon they'll use it to chase cars and cats.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 07:39 PM (Jr5Lq)
That's food? For people??
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:36 PM (MWfyi)
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That's what Big Sprout (aka the Jolly Green Giant) wants you to think.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 07:40 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:40 PM (MWfyi)
Just a dreadful day working at the show. Only at the very end did something go normally. On the other hand, two people separately told me I had the most beautiful voice they'd heard.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2026 07:41 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: bob
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Uber Alles. There's probably an app.
/S
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 21, 2026 07:41 PM (XeU6L)
One person has reportedly died, and several others are injured after a man armed with a sword attacked a high school in the small city of Fagersta in central Sweden.
Some outlets like The Telegraph are describing the blade as a ‘machete’, but a picture doing the rounds in social media clearly shows a sword, and most outlets describe it as such.
There’s also been some confusion regarding victims: some say 2 injured, three injured – but the latest reports say one dead, two heavily injured.
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 07:42 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 07:43 PM (TN0g+)
I assume we can rule out the Japanese-Swedish community.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 07:45 PM (88C+u)
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Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 07:47 PM (zwp1R)
Hadrian, in this day and age, that is an exceptional compliment. Congratulations!
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Na na na
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Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 07:51 PM (/+uur)
They run up and beat you with their wings. They love to attack from behind. They don't have 'teeth,' but their bites cause blood blisters. A lot of pinch power there, considering the tip of the beak has the least mechanical leverage from their jaw.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 07:51 PM (Jr5Lq)
What color was it?
Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 07:50 PM (vTZFs)
My wife had a Mystic Cobra Mustang
on a sunny cloudy day it was about 4 colors
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 07:52 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 07:52 PM (ZdaMQ)
Chorkie. When wife is out and about, pup is in a state.
Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 07:53 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 21, 2026 07:54 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 07:39 PM (Jr5Lq)
If they can learn to drive them
squirrels are fucked
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 07:54 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 07:55 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:56 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 07:57 PM (NcvvS)
@USAmbToBelgium
The United States Mission to Belgium condemns, in the strongest terms, Ghent University’s retaliation against an American scholar following his accurate whistleblower reporting on academic fraud.
Why are there no records on Obama teaching?
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 07:57 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 07:42 PM
If it were me, and it was a machete, you'd know it.
Posted by: Danny Trejo at August 21, 2026 07:57 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2026 07:41 PM (O0L8i)
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But how was the lunch?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:58 PM (RIvkX)
*I had to look this up, double L
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 07:59 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 08:01 PM (zwp1R)
But how was the lunch?
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Free
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Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 08:02 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2026 08:01 PM (O0L8i)
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Too bad.
No has ever sed I tawk reel gud.
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Peggy Webber, the lovely actress who played the lead in The Screaming Skull, and who had an admirable rack, has died at the age of 100.
Posted by: Bulg
She was in several episodes of Dragnet over the years.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 08:04 PM (Cqx++)
Little Fink.
Posted by: nurse ratched
"just" and "but" are inappropriate here.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal
Thank you
She’s not eating or drinking and her tail is swollen and sore. I know humans post surgery. And they do the same thing. But I’m still worried and sad.
Such a trivial thing compared to others’ worries. Especially tcn. I’m sorry about your tumble last night and your friend’s death in the planet crash.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 08:05 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 08:02 PM (Jr5Lq)
I had a free lunch at Topgolf today but I had to drink 3 hoppadillos and a shot of titos
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 08:05 PM (/+uur)
If you are worried about the eating you can do either: a dab of wet food on her tongue to see if she will eat it at all, or a dab of Churo treat, which some cats adore like it was crack and others ignore
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Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:09 PM (RIvkX)
I walked up to a fellow commuter on the boat several years ago and complimented him on his voice. He sheepishly said thank you.
A couple years later he walked up to me and said, “you complimented me when I was having a really hard time being a dad. I thought I was doing everyrhing wrong with my little girl. So, I went home and read to her that night. And it was magical.”
You Never know who needs a random, sincere compliment. Try it.
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Or Born Free
Then there is Free Palestine (with purchase of a full price Palestine)
Let Freedom Ring
Free Karmelo with purchase of a full price Karmelo
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 08:14 PM (/+uur)
The United States Mission to Belgium condemns, in the strongest terms, Ghent University’s retaliation against an American scholar
Posted by: r hennigantx
Always "in the strongest terms."
Why do you never read about an ambassador condemning something in "frankly, some rather pantywaisted terms?"
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 08:14 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 08:14 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 08:16 PM (Jr5Lq)
Such a trivial thing compared to others’ worries. Especially tcn. I’m sorry about your tumble last night and your friend’s death in the planet crash.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 08:05 PM (yEz+x)
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Prayers for a swift recovery for poor Lucy. I know she means the world to you.
Hopefully she's just stressed out from the day's painful adventures.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 08:18 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:18 PM (XuXeR)
Why do you never read about an ambassador condemning something in "frankly, some rather pantywaisted terms?"
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 08:14 PM (VHUov)
Levels of Ambassador Letters
Letter
Direct
Terse
Stern
Rebuke
Critical
Strongest Terms
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 08:18 PM (/+uur)
and in a world dominated by fud and belittling, priceless!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2026 08:24 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 07:35 PM (Ia/+0)
He did that. Make a good movie if whorewood don't wipe their ass o the story.
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 08:24 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 08:27 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 07:37 PM (TN0g+)
On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 08:28 PM (ZVgZ4)
This is a direct quote of what a leftist believes needs to happen to the White House ballroom under construction. I knew they were fucking insane, but it's still weird to see all the permutations and combinations. They want it gone, just as soon as a Democrat gets in the White House.
Posted by: Common Tater
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This product is a combination of poor parenting combined with modern government education. This has been a long time coming.
Advanced education was infiltrated by the early to middle sixties.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 08:28 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 08:28 PM (ZVgZ4)
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Bob @ the NSA probably knows, but he also knows how to keep a secret.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 08:31 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 08:33 PM (Fv808)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 08:36 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: nurse ratched
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the defendant calls it 'a random, sincere compliment'....:"
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 08:36 PM (Fv808)
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 07:57 PM (/+uur)
As I have pointed out before, there are two reasons to study something...
Either to support it? or to figure out how to destroy it.
Obama, Constitutional Scholar.
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 08:37 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Skip
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West Side Story, the score with music accompaniment.
--- it's hue tube
https://tinyurl.com/53cze3nb
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 08:37 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 08:42 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 08:44 PM (zwp1R)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 08:44 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Ronster at August 21, 2026 08:45 PM (IFwjj)
I am such an introvert, I had to hide indoors some of the time.
Luckily we had plenty of volunteers. Sadly we only had a few groups from the neighborhood show up - sad because it was supposed to be a neighborhood social event.
Apparently Halloween does better in this regard. If I haven't moved for a job by then, I'll see for myself.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 08:47 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Ronster at August 21, 2026 08:45 PM (
I don’t know how to feel about this. Would you define “special”?
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 08:49 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Ronster at August 21, 2026 08:45 PM (IFwjj)
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I am too special!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:50 PM (RIvkX)
I don't belive so. It's just that we all get to hear the rants of crazy uncle Bob or nutty aunt peg...
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:52 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 07:57 PM (/+uur)
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He never did anything worth publishing.
Bernardine Dohrn wrote his thesis at Columbia.
He is a test tube if ever there was one.
Given to and raised by his grandparents who were
sub rosa affiliated with the state department from
the time he was 10.
Before that Obama was six years old when he moved
to Indonesia with his stepfather, Lolo Soetoro, in 1967.
The baby was groomed from the day he was born.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 08:52 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: Skip
Winnipeg vs. San Jose?
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 08:33 PM (Fv80
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It's metaphorical. Must we explain everything??
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:53 PM (RIvkX)
I am too special!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 0
Way more special than me! But that is a pretty low bar, honestly.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 08:53 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 08:54 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Bird Is The Word! at August 21, 2026 08:55 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 08:55 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 08:56 PM (zwp1R)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026
Oh my gosh, I thought he was kidding. Lol. Thank you for being a friend to balance my ridiculous.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 08:57 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Bird Is The Word!
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Mom said, Grandpa had geese in the yard, guineas in the trees and a shotgun at the door.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 08:57 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:57 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Ronster at August 21, 2026 08:57 PM (IFwjj)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 21, 2026 08:58 PM (QOikT)
Fair enough. Perhaps I'm to one what should log off for a while, heh.
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 09:00 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:00 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: Ronster at August 21, 2026 08:45 PM (IFwjj)
Sounds like someone has a widdle cwush
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 09:00 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Ronster at August 21, 2026 09:04 PM (IFwjj)
Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:05 PM (vV6n9)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:07 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 09:07 PM (rdVOm)
Supposedly the vendor imports from SE Asia...
Draw your own conclusions. I am laughing at the idiots posting about budget cuts...
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 09:08 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 09:09 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
No, you just realize that they're grown in a greenhouse and they hire assholes who don't know to wash their hands.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 21, 2026 09:09 PM (diia5)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 09:09 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Ronster at August 21, 2026 09:04 PM (IFwjj)
Then why did you think anyone would give a fuck who you "don't" want to meet?
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 09:10 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:12 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: Reptile Dysfunction at August 21, 2026 09:12 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:12 PM (vV6n9)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2026 09:12 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:32 PM (MWfyi)
Assuming that you're on a PC and assuming what you're using some chromium based browser - which is everything but Firefox, I think - there is an extension you can add to automatically redirect. I use it and it works well.
If you use a phone, I can't help you... I'm old and am afraid of these these new fangled devices.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:13 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:14 PM (vV6n9)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2026 09:15 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: John Hinckley at August 21, 2026 09:16 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: fd
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Buddy's set won't open xcancel. Could it be that if one is signed on to X that xcancel won't open?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:17 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 09:17 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Ronster at August 21, 2026 08:45 PM (IFwjj)
Sounds like someone has a widdle cwush
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 09:00 PM (vE0+H)
Nah, just being an asshole, I suppose.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:17 PM (ur4t4)
Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:17 PM (vV6n9)
Posted by: Barry O at August 21, 2026 09:18 PM (JM9I6)
Other than when she tackles you and tries to stuff kale into your mouth, she's pretty chill.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:19 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Lincolntf
BELIEVE
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 09:20 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:21 PM (vV6n9)
Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:23 PM (vV6n9)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 09:23 PM (aJQbY)
But I do like turnip greens, mustard greens and collard greens. With cornbread and pork chops of course.
Posted by: Case at August 21, 2026 09:24 PM (VrYHL)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 09:25 PM (aJQbY)
Note to self: Don't get in the face of any fat chicks who are ornery.
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 09:25 PM (YSQQv)
Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:27 PM (vV6n9)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 08:05 PM (yEz+x)
Where your heart is, there also will your treasure be. Lucy knows you love her.
Try some baby food meat. It worked for my dog when she wouldn't even touch cheese.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:28 PM (ur4t4)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:30 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:30 PM (ZVgZ4)
Hey! I'm pretty damned special. I'm a ray of fucking sunshine!
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:31 PM (ur4t4)
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They are based. All of the energy goes directly to the object.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:31 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:30 PM (ZVgZ4)
Special is a versatile word. AOC is an entirely different kind of special than, say, Ben Had.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:32 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:32 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:32 PM (ZVgZ4)
The wr hate trump day parades is be coming soon to Brattleboro. Standby for the schederale....
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at August 21, 2026 09:32 PM (01s1V)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 09:33 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:32 PM (ExV1e)
Well, there's awesome special and short bus special.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:33 PM (ur4t4)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:31 PM (ur4t4)
I would agree with part of this.
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 09:33 PM (vE0+H)
Not. Food.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:34 PM (ur4t4)
These are not cheap, but they last for eight months
If anyone is interested:
Seresto Cat Flea Collar
https://tinyurl.com/298mkxuc
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 09:35 PM (w65YX)
Posted by: Case
All the grrenstuff making folks sick is the stuff eaten raw. You buy lettuce in this nice, sterile (?) wrap, who would think to wash it, right?
Posted by: MkY at August 21, 2026 09:35 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:35 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: MkY at August 21, 2026 09:35 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:32 PM (nqf1u)
Don’t let her sit on you, especially not the chest!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:35 PM (ZVgZ4)
Not. Food.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:34 PM (ur4t4)
Piper is feeling really put upon.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:35 PM (ExV1e)
Not. Food.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:34 PM (ur4t4)
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Preach.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 09:35 PM (w65YX)
The wr hate trump day parades is be coming soon to Brattleboro. Standby for the schederale....
I CAN NOT F**K
AND NICE SPELLING ............
Posted by: Franklin Stein at August 21, 2026 09:35 PM (4Hq22)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 09:36 PM (w65YX)
Mom was always trying to get us all to eat *greens* from the garden: beet, turnip, mustard, swiss chard and the like.
But even SHE would not eat, or force us to eat, kale! LOL.
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 09:38 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 21, 2026 09:40 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:41 PM (nqf1u)
Now you Big Fat Woman get your fat legs off of me
Now it feels so good, scare the hell out of me…
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:42 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21
Sorry, was walking the dog, but love you too!
And it’s okay, though I have a kale and sausage soup that I bet most of y’all would enjoy. Or at least not spit out!
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 09:43 PM (ZdaMQ)
I probably should be doing a TikTok outrage I Just Can't Even clickbait rage video, but-
-I am not a late 20s chubby chick with face metal and beaucoup tattoos
-I pay my own bills, maintain my own house, and have better things to do
-My dog would look at me funny, and Dixie would be right
-Also not a friggin' Communist
Posted by: Miklos has AC and ice in his Bourbon beverage, unlike the commie EuroEnviroPoors at August 21, 2026 09:43 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 09:44 PM (YSQQv)
tinyurl.com/3pr5xeea
This is in the UK, not the US.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 09:44 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 09:46 PM (FR9Sb)
Posted by: Barry O at August 21, 2026 09:18 PM (JM9I6)
He dont see color
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:46 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 21, 2026 09:46 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:47 PM (ZVgZ4)
tinyurl.com/3pr5xeea
This is in the UK, not the US.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 09:44 PM (88C+u)
Who still trusts universities? They pump out worthless degrees and charge exorbitant fees. No thanks. I'll read if I need to know something.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:48 PM (ur4t4)
Oh, that's just nasty...
When I had to setup the salad bar, I was told to use 'green leaf' lettuce. Always washed it first, because usually had some dirt in it.
I suppose kale is cheaper?
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 09:48 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 09:48 PM (vE0+H)
umpossible
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:49 PM (/+uur)
Just spit-ballin' here.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:50 PM (ur4t4)
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:51 PM (/+uur)
Andrew Haden, 48, the No. 2 official in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California, was discovered in a vacant office at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building, officials said.
Haden was a 16-year veteran of the office who climbed the ranks after joining in 2010 through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Haden served as first assistant U.S. attorney and previously ran both the Violent Crimes & Human Trafficking Section and the Criminal Division. The federal prosecutor was also a U.S. Navy veteran and a father of two school-aged children.
...a source told the San Diego Union-Tribune that investigators believe Haden died by suicide.
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ruh roh
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:51 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:52 PM (/+uur)
umpossible
Posted by: r hennigantx
The Arts Degree in Mattress Studies came later
Posted by: Emma Sulkowicz at August 21, 2026 09:52 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Barry O at August 21, 2026 09:18 PM (JM9I6)
If Obama said he did anything, I'd check. It is mostly lies. He was the original Manchurian Candidate.
He didn't father either of his kids, he never taught Constitutional Law, he didn't know how to use an umbrella, for fuck sake.
He is a worthless waste of skin.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:52 PM (ur4t4)
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:51 PM (/+uur)
Evidence of DEI.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:52 PM (ZVgZ4)
Very good for you, rich In iron I don't buy them at the grocery store, too many gardens around here. Same with green beans and corn.
Posted by: Case at August 21, 2026 09:53 PM (VrYHL)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:53 PM (ZVgZ4)
... minority student papers.
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:54 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: ...
*checks the protein content of watercress sandwiches*
Posted by: Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury at August 21, 2026 09:54 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 09:55 PM (Cqx++)
Just spit-ballin' here.
Posted by: tcn in AK
Absolutely! Problem here is, it gets too hot too soon and most greens 'bolt' by June.
I should plant a fall crop soon. Leaf lettuces and spinach do well enough in planters on my deck-- no huge garden required!
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 09:55 PM (rdVOm)
If I ran the world for a day, I'd mandate sanity in job postings. Among other fixes, at least for IT jobs, if you require X years experience, you can't 'require' a degree that takes less time than that experience. Because it's *obsolete* by then.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 09:57 PM (aJQbY)
Just spit-ballin' here.
Posted by: tcn in AK
>Maybe there is something to be said about local farmer's markets.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 09:57 PM (FR9Sb)
Shine a ever lovin' light on me
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
better than Midnight Express
Posted by: the True Story of Billy Hayes at August 21, 2026 09:58 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: mindful webworker - wick it which at August 21, 2026 09:58 PM (1BE2o)
If suicide, why? If not suicide, then murder, and again why?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:59 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 09:59 PM (VJ0w/)
Good weekend!
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 10:00 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:02 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 10:03 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 10:04 PM (FR9Sb)
Posted by: From about That Time at August 21, 2026 10:08 PM (sl73Y)
The Week In Woke
New: Supreme Court okays Trump's reconstruction of the White House ballroom.
From ABC7:Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump's $400 million ballroom project for now. Roberts signed a temporary order on Friday allowing work to continue while the court considers an emergency appeal from the Trump administration. Lower courts had ordered a halt to the project, finding that it must have congressional approval. That ruling was set to take effect on Friday. Roberts signed the order because he oversees appeals of Washington-based cases.More businesses -- this time, corporate coffee giant Starbucks -- flee Seattle's incompetent wallflower dishrag socialist femcel.
'Where's the bottom': Economics professor addresses Seattle area's shrinking job marketObama and Biden got rid of any standards for disability payments and so took millions of frauds, fakers, and layabouts out of the theoretical labor market. So that 4.9% is higher than it looks.
Starbucks layoffs come as King County grapples with an unemployment rate of approximately 4.9%.
Layoffs at Starbucks' Seattle headquarters is the latest sign of continuing job losses in western Washington. Other major employers, including Amazon, Microsoft, META and Expedia have announced hundreds of local job cuts in recent months. The cuts come as King County saw its unemployment rate dip to nearly 5% in June. Seattle University associate professor of economics Nick Huntington-Klein said the area is seeing a "sustained issue," with big companies doing sweeping cuts at the same time. There are several factors at play, he said. These companies cite AI as the potential to replace some employees. There was also over-hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, higher taxes in Washington state and Seattle specifically has been a reason for reductions in force or for some companies to relocate.Oh, I thought you were going to completely omit that important factor but you did acknowledge it, "finally," as a minor contributor.
Citizens are attempting to recall the femcel socialist mayor over her complete refusal to stop violent drug-gangwars taking place in residential neighborhoods.
"So we're seeing a number of reductions in force across a lot of these different companies that are all sort of concentrated in these similar sectors, information technology being a big one," he said. Starbucks is filing another WARN notice Thursday covering 104 support roles and 120 employees who declined moves to Nashville, a company spokesperson told KING 5. The layoffs are the final piece of the global restructuring the company announced earlier this year. "Starbucks itself not really a tech company, but we're seeing similar kinds of jobs leaving the area or disappearing altogether," he said.
Jacobson and Osterud argue that the mayor's mishandling of public safety issues meets the legal standard and provides sufficient grounds to remove her from office. The recall petition states that a five-hour delay to hold a press conference after the Bite of Seattle food festival shooting on July 26 that killed three, continuing crime on North Aurora Avenue and in the Chinatown/International District, and a decision to turn off surveillance cameras after the World Cup, all point to the mayor's failures. If the judge were to accept the petition as valid, the couple would have 90 days to gather 69,000 valid signatures to hold a recall. Jacobson says she had been gratified to see online support in favor of the petition, "Right now, there's a strong sentiment that the mayor should be recalled," she said. "But it's in the hands of the judge."LOL: Google has different advice for Muslims and Christians when it comes to being alone with a goat. IMPORTANT: inclusive diverse puppetry. White Hispanic Alert. There is a lot of evidence posted on social media showing police falsely claiming that clearly-black suspects and arrestees are "white." Two-tiered justice:
NotKennyRogersWell it's simple: The guy who shot four people is black and the Regime has decided we need "equity" in prisons and it doesn't matter that blacks commit crimes at six or seven or eight times the rate of everyone else, we're going to achieve Equality in Sentencing and sentence white grandmas to draconian sentences (for protesting) and black gunmen and attempted murderers to house arrest.
@NotKennyRogers 17h I need more clarity as to why the guy on the left was just sentenced to 4 years of house arrest after shooting 4 people in a bar at Indiana University in 2022 while the grandma on the right was sentenced to two years in prison for praying outside of an abortion clinic in 2020.
FischerKing
@FischerKing64 14h NPR ran a surprisingly good takedown of Jason Arday, pointing out he was a fabulist. A story I hadn't heard: He claimed he had been confronted by a masked man in his Cambridge office and ordered to resign or be killed. Cambridge then installed security cameras and a panic button to protect him. He then again claimed someone came at him with a knife, and demanded he resign as part of a racist attack on him. But strangely this wasn't on the security cameras installed to protect him. He also claimed at one point he ran '600 miles in 6 days,' but he retracted that claim when he was confronted with the math.
You will be made to celebrate the human feces, Racist:
I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸
@ImMeme0 21h Woman in NYC faces online backlash for wearing flip-flops after saying she stepped in human feces on the sidewalk and now wants to leave the city. What kind of upside-down world are we in where open defecation on the streets draws a shrug, but the woman who steps in it and dares to complain becomes the villain?
🚨🇦🇺NEWS: Melbourne Airport has been slammed after it was revealed it has Unisex Toilets but Gender Segregated Islamic Prayer Rooms
— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) August 21, 2026
So the only women who get any privacy are Muslims pic.twitter.com/Jv7UVOcXdG
This is ‘award winning artist’ Jessica Cook showing off her latest art exhibit. pic.twitter.com/Y2urFEMlmv
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 21, 2026
Young Spanish woman says:
— Casey Krol (@CaseyKrol) August 20, 2026
"I used to be left wing, but when I saw mass immigration it radicalized me. I live here and can't walk to the gym. Are we living in Somalia?"
Many such cases. pic.twitter.com/s1hIWVraWW
Julio Rosas
@Julio_Rosas11 15h Don't believe DHS when it comes to these situations all you want, but this is a prime example of why anti-ICE activists are unreliable. Their own video shows the torta opening the car door to get to the ICE agent as they appear to be leaving, forcing the other agents to push her back. Then the rest of the group jumps in to the attack the agents. When an agent tells the videographer that they were attacked, she replies with, "I fucking see everything, y'all fucked up" as if the agents somehow started the fight. These people are wannabe victims.
Don’t believe DHS when it comes to these situations all you want, but this is a prime example of why anti-ICE activists are unreliable.
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 20, 2026
Their own video shows the torta opening the car door to get to the ICE agent as they appear to be leaving, forcing the other agents to push her…
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 21, 2026 05:59 PM (SRRAx)
Now the ballroom needs Trump statues all over the place where there should be load bearing beams.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:04 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Gref at August 21, 2026 06:04 PM (5rh/l)
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If Seattle citizens are fed up enough, the couple could get that many signatures in an afternoon...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 06:05 PM (FZ29D)
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Higher taxes and nothing to show for it. Where does all of our money go? Cops don't do shit. Criminals are released continuously. Roads are complete garbage. Schools don't teach our kids anything anymore?
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2026 06:05 PM (9FfUF)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 06:06 PM (zwp1R)
An unemployment rate of 4.9% is not that high. It isn't great but it is not a catastrophic omg everyone panic rate.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 21, 2026 06:06 PM (cpFbA)
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Higher taxes and nothing to show for it. Where does all of our money go? Cops don't do shit. Criminals are released continuously. Roads are complete garbage. Schools don't teach our kids anything anymore?
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2026 06:05 PM (9FfUF)
But the constant rain and giant land slugs! How could you leave THAT?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:07 PM (uhVAy)
Next up on Monty Python we have....
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:07 PM (mP0Kj)
Running from bank guards.
The guy who outed Jason was put on leave according to GatewayPundit.
Also, Jason apparently is still dead.
Nothing on his resume was true.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:07 PM (Sco7b)
Now the ballroom needs Trump statues all over the place where there should be load bearing beams.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:04 PM (Sco7b)
I can't wait for every Democrat POTUS candidate to vow to demolish the ballroom. On Day One!
Posted by: Gref at August 21, 2026 06:07 PM (5rh/l)
An unemployment rate of 4.9% is not that high. It isn't great but it is not a catastrophic omg everyone panic rate.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 21, 2026 06:06 PM (cpFbA)
That probably sits on top of a 20 percent 'live off my benefits' base.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:07 PM (uhVAy)
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The desire for attention collides with a complete lack of talent. That was like watching a homeless meth addict doing random shit in the street.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2026 06:08 PM (9FfUF)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:08 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:09 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Gref at August 21, 2026 06:07 PM (5rh/l)
Oh, their lists are going to be amazing.
But you are right. That WILL happen.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:10 PM (Sco7b)
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Shattering the old world record....
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2026 06:10 PM (9FfUF)
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Toss a bacon-cheeseburger inside was you're walking past it.
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:11 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 06:11 PM (22uAl)
Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 06:11 PM (U/Byj)
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If Seattle citizens are fed up enough, the couple could get that many signatures in an afternoon...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 06:05 PM (FZ29D)
Sure but were do you find someone to replace them with, not to mention the city council and bureaucrats.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:11 PM (uhVAy)
We live in a culture where pointing out wrong doing is worse than doing wrong. The person doing wrong is only doing so because he has been oppressed, but you're being mean to them by pointing out the wrong they did.
We see this play out constantly in the media and culture. There's at least one example a week. And its CONSTANTLY in social media: how dare you point out I was wrong, you're a monster! a canceler! a Nazi!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 06:11 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 06:11 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 06:11 PM (22uAl)
it was on Moses' first set of tablets, but not the second so we get a pass on that one.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:12 PM (uhVAy)
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Maths be racist, yo!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 06:12 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 06:13 PM (U/Byj)
The Top Two Execs at the War Dept. funded newspaper, Stars and Stripes, have been fired by the War Dept.
Stars and Stripes have written a series of articles decrying long deployments, supply issues, Military Deaths, and positions of military assets and ships.
The two execs then went on CBS where they said they were worried that the War Department might try to control what they publish...
Because, telling your enemy where your troops are at... might like... be a bad thing? You know, that antiquated idea about giving aid and comfort to an enemy might just be wrong?
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:13 PM (mP0Kj)
How to tell when a girl really wanted to do rhythmic gymnastics but couldn't get the hang of ribbon management.
She can't even step over the string artistically.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 21, 2026 06:13 PM (vJrRc)
@C__Herridge
EXCLUSIVE: Fauci Text Implicates Biden Task Force
“I’m sending this via text messaging to avoid any FOIA issues.” -Michael Osterholm COVID-19 Advisory Board
Obtained by @ChuckGrassley via @HHS:
- Apparent admission Osterholm @mtosterholm is creating a federal record
- Allegedly seeks to avoid disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act
- 18 USC 2071 makes it a crime to willfully hide, remove, damage, or destroy government documents
- How widespread, and how many separate channels were used to avoid FOIA?
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:13 PM (TN0g+)
Nood
Woke
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:02 PM (Sco7b
Woo-hoo!
I was useful!
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:13 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:11 PM (uhVAy)
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I bet if all the city councils and bureaucrats just disappeared for a month, no one would notice. Or care.
People would realize they can take care of themselves and life would go on.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 06:14 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 06:14 PM (ubCxQ)
Say what you will about her she kept election promises.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 21, 2026 06:14 PM (ebQ8P)
How much did she get paid to come up with that? Is it just a one-time performance, or does she have to do it on a continuous basis all day long? Who - other than family and friends - would waste time watching her?
What "Awards" has this creature "won"?
And they wonder why we don't take them seriously.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 21, 2026 06:14 PM (SRRAx)
Yup.
Specifically.
Taxes suck here and they are already beginning a marketing campaign for a new mega-billion deal for more rail coverage. Meanwhile 60% of the six block core downtown storefronts are boarded up.
The only money Seattle sees of mine is my annual Mariners game.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 06:15 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:15 PM (TN0g+)
The people who award artists are people like this girl who want to be artists but have neither the talent nor the intelligence to do it. And they hate those who do.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 06:16 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:08 PM (mP0Kj)
I was under the impression the clip was from Spain.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 21, 2026 06:17 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:17 PM (f5HbQ)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 06:17 PM (22uAl)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:08 PM (mP0Kj)
Pretty sure she is actually in Spain.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:08 PM (mP0Kj)
I was under the impression the clip was from Spain.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 21, 2026 06:17 PM (lFFaq)
That would be a good place to be asking those questions right about now.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (22uAl)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (f5HbQ)
1. Replace the woman with a more attractive woman. This is key.
2. Replace the bucket on a string with a pole, floor to ceiling.
3. Less clothing. A lot less clothing.
4. They play music. Not just the sound of a bucket rolling around. It's upbeat with some good guitar riffs. Something vanhalenny.
5. She dances on the pole. There is no bucket.
6. Let people offer their approval in the form of standard US bills of various denominations greater than $1.
Posted by: banana Dream - only try to realize the truth there is no bucket at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:08 PM (mP0Kj)
Pretty sure she is actually in Spain.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (gNl99)
Like that's an excuse!
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (uhVAy)
Point being, when was the last time Congress ever locked one of these cocksuckers up? They obviously have that authority, yet act like they don't. Spectators, at best.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 06:19 PM (zwp1R)
She's doing what she promised, but incompetently, stupidly, and embarrassingly. She makes the elites look idiotic, she makes her voters look like dimwits. She's less competent than Biden. Its like watching retards trying to hump a doorknob.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 06:19 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:08 PM (mP0Kj)
Pretty sure she is actually in Spain.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (gNl99
That's no excuse!
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 06:19 PM (22uAl)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:08 PM (mP0Kj)
I was under the impression the clip was from Spain.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 21, 2026 06:17 PM (lFFaq)
Ohhh ... OK... I just hear so much Spanish here DAILY... (CA Central Valley).
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:19 PM (mP0Kj)
And that figure is skewed a bit. Go across Lake Washington over to Bellevue and the east side and it is lower than 4.9.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 06:19 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 06:19 PM (ZKPnq)
The people who award artists are people like this girl who want to be artists but have neither the talent nor the intelligence to do it. And they hate those who do.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 06:16 PM (K32Fz)
No idea how this qualifies as "art." This kind of nonsense just takes a big old shit on the audience. Are they supposed to clap or boo and hiss? I know what I would do.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:20 PM (gNl99)
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Do you want vicious gangs of grandmas roaming the streets?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 06:20 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: DudeAbiding at August 21, 2026 06:21 PM (lCHt6)
Its not immoral its just lame, like the Australian girl's breakdancing. Its the kind of art your 4 year old boy does and insists you watch. Look at what I can do!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 06:21 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (f5HbQ)
That is SCOTUS' fault. They should have sent someone with a shock stick down to the first lawsuit's judge and had him toss it before he even ruled. If you are selling the courts as the bedrock of the nation you can't have this clown show go on.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:21 PM (uhVAy)
I don't know who @FischerKing64 is, but if s/he didn't know about Jason Arday's fake biography, well -- I'm glad NPR had the guts to instruct its mush-headed consumers.
I'll add, the New York Times article was shockingly balanced. And did not permit comments.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 06:22 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 06:22 PM (pbpqV)
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In no world could that conviction be squared with the rights of free speech and peaceful assembly.
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:22 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:19 PM (mP0Kj)
My super conservative hispanic sister-in-law lives in CA and pretends she doesn't know Spanish because all the people not speaking English really annoys her and she won't speak to them if they start in Spanish.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 21, 2026 06:22 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: DudeAbiding at August 21, 2026 06:21 PM (lCHt6)
well he didn't he just is pretending he's thinking about it and letting Trump keep building. Throwing out the case and setting fire to the first judge's chambers would have been far better.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:22 PM (uhVAy)
Its not immoral its just lame, like the Australian girl's breakdancing. Its the kind of art your 4 year old boy does and insists you watch. Look at what I can do!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 06:21 PM (K32Fz)
And funniest part? I seem to remember a Kids toy named a Skip Ball, for like 4 year olds... where you had a ball which attached to your ankle via a string...
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:22 PM (mP0Kj)
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Everyone watching that exposition and not laughing is too stupid to not be considered a threat to society.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2026 06:22 PM (9FfUF)
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The reason for the delay doesn't just fall on Wilson's head. Pramila Jayapal and Bob Ferguson contributed to it so they could be there in order to grandstand and blame guns.
There was absolutely no reason for them to be there other than to blame guns. Which they did.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at August 21, 2026 06:23 PM (pE12i)
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His heart stopped beating.
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:15 PM
Thank you. You've been he'pful.
Posted by: Billy Ray Valentine (Capricorn) at August 21, 2026 06:23 PM (dJUGy)
SCOTUS and Congress, yes.
SCOTUS should put a stop to this shit instantly. But, Congress should rid us of these Judges who ignore Orders/Rulings from the Superior Court.
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 06:23 PM (pbpqV)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 06:20 PM (ndZc7)
Gosh, nobody wants grandma running up to you and praying for you. Nobody wants that. Nosireee.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:24 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 06:21 PM (K32Fz)
This called for a Stuart sock. 2 demerits.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 06:24 PM (22uAl)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:19 PM (mP0Kj)
My super conservative hispanic sister-in-law lives in CA and pretends she doesn't know Spanish because all the people not speaking English really annoys her and she won't speak to them if they start in Spanish.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 21, 2026 06:22 PM (lFFaq)
It's almost impossible to get a job here if you are not bilingual. Even McD's or stocking groceries, you have to be able to speak Spanish and English...
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:24 PM (mP0Kj)
Incentives matter. If it is racist to have crime stats that are skewed towards too many black arrests, then one way to solve it would be to arrest more white people. The other way is to keep on arresting "too many" black people, but call them white.
Given those two choices, I prefer the latter.
Posted by: No Name Today at August 21, 2026 06:24 PM (8mulE)
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Everyone watching that exposition and not laughing is too stupid to not be considered a threat to society.
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Saw a sign a local gun show a couple of years back that warned "If you voted for Joe Biden, I won't sell a firearm to you because you clearly can't be trusted to make sound decisions."
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:25 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:24 PM (mP0Kj)
If everyone knows Spanish and English, why do they have to know Spanish?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:26 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 21, 2026 06:26 PM (wxsGM)
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Stupid shit.
Yet, the judiciary is squarely on the left.... so this is what we have.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 06:27 PM (2Cry5)
Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 06:27 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 06:27 PM (pbpqV)
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:28 PM (TN0g+)
Trump To Flood US With 300,000 Tons Of Tariff-Free Ground Beef To Tame Prices Ahead Of Midterms
_ZH
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 06:29 PM (nqf1u)
But Boasberg should get his own special treatment. Maybe put him in charge of trying cases in the Aleutians. Even very remote radar stations need some legal help, I'd imagine.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:29 PM (FH4Rn)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:24 PM (mP0Kj)
If everyone knows Spanish and English, why do they have to know Spanish?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:26 PM (uhVAy)
Well, because the wetbacks don't speak English, so... for some damned reason we need to let them not learn it.
Fuck that.
The money and time wasted on serving the illegals is just... exhausting.
There is a hugely fat Nigerian woman in Anchorage who has never learned, but her dozen kids all know it, so she takes them with her everywhere. They are likewise hugely fat, and muzzie, and travel in a herd. If she is in Fred Meyer, I leave and come back later. Too impossible to even get around the grocery store while they are there.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:29 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 06:30 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 06:30 PM (XvL8K)
It’s like that douchenozzle that exhibited a jar of urine with a cross in it. All that can be said is, “It’s no Rothko!”
Posted by: Unkaren at August 21, 2026 06:31 PM (IVHxI)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:31 PM (FH4Rn)
But Boasberg should get his own special treatment. Maybe put him in charge of trying cases in the Aleutians. Even very remote radar stations need some legal help, I'd imagine.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:29 PM (FH4Rn)
I think we should just dedicate a 100 man working group just to mess with him. I liked how they smuggled his pet illegal out of the country while he conspired with the defense after midnight on a weekend.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:31 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:29 PM (FH4Rn)
Well, fuck. That smarts.
There was a plane crash at Cape Newenham in Western AK this week. I lost a good friend and colleague on that flight. It was to a remote radar station, she was a fire protection engineer for USACE. She leaves an autistic son an orphan.
I know you didn't mean to be mean. But could we please quit sending the ne'erdowells to AK? Please.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:32 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 06:19 PM (K32Fz)
One of the units associated with Pooky's had a monkey humping a football as a unit patch.
Posted by: pookysgirl didn't think they were THAT useless at August 21, 2026 06:32 PM (Wt5PA)
I do not feel sorry for these idiots because they........
"VOTED FOR THIS SH*T and now are "TAKING IT UP THE ASS JOHNNY HOLMES " style !!!!!!!
Posted by: Franklin Stein at August 21, 2026 06:32 PM (4Hq22)
News
Tornadoes across NorthEast
Ballroom - I got your ball room right here
Plane crash
Starting off
CBS - Clancy
NBC and ABC - Tornadoes - be safe morons
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:32 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:31 PM (FH4Rn)
I'm pretty sure Biden sent her here. No other reason for her to even know where Anchorage is.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:33 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 06:33 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (gNl99"
Never been there...
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 06:33 PM (cGjQu)
thanks for the update ! FOX ??
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 06:33 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 06:34 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:32 PM (Sco7b)
even when they want to honor their faves, they mock them by accident.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:34 PM (uhVAy)
Every time when a Country is given back to the Black population..............
THE PLACE TURNS INTO A LEFTWING SH*THOLE !!!!!!
Posted by: Franklin Stein at August 21, 2026 06:34 PM (4Hq22)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 06:35 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:32 PM (gNl99)
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Sorry for your loss. She sounds like a credit to her family and community. Ok, send Boasberg to Churchill. He can represent the polar bears in their ongoing battle with encroaching Canadians.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:35 PM (FH4Rn)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 06:34 PM (rp63B)
Sure, but if you just arrest those who do crimes things just work out no matter how you divvy them up.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:35 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 06:33 PM (g47mK)
You're welcome.
Nah, just the 6:30 crap that lonely shut ins rely on for their disinformation.
Sorry.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:36 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 06:36 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: California at August 21, 2026 06:36 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:32 PM (gNl99)
that's why we need to annex big portions of the Canada lands, just to save tcn. Sorry about your friend.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:36 PM (uhVAy)
should team up with that female Olympian featured earlier today.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 06:37 PM (nqf1u)
Shoulda taken that left at Albuquerque.
Posted by: California at August 21, 2026 06:36 PM (MWfyi)
Shoulda u-turned her ass back to Nigeria.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:37 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:38 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 06:38 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (gNl99"
Never been there...
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How do you feel about the music?
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:39 PM (TN0g+)
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There is an unconfirmed story that some site in Europe for a mosque, they scattered ground up pig bones, making it unclean and the cancelled the construction.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 06:40 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:38 PM (MWfyi)
Fire his ass into the asteroid belt.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:40 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 06:40 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (gNl99"
Never been there...
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How do you feel about the music?
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:39 PM (TN0g+)
How about Oklahoma?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:41 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: K.W.S. at August 21, 2026 06:41 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Dave at August 21, 2026 06:41 PM (sbsMc)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 21, 2026 06:42 PM (ksbjf)
SF is a zombie city that has no way it can continue to pay its pe n sion obligations. That is just like Wiley Coyote running off a cliff over thin air and a plunge awaits. When the tax base evaporates the pension entity will extend and pretend...
Until it can't.
You just wait. They're going to collapse the economy of zombie blue states and cities right into election season and then blame MAGA and claim electing DNC/DSA is only way out.
And millions will believe the malarky.
Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 06:42 PM (nwjOE)
Sending good thoughts to you and your pets.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 06:36 PM (77rzZ)
Thanks Bulg!
I hope you're doing well too! Ralphy's still kicking. Snowflake still sleeps with us at night and leaves around 4am. That's funny.
My project is coming along well. Soon. Should be soon. It'll surprise people.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:44 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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What happens if they unknowingly build on an unclean site? I mean, they can't be excavating every building site to see what might have died there 1000 years ago.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 06:44 PM (XvL8K)
This is nothing that needs to be "lived under". It poses a burden to almost nobody.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 06:44 PM (1ovIv)
I hope I don't slip up ordering Mexican tonight resulting in a riot. "I'll have the torta fajita."
I am unsure why we are going there but it's our baby girl's first birthday and I will risk riots I accidently cause. We normally celebrate at their house for birthdays. It's a well known place, not one with gang bangers (I hope as I don't go to this part of the city at all).
Have a great weekend Ace and all! Cheers!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 06:45 PM (hzuYO)
F*ck you, Roberts, and the rest of you would-be lords of the realm.
Posted by: Ordinary American at August 21, 2026 06:46 PM (7s9Qe)
And millions will believe the malarky.
Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 06:42 PM
And the federal government will print more fake inflated dollars to bail them out.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 21, 2026 06:46 PM (cpFbA)
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This is a prime example why activists keep acting up.
Roll 'em up, everyone of them, anyone there videographers and bystanders. EVERYONE.
Then call the paddy wagon and board them.
If someone comes out to protest, board them too.
Let them spend a night in the tank. It will cut this crap in half.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 06:48 PM (nqf1u)
https://tinyurl.com/2s7zkdh7
Posted by: beckster at August 21, 2026 06:48 PM (kX27y)
And millions will believe the malarky.
Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 06:42 PM (nwjOE)
So, a huge win for MAGA? Even in the blue states everyone outside the cities would just love to see that.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:48 PM (uhVAy)
Spent the day at the urgent care vet office with Lucy the Fink. She has a cyst at the base of her tail that got infected again. Burst. Smelled awful. They cleaned her up (kind of) drained as much as they could and put her on another round of antibiotics and pain meds.
Next option if it doesn’t resolve, is surgery. That may not be an option for me financially, so prayers for her to heal up would be appreciated.
I know she’s just a cat, but she’s my sweet
Little Fink.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 06:49 PM (yEz+x)
Awwww.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:50 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 06:51 PM (77rzZ)
"I used to be left wing, but when I saw mass immigration it radicalized me. I live here and can't walk to the gym. Are we living in Somalia?"
She is obviously a Nazi and should be ashamed. -- some AWFL who doesn't live in Spain
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 06:52 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Diogenes
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Could you sell your house and move if you wanted to?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 06:53 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 06:53 PM (77rzZ)
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Hispanic perpetrators have always been listed as "white" for purposes of crime statistics collection. Nobody knows why afaik. They've always done it that way.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 06:55 PM (zwp1R)
Awww, poor Lucy the fink. We do love our pets so and they become like friends and family members. I will pray for your cat and ask St. Francis to intercede for her, and hopefully the Catholics don't mind this non Catholic asking for the saints intercession.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 06:56 PM (ZKPnq)
Little Fink.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 06:49 PM (yEz+x)
Had that happen to our Ruby, an infection in her neck. Took forever, but she came through. It is a good sign when they burst--get that garbage outta there. And yes, it's awful, and they don't understand which makes it worse.
Prayers for the Fink to recover, and for you to find solace, darlin'.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:57 PM (gNl99)
Roll 'em up, everyone of them, anyone there videographers and bystanders. EVERYONE.
Then call the paddy wagon and board them.
If someone comes out to protest, board them too.
Let them spend a night in the tank. It will cut this crap in half.
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Judicious use of night sticks would have a positive effect and not require the boarding and feeding of them afterwards.
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:57 PM (TN0g+)
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I deduced that 25 years ago. Cities like Chicago are completely FUBAR, financially speaking. The only hope is to flood the zone with leftists in government who see nothing wrong with endless federal bail outs of failed city states. That's one reason the rampant election fraud.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 06:58 PM (zwp1R)
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You're a day late, and a dollar short chica.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 06:58 PM (RIvkX)
Judicious use of night sticks would have a positive effect and not require the boarding and feeding of them afterwards.
Posted by: Crusader
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I was imagining those new Paralysis Gloves or whatever they are. Every one of those chicas needed a dose of something.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 06:59 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:28 PM (TN0g+)
As a beloved singer, and drummer, of surpassing talent? I don't see it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 06:59 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 06:55 PM (zwp1R
I was a computer consultant for a company that tracked government dollars for low income families in Florida.
The government required race codes - white, black, asian and a few others.
When clients were asked by the counselors what race they were, apparently a lit would just say "I'm Latino." And rather than argue, the counselors were basically told to look and put in a race code.
Back to work. Everyone have a good night.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 07:00 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: K.W.S. at August 21, 2026 06:41 PM (TN0g+)
May I make a suggestion?. Turn off the news for a day or as much of the day as you can. Think of blessings in your life and write them down in a notebook each day. It helps.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 07:00 PM (ZKPnq)
Missed learing opportunity.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:01 PM (RIvkX)
Math? Why, that would be
*counts on fingers and toes*
100 miles per day
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 07:01 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:28 PM (TN0g+)
I'll bet Karen Carpenter never licked a single donut.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 07:03 PM (guGkK)
125 This story is as predictable as the day is long. SF hired a black activist to sit on the Sheriff's oversight board as a DEI move. He lures a drug addict to his home, she stays there and gets high and has sex with him. Now, the city is trying to get rid of him, not easy:
https://tinyurl.com/2s7zkdh7
Posted by: beckster at August 21, 2026 06:48 PM (kX27y)
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From the article:
Palmer later tried to visit the woman at San Francisco General Hospital using his official position, but was turned away. He reportedly even emailed the district attorney’s office that he was “deeply” concerned about how police had ended his “trauma-informed intervention” in the woman’s life.
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Served 31 years in prison, so SF has a theory that this qualifies him for police oversight.. This jailbird knows hiw to talk the talk, doesn't he?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 21, 2026 07:04 PM (2qhzn)
AOC has posted Part 2 of her egg-freezing project, showing bloating. Lifting up her shirt and showing a large expanse of belly (pants are down to bikini level) from several sides to demonstrate what to expect, ladies.
Without looking, I can assure you there are terabytes of this content on the internet already. We did not need this personal info from AOC. She is not Angelina Jolie writing about getting a prophylactic double mastectomy or Baba Wawa showing how to do a breast exam on morning t.v.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 07:04 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:28 PM (TN0g+)
As a beloved singer, and drummer, of surpassing talent? I don't see it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 06:59 PM (ExV1e)
Ozempic chic has replaced heroin chic.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 07:04 PM (gNl99)
I hope that he is doing well.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:04 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 07:05 PM (Jr5Lq)
Hispanic perpetrators have always been listed as "white" for purposes of crime statistics collection. Nobody knows why afaik. They've always done it that way.
Posted by: Common Tater
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Around here Hispanics were listed as white forever/from the beginning.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 07:05 PM (nqf1u)
An actual musician and angelic singer? No chance.
Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 07:05 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:06 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 07:06 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 07:04 PM (gNl99)
Karen Carpenter died of complications of anorexia, not drugs. Massive loss to music.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:06 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 07:06 PM (Z1RBE)
AOC has posted Part 2 of her egg-freezing project, showing bloating. Lifting up her shirt and showing a large expanse of belly (pants are down to bikini level) from several sides to demonstrate what to expect, ladies.
Without looking, I can assure you there are terabytes of this content on the internet already. We did not need this personal info from AOC. She is not Angelina Jolie writing about getting a prophylactic double mastectomy or Baba Wawa showing how to do a breast exam on morning t.v.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 07:04 PM (XJ22o)
At her age, those eggs won't fertilize. I don't know why she is bothering. Her fertility is mort. The doctor who is arranging this should be sued for malpractice.
Then again, AOC is an idiot, so I guess she will get what she deserves in that regard.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 07:06 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 21, 2026 07:04 PM (2qhzn)
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He is one of the reasons why San Francisco gets better every day.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:07 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 07:04 PM (gNl99)
Karen Carpenter died of complications of anorexia, not drugs. Massive loss to music.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:06 PM (ExV1e)
I am aware, but that's not what is going on with Arianna.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 07:07 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 07:07 PM (gNl99)
I assumed but not everyone is 29.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:08 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 07:09 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Unkaren
Andres Serrano. Really edgy.... Wouldn't have the guts to do Piss Mohammed (though I think Serrano is mort).
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 07:10 PM (Fv808)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:10 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 07:10 PM (zwp1R)
Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 07:11 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 07:12 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 07:12 PM (zwp1R)
Her disease etiology: trauma from childhood acting on Nickelodeon shows.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 07:12 PM (Jr5Lq)
She died way too young. I have been crying on and off all damned day.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 07:12 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: Common Tater
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The LULAC's wanted to be part of the Great Society.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 07:13 PM (nqf1u)
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Ageism!
--some leftist twit
Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 07:13 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:13 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:13 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 07:13 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 07:12 PM (gNl99)
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May Sabrina's memory be a blessing.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:14 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 07:15 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:07 PM (RIvkX)
Perfectly said. I escaped Oakland after 33 years there. Same thing going on there, now under the leadership of the marxist Barbara Lee.
Posted by: beckster at August 21, 2026 07:15 PM (kX27y)
Requiem aeternam dona ea, O Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eam in saecula saeculorum.
So sorry, tcn.
Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 07:16 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 07:18 PM (ZdaMQ)
The people who award artists are people like this girl who want to be artists but have neither the talent nor the intelligence to do it. And they hate those who do.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 06:16 PM (K32Fz)
No idea how this qualifies as "art." This kind of nonsense just takes a big old shit on the audience. Are they supposed to clap or boo and hiss? I know what I would do.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:20 PM (gNl99)
Raygun 2.0
Posted by: moki at August 21, 2026 07:20 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: moki at August 21, 2026 07:22 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:06 PM (ExV1e)
Heart damage from abuse of Syrup of Ipecac to be more precise. She used it to induce vomiting frequently, but it was slowly destroying her heart in the process.
Posted by: No Name Today at August 21, 2026 07:23 PM (8mulE)
Matt Whitlock
@MattWhitlock
I have been enthralled with a now six-part saga on Instagram of a parents group chat in which one Mom is asking the other Moms not to send Oreos in their kids’ lunches because she doesn’t allow her daughter to eat Oreos.
It’s incredible.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 07:30 PM (ndZc7)
NYT’s 'Honest Mistake' Just Cost It $9.25M After Falsely Tying Innocent Alabama Hooper to Shooting
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 07:33 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 07:45 PM (kU0PQ)
Now all of a sudden, it is a crisis and they do not know why the companies are leaving ?
Posted by: Jackson K. at August 21, 2026 09:40 PM (WRN1+)
Posted by: mac at August 22, 2026 03:44 AM (otTGO)
Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?
If any of you are experiencing James Gunn Fatigue -- and I sure am, despite not even watching his crap any more -- this is good news.
Allegedly, supposedly, Warner Bros. has already decided to boot him and is just waiting for the right time to announce it. He wisely began filming Superman 2 soon after the debacle of Supergirl, so Warner Bros. can't fire him until after that movie is released.When the time comes for James Gunn to exit DC, we're told the goodbye is already scripted: Man of Tomorrow framed as his farewell love letter to fans as he chooses to return to his true passion, writing and directing. "The letters are already written," one of our insiders tells us.There's some light spoilers in this next section. Warner Bros. -- or James Gunn -- made some really fan-antagonizing decisions with their new "Lanterns" (as in Green Lanterns) TV show. Because you can't have a white hero any longer, the first episode kills off the Green Lantern everyone knows, Hal Jordan, so that his mantle can pass to a more deserving minority hero. Now, the replacement here, John Stewart, is also a long-serving Lantern, and was chosen to be the Lantern on the beloved Justice League cartoon, again for diversity reasons. But at least Hal wasn't dead in that universe and showed up briefly on the show. This part is enraging: Warner Bros. -- or DC Studios, under James Gunn -- is issuing false copyright-claim notices on any YouTube or Twitter account that says that Hal Jordan is killed on the show. They're not showing clips from the show, just reporting the news. But Warner Bros. -- or James Gunn, or both -- have decided that They Own the News and you are not allowed to say anything that casts a negative light on their latest corposlop product. They claim they have a legal right to stop other people's free speech when they report spoilers -- and I don't even see how this is a "spoiler;" I immediately guessed they'd kill Hal Jordan -- or even just give a bad review to a Warner Bros. superhero movie.
... As Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery grinds toward its day in court, we're told the changeover is already running quietly underneath, and it runs on paperwork. "Contract not renewed," one of our insiders tells us. "Lots and lots of WB staff are in that position, including Gunn and Safran. They all know it's over." How it plays out from there follows a script. "Most will be allowed to quit in a dignified manner. If they don't, the contract runs out and they're out. So technically not fired," they said.
Tuesday night's edition of What I'm Hearing, Matthew Belloni's Hollywood newsletter, handed its main feature to legal columnist Eriq Gardner, and Gardner spent all of it on Warner Bros. Discovery's copyright campaign against this site. The piece runs under the headline "The War on Spoilers Goes Nuclear," in the same issue as Disney's new lawsuit against the FCC and Ari Emanuel's win in the Endeavor shareholder case. ... It was going after people talking about what happens in Episode 1. His assessment of the strategy: "Warners is playing with fire." He also reports that WBD has no intention of ever bringing any of this into a courtroom. The studio wouldn't comment, though a source familiar with its thinking told him that whether a project has been released yet is among the factors weighed before filing. Which is the point. This was about the calendar, not copyright.What they're admitting there is that they had no legal right to issue a takedown notice under the DMCA. They just didn't want negative information coming out about the series, at least not until after it debuted and they got their views.
YouTuber Andrew Sosa is suing WBD, alleging the studio used the DMCA to bury his negative review of The Batman. We covered that, too, on June 10. ... A federal judge had just put WBD's takedown practices under a microscope, and WBD responded by swearing out a fresh round of notices over a rumor. ... Unequal Stakes. Gardner is candid about why studios do this anyway. Section 512(f), the DMCA's penalty for knowingly false notices, has produced few wins in its history; the good-faith standard is subjective, damages are hard to prove, and cases take years.In other words, if a corposlop company demands your speech be squelched under a phony DMCA strike, the social media company complies immediately, because there are penalties if they don't. But if you try to sue them later showing that their strike was made in bad faith and had nothing to do with legitimate copyright, it's impossible to prove. This must be changed.
The studio, meanwhile, gets its result instantly, and by the time a counter-notice runs its course the premiere, the convention, or the entire leak cycle is over. WBD's defense in the Sosa case, per Puck, boils down to this: even if it was wrong that spoilers infringe copyright, being wrong isn't the same as lying. That is the argument they would make about us, too. ... His point to lawmakers: before creating another lever, be sure it can't be repurposed the way this one was. Gardner's column is about how the takedown system is being used; Cosmic Book News is the case study. ... Puck credits us with reading the tea leaves for months and calling the ending by March. It was more than that. We first raised Hal Jordan's death in November 2024 and broke down the pulled teaser on March 5. Then, on March 27, at WonderCon, our insiders told us flat-out that Hal Jordan dies, and we posted it. That's reporting. The second X notice. Puck covers the first notice, filed by a social strategist on HBO Max's brand team describing the infringement as "people discussing the spoilers."They're literally claiming that if you tell a friend "Darth Vader is really Luke's father," they have a copyright interest in that sentence and can legally compel social media companies to ban you for saying it.
It mentions the second only in passing. That one came from a senior analyst in WBD's Content Protection and Analytics division, the department whose entire job is copyright. Its fields: original work, a link to the show's IMDb page; reported content, "Text"; infringing material, "Lanterns Season 1 Episode 1 Spoiler." The copyright department certified, on a form that spells out federal liability for misrepresentation, that a sentence about a story is Warner Bros. property. Our post carried an image. They didn't claim the image. They claimed the sentence.
Cocksuckers. Oh, and the show is, get this, wokeslop.
The highlights tell the story. The town's big secret is a militia operating from a ranch, because apparently that's what Hollywood thinks every small town in the Midwest is hiding. The cowboy patriarch lectures Hal Jordan about "colonization." Hal then interrogates a suspected alien using Harry Potter trivia, with a Nebraska trucker not knowing enough about Hogwarts treated like evidence that something isn't right. When the alien finally confesses, his speech turns into a sneer at football itself: "pointless contests involving balls that somehow captivate more attention than the deteriorating atmosphere or the hunger of its least fortunate people." John Stewart is also a vegan. The episode makes sure to tell you twice. Taken together, the message isn't exactly subtle. Lanterns uses Sheridan-style America as its backdrop while repeatedly taking shots at the culture and people who live there.Here are some trailers. Note the first one is for Terminal List, Season 2, and is a Warner Bros. (HBO) production. So I may just skip it entirely, though I know a lot of people liked season one. (I did, but I'm really sick of HBO slop.)
Jim Caveziel, who's aging pretty well, plays a former special forces soldier who defends a town when a corporation attempts a land-grab. It's called Ghost Soldier and they mean that a little literally. He's got some kind of cloak that makes him appear invisible, in that "cameras film what's behind him and project it on to the front of him" kind of way.
Oh, and the most obnoxiously unnecessary cash-grab subgenree of movie -- "the prequel backstory for a villain from a classic cartoon or story" -- continues with the Dark and Gritty origin story of A Christmas Carol, Ebeneezer starring Johnny Depp, and I know that sounds like a joke written by AI but it's all too real. Didn't we already get Ebeneezer's backstory in A Christmas Carol? Ghost of Christmas Past kinda caught us up on that, right?
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: GF at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (e5z5/)
Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Guy who always says "It's garbage" at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (MWfyi)
They can fire him but it will cost big bucks to buy out his contract. Possibly more than the movie will make.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 21, 2026 04:44 PM (cpFbA)
Posted by: huerfano at August 21, 2026 04:46 PM (2Xqig)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 04:46 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at August 21, 2026 04:46 PM (+F5HV)
This is actually one of the few games I remember spending money on playing in the arcade. I'm not compelled to see the movie, but I think it's fun someone else enjoyed that game too.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 04:46 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 04:46 PM (nqf1u)
Wait, that's not true...that's impossible!
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 04:47 PM (dz8eD)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 04:47 PM (nqf1u)
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Maybe I'm missing out on something, but ... who?
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at August 21, 2026 04:48 PM (pE12i)
When are we getting Clouds of Xeen / Darkside of Xeen: the Movie?
Posted by: Trump has big balls, Paul has small balls at August 21, 2026 04:48 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 04:48 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 21, 2026 04:49 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 04:49 PM (YwEeS)
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Yep, the one with a transperson transitioned as a child.... Male to female. And that old standby, Michelle Yeoh.
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 04:49 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Peggy Entwhistle and Thelma Todd at August 21, 2026 04:49 PM (JM9I6)
That's still the best Olympics event I ever watched. I swear I ruptured something laughing, and it wasn't just Raygun that looked ridiculous.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 04:49 PM (ZgwKJ)
Posted by: Leupold at August 21, 2026 04:49 PM (6NGJs)
oh damn, I was wondering why they didn't include that soundbite in the trailer!
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (hq00u)
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (dz8eD)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (M+uMR)
It's like Sony knew to keep Peter Parker (and other Spideys) around in their Miles Morales animated movies. You didn't need Peter dead for Miles to shine b/c fans also like his character in the comics.
There aren't many POC characters that sell, but these two do...so the Lanterns thing just seems dumb...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (enNUy)
Otherwise meh.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (88C+u)
What?? That's hilarious.
1. The series was an international monster seller, not a US phenomenon.
2. Unless you're the right age to have read this as a youth, or are a parent of the right age, or are a weirdo adult that's into teen fiction, Harry Potter isn't going to be trivia you know.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (mkw2N)
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That's 1930's with better visual gimmicks.
Good for 8 to 13 yo boys.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (nqf1u)
But you get the payoff and it makes the story so much better by having all those years of Jordan being a true and noble hero. This show just tells you that this happened, and cap Jordan so Aaron Pierre can fuck an older white woman.
Its literal cat lady porn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 21, 2026 04:51 PM (zZu0s)
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Neuromancer is a wildly overrated book. I was bored the entire time I read it. Didn't care about any of the characters.
Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash hasn't aged well, but it's a much more enjoyable cyberpunk story.
Could be turned into a decent 1 or 2 season series, but whoever tried to make it would go full woke just because we can't have anything nice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 04:51 PM (FZ29D)
He's probably also the most normal green lantern.
But if they are making a show about them are they including all the other ones like the compassion and love ones? Because I bet they are going gay gay gay if they go with that
Posted by: Stan at August 21, 2026 04:51 PM (sKqQm)
Ghost Soldier looks but then anything Caveziel is in is good.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 04:51 PM (2WIwB)
It's no biggie, because as TJM says on the sidebar, there will always be "the joys of discovering older movies over anticipating new ones." There are so many good movies I haven't seen yet, it does not matter to me whether Hollywood ever makes another film. There's always still something worth watching.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 04:51 PM (Jr5Lq)
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'"Super Bowl' is also verboten, comrades."
-- The NFL (Not For Long)
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 04:51 PM (ue44Q)
Small town rural America has been a Hollywood hate object since before "Bad Day at Black Rock."
Southern villages, piticalarry.
Posted by: Auspex at August 21, 2026 04:51 PM (Y8DZL)
loudmouth writer/director responsible for lots of Superhero movies like Guardians of the Galaxy, Suicide Squad, Superman (2025), and now the head of all of DC Studios' output, at least for the moment.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:52 PM (AzKar)
Yes. All of these shows are like that. Two hours of plot and excitement PACKED into ten hours.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:53 PM (qVYnH)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (mkw2N)
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Pop culture rarely ages well.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 04:53 PM (FZ29D)
eh, we gotta kill the OG to clear the stage for him?
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:53 PM (qVYnH)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 04:47 PM (nqf1u)
Peter's son.
Which brings us to one of the best tv music tune.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 04:53 PM (2WIwB)
Uwe might be better.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 04:53 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 04:54 PM (lJ0H4)
I agree about The Thomas Crowne Affair as it always struck me as a way to have actors play dress up in a crime movie. Kind of like the Ocean 's Eleven movies both old and new.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 04:54 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 04:54 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 21, 2026 04:54 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 04:51 PM (Jr5Lq)
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"Read a book!"
--Handy the puppet from "The Tick"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 04:54 PM (FZ29D)
I saw the scene and didn't mind it. The set-up is that the guy, who will be revealed to be an alien, answers all of the football-related questions perfectly, which causes Jordan to wonder if he's just an infiltrator who has done his homework, so he switches up the questions to ask about something he probably didn't study. It's not terrible, in context.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:55 PM (qVYnH)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 04:55 PM (M+uMR)
I liked it a bit more than Ben Affleck's "Daredevil", truth be told.
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 04:55 PM (dz8eD)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:55 PM (wtFge)
you're lucky. He's really made himself the face of the brand.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:56 PM (wtFge)
And, making Jon a vegan? WTAF?
Golden Axe cartoon looks hilarious, too bad I shall ne'er have Paramount+.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 04:56 PM (aJQbY)
Now we laugh at stuff that's not supposed to be funny, like hearing a head thump down stairs. I think this is supposed to be horrific, yet we laugh.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 04:57 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:57 PM (wtFge)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 04:57 PM (Jr5Lq)
The original Blade Runner was very good, you dirty, stinky liar.
Posted by: No Name Today at August 21, 2026 04:57 PM (8mulE)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 04:58 PM (ghZuT)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DrreeZ4xFcE
man did I love the Spyhunter car. They put out a game for the PS2 that was great, too. (Terrible sequel, though.)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (wtFge)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (mkw2N)
The big studios and music publishers are absolutely ruthless and reckless with DMCA takedowns, even in obvious 'fair use' cases, like reviews or commentary. And YouTube is more than happy to oblige them because they spend billion$ on marketing with Alphabet (GGL + YT).
Lawsuits are the only way to get a handle on the problem.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Guy who says "Is it?" at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (wtFge)
Posted by: No Name Today at August 21, 2026 04:57 PM (8mulE)
Only if it's the version without H. Ford's supremely bored voice-over.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (v3pYe)
I liked it a bit more than Ben Affleck's "Daredevil", truth be told.
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 04:55 PM (dz8eD)
Nope, the relationship scene when the world is ending was F material...it's a badly ended movie (and I have no memory of the rest, so I'm gonna say it wasn't good enough to offset the ending)...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (tOcjL)
So who'd gonna be the lead for the Fidel Castro biopix?
Posted by: Auspex at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (Y8DZL)
henry mancini, right?
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:57 PM (wtFge)
Yes.
The first music I ever associated with a tv show.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (2WIwB)
Lead: tranny
Co-star 1: Asian woman
Co-star 2: Black man
Posted by: Frasier Crane at August 21, 2026 05:00 PM (bNf8H)
Then Chuck Mangione had to go and ruin the genre.
Glad to see Gunn headed for the exit.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 05:00 PM (ghZuT)
I'm sure there's decent stuff still being produced, though probably not much (TJM will know). In any case it's been years since I paid any attention or watched more than a tiny number of things.
But to each their own.
Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 05:01 PM (U/Byj)
Ah, so my guess of doing the American sports trivia trope wasn't too far off.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 05:01 PM (mkw2N)
You can go back here and see where I said James Gunn is the last person who should be running a studio, let alone writing Superman and here we are. The thing is, I am far from the only person who saw this obvious thing, but apprenetly WB could not.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:01 PM (K32Fz)
Lead: tranny
Co-star 1: Asian woman
Co-star 2: Black man
Posted by: Frasier Crane at August 21, 2026 05:00 PM (bNf8H)
In the Terminal List they made his girlfriend Asian and in the book she's a blond Caucasian...
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:02 PM (+gK6I)
...continues with the Dark and Gritty origin story of A Christmas Carol, Ebeneezer starring Johnny Depp, and I know that sounds like a joke written by AI but it's all too real.
A couple of years ago the BBC had Scrooge as a rapist in their new version of a Christmas Carol, so-
not sure where they're going to go with Depp's dark and gritty version.
Maybe his Scrooge breaks into people's houses and shits on their bed.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 05:02 PM (iJfKG)
henry mancini, right?
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:57 PM (wtFge)
cont.
In fact The Music From Peter Gunn won the first ever album of the year.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 05:02 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: D) will at August 21, 2026 05:02 PM (TbWk/)
I'd never heard of Mangione until I became a fan of King of the Hill.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 05:02 PM (mkw2N)
* No, I'm not actually hopeful.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 05:03 PM (vTZFs)
I saw that.. It was disturbing
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:03 PM (+gK6I)
Yeah but the things he went to were written by modern young people for whom 2016 is a lifetime ago. First off, why on earth would some football guy in nowhere Nebraska know about Harry Potter?? Second, how would you talk about Barack Obama in football season Nebraska instead of Trump who probably just won the election???
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:03 PM (K32Fz)
henry mancini, right?
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:57 PM (wtFge)
Yes.
The first music I ever associated with a tv show.
Posted by: Diogenes
Little bit of trivia I learned listening to my local classical music station. John Williams-yes, that John Williams-played the piano on the Peter Gunn theme music.
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 05:03 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:03 PM (6ydKt)
oh wow.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:04 PM (T1Fop)
more like ghost of memory hole. but the truth will out!
Posted by: ebeneezer at August 21, 2026 05:04 PM (v3pYe)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:04 PM (6ydKt)
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As soon as I saw it's an Amazon Prime production, I knew they were going to mess it up.
They can't adapt source material to save their lives.
Exhibit A - Rings of Power
Exhibit B - Wheel of Time
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 05:04 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 05:04 PM (Av6i5)
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WHAT ???
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 05:04 PM (g47mK)
https://tinyurl.com/2axd2dc4
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 05:05 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:05 PM (+gK6I)
Which brings us to one of the best tv music tune.
Posted by: Diogenes
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Henry Mancini, Mr. Lucky (1959–1960)
The Detectives (1959–1962)
The New Steve Allen Show (1961–1964)
NBC Mystery Movie (1971–1977)
What’s Happening!! (1976–1979)
Newhart (1982–1990)
Remington Steele (1982–1987)
Hotel (1983–198
The Thorn Birds (1983 miniseries)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 05:05 PM (nqf1u)
oh yeah that's great. have you heard the indian/hiphop version?
https://youtu.be/xYdmCxRIwVE?si=fOcFAnIZxNlSkvIe
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:05 PM (T1Fop)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 05:05 PM (gIjzl)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:05 PM (6ydKt)
They can't adapt source material to save their lives.
Exhibit A - Rings of Power
Exhibit B - Wheel of Time
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 05:04 PM (FZ29D)
Future Exhibit C - God of War.
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 05:06 PM (dz8eD)
hopefully, oompa-loompas are involved.
Posted by: deep roy at August 21, 2026 05:06 PM (v3pYe)
Soldier asked him who won the '42 Series. His reply, reportedly, was "haven't the foggiest, but I did star with Ginger Rogers in 'Bachelor Mother'". Which sufficed to get him through the checkpoint. Kind of hard to beat that one.
Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 05:06 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Auspex at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (Y8DZL)
If it's on Netflix, either Viola Davis or Lizzo.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 21, 2026 05:06 PM (GjEvj)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 05:06 PM (IG3/x)
I've achieved my lifelong dream of being mentioned in an AoS post update, for the second time!
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at August 21, 2026 05:06 PM (+F5HV)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 05:02 PM (mkw2N)
I've never been a fan of King of the Hill (personal preference, I like it academically), but I love the Randy Travis/Peggy Hill episode. Wife and I were in a hotel, and I was packing up while watching it on some cable station. Funny as hell.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 21, 2026 05:07 PM (0aYVJ)
Why is there any need to do another version of a Christmas Carol? There are several fine versions out there already . It seems like Hollywood has no creativity.
I guess I don't have James Gunn fatigue because I don't know who that is.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 05:07 PM (JrHfD)
And we used to go at least once a month then.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at August 21, 2026 05:07 PM (k1E2D)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:07 PM (K32Fz)
hopefully, oompa-loompas are involved.
Posted by: deep roy at August 21, 2026 05:06 PM (v3pYe)
LOL... Yeah , that was s strange version but I liked it..
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:07 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 05:07 PM (nqf1u)
So it came to pass American troops started asking questions about stuff only an American would really know. This was in addition to the password of the day, lol. "Who won the '36 World Series" kind of thing.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (zwp1R)
I'm also partial to Miami Vice and Hawaii-Five-O themes.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:03 PM
The pep band during my high school daze was pretty good. Half of the guys went to college on music scholarships. The Theme From PG was their signature music. They'd start that up and the gym would go crazy.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (0aYVJ)
Oh, on Instagram the other day, Brec Bassinger who played 'Stargirl' had a picture of her working out. Damn, she's 25 and 5' 2", bjt she would have made a great Supergirl too.
And one of the cartoon channels still has Aztec Batman if you need something to fall asleep to becasue you truly don't give a shit.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (Av6i5)
*dejectedly* - "It feels great!".
https://tinyurl.com/2sybzfsv
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (dz8eD)
Two of my favorites: Rockford Files and Jonny Quest.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (IG3/x)
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms might've been the best TV show I've seen in a decade or more... Which isn't saying much, but it was good
Posted by: bearski at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (Bhsk7)
There's a scene in Band of Brothers where they challenge some soldier about baseball and he's not a fan so he has no clue but swears so well and acts so American they accept him anyway.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: connected and litigious at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (cS1cw)
Who is James Gunn?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
Peter Gunn's long lost great nephew.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 05:09 PM (Cqx++)
Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash hasn't aged well, but it's a much more enjoyable cyberpunk story.
I had exactly the opposite reaction but then I read Neuromancer when it was fresh and Snow Crash when it was several years past its sell-by date. I have talked before in the book thread about how Stephenson's style doesn't play well for me.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 05:09 PM (vTZFs)
yeah that was great. Really neat mash-up of bluegrass and gangsta rap. Fit the show perfectly.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:09 PM (zzeIq)
The Ryan Reynolds film a few years back was bad enough, and it was very mid.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:09 PM (6ydKt)
That too. I have literally thousands of good ones I haven't cracked yet.
drm is a bitch
Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 05:09 PM (v3pYe)
It was okay but it was part of the "every single theme song has to be hip hop/street" that even had the freaking Sopranos trend for too long in TV shows. You still see bits of it "does this have a black man? Bust out the rap song!"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:10 PM (K32Fz)
The big studios and music publishers are absolutely ruthless and reckless with DMCA takedowns, even in obvious 'fair use' cases, like reviews or commentary. And YouTube is more than happy to oblige them because they spend billion$ on marketing with Alphabet (GGL + YT).
Lawsuits are the only way to get a handle on the problem.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (6ydKt)
There are a couple of YouTube channels, Rick Beato and Professor of Rock, who have interviews with musical artists and play clips of their music, they have gotten DMCA strikes against them from the artists' labels!
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at August 21, 2026 05:10 PM (k1E2D)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 21, 2026 05:10 PM (bX16E)
i heard it's okay but I'm done with that guy. He's not going to finish the books so the TV version is the official version.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (zzeIq)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (kYmoU)
hopefully, oompa-loompas are involved.
Posted by: deep roy
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Peeling Americana's onion one layer at a time.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (nqf1u)
come to think of it, i've never seen the first five leonard parts.
Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (v3pYe)
That's a great story!
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (sFNX2)
Yes.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: Octochicken at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (oCS0o)
Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (4NO2D)
Doing 80s cyberpunk now is just baffling to me. Its like doing a Jetsons show now; see what the future was supposed to be like 40 years ago?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:12 PM (K32Fz)
That was hilarious.
I'm happy for Kailleen and Carmen though.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 05:12 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:12 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 05:02 PM (iJfKG)
I think Bob Cratchit's wife was black in that version. If I remember correctly, I think that's who Scrooge was hitting on.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 05:12 PM (ZgwKJ)
I think Bob Cratchit's wife was black in that version. If I remember correctly, I think that's who Scrooge was hitting on.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 05:12 PM (ZgwKJ)
Yup
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:12 PM (+gK6I)
oh yeah that's great. have you heard the indian/hiphop version?
https://youtu.be/xYdmCxRIwVE?si=fOcFAnIZxNlSkvIe
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:05 PM (T1Fop)
I didn't like it at first, at all.
And then about a minute in the beat kicks in and I'm vibing to this thing.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:12 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: juliette at August 21, 2026 05:13 PM (v3pYe)
Which brings us to one of the best tv music tune.
Posted by: Diogenes
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Henry Mancini, Mr. Lucky (1959–1960)
The Detectives (1959–1962)
The New Steve Allen Show (1961–1964)
NBC Mystery Movie (1971–1977)
What’s Happening!! (1976–1979)
Newhart (1982–1990)
Remington Steele (1982–1987)
Hotel (1983–198
The Thorn Birds (1983 miniseries)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 05:05 PM (nqf1u)
The theme from "UFO" was pretty good.
Funny how back in the 70's and 80's tv theme songs became hits.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at August 21, 2026 05:13 PM (k1E2D)
yeah they make you wait for the Knight Rider theme.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:13 PM (xh88z)
Two of my favorites: Rockford Files and Jonny Quest.
"Barney Miller."
Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 05:13 PM (vTZFs)
Saw "The End of Oak Street".
It was okay. Had some good action sequences.
But, this was the interesting part...
It takes about 4-6 years usually for a movie from script to finished product, so TEoOS was written and green lighted in the middle of Biden's Wokefest and probably shot before Trump was elected.
So, it's a girl boss story and all the men are useless or dickweeds, but but but..the model was clearly Spielberg and or JJ Abrams.
And as usual, there is a teen romance with a moment where the girl or boy suddenly kiss.
Only in TEoOS, the romance is very clearly a biracial lesbian teen romance, however Hollywood knows "Woke 1" is dead and that won't fly now in a family movie, so they edited out any obvious lesbian action, including, almost certainly The Kiss,
Toto in his movie review mentions the hollowness of the movie esp in introducing the "cute girl" that never seems to go anywhere. Well, that's why.
They did their best to back out of the worst of the Woke in this movie.
I wonder if this heralds a new era of entertaining movies instead of "educating" movies?
Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 05:13 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:14 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:12 PM (K32Fz)
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'80s cyberpunk was too optimistic about the future.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at August 21, 2026 05:14 PM (+F5HV)
Two of my favorites: Rockford Files and Jonny Quest.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026
***
Secret Agent, Hawaii Five-O, Mission: Impossible
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:14 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 05:14 PM (Sco7b)
He almost never spoke about his war experiences, similar to many of his generation.
Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (U/Byj)
Not nearly as good a theme, not memorable at all. Neither was the show, really. Having Tom Hanks running around talking about how terrible it was we fought the Japanese and nuked them.
i heard it's okay but I'm done with that guy. He's not going to finish the books so the TV version is the official version.
Never was impressed by GRRRRRRM. His books are overrated, the show is overblown, and the man is a scumbag of the first order. I tried to read his highly recommended first book and was a combination of revulsion and bored.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (zzeIq)
I was done with him before the HBO show even started. I made the mistake of reading him at exactly the same time I read the first Gap book by Donaldson and started getting rid of books (which i never did.) "Is everyone a greasy, disgusting pedophile-rapist-sex pervert!?!"
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (v4fVF)
It had a beginning that didn't really make sense, but, to me, it steadily built throughout the episode. And by the end--death or no death, I'm looking forward to the next episodes.
It doesn't bother me that much, John Stewart has been a GL for nearly as long as Hal, these days.
Nobody hollers for Alan Scott--the original Green Lantern until the John Broome Gil Kane's reboot with test pilot Hal Jordan as a space cop.
I'm waiting to see what they make of it.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (Fi81e)
I liked the world building and the story in Snow Crash a lot. But there's some awful crap in there too. Like his ancient Sumer mental algorithms bicameral mind stuff.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (Sco7b)
Roofer by day, crime fighter by night
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (cIy7m)
https://youtu.be/w1YXyII-JHM
Posted by: Mark1971 at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (/OKHJ)
Posted by: ace
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Critical Drinker had a great review of it. Motivated me to watch it and he was spot on. I've had it with Martin too and have no interest in House of the Dragon (ugh). But Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was refreshing, light (for the most part), and fun. And not woke.
Posted by: bearski at August 21, 2026 05:16 PM (Bhsk7)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:16 PM (tUb/q)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 05:16 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:17 PM (wzUl9)
That was a trippy book.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:17 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:16 PM (tUb/q)
Airwolf was a favorite theme of mine
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:17 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: bearski at August 21, 2026 05:16 PM (Bhsk7)
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They'll save the woke stuff for the next season.
Sooner or later it WILL go woke...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 05:17 PM (FZ29D)
Sorry to say, because I've found Apple, the corporation, more annoying than anything else throughout my life, but they are the highest quality streaming content provider out there, IMHO.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:17 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 05:18 PM (zwp1R)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:18 PM (tUb/q)
https://youtu.be/dEjXPY9jOx8
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:19 PM (K32Fz)
Eh, I lost interest in the show.
Hal Jordon was the only interesting character in the show.
The John Stewart guy was a plank of wood. Charisma vacuum.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 05:19 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: bearski at August 21, 2026 05:16 PM
It makes me want to follow the story of Dunk and Egg, though it ends very very badly, of course.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:19 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 05:19 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Axeman
New season of "Slow Horses" starts mid September.
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 05:19 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 05:20 PM (22uAl)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026
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Yes, The Prisoner had a compelling beat to it. U.N.C.L.E. had four different versions of its theme song, though, one for each of the four seasons. The first was that sorta military one with a 5/4 beat; the second was sorta cool and slinky; the third kind of over-the-top, like the campy stories that year; and the fourth came back to being much more serious, like the stories in that truncated season.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:20 PM (wzUl9)
I think after season 1 they played the original theme song over end credits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lt6y-4rbAI
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:20 PM (tUb/q)
The second was better but yeah the first is a nice fit for the show's themes and setting. It surprised me watching it through again how many years the first theme stuck around, I thought they changed right away.
That is a great, largely forgotten show; I managed to find a DVD set.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:20 PM (K32Fz)
Funny how back in the 70's and 80's tv theme songs became hits.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper
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Special mention M-Squad starring Lee Marvin
Popular theme written and performed by Count Basie and his band.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 05:20 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: Nova Local at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (tOcjL)
There is a whole intergalactic corps of lanterns in the comic book, as well as different colors.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:20 PM (uhVAy)
Larry Correia blames GRRRRM for killing the fantasy genre. New fantasy authors can't get published because no readers want to start a fantasy series that isn't complete yet, specifically because GRRRM burned so many readers with his GoT books people now assume will never be finished. Established authors get by, but nobody new gets a chance.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 05:20 PM (mkw2N)
You're supposed to have one GL per sector.
Earth has these in varying state of concurrent activity:
Hal Jordan
John Stewart
Guy Gardner
Kyle Raynor
C'mon, DC!
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:21 PM (Fi81e)
I think the book is better. It's weirder. Something is better than nothing.
Yeah Blade Runner isn't nothing, its production design is incredible, the special effects are S-tier, but storywise, it's so dull and drab and tedious. Everyone in the movie is a terrible character you don't like.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:21 PM (tUb/q)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 05:19 PM (Cqx++)
A US general was held prisoner at a checkpoint for thinking the Cubs were in the American League in WWII.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:22 PM (uhVAy)
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The ones that made it obviously have no interest in getting woke. I agree with the Drinker's point that either the makers were able to sneak this under the radar (and maybe they'll get squashed for Season 2; maybe not), or more excitingly, maybe Hollywood is realizing there really is a market for a good story with good characters without ticking diversity checkboxes... Brand New Day wasn't far from that...
Posted by: bearski at August 21, 2026 05:22 PM (Bhsk7)
Larry Correia blames GRRRRM for killing the fantasy genre. New fantasy authors can't get published because no readers want to start a fantasy series that isn't complete yet, specifically because GRRRM burned so many readers with his GoT books people now assume will never be finished. Established authors get by, but nobody new gets a chance.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 05:20 PM (mkw2N)
Surely, Robert Jordan deserves some of the blame if that's an issue.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 05:22 PM (22uAl)
Also SINNERS was poorly written and was WAY WAY overrated
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 05:22 PM (ubCxQ)
Earth has these in varying state of concurrent activity
Yeah the whole corps thing is lame anyway. I prefer when they act like there is no big pseudo-police force of goofy looking aliens and a huge lantern battery with blue gnomes around it.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:22 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: Mark1971 at August 21, 2026 05:22 PM (/OKHJ)
Popular theme written and performed by Count Basie and his band.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 05:20 PM (nqf1u)
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A show that has some shot-for-shot parallels with Police Squad, starring Leslie Nielson as Frank Drebbin. And serves as the original inspiration.
Just like Airplane! in places is a shot for shot parallel of Zero Hour (ITIWC)
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:23 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: ace
Most people don't know that the Mission: Impossible theme song originally had lyrics, but they were scrapped from the show. HOWEVER, before they were scrapped, a vocal group called The Kane Triplets recorded the lyric version and released on 45. It still exists today, and is the only evidence of the original lyrics, which are actually pretty cool:
Mission Impossible
Fly away, disappear, I'll be there, waiting
Run high, run low don't stop don't
No matter where, you are bound, I'm around, waiting
Hypnotized, on a string, following, watching
Leave it there, I'm aware, I don't care
Cannot stop and I won't stop till you're mine
I keep on dreamin' of you, and doubted about it
You took my hand and made me spin, somewhere it's never been
I'm in the desert, the middle of nowhere
With no choose I got me there, burning close to fire
But when I get through, that's when I'll begin to
Undertake a mission that's impossible
etc.
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 05:23 PM (Av6i5)
Literally he goes and steals back stuff that was stolen by rich white people. He's not a burglar he's a race-grievance robin hood. Again.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:23 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Imagine, if you were slipping through the American lines one should, someway, be convincingly conversant.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 05:23 PM (nqf1u)
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Agreed. He really needed to stick to the conventions of the heroic epic fantasy genre. Not everyone has to be miserable. Showcase a few truly heroic characters who win through in the end. He's a capable enough writer he could have pulled it off. But nope. He can't be bothered to understand the conventions of the genre in which he's writing. Consumed by his own ego and now it's too late.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 05:24 PM (FZ29D)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ9ymE2Rcxo
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 05:24 PM (Fv808)
1) Noir.
2) setting. Techno-Noir-Futurism.
3) Peak Sean Young
4) Something good quotes.
I 'like' the movie, but never rematch it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 21, 2026 05:24 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 05:22 PM
I have been putting off watching that, though I really enjoy the blood sucker genre.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:24 PM (4NO2D)
So the American side was very jumpy about possible infiltrators of that sort. Initially I think Ike's security team forced him to relocate/limit his movements at his HQ in France due to the rumor one of the teams was headed to bump him off.
Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 05:24 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:21 PM (tUb/q)
Yup.
It's so nice to look at, and see the world they've created but it is a slog until the end.
It's obviously a homage to film noir but that doesn't mean it has to be so slow and difficult to follow for an hour.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:25 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:25 PM (+gK6I)
Did you know the Star Trek theme has lyrics? Also never released. The story is, Gene Roddenberry wanted to corruptly take 1/2 of the royalty rights to the Star Trek theme, so he wrote "lyrics" to the music and claimed to have co-written it.
Beyond
The rim of the star-light
My love
Is wand'ring in star-flight
I know
He'll find in star-clustered reaches
Love,
Strange love a star woman teaches.
I know
His journey ends never
His star trek
Will go on forever.
But tell him
While he wanders his starry sea
Remember, remember me.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:26 PM (WV5yq)
Oh, Theme Songs and superheroes
"Great American Hero"
"Darkwing Duck"
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 05:26 PM (Sco7b)
Yeah Blade Runner isn't nothing, its production design is incredible, the special effects are S-tier, but storywise, it's so dull and drab and tedious. Everyone in the movie is a terrible character you don't like.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:21 PM (tUb/q)
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I feel the same way. I appreciate the movie for its influence on the genre and on what it's done for moviemaking. I don't have to like it for itself. I've only watched it all the way through maybe twice in my life.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 05:26 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (Sco7b)
Roofer by day, crime fighter by night
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (cIy7m)
The Tick cartoon was very funny, there's one time the batman/spiderman character Die Fledermaus hits the edge of town and goes "Hmm..Run out of Roofs"
Also the evil "Idea Men" gang who can't issue their demands since their helmets muffle their voices.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:26 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 05:20 PM (mkw2N)
Mayor of Noobtown, really enjoy this audiobook. I guess it's called Lit Fantasy, you have to get the audiobook to really enjoy it.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 05:26 PM (ubCxQ)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:22 PM (K32Fz)
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I forgot exactly what the title said of a Youtube thumbnail, but you couldn't make out who it was talking about directly, but it was about DC and it said something like the "The Worst Protectors of the Galaxy who Get Everybody killed".
And then you realize, yeah, that's a Guardian of Oa! in the picture.
The GLC is not as laughable as how much the Guardians--whom the corps serves--have botched up.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:26 PM (Fi81e)
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Yeah, but the 1st season only covered a week or two in time. At that pace they could make dozens of seasons before getting to the real end of it... The GoT has so much material in it that they can keep this show's theme going for a while if they want. I loved the actors in it too. Very re-watchable...
Posted by: bearski at August 21, 2026 05:27 PM (Bhsk7)
He seems to understand them, but hate them and think they are stupid and unrealistic. He criticizes Tolkien all the time for being too black and white good and evil. The guy is a deconstructionist postmodern fool.
And now that he's rich and famous instead of writing what people want, he's knocking off short stories, starting up new TV shows, and banging confused convention cosplay girls.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:27 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:27 PM (6ydKt)
I read the first of his Thrones books. The paperback publisher made a horrible mistake and put the list of characters in the *back* instead of the front, so here's Wolfus trying to follow a convoluted story without knowing the characters' family or other relationships. I was not thrilled.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:28 PM (wzUl9)
♫ The X-Files is a show
With music by Mark Snow
The X-Files is a show ... ♫
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:28 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:26 PM (uhVAy)
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The Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight!
And when Tick is a tongue: "I can taste EVERYTHING!!" (In revulsion)
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:28 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Case at August 21, 2026 05:28 PM (VrYHL)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 05:26 PM (FZ29D)
I've watched a few versions (there must be like five 'cuts') a few times.
Even the extended cut doesn't make it much better.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:28 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 05:29 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:28 PM (Fi81e)
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"And then I says, 'Tell me I'm wrong!' and he goes, 'I CAN'T 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT!'"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 05:29 PM (FZ29D)
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Obama broke Hollywood.
It was already teetering into mediocrity but then the urge to make every hero black took over and drove Hollywood over the edge.
And it's not all Hollywood corporate idiots at fault, the state itself (via taxes) played their usual destructive role.
Now South Korea, Japan, China and India might be bigger deals now than Hollywood, in terms of global impact. Canada might even be, thanks to tax policy though you could argue those films and scripted shows are Hollywood-lite. The state of Georgia (as opposed to the nation) might be in that same boat too.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 05:29 PM (MY8jA)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Imagine, if you were slipping through the American lines one should, someway, be convincingly conversant.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 05:23 PM (nqf1u)
Isaac Asimov had a story where a spy was caught for knowing the third verse of the Star Spangled Banner song. no true american knows that.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:29 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:29 PM (K32Fz)
Some good, some bad.
But at least it's mostly original.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 05:29 PM (3cUTc)
in the Making of Star Trek book by Stephen Whitfield and Roddenberry.Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:30 PM (wzUl9)
"Electra Woman and Dyna Girl"
Man, I loved Dyna Girl. And Wonder Woman's younger cousin.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 05:30 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:30 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: vivi at August 21, 2026 05:30 PM (7esJd)
Funny how back in the 70's and 80's tv theme songs became hits.
i'm right here, you know
Posted by: theme from quark at August 21, 2026 05:30 PM (v3pYe)
He damaged it badly then Covid and the strikes killed it. Unbelievable damage done to themselves, for political gain LOL.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:30 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:21 PM (tUb/q)
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I can see that reaction. Even if I don't have it myself.
But I can see somebody finding it slow... because it kina is.
That last thing you described is "noir". I probably like noir more than you do, I would guess.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:31 PM (Fi81e)
He damaged it badly then Covid and the strikes killed it. Unbelievable damage done to themselves, for political gain LOL.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:30 PM (K32Fz)
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Brokeback Hollywood. They just couldn't quit 'im.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:31 PM (Fi81e)
Now South Korea, Japan, China and India might be bigger deals now than Hollywood, in terms of global impact. Canada might even be, thanks to tax policy though you could argue those films and scripted shows are Hollywood-lite. The state of Georgia (as opposed to the nation) might be in that same boat too.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 05:29 PM (MY8jA)
TONS of popular shows have been made here.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 05:31 PM (Sco7b)
I read the first of his Thrones books. The paperback publisher made a horrible mistake and put the list of characters in the *back* instead of the front, so here's Wolfus trying to follow a convoluted story without knowing the characters' family or other relationships. I was not thrilled.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:28 PM (wzUl9)
It is always bad when the author slips the chains of editorial restraint and starts with the 1200 page paperbacks you can't hold or 27-iliogies.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:31 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:28 PM (wzUl9)
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George Raymond Martin wrote a few good Science Fiction short stories back in the day, such as "Sandkings", "The Monkey Treatment", and "Under Siege", before he gained fame for his 1990s 'darker and edgier' epic fantasy series.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at August 21, 2026 05:32 PM (+F5HV)
Posted by: bearski at August 21, 2026 05:32 PM (Bhsk7)
While a normal person sits there and has to contend with how absolutely over the top and stereotypical the content is, there are half-wit, mentally unstable, self-important lemmings willing to sit through every damn one. Most of us take it for what it is....half-assed fan service. While there are others sitting out in the theater thinking, "My life sucks. I wish I could fly."
Posted by: Orson at August 21, 2026 05:32 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 21, 2026 05:32 PM (nXv4p)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 05:32 PM (ubCxQ)
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:33 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:31 PM (Fi81e)
I think even in noir you kinda like the protagonist for fighting back or something.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:33 PM (uhVAy)
A well-established and storied effect on writing. Too much success too fast can be read in the length of the books they write. Ego bulges and the author starts to think that every idea they have is brilliant and needs no editor.
Every book in a series gets bigger, and worse, and loses its way. The Sword of Truth series is probably the ultimate example of this.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:33 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 05:22 PM (ubCxQ)
Yes and yes!
It was a reasonably good vampire movie (that's a low bar), and a mediocre period piece. I did think it was filmed nicely.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 21, 2026 05:33 PM (k5CNB)
Posted by: ace
And I never knew that!
The romance/sex aspect of Roddenberry's Star Trek lyrics prove that the "Kirk bones alien space chicks in nearly every episode" part off the show was no accident.
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 05:33 PM (Av6i5)
I waiting for them to make RC ProAm or ExciteBike in movie form.
Posted by: Frank Barone at August 21, 2026 05:34 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:29 PM (K32Fz)
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What was really impressive for a kid's cartoon (only slightly) was the way that if Chairface carves the first three letters of his name on the Moon, it stayed there. If Omnipotus takes a bit out of the Moon, the bite stayed there (and the letters then say "HA")
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:34 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026
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Sunset Strip was running overnight on MeTV some years ago, and I got to see a lot of the episodes. They did some stylish things. One was a sort of forerunner of Lost, with Stu Bailey and several others mysteriously stuck on an island. Another was "The Silent Caper," in which there is not a single line of dialogue spoken. (Roger Smith, later to be Ann-Margret's husband, wrote and starred in it.) And they did a rewrite of Strangers on a Train, only for ca. 1960 it was an airplane trip.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:34 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 21, 2026 05:33 PM
Aren't the leads a fake twin?
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:34 PM (4NO2D)
If its anything else, then I do not get the organized smear campaign against him. He's putting out comic book movies and doing an ok job at it. Not great, but ok. Better than Marvel and fucking Feige still has a job somehow.
I had to stop watching Critical Drinker because of the CONSTANT James Gunn bashing. I'm not even a Gunn superfan (he did make GOTG which I love tho), I'm just tired of this constant drumbeat of Gunn hate. Feels like an op.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at August 21, 2026 05:35 PM (xcxpd)
Also the evil "Idea Men" gang who can't issue their demands since their helmets muffle their voices.
so many good characters. sarcastro. the deadly bulb. sewer urchin. el seed.
Posted by: fire me, boy! at August 21, 2026 05:35 PM (v3pYe)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:29 PM (K32Fz)
American Maid, the nation's most patriotic domestic!
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:35 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:35 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 21, 2026 05:32 PM (nXv4p)
I'm not sure it's that good, but I think Ace is being harsh. Hell, I liked the sequel too!
I think Ace met a replicant in a bar during college and she rebuffed his advances, so he is predisposed to disliking the movies.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 21, 2026 05:35 PM (k5CNB)
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:36 PM (4NO2D)
That's an interesting story. It is a bit problematic because its a cool Twilight Zone 30 minute bit in concept, and the author pulls it into a full novel that meanders a lot in the middle to make it long enough. The author was, by all analysis and associates, a genuine psychopath who was writing out madness instead of playing it out in her life.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:36 PM (K32Fz)
About "Slow Horses," I read rave review and thought it sounded interesting. I decided to read book first. It was just woke trash (villians are all right-wingers; DEI great; usual lazy slop). I gave up half way through the book. No interest in what Londonstan did with video.
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 05:36 PM (sFNX2)
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:34 PM (Fi81e)
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Yep. That show has pretty good internal continuity throughout the series.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 05:37 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:34 PM (4NO2D)
Yup. But that's no big deal with modern tech.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 21, 2026 05:37 PM (k5CNB)
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 05:33 PM (Av6i5)
Well at least Star Trek didn't have the problem of having to kill the poor gal by episode's end like Bonanza did. Little Joe is falling in love?? Poor girl is a goner!
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:37 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026
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When I saw it when it first appeared, I thought it the most adult and near-literary SF movie ever made. Not the most exciting, but the most "grown-up," if that could be the right word.
Deckard's use of computer technology to "go into" the photograph and isolate an image that is a clue was a riveting scene.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:38 PM (wzUl9)
Another factoid: his batman was Peter Ustinov, Niven helped him get a start in movies.
Posted by: Wenda at August 21, 2026 05:38 PM (rycvf)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:33 PM (K32Fz)
I hate Sword of Truth for making me like it with the first fucking book. Then turning into rape and cuck fantasy with pontificating Libertarian and immigration allegory.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 21, 2026 05:38 PM (zZu0s)
The dragon girl is like 14 and he's writing all these sex scenes with her?
I finally have gotten around to watching the whole series.
I'm slogging through the last season.
What a bunch of terrible writing.
Zero plot really; like the dragons and the white walkers drive the whole story.
And so, so many deux ex machina. Like, i just sit there like, OK what stupid thing is suddenly going to happen to save them now?
And the way they just hand-wave these massive military campaigns; that thing just happened.
And I mentioned it before, but the series had to have a whole bunch of women writers with no real world experience.
It's just so ... dull.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 05:38 PM (3cUTc)
Well at least Star Trek didn't have the problem of having to kill the poor gal by episode's end like Bonanza did. Little Joe is falling in love?? Poor girl is a goner!
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:37 PM (uhVAy)
In one, if I remember correctly he married one that they killed off...
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:39 PM (+gK6I)
Blade Runner has the greatest opening sequence of any movie I have ever seen, it sucked me into the world and the filming of the reflections off the eye, I don't think they could do that anymore with out doing some dumb CGI
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 05:39 PM (ubCxQ)
Others' mileage may vary, but this kid hasn't picked up ***Book One of a Stunning New Series*** in years and years. Not since Zelazny's Amber books, and Zelazny's been gone for thirty years now.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 21, 2026 05:39 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 05:39 PM (NpzV6)
Gunn is a guy who argued his way into a job he is totally unqualified for, ruining what should have been great movies. That tends to annoy fans. He did okay with Guardians of the Galaxy, although each was measurably worse, but give him anything else and he only knows one template, stamping everything into that star-shaped hole.
People would give Gunn a break if he wouldn't lie so much and was not in charge of the DCU. Let him stick to what he's good at and people would be fans.
Feige seems hapless at everything and the same people complaining about Gunn, despise and mock him. Its just so transparently obvious how awful he is that its not even worth discussing.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:39 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 05:40 PM (Ia/+0)
Force 10 from Navarrone!
I also think he was in a WWII romance movie called Hanover Street or something.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:40 PM (vNfyu)
Some good, some bad.
But at least it's mostly original.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 05:29 PM (3cUTc)
I like listening to the AI-voice generated "Apocalypse" scenarios on YouTube, stuff such as "End Times Ambience" and "Apocast". The former started incorporating Rush Limbaugh's voice into the storyline, which threw me for a loop when I first heard it.
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 05:40 PM (dz8eD)
That's an interesting story. It is a bit problematic because its a cool Twilight Zone 30 minute bit in concept, and the author pulls it into a full novel that meanders a lot in the middle to make it long enough. The author was, by all analysis and associates, a genuine psychopath who was writing out madness instead of playing it out in her life.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026
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I know. Highsmith had talent, at least for great concepts, but her books lose something in the middle and I have trouble remembering whether I've read a particular one.
The Sunset Strip episode did credit her onscreen. And Warners owned both concepts, so they had no trouble adapting it. Earlier they had done a Treasure of the Sierra Madre rewrite on an early Cheyenne.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:41 PM (wzUl9)
He was in American Graffiti when he was a youngin'
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:41 PM (+gK6I)
dad was a cop. he particularly liked that scene.
Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 05:41 PM (v3pYe)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 05:41 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:35 PM (6ydKt)
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I think Eek the Cat comes after that.
So, I can't say the same.
And the Ed Grimly show was surprisingly charming.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:42 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026
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Cedric the Entertainer!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:42 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 05:41 PM (XvL8K)
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Look up Kubrick and Nihilism.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:42 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:27 PM (K32Fz)
Ewwww.... does this involve a cosplay where he's a giant slug-creature, with the girl attached to him via a chain around her neck, and also Han Solo owes him a bunch of money?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 05:42 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 21, 2026 05:32 PM (nXv4p)
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I was always a big Rutger Hauer fan for his 1980's films (which includes Bladerunner). Through the 90's all he did was low budget nonsense movies (which don't really qualify as films). But, early on the guy rocked the screen.
Posted by: Orson at August 21, 2026 05:43 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:37 PM (uhVAy)
In Star Trek she could just run off and lay an egg like Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Dejah Thoris.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 05:43 PM (NpzV6)
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There's that, the "you are special, you have secret powers"
I also take them as a psy-op to dissuade the audience--you're not a super hero, you can't do anything, stay home.
Whereas, look at all the action movies from the 80's. Those were just basically regular people saving the f'ing world.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 05:43 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026
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Cedric the Entertainer!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:42 PM (wzUl9)
Madea... Tyler Perry
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:43 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 05:36 PM (sFNX2)
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Harsh. The books had some lefty elements, sure, but to call them woke trash is a massive overreach. One thing is true, and that is the books could use a good editor.
The TV shows are pretty good, I thought; very well cast, entertaining, and they go easy on the lefty bullshit. The pilot episode was maybe the least entertaining of the lot, and then the shouw got better.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 05:43 PM (FPQLW)
bleh. So I was around when Blade Runner came out, and I thought the trailer was amazing, and I was so excited to see it. I bought the novel (with the title Blade Runner) stuck on it and read it pre-movie. The book was weird but I figured the movie would be more straightforward.
Anyway, it could be a case of high expectations crashing into a mid movie.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:43 PM (WV5yq)
He was in American Graffiti when he was a youngin'
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:41 PM (+gK6I
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I'd say that it was his first non-Lucas role after he hit it big with those, however, he is a central character in Force 10 From Navarrone 6 years before BR.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:44 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 05:44 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Josephistan at August 21, 2026 05:44 PM (G0Uu2)
Also weird theme song trivia . Sonny Curtis who wrote I Fought the Law also wrote the theme song to the Mary Tyler Moore Show
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 05:44 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: Orson
Loved him in "Lady Hawke". Wish he'd made more movies like that.
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 05:45 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:43 PM (WV5yq)
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It's PKD. It's going to be weird.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:45 PM (Fi81e)
So you could make, like, a biopic of Chaka Zulu and have him played by a topless Sydney Sweeney in a grass skirt?
Because I would watch the hell out of that.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 05:45 PM (IG3/x)
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Well, that explains it. Never saw 'em.
If not for Ace (and I do thank you), I wouldn't know anything about Hollywood. Better to be slightly informed than ignorant.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at August 21, 2026 05:45 PM (pE12i)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 21, 2026 05:45 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 05:41 PM (XvL8K)
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Kubrick's The Killing and Huston's Asphalt Jungle, six years apart, are the best heist films ever made.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at August 21, 2026 05:45 PM (+F5HV)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at August 21, 2026 05:46 PM (gUs21)
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 05:46 PM (dz8eD)
Best performance was by the actress portraying Raisa Gorbachev.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2026 05:46 PM (hFg3N)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:37 PM (uhVAy)
In Star Trek she could just run off and lay an egg like Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Dejah Thoris.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 05:43 PM (NpzV6)
He just dumped her, even the one with the mesmerizing tears. Sorry girls! That's why I really like the very last show where a jilted insane ex girlfriend does a body switch on him. A great episode.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:47 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:37 PM (uhVAy)
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Because they had to leave, not just sit on a ranch.
They did have some Romance of the Hour eps. "For the World is Hallow And I Have Touched the Sky" (don't judge me) was McCoy's romance hour.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:47 PM (Fi81e)
Another SF writer, Alan E. Nourse, earlier had a novel called Blade Runner, involving a future society where medical doctors are banned and have to go underground to help patients. I haven't read it either. But I think the producers of the film borrowed Nourse's title; not sure if they paid him for it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:47 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at August 21, 2026 05:46 PM (gUs21)
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I was a big fan of "Person Of Interest"
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 05:47 PM (FPQLW)
I still have the Avatar Fire and Ass 4K collecting dust on my shelf.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 21, 2026 05:48 PM (yTXpW)
i own it!
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:48 PM (lMQRQ)
Enormously talented actor, guy was great in everything
Well at least Star Trek didn't have the problem of having to kill the poor gal by episode's end like Bonanza did. Little Joe is falling in love?? Poor girl is a goner!]/i]
They carried that into Miami Vice. Sonny Crockett was a walking disaster
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:48 PM (K32Fz)
I really love the Korean shows better written and really gritty. I laughed when I found out one of the Biggest Korean action Actors went to Columbus State when I was there, the Korean Rock but he can act, he's in the gangster the cop the devil
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 05:48 PM (ubCxQ)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:43 PM (WV5yq)
I tried to watch it twice and fell asleep both times.
Posted by: Josephistan at August 21, 2026 05:48 PM (G0Uu2)
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 05:46 PM (dz8eD)
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First really noticed him in Nighthawks with Stallone.
He made an impression. He always did, actually.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:49 PM (Fi81e)
For some reason I tend to mix those two up.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 05:49 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 05:49 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:43 PM (WV5yq)
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It's PKD. It's going to be weird.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:45 PM (Fi81e)
Except for "The Father-Thing" That's a documentary. Weird alien plants start growing duplicates of the family starting with Dad.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:49 PM (uhVAy)
For some reason I tend to mix those two up.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026
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Lundgren, I think. Though I would not be surprised to find that Hauer was well-educated too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:50 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:47 PM
I have. It's ... not very good.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:50 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at August 21, 2026 05:46 PM (gUs21)
Mt Vernon or O'Dea?
Interestingly, Chris Pratt went to Lake Stevens.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 05:50 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:48 PM (K32Fz)
Must have been his alligator getting them.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:50 PM (uhVAy)
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Actually watched him filming some scenes when they did "Surviving the Game" in Wenatchee, WA.
F. Murray Abraham, Gary Busey, Charles S. Dutton. Solid cast. It's an OK movie.
Was interesting to see just how much time and effort it takes to make a 10-second scene.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at August 21, 2026 05:51 PM (pE12i)
The Batman theme song for the 1966 television series was written by Neal Hefti and performed by his orchestra, known as "the Wrecking Crew."
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Hefti did some scores for Eastwood, I think.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 05:51 PM (nqf1u)
Hauer is good as Wulfgar.
He played a villain on the third season of Channel Zero and was pretty good there too.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 05:51 PM (22uAl)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 05:51 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 05:47 PM (FPQLW)
It's a good workout show. Eight million episodes, and enough action to keep one's interest.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 21, 2026 05:51 PM (k5CNB)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at August 21, 2026
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Was he in the Drama Club then?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:51 PM (wzUl9)
So, in Nighthawks, it starts with Wulfgar pulling some terrorist plot, forget what it is, but the plot goes wrong and he's forced to flee Europe. For the rest of the movie, his "terrorism" is just about self-promotion.
I don't like when Hollywood pusses out about terrorism, but as far as cop-outs go, I thought Nighthawks had a good one.
(This is of course why Ian Fleming created SPECTRE -- because he knew Hollywood was still gayballs for the Soviet Union so he created a vague super-terrorist organization to replace the Russians as the bad guys.)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:51 PM (lMQRQ)
For some reason I tend to mix those two up.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
Lundgren. Chemical engineering or something like that.
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 05:51 PM (lJ0H4)
Great movie. I have been enjoying a lot of 70s gritty NY thrillers, especially Blaxploitation stuff like Across 110th Street. Some of those are real gems
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:51 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 21, 2026 05:52 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:50 PM (wzUl9)
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Too lazy to look it up, because cocktail hour approacheth, but I think Lundgren has a PhD from MIT in some engineer-y or applied physics thingee.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 05:52 PM (MzbjZ)
I have become very slack on reading novels.
Curse you internet!
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:52 PM (4NO2D)
i think that's it. I don't know if it's an advance degree or just a bachelor's. (Which is still something.)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:52 PM (lMQRQ)
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Hefti did some scores for Eastwood, I think.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026
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Hefti did the haunting theme for Duel at Diablo w/ James Garner. He did write the music for a two-part Man From U.N.C.L.E. in '67, but whoever was producing hated the score and they never invited him back.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:52 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 05:53 PM (rp63B)
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Go Cougs!
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at August 21, 2026 05:53 PM (pE12i)
Posted by: Mark1971 at August 21, 2026 05:53 PM (/OKHJ)
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:47 PM (Fi81e)
Even Spock, about three times. Lets see Amok Time, Cloud Minders, and Mariette Hartley.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:54 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 21, 2026 05:45 PM (q3u5l)
Yeah a really over looked movie, I always forget that SWAT was really nonexistent in the 70s and a new concept and watching NightHawks and seeing no SWAT.
Why Would Terrorists Target NYC line made me burst out laughing rewatching it.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 05:54 PM (ubCxQ)
if i'm remembering right, directed by Paul Verhoeven/
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:54 PM (lMQRQ)
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I expect so. He was writing Thunderball in 1960, before any of the films were made, but he was negotiating with various producers and had flirted with a TV series during the late Fifties, so he was probably aware of H'wood's preferences.
Plus SMERSH
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:54 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 05:54 PM (dz8eD)
Posted by: bearski at August 21, 2026 05:32 PM (Bhsk7)
My silly sister always calls him "Howard Rutger." Very confusing.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 05:54 PM (gNl99)
i think that's it. I don't know if it's an advance degree or just a bachelor's. (Which is still something.)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:52 PM (lMQRQ)
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Master’s in chem engineering and then selected as a Fulbright to MIT.
Very smart guy.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 21, 2026 05:54 PM (yTXpW)
For some reason I tend to mix those two up.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026
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Lundgren, I think. Though I would not be surprised to find that Hauer was well-educated too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:50 PM (wzUl9)
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Lundgren went to.Washington State University (Go Cougs!) as an exchange student studying chemical engineering. He also was a member of the marching band.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 05:55 PM (2WIwB)
But he also was an SF writer who stayed writing about parts of life that matter. The reason that Man in the High Castle was a near unanimous winner the year he wrote it was because most of the novel reads like serious contemporary fiction, with the fantastic part bleeding into the picture here and there.
Stung by the "genre" title, SF writers were delighted to find somebody who wrote fiction about speculative ideas, but human themes.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:55 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:54 PM
And the one with the psycodelic plant spores.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:55 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:43 PM (WV5yq)
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It's PKD. It's going to be weird.
Posted by: Axeman at August 21, 2026 05:45 PM (Fi81e)
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Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 05:55 PM (FZ29D)
Very smart guy.
His John Thundergun series is outstanding. He hangs dong.
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:56 PM (4Mt1I)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:47 PM
I have. It's ... not very good.
They made Blade Runner out of the first three chapters of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? or so, then its PK Dick examining living in a nightmarish world where the ecosystem was destroyed and there are no actual real animals left any more. Our protagonist finds a toad I think? (its been a while) and is convinced he's actually found a real animal which of course it is not.
So the themes are similar: what is real and what is not and what makes someone real and what is the nature of consciousness and being. PK Dick always had amazingly fascinating concepts and ideas, but he couldn't always write a good book about any of them.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:56 PM (K32Fz)
SMERSH had disbanded (or been renamed as the Soviets did) some years before, so Fleming, who tried to get a lot of the background details to the Bond stories right, knew he couldn't really use them any more.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:56 PM (wzUl9)
Why? They have been publishing a LOT of really negative stuff about the military, then went on a CBS news show saying they were afraid that the DOD might actually try to control what they print... you know... like they OWN Stars and Stripes or something... oh... wait.
They have been publishing Ship and Aircraft locations, at a time of war.... and a lot of military out of missiles and lots of negative on extended deployments.
Can you say 'aid and comfort to an enemy'? Nice try... I knew you could.... /spit
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 05:57 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 05:57 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 05:57 PM (XJ22o)
His bouncer partner was Chaz Palmenteri, if you believe Wikipedia.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 05:57 PM (MzbjZ)
The Batman theme song for the 1966 television series was written by Neal Hefti and performed by his orchestra, known as "the Wrecking Crew."
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Hefti did some scores for Eastwood, I think.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 05:51 PM (nqf1u)
The Wrecking Crew was Glen Campbell, I believe, among other very good musicians.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 05:57 PM (gNl99)
that's not why he created SPECTRE. He wanted to appease hollywood liberals (and it worked).
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:57 PM (7WvF9)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 05:57 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026
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I think the girl in the cloud people story had an interest in him, but he didn't have one for her in return. The other two, oh, yes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:58 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 05:58 PM (U/Byj)
From the last thread, Who likes the Harkles?
Black women. They worship and envy Meghan.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 05:57 PM (XJ22o)
She's not all that black. Frankly, her face looks..... lumpy.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 05:58 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 05:58 PM (YwEeS)
Teenage Jim Kirk joined Starfleet after reading Tucker's book "How to Score with Alien Chicks."
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 05:58 PM (Sco7b)
and occasionally getting pregnant because of it.
Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 06:00 PM (v3pYe)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026
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I think the girl in the cloud people story had an interest in him, but he didn't have one for her in return. The other two, oh, yes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:58 PM (wzUl9)
I suppose "The Enterprise Incident" with the Romulan admiral also counts.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:00 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 06:00 PM (YwEeS)
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My grandfather had a collection of Fleming;s books and I loved visiting their house, so I could read them! Dr. No made a huge impression on young me, especially the cover picture (Ursula Andress maybe?).
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:00 PM (MzbjZ)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:56 PM (4Mt1I)
It's porn? WTF?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:00 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 06:00 PM (ubCxQ)
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They are interesting and worth reading.
But gosh the "everything in the universe is trying to kill you and there's no escape" is an dark backdrop.
It's kinda funny, the ending, like, oh shit, how do I get out of this?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 06:01 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026
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And that came out before the first Bond film. But Fleming had been negotiating with Hollywood types before. He'd sold the rights to Casino Royale to somebody other than Saltzman and Broccoli, and had seen the story done on TV on the Climax! series. And he'd been in talks about a spy TV series in the late Fifties. So he was conversant with their attitudes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 06:01 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 06:01 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 06:01 PM (2WIwB)
Great books, though by the same guy who wrote Ice Station Zebra, Where Eagles Dare, Breakheart Pass, Force 10 from Navarone, etc. Great stuff.
Force 10 starts up like the day after Guns of Navarone ended, same guys, told to do the next mission.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 06:02 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 06:02 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 05:53 PM (rp63B)
But who can say anything bad against that cinematic tour de force... 'Blood of Heroes'!
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:02 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 06:02 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 06:00 PM (v3pYe
It took 22 years of Star Trek but they actually finally made humorous episodes. Even with the Ferengi.
Nood
Woke
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:02 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 06:03 PM (22uAl)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 06:02 PM (YwEeS)
And a Girl, and a Cowboy, and a Seal (animal)...
Oh... wait, yer talking the OTHER Casino Royal...
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:03 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 06:03 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:56 PM (4Mt1I)
It's porn? WTF?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:00 PM (gNl99)
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It's a reference to the fictional movie franchise from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
Amusingly, the creators (who are also in the main cast) got Lundgren to do a cameo spot in a late season episode where Lundgren plays the fictional hero John Thundergun passing the torch to his son to carry on the name (and the movie franchise). No dong was shown on screen, though.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 06:03 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026
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I sneaked my mother's paperback editions to read the action and suspense scenes. The cover of my Signet paperback edition has a nice painting, a head-and-shoulders shot, of a beautiful blonde; very much like Andress would be in the film later.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 06:03 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:56 PM (4Mt1I)
It's porn? WTF?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 06:00 PM (gNl99)
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Showdown in Little Tokyo. Dolph is the subject of the weirdest and gayest lines ever uttered in an action movie.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 21, 2026 06:03 PM (yTXpW)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:04 PM (MzbjZ)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 06:04 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 06:04 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 05:39 PM
Tyler Perry
Posted by: Frank Barone at August 21, 2026 06:04 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 06:05 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026
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Maybe so. But he was acting the role of a possible defector in that mission.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 06:05 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:05 PM (MzbjZ)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 06:06 PM (YwEeS)
https://tinyurl.com/39cxmbsb
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 06:07 PM (ndZc7)
Screamers had some good stuff in there, though I thought they blew a good chunk of the ending. One of the better PKD adaptations (YMMV) was Impostor with Gary Sinise and Vincent D'Onofrio; again, they fiddled a bit with the ending but not too badly.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 21, 2026 06:07 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 06:11 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:23 PM (K32Fz)
Good Grief; some woke sh*t studio did a video game on this same theme; it was called 'Relooted'.
Posted by: Nelly at August 21, 2026 06:15 PM (6+ehB)
Pale Rider
Unforgiven
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Space Cowboys
The Bridges of Madison County
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 06:15 PM (nqf1u)
There was occasionally humor to be found in parts of even the more serious episodes of the first series. The "I see you've noticed the ears" bit in "City on the Edge of Forever," for instance.
Well, I thought they were funny...
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 21, 2026 06:15 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 07:32 PM (ZVgZ4)
Despite the fact that PKD was a rabid hippie commie cocksucker, Robert Heinlein bailed him out financially several times and kept him alive. Despite hating Heinlein's politics, PKD openly called Heinlein a right proper gentleman, and was grateful for his help.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 21, 2026 07:40 PM (y9nCu)
Chiang did much more against Japan than Mao... who did nothing. And the Chetniks were quite as effective as Tito's(Soviet trained agent) partisans
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 06:01 PM (YwEeS)
If memory serves, Mao was taking money, food, supplies, arms and ammo from the Americans but refused to fight like Chiang was, so the OSS got sick of his bullshit and gave him an ultimatum later in the war and Mao got off his ass and began actually fighting the Japs in '43 or '44. Not particularly effectively, but just enough to keep the guns coming in so that he could stock up for his later fight against Chiang.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 21, 2026 07:45 PM (y9nCu)
Malignant Narcissist Meghan Markle and Her Poisonous Cuck Husband Schemed to Have Political Power in America
Meghan Markle is the Candace Owens of Megyn Kellys, as the kids say.Having failed to make a mark in America in terms of political power and steady income -- having now burned everyone who used to throw money at them -- the Power Bottom Couple is now fleeing back to the UK, where they'll try to suck up, and suck off, to the family they jilted.
WASHINGTON -- Delusional Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sought US political clout far beyond the dreams of any British royal since King George III, The Post has learned, with the Duchess of Sussex angling to take over the Senate seat held by Kamala Harris ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Weeks before Democrat Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump, a source says, Markle requested a sitdown with California Gov. Gavin Newsom because she "wanted to be considered to be appointed" to the seat held by Harris, which she vacated just before becoming vice president on Jan. 20, 2021. The source added that the discussion was publicly described as a welcome-to-California chat to head off potential inquiries.
... A Sussex source firmly denied that Markle wanted to take over the Harris seat, while a rep for Newsom did not respond to a request for comment. ... Had the Duchess of Sussex been appointed to the world's greatest deliberative body, the move likely would have been challenged on constitutional grounds. Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the founding document states that "no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust ... shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State." ... The ill-fated Senate maneuvering wasn't the only time Harry and Meghan dipped their toes into US politics while trying to achieve the same prominence they enjoyed in the UK. In late 2021, the couple requested an Oval Office meeting with Biden, as well as accommodations at nearby Blair House -- a perk reserved for foreign leaders on state visits, multiple sources say. White House staff quickly rejected the idea, with one source noting the spectacle of Harry and Meghan sitting down with the leader of the free world "would have caused a major diplomatic kerfuffle" with 10 Downing Street and the British Royal Family. Another source, a former Biden aide, said the president and first lady Jill Biden -- longstanding admirers of Queen Elizabeth II -- "didn't want to get into a family squabble" by hosting the rogue royals. Had their pitch been successful, Harry and Meghan would have gained immeasurable prestige and stature at a time when they were struggling to find their identity following their January 2020 "Megxit" from royal duties. To that end, the couple hired several consultants who had worked in the Barack Obama White House -- including Harry's current chief of staff Miranda Barbot -- and acted as a bridge to the Biden administration, relaying the royal couple's audacious request to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Then-White House press secretary Jen Psaki, Obama's former communications director, was one of those conduits. In her 2024 memoir "Say More," Psaki -- currently a host on left-wing cable channel MS NOW -- recalled that Meghan once sent a box of lemons to Psaki's Virginia home so she could carry them past White House security and deliver them to Jill Biden's East Wing office.
The Sussex source declined Thursday that the couple had asked for either an Oval Office meeting or to stay at Blair House, but Harry and Meghan have a history of trying to use the American presidency for PR coups. In September 2022, the royal pair inquired whether they could hitch a ride back to the United States aboard Air Force One after the late queen's funeral. The request was promptly denied. Harry and Meghan also tried to use their influence by other means. In September 2020, the couple gave a video interview to Time magazine in which they urged Americans to vote and "reject hate speech," which many interpreted as support for Biden. At the time, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were called out by some commentators for breaking from the British tradition that royals do not participate in party politics. "I wish a lot of luck to Harry, because he's going to need it," Trump responded dismissively to the couple's appeal. Meghan, who retained her American citizenship even after marrying Harry in 2018, tried to make her voice heard in legislative matters as well. In November 2021, she reached out to several senators to lobby for federally mandated paid family leave.
Ultimately the couple's attempt to become kingmakers fizzled out, similar to their ambitions in Hollywood and the lifestyle space.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to Britain in the biggest shift to their family life since stepping away from royal duties in 2020, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are relocating with Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, to the U.K. for an extended period beginning this month, PEOPLE understands, with the children set to begin school there in September. The couple will maintain their home in Montecito, California, and their vacation property in Portugal while establishing a private, non-royal home base in Britain. The location of the family's new home and the children's school are being closely guarded.Yeah I'll bet.
The move gives Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, their first home base in Britain since they relinquished the lease on Frogmore Cottage, the Windsor residence gifted to them by the late Queen Elizabeth in 2023. King Charles, 77, asked them to vacate the property following the publication of Harry's raw 2023 memoir, Spare. King Charles was made aware of the couple's plans on Sunday, August 16, PEOPLE understands, and welcomes the opportunity to see more of the Sussex family in a private and personal capacity.
The move comes just weeks after Harry and Meghan returned to the U.K. with Archie and Lilibet for a successful summer visit that included the children's first reunion with their grandfather in more than four years.A "successful summer"? They went somewhere, saw a father, and didn't die? That makes their trip a "success"? The bar of success is very low, for retards.
The guy is an entitled, foreign brat who trashed our country and the rights and ideals these soldiers died defending and he’s being allowed to use our national cemetery for his latest PR stunt? https://t.co/mN4Y1CPiqV
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 21, 2026
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (XHO5P)
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 21, 2026 03:32 PM (XHO5P)
Posted by: Stan at August 21, 2026 03:32 PM (sKqQm)
Harry's dumb as a stump and MeAgain has all the charm of Shrillary. Good luck with that!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 21, 2026 03:33 PM (nNolW)
That poor kid. Named for a 3-year-old's pronunciation of your great-grandmother's name...
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 03:33 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 03:33 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 03:34 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 03:34 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:34 PM (Jr5Lq)
That's a mighty nice clause... for us to POOP on
Posted by: Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar\Nur at August 21, 2026 03:34 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:34 PM (ExV1e)
The same. He called it his "todger". IIRC, he also discussed becoming aroused at something with his mother's scent.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (EDN4B)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (teh/r)
You can take the girl out of the boat, but you can't take the boat girl out of the girl.
She's "Sussex" now! Serious, you guys!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (nNolW)
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (9FfUF)
They deserve each other.
Posted by: ballistic at August 21, 2026 03:36 PM (oqH4h)
She could at least have taken off the stiletto heels.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 03:36 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 21, 2026 03:37 PM (XHO5P)
Posted by: Stan at August 21, 2026 03:32 PM (sKqQm)
No. Just the King and Princess of Wales.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:37 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:37 PM (g47mK)
Careful, the eye-roll might cause permanent blindness when your retinas detach.
Posted by: Max Power at August 21, 2026 03:38 PM (SwyyQ)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 03:39 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: That Guy who always intones "Nothing will happen." at August 21, 2026 03:39 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 03:39 PM (rp63B)
The same. He called it his "todger". IIRC, he also discussed becoming aroused at something with his mother's scent.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 03:35
This weirdo actually wrote about using Elizabeth Arden cream on his frozen todger and it reminded him of his mother.
Posted by: CaliGirl at August 21, 2026 03:39 PM (v1eZe)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 03:39 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Rex B at August 21, 2026 03:39 PM (Y0J+8)
Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 03:40 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
William and Kate must be thrilled. I'm sure they're planning a big family barbecue as we speak.
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 03:40 PM (lJ0H4)
Someone needs to claim the throne and fight a long war for it. Babes dig that sort of things. You need a plucky squire. Also a hot princess babe, with freckles. The freckles part is non-negotiable. I'll allow some variation in placement, cheeks & bust, are both acceptable. A good horse. Some meddling villains, that speak with a French accent, for some unexplained reason. Also a wizard with interesting hats.
Put all that together and you've got it made.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 03:40 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: The WNBA Green Dildo at August 21, 2026 03:40 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 03:41 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 03:41 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: mr tmz at August 21, 2026 03:41 PM (rJ48h)
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 03:41 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 03:41 PM (dtajH)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (vJrRc)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (u82oZ)
Newsom was, apparently, smart enough to tell her no.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (6ydKt)
Knee pads and the vacuum force of a twin turbo Dyson.
Posted by: Max Power at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (SwyyQ)
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 03:40 PM (lJ0H4)
That todger ain't gonna warm itself.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (88C+u)
It better not!!
Posted by: Stixxxxxelizzz Fizzikwixxzx at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (SExz7)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: mr tmz at August 21, 2026 03:41 PM (rJ48h)
Rumor has it that during her "yacht girl" days, she was very popular and highly requested. No one has ever indicted what she did to earn her this standing. I assume that's what got her the Retarded Spare.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:43 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:43 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 03:43 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 03:40 PM (lJ0H4)
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Oh sure. The ROYALS get to use disposable grills.
But for the common man? Nope. Banned.
Another reason to be glad I live in America.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 03:43 PM (FZ29D)
*******
Who will be on the stake?
Posted by: Cosda at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (aQmcK)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM
That's not all they're good for.
Posted by: Mary Ann at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (u82oZ)
Knee pads and the vacuum force of a twin turbo Dyson.
Posted by: Max Power
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To Willie Brown, Kamala was apparently an accomplished artist on the skin flute.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (E4rtv)
They come from very different worlds and there seems to be no place in the world that is truly "home" for both of them.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
There are plenty of rendering vats that would be a great place for the two of them.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (nNolW)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:43 PM (uhVAy)
Based on his actions over the past several years, I question whether he was paying respect to our war dead so much as getting his name in the media.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:43 PM (uhVAy)
Don't you think he did it for celebrity, publicity and magazine coverage, not to honor the dead ? Otherwise we would not have heard about it. He has no official status in the US and represents no one but himself.
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:45 PM (g47mK)
Someone needs to claim the throne and fight a long war for it. Babes dig that sort of things. You need a plucky squire. Also a hot princess babe, with freckles. The freckles part is non-negotiable. I'll allow some variation in placement, cheeks & bust, are both acceptable. A good horse. Some meddling villains, that speak with a French accent, for some unexplained reason. Also a wizard with interesting hats.
Put all that together and you've got it made.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 03:40 PM (3uBP9)
The current royals do have a crap ton of investments in the country and is still about the only thing keeping the UK from being as relevant as Quebec.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:45 PM (uhVAy)
They're Gucci knee pads, you peasant worm!
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 03:45 PM (dtajH)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 03:45 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: CaliGirl at August 21, 2026 03:46 PM (v1eZe)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:43 PM (uhVAy)
Fair enough. I was mostly mocking the "emoluments clause" as a dead letter here, and drifted off to laughing at chilly todgers because we're at Ace's HQ.
But definitely point taken, if he's invited to a memorial, and he gives real respect there, then credit is due. Harry did attain rank of Captain after serving ten years.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 03:46 PM (88C+u)
If, as a foreigner, she wanted actual US political power, she should have simply become a Federal District judge.
Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 03:46 PM (Q6Bu6)
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This is a conspiracy against justice.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 03:46 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:43 PM (uhVAy)
Don't you think he did it for celebrity, publicity and magazine coverage, not to honor the dead ? Otherwise we would not have heard about it. He has no official status in the US and represents no one but himself.
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:45 PM (g47mK)
Don't care what was in his head, its the ceremony that matters. He has official status in the UK, which is presumably how he was allowed to do it in the first place.
Never saw ICE T do it.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:46 PM (uhVAy)
That poor kid. Named for a 3-year-old's pronunciation of your great-grandmother's name...
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 03:33 PM (aJQbY)
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"Back Off, Bitchezzzz!"
/Mookie Wilson
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 03:46 PM (EDN4B)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
There is at least some speculation that Prince Harry got Randy Andy's leftovers. Pic surfaced with Sparkles and Randy Prince Andy on a yacht I think. Could be fake, could be real.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (PEvHb)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 03:40 PM (lJ0H4)
_______________________
Or a paternity test.
Posted by: Orson at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (dIske)
Their return is anticipated to trigger a media feeding frenzy. Meghan Markle will cause a mess of trouble again, now with Prince William, heir to the throne, and UK citizens of color.
The move naturally revives the intense scrutiny surrounding the couple's 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, where they alleged a senior royal expressed concerns over how dark their unborn child's skin might be.
Anti-racism advocacy groups & diverse communities will likely use her presence to pressure the monarchy to address historic colonialism and modern institutional inclusion.
Yeah, Candace evil.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (NFX2v)
I confess: I rarely read anything regarding the royal family beyond the headlines. Since there are oh so many headlines regarding that collection of layabouts, I am more informed than I want to be.
But anyway, I thought they gave up their royal positions long ago. She wasn't a Senator when she became a duchess or whatever the f she was, so what's the problem? More simply, how would Markle as Senator violate the constitution?
Disclaimer: I am very satisfied with Merkle NOT in our Senate.
Posted by: No Name Today at August 21, 2026 03:48 PM (8mulE)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 03:48 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: mr tmz at August 21, 2026 03:41 PM (rJ48h)
Rumor has it that during her "yacht girl" days, she was very popular and highly requested. No one has ever indicted what she did to earn her this standing. I assume that's what got her the Retarded Spare.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:43 PM (ExV1e)
Yacht Girls are popular. Former Yacht Girls are much less so.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:48 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 03:48 PM (lJ0H4)
There is at least some speculation that Prince Harry got Randy Andy's leftovers. Pic surfaced with Sparkles and Randy Prince Andy on a yacht I think. Could be fake, could be real.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM
I've seen pictures of Megan on a yacht with Epstein's girlfriend. Don't know if those are real or not either.
Posted by: CaliGirl at August 21, 2026 03:48 PM (v1eZe)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (w6EFb)
Her "As Ever" organic lemons, pushing her brand.
Posted by: beckster at August 21, 2026 03:48 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 03:49 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 03:49 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 03:40 PM (lJ0H4)
_______________________
Or a paternity test.
Posted by: Orson at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (dIske)
I would not be surprised for William's first official act as King to be to remove Harry, and descendants, from the royal line. I think there is VERY bad blood there.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:49 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 03:50 PM (sFNX2)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 21, 2026 03:50 PM (mS8PE)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM
Now that you mention it, she, Gilligan, and the Skipper went on a hike to the other side of the island with some blankets this morning, and aren't back yet.
Posted by: Mary Ann at August 21, 2026 03:50 PM (0sNs1)
Post
Apparently she's in talks about a role in Guy Richie's The Gentlemen Netflix series.
Posted by: beckster at August 21, 2026 03:50 PM (kX27y)
"But anyway, I thought they gave up their royal positions long ago..."
What royal positions?
Corgi Style?
Princess Rusy Venture?
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 03:50 PM (PEvHb)
Disclaimer: I am very satisfied with Merkle NOT in our Senate.
Posted by: No Name Today at August 21, 2026 03:48 PM (8mulE)
They still have titles. I don't know the other details aside from them being outside the line of inheritance as truncated by the King and Queen Elizabeth.
I think the Royals have a place or two they can stash a black sheep and his wife. They chucked Prince Andrew from one pretty recently to a much reduced station.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:51 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:51 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 21, 2026 03:51 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: runner
They can't strip him of his record.
Randy Andy is a paedo and the British spelling of that word is about as much respect as I'll give him, except for the medals he earned in the Falklands.
Same with a certain Iron Cross merited by a certain Bavarian corporal. Sucks how he ended up, but he earned that medal.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 03:51 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:49 PM (ExV1e)
Already done if I remember correctly.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:51 PM (uhVAy)
When they first came here, I knew that Sparkles was gonna try for political office, perhaps even, eventually, the Presidency itself.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 03:52 PM (77rzZ)
Sure, but Markle is not so stunningly attractive that her beauty alone explains why she, in particular, was so sought after over other girls.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:52 PM (ExV1e)
At the time, players and coaches expressed their outrage - including Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve.
'I just want to comment on... this has been going on for centuries. The sexualization of women, this is the latest version of that. It's not funny,' said Reeve.
She continued: 'It should not be a butt of jokes on any radio show, or in print, or in any comments. The sexualization of women is what's used to hold women down and this is no different.
This from an organization that won't defend women in women sports which actually holds real women down.
Oh, and it's funny as hell.
Posted by: Cheri at August 21, 2026 03:52 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 03:52 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:53 PM (g47mK)
277 All of the racial and cultural fatigues we experience - is it an Op, designed to discourage and demoralize us, to the point of shutting down, and simply checking out? Because that seems to be happening.
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 03:39 PM (Gqar
Yes. Although it is easy to resent alpha males getting all the prizes, they do offer some real value. That is the real reason why they killed Charlie Kirk and keep trying for Donald Trump: their effectiveness. They don't get stressed like normal mortals, just keep trucking no matter what is thrown at them.
Well, almost no matter what. Throwing a bullet and not missing works, so they will keep doing that to our alphas. And we should be quietly making our own lists of theirs, for when they have degraded the social order to the point that it can no longer protect them.
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 03:53 PM (L3Npt)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 03:53 PM (Ia/+0)
Never saw ICE T do it.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:46 PM (uhVAy)
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Harry gets grudging respect from me on this particular issue for having served 10 years in the British Army as an Apache Helicopter Pilot -- including having completed two operational tours in Afghanistan.
BTW, I always got a chuckle that that scumbag "Ice T" -- of "Cop Killer" fame -- ultimately sold his soul to play a cop on TV.
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 03:53 PM (EDN4B)
Posted by: kingsman at August 21, 2026 03:53 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 03:54 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:51 PM (g47mK)
That is her Uncle on her father’s side. The dad she ghosted, like everyone else in her life to include her ex husband. Her mother is a yoga instructor who couldn’t be bothered to raise MM. her father did.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 03:54 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 03:54 PM (ccf/V)
You should be careful. There's, literally, zero evidence that this is true, no matter how many times people say it, and slander is taken seriously in the UK.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:54 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (NFX2v)
I think the one thing all England and the invaders agree is that Duchess Sparkles and escort should shut the hell up. The kids may get play dates with their relatives and their chillins.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:54 PM (uhVAy)
"But anyway, I thought they gave up their royal positions long ago..."
What royal positions?
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The Duke and Duchess of Rusty Thumbs
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 03:55 PM (sFNX2)
Stupid, followed up by incredibly f*cking stupid.
THAT would've been EPIC.
And I GUARANTEE California would've done it. They'd have elected that dumb twat.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Opportunity, missed.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 03:55 PM (ccf/V)
101 Exciting news horde! The green dildo has made a comeback at the WNBA! At a recent game between LA and Atlanta, a green dildo was tossed onto the court. Of course, the WNBA and others are aghast at this:
At the time, players and coaches expressed their outrage - including Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve.
'I just want to comment on... this has been going on for centuries. The sexualization of women, this is the latest version of that. It's not funny,' said Reeve.
She continued: 'It should not be a butt of jokes on any radio show, or in print, or in any comments. The sexualization of women is what's used to hold women down and this is no different.
This from an organization that won't defend women in women sports which actually holds real women down.
Oh, and it's funny as hell.
Posted by: Cheri at August 21, 2026 03:52 PM
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These wiseacres need to use an inconspicuous dildo launcher so they don't get caught.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 21, 2026 03:55 PM (mS8PE)
It doesn't take a vag like a hydraulic press to impress a ginger Brit.
I'm just surprised Harry is straight enough to be cucked by a live woman and isn't out cruising for twinks.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 03:55 PM (PEvHb)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:48 PM (uhVAy)
I can imagine. Some 37 year old B-list actress who remembers the taste of Harvey's todger now gets to do... what. Marry the regional manager of western-Nebraska whataburgers? Vacations are a drive to Rushmore or maybe Winter Park.
I'm sure the alcohol helps. Especially with the Harvey memories
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 03:56 PM (88C+u)
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I don't get this. Markle was looking for a title -- senator -- for herself, not gifting one to a U.S. office holder.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 03:56 PM (wzUl9)
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They are infidels, they will be dealt with, no different from the rest. Inshallah.
Posted by: New Ownership at August 21, 2026 03:56 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:54 PM (ExV1e)
He was photographed with underaged girls at pedo island and the girl in the photo said she was 16 when he was diddling her.
That's pedo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 03:56 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:53 PM (g47mK)
I believe it was through her white daddy, or his family, that she got the internship. The ones she's cut off since their skin color doesn't help her.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:56 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: free tibet at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (iNp3L)
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 03:53 PM (L3Npt)
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My Mental "List" (begun in the early 90's) is now nearly innumerable and -- in such a situation -- keep me busy for the rest of my natural born life ... just sayin'.
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (EDN4B)
You should be careful. There's, literally, zero evidence that this is true, no matter how many times people say it, and slander is taken seriously in the UK.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:54 PM (ExV1e)
Prince Andrew has an 'interesting past' that led to him being frog marched into a remote living situation in Scotland or somewhere and told to stay there. He has since been evicted from there I heard and might even have to pay rent now.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: kingsman at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (ehY6c)
I thought didloes were a symbol of female empowerment. Now if they would start throwing fleshlights that would be sexualization of women.
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (YSQQv)
Her ankles connected to her ears.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 03:58 PM (PEvHb)
and my dad was an Admiral in the Nebraska Navy
Posted by: free tibet
Well, the Platte River is certainly wide enough for a carrier. Its depth could be a problem.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 21, 2026 03:58 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 03:58 PM (rbvCR)
Her acting career achieved significant recognition. She became the first mixed-race member of the royal family. Throughout her time as a royal, Meghan has been involved in various humanitarian efforts, focusing on issues such as gender equality and advocacy for women's rights. 🤣 (In part, from a biography.
K's mother was the daughter of diplomats and kept her Indian citizenship. Her father eventually became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
An original anchor baby.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 03:58 PM (NFX2v)
and my dad was an Admiral in the Nebraska Navy
Posted by: free tibet at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (iNp3L)
Nebraska does have an outlet to the sea.
In WWII the invasion craft were constructed on the banks of the Ohio ans Illinois Rivers and floated down the rivers when finished.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:59 PM (uhVAy)
True. When they threw that turquoise-studded leather prong onto the ballcourt at the inauguration of Mountain-Goat-Horn IV in Chaco Canyon, it ended a civilization.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 03:59 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 21, 2026 03:59 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 03:53 PM (L3Npt)
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My Mental "List" (begun in the early 90's) is now nearly innumerable and -- in such a situation -- keep me busy for the rest of my natural born life ... just sayin'.
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (EDN4B)
I mentioned the “ shut down and check out effect” last thread because I see it manifested in people I know, and sense that movement in myself. Just a tidal wave of dismal news every day, washing over all of us.
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:00 PM (Gqar8)
I thought didloes were a symbol of female empowerment. Now if they would start throwing fleshlights that would be sexualization of women.
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (KC5Lt)
Last years power symbol is this year's oppression.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:00 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 21, 2026 03:58 PM (sAmhv)
"mile wide, inch deep, too thick to drink, too thin to plow"
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 04:00 PM (rbvCR)
The age of legal consent in Britain is 16.
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:00 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at August 21, 2026 04:01 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:56 PM (ExV1e)
She used Caucasian as her identifier all the way up until she needed the drama from mexit. Remember, Meghan’s mom is bi-racial. Everything she is is due to a man- her father, her ex husband got her a c list at best acting role on Suits, she was the first canned by the way, and her current husband gave her the world. Which she promptly squandered because she really, truly, believes she is amazing and special.
And listen, there is nothing wrong with that, but own it and stop the I am woman hear me roar garbage.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 04:01 PM (ZdaMQ)
Let's not pretend that Harry is an asshole all on his own. He comes from a long line of assholes.
Imagine going four years without seeing one's grandchildren!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 21, 2026 04:01 PM (k5CNB)
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:00 PM (Gqar
Trump gets Megan Marko and Prince Fuzzy deported and you call it dismal news?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:01 PM (uhVAy)
I bet the Commissioner has a gun rack full of them in her office.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 04:01 PM (PEvHb)
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 04:01 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 04:02 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Cheri at August 21, 2026 04:02 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 04:00 PM (rbvCR)
More bars than St. Louis, more sawyers than a mill. Can't wade it, can't ford it, can't float it, can't bridge it.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 04:02 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 21, 2026 04:01 PM (k5CNB)
I'm sure King Charles would have sent money for a ticket if they came with a Nanny instead of the parents.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:02 PM (uhVAy)
That's pedo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 03:56 PM (ccf/V)
I don't know that the girl ever said that she and Andrew had sex. She accused him of being aware that she was being trafficked and doing nothing about it.
Further, the only photos of them together - of which I am aware - are not, necessarily on the island. They may have been taken in Europe, where the age of consent is 16.
Andrew is a disgusting pig, and an idiot, but there's no evidence that he's a pedo.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 04:03 PM (ExV1e)
What the hell happened to that guy, that he had to start going after underagers?
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 04:03 PM (77rzZ)
Her acting career achieved significant recognition. She became the first mixed-race member of the royal family. Throughout her time as a royal, Meghan has been involved in various humanitarian efforts, focusing on issues such as gender equality and advocacy for women's rights.
——
And not one word of this is true.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 04:03 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:00 PM (Gqar
Trump gets Megan Marko and Prince Fuzzy deported and you call it dismal news?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:01 PM (uhVAy)
Ah, well there IS that, oldcat!
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:03 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Smallish Bees at August 21, 2026 04:03 PM (8Q86n)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (PEvHb)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 03:56 PM (wzUl9)
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Agree Wolfus.
The clause (Article I, Section 9, Clause
restricts only the federal government from granting titles of nobility and bars persons holding federal office from accepting presents, emoluments, offices, or titles from foreign states without Congressional consent. Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (EDN4B)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (uhVAy)
That was due to him giving out classified financial information. The sort that the elites use to go from having a net worth of 20K to 40M in a couple years.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (dtajH)
breaking from the British tradition that royals do not participate in party politics.
No kidding. That's a job for MI-5 within the UK and MI-6 everywhere else in the world.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (y9nCu)
All righty Moron inventors:
A green dildo mortar. Fires autonomously. Dildo is soft plush so no injuries.
Get cracking. I can help with the patent application.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Cheri at August 21, 2026 04:02 PM (oiNtH)
I'll be surprised. The Lady Di 2.0 (or is it 3.0) train is played out almost entirely. I did get a blast of real internal turmoil amongst the Royals and the Murkles didn't register.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 04:05 PM (YSQQv)
That's an interesting sentence. The implication is he's not going to allow them what they really want -- a public role.
Posted by: Ace's liver at August 21, 2026 04:05 PM (8Y4BB)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 04:05 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 21, 2026 04:01 PM (k5CNB)
Ah I can do that standing on my head.
Posted by: Joe Big Guy Biden at August 21, 2026 04:05 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Piper
No Meg & Harry in the fashion column, please. I'm still a Princess Anne, Princess Katherine fan.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 04:05 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 04:06 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Smallish Bees at August 21, 2026 04:03 PM (8Q86n)
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Only 43% Total Nigerian Fraudsters!
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 04:06 PM (EDN4B)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 04:06 PM (u82oZ)
or was it Kyle? I only saw that one once. 'Twas funny, though.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 21, 2026 04:06 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Cheri at August 21, 2026 04:02 PM (oiNtH)
They didn't accuse the Queen of racism. They accused Charles and Catherine of racism. So... the current King and on-deck Queen Consort. Ooops.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 04:06 PM (ExV1e)
Contrary to some reports this is the final word… unless the whole court intervenes. I wouldn’t bet they don’t
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 04:06 PM (RHGPo)
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Claude says, "I have no response to that."
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 04:07 PM (sFNX2)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 21, 2026 04:07 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (ZdaMQ)
Since you're all 29, you probably don't remember: "Show us what's in the case, Meghan!"
Posted by: Doesn't Matter at August 21, 2026 04:07 PM (JCLJi)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 04:05 PM (YwEeS)
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Projection is not just a river in Egypt.
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 04:07 PM (EDN4B)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 04:07 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:07 PM (K32Fz)
One shot coilgun? put a flexible iron chain within the green plastic. surround it with a magnetic coil and empty a car battery into it.
Might be trouble passing that through the detectors though.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 04:07 PM (88C+u)
When the Queen found out they used it without asking her, she was livid. Also when they lied later to the press and said that the Queen was "overjoyed" that they named their spawn after her.
I really hate these two. Good riddance.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 04:08 PM (ZgwKJ)
==
They really hate pretty women.
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 04:08 PM (g47mK)
America is a shirt-sleeves to shirtsleeves place. Generational wealth, with a few exceptions, rarely lasts four generations.
From Queen Victoria to now is 6 generations.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 04:08 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026
***
The South Platte, where it flowed through Denver, was no bargain either. Cherry Creek had better flow.
I was always disappointed in the mighty Rio Grande at Albuquerque too. You crossed it, and you had to look back to make sure you'd done it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 04:09 PM (wzUl9)
Its probably true, I am sure they are racist, but that's not why Megan Sparkle was disliked
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:09 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 03:56 PM (wzUl9)
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Agree Wolfus.
The clause (Article I, Section 9, Clause restricts only the federal government from granting titles of nobility and bars persons holding federal office from accepting presents, emoluments, offices, or titles from foreign states without Congressional consent.
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (EDN4B)
When she first got married to Harry she got a royal title. I think they took it away along with Harry's punishment.
Posted by: Joe Big Guy Biden at August 21, 2026 04:09 PM (KC5Lt)
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Claude says, "I have no response to that."
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 04:07 PM (sFNX2)
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I would be afraid of the answer to the question: "I am alone with a neon green dildo."
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 04:09 PM (EDN4B)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 04:06 PM (u82oZ)
Whelp, AI is never wrong.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 04:09 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 04:05 PM (YwEeS)
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Projection is not just a river in Egypt.
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 04:07 PM (EDN4B)
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This is good news. It means they got nothing else. They are very very very worried about November.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 04:09 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 04:05 PM (YwEeS)
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Projection is not just a river in Egypt.
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 04:07 PM (EDN4B)
Well I was totally with him when he was Hitler, destroyed democracy and started WWIII but having a semi-cute staffer, that's too far!
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:09 PM (uhVAy)
a man should be judged by those who hate him
these are the worst of the worst - morons, tasteless, lying, selfish, know-nothings
it says only good things about our President that they dislike him so!
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 21, 2026 04:09 PM (j+aD2)
They have some notes written by Harp that show she is star-struck by DJT, but I don't see any evidence of hankypanky.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 04:10 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 04:10 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 04:06 PM
One of Markle's nicknames ever since she did the failed lifestyle/cooking show is Nigeria Lawson.
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 04:10 PM (YSQQv)
Posted by: free tibet at August is a joke21, 2026 03:57 PM (iNp3L)
Nebraska Navy is a joke .You get a plaque and "official" proclamation signed by the governor. My dad had one.
Posted by: free tibet at August 21, 2026 04:10 PM (iNp3L)
agree agree agree!
this is not going to work out for them - it might have made a dent if you used it closer to election time before people could think about it a bit and realize it's nonsense
they got nothin
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 21, 2026 04:10 PM (j+aD2)
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She does seem inclined toward something being really selfish in her makeup. By her own doing, her estrangement from her family is but one example. She's fame-seeking and money hungry, and longing for large scale recognition. All the things I've ever read or seen about her point to this.
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 04:10 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Joe Big Guy Biden at August 21, 2026 04:09 PM (KC5Lt)
They have a Duke Dutchess title. Not a Prince/Princess title.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:10 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Joe Big Guy Biden at August 21, 2026 04:09 PM (KC5Lt)
She's not supposed to call herself "her royal highness" but she's still the Duchess of Sussex.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (ExV1e)
will keep their mouths shut this time?
Posted by: mr tmz at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (rJ48h)
Trumps breath stinks . ....
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (Z01Qz)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (YwEeS)
==
They really hate pretty women.
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 04:08 PM (g47mK)
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Especially since men mow make the best women.
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (EDN4B)
AI says Meghan was not a yacht girl.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 04:06 PM (u82oZ)
I don’t know if she was or wasn’t, she was a suitcase girl on the price is right or something, there is something bizarre about her and Soho house. She announced her divorce from the guy who got her a real job for once by mailing the ring back to him. She is an opportunist, if nothing else.
And again, I am the last person to say your life being wholly reliant on a man is wrong. But don’t pretend you are the poster child for feminism while doing it.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (ZdaMQ)
The kids were born without any of the royal physicians in attendance, and without allowing any of the usual witnesses.
Markle's sister and father have also revealed she has been lying about her age.
If the kids were born via surrogacy, they're legally ineligible to be in the line of succession to the throne at all.
Posted by: Beverly at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (reMys)
Posted by: Neo
That never works.
-- Zombie James Strang
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (77rzZ)
After saving the world and keeping Melania onside he has no energy for affairs.
And Melania take scare of business.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 04:12 PM (u82oZ)
a candle in the wind?
Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (v3pYe)
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They can seamlessly go from one gigantic lie to another about Trump. It's nothing but constant hair on fire insanity.
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 04:10 PM (qBdHI)
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Meghan is the Candace Owens of Barry Soetoros.
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (EDN4B)
Thanks. they didn't take it away just didn't allow her to use it. Roger that.
Posted by: Joe Big Guy Biden at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:10 PM (uhVAy)
He is still a prince, and has that title, and she could be referred to as Princess Henry, which would probably give her an aneurysm, but she doesn't have a title like Princess of Wales.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (ExV1e)
The kids were born without any of the royal physicians in attendance, and without allowing any of the usual witnesses.
Markle's sister and father have also revealed she has been lying about her age.
If the kids were born via surrogacy, they're legally ineligible to be in the line of succession to the throne at all.
Posted by: Beverly at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (reMys)
The 'Warming Pan' theory returns! LOL. Nothing new in English history.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (uhVAy)
Got preps to make. Movie afternoon with a widow.
She has never seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Until today.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (u82oZ)
They're getting desperate. Even more BS chatter than normal.
The fun begins after Labor Day when Trump & Co start dropping bombs.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (dtajH)
Posted by: Skip
Fredericksburg! I've been to the Nimitz Museum there.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (77rzZ)
Chuckie the Tampon is closet muzzie who's using this ridiculous scripted family crisis to distract from the country being turned over to Pakistani rape gangs.
Enough. Charles the 1st treatment for all the perverted Windsor layabouts.
Yes, the Corgis, too.
Posted by: Auspex at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (Y8DZL)
So sad ..........
Posted by: Franklin Stein at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (4Hq22)
The clause (Article I, Section 9, Clause restricts only the federal government from granting titles of nobility and bars persons holding federal office from accepting presents, emoluments, offices, or titles from foreign states without Congressional consent.
Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026
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So I was not misunderstanding. Now if Markle were no longer a U.S. citizen, she would be barred from being a Senator -- the Constitution says that anyone who does not meet the qualifications to be president cannot be a senator, right? But if she is still a U.S. citizen, that would not apply.
Appointing her would be stupid, though, and I'm amazed Hair-Gel Newsom realized this (or his advisers did, and he listened).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (wzUl9)
(I denounce myself)
Posted by: Beverly at August 21, 2026 04:14 PM (reMys)
Semi-Literate Thug
All righty Moron inventors:
A green dildo mortar. Fires autonomously. Dildo is soft plush so no injuries.
Get cracking. I can help with the patent application.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (u82oZ)
Dildo Gatling Cannon, GAU-10Inch
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 21, 2026 04:14 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 04:14 PM (ZgwKJ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM
You keep using that 'd' word. Mom says she does not think it means what you think it means.
Then she and Counsellor Troi give each other little smiles.
Posted by: Wesley "Ignio" Crusher at August 21, 2026 04:14 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Neo
That never works.
-- Zombie James Strang
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (77rzZ)
Even Royal Crown Cola failed.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:14 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (v3pYe)
youtu.be/J5O56vmE_s8
Posted by: 88C+u saw her in concert at August 21, 2026 04:14 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 21, 2026 04:14 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: 55 gallons of Ivermectin should do it at August 21, 2026 04:14 PM (TbWk/)
Deal or No Deal
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 04:14 PM (mkw2N)
Not that there's the slightest chance they had any chance at the throne anyway. Someone could nuke Windsor Palace on Christmas and leave them as the only heirs and parliament would pick some random hobo off the street.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:15 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at August 21, 2026 04:15 PM (77rzZ)
Megyn Markle is Wallis Simpson on steroids.
Could you image the damage Wallis Simpson & King Edward VIII could have done if there had be today's social media during his reign? The Nazis would have taken over England, Europe, and possibly more.
Posted by: Frank Barone at August 21, 2026 04:15 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: sifty boones
Hey! You keep Idaho's name out of your mouth in connection with that whore.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 21, 2026 04:15 PM (vJrRc)
Women don't produce eggs after a hysterectomy right?
Posted by: Joe Big Guy Biden at August 21, 2026 04:15 PM (KC5Lt)
AI says Meghan was not a yacht girl.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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AI was trained on Reddit. One of the first big deals for training data. And it screwed it up to the extent that both Open AI and Gemini (Google) are trying to dereddit their training data.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 04:15 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 21, 2026 04:16 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:16 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 04:16 PM (sFNX2)
AI says Meghan was not a yacht girl.
ah, but you should hear it when her throat warbles. it's like being in a grove, man!
Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 04:17 PM (v3pYe)
Posted by: bill in arkansas
I hear Pitcairn Island is nice this time of year.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 21, 2026 04:17 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Joe Big Guy Biden at August 21, 2026 04:15 PM (KC5Lt)
Apparently, it depends on whether the ovaries are still intact. They don't carry babies to term without a uterus, though.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 04:17 PM (ExV1e)
I was always disappointed in the mighty Rio Grande at Albuquerque too. You crossed it, and you had to look back to make sure you'd done it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 04:09 PM (wzUl9)
The Arkansas river, born in Colorado becomes really large really quickly, but by the time it reaches the Kansas border it is all but dry, and is totally dry by Dodge City. All the irrigation sucks it all up. Then it gets big again on the east side of Kansas, and by the time it passes Ozark, Arkansas, you have locks and such. Weirdness.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 21, 2026 04:17 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 04:18 PM (ZdaMQ)
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So a warming pan baby, huh?
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 04:19 PM (sFNX2)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026
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Nowadays Parliament would pick some imam's son
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 04:19 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 04:19 PM (YSQQv)
"Meghan Markle, the actress-turned-British royal family member who is moving back to the United Kingdom after a stint in California, is reportedly in talks to return to acting with a role in the Netflix series “The Gentlemen,” which shoots in England." (More)
Imagine the security detail that'll take. 😬
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 04:20 PM (NFX2v)
In WWII the invasion craft were constructed on the banks of the Ohio and Illinois Rivers and floated down the rivers when finished.
Posted by: Oldcat
Nebraska does not contribute to either of those rivers. It does, however, to the Missouri, so it probably had the same thing going on with regard to that river.
Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at August 21, 2026 04:20 PM (77rzZ)
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So a warming pan baby, huh?
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 04:19 PM (sFNX2)
Looking forward to a Young Pretender and Old Pretender in France for the next 50 years or so.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:20 PM (uhVAy)
@OliLondonTV
8h
WNBA team Toronto Tempo unveils new non-binary mascot with She/They pronouns.
Dez the mascot, who uses She/They pronouns, identifies as a “borealis blue” snapping turtle from Muskoka.
Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 04:20 PM (Q6Bu6)
Posted by: You're Donne at August 21, 2026 04:20 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:20 PM (KC5Lt)
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think of a gumball machine, except now the gumballs just fall on the floor and roll away
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 04:21 PM (ZxPkt)
If they are standing next to her, by definition they are not gentlemen.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 21, 2026 04:21 PM (0U5gm)
This, too, is the story of the WNBA
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:21 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at August 21, 2026 04:20 PM (77rzZ)
Missouri R hits the Mississippi at St Louis, which is below where the IL river joins and above where Ohio joins.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:21 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:21 PM (Gqar8)
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think of a gumball machine, except now the gumballs just fall on the floor and roll away
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026
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Ewwww
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 04:21 PM (wzUl9)
wut
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 04:22 PM (odBC9)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:23 PM (K32Fz)
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Unless she had a disease, I'd think 19 is awfully young for a hysterectomy.
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 04:23 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 04:23 PM (ZdaMQ)
@OliLondonTV
8h
WNBA team Toronto Tempo unveils new non-binary mascot with She/They pronouns.
Dez the mascot, who uses She/They pronouns, identifies as a “borealis blue” snapping turtle from Muskoka.
Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 04:20 PM (Q6Bu6)
________
1. These people are insane.
2. These are two of the ugliest mascots in sports history. They look like deformed cartoon robots from a Five Nights at Freddy's movie. They will give little kids nightmares.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 04:23 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 21, 2026 04:16 PM (0U5gm)
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Did they become part of the tour?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 04:23 PM (FZ29D)
Is this from a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:23 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (Jr5Lq)
It also has access to the far west. In the early 1830s, steamboats were going as far as what is now western Montana up the Missouri from Bellvue.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (0U5gm)
Roberts gives the ok !
40vtrillion national debt historical record budget deficit but the King will have his ballroom
Posted by: Paul at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (iT923)
If so they must not be aware of Harry's Nazi Halloween costume.
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (NFX2v)
Probably no the first to say this, but I tried.
Posted by: JerseyDevilRider at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (PepNr)
Is this from a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:23 PM (K32Fz)
I don't think the Brits know about Rivers.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (uhVAy)
Dez the mascot, who uses She/They pronouns, identifies as a “borealis blue” snapping turtle from Muskoka.
Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 04:20 PM (Q6Bu6)
Will no one rid me of this tiresome league?
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (ZgwKJ)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026
***
He's a fine director. Truly amazing it is how people who are top-notch and on the ball in their working lives are often so misguided on the personal front.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 21, 2026 04:25 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (NFX2v)
And then, IIRC, the baby appeared to be darker than Meghan, recasting the concern as one of fidelity and paternity rather than race. (I don't really follow such things, so I may have been fooled by a hoax.)
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 04:25 PM (L3Npt)
If so they must not be aware of Harry's Nazi Halloween costume.
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (KC5Lt)
I don’t think anyone likes them.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 04:25 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 04:25 PM (ZxPkt)
There's also the issue of Markle's timeline. She went from Northwestern to acting roles to Suits and blogged frequently with no mentions of yacht girl partying or anything like it. She was married to Engelson. There aren't any gaps that fit the claim.
Apparently her half brother and Tom Bower have repeated internet rumors. She's unlikable. It's entirely possible her half brother lied maliciously because he doesn't like her.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 04:25 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 04:25 PM (ZxPkt)
Depends on the dredge you use.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:26 PM (uhVAy)
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think of a gumball machine, except now the gumballs just fall on the floor and roll away
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026
A hysterectomy does not always involve removal of the ovaries.
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 04:26 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 04:26 PM (9FgyL)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026
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Richard III knew all about me.
( -- Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 04:27 PM (wzUl9)
Harry and Megs ought open a soda pop company:
"Ginger Sparkle" practically sells itself.
GINGER SPARKLE!
Go Back Home to Refreshment!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 04:27 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Oldcat
Yes, but you specifically referenced the Illinois and the Ohio, not the Missouri. Both of those rivers are left-bank tributaries of the Mississippi, whereas the Missouri is right-bank tributary.
If you mean that Nebraska has access to the sea by virtue of being part of the Mississippi Watershed, then just say so. That would be an accurate statment.
Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at August 21, 2026 04:27 PM (77rzZ)
Yeah after he's done in two years he's going to take it with him. Don't you have a dick to suck someplace.
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:27 PM (KC5Lt)
He's hit and miss but when he's good, he's top 10. Most of his bad or lacking stuff was when he was with Madonna, coincidence or Yoko Ono/Valerie Bertinelli curse?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:27 PM (K32Fz)
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (ZgwKJ)
They are expanding!
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:27 PM (uhVAy)
If you mean that Nebraska has access to the sea by virtue of being part of the Mississippi Watershed, then just say so. That would be an accurate statment.
Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at August 21, 2026 04:27 PM (77rzZ)
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Is there no depth of nitpickery that this commentariat will not plumb? Good grief lol
Posted by: ballistic at August 21, 2026 04:28 PM (oqH4h)
And I get the sense you suck Staffs of Decadence by choice.
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 04:29 PM (dz8eD)
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 04:26 PM (lJ0H4)
Ya'll gotta lot going on down there. All we have to worry about is getting hit in the balls.
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:29 PM (KC5Lt)
If you mean that Nebraska has access to the sea by virtue of being part of the Mississippi Watershed, then just say so. That would be an accurate statment.
Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at August 21, 2026 04:27 PM (77rzZ)
I was just quoting the fun fact from the book I am reading on the persistent issues of landing craft in WWII. I added in river connections as a bonus.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:30 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:30 PM (Gqar8)
Trump: "OK done."
What did you expect from a real estate/builder president??
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:30 PM (K32Fz)
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think of a gumball machine, except now the gumballs just fall on the floor and roll away
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026
A hysterectomy does not always involve removal of the ovaries.
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 04:26 PM (lJ0H4)
Harry:
"Really, darling. Leaking eggs simply is not done. Stiff lower lips and all that!"
Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 04:30 PM (iJfKG)
Dez the mascot, who uses She/They pronouns, identifies as a “borealis blue” snapping turtle from Muskoka.
Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 04:20 PM (Q6Bu6)
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I really hope that Clay Travis gets his WNBA team and they have a mascot called "Deez."
Posted by: ballistic at August 21, 2026 04:31 PM (oqH4h)
There can't be a lot of love lost especially when Harry and Megs went on their big Oprah interview leveling charges of racism against the royals and in particular, against Harry's Grandmother, the Queen.
Posted by: Cheri at August 21, 2026 04:02 PM (oiNtH)
Yeah! The Limey Royals are all racists, Nazis! Unlike my hubby!
https://tinyurl.com/497y2n3f
Oh.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 21, 2026 04:32 PM (y9nCu)
He's a beady-eyed ginger twit with the IQ of Gere's gerbil. Probably similar to the gerbil, based on his male nipple twisting and sucking. Gag. I didn't like him as a kid, & his Nazi loving & nekkid pool playing in Vegas did not endear me. Read during his hero military days he roughed up ho's & they had to cover for him.
Yacht wifey. She wore Diana's perfume to entrap him. Studied her til this dimwitted wanker with an oedipal complex proposed. He was desperate as the two women he dated (blondes) wanted nothing to do with his arse. I doubt it was the paparazzi that ruined those relationships based on his male nipple fetish. Bleah.
Bringing me to the surrogates & moon bump. A fun time & I saw photos of the moon slip that are funny. It also wobbled to & fro in one video. I was very pregnant twice with boulders that did not move like jello (used them for drink holders). I ain't fooled.
It was also written that someone in the know, said that she's had a hysterectomy. Probably from chronic chlamydia & other STD's.
Who knows?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 04:32 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at August 21, 2026 04:32 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: 88C+u, toast of high society at August 21, 2026 04:33 PM (88C+u)
Last paragraph: "Ms. Wahab will now serve the remainder of Mr. Swalwell's term, which ends in January. She and Ms. Hernandez will complete against each other again in November for a full two-year term."
Don't say, it can't get worse.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 04:33 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:30 PM (uhVAy)
It's OK. We're good.
Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at August 21, 2026 04:33 PM (77rzZ)
Fish puns;
Other puns;
Boobs;
Firearms;
NITPICKERY.
Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at August 21, 2026 04:32 PM (77rzZ)
Nitpickery should be above Firearms.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:34 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 04:34 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 04:34 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 04:34 PM (+gK6I)
Fish puns;
Other puns;
Boobs;
Firearms;
NITPICKERY.
Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at August 21, 2026 04:32 PM (77rzZ)
Movies, music, medical advice, relationship advice
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:34 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 21, 2026 04:34 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:35 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 04:34 PM (+gK6I)
She has to get him to cheat on her, so she can be Diana...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 21, 2026 04:35 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 04:35 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 04:35 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 04:33 PM (NFX2v)
If she was appointed, how could AIPAC have put up opposition to the Dems appointing her?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:36 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Joe Mama at August 21, 2026 04:36 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:36 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door
Lots of gold. Gold, gold everywhere.
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 04:36 PM (lJ0H4)
Out of curiosity, what is the source of your nic?
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 04:37 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:37 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 21, 2026 04:34 PM (gm9Sb)
LOL.. I was glad to see he can continue building... I saw a short blurb about it... Right between Melania was AOL for a month and letters written by Natalie Harp ... You know Trump's love interest.. No it's true.. The Internet said so and if it's on the Internet it must be true..
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 04:37 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 04:37 PM (dz8eD)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 04:38 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 04:35 PM (Ia/+0)
Wonderful. We'll get "Ladyballers" IRL.
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 04:38 PM (dz8eD)
Posted by: Auspex at August 21, 2026 04:38 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 04:37 PM (dz8eD)
They both have to show up for they to be appropriate.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:38 PM (uhVAy)
Another close friend with whom we go dipnetting was supposed to be on that plane; it was his working group traveling out there for bidding purposes, but he had other things he needed to do first.
Just awful. Just an awful day.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 04:38 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 04:37 PM (dz8eD)
Acknowledgement of the voices in their heads.
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:39 PM (Gqar8)
I also hate Megyn's facial mole and want to remove it with my rusty scalpel. A close up of her skin, oh, boy, is rough. It is rumored she has rancid BO and halitosis as who knows what she does with that mouth to woo a prince.
A disgusting person before she met him with her SoHo (appropriate) background. He once said she'd let him do anything. Right.Right.Right.
My favorite subreddit, which, it figures, I can't read now due to having to register, was hilarious. Hazbeen's many attempts at hair transplants have resulted in red pubic hair in a clump on his noggin. Some in the subreddit refer to him as scrotum head. I found that perfect.
Did I mention that I dislike both? The phoney attempts for her to cook. I did not watch anything at all to give her clicks but on archives. Martha Stewart now and then puts her on a hot, sizzling grill and I'm Team Martha, which I never thought I'd say.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 04:39 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:39 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 04:38 PM (gNl99)
I'm so sorry
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 04:39 PM (+gK6I)
Fairly long story that would royally (SWIDT) break OpSec. It's a nickname from my college years, based on a Czech word cognate to Russian Nazdarovia.
Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 04:39 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 04:39 PM (g47mK)
Who knows?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 04:32 PM (hzuYO)
Now that they're back "home", I suggest a DNA test on the offspring. Just as a precaution, you understand.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 04:40 PM (ZgwKJ)
Posted by: Joe Mama at August 21, 2026 04:36 PM (TezPK)
I consider her going over the comeuppance for King George being such an asshole.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 04:40 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: Piper
Therein lies their power.
Posted by: Auspex at August 21, 2026 04:38 PM (Y8DZL)
Being hated by your relatives is no bar in the UK royal family.
It was traditional under the Hanoverians for the heir to be so hated by the King for them to have an entirely separate court and advisers for both of them.
That and insanity.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:40 PM (uhVAy)
QEII appointed them President and Vice President of the Queen's Commonwealth Trust. Markle as a POC would've been a good fit but no, her and Harry wanted a guarantee of half the income from the Duchy of Cornwall when William inherited after he became Prince of Wales. It all goes to the heir, zero to the spare. Markle was NOT happy to find out Harry was not insanely, independently wealthy.
The problem with giving Harry any role like a Governor General title is, he shoots off his mouth. He's an idiot who jumps headfirst into sensitive political topics (a no-no for royals) and shoots his mouth off. He could never do it without creating headaches and crises for the UK govt with their allies and enemies. He's with the Aspen Institute. His goal is to shut down free speech because he doesn't like what the media post about him and his wife. The First Amendment is bonkers, according to him.
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 04:40 PM (YSQQv)
I'm really sorry. That is awful and pray for everyone involved
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:41 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Oldcat
I get your point but didn't write the article. Both the title and ending para. were quotes.
Here's another: "United Democracy Project, AIRPAC's super PAC, spent roughly $2.5 million, primarily denouncing Ms. Wahab."
Interesting article.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 04:41 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 04:41 PM (nqf1u)
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 04:40 PM (ZgwKJ)
They're definitely his...Almost translucent white skin and carrot tops.. Hard to believe she gave birth to those or it wasn't an egg donor
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 04:41 PM (+gK6I)
......
Beats workin'.
Besides, Yacht Girl seems just the type of person to be nagging everybody what to do.
Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 04:42 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 04:41 PM (+gK6I)
Yes, but if they used a surrogate, then the kids aren't in line for the succession. Which removes two of their most important "chess pieces" from the board.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (ZgwKJ)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: tcn in AK
So sorry, tcn. Prayers for all involved.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Oldcat
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She won the special election. Only way you can serve in the House is via election--no appointments. That is unlike the Senate due to the original differences between the House and Senate.
AIPAC spent a bunch of money on the other Dem AWFL opposing her and the Muzzie won anyway.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 04:44 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 04:41 PM (+gK6I)
She's 45. I can't believe she conceived naturally at her age.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 04:44 PM (gNl99)
The question, now, is which is the dumber of the two?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 04:41 PM (nqf1u)
I'd give the nod to the Mrs, since all she had to do was smile and nod and stay on the good side to have all the adulation and access to wealth she was angling for.
Blew that up almost instantly.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:44 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:29 PM (KC5Lt)
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Which is of immediate concern when my 14-lb kitty climbs into my lap...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 04:44 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Piper
Therein lies their power.
Posted by: Auspex at August 21, 2026 04:38 PM
If Markle owned up to being the nastiest b1tch we've seen in decades, and played up to it and leaned into it, she would probably be a huge success as a trashy, outrageous celebrity. Instead she presents herself as an innocent, gentle lady who is constantly being bullied by others. People see through it.
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 04:45 PM (YSQQv)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 04:46 PM (ZdaMQ)
Much like our Congress and many of our presidents, for that matter.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 04:47 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 04:41 PM
She melodramatically and self-righteously declared she could never bring her children to the raaaaaacist UK only to hear them catcalled with the n-word. Meanwhile they are two of the whitest kids I have ever seen. From behind because she's protecting their privacy by not showing their faces (eyeroll).
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 04:48 PM (YSQQv)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:37 PM
Oh thanks for offering. I need my toenails cut.
Posted by: Prince Harry at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (YSQQv)
A video of her enlarged moonbump visiting a dog shelter. She squatted down on heels (8mo or so) & petted a dog that did not like her. There was a pop, she stood & pressed something & her belly enlarged on camera with stunned staff watching. The visit was a photo op & she left after cooing a bit.
I did not need to push a button as plenty enlarged and all belly. From behind you did not know, then got the shock of your life from the side or front. He weighed 10lbs and there was no where else to go except a c-section after a labor that did nothing.
She supposedly had an epidural for the mystery birth then a blast off home as everything was wunderbar. With an epidural you can't move your legs well & I seriously doubt she'd return home in a few hours.
She's a professional narcissist & liar. Only someone as dumb as Harry would fall for it.
The baby showing at the barn of Windsor. Like a manger scene, I guess. The real doll would not perform as much as Hawwy pushed the button with his thumb.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 04:55 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 04:26 PM (lJ0H4)
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yes, I know
thank you
see, in my throwaway comment, I likened the eggs to gumballs, just gumballs that had no future
poor gumballs
We regret any confusion, -Ed.
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 04:56 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 04:56 PM (wzUl9)
So the ridiculous dumb liar/fake Cambridge prof offed himself while I was away in the Canadian Rockies? Huh. Missed that. I think Western civilization will manage to scrape by without him, or, well actually, his removal won't affect the serious dynamics eroding it already.
Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 04:58 PM (U/Byj)
So the ridiculous dumb liar/fake Cambridge prof offed himself while I was away in the Canadian Rockies? Huh. Missed that. I think Western civilization will manage to scrape by without him, or, well actually, his removal won't affect the serious dynamics eroding it already.
Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 04:58 PM (U/Byj)
sounds like somebody is trying to set up an alibi.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:07 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (qBdHI)
I keep waiting for them to collectively collapse from adrenal exhaustion, and it never happens. What's keeping them going? Is it the SSRI epidemic?
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 05:07 PM (L3Npt)
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (qBdHI)
I keep waiting for them to collectively collapse from adrenal exhaustion, and it never happens. What's keeping them going? Is it the SSRI epidemic?
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 05:07 PM (L3Npt)
Without it they'd have to start noticing the end of their little empire of the news.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:09 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: TJ jackson at August 21, 2026 05:36 PM (bXvrr)
Poor Innocent Baby-Lamb Karmelo Anthonhy: "When I Stab Someone I'm Going to Lick the Blood Off the Blade"
Before the murder, Karmelo Anthony was obsessed with knives and the idea of stabbing someone to death. And also provoking fights which would give him the opportunity to commit murder.
This evidence wasn't introduced at trial, because prosecutors and defense agreed that no "character evidence" about any parties in the case, including the victim, would be introduced. But prosecutors are now warning that if Karmelo Anthony is somehow successful in getting a new trial, that evidence is coming in.
Fox NewsAdditional texts reveal that he was spoiling for blood: "Low key on the verge," of harming someone, he meant. And his girlfriend revealed that just before the murder, the Poor Innocent Baby-Lamb Karmelo Anthony was stalking her -- with a knife.
@FoxNews "When I stab somebody I'm gonna lick their blood off the blade." New evidence coming out surrounding the Karmelo Anthony case, including the disturbing text prosecutors say they found on his phone that could be fair game if he gets a new trial. Prosecutors say the message was part of a documented pattern involving an obsession with knives and guns and a desire to start fights. They argue the evidence helps explain why Anthony brought a knife to the track meet where he fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf. Jurors never heard it because both sides had an off-the-record "gentleman's agreement" to keep character evidence out of the courtroom and focus on what happened under the tent that day.
Karmelo Anthony's ex-girlfriend reported that he was stalking her hours before he stabbed Austin Metcalf -- and he had threatening and violent texts on his phone, the prosecutor revealed at Anthony's appeal hearing Thursday. The jury never heard about Anthony's disturbing history, or about Metcalf's juvenile criminal record because of a "gentleman's agreement" with the 19-year-old's defense ahead of his murder trial, Collin County Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye revealed. He told the court Anthony's high school girlfriend confided to an assistant principal on April 2, 2025 that Anthony was stalking her after a breakup, and that he was obsessed with fights, guns, and knives, according to local outlets at the hearing.I'm totally loving this standard that if a white person can be accused of "racism," a black person is entitled to kill him. Does that standard work in the opposite direction, I wonder? I don't wonder that at all. Innocent baby lamb Anthony Karmelo also
Anthony also sent a picture of the knife and told his ex-girlfriend, "I'm low key on the verge," Wirskye said. "He was spiraling," the prosecutor added. A few hours later, Anthony stabbed Metcalf to death under a tent at a track meet at a high school. In exchange for prosecutors not using that evidence in court, the defense lawyers agreed not to bring up victim Austin Metcalf's juvenile criminal history, which included graffiti that included "vile racist stuff."
threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend, asking her how many bullets she wanted in the chest, threatened her "I'm gonna get you" and bragged about punching girls in the face. He also texted: "imma shoot the school up tmr" Obviously this is all due to White Racism.
Sarah Fields
@SarahisCensored 6h On the day Karmelo Anthony fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf, prosecutors report he sent a text message at 1 a.m. that read, "I'm lowk on the verge," and then stressed the point further. Later that morning on April 2, 2025 - only hours before Karmelo Anthony stabbed Austin Metcalf to death at a high-school track meet - prosecutors state that Karmelo Anthony's girlfriend told a Centennial High School staff member he was "engaging in stalking behavior, to include, but not limited to, driving by her home and refusing to allow her to end their relationship." In a 75-page filing, prosecutors also note that Karmelo Anthony had earlier been accused of taking his girlfriend's phone and, in October 2024, drafted a "to-do" list instructing her how to handle quote "weirdos," which included the line "say sum slick like my bf kill people." Text exchanges further reveal that he admitted on at least two occasions to punching girls in the face. Prosecutors located 2021 messages between Karmelo Anthony and another student discussing robbing someone for $300. Other texts show Karmelo Anthony recounting a fight and punching someone "so hard he had to stop fighting." In 2023, prosecutors say Karmelo Anthony told a friend he planned to vandalize a house in Austin, Texas, writing, "I just feel like it, I gotta grudge." In 2021, Karmelo Anthony informed a friend he had been suspended for three days after fighting, adding, "they said next time I do sum I get recommended for expulsion," court papers show. In a 2023 text exchange with a friend, prosecutors have messages in which Karmelo Anthony wrote "Imma shoot the school up tmr" "with my blick," but later followed up with "I would never actually do that." In a 2024 thread, prosecutors state Karmelo Anthony admitted to carrying a firearm, telling a friend before a party he would have "the gun in my pocket." The records also contain message threads in which Anthony mentions carrying a gun. After multiple suspensions for fighting while in school in Louisiana, messages between Karmelo Anthony and his girlfriend surface after he moved to Frisco. In one exchange she suggests he simply sit for a while; he said, "yea and punch ppl maybe run sometimes," "I have to it's like a priority for me," "I like punching people," "when get mad I see red," "when I get mad I blackout," "when I get mad I can't control myself." Prosecutors also showed messages in which Karmelo Anthony admitted to getting high and drinking alcohol and even discussed selling drugs to obtain guns. In 2024, prosecutors say Karmelo Anthony tried to assault a teacher, stating "I put my hands in face and everything." Also 2024, messages recovered by prosecutors suggest Karmelo Anthony attempted to take a weapon into the State Fair of Texas, asking a friend, "if the state fair got metal detectors." When told that detectors were in place, the friend replied, "you got the poker"; "yea I might have to toss it," Karmelo Anthony answered. Prosecutors report that Karmelo Anthony confessed to stealing a watch and earbuds in separate Collin County burglaries and to bringing a weapon onto a Frisco school campus, and remarked about his girlfriend, "she went in my bag to get my computer and I said no and she still went in it and grabbed it and my gun and my knife and some other stuff fell out." Numerous unreleased photos and videos show Karmelo Anthony holding firearms and making threats.
Authorities found a note on Karmelo Anthony's phone containing a list of
racial tropes and slurs about Blacks, whites and Hispanics. In one message, prosecutors say Karmelo Anthony wrote, "I hate gay ppl." Prosecutors add that Karmelo Anthony repeatedly threatened to murder his girlfriend in texts, including lines such as "how many bullets u want coming out of ur chest" and "I'm going to get you (expletive)." He also threatened her with a knife in one message and told her in another, "when I stab somebody I'm gonna lick their blood off the blade."
"When I stab somebody I'm gonna lick their blood off the blade."
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 20, 2026
New evidence coming out surrounding the Karmelo Anthony case, including the disturbing text prosecutors say they found on his phone that could be fair game if he gets a new trial.
Prosecutors say the message was… pic.twitter.com/HO4cWOcEz8
🚨 JUST NOW: Legal expert Jonathan Turley DISMANTLES Karmelo Anthony's ridiculous legal team efforts for a retrial, they're claiming RACISM
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 21, 2026
If anything, Karemlo deserves the DEATH PENALTY!
"They're arguing again that the jury lacked a black juror? But the jury was not, as is… pic.twitter.com/kX7EyNDCXs
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (ExV1e)
Elric the Blade is vanquished.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: sven at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (Int1s)
>>This evidence wasn't introduced at trial, because prosecutors and defense agreed that no "character evidence" about any parties in the case, including the victim, would be introduced.
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Elric, all is forgiven. Please explain about this sort of legal horse-trading.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:29 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (PGK1w)
What a dimwit. I am tired of Karmello, a loser.
Hated what happened to that boy and his family.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (AeiPB)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:31 PM (3oLMy)
Find him guilty AGAIN.
Sentence him to LIFE IN PRISON, NO PAROL this time.
He's PROVEN he's a menace to society. F*CK him AND his family.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 02:31 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 02:31 PM (I7jBo)
Posted by: Preemptive strikes at August 21, 2026 02:31 PM (YtAdj)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (2MN4W)
He did not. His school was there for the track meet. He'd been suspended from his team for CARRYING A KNIFE to practice.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (2MN4W)
*******
He was kicked off the track team of one school (can't remember) and should not have been in either tent.
The rival tent told him to get out. Then he went to the other. I think I have this correct. Told to leave again and the stabbing began.
He went there to stab someone.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (hzuYO)
I note that the first reply to this tweet is that Anthony was in the right cuz whitey had it coming.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (pbpqV)
>>In exchange for prosecutors not using that evidence in court, the defense lawyers agreed not to bring up victim Austin Metcalf's juvenile criminal history, which included graffiti that included "vile racist stuff."
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I rather refuse to believe that if such "stuff" existed, the defense would not have found a way to leak it if they couldn't directly bring it up in court. Am I too cynical?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (E8rzK)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:33 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (ExV1e)
I don't think the race war they're fomenting is going to go how they anticipate...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 02:33 PM (PGK1w)
A gentleman's agreement. With greedy barbarians who it turns out, won't honor it.
Sounds like the punk was going to stab somebody, it was just a question of when.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 21, 2026 02:33 PM (AnW6a)
Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 02:33 PM (E8rzK)
Remember as per the left everything from expecting an employee to show up on time to telling someone to not litter are racist...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 02:33 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:34 PM (3oLMy)
James Talarico wants to make a MOCKERY of our judicial system because a murderous black kid got rightfully sentenced.
We are truly in clown world area.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 02:34 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Future Juror on low key verge of jury nullification at August 21, 2026 02:34 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: banana Dream - Your Trusted Zillennial News Source at August 21, 2026 02:34 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: free tibet at August 21, 2026 02:34 PM (iNp3L)
>>In exchange for prosecutors not using that evidence in court, the defense lawyers agreed not to bring up victim Austin Metcalf's juvenile criminal history, which included graffiti that included "vile racist stuff."
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I rather refuse to believe that if such "stuff" existed, the defense would not have found a way to leak it if they couldn't directly bring it up in court. Am I too cynical?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (XJ22o)
Probably not.
Also, I don't give a flying fuck if Metcalf Said Mean Things when he was younger.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 02:34 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 02:35 PM (kpi7N)
Pretty sure Karmelo isn't in the 99%...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 02:35 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 02:35 PM (E8rzK)
I love that this loser's loser family went on a spending spree with the GoFundMe money instead of getting an all star defense team.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:35 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 21, 2026 02:35 PM (CHHv1)
I hope everyone's having a happy Friday.
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 21, 2026 02:35 PM (Sco7b)
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They moved up from 3rd richest after all the GoFundMe donations spent by the Anthony family.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 02:36 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 02:36 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: I gotta ask at August 21, 2026 02:36 PM (2Ez/1)
Karmelo wants to fight this--then life is back on the table.
But remember:
Only black eyes can see what really happened.
Your racist white eyes have racists lenses that filter out the part of all the videos
According to the True Black eyes who saw the real videos, they show:
- everyone in the tent was dabbing and were cool with Karmelo being there, until,
- Austin and his brother, for no reason at all, without warning, jumped Karmelo
- then 2 other joined in, beating on him
- and then Karmelo broke free, ran away, when
- Austin caught up with him and started beating on him again
- and then--and only then--did Karmelo pull out the knife to defend himself
Just because no witness testified to that, and just because no one else who saw the videos saw that, does not mean your racist, white eyes are not racist liars that refuse to see what really happened.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 02:36 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (ExV1e)
I don't think the race war they're fomenting is going to go how they anticipate...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 02:33 PM (PGK1w)
It hasn't been going how they anticipate.
Posted by: Compton at August 21, 2026 02:36 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:36 PM (2MN4W)
Well, that went over about as well as Barky's 3000% reduction on health insurance costs
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 02:36 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: H at August 21, 2026 02:37 PM (15qXl)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 02:37 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 02:37 PM (E8rzK)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 02:33 PM (PGK1w)
Apparently, due to the efforts of the media, a not insignificant number of blacks believe that they are the majority in this country.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:37 PM (ExV1e)
Please explain about this sort of legal horse-trading.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Okay, Turley is explaining it. I'm becoming open to the notion that Austin Metcalf dropped the n-word and said some racist stuff, even vile stuff. Whether he did it or not, there are recent examples of kids talking that way and posting it online. what the hell are they thinking? It's a horrible way to think, a horrible way to talk, and stupid as fuck to commit it to the Eternal Internet.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:38 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 02:38 PM (cpajc)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 02:38 PM (e4ysZ)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 02:39 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 21, 2026 02:39 PM (dK+Kv)
Well, that went over about as well as Barky's 3000% reduction on health insurance costs
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 02:36 PM (sKqQm)
I went from paying $2500 a year ti $25000 year!
Posted by: Your Average Family Plan at August 21, 2026 02:39 PM (E8rzK)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 02:39 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 02:39 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: Rip at August 21, 2026 02:40 PM (E8rzK)
I doubt that. Maybe they were prepared to slime the victim and the prosecution knew there was enough evidence that the character issue did not matter. That's my guess. I sincerely doubt this was some racial Django KKK vengeance.
Guy is ready to lick the blade and THAT MORNING someone decides to call him n?
Nahhh
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 02:40 PM (cpajc)
I don't give a flying fuck if Metcalf Said Mean Things when he was younger.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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I don't, but I do. It's not relevant to the case, but it is relevant to how we're educating young people.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:41 PM (XJ22o)
2013: Just because a guy jumped you, knocked you to the ground, and was ground pounding you is no reason to respond with a weapon, some times you have to take a beating
Posted by: The FNM at August 21, 2026 02:41 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: banana Dream - Your Trusted Zillennial News Source at August 21, 2026 02:34 PM (3uBP9)
C₁ and C₂ are no longer a thing?
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 02:41 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:41 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 21, 2026 02:39 PM (dK+Kv)
I have seen it claimed elsewhere that some people believe they previously *were* in the majority in the US as a whole, yet they don't seem to grasp the implications of that.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 02:41 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:41 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 02:41 PM (pbpqV)
Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 02:42 PM (E8rzK)
juan (pronounced "one").
Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 02:42 PM (v3pYe)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:38 PM (XJ22o)
OTOH, there's no evidence that Anthony knew about any of it so, even if you try to portray him as Black Panther, you've got the issue that he started shit with intent to stab.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:42 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 02:41 PM (+fdRY)
People claim a lot of things. People are idiots.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 21, 2026 02:42 PM (dK+Kv)
Or they were normal black people who thought "This idiot is 100% guilty. If I vote guilty, the mob will turn on me. How the hell do I get out of this?"
If they actually wanted to hang the jury they never would have said anything.
Posted by: Chuck C at August 21, 2026 02:42 PM (0GLZr)
Hope the judge knows that and puts an end to this ridiculousness.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 02:42 PM (ccf/V)
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Any chance the Cuban docs are putting rum in it?
Posted by: Cuba Libre, on the rocks, por favor at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (2MN4W)
Many of Anthony's defenders revealed a deeply troubling attitude about self defense and street justice.
It seems like millions of people believe if you *touch* them, they can kill you in response.
Forget all that nonsense about reasonable belief deadly force is necessary. Or that that threat of death or great bodily harm is imminent. Or that the lethal action must be necessary and proportional.
If someone tells you what to do, and you don't want to do it, and they touch you, you can murder the fuck out of them. I'm gobsmacked at all of the people who genuinely believe this.
Another attitude I saw, was even less defensible. The phrase, "stood on business." They say Anthony, "stood on business" when he stabbed a mildly aggressive teen for telling him to move. This seems to be some sort of honor argument. Metcalf told Anthony to do something he didn't want to do and it was dishonorable, so Anthony was justified.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (mkw2N)
"Jon Ossoff’s invocation of Natalie Harp was stunningly effective. Democrats must now abandon that and make the election about January 6th and the Mueller Report."
-- David Axelrod 5:29 PM ·Aug 19, 2026 on Bluesky
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (0sNs1)
@townhallcom
New Black Panther Party chairwoman Krystal Muhammad: "Black Power. It's about goddamn time. Our power to the people. That's the first step. Now we need for Karmelo [Anthony] to be released."
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Black Lives Matter!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (ndZc7)
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Hm, there might be something to that.
Posted by: Wayne Lee Ray at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (zwp1R)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:33 PM (2MN4W)
******
I could be wrong, as I am a lot, but it was premeditated to kill a white person. Not the poor guy who stood up to him. He and Metcalf did not know each other.
He was "on the verge" due to being a thug and mad at gf. He texted this to her and threatened her with stabs of joy as he stalked her.
A vicious, angry, raciss black man who wanted to kill a white person. That was the premeditation.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (hzuYO)
Also, due to the same media, a similar number of blacks believe that needing a reason to murder someone is White Supremacy.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (CHHv1)
I will now do the obligatory "I know there are many decent blacks out there...blah, blah, blah". And even though I know there are many, probably the majority, that abhor this behavior, their silence about it says a lot.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (kpi7N)
I've seen people claim, apparently seriously, that Washington and Franklin were black
Out: We wuz kangz
In: We wuz prezidentz
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (sKqQm)
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Elric, all is forgiven. Please explain about this sort of legal horse-trading.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:29 PM (XJ22o)
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This seems an odd agreement to make. Generally, the prosecution can't introduce "bad character" evidence during its case-in-chief, but is allowed to bring it in to counter certain evidence offered by the defense.
I'm surprised the prosecution would agree -- ahead of time -- to not bring in this incredibly damning evidence that shows K-Ant to be a dangerous, bloodthirsty lunatic.
I wonder if there was something in the victim's past that the prosecution was worried about. By all accounts, Metcalf was a boy scout. There would seem to be no need for the prosecution to worry about any character evidence about him.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (iFTx/)
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Or they were normal black people who thought "This idiot is 100% guilty. If I vote guilty, the mob will turn on me. How the hell do I get out of this?"
If they actually wanted to hang the jury they never would have said anything.
Posted by: Chuck C at August 21, 2026 02:42 PM (0GLZr)
Yep. Both can be possibilities. Probably even more variations, too.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 02:44 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: Cray Cray at August 21, 2026 02:44 PM (yTtNX)
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*brushes imaginary dust of shoulder*
Posted by: Planned Parenthood at August 21, 2026 02:44 PM (Dv3i1)
I sincerely doubt this was some racial Django KKK vengeance.
Posted by: ...
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Oh, no way in hell, and I would never suggest that. But these days, a defense team could make anything of it. "In Karmelo Anthony's world, a privileged white boy could use words that, not many years ago, got Black people lynched. WHAT was he to make of one such privileged white, coming at him with harmful intent?" etc.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:44 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 02:44 PM (mP0Kj)
==
I've seen people claim, apparently seriously, that Washington and Franklin were black
Out: We wuz kangz
In: We wuz prezidentz
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (sKqQm)
They were! Woukld you like some images?
Posted by: googlag's Gemini, by and for SMAHHHHRRT people at August 21, 2026 02:45 PM (+fdRY)
Nahhh
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 02:40 PM (cpajc)
Don't know, don't care. He could have called him the worst slur and all manner of debasing, dehumanizing things. As you and Ace put it, no reason was required.
And no amount of mean words justifies murder, premeditated or otherwise.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 21, 2026 02:45 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (XJ22o)
You are too cynical. And we are too soft.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:45 PM (ZVgZ4)
I don't know if that's entirely true. I know some of the black jury members were dismissed because they were "educators" and the prosecution thought they would be too soft-hearted and biased toward a student.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:46 PM (mkw2N)
GAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY
Also, in case there are any doubts, The Blade was not involved in any licking by this deranged homosexual.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 02:46 PM (iFTx/)
New Black Panther Party chairwoman Krystal Muhammad: "Black Power. It's about goddamn time. Our power to the people. That's the first step. Now we need for Karmelo [Anthony] to be released."
That's not how it works in a civil society, you piece of shit. GFY.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 02:46 PM (ccf/V)
My PCP is from Peru. He's OK, but I can't use any of my Shining Path jokes around him.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:46 PM (Jr5Lq)
incredibly damning evidence
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Thank you. It seems like a downright dereliction of justice. Something the jury absolutely should have heard.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:46 PM (XJ22o)
you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention
Posted by: Khorne at August 21, 2026 02:47 PM (sKqQm)
And the death of most of USAID is one of the leading reasons Cuba is going broke, today.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 02:47 PM (rbvCR)
They got caught when they did a drive by afterwards, while the cops were there, and of course the ax was in the back seat.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at August 21, 2026 02:48 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: janmarch at August 21, 2026 02:48 PM (7iM56)
Also that shitbag who was one of the Beltway snipers.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 02:48 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:41 PM (XJ22o)
I hate to say it but the internet is educating young people. You can see plenty of videos which would lead you to have certain opinions about specific groups. Being around enough of the thuggish types in school, as is likely the case, would exacerbate the issue.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:48 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 02:48 PM (cIy7m)
Maybe they found something that could possibly be painted as racist and they didn't want to get into a mud-fight.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:48 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (kpi7N)
lol, good one, racist.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 21, 2026 02:48 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (XJ22o)
The media was revelling in it last night: graffiti w KKK; bullying a girl, calling a teacher a bitch, pushing someone. All young teen bad behavior, but certainly nothing to justify his death. I think the prosecution agreed to the deal, knowing the media would do their best to destroy Austin’s memory.
Posted by: EveR at August 21, 2026 02:48 PM (VzIDi)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:46 PM (Jr5Lq)
Chances are that he will find them funny. If that doesn't work, make fun of the Bolivian navy.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 02:48 PM (rbvCR)
Abolish the 'juvenile justice system.' Abolish parole. Build more prisons.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:49 PM (Jr5Lq)
The State of Texas saw fit to give this Rhodes Scholar a slap on the wrist - 17 years - for a senseless murder.
But now bloggers have to defend that laughable sentence because the justice system in liberal Texas will definitely see fit to hear the little monster's appeal, with the most liberal ear.
It's horseshit. This stupid little sonofabitch would get a minimum of 51 years in my State, and more likely, he'd get life without possibility.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)
Kids today.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 21, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:50 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:50 PM (2MN4W)
Senator Patty Murray
@PattyMurray
REMINDER: The single biggest driver of our national debt for the last 25 YEARS have been Republican-led tax cuts.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 02:50 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Car Mello yellow at August 21, 2026 02:50 PM (HcoTw)
Seems the State did not put the case before a Grand Jury, and so by State law there never should have been charges filed.
And it looks like Trump is willing to do a Pardon on the Fed charges...
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 02:51 PM (mP0Kj)
You know, like he was a cool, mellow dude.
That they did their whole line of questioning referring to him as "Melo".
And every witness was like, "nah, nobody really called him by that."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 02:51 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:46 PM (Jr5Lq)
Do they make the best? How do you judge the vintage of Angel Dust?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 21, 2026 02:51 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:51 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Leupold at August 21, 2026 02:51 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
At the time he was President, Warren Harding was rumored to have some black ancestry. He may have even thought so himself.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 02:51 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Car Mello yellow at August 21, 2026 02:50 PM (HcoTw)
Or peanut butter.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 21, 2026 02:51 PM (zZu0s)
REMINDER: The single biggest driver of our national debt for the last 25 YEARS have been Republican-led tax cuts.
____
2020 fed spending $3.5t
2025 fed spending $7.0t
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 02:52 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Oglebay at August 21, 2026 02:52 PM (2ap+5)
Senator Patty Murray
@PattyMurray
REMINDER: The single biggest driver of our national debt for the last 25 YEARS have been Republican-led tax cuts.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 02:50 PM (ndZc7)
Of course, you stupid cunt, *spending* has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Although we should have had a much greater spending reduction with the sqaushing of USAIDs, but somehow I doubt she wants *that* to stay gone.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 02:52 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: Boss Moss
We should do this anyway, but Karmelo's family was middle class I believe.
End HR positions and government-employee unions, and you might be able to hit the Anthonys were they live.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 02:53 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:53 PM (2MN4W)
REMINDER: The single biggest driver of our national debt for the last 25 YEARS have been Republican-led tax cuts.
____
2020 fed spending $3.5t
2025 fed spending $7.0t
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 02:52 PM (Dv3i1)
Not both Parties spending? interesting.
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 02:53 PM (mP0Kj)
But now bloggers have to defend that laughable sentence because the justice system in liberal Texas will definitely see fit to hear the little monster's appeal, with the most liberal ear.
It's horseshit. This stupid little sonofabitch would get a minimum of 51 years in my State, and more likely, he'd get life without possibility.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)
The jury set the sentence, not the Liberal State of Texas. Further, the defense has shown no reason why the Liberal State of Texas should grant a re-trial with only registered black Democrats on the jury. Further further, the idea that you state, whatever it might be, would stand up, pound its chest and shout, "throw him under the prison", is foolish.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:53 PM (ExV1e)
The media was revelling in it last night: graffiti w KKK; bullying a girl, calling a teacher a bitch, pushing someone. All young teen bad behavior, but certainly nothing to justify his death. I think the prosecution agreed to the deal, knowing the media would do their best to destroy Austin’s memory.
Posted by: EveR
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Interesting. I can actually see a case. "Karmelo Anthony was marginalized in a world of Austin Metcalf's making."
It's happening with the Jason Arday worship.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:53 PM (XJ22o)
'In the Bolivian Navy, getting promoted from Captain to Admiral doesn't require sea experience—just a very good pair of hiking boots and a map to the nearest puddle.'
The Bolivian Navy patrols Lake Titicaca. It's true, and marginally funny in itself.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:53 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Want Cocazio Ortez at August 21, 2026 02:54 PM (ebQ8P)
Posted by: Leupold at August 21, 2026 02:54 PM (eIzlH)
LOL and I didn't mean to imply that *you* thought he was a vigilante race hero even in his mind, but just the possibility the defense could bring that up I don't even buy.
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 02:55 PM (cpajc)
It is really bad to think that Karmelo's family would have been perfectly fine with him being found not guilty and being released after killing another teenager. According to Karmelo's mother's press conference, he was raised in a two parent home, church going, raised with values and respect, blah, blah. Sure.
Posted by: Cheri at August 21, 2026 02:55 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 02:55 PM (Dv3i1)
This is just normal growing up behavior, for black youth. Same with Trayvon, Gently Giant Brown, Saint Floyd, Bad Bad Leroy Brown. Killing white people is a right of passage.
Posted by: illiniwek at August 21, 2026 02:55 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (v8+Kf)
I've seen several videos where a car gets PIT-ed multiple times, and the driver just takes off in the other direction. You have to cause the vehicle to crash, get hung up on something, or disable it to the point it can't go anymore.
This is great.
http://tiny.cc/yg29101
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Oglebay at August 21, 2026 02:52 PM (2ap+5)
In reconstructed Proto Indo european, the word for Salmon is something like LOKI, and is the root of words like "lox"
I find this fascinating because the Norse character Loki, in the myth "Otter's Blood Price" Loki is caught in a net, and one of his symbols is the net, or knots
Otter's Blood Price is also, in a Germanic version, is the initiating element in Wagners Ring Cycle, where the Dark Elf, Albrecht, curses a gold ring that is lost in the Rhine.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (Jr5Lq)
I like the grand strategy of the defense was to try and convince the jury that Kamelo's nickname was "Melo."
You know, like he was a cool, mellow dude.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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That is so fucking Johnnie Cochranesque.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 02:57 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 02:57 PM (sKqQm)
And the death of most of USAID is one of the leading reasons Cuba is going broke, today.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 02:47 PM (rbvCR)
That and us shutting off the Maduro pipeline of oil/drug money/sanction busting smuggling.
Communism is amazing that it can turn a land of abundant food exporting to a starving waste in only a few years.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 02:57 PM (uhVAy)
"Jon Ossoff’s invocation of Natalie Harp was stunningly effective. Democrats must now abandon that and make the election about January 6th and the Mueller Report."
-- David Axelrod 5:29 PM ·Aug 19, 2026 on Bluesky
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (0sNs1)
wat
No really, I can't even begin to parse that. Is he being sarcastic? Half-sarcastic, and if so, which half? He might as well be speaking Latin: the words sound familiar, but I'm not sure what he means.
Posted by: Flock Group Inc., d/b/a Flock Safety at August 21, 2026 02:57 PM (L3Npt)
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 02:58 PM (L3Npt)
Posted by: janmarch
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Texas judges are elected. That makes them less than sympathetic to let loose a murdering thug like Karmelo. Prediction, Karmelo's appeal is not going anywhere. And the Texas Court of Criminal Justice is even less likely to overturn the verdict.
Karmelo pulled his shit in the wrong state, he shoulda moved to Massachusetts where they apparently like murderers.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 02:58 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:58 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 02:58 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 02:58 PM (rp63B)
This is great.
http://tiny.cc/yg29101
Posted by: bonhomme
================
Whoa, that's James Bond!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:58 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Leupold at August 21, 2026 02:54 PM (eIzlH)
My epiphany on this happened when they read the OJ verdict. The MSM were covering different venues - all black and all white. When the verdict was announced the white venues were quiet and most just hung heir heads. The black venues erupted like they'd just won the Super Bowl. That's when I realized something was seriously wrong in the country.
It's only gotten worse since.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 02:58 PM (kpi7N)
Posted by: Orson at August 21, 2026 02:58 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 21, 2026 02:59 PM (XeU6L)
You know, like he was a cool, mellow dude.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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That is so fucking Johnnie Cochranesque.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (XJ22o)
Melo was the nickname of the NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 02:59 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:53 PM (Jr5Lq)
Well, also the upper reaches of the Amazon, but they have a number of admirals who wear dress whites when not on Sea duty, and they will defiantly get actual, you know, ships when Peru gives them back their coastline.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 02:59 PM (rbvCR)
No really, I can't even begin to parse that. Is he being sarcastic? Half-sarcastic, and if so, which half? He might as well be speaking Latin: the words sound familiar, but I'm not sure what he means.
Posted by: Flock Group
Past by his sell by date. Obama's term in office ended in 2016, Axlerod last won a presidential reelection for him in 2012. Old political consultants age like sour milk. Just ask Mr. Turdblossom, Karl Rove about his recent successes.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:00 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 03:00 PM (2MN4W)
REMINDER: The single biggest driver of our national debt for the last 25 YEARS have been Republican-led tax cuts."
In Patty's Commie World, the people should own nothing. Everything For the State, Nothing Against the State.
Posted by: illiniwek at August 21, 2026 03:00 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: janmarch
The best they could hope for would be a hung jury. I don't see the prosecutor dropping the case. I doubt the pro-bono legal team wants to represent him a couple dozen times.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:00 PM (ExV1e)
I don't know how, individually, they can do that. I, as a white person, can't think of a single thing I personally can do to stop white murderers. All I can do is eschew murder myself.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:01 PM (Jr5Lq)
wat
No really, I can't even begin to parse that. Is he being sarcastic? Half-sarcastic, and if so, which half? He might as well be speaking Latin: the words sound familiar, but I'm not sure what he means.
Posted by: Flock Group Inc.
==================
I don't get it either. Cannot fit those pieces together at all.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 03:01 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (v8+Kf)
____________
See The Blade's comment above!
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 03:01 PM (iFTx/)
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 03:01 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Flock Group Inc., d/b/a Flock Safety at August 21, 2026 02:57 PM (L3Npt)
especially since I am only vaguely aware of who any of these people are including Axelrod. I mean corrupt adviser of Clinton/Hilary/Obama? Which is it? At some point you gotta retire with your leader.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:01 PM (uhVAy)
New Black Panther Party chairwoman Krystal Muhammad: "Black Power. It's about goddamn time. Our power to the people. That's the first step. Now we need for Karmelo [Anthony] to be released."
Krystal Muhammed looks like she rose to the top by eating her competition
Posted by: Polka will never die at August 21, 2026 03:01 PM (Ex7A5)
Why do Bolivian sailors wear pristine white uniforms? So the reflection off the salt flats blinds the enemy before they realize there's no water.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:02 PM (Jr5Lq)
Melo was the nickname of the NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony.
Posted by: Oldcat
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100% they wanted some wholesome, accomplished association with the Karmelo the Killer.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 03:02 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent
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The two are highly correlated. Only stupid people think they can stab someone with plenty of normie witnesses and get away with it.
That crap only happens in thug neighborhoods with the no snitch rule and not even there reliably.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:02 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:53 PM (ExV1e)
Wrong.
Karmelo was convicted for murder. Not 2nd degree. None of that shit.
My state *requires* a minimum of 51 years without possibility, with the often used extension to life without possibility, and the less often used option for the death penalty.
It's not a joke, here.
Not like in liberal Texas.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 03:02 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (rbvCR)
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Say, I could use that in a little story I'm writing...
Posted by: Professor Tolkien at August 21, 2026 03:02 PM (FZ29D)
REMINDER: The single biggest driver of our national debt for the last 25 YEARS have been Republican-led tax cuts."
In Patty's Commie World, the people should own nothing. Everything For the State, Nothing Against the State.
Posted by: illiniwek at August 21, 2026 03:00 PM (vbXSk)
She hasn't had a hit in decades and is Canadian.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:02 PM (uhVAy)
I don't know how, individually, they can do that. I, as a white person, can't think of a single thing I personally can do to stop white murderers. All I can do is eschew murder myself.
Posted by: gp
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If on a jury, you vote for the evidence, not the racial bullshit. That is what you can do about it.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)
80 Can't be repeated often enough: If you name your kid some fucktarded shit like 'Karmelo', you might as well just turn him over to the prison system to raise
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Hm, there might be something to that.
Posted by: Wayne Lee Ray at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM
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The name is kind of like Caramel. Brown candy. I'm OK with that.
Posted by: Bubba, Cell Block D at August 21, 2026 03:03 PM (2qhzn)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:01 PM (Jr5Lq)
I'm not saying individually. They sure seem to know how to turn out a mob when it suits them.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 03:03 PM (kpi7N)
Posted by: The green dildo at August 21, 2026 03:03 PM (cIy7m)
This is great.
http://tiny.cc/yg29101
Posted by: bonhomme
================
Whoa, that's James Bond!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
============
Or better still, that's ACME!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 03:04 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 03:05 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 21, 2026 03:05 PM (XMwZJ)
Why do Bolivian sailors wear pristine white uniforms? So the reflection off the salt flats blinds the enemy before they realize there's no water.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:02 PM (Jr5Lq)
Bolivia and Paraguay fought a war over oil in the Chaco region in the 30s IIRC. The affair trickled out when they checked again and there was no oil in the Chaco region.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:05 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Vengeance
---
Follow up, Search assist:
Peter Navarro
Position: Former trade adviser - Conviction: Criminal contempt of Congress - Sentence: Four months - Report Date: March 19, 2026
Steve Bannon
Position: Former White House adviser - Conviction: Contempt of Congress - Sentence: Four months - Report Date: 2022 (exact date not specified)
Michael Cohen
Position: Former personal lawyer - Conviction: Campaign finance violations, lying to Congress- Sentence: Three years- Released: 2021
Paul Manafort
Position: Former campaign chairman- Conviction: Bank and tax fraud- Sentence: 7.5 years- Released: Pardoned in December 2020 after serving nearly two years
George Papadopoulos
Position: Former campaign advisor-Conviction: Lying to investigators- Sentence: 14 days (served 12 days)- Released: Pardoned in December 2020
Roger Stone
Position: Longtime associate- Conviction: Obstruction of justice, lying to Congress- Sentence: Over three years- Released: Sentence commuted in July 2020, later pardoned
cont
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 03:06 PM (3oLMy)
Position: Deputy campaign chairman- Conviction: Conspiracy, lying to the FBI- Sentence: 45 days
Allen Weisselberg
Position: Former CFO of Trump Organization- Conviction: Perjury, tax fraud- Sentence: Five months (two separate sentences)
This list highlights the legal troubles faced by individuals closely associated with Trump, ...
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 03:06 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: steevy
Texas prison ages you--it is not one of the kindlier gentlier prisons found in blue states where they give passports to murderers and a weekend off at the mental health treatment center. With his attitude and stupidity, he may get shanked in the first couple of years to teach him manners.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:06 PM (E4rtv)
O.J. walking should have been a wake up moment.
But let's just keep pretending about who's really privileged.
Posted by: Auspex at August 21, 2026 03:06 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: DanMan at August 21, 2026 03:06 PM (8uzBS)
My state *requires* a minimum of 51 years without possibility, with the often used extension to life without possibility, and the less often used option for the death penalty.
It's not a joke, here.
Not like in liberal Texas.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 03:02 PM (BI5O2)
Well... I'd be willing to bet that the definitions of murder in your state differ from that of liberal Texas so he may have been tried at murder 2 there. Given that Anthony was 17 at the time of the crime, the death penalty could not be given... even in your hardcore, ultra-conservative state. Still, I agree that Texas is a disgustingly liberal state, filled with liberals, and diluting the true blood of Americans everywhere. You should never visit.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:07 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: mr tmz at August 21, 2026 03:07 PM (rJ48h)
Wisconsin man nabs shopper in restroom, demands cops send hypnotists to negotiate; police shoot hostage’s thumb off
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Could've at least taken his dick.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 03:07 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 21, 2026 03:07 PM (cpFbA)
CBC - Tariff agreement continuing
CNN - Ballroom, Harp
MS Now - that subhuman bitch Katy Tur with some Trump aide - Natalie Harp - insinuations.
"CNN has not confirmed that she sent these letters to Trump" but we're reporting it as truth anyways. Where are a group of pissed off muslims when you want them to go all apeshit?
Fox - Clancy.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 03:07 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:01 PM (Jr5Lq)
I'm not saying individually. They sure seem to know how to turn out a mob when it suits them.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 03:03 PM (kpi7N)
I don't think it is particularly difficult to not cheer on white murderers to the point of insanity, and you'd think the black leadership could do the same thing since old Melo would have been slicing and dicing his own race if he hadn't tripped over a white dude.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:07 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: whig
We agree! But there are exceptions.....
-Women supporting the woman who strangled her 3 kids
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 03:08 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 03:08 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:53 PM (Jr5Lq)
Many an XYZ County Navy patrols the XYZ River, but they're formally the XYZ County Sheriff's Office. So I had to look it up, and landlocked Bolivia actually calls it a Navy. That is next level.
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 03:08 PM (L3Npt)
Posted by: DanMan at August 21, 2026 03:06 PM (8uzBS)
He cannot be given the death penalty. It is not permitted. It is not Texas' choice.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:08 PM (ExV1e)
Wisconsin man nabs shopper in restroom, demands cops send hypnotists to negotiate; police shoot hostage’s thumb off
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Could've at least taken his dick.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 03:07 PM (ndZc7)
They were just testing if the hypnotism is working its the only way to be sure.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:08 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Polka will never die at August 21, 2026 03:01 PM (Ex7A5)
*****
Thanks for posting that. I needed a good laugh today and it worked.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at August 21, 2026 03:09 PM (rYAxc)
Posted by: Professor Tolkien at August 21, 2026 03:02 PM (FZ29D)
I bought a book that was placed on the Pontic steppes, just as the Yamnaya culture was moving out from the river bottoms and . . . It was based on Beowulf. The entire story was based around Beowulf. Completely wrong era for that story, which is an Iron age saga, and the author did very little to adapt it other than try to put archeological elements of the Yamnaya and similar culture technology and lifeways that were mostly Mongol.
What a mess.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 03:09 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Chairborne!.
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And eventually you get tit for tat. There is a common conceit among uneducated blacks that they are at least fifty percent of the country's population because all many see in inner cities are other blacks. Infotainment feeds that sense too.
I see a tragedy coming and the racial hucksters will disappear into the woodwork to count their money if it starts.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:10 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: DanMan at August 21, 2026 03:06 PM (8uzBS)
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No death penalty if murderer is under 18 the time of the murder. SC ruling. Not even the reddest states can do anything about it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 03:07 PM (ndZc7)
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You can't go around shooting people in the dick!!
Posted by: Eric Cartman at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (bX16E)
What a mess.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 03:09 PM (rbvCR)
Must have been awkward when Grendel's mom tried to drag Beowulf down into a bog and there weren't any on the steppes.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (uhVAy)
Podcaster Jennifer Welch says "Erika Kirk" Christianity is more dangerous than Islam
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (ndZc7)
Wisconsin man nabs shopper in restroom, demands cops send hypnotists to negotiate; police shoot hostage’s thumb off
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Could've at least taken his dick.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah?
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You want the cops to shoot the hostage in the dick?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:07 PM (ExV1e
I've driven through. It's OK. I hope I don't have to, either, but if I do, it better be in the fall.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 03:07 PM (ndZc7)
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You can't go around shooting people in the dick!!
Posted by: Eric Cartman at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (amcLV)
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"Fuck you!"
-- Robocop
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (iFTx/)
CBC - Tariff agreement continuing
CNN - Ballroom, Harp
MS Now - that subhuman bitch Katy Tur with some Trump aide - Natalie Harp - insinuations.
"CNN has not confirmed that she sent these letters to Trump" but we're reporting it as truth anyways. Where are a group of pissed off muslims when you want them to go all apeshit?
Fox - Clancy.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 03:07 PM (Sco7b)
re: Harp. Let's assume for a nanosecond that an 80-year old Trump - the most photographed person on the planet - wants to have an affair with an employee when the guy's wife lives in the same house as he does and has a TV. Why, why, why would he flaunt that in public like that? Even if you were born yesterday, that just doesn't make any sense? The media are beclowning themselves every day they continue to broadcast this nonsense.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (163mY)
Blacks were given, literally handed to them overnight, a fully-functional, 1st world country, with a nuclear weapons program and even a space program--and they fucked it up and made it one of the most dangerous countries in the world that can't even keep the electricity on.
That is South Africa.
And every other African country that was "de-colonialized"
That is what believing their greedy lies about racism and slavery and all that is what's holding them back results in.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 03:13 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (bX16E)
They also say spending is an 'investment'
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:13 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 03:08 PM (qBdHI)
He belongs pressed against a sweaty Mohammadan chest?
I denounce myself.
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 03:13 PM (L3Npt)
Posted by: DanMan
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Scotus via the putrid Justice Kennedy plus the libs on teh court banned it. Same as he voted to ban death penalty for child rapists and ditto with libs on the court. He should have never sat on that court.
He and Sandra Day O'Conner were mistakes to be put on the bench by Reagan. Bush I put weirdo confirmed bachelor Souter on the court and about gave us two bad Scotus justices instead of just Roberts.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:13 PM (E4rtv)
How do normal people deal with a corrupt media/NGOs/Dem party in either of these cases?
Vote right? Well, maybe, but I suspect your average black urban voter has a lot less control of who their "elected" representatives in government are then Karen McAWFL does.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 03:14 PM (sKqQm)
I see a tragedy coming and the racial hucksters will disappear into the woodwork to count their money if it starts.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:10 PM (E4rtv)
As someone posted earlier, if you want to start a race war, make sure you have a majority of the population.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 03:14 PM (kpi7N)
Podcaster Jennifer Welch says "Erika Kirk" Christianity is more dangerous than Islam
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (ndZc7)
Of course they say that about every other kind of Christianity as well.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:14 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (bX16E)
They also say spending is an 'investment'
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:13 PM (uhVAy)
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Dems aren't known for their economic acumen.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 03:15 PM (FZ29D)
-Women supporting the woman who strangled her 3 kids
Posted by: Chuck Martel
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They get all male juries.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:15 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Usual Reasons at August 21, 2026 03:15 PM (V362x)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 03:14 PM (kpi7N)
Also better to have some access to some farmers to make you some food...
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:15 PM (uhVAy)
This woman is one fire!
And literally will be in 20 years after she has a bathtub fall and her cats eat her.
Posted by: Stan at August 21, 2026 03:15 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 03:08 PM (L3Npt)
Not so much, Bolivia had a navy and a coastline, but got into a war with Peru and Chile, in the War of the Pacific, over the Guano islands and shore deposits. In that war, what Peru was not given access to by Bolivia in the fight against Chile, was taken by Chile, the premier Navy in South America. Bolivia also made the mistake of following this up with an attack on Peru, and then insisting that the treaty between Chile and Peru include the return of Bolivian territory.
So they do have a naval tradition, unlike Paraguay. Who also have a navy, and also beat Bolivia in a war
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 03:15 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: whig
We agree! But there are exceptions.....
-Women supporting the woman who strangled her 3 kids
Posted by: Chuck Martel
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Every tribe has a subgroup of crazy. The problem is that in today's world crazy is being celebrated not denigrated.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 03:16 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Chairborne!
Well the Hutus had a majority and tried it and still got their asses kicked by the Tutsis. Stupid people instigate mass violence and then get surprised when it comes back to them and bites them in the ass.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:16 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: SMOD at August 21, 2026 03:16 PM (RHGPo)
I imagine there would be a lot of casualties among liberal white women.
Posted by: weew at August 21, 2026 03:17 PM (3ZF+m)
Posted by: Polka will never die
Oh, Shamu. She walks funny and it must be difficult with that huge, hanging chest of hers. Her big contribution to this discussion, Judge was a racist so Karmelo must be freed. She's a genius!
Posted by: Cheri at August 21, 2026 03:17 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: SMOD at August 21, 2026 03:17 PM (RHGPo)
Nah, they love James Talerico Christianity, where God is gay and Jesus is gay and everyone has AIDS.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 03:18 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM
Now do us.
Posted by: Moderate Moslems at August 21, 2026 03:18 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 21, 2026 03:18 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 03:14 PM (kpi7N)
It'd probably be helpful to have people with any knowledge about how to produce food also.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:18 PM (ExV1e)
I stopped doing PCP when they started mixing xylazine into it, so my product knowledge is outdated. Formaldehyde sherm sticks might still be OK. Dunno.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:19 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 03:15 PM (rbvCR)
Paraguay is also famous for somehow getting in a war with all their neighbors at the same time and dropping their population from 525k to 221k, most of the dead being men.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:20 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!
The majority of weapons!
Posted by: Cheri at August 21, 2026 03:20 PM (oiNtH)
I didn't fight actual racism and die for this asshole.
Posted by: Martin Luther King at August 21, 2026 03:20 PM (OkYzo)
Nah, they love James Talerico Christianity, where God is gay and Jesus is gay and everyone has AIDS.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 03:18 PM (2ocoG)
They like it because it is a sham, not that it is Christian.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:21 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 21, 2026 03:18 PM (nbLIj)
The death penalty cannot be given in this case. He was under 18 at the time of the murder.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:21 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Polka will never die
I LOVE KRYSTAL!
Thanks to Saint George and 'Me Too!' she could easily be the new DEI Kool-Aid spokesthing breaking though a wall bringing the Kool-aid.
I can hear her bellowing " The only flavor now is black you damn racists!"
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 03:21 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Joe Kidd
Can't. Thug was 17 at the time of the murder, Scotus in one of thecrappy decisions by Justice Kennedy plus the libs, made it cruel and unusual to put yutes to death even if tried by adults. One of Kennedy's last crappy decisions was to ban life in prison without parole sentences to yutes. Another one of his decisions overturned death penalty for child rapists.
Shitty GOPe justice that left a putrid legacy of judicial activism--gay marriage, multiple decisions on criminal justice siding with the libs, etc.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:21 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 02:48 PM
* puzzled look *
Waffle House Zero ugly?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 21, 2026 03:23 PM (0sNs1)
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If we had only known. Anyway, aluta continua!
Posted by: Zimbabwe at August 21, 2026 03:23 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 02:41 PM
Since long-drop hanging has been largely abandoned, not really.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 21, 2026 03:24 PM (0sNs1)
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If we had only known. Anyway, aluta continua!
Posted by: Zimbabwe at August 21, 2026 03:23 PM (Dv3i1)
Zimbabwe is a poster nation for Sam Kinnison's YOU LIVE IN A FUKIN DESERT
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:25 PM (uhVAy)
Similarly, after having no power 18 hours a day South Africa decided the power company could employ white men again. Now do everything else.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 03:25 PM (2ocoG)
No war is necessary. Just stop giving them things.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 03:25 PM (PVBkQ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 03:25 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 21, 2026 03:26 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:05 PM (uhVAy)
The whole thing turned into battles for fortified water holes in the Chaco, which is in turns a swamp and a desert depending on the season, and where the Bolivians were mostly mountain conscripts who attacked all the locals to chase them away from the waterholes, the Paraguayans mostly used the locals to scout. Also the Bolivian's general staff was run by Ex Imperial German officers who were determined to use the frontal assault on prepared Paraguayan fortifications assure success just like the Western Front.
There is a Paraguayan movie about it on YouTube called SED (Thirst) which was the main killer in the war
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 03:26 PM (rbvCR)
they're going to do nothing
the building will be completed
it will be a moot question then
"oops we're still thinking about it!"
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 21, 2026 03:26 PM (j+aD2)
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Be serious, Ace. Black people can't be racist because of societal power discrepancies or something.
Posted by: Cave Johnson at August 21, 2026 03:27 PM (TwfGR)
Karmelo would've been hooked up for 1st degree murder here, and given a minimum sentence of 51 years, and that's it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 03:27 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:25 PM (uhVAy)
Zimbabwe has significant non-desert areas. Amusingly, they also have a town? named Glenlivet.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:27 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 03:25 PM (2ocoG)
Did they let the rest of the population know that the white guys who work for the power company should not be murdered?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:28 PM (ExV1e)
How about we b***** the little shit and then lift his severed h*** to lick the blade?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 21, 2026 03:29 PM (nNolW)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM
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Some of us have and do speak up.
Unfortunately, the ignants don't listen and don't read.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 03:29 PM (w65YX)
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Yet, 2nd in per capita GDP in the late 70s, before Mugabe (and Jimmuh Carter) where, to put it mildly, GDP nose-dived.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 03:30 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 03:16 PM
Gingerists, crossbowyers, catapultians, Brussels Sproutiphiles, and hardwoodians unite! Let's celebrate!!!
Posted by: Those 'other' AoSHQ commenters at August 21, 2026 03:30 PM (0sNs1)
Possibly this one:
youtube.com/watch?v=hgsYCDAShrM
Added to my list, thanks!
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:30 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:30 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:05 PM (uhVAy)
Great sandals though. Top notch.
Posted by: banana Dream - Your Trusted Casual Shoe News Source at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Moderate Moslems at August 21, 2026 03:18 PM (0sNs1)
_________________________
I used to laugh when someone brought up that approach in front of Christopher Hitchens. He'd start spouting out the core fundamental beliefs from the Koran, and how there was no such thing as a "moderate Muslim". He clarified that there are Muslims, and there are apostates as outlined in black and white by the Koran. Failure to adhere to very core edicts of the Koran disavows your participation in it. And those edicts are immoral, plentiful, and mostly violent.
It was always a pleasure to see Hitchens go for the jugular.
Posted by: Orson at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 03:27 PM (BI5O2)
You'd have gotten someone who voted to acquit, the jury would have been hung, and the prosecutor would have declined to re-try.
I can make shit up also.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (ExV1e)
the building will be completed
it will be a moot question then
"oops we're still thinking about it!"
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 21, 2026 03:26 PM (j+aD2)
Even Roberts' lily liverness can be used for good. Worse megalomaniac ever. What's the point of pushing for an imperial court if you are afraid to make a decision on pretty much anything. I'm convinced most of the good decisions come when Justice Thomas pulls out a shiv and forces them to do the right thing.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 21, 2026 03:26 PM (0sNs1)
I've also been assured that there's a gospel called "Thomas", but I can't find it in Nestle-Aland.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (E8rzK)
Move him between prisons in an EV van. Driving down some lonely Farm to Market road, a tire blows out, and the van lands upside-down in a deep water-filled ditch. Driver and guard scramble to safety, but guard cannot rescue Karmelo, because handcuff keys fell from pocket into the ditch.
EV battery catches fire.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 03:32 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (Dv3i1)
Had lots of mining and such when the white settlers were still there.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:32 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Lorena Bobbitt at August 21, 2026 03:33 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 03:33 PM (zwp1R)
Posted by: Flock Group Inc., d/b/a Flock Safety at August 21, 2026 02:57 PM (L3Npt)
especially since I am only vaguely aware of who any of these people are including Axelrod. I mean corrupt adviser of Clinton/Hilary/Obama? Which is it? At some point you gotta retire with your leader.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:01 PM (uhVAy)
Obama's propaganda guy, but IIRC also famously devastated by Hillary's loss (hilarious shellshocked photo). On reflection, I think Axelrod was being serious about Ossoff/Harp, and sarcastic about 1-6/Mueller. He is exactly the kind of dirtbag who would dig the slander and rue eschewing it.
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 03:33 PM (L3Npt)
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 03:33 PM (L3Npt)
At least Grima Wormtongue had the grace to step aside when his time adjacent to power was over.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (uhVAy)
Some of us have and do speak up.
Unfortunately, the ignants don't listen and don't read.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy
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I think they would pay closer attention if Uncle Sam would set them free.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 03:36 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 03:39 PM (Gqar8)
Unfortunately, the ignants don't listen and don't read.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 03:29 PM (w65YX)
I can't believe Morning Joe hasn't emailed you an invitation to appear with Mika and debate this issue. Have you checked your spam folder?
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 21, 2026 03:40 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (L3Npt)
Unfortunately, the ignants don't listen and don't read.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 03:29 PM (w65YX)
Bless you for that.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 03:46 PM (kpi7N)
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 03:08 PM (L3Npt)
Switzerland has a Navy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 03:54 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: gov't here to help at August 21, 2026 03:56 PM (lAGav)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 03:25 PM (3oLMy)
In the forested part of Lebanon, I take it?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 04:01 PM (1z8ji)
I can make shit up also.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM
I'm not making shit up.
Cases like these are determined under State sentencing guidelines, with guilty verdicts from local juries, every day.
I'm sorry for you that Texas is so liberal.
*shrugs*
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 04:31 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at August 21, 2026 05:00 PM (pE12i)
The white Karen's and soy boys will fight with the blacks, but they'll be a liability. It will be like Italy joining your side in a war
Posted by: Dave at August 21, 2026 05:05 PM (sbsMc)
That poor girl. That is really scary.
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:30 PM (odBC9)
Posted by: UncleJefe at August 21, 2026 06:59 PM (DzC+b)
Paul Sperry: Federal Prosecutors Reveal Evidence That James Comey Knew Full Well That "86" Was Code for "Murder," and Actually Wrote a Whole "Novel" Whose Plot Revolved Around Stirring Up Public Passions to Get Someone to Assassinate a Politician
Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_ NEW: The passages that federal prosecutors cite from James Comey's 2025 novel "FDR Drive" are compelling in establishing "mens rea" (guilty mind), because they depict conduct that is similar to a not-so-subtle call for violence against President Trump alleged in the Comey case.
Paul SperryComey is pretending he didn't know that "86" is mafia slang for killing someone. One of Comey's own relatives called him out for using the not-so-secret-code for assassination:
@paulsperry_ 21h BREAKING: Prosecutors will argue at trial a book by James Comey shows he had a state of mind to "k*ll President Trump" thru "stochastic terrorism" (in Comey's own words) by posting an image "86 47" to his 200k Instagram followers. Comey's novel describes a podcaster who "through the wonder of the Internet" convinces his fans of "k*lling his foes." "It's where a charismatic leader jacks people up, but through the wonder of the Internet, avoids a direct connection to what comes next," Comey wrote in "FDR Drive," which came out just five days after Comey posted his seashell threat in May 2025, less than a year after two attempts on Trump's life, inclg one in which he was shot in the ear. "He knows an attack will follow his words but he closes his eyes so he can say he wasn't part of it," Comey wrote, providing more evidence of intent. "People are susceptible to [social media] messages that offer a sense of purpose through violence," Comey also wrote, and because those messages are "in your pocket reaching you constantly through your buzzing phone [i]t's an order of magnitude more effective and more dangerous."
Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_ 22h BREAKING: A new court exhibit reveals a relative of James Comey sent a blistering text to wife Patrice Comey lambasting them for posting "a call for violence" against President Trump, asserting: "I have held my tongue for a long time, but I just can't do it anymore. You guys have really gone off the deep end over the years with your TDS. "86 47" is a call for violence no matter how you spin it. You should be ashamed of yourselves. I am thoroughly embarrassed to have ever defended the absolute coward that is your husband. You and Jim are some of the least accepting, most hypocritical people I've had the displeasure of knowing. I hope Jim goes to jail for his crimes."
Below, excerpts from Comey's "novel" -- or long confession -- in which he discusses the power of ginning up a public appetite for killing "enemies," knowing for a fact that of the many people he's inspired to kill, at least one of the "knights" will actually attempt it. (The "knights," I'm pretty sure, a reference to the knights who killed Thomas Becket, after the king made the plausible-deniability command to kill him, "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?") He even specifies that the internet is an outstanding vehicle for stirring stochastic terrorism.
Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_ BREAKING: In a new court filing, prosecutors suggest James Comey's wife Patrice deliberately misled investigators by omitting the fact she texted her husband a possible alibi just two minutes before he posted his "86" threat against President Trump, in the form of a Google screenshot of a benign definition for "86." Federal investigators learned of her omission from search warrants to obtain iCloud data and Google search history related to the Comeys. Former FBI Director Comey was fired by Trump in 2017 over the #RussiagateHoax he orchestrated. Patrice Comey and her daughters campaigned for Hillary Clinton in 2016 while her husband opened multiple unpredicated investigations against her GOP opponent.
Comey describes "stochastic terrorism" in ch. 9 of his book FDR Drive.
— Will (@Will_Tulsa) May 2, 2026
The book overflows with virtue. It's like a woke gospel. pic.twitter.com/QIKQkMOREb
What's the evidence Jonah? https://t.co/jUQdDfKXFX
— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) May 2, 2026
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Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (g47mK)
That is so cis and heteronormative I just can't even!
Posted by: Obese green hair chick with a snout ring at August 21, 2026 01:19 PM (TbWk/)
More brilliant box of donuts after devouring the buffet illogic from the pasty white flappy fatbody.
Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (bkqk1)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (2MN4W)
Also: "pine-scented druid philosopher".
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (g47mK)
Why do you believe that he's cheating? He could write whatever foolishness he intends to post in a text editor, copy it, refresh the main page like a spastic monkey, and paste the copy as soon as a new thread appears. It's kind of sad but it isn't cheating.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 21, 2026 01:21 PM (QlGmE)
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:21 PM (pbpqV)
Or complacent. In any other Republican administration there would be no prosecution, regardless of what evidence obviously and even blatantly existed.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 01:21 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 01:21 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:22 PM (2MN4W)
This retard ran the fucking FBI.
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:22 PM (pbpqV)
So, like most Leftists. To a "T".
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 01:22 PM (m29Tn)
Just think of all the damage you’ve done to the physically fit challenged and chronically overweight by just posting your picture.
Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 01:22 PM (bkqk1)
==
Why do you believe that he's cheating? He could write whatever foolishness he intends to post in a text editor, copy it, refresh the main page like a spastic monkey, and paste the copy as soon as a new thread appears. It's kind of sad but it isn't cheating.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (ExV1e)
I read this as stochastic monkey.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:22 PM (+fdRY)
Seriously.
Or this shit gets worse.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 01:22 PM (2Cry5)
The comment about the Comey persecution suggests he's figured out that won't work either. Nobody likes a traitor, and he's now a multiple traitor.
It's really time for this lump of avoirdupois to find a real job.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 01:23 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: steevy
Who would have been nothing without his mother.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 01:23 PM (77rzZ)
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Nah. Guys like him, his job is to stay the fuck out of the way.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 01:23 PM (m29Tn)
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Comey should be hearing the sound of gibbets being built outside his cell. But he's not and they aren't.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:23 PM (3oLMy)
Why do you believe that he's cheating? He could write whatever foolishness he intends to post in a text editor, copy it, refresh the main page like a spastic monkey, and paste the copy as soon as a new thread appears. It's kind of sad but it isn't cheating.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (ExV1e)
Timestamp of his post shows that this is the more likely scenario.
Were he doing the 'cheat,' he would have the timestamp of the post when he made it in advance.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:24 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 01:21 PM (UjdFS)
This is also acceptable.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:24 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 01:24 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:24 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:24 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2026 01:24 PM (36x1j)
This retard ran the fucking FBI.
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:22 PM (pbpqV)
And made it a literal laughingstock, compounded by the pompous ass Christopher Wray.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:25 PM (ccf/V)
I could write a script in two minutes that would poll the site every N milliseconds, click on the new thread, and post a first comment of my choosing.
It's entirely possible EtB has already done this.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:25 PM (mkw2N)
Why do you believe that he's cheating? He could write whatever foolishness he intends to post in a text editor, copy it, refresh the main page like a spastic monkey, and paste the copy as soon as a new thread appears. It's kind of sad but it isn't cheating.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (ExV1e)
Timestamp of his post shows that this is the more likely scenario.
Were he doing the 'cheat,' he would have the timestamp of the post when he made it in advance.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
My friends - nobody cares.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 01:25 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 21, 2026 01:25 PM (QlGmE)
Posted by: Lord Comey at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (tvdD1)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (36x1j)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:24 PM (3oLMy)
Ace set you up the open tags!!!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (+fdRY)
Motivate them to do what?
IF they are such True Believers that they believe in the Anti-Christ what would they do?
Pray?
Fill a Super Soaker with Holy Water?
Call for an exorcism?
It's not like the recipe for dealing with the Anti-Christ would be Vigilantism.
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (pbpqV)
Posted by: The person who always says that at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (6V14C)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (ExV1e)
Are you his lawyer? Working on a retainer?
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (g47mK)
#Accurate
also his little dick is like an overcooked capellini
Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 01:27 PM (b36kK)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 01:27 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Weasel at August 21, 2026 01:27 PM (C5ajJ)
I'll have you know the fair Jessica's bulls tell me I wash the softest sheets they've ever felt
Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at August 21, 2026 01:28 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 01:25 PM (Riz8t)
The constant First! - ing gets tedious.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:28 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 01:28 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at August 21, 2026 01:28 PM (r7+Q7)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 21, 2026 01:28 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:28 PM (1z8ji)
And suspicious !
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:28 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (UjdFS)
Given that his FIRST sometimes comes in at 5+, I’m guessing he does not do this. Unless he’s deliberately pulling his FIRSTs, but that would make him not a Moron.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (kYmoU)
The culprit was/is a regular with technical skills and somehow manipulated Pixy.
That's what I remember anyway.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (6V14C)
Who, Jonah? He sucks cock for twinkies.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (lJ0H4)
the key is to ignore it
Just make sure to be the FIRST! to ignore it
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)
The "Leader" of the Federal Bureau of Burning Houses Down with Children Inside knows it means a lot more in the criminal world.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:30 PM (6V14C)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:30 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (6V14C)
Who, Jonah? He sucks cock for twinkies.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (88C+u)
CHOCOLATE twinkies, dude!
Posted by: Jonah G at August 21, 2026 01:30 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: Jake Tapper at August 21, 2026 01:30 PM (wBRco)
- he takes the photo, "hehe I am so clever" "Oh shit, that means 'kill"
- calls his wife, "find me an innocuous meaning for 86
- deletes the photo
- she sends the alibi
- he takes the second photo "ha ha--now they can't prove I knew it meant kill"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 01:30 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 01:30 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Weasel at August 21, 2026 01:27 PM (C5ajJ)
So you're saying EtB is taking performance enhancing drugs? Doping Scandal!! You heard it here first folks. It's the only way one man can get first so much!
Posted by: banana Dream - AceOfSpadesHQ BREAKING NEWS ALERT at August 21, 2026 01:31 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 01:31 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:31 PM (6V14C)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)
I usually do. But the topic became part of the conversation here.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:31 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Says every female ever at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:31 PM (6V14C)
He ain't in it for the tic tac.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (I7jBo)
Posted by: 13times at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (6iKlf)
Posted by: Weasel
He's a lawyer. He likes hearings.
Posted by: Chamber Music at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (JM9I6)
- he takes the photo, "hehe I am so clever" "Oh shit, that means 'kill"
- calls his wife, "find me an innocuous meaning for 86
- deletes the photo
- she sends the alibi
- he takes the second photo "ha ha--now they can't prove I knew it meant kill"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 01:30 PM (3cUTc)
I wouldn't want to be a defense attorney trying to find at least seven people dumb enough to believe *anyone* didn't know this meaning of 86, let alone that the Top.Man. of the Eff.Bee.EYE had no clue about it.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:33 PM (+fdRY)
The First! Rule of Comment Club is we NEVER read the Content.
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:33 PM (pbpqV)
Posted by: Jake Tapper at August 21, 2026 01:30 PM (wBRco)
Blimps are more in Goldberg's wheelhouse.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:33 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Journey sucks at August 21, 2026 01:33 PM (o1DrA)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:33 PM (g47mK)
"Well, I'm not only a deceitful partisan. I'm ALSO a bumbling idiot."
Posted by: Orson at August 21, 2026 01:33 PM (dIske)
Same. Clearly he's flailing around to avoid the inevitable merger with The Bulwark.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:33 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: ace
......
Capellini is a very thin, delicate variety of long Italian pasta with a diameter of 0.85 to 0.92 mm
I had to look it up.
lol
Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 01:34 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 01:34 PM (XvL8K)
Jonah: I ate it, okay , is that what you wanted to hear? I ATE IT
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 01:34 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:34 PM (2MN4W)
My friends - nobody cares.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 01:25 PM (Riz8t)
Well, it was mentioned by a cob as a bannable offense, so some should.
Just sayin.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:34 PM (ccf/V)
the key is to ignore it
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 21, 2026 01:28 PM (j+aD2)
I try, but sometimes that requires a bit of scrolling.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at August 21, 2026 01:34 PM (PSEDc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (2MN4W)
Is that how he offed himself?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:34 PM (1z8ji)
Don't know how "charismatic" he is, but if he has 200K followers on Instagram, that's something, I guess.
A lot more than I've got.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 01:35 PM (FZ29D)
A library of dreams!
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair
My latest acquisition is Gavin Newsom's, "No One Will Actually Buy This Ghostwritten Self-Serving Memoir Detailing My Silver-Spoon Privilege, But That's OK, My SuperPAC Will Buy Thousands as 'Gifts' to My Rich Friends and Get It on the Bestseller List Anyway."
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 01:35 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:35 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:34 PM (2MN4W)
In survey parlance 2 1/2 c*nt hairs.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at August 21, 2026 01:35 PM (PSEDc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:35 PM (2MN4W)
"Well, I'm not only a deceitful partisan. I'm ALSO a bumbling idiot."
Posted by: Orson at August 21, 2026 01:33 PM (dIske)
If it had been my choice, I would have hired Morons to work in pairs, at $250k annually, to go around feralgov and ask the employees What Is It They/Them Say That They/Them Do There.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:35 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:35 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:35 PM (6V14C)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (pbpqV)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (I7jBo)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Says every female ever at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (2Ez/1)
"weak allies" -- Murica
Posted by: also the EU at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (pbpqV)
Hey... I like Queen
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 01:37 PM (+gK6I)
I owe you a steak and a beer for that one.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:37 PM (6V14C)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 21, 2026 01:37 PM (n5tGW)
Let’s see, what’s a millimeter? I used to know what a cubit is… well, don’t worry about that.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 01:37 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 01:37 PM (cNztZ)
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 01:35 PM (Av6i5)
----
The title alone contains more words than the contents of the book. Including the "Acknowledgements" page.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 01:37 PM (FZ29D)
Neal Schon plays some pretty awesome stuff even though he's a dumbass liberal. (Jonathan Cain and Arnel Pineda are pro-Trump, which I'm sure makes their tour bus interesting).
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:37 PM (2ocoG)
I'll have you know I was working on an article on why Trump is an evil fake savior like Father Enrico Pucci and I persuaded Chad McThundercock to read it after he and the fair lady Jessica were done and he told me it was, and I quote, "nerd shit".
So I asked him what I should write about and he suggested something about how feminists are stupid and should learn to make sammitches. So there. That's why I'm trying to write different things now!
By the way is it just me or do the male characters in Jojo have some special appeal that makes you just want to look at them all day long?
Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at August 21, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)
I had to google which one that was. I always heard it called, "angel hair." I am a pasta noob.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:38 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:38 PM (g47mK)
Hey... I like Queen
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 01:37 PM (+gK6I)
I never thought I'd be sick of Queen 3 times in my life, but FFS. Do we really have to keep hearing Bohemian Rhapsody?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Mrs. Comey at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (UjdFS)
-- Laura Petrie
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (I7jBo)
Holy Hell! LOFL!
Posted by: Pug Mahon at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (PSEDc)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (I7jBo)
Thread winner.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (ccf/V)
Please take one of these cups, yes the red solo ones over there, I'll need you to pee in the cup, then, no wait strike that.
First, write your sock name on the cup with this black felt marker, don't smudge it. Next pee in the cup. When you are done, put the cup in that cabinet over there, yeah the one with the big sign saying
FREE WARM "APPLE CIDER"
There's no sink to wash your hands so try to wipe them off well on your pants, if you are wearing pants. Thank you.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:33 PM (pbpqV)
Yeah, ignore the content if you want to be even in the first 10 comments. You can always go back and peruse them at your leisure. I sometimes want to post something early, but have only once gotten first, and that was by accident.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 01:40 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Lord Comey at August 21, 2026 01:40 PM (tvdD1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:40 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Piper at
How many bullets do I have?
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 21, 2026 01:40 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (ZdaMQ)
Do I have a flamethrower?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:40 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:21 PM (pbpqV)
_________
Journey!
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 01:40 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (ZdaMQ)
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There's no enclosed space on Earth large enough to fit both their egos.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 01:40 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (I7jBo)
That's Sidebar Worthy Commentary.
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:41 PM (pbpqV)
Right up there with Queen and Bon Jovi.
Posted by: garrett
I'd like to formally nominate Loverboy, Supertramp, and Little River Band.
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 01:41 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:41 PM (2MN4W)
Blackadder: The criminal's vanity always makes them make one tiny but fatal mistake. Theirs was to have their entire conspiracy printed and published in plain manuscript.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 01:41 PM (Q45uQ)
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:21 PM (pbpqV)
_________
Journey!
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 01:40 PM (iFTx/)
LMMFAO
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:41 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Piper
---
Let's do it.
_Sly Stallone
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:42 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (ZdaMQ)
All behind a White House curtain with Fay Wray.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 01:42 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: DPICM at August 21, 2026 01:42 PM (zweKz)
Posted by: Noah the Ark Builder at August 21, 2026 01:42 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 01:42 PM (UjdFS)
That's Thin Fucking Ice you are treading on, Zombie.
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (pbpqV)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:38 PM (g47mK)
You're saying nothing will happen....
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 01:42 PM (UjdFS)
Dear google.
I'm alone in the woods with Gavin Newsom's book.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (ZdaMQ)
*consults Google AI*
Posted by: far cry at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (wBRco)
Posted by: Gopher Wood at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (IK680)
Elric, just repeat the HQ Shahada and you'll be fine.
"There is no first but Sponge, and he is his own prophet".
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:41 PM (2MN4W)
Memo to the carpenters: build it higher.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (2MN4W)
That's Thin Fucking Ice you are treading on, Zombie.
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (pbpqV)
Strong words from the one who just miscredited them a song.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (Q45uQ)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (g47mK)
Why do you believe that he's cheating? He could write whatever foolishness he intends to post in a text editor, copy it, refresh the main page like a spastic monkey, and paste the copy as soon as a new thread appears. It's kind of sad but it isn't cheating.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (ExV1e)
It's the Kobayashi Maru!
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 21, 2026 01:44 PM (163mY)
We learned yesterday that this is a "commentariat ecosystem."
Posted by: Please make a note of it at August 21, 2026 01:44 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:44 PM (6V14C)
Posted by: Joan Lunden at August 21, 2026 01:44 PM (JM9I6)
I've learned two things today.
I should take the rest of the week off.
Posted by: far cry at August 21, 2026 01:44 PM (wBRco)
Willie Brown showed up in the media to say that Kamala is awful and she's going to get her ass kicked by Newsom.
That's kind of interesting in a DNC Kremlinology kind of way.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:41 PM (2MN4W)
Comey is tall only through his tall tales. That and being an oversized prick.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: Joan Lunden at August 21, 2026 01:44 PM (JM9I6)
"One of these guys is DEAD!!!"
"Well, scratch him OFF then."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: John A. Fleming at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (nENlE)
Posted by: Please make a note of it
My pinky has been getting a cramp from having to hold it up since then.
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: zombie
_____
I can see not liking them, but that's harsh to put Supertramp among the likes of Loverboy.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Oglebay at August 21, 2026 01:46 PM (FDQ4h)
Willie Brown showed up in the media to say that Kamala is awful and she's going to get her ass kicked by Newsom.
That's kind of interesting in a DNC Kremlinology kind of way.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (2ocoG)
Payback for her dragging her teeth that one time.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:46 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 01:46 PM (AeiPB)
I don't know if it's actual federal legislation but I noticed you'd never, ever hear more than two (2) kick ass rock and roll tunes back to back without it invariably always being followed by some weepy dick "I'm sorry baby, please forgive me" tune that generally causes one's testicles to retract into the abdominal area.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 01:46 PM (m29Tn)
A President that's actually been hit by a bullet from an asassain and a a former FBI Director is telling people to kill the President.
Posted by: Leupold at August 21, 2026 01:46 PM (eIzlH)
We learned yesterday that this is a "commentariat ecosystem."
Posted by: Please make a note of it at August 21, 2026 01:44 PM (2Ez/1)
ok, hear me out.
What if we had two kinds of Firsts! a regular First, and a 'Read the Content' First?
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 21, 2026 01:46 PM (163mY)
That's kind of interesting in a DNC Kremlinology kind of way.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (2ocoG)
Payback for her dragging her teeth that one time.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:46 PM (ccf/V)
______
Nobody likes or respects a whore. Especially not her tricks.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 01:47 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:47 PM (g47mK)
That's kind of interesting in a DNC Kremlinology kind of way.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (2ocoG)
Newsom must really have some skills, that or Kamala has really fallen off.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:47 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Martha Stewart at August 21, 2026 01:47 PM (/WHpM)
Ehh, "Turn Me Loose" is one of the greatest overplayed songs of the 80s.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:47 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 21, 2026 01:46 PM (163mY)
Content?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:47 PM (ccf/V)
Pasta autists can be some of the most insufferable people on the planet. Heaven help you if you put the wrong pasta noodles in some classic Italian dish.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:48 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 21, 2026 01:48 PM (163mY)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (6V14C)
Who, Jonah? He sucks cock for twinkies.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (88C+u)
CHOCOLATE twinkies, dude!
Posted by: Jonah G at August 21, 2026
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He really means chocolate cock.
Posted by: Bonecrusher at August 21, 2026 01:48 PM (JNTt1)
The first rule of first is to act as if one's been there before.
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 01:49 PM (XuXeR)
Willie Brown showed up in the media to say that Kamala is awful and she's going to get her ass kicked by Newsom.
That's kind of interesting in a DNC Kremlinology kind of way.
Posted by: Ian S.
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Ooh, do link! (if it's not too much trouble)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 01:49 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Boss Moss
They just love to talk and use their hands while doing it.
Posted by: Nunzio Vespuna at August 21, 2026 01:49 PM (JM9I6)
I mean not as bad as the Bulwark guy molesting kids, but outside of that...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 01:49 PM (sKqQm)
For shame. Andrew Breitbart's dying wish was that nobody should read Ace's content.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:49 PM (2ocoG)
I don't have a link unfortunately, I saw the video on Jesse Watters' show last night.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:50 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 01:25 PM (Riz8t)
If that were true, he would not have been accused of 'cheating'.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 01:50 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (sKqQm)
The CEO of a public biotech learned of an adverse ruling from the FDA about its key drug in development. Stupidly, he dumped all his shares. That's insider trading.
The CEO's broker had Martha Stewart as a client and had put her in the stock. He called Martha who was on the tarmac going on vacation and advised her to sell because the CEO was. She said yes. As to Martha, that wasn't insider trading, but the laws around this have always been muddy.
Then the FBI came knocking on her door unnanounced. Their story is that Martha misled them, as duly noted in the paper 302s they filed. The FBI also seized her laptop and went forensic. Martha had deleted an e-mail you see, but then undeleted it.
This is what got Martha in jail. Not insider trading.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (dtajH)
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 01:41 PM (Av6i5)
Despite the name they were apparently heterosexuals.
Must be a Canadian thing. You'd never find an American band calling itself "Loverboy".
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (AeiPB)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (rp63B)
He could write whatever foolishness he intends to post in a text editor, copy it, refresh the main page like a spastic monkey, and paste the copy as soon as a new thread appears. It's kind of sad but it isn't cheating.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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At least I type my Firsts.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (3uBP9)
One hit wonder.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:52 PM (3uBP9)
At least I type my Firsts.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (XJ22o)
Here and we all thought it was your cat.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:52 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:48 PM (mkw2N)
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This is America!
If I want to stuff macaroni noodles with ravioli filling, who's gonna stop me?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 01:52 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:52 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Ordinary American at August 21, 2026 01:52 PM (7s9Qe)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (ccf/V)
Yeah basically the boy in the box album and that's it.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:52 PM (3uBP9)
Elric is a lawyer. He would never cheat.😀
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 01:52 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (3uBP9)
He's wearing sunglasses so he won't be recognized.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:53 PM (1z8ji)
Lovin', Touchin, Squeezin' being the worst offender next to Bohemian Gonorrhea and Beth.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:53 PM (6V14C)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (I7jBo)
😂😂😂
Posted by: ballistic at August 21, 2026 01:53 PM (oqH4h)
That's right!
Posted by: The Butthole Surfers at August 21, 2026 01:53 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 21, 2026 01:53 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:48 PM (mkw2N)
I once made chicken alfredo with shells, because that's all I had in the pantry. Still tasted great.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at August 21, 2026 01:53 PM (PSEDc)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (3uBP9)
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It's hard to tell when you wear sunglasses at night...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 01:53 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:48 PM (mkw2N)
I choose them by sauce-retaining ability rather than shape per se.
Lots of surface area + convoluted shape = good.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 01:53 PM (AeiPB)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:53 PM (2MN4W)
the outrage was ginned up because Trump is a thin skinned baby who always needs to feel like a victim.
Start disbarring DOJ lawyers until some with integrity step up. Because this is fraud upon the court levels of insanity.
The entire world is going to celebrate when Trump dies and I will be tuning into Fox News with a huge grin on my face to watch Jesse Watters cry and get pissed off live on TV about it when it happens.
I'll probably have to record it though, I'll be out celebrating too, in Canada.
It's because Trump asked him for "Loyalty" at a private dinner, and he said no way. So he got fired and attacked.
It’s vindictive prosecution. And the GOP is totally ok with it. The only way to make these people change their minds is to do it to them.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 21, 2026 01:53 PM (0y8TN)
Trump was arrested for claiming a different value for one of his properties then the NY AG claimed and for claiming a crazy woman accusing him of rape was crazy.
So hit them with everything you've got.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 01:54 PM (sKqQm)
'39 (May sings lead)
Innuendo
These are the Days of Our Lives
I'm in Love with My Car (Taylor sings lead)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 01:54 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (rp63B)
You gotta wonder who would be getting injections of genetic material from whom.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 01:54 PM (AeiPB)
The entire world is going to celebrate when Trump dies and I will be tuning into Fox News with a huge grin on my face to watch Jesse Watters cry and get pissed off live on TV about it when it happens.
I'll probably have to record it though, I'll be out celebrating too, in Canada.
Nice
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 01:54 PM (+gK6I)
Caveats: looks and durability do not come cheap. Also, proper fitting is especially critical with slip-ons, so the first pair (at least) should be had a real shoe store, where they do that.
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 01:55 PM (L3Npt)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought
That's fucking rich.
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 21, 2026 01:55 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:55 PM (2MN4W)
Amusing, he gets it but he doesn't get it.
Now, if we can start getting Dem officeholders some long prison sentences then maybe this stuff will stop...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 01:55 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (g47mK)
I value truth, calmness, and irritating people who make claims I find ridiculous.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 01:55 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 21, 2026 01:56 PM (3Ope8)
Amusing, he gets it but he doesn't get it.
Now, if we can start getting Dem officeholders some long prison sentences then maybe this stuff will stop...
Posted by: 18-1 at
Someone should tell this dude about Ted Stephens.
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 21, 2026 01:57 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 01:55 PM (L3Npt)
Are RedWing boot stores still around?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:57 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: mrp at August 21, 2026 01:57 PM (rj6Yv)
'39 (May sings lead)
Innuendo
These are the Days of Our Lives
I'm in Love with My Car (Taylor sings lead)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 01:54 PM (Dv3i1)
Queen II is very good.
My favorite song on Night at the Opera is The Prophet Song.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at August 21, 2026 01:57 PM (PSEDc)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (3uBP9)
One hit wonder.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at
He also sang Never Surrender. That is 2 hits.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 01:57 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
>I'd take Quarterflash over this ham-and-egger any day.
Posted by: Lord Comey at August 21, 2026 01:57 PM (e4ysZ)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (g47mK)
Why do you believe that he's cheating? He could write whatever foolishness he intends to post in a text editor, copy it, refresh the main page like a spastic monkey, and paste the copy as soon as a new thread appears. It's kind of sad but it isn't cheating.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (ExV1e)
my impression is he predicts what the new post's name will be so he can try and access it without the blog having to pop it up. Not sure that would be cheating either.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 01:57 PM (uhVAy)
But they're totes worried some "extremists" might try and take over their party. Totes.
They would never surreptitiously elevate ideological compatriots who have "youth" to breathe life into their objectively dead party, drag the country left, and amass power.
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 01:57 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:48 PM (mkw2N)
As that TastingHistory guy on the Ewe of Tubes noted in his Macaroni and Cheese post, macaroni originally meant just any kind of pasta, which is why he made mac and cheese with penne pasta: historically accurate.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (YwEeS)
_____
Does this fayg understand what vindictive means?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (MWfyi)
Twitchy has a new article where Karmelo Anthony, the Track Meet Murderer, had his texts leaked/released. Two hours before the murder, he was messaging about murder fantasies.
A good sign the murder was premeditated and not 'random'. A bit curious why the prosecution didn't have this during the trial. Or maybe they did, and decided not to add circumstantial evidence that could cause problems with the jury?
Posted by: Another Anon at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (4h45B)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:48 PM (mkw2N)
Try living with an Italian and pronouncing them wrong.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 01:59 PM (ZdaMQ)
Ironically their best song is the one that isn't them, it's just Tim Pierce and some random people that were at the studio that day.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:59 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 01:59 PM (vE0+H)
Try living with an Italian and pronouncing them wrong.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 01:59 PM (ZdaMQ)
Easy.... Noodles
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 02:00 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:00 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: PaleRider at August 21, 2026 02:00 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: zombie Vlad Tepes at August 21, 2026 02:00 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (UjdFS)
It's like art. The value depends on the buyer.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:00 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 02:01 PM (YwEeS)
The charges were brought over a single e-mail where Quattrone told his troops to "clean out your files" after a deal had closed. This is actually standard I-bank practice. This was fought in the courts for years until it ended in a no decision.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 02:01 PM (dtajH)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:01 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
I never paste my bits.
Got glued to a flagpole once though
Posted by: Miklos.....it's a long story at August 21, 2026 02:01 PM (4RYRd)
I had to buy new pants. My 40" waist pants were looking sloppy with a belt. I bought some 36" waist pants and they fit nicely.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:01 PM (mkw2N)
Ehh, "Turn Me Loose" is one of the greatest overplayed songs of the 80s.
Posted by: Ian S.
____
Poor phrasing on my part. I meant that Supertramp is far, far superior to Loverboy, who just sucked.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 02:01 PM (XvL8K)
I had to buy new pants. My 40" waist pants were looking sloppy with a belt. I bought some 36" waist pants and they fit nicely.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:01 PM (mkw2N)
Congrats !
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (+gK6I)
The only instance I can think of with a song lyrics that rhyme with "carburetor".
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:48 PM
Well we never!
Posted by: Vegan Crossfitters at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (2MN4W)
It's tagliatelle! It's pronounced just like it's spelled!
Posted by: Old Italian Grandma at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (0y8TN)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (mkw2N)
All good.
Rotini is another good one.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (AeiPB)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (MWfyi)
"the barber ate her"?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 02:03 PM (1z8ji)
I had to buy new pants. My 40" waist pants were looking sloppy with a belt. I bought some 36" waist pants and they fit nicely.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02
That is always fun!
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 02:03 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: The person who always says
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now you know
the rest of the story
Don Black...
Good DAY!
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 02:03 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 02:01 PM (dtajH)
======================
at a cost of millions of defense dollars, and several banking careers.
Process is punishment.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 02:03 PM (UnTkV)
Nice GAINZ
TBH I find it very hard to find well fitting pants since I've lost weight. Its not that they don't make smaller clothes...they do...but everything fits like crap and is made out of cheap materials.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 02:03 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:03 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (mkw2N)
All good.
Rotini is another good one.
Posted by: Rodrigo
The SpongeBob noodles.
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 21, 2026 02:04 PM (YZ0Fo)
Seems "conservatives" just don't really like shoveling somebody else' cr@p.
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 02:04 PM (RHGPo)
Rhymes with the UK "car-burretter" rather than the US "car-burr-ate-er", one assumes?
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 02:04 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: I'm in love with my car at August 21, 2026 02:04 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (pbpqV)
JORDAN: Your board chairman said ActBlue accepted up to 38 million contributions in 2024 that had the signs of foreign origin. How much fraud is too much fraud?
ACTBLUE: On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution.
JORDAN: How many foreign contributions did ActBlue accept?
ACTBLUE: On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution.
JORDAN: How much money did ActBlue accept from Russia?
ACTBLUE: On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution.
JORDAN: Why did your entire legal team quit? Your in-house legal team?
ACTBLUE: On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution.
JORDAN: Did your legal team quit because of reduced fraud standards?
ACTBLUE: On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution.
JORDAN: We won't keep you here all day, but let me ju
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (RHGPo)
*facepalm*
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (mkw2N)
Hillary used all this information to run her own shadow international operation while Secretary of State, including to solicit hundreds of millions in bribes that were run through the Clinton Foundation.
The deal was that Hillary would make Loretta the first black woman SCOTUS and Comey would step up as Hillary's AG. But the deal fell apart when Loretta was caught on the tarmac with Bill Clinton. To limit her exposure over the Clintons, Loretta then made Comey the public face of the investigation. But Comey refused to be the fall guy for a total whitewash. Hence, his claim that no reasonable prosecutor would charge Hillary while he laid out evidence that she was guilty.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (dtajH)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (ZVgZ4)
But it won’t be helped if it appears that Turkey is trying to establish a firm foothold in Syria.
_Mike Huckabee on Israeli strikes in Syria:
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (MWfyi)
======================
Thank you for reminding me to cancel mine.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (UnTkV)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (2MN4W)
These charges have always seemed like a stretch to me. I think Comey should be behind bars, but some cryptic seashell message hardly seems what will do it.
Posted by: Ordinary American
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Normally I would also object, but it's all-out war for me now. Tolerate the "8647" post, and next it will be K!lL +rumP and scores of similar posts, everything they can do without explicitly crossing a line, and we're not supposed to care. THIS while people get canceled for signaling "OK" with a hand to indicate that something is, in fact, in a satisfactory state.
These people are babies except dangerous babies, and they need to be trained to stop.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:06 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:06 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:48 PM
Well we never!
Posted by: Vegan Crossfitters at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (0sNs1)
Oui oui oui.
Posted by: Le tour de France at August 21, 2026 02:06 PM (/WHpM)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:07 PM (mkw2N)
Seriously.
Or this shit gets worse.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 01:22 PM (2Cry5"
I'll save you all the suspense; it won't be addressed, and it will be MUCH worse than most expect when the dam breaks. Like, door-to-door with donor lists, into the truck you go, sort of worse.
People have been shit on for decades now, straining under dem inflicted yokes, and people will see it as a combination of revenge and restitution.
What happens in the blue shitholes during this is anyone's guess
Posted by: heya at August 21, 2026 02:07 PM (ctAuL)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (MWfyi)
======================
Thank you for reminding me to cancel mine.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (UnTkV)
ChatGBT -
"I'm sorry Huck, I'm afraid I can't do that"
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 02:07 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (2MN4W)
Italian pride is one thing.
Making a buck is another.
Posted by: Ettore Boiardi/Hector Boyardee at August 21, 2026 02:07 PM (AeiPB)
We really need to rein in SNAP for snack foods.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 02:07 PM (c3bGo)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:48 PM (mkw2N)
Try living with an Italian and pronouncing them wrong.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 01:59 PM (ZdaMQ)
______
My grandfather Giacomo was from the old country. He didn't fuss over what pasta went with what dish.
But if you ever said "pasta fazool" instead of "pasta e fagioli" he'd a slappa yoo face-a.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 02:07 PM (iFTx/)
Maybe you could make a trip to a nice clothing store and get a proper fitting.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:08 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:48 PM
Well we never!
Posted by: Vegan Crossfitters at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (0sNs1)
Oui oui oui.
Posted by: Le tour de France at August 21, 2026 02:06 PM (/WHpM)
Pile some shredded carrots on top and they will never mention your pasta choice again.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 02:08 PM (uhVAy)
Where was I? Oh, Jonah Goldturd. I know for a fact he is dim due to interactions. I could say more but I won't as if he read this he would know it was me. A nepo baby going bald is all I can say politely. Should retire. I do wonder why or how his wife puts up with him as he seems to be a dunderhead.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 02:08 PM (hzuYO)
The only different is Comey is a connected individual versus the various trannies, illegals, and feminists that are normally out their calling for murder
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 02:08 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 21, 2026 02:09 PM (bX16E)
Seriously.
Or this shit gets worse.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 01:22 PM (2Cry5"
--
It's going to go one way or the other.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:09 PM (3oLMy)
Vindictive prosecution is putting Paul Manafort in jail.
Vindictive prosecution is NY weaponizing the justice system against a president because you don’t like him.
Vindictive prosecution is forming a government conspiracy to try to remove the president from
Office.
Vindictive prosecution is forming a conspiracy to use the auspices of the government to raid the president’s home and pick through his wife’s underwear drawer.
Vindictive prosecution is putting Roger Stone in jail for obstruction of congress.
I mean, are these people fucking kidding me? Just shut the fuck up, because we should be lighting most of these people on fire and running them over. They tried to destroy the country and ran the table of abuses to do it. Jail is too good for them.
Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 02:09 PM (Jl/ju)
But if you ever said "pasta fazool" instead of "pasta e fagioli" he'd a slappa yoo face-a.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 02
And that is JAH-koh-moh. Joseph.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 02:10 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 02:10 PM (UnTkV)
Posted by: Miklos, whoa oh, cantare, whoa oh oh oh at August 21, 2026 02:10 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (2MN4W)
Italian pride is one thing.
Making a buck is another.
Posted by: Ettore Boiardi/Hector Boyardee at August 21, 2026 02:07 PM (AeiPB)
They used to be a quite a bit more meat in the sauce as I recall, now its like almost none.
I've been taking canned soups I used to like, dumping cans of veggies and cans of chicken in and making about 3-4 servings out of it.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 02:10 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:57 PM (1z8ji)
I don't know. Shoe stores in general are another one of those things that have likely been devastated by Amazon. I would have to do a search on my area myself, since I wouldn't count on either of the last two I've been in to still be around.
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 02:11 PM (L3Npt)
Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 02:11 PM (Jl/ju)
Posted by: The Dixie Kups sing Iko Iko at August 21, 2026 02:12 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:09 PM (3oLMy)
Trump needs to study up on the tactics used by the Argentine generals during the Dirty War, and on those used by Augusto Pinochet. There are plenty of shitmaggots out there that need to simply disappear.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 02:12 PM (1z8ji)
But if you ever said "pasta fazool" instead of "pasta e fagioli" he'd a slappa yoo face-a.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 02:07 PM (iFTx/)
Did he cheat at Bocce..??
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 02:12 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 21, 2026 01:46 PM (163mY)
May I point you to Archimedes @39.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:12 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:08 PM
Pro Tip: Make sure to inform them the side on which you, how you say, tuck.
Posted by: Paolo at August 21, 2026 02:12 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Boss Moss
>No love for Chef De Gouy? Or as we called him, Gooey? His recipes were legendary.
Posted by: Lord Comey at August 21, 2026 02:12 PM (e4ysZ)
Less by Amazon, more by a certain Democrat voting bloc.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 02:13 PM (2ocoG)
The news about prosecution of this case has a lot to do with evidence of the Comeys' intent. I recall that Comey's excuse for his decision not to charge Hillary Clinton for her outrageous security breaches hinged on intent, which in such a case does not even apply.
Irony -- the big dummy is soaking in it.
So many of these people acted like Trump was gone for good. Merry Christmas, assholes.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 21, 2026 02:13 PM (lsrsS)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:57 PM (1z8ji)
Yeah, we've got one here in Anchorage.
I like to go to Big Ray's though, because they carry all the good brands of work/outdoor gear.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:13 PM (AeiPB)
Vindictive prosecution is putting Paul Manafort in jail.
Vindictive prosecution is NY weaponizing the justice system against a president because you don’t like him.
Vindictive prosecution is forming a government conspiracy to try to remove the president from
Office.
Vindictive prosecution is forming a conspiracy to use the auspices of the government to raid the president’s home and pick through his wife’s underwear drawer.
Vindictive prosecution is putting Roger Stone in jail for obstruction of congress.
I mean, are these people fucking kidding me? Just shut the fuck up, because we should be lighting most of these people on fire and running them over. They tried to destroy the country and ran the table of abuses to do it. Jail is too good for them.
Posted by: Vengeance
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:13 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 02:14 PM (ZdaMQ)
Seems "conservatives" just don't really like shoveling somebody else' cr@p.
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 02:04 PM (RHGPo)
He made bank for years yammering about trivia. Now he's trying to peddle sweat stained screeds that nobody even hate watches. Looks like he guessed wrong.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 02:14 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:52 PM (2MN4W)
You should probably consider locking yourself in your house and staying as far as possible from anything which can cause harm. Your luck doesn't seem to be with you.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:14 PM (ExV1e)
Irony -- the big dummy is soaking in it.
So many of these people acted like Trump was gone for good. Merry Christmas, assholes.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 21, 2026 02:13 PM (lsrsS)
They can always fall back on the charge that its a totally pussy ass thing for a 8 foot tall FBI guy to do.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 02:15 PM (uhVAy)
Like I said, he's just trying to hold off the inevitable merger with the Bulwark now.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 02:16 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:16 PM (3oLMy)
That kind of crap would have got me sent to Leavenworth to turn big rocks into small rocks.
If someone like Hegseth did it, he'd be fired and impeached regardless of 'upcoming election'.
Her Clinton-ness? "No reasonable prosecutor...."
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 02:16 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 02:16 PM (Jl/ju)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:06 PM (XJ22o)
Game theory requires scalp for scalp at a minimum. Dems have been waging lawfare against the GOP my entire adult life, and the GOP has done nothing about it for the most part. Want it to stop, then you have to get even.
Learned this living in TX for the last 30-40 years. When I moved here, Dems prosecuted Senator Hutchison; jury acquitted. Then they prosecuted Delay; court of appeals threw out his conviction. Then they prosecuted Rick Perry; court of criminal appeals granted habeas early on to end prosecution. Not long afterward, the legislature wised up and stripped Travis County of its authority to bring these statewide prosecutions.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 02:16 PM (I7jBo)
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (dtajH)
================
The depth of Hillary's emotional attachment to power never ceases to amaze one. She has insane money that she doesn't deserve. And she still falls asleep at night cursing Trump.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:16 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: PaleRider at August 21, 2026 02:17 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:13 PM (AeiPB)
Smell the testosterone:
https://tinyurl.com/4zv9m9ns
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (AeiPB)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (g47mK)
But he doesn't give-a-shit if you get cheated.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (gIjzl)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:57 PM (1z8ji)
I don't know. Shoe stores in general are another one of those things that have likely been devastated by Amazon. I would have to do a search on my area myself, since I wouldn't count on either of the last two I've been in to still be around.
Posted by: SciVo
>I bought some really nice red wing boots directly, online. They are high quality.
Posted by: Lord Comey at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (e4ysZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (rp63B)
I expect that he'll be a central figure in RICO cases coming out of MD FL.
"Inciting murder of a POTUS" is an appetizer.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (dtajH)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Another Anon at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (4h45B)
They had the info. There's more - racist graffiti by Anthony and having to be placed in "bad boy" school in Louisiana. The prosecution agreed to not run with it in an attempt to cool racial tensions because they didn't need it. Anthony should have taken his light sentence and thanked God every day.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: PaleRider at August 21, 2026 02:17 PM (PV+Zw)
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I'd simplify it further and have an 'XX' and an 'Open' division and call it a day.
Posted by: ballistic at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:19 PM (ZVgZ4)
They'll keep going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 02:19 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 02:19 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Old Italian Grandma at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (0y8TN)
Spuh-get-eeeeee.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:20 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket
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Took them long enough.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:20 PM (3oLMy)
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now we just have to wait for DC Judge Skeletor to weigh in
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 02:21 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 02:21 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 02:22 PM (Jl/ju)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:22 PM (2MN4W)
Alarm clock-radio set to a local classic rock station. Wake up to 'Bohemian Rhapsody' at least twice a month.
Was at butcher shop this morning and 'Hotel California' came on their music system and said to the woman taking my order that this was probably the song with the most airplay in the last 50 years. Checked this out a little while ago: nope - 'Every Breath You Take'. FWIW.
Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 02:22 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:22 PM (AeiPB)
Just got notified of my annual raise!
Ain't a whole lot, but something is better than nothing!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 02:23 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 02:23 PM (Jl/ju)
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now we just have to wait for DC Judge Skeletor to weigh in
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 02:21 PM (ZxPkt)
It's surely against the spirit of aloha.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 21, 2026 02:23 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 02:23 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (Jl/ju)
But if you ever said "pasta fazool" instead of "pasta e fagioli" he'd a slappa yoo face-a.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 02
And that is JAH-koh-moh. Joseph.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 02:10 PM (ZdaMQ)
______
James!
"Joseph" is Giuseppe in Italian
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (AeiPB)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Yes, usually in a metropolitan area. Small towns can't support them.
They make a boot with a crepe sole. Softest walk you've ever made.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: free tibet at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (iNp3L)
Posted by: Old Italian Grandma at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (0y8TN)
Spuh-get-eeeeee.
you only need on spagetto if it's long enough.
Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (v3pYe)
Shouldn't you be calling yourself 'nonna'?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (2MN4W)
Boy, that sounds like someone named Epstein who owned his own island near a known money laundering banking center to me!
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (rbvCR)
Peh-nay.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (mkw2N)
Jack (John) Newhouse = Giacomo Casanova.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (AeiPB)
Seems "conservatives" just don't really like shoveling somebody else' cr@p.
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 02:04 PM (RHGPo)
He made bank for years yammering about trivia. Now he's trying to peddle sweat stained screeds that nobody even hate watches. Looks like he guessed wrong.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 02:14 PM (uhVAy)
********
His first mistake in 2016 was his hatred of Trump. Who was not good enough or Republican enough for him and at least two other purists I once knew.
He begged me to not like Trump and I told him too bad (well, not in those exact words).
His anger was for one ego bending thing at the time: Trump said his pants were not creased and needed some new ones in 2015. This totally torched Goldturd and he went loco in anger. It is as simple as that.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (hzuYO)
Could be worse: could be Sonny and Cher singing “I Got You, Babe!” forever.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (ZVgZ4)
____
I understand, but dammit, calling it the Men's/Women's divisions worked just fine until yesterday.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 02:22 PM (NcvvS
No Mushrat Love?
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (LHPAg)
What's the topic of the next thread?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (ExV1e)
_________
Boobs. Or boobs will hijack whatever subject the next thread is ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 02:26 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:26 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 02:26 PM (FZ29D)
ScOTUS ruled Trump can keep rebuilding the WH. lol.
=============
w00t
Can you imagine President Newsom finishing a 90,000-square-foot ballroom? HAHAHAHA.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:26 PM (XJ22o)
What's the topic of the next thread?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (ExV1e)
He isn't me.
Posted by: Miss Cleo at August 21, 2026 02:27 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: The Paolo at August 21, 2026 02:27 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (ExV1e)
_________
Boobs. Or boobs will hijack whatever subject the next thread is ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 02:26 PM (iFTx/)
Have we talked about boobs in these comments? I mean, before now?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:27 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:27 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (Jr5Lq)
Say less!
Posted by: Bootyjudge at August 21, 2026 02:27 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (2MN4W)
Yay, Perfesser!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (ExV1e)
_________
Boobs. Or boobs will hijack whatever subject the next thread is ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 02:26 PM (iFTx/)
Have we talked about boobs in these comments? I mean, before now?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:27 PM (ExV1e)
Comey and Jonah, for starters.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 02:23 PM (Jl/ju)
******
They will keep losing as President Trump has now declared it needed for security. Funded by private Americans and companies as well as the DoD. A bite me clause.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:29 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (+fdRY)
oh so mildly nsfw
https://tinyurl.com/m7rv2hyz
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (ZxPkt)
______
We spent $3b and we can now proudly say, we have whittled down the color choice of the trim paint to Pearl White and Lace White.
-President Newsom
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 02:31 PM (Dv3i1)
Seems "conservatives" just don't really like shoveling somebody else' cr@p.
Posted by: Neo
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Here is my theory on Goldberg. (You guys like my insomniac thoughts, right? Right?)
I knew a kid in college who was a pure contrarian -- he would enter every discussion with an opposing view no matter what the current view was. By end of semester I would have fun by changing position halfway in and getting him to swap as well, just to show that he was not arguing on principle, but to prove he was more informed and better than everyone else.
Of course, he was a kid, and his technique was very crude.
Goldberg is very much like that kid. He was a conservative because most people around him were on the Left. Then he got to NRO and found pleasure in contradicting the conservative mainstream. Now he has his niche -- the perfect contrarian. The guy who known more than everyone no matter what anyone else knows. He doesn't have any principles, he only has ego and the need to show that he knows more than those idiots on the Right who made his career.
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Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 02:09 PM (Jl/ju)
Good summary Vengeance. This makes my blood boil.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (kpi7N)
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (dtajH)
https://www.gotquestions.org/James-vs-Jacob.html
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (ZVgZ4)
Has anyone else noticed that the feminists have stopped keening about abortion? They keen about men. They keen about living, laughing, and loving. Then they keen loudest about their vapid lives.
But, these dogs aren't barking about their right to kill anymore. Why?
My theory is as follows: these dogs have run out of puppies to kill, but they still love to whine, and so they whine about the dogs who do have some puppies.
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Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 02:22 PM (NcvvS)
It's our theme song!
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Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (g47mK)
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Posted by: Do-Wee-Cheetem and Howe at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (hmYU4)
>>No Mushrat Love?
Deeply grateful that, outside of re-watches of Groundhog Day, haven't heard S&C singing anything for decades, and haven't heard 'Muskrat Love' since about 1980.
Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 02:44 PM (NcvvS)
If I want to stuff macaroni noodles with ravioli filling, who's gonna stop me?
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Leftwing Podcaster Suggests That Joe Biden Had Been Rufied for the Presidential Debate; Jill Biden Agrees It's Possible, Saying "Who Knows?"
I wonder if Noted Reporter of Things We All Knew Ten Years Ago Jake Tapper will fact-check Jill Biden and call her a liar, which is what he does for every Republican who shades the truth (or tells the truth that the leftwing cult denies).
Actually I don't wonder that. I was just bein' silly.Former first lady Jill Biden doubled down on the possibility of her husband, former President Joe Biden, being drugged ahead of the 2024 debate and was asked during a podcast Thursday whether doctors ruled out a stroke that night. Podcast host Jamie Kern Lima asked Biden if a stroke was ruled out by doctors the night of the debate. "Well, they did. They said, I mean, I didn't say to them, when I was writing my book, I was reflecting, but I didn't say, 'God, did Joe have a stroke?' I just said, 'Is he OK? Is he OK?'" Biden responded. Lima asked the former first lady what her gut told her happened, and Biden said she didn't know. "I mean, there's all kinds of theories -- you know, he had been traveling," she said. "I know he was tired, he didn't feel well that day, when I saw him, but there was nothing definitive that I could point to. "And I had been on the road for two weeks up until that moment. So, I wasn't with him. I didn't see him days before, weeks before. I saw him maybe one hour before." Lima asked, "There's no way anyone could have, God forbid, laced his drink or something?" "Who knows? Who knows?" Biden responded. The former president's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. One of the most decisive moments of the 2024 election was Biden's debate with Donald Trump. Biden stammered, had long periods of silence and intense, confused facial expressions, to the point some of his most vocal supporters broke ranks and demanded he relinquish the nomination. Jill Biden released a memoir, "View from the East Wing," which touched on the debate moment. Biden wrote that she thought Joe might have had a stroke. "I wasn't horrified. I was frightened," Jill Biden recalled in a May interview. "I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since," the first lady said. "I don't know what happened. As I watched it, I said, 'Oh my God, he's having a stroke.' It scared me to death." She told Lima she and the president had doctors around them at all times, and she was told Joe was OK that night before they went on to do more events. "It was like such an aberration," she added.
Jill Biden won't rule out Joe's drink being "laced" before his debate with Trump:
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) August 21, 2026
"Who knows, right? Who knows."
She's really still doing this. pic.twitter.com/5w4GADfJ5D
She’s a doctor - seems like she’d have a more definitive medical opinion about whether her husband was roofied and then run out of a presidential campaign. https://t.co/wKQxXtC5UD
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) August 21, 2026
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If it was a one-off, someone doped his Ensure with dum-dum drops, then he should have been back in top form in short order.
But, she knows and the host knows and the whole media knows--and there will be no follow-up questions allowed.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 12:16 PM (3cUTc)
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Also, you're a rock-ribbed Republican.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 12:16 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 12:16 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 12:16 PM (gd7Qy)
Sure, he was drugged. He was drugged his ENTIRE PRESIDENCY. WATCH HIS CAMPAIGN!
That dude was a vegetable for YEARS......
Yeah, he sucked at the debate because someone slipped him a mickey.
F*ck right off with that bullshit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:17 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 12:17 PM (Av6i5)
=====
"So I poured another whiskey and sat down to watch the show." she continued.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 12:17 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 12:17 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 12:17 PM (/QHx4)
same as downtown
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 12:18 PM (/+uur)
Charlie Land, 24, and Jonathan Glover, 48, received 32 months and 30 months respectively at Chelmsford Crown Court for violent disorder during the July 2025 clashes at The Bell Hotel in Epping. The Ethiopian national at the centre of it all, Hadush Kebatu, got just 12 months.
https://tinyurl.com/yktrjjfp
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 12:18 PM (J4Dwc)
Melania had an event in the Rose Garden yesterday.
The media are liars, as we all know.
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 12:17 PM (/QHx4)
You don't want to know what "they" are saying about her absence for a month
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 12:18 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 12:18 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:19 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: bluebell at August 21, 2026 12:19 PM (afFes)
You don't want to know what "they" are saying about her absence for a month
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 12:18 PM (+gK6I)
The media is now Reddit, eh?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:20 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Kratwurst at August 21, 2026 12:20 PM (9gKa/)
She probably figures if Trump can make a comeback, sleepy Joe can.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:20 PM (ccf/V)
Worse, if possible
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 12:20 PM (+gK6I)
Lol. Yes, you have multiple doctors around at all times when you're fit and stable.
Posted by: far cry at August 21, 2026 12:20 PM (fmbc9)
Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 12:21 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: The Crows at August 21, 2026 12:21 PM (2UnvF)
Exactly. Pretend Joe.
Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 12:21 PM (UMWMT)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 12:21 PM (FZ29D)
Their stable of candidates will include Pete B., Kamala, AOC, and sleepy Joe. We might as well just give up now.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 12:21 PM (FZ29D)
She's still do busy trying to have sex with Ericka Kirk.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:22 PM (ccf/V)
Heck, he even married a doctor!
Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 12:23 PM (UMWMT)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8
I'm sure the "Polls" will show everyone of them ahead of the Republican candidate
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 12:23 PM (+gK6I)
After months and months of painstaking analysis and research, she has concluded it was...THE JOOOOOS!
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)
Exactly. Pretend Joe.
Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 12:21 PM (UMWMT)
----
Why wasn't Sleepy Joe part of this interview?
Can't he speak for himself about what went down that night?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 12:23 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 12:23 PM (O7YUW)
Do you remember when Joe was riding his bike and came to a stop in front of the reporters and then fell down like in a Chevy Chase comedy bit?
Do you remember when the Easter Bunny was sent in to get Joe to stop rambling like a senile lunatic and move to another location?
Do you remember when Joe was with all those world leaders and he wandered off like an alzheimer's patient and the Italian PM, Meloni, had to go get him and lead him back by the hand?
Do you remember Joe addressing dead people in the audience?
Do you remember Joe falling UP the stairs to Air Force One?
Do you remember Joe falling on the stage at the Air Force Academy graduation?
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Posted by: Pepperidge Farms at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (qUkBO)
Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (Iwv3U)
The best line of the Biden Trump debate was Trump's response "I don't know what he said there and I don't think he knows either"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (J4Dwc)
There is a minor scandal about providing public information about government-funded housing construction in Oregon.
I looked up the head of the state housing agency.
She's black.
One of the more bizarre parts of Oregon state government is that Oregon is two percent black, but blacks are overrepresented by a factor of at least ten on state boards and commissions, and in the upper reaches of Oregon state government.
Portland is less than six percent black. All three finalists for the newly created position of city administrator were black.
It is the strangest thing.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (aD4fx)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (V362x)
Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (pHgC8)
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 12:25 PM (2ocoG)
Podcasters ask deliberately stupid, conspiratorial, and provocative questions for ratings and attention.
I'm surprised Lima didn't ask "Doctor" Biden if there was any chance Biden was replaced by a bodysnatcher at the debate.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 12:25 PM (iFTx/)
*biden was off his rocker 23.9 hours a day. The other .1 was spent shitting himself or mumbling (or both.)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 12:25 PM (2Cry5)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
It's clear he wasn't there and can't comment. Well, not *all* there at least.
Posted by: She Hobbit at August 21, 2026 12:25 PM (ftFVW)
Do you remember Joe addressing dead people in the audience?
Do you remember Joe falling UP the stairs to Air Force One?
Do you remember Joe falling on the stage at the Air Force Academy graduation?
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Posted by: Pepperidge Farms at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (qUkBO)
Maybe someone should send a compilation film of Joes greatest hits to Jill
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 12:25 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: 13times at August 21, 2026 12:25 PM (6iKlf)
Wilbur J. Cobb: The film! The film, of course, the film! Have I ever told you how we made that film? We spent hundreds of millions of hours and dollars on that film, and, and it was a lot of cra, a bunch of cra, a, a whole bunch of cra, a lot of...
Stimpson J. Cat: Uh, "crap"?
Wilbur J. Cobb: No! Walter Lantz! No account son of a busdriver. Hahaha. Now get this...
[as Cobb stands up, his arms fall off]
Wilbur J. Cobb: If you want to be a genius, it's easy: All you gotta say is, "Everything stinks." Then, you're never wrong. That's how much of a genius I am! That's how I got to where I am today!
[Cobb briefly flashes a G-string]
Wilbur J. Cobb: Then, we got smart. We are not, will not, be the janitor of these starry-eyed amateurs.
[hacks so hard, his dentures fly out of his mouth and into Ren's mouth]
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at August 21, 2026 12:26 PM (och2J)
It is at least leftists favoring leftists, but it could also be racist black leftists favoring racist black leftists
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 12:26 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at August 21, 2026 12:26 PM (CWTWj)
Who knows?
Was it the best nickel she ever spent?
Who knows?
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 12:26 PM (6V14C)
Or the clip where he talks about having hairy legs and how kids loved playing with them
Or the clip where he chooses truth over facts.
Or the clip where he says "salute the Marines" as he walks through the door on inauguration day.
Or when he approaches the media and declares "MY BUTT'S BEEN WIPED!!!"
F*ck you, Jill. You committed crimes against the elderly.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:26 PM (ccf/V)
Just going to let that slide?
If is was lidocaine poison, and he died, would it just be, "There's no way anyone could have, God forbid, laced his drink or something?"
"Who knows? Who knows?" Biden responded
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 12:27 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 21, 2026 12:27 PM (wtvvX)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 12:27 PM (XvL8K)
One pill makes you LOL
But then pill Joe Biden's taken
Didn't do anything at all.
Just ask Biden
wandering dwn the hall.
Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 12:27 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 12:28 PM (3uBP9)
So her response was to usher him off the stage and tell him "YOU DID GOOD! You answered ALL the questions! You know ALL THE FACTS!!!"
DIAF, Jill. You're drunk.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:28 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at August 21, 2026 12:28 PM (llBIB)
Jill knows better than anyone else how nonfunctional Joe is - she has to pretend that he was generally competent, because the alternative is that she was pushing a senile, addle-brained man into a second Presidential term, so she could retain power.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 21, 2026 12:29 PM (aD4fx)
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Kandice Owens already proved, with geometric certainty, that it was the Jews.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 12:29 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Hunter B. at August 21, 2026 12:29 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Joe From Scranton at August 21, 2026 12:29 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: huerfano at August 21, 2026 12:29 PM (2Xqig)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2026 12:29 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 12:30 PM (3cUTc)
That's Dems for you...always projecting what they do to others.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 12:30 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:30 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: huerfano
There are out back, anyway.
Posted by: She Hobbit at August 21, 2026 12:31 PM (ftFVW)
Starting in 2019, Joe Biden was drugged every time he appeared in public. The night of the 2024 debate, the drugs were not enough.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 21, 2026 12:31 PM (mS8PE)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 12:31 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 12:30 PM (3cUTc)
Klandice Ovens. Has an...accurate ring to it...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 12:31 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: banana Dream - bad novel opening lines at August 21, 2026 12:31 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (Iwv3U)
Nitromethane. Works in Top Fuel dragsters, should work on a Top Fool, eh?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 12:31 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: The ARC of History!
Did you see her wearing red at her polling place on Election Day? I'm betting that was a sign that she was voting for Trump to spite Kamala.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:32 PM (77rzZ)
Starting in 2019, Joe Biden was drugged every time he appeared in public. The night of the 2024 debate, the drugs were not enough.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 21, 2026 12:31 PM (mS8PE)
There's a reason they fought to have the debate earlier in the day.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:32 PM (ccf/V)
Next Jill will say Biden didn't sign up to appear in public as the President.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 12:32 PM (Aqf1y)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 21, 2026 12:32 PM (71lKy)
I wonder if Melania is accompanying him. She invisible these days unlike the loathsome hag first ladies that preceded her.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (bX16E)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
I'm assuming that also required drugs...
Posted by: She Hobbit at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (ftFVW)
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It's not
c'mon lady- your husband's brain was and is a sack of parrots and squirrels
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Sid at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (Up4gj)
"Who knows? Who knows?" Biden responded.
The media, doing it's lapdoggonest..........making excuses for the Democrat failure.
ENEMY. OF. THE. PEOPLE.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sharpest he's ever been at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (mqcLc)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
I'm assuming that also required drugs...
Posted by: She Hobbit at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (ftFVW)
For BOTH of them.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: banana Dream - bad novel opening lines at August 21, 2026 12:31 PM (3uBP9)
She had the kind of face you could run a land speed record on.
Posted by: far cry at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (fmbc9)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (71lKy)
That is a mistake. She has already severely wounded her own foot by admitting she knows nothing about foreign affairs.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:34 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:34 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Sharpest he's ever been at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (mqcLc)
Do not take Trumpaloozerapine if you are allergic to Trumpaloozerapine...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 12:34 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at August 21, 2026 12:34 PM (ccf/V)
or marries one
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 12:34 PM (ZxPkt)
Shit, they even scheduled two more debates with Trump to prove the point.
Wait... they didn't? Then I don't understand...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 12:34 PM (PGK1w)
Some material in that exchange was deliberately edited out. No doubt about it.
So ... what was deleted and why?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 12:34 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov
But didn't you hear? He's ditching her for Natalie Harp! REEEEEEE!!!
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:35 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 12:35 PM (rp63B)
Or the clip where he chooses truth over facts.
Or the clip where he says "salute the Marines" as he walks through the door on inauguration day.
Or when he approaches the media and declares "MY BUTT'S BEEN WIPED!!!"
Posted by: Sponge at August 21, 2026 12:26 PM
It's a three letter word:
J-O-B-S!
Posted by: The Easter Bunny at August 21, 2026 12:35 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 12:35 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: The ARC of History!
The demand for DIE representation exceeds the supply of the US native blacks it was designed to benefit.
Even if you employed every American black - including the imprisoned felons, the children who are too young to walk, and every pale-skinned grifter who identifies as black - there aren't enough of them to meet the demand for minority representation in all the fields where that find of representation is statutorily required.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 21, 2026 12:35 PM (vJrRc)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 12:35 PM (H0MJK)
Sure. The most protected man on the planet, supposedly surrounded by doctors 24/7, left opportunity for some rando to slip something in his food or drink.
Sid. Stop. Seriously. The gloryhole cleanup gig has you losing it, bigly.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:35 PM (ccf/V)
I suppose it is possible that powers that be wanted Slo Jo gone and gave him saline instead knowing what would (not) happen.
We will truly know Biden Era is completely over if the drug use is ever admitted.
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 12:36 PM (sFNX2)
This time the drugs didn’t work.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 21, 2026 12:36 PM (71lKy)
Posted by: huerfano at August 21, 2026 12:36 PM (2Xqig)
Posted by: Oglebay at August 21, 2026 12:36 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Joe Did This, Too! at August 21, 2026 12:37 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 21, 2026 12:37 PM (bX16E)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 12:37 PM (2WIwB)
Hunter Biden is claiming that Joe is suffering with metastasizing prostate cancer, in an effort to elicit sympathy.
I'm not going to believe anything without a formal medical report.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 21, 2026 12:38 PM (aD4fx)
NTB:
t.co/NOYWrM1DZ7
Posted by: banana Dream - must be something in the water at August 21, 2026 12:38 PM (3uBP9)
What about all the other times when Slow Joe was completely lost and incoherent? Was he drugged those times, too?
Posted by: Ralph at August 21, 2026 12:38 PM (1JebR)
Posted by: Paladin at August 21, 2026 12:38 PM (VlAfq)
But again, they're not doing this to answer questions:
They're doing this to set a narrative.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 12:38 PM (3cUTc)
Side effects include erectile disfunction and necrotizing fasciitis.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 12:39 PM (6V14C)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov
The despair is what makes the cookies taste so good.
Posted by: She Hobbit at August 21, 2026 12:39 PM (ftFVW)
And took him to the Waffle House
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 12:39 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Oglebay at August 21, 2026 12:39 PM (2ap+5)
Has anyone pushed back on Jill's conspiracy theory and asked her this blindingly obvious question? I doubt it.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 21, 2026 12:38 PM (aD4fx)
And I’m not going to give any of these awful people any sympathy.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (71lKy)
As we work to rebuild this herd and help our ranchers, for the next 90 days, the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported with no out of quota tariff.
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Argentina beef, please
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (3oLMy)
Some material in that exchange was deliberately edited out. No doubt about it.
So ... what was deleted and why?
__________
Before the jump cut, the interviewer asked Jill "So where is Joe now, btw?"
It makes sense in that context.
Posted by: fly gal at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (mqcLc)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (Riz8t)
--------------
AI says! "Back away slowly and present a calm demeanor. Do not make any sudden moves. Remove all sharp objects. You many need to phone 911 and request emergency response."
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (sFNX2)
Posted by: Octochicken at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (oCS0o)
Posted by: RS at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (GYx3d)
Posted by: Oglebay at August 21, 2026 12:39 PM (2ap+5)
Lord, please forgive me......
GGGOOOOOOODDDDDDD!!!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:41 PM (ccf/V)
I remember years ago, Duke University tried to put DEI hiring quotas on the math department that would have required that Duke hire every graduating black math PhD in the US, and then some.
In any case, Oregon is the Promised Land if you are black professional with a plausible resume.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 21, 2026 12:41 PM (aD4fx)
1) He was in one of his episodes.
2) His drug cocktail got off kilter and this made the episode worse.
The thing is, this was always about providing cover for the steal. If they thought they could get away with it, they would have tried to fraud a rutabaga into office.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 21, 2026 12:41 PM (Y/06r)
The commie go-to of IT WASN'T OUR FAULT!
Real Joe Biden, like real communism, has never been tried.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (6V14C)
What narrative? Who benefits?
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (Riz8t)
Absolutely anyone connected to the Biden Administration who would be otherwise cast out for helping to coverup his senility.
The Bidens are obviously done, but those high-level staffers desperately want to be able to move on to the next thing. They can't be tarred with the 'we helped cover it up' brush. They have to be able to say that he was fine so their careers can continue.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (PGK1w)
Posted by: teejuss at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (ebRus)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (3oLMy)
For some very loosely-defined values of "thought".
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (Riz8t)
GGGOOOOOOODDDDDDD!!!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:41 PM (ccf/V)
Dennis Miller: 'Because remember: God Paybacks are an ETERNAL bitch.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (3cUTc)
That part makes sense. 90% of the staff and 70% of the patrons of a waffle house at midnight are drunk or high.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Ralph at August 21, 2026 12:38 PM
Hey, man. I can't be everywhere. I've got a personal life.
Posted by: The person in the Easter Bunny costume at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Pudding, Indeed! at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (JM9I6)
NTB:
t.co/NOYWrM1DZ7
Posted by: banana Dream - must be something in the water at August 21, 2026 12:38 PM (3uBP9)
Wisconsin cops need more range time.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 12:43 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:43 PM (ucYyF)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (Riz8t)
The media is setting itself up to be the king/queen maker again. They're helping with the excuses for their failure to report on Biden's OBVIOUS decline in mental status over his entire Presidency.
They were fooled, you see. Biden was AWESOME until someone DRUGGED him.......Yeah, that's it. That's the ticket.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:43 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (Riz8t)
Absolutely anyone connected to the Biden Administration who would be otherwise cast out for helping to coverup his senility.
The Bidens are obviously done, but those high-level staffers desperately want to be able to move on to the next thing. They can't be tarred with the 'we helped cover it up' brush. They have to be able to say that he was fine so their careers can continue.
Hmmmmm. Interesting. But then why would Dr. Jill participate?
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:43 PM (Riz8t)
I would call Jill a dung heap, but at least those things are useful.
Posted by: red speck at August 21, 2026 12:43 PM (Ve/HL)
Posted by: Oglebay at August 21, 2026 12:43 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: With A Chain! at August 21, 2026 12:43 PM (JM9I6)
If a conspiracy theory is held by a Democrat, then it cannot be a conspiracy theory.
Posted by: PG at August 21, 2026 12:44 PM (qln0f)
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So why did you stupid bastards let him out on the stage for the debate, then? LOL
"I think you're having a stroke. Go get 'em, Joe! Good Luck!"
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 12:44 PM (m29Tn)
Posted by: teejuss
They are also attention whores. Kinda works out.
Posted by: She Hobbit at August 21, 2026 12:44 PM (ftFVW)
_-_
And yet, all of those statutes are not disappearing. No political will to do anything about this or the H1-B Visa problem.
People pick a party, are told what to say, and that's that.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 21, 2026 12:44 PM (QlGmE)
Posted by: teejuss at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (ebRus)
Their entire existence lies on the shoulders of ONE MAN.
And that man is......HUNTER
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:44 PM (ccf/V)
They were fooled, you see. Biden was AWESOME until someone DRUGGED him.......Yeah, that's it. That's the ticket.
This also seems plausible.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:43 PM (Riz8t)
Her avenues for money are very narrow if not gone at the moment. Kickbacks? If she scratches their backs, maybe they encourage a little funding for the Biden Presidential Library?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 21, 2026 12:45 PM (Y/06r)
NTB:
t.co/NOYWrM1DZ7
Posted by: banana Dream - must be something in the water at August 21, 2026 12:38 PM (3uBP9)
Forget it, Jake. It's Wisconsin Town.
Posted by: Real sharpshooters they are at August 21, 2026 12:45 PM (TbWk/)
Ask Joe directly to his face.
Posted by: Oh, wait. He's drugged up in a hospital bed somewhere at August 21, 2026 12:45 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 12:46 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 21, 2026 12:46 PM (71lKy)
NTB:
t.co/NOYWrM1DZ7
Posted by: banana Dream - must be something in the water at August 21, 2026 12:38 PM (3uBP9)
Forget it, Jake. It's Wisconsin Town.
Posted by: Real sharpshooters they are at August 21, 2026 12:45 PM (TbWk/)
'I don't much like the thought of getting shot in the hand!'
-Blackie, Rustler's Rhapsody
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 21, 2026 12:46 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 12:47 PM (6V14C)
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 12:47 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 12:47 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:47 PM (ucYyF)
Posted by: 496 at August 21, 2026 12:48 PM (0K2fJ)
Some material in that exchange was deliberately edited out. No doubt about it.
So ... what was deleted and why?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 12:34 PM (iFTx/)
Something that must rise to the level of defaming a public person...?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 12:48 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: That's DOCTOR Jill Bishop, er, Biden! at August 21, 2026 12:48 PM (TbWk/)
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Argentina beef, please
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (3oLMy)
I was at a WalMart in Airdrie, Alberta a few days ago. Zero ground beef to had. The entire cooler in which they normally keep ground beef was empty, and shut down. I am guessing the cooler went T.U., and the product had to be disposed of. Weirdly, other shit was out of stock too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 12:48 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 12:17 PM
A roofied Joe Biden poses no threat. Many people are roofied every day. Treat him with the dignity that you would show any roofied person.
Grab a Sharpie and draw dicks on his face.
Posted by: AoSHQ AI at August 21, 2026 12:48 PM (Q45uQ)
I went to Duke in the 90's and yes it was liberal then. But at least it was mostly merit-based and generally geared toward learning about the real world and not fantasyland. I am soooooo disappointed in that school that it almost makes me weep. Any time my son talks about applying to school there I try to redirect the conversation.
Posted by: Paladin at August 21, 2026 12:48 PM (VlAfq)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 21, 2026 12:46 PM (71lKy)
He never was a brand. Never gave gravitas. That is what astounded me about Obama- why choose Biden a man who is eminently mockable? Blame. If something went wrong, they could blame Joe.
And then they made him president.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 21, 2026 12:48 PM (Y/06r)
Turns out that having your wife's hand up your ass working you like a sock puppet for years gives you prostate cancer.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 12:48 PM (6V14C)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 12:48 PM (jjhQ/)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 12:47 PM (6V14C)
1) Criminals are not known for their foresight.
2) They probably figured that the gravy train would never end (just looking at the Clintons for history.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 21, 2026 12:49 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 12:49 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 12:49 PM (+gK6I)
As we work to rebuild this herd and help our ranchers, for the next 90 days, the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported with no out of quota tariff.
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👏👏
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 12:50 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:50 PM (ucYyF)
But CNN decided to “fact-check” Kennedy by purchasing full containers of nearly every ingredient—even when the recipe required only a spoonful—and then charging the entire package price to one meal.
... CNN is an ass
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 12:50 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Archimedes"
"We're all in this together"
Posted by: Ripley at August 21, 2026 12:50 PM (GUOwU)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 12:50 PM (6V14C)
How is that possible? I would think the SoW has the authority to order them to follow his policy. If not, couldn't he talk to Trump, and have him set the policy in accord with Hegseth? Or is the idea that Trump opposes Hegseth's policy?
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:50 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:43 PM (Riz8t)
The same reason Democrats do anything.
Money.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 12:50 PM (PGK1w)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 12:51 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 12:51 PM (mP0Kj)
I mean, I could believe that maybe they didn't lace his drink with something (amphetamines).
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at August 21, 2026 12:52 PM (9ZFZd)
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 12:47 PM (RHGPo)
Give it a chance. It could work!
Posted by: Zombie Robert S. McNamara at August 21, 2026 12:52 PM (wVcYX)
Mold is notoriously hard to get out of the walls.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 12:52 PM (6V14C)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 12:51 PM
You think I want him sniffing my skull?
Posted by: A Mr. Death, here about the reaping at August 21, 2026 12:52 PM (Q45uQ)
Some material in that exchange was deliberately edited out. No doubt about it.
So ... what was deleted and why?
__________
Before the jump cut, the interviewer asked Jill "So where is Joe now, btw?"
It makes sense in that context.
Posted by: fly gal
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The context is that media is the PR wing of the Democrat party and they are just trying to protect their own dying rep to lie to people by rehabbing Joe Biden's. Awful people that are a waste of oxygen to be sure.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 12:52 PM (E4rtv)
*cough*
Posted by: The Obamas at August 21, 2026 12:52 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 12:52 PM (jjhQ/)
How is that possible? I would think the SoW has the authority to order them to follow his policy. If not, couldn't he talk to Trump, and have him set the policy in accord with Hegseth? Or is the idea that Trump opposes Hegseth's policy?
Posted by: Archimedes
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It looks to me like a flat-out case of insurrection which will be fixed with a reversal, a firing, or both within a week.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 12:52 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 12:51 PM (g47mK)
Could I interest you in some air biscuits, then?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 12:53 PM (1z8ji)
She's a f*cking weirdo. She sounds like a walking refrigerator magnet-platitudes out the a$$.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 12:53 PM (ZgwKJ)
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To me it looked as if there was some sort of ultimatum involved. No debate had ever been held that early in the election cycle or season. There was zero benefit for their side to do this. "Somebody", probably the big money guys at the DNC wanted some kind of assurance that Joey was still electable, at least in theory, and/or a plausible reason to 86 this guy and find a replacement while there was still time, at least if the cheat machine is still operable. If he was slipped a Mickey, it wasn't the Republicans, either.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 12:53 PM (m29Tn)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 12:53 PM (nyHKk)
_Netanyahu responded: "Erdogan is an antisemitic dictator who supports Hamas. If Turkey undermines stability in the region, we will act against them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:54 PM (3oLMy)
*cough*
Posted by: The Obamas at August 21, 2026 12:52 PM (Riz8t)
I think the Clintons are more the Bidens speed. Obama wants influence, they GOT money, but what he wants is to be the mastermind (lol.) The Clintons cashed in HARD. THAT's I think the blueprint for what the Bidens were after. a BGI to keep them in the lifestyle that they aspired to.
But they are fourth rate trash hacks who do not have the talent or prestige for the grift they wanted.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 21, 2026 12:55 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 12:53 PM (nyHKk)
They made fun of Laura Bush for having a masters in library sciences.
But Jill. She has Doctorate in Education!!!!!! SHE SHOULD BE SURGEON GENERAL!!!!!
Hypocrisy. It's what's for dinner.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:55 PM (ccf/V)
_Netanyahu responded: "Erdogan is an antisemitic dictator who supports Hamas. If Turkey undermines stability in the region, we will act against them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:54 PM (3oLMy)
Turkey can get stuffed. Sage would be nice.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 12:56 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 12:56 PM (nyHKk)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:56 PM (ucYyF)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 12:53 PM (m29Tn)
This makes a lot of sense. Money guys had a suspicion and the test proved their suspicion. They just did not have a viable backup.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 21, 2026 12:56 PM (Y/06r)
How can someone fly a flag of a country, tell people how great their country is, then saying sending them back to that country is a threat?
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 12:56 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 21, 2026 12:57 PM (QlGmE)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 12:57 PM (jjhQ/)
We all knew the senile fool was going to shart himself onstage. We didn't need to waste a roofie on it.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 12:57 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 12:57 PM (I7jBo)
Posted by: Joe, counting the clouds in the sky at August 21, 2026 12:57 PM (5rh/l)
_Netanyahu responded: "Erdogan is an antisemitic dictator who supports Hamas. If Turkey undermines stability in the region, we will act against them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:54 PM
"Mr. Erdogan...would it now be a good time to be talking about your membership in the NATO?"
- Kevin, from Mumbai
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 12:58 PM (Q45uQ)
We may have to see another way too many years of wandering in the Commie wilderness
Posted by: Voter theater. at August 21, 2026 12:58 PM (FCPbW)
Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 12:58 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 12:46 PM (XvL8K)
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They really had no choice at that point. Trump had already called their bluff and agreed to their terms for the debate. They couldn't back out then.
Plus, as bad as they knew Biden was, they always underestimated Trump. They didn't expect him to be as effective in the debate as he was.
Biden looked so bad in part because Trump looked so good.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 12:58 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Erdogan thinks NATO will back him up.
This may be an excellent opportunity for us to give NATO to our cousins across the Atlantic.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:59 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2026 12:59 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 21, 2026 12:56 PM (Y/06r)
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Nope. FJB made sure of that when he selected KH...Unless that was the plan all along.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 01:00 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 21, 2026 01:01 PM (QlGmE)
Posted by: Joe, counting the clouds in the sky at August 21, 2026 12:57 PM (5rh/l)
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It took 10 years for BHO to build a monument to himself.
FJB will never live long enough to see his.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 01:01 PM (FZ29D)
"Rajoum" quadcopter drones hit Saudi-backed forces in Marib. One Saudi tank explodes after a dropped munition strike
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:01 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:01 PM (6V14C)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 01:02 PM (M+uMR)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 01:02 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Erdogan thinks NATO will back him up.
This may be an excellent opportunity for us to give NATO to our cousins across the Atlantic.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:59 PM (3oLMy)
He is a:
🕺🦃
Posted by: banana Dream - must be something in the water at August 21, 2026 01:02 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2026 01:03 PM (2Ez/1)
went up the hill
to fetch a bag of cash
Joe fell down
and broke his crown
and Jill left him there and ran off with the bag
Needs some work.
Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 01:04 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2026 01:03 PM (2Ez/1)
I was absolutely flabbergasted when I learned Trump and BJ are the same age.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:04 PM (ccf/V)
Hell yea I did it!!January the SIXTH!!!!!!!! Where my HBCU peoples at? They be smilin. You know you know!
Posted by: Cum Allah at August 21, 2026 01:04 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: banana Dream - must be something in the water at August 21, 2026 01:02 PM (3uBP9)
... what is the first Icon? A walking chicken?
Dodo? Penguin?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 21, 2026 01:04 PM (Y/06r)
went up the hill
to fetch a bag of cash
Joe fell down
and broke his crown
and Jill left him there and ran off with the bag
Needs some work.
Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 01:04 PM (UjdFS)
Oh no. It's damn hysterical as it is.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:05 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at August 21, 2026 01:05 PM (wrEn7)
Posted by: banana Dream - must be something in the water at August 21, 2026 01:02 PM (3uBP9)
... what is the first Icon? A walking chicken?
Dodo? Penguin?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 21, 2026 01:04 PM (Y/06r)
I believe the impression is to be "Jive Turkey."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:05 PM (ccf/V)
- The Water Boy
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 21, 2026 01:05 PM (n5tGW)
I was absolutely flabbergasted when I learned Trump and BJ are the same age.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:04 PM (ccf/V)
Trump is married to Melania
Clinton is married to Hillary
Nuff' said
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 01:05 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 12:53 PM (m29Tn)
This makes a lot of sense. Money guys had a suspicion and the test proved their suspicion. They just did not have a viable backup.
I have been assured that just because the money guys want nothing to do with her, Kamala is still going to be the nom.
Posted by: The Obamas at August 21, 2026 01:05 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 21, 2026 12:55 PM (Y/06r)
After money, I actually think Obama just wants adoration.
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at August 21, 2026 01:05 PM (9ZFZd)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 01:02 PM (J4Dwc)
I still can hardly believe the government killed that company. And the market was all gobbled up by china, of f'ing course, as anyone could predict. And now the government is banning clanker vacuum cleaners from china because it is a security concern. A bunch of moronic chuckleheads in charge.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:06 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 01:02 PM (M+uMR)
She created a cosmetic line about 10 years ago and sold it. She's worth about 675 million dollars. None of those facts means she's qualified to interview people. So she does, for some reason.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 01:06 PM (ZgwKJ)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:06 PM (+fdRY)
Posted by: Hairy man nethers at August 21, 2026 01:07 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:06 PM (+fdRY)
Poor Paul.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:08 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:05 PM (ccf/V)
👍
dancer + turkey = jive turkey
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:08 PM (3uBP9)
Where is Vlad when we need him?
Make Turksicles great again.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:01 PM (6V14C)
Evergreen: If Russia invades Turkey from the rear, will Greece help?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:08 PM (1z8ji)
dancer + turkey = jive turkey
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:08 PM (3uBP9)
While the FiL was living here, I watched my share of "Classic Concentration" starring Alex Trebek.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:09 PM (ccf/V)
Make Turksicles great again.
Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:01 PM (6V14C)
I read this as "Turksticles."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:10 PM (ccf/V)
Ok then. They're serious. The fact that they are white liberal women should have clued me in. They are incapable of anything but 'concern.'
Posted by: MJ at August 21, 2026 01:10 PM (XOmY9)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:06 PM (+fdRY)
Sad thing about Pawl? If all the H1B's were sent home, he might be able to get his old job back at the glory hole.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:10 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 01:11 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: sidney at August 21, 2026 01:11 PM (Uy/WF)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (3oLMy)
pouts
Posted by: Brazil at August 21, 2026 01:11 PM (nPp6w)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:08 PM (3uBP9)
Thanks for clearing that up, because jazz hands + turkey wasn't making sense.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2026 01:11 PM (wVcYX)
==
Sad thing about Pawl? If all the H1B's were sent home, he might be able to get his old job back at the glory hole.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:10 PM (1z8ji)
I don't know, I think "Sam" and "Peggy" likely offer better customer service.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:12 PM (+fdRY)
And that's what this is, it's just "whatever gets me past the next 15 minutes."
It doesn't matter if it contradicts, is illogical, raises even more questions, or causes more problems--all that matters is just getting past the next 15 minutes.
And, if they can, in their minds, that means they're free.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 01:12 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 01:12 PM (m29Tn)
Posted by: banana Dream - bad novel opening lines at August 21, 2026 12:31 PM (3uBP9)
She had the kind of face you could run a land speed record on.
Posted by: far cry at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (fmbc9)
LOL! I just now saw this.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:13 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:13 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Brazil at August 21, 2026 01:11 PM (nPp6w)
Not as long as deranged Commie Lula is president.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:13 PM (1z8ji)
HIS MOTHER HAD TO CONCENTRATE TO NOT USE HER TEETH!
Posted by: SEAN CONNERY at August 21, 2026 01:14 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: MJ at August 21, 2026 01:14 PM (XOmY9)
Posted by: Texas at August 21, 2026 01:14 PM (QlGmE)
"Rajoum" quadcopter drones hit Saudi-backed forces in Marib. One Saudi tank explodes after a dropped munition strike
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:01 PM (3oLMy)
Who's supplying them, because I highly doubt those inbreds have their own factories...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:15 PM (+fdRY)
Lula was installed by USAID. Probably their last major foreign policy adventure.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:15 PM (2ocoG)
And that's what this is, it's just "whatever gets me past the next 15 minutes."
It doesn't matter if it contradicts, is illogical, raises even more questions, or causes more problems--all that matters is just getting past the next 15 minutes.
And, if they can, in their minds, that means they're free.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 01:12 PM (3cUTc)
I'm not capable of thinking less than 15 minutes. At least not usefully. Anything important, and not trivial, and I have to roll it around in the noggin for hours and days.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:16 PM (3uBP9)
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I think it was a lot worse under *biden. There was nobody actually "in charge." It was a "politburo" but even within that, there were different agendas being played out. His cabinet was a mess. No direction. Each Secretary did whatever the hell they wanted... or did nothing.
It was like a glorified frat house run by idiots. Dangerous idiots.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 01:16 PM (2Cry5)
Harry Sisson--the plastic, artificial, manufactured "though leader" of the young left--was absolutely giddy and gleeful the eve of the debate.
Oh how he crowed that Joe "facts and figures" Biden was going to mop the floor with Trump.
Biden had been prepping for weeks.
Trump was just goofing off on the campaign trail.
It was going to be so awesome watching Trump get clobbered.
Opps.
Somebody sent him up the drug.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 01:16 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (2MN4W)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (ccf/V)
And, if they can, in their minds, that means they're free.
The lower the IQ, the shorter that window is. Eventually you end up at "Africa time", where the window is zero and you just do what you want at any given time.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:18 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:18 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 01:19 PM (m29Tn)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 01:24 PM (rp63B)
"Joe! You did good! You answered all the questions!" Paraphrased from me after the debate as she helped him down a few stairs in his zombie march. Like he was a toddler who made his first boom boom in his potty chair! He probably made his boom boom in his diaper.
We never used potty chairs. First son just sat there and whined, which was Biden at his desk. We used a stool and a potty thing and they managed to not fall in and learned or leared before preschool. Same with grands.
Sons then went on to have who can pee the fastest race competitions. We had to replace the entire toilet years later as boys are gross but lovable.
Please note the tangent linking Joe Biden to toilets, the sum of all things.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 02:03 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: fb at August 21, 2026 02:12 PM (JVEmw)
1) He was in one of his episodes.
2) His drug cocktail got off kilter and this made the episode worse.
The thing is, this was always about providing cover for the steal. If they thought they could get away with it, they would have tried to fraud a rutabaga into office.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 21, 2026 12:41 PM (Y/06r)
********
It was also at night. Sundowners for the elderly with dementia.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 02:54 PM (hzuYO)
There are still some pieces available on YouTube, i.e., America Reports, March 9, 2024, :24 CLIP Biden makes gaffes in Pennsylvania: 'Send me to Congress!'
President Biden made several gaffes during his speech, asking voters to send him to "Congress" and bragging about adding to the national debt.
His wife & other politicians spoke and tried to cover the obvious issues he was having making sense. (The MSM videos of the speech were probably more selectively chopped & edited than any other wacko speech he had ever made on the campaign trail or during his presidency, including those of honking horns and visiting a tiny bar also in Delaware County, PA during C19.)
NOTE: During the prior SOTU speech, Biden proposed a 25% minimum tax on U.S. billionaires, as he had often in the past. But go back & watch & listen carefully to the entire speech. The man opened a lot of doors for socialism taking root in the US. It wasn't accidental.
Also for wacko, "The Battle for the Soul of the Nation," speech, 9/1/22.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (NFX2v)
Scott Jennings is a moron.
Wikipedia: "[Jill Biden] graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Delaware in 1975.
... She graduated with a Master of Education degree, with a specialty in reading from West Chester in 1981 ... Biden received her second graduate degree, a Master of Arts in English from Villanova University, in 1987. ...In January 2007, at age 55, she received a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in educational leadership." from the University of Delaware."
Posted by: Malcolm Kirkpatrick at August 21, 2026 05:54 PM (VrQ+c)
THE MORNING RANT: Governor Abbott vs Texas State University: The Taxpayer-Funded School Is Determined to Staff a University P.R. Position with a Foreign H-1B
The H-1B issue has become a major issue, as Americans, especially conservative Americans, are fed up with employers bringing in non-citizens from foreign countries to displace American workers. The appeal of H-1B labor for those abusing it is usually for one of the following reasons:
1) It’s a form of chattel labor, in which the H-1B worker is paid less than American prevailing wages while being a de facto indentured servant, because he cannot go seek other employment. 2) A way for those of an anti-American bent to provide employment in the United States to preferred foreign demographics. As to the 2nd reason, the rampant anti-Americanism at colleges is well-documented, so of course there are universities hiring non-Americans whenever they can. A taxpayer-funded university in the state of Texas, however, should not be one of those universities. Texas State University just posted an H-1B petition for a Public Relations job paying $73k per year. Texas State is located in the beautiful Hill Country city of San Marcos, close to both Austin and San Antonio. But the school is arguing that there is not a single person in the entire United States who can do this job, much less someone among the 5 million residents of the nearby metro areas who wouldn’t even need to relocate. By the way, Texas State offers a degree in Public Relations to a student body that is overwhelmingly Texan (over 90%), but by petitioning for the H-1B, the school is arguing that there is not a single Texan who graduated from Texas State that can do public relations for their alma mater.Texas State University (@txst) has filed a notice of intent to hire an H-1B Public Relations administrator
— Chris Brunet (@chrisbrunet) August 12, 2026
Salary: $72,000
Nobody in Texas was qualified for this job.
Texas State offers a bachelor's degree in Public Relations. pic.twitter.com/eCJAhMzwbV
No state agency controlled by a gubernatorially appointed head or public institution of higher education shall, without the written permission of the Texas Workforce Commission, initiate or file any new petition to sponsor a nonimmigrant worker under the federal H-1B visa program until the end of the Texas Legislature’s 90th Regular Session on May 31, 2027.But Texas State is so committed to not hiring a U.S. citizen for this position that it’s arguing the governor’s directive doesn’t apply, because this is not technically a new H-1B petition. The job is currently held by a non-citizen whose visa expires in 2027, and Texas State wants to renew the visa for this person. S/he never should have been hired in the first place, but in arguing that this person’s visa needs to be renewed, Texas State is also arguing that there are no U.S. citizens who can do this job: “Texas State defends H-1B visa renewal after criticism from GOP lawmaker” [Austin American Statesman – 8/18/2026]
The San Marcos-based university drew criticism this week after officials posted an H-1B renewal notice for a staffer. That person’s visa will expire in 2027. The university asserted that the renewal was compliant with Abbott’s order, which applies only to new visas.I rarely wish I were an elected official, but I would love to be governor of Texas right now. I would call Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse to my office and ask him which of these options he will pursue: 1) Fire the person responsible for filling this university P.R. position with an H-1B.
2) Resign. If Damphousse refused to do either, I would then call the Chancellor of the Board of Regents to my office and give him similar options: 1) Immediately fire the President of Texas State.
2) Immediately get fired by me.
In taking a quick look at the resume of Kelly Damphousse, it turns out he is apparently not a U.S. citizen either. He’s a Canadian, for whom there is no record I could find of him forsaking his foreign allegiance to become a U.S. citizen. That might explain a lot about why Texas State is hostile to hiring U.S. citizens.
There is some good news resulting from Texas State’s defiance of the governor. Greg Abbot just announced that when the legislature convenes after the November elections, he will now demand that it pass legislation permanently banning H-1B employees in any state agency or public school, to include the elimination of existing H-1B positions. Because Texas State is so obstinate in trying to protect one foreigner doing P.R. work at the school, every single H-1B position with a state of Texas paycheck is about to be replaced by a U.S. citizen.Sing on! pic.twitter.com/LVm0VuZaOV
— Conservative Candor (@RepublicanGold) August 18, 2026
I just purchased the Doghouse Flowers EP at Apple (itunes.) It's such a treat to finally get a new Wagoneers album. How 'bout not waiting another 37 years for the next @TheWagoneers album?
— Buck Throckmorton (@BuckThrockmort) August 10, 2026
Blessings to you and everyone at the Opry this weekend. @deTokeville1 https://t.co/5nHrYUZP26 pic.twitter.com/JNchcKTFX7
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:00 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:00 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:01 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 11:01 AM (Q45uQ)
Salary: $72,000
Nobody in Texas was qualified for this job.
Texas State offers a bachelor's degree in Public Relations.
Oh FFS........
My daughter and my money go there........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:02 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 11:04 AM (ZdaMQ)
Oh FFS........
My daughter and my money go there........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:02 AM (ccf/V)
Is she majoring in public relations?
Posted by: That would be extra funny at August 21, 2026 11:04 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)
My daughter and my money go there........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:02 AM
I recall our classic rock station's morning drive show did a great parody of "Stuck in the Middle With You" as "Stuck With a Kid at BU."
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 11:05 AM (Q45uQ)
I believe he's actually Canadian, so he seemingly gives 2 f*cks for America First.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:05 AM (ccf/V)
Of course, this is being done with the approval of Abigail Spanberger. I can't give them any less money.
Justice Department investigates College of William & Mary over alleged ‘race-based’ scholarships
https://tinyurl.com/2tpbfsbw
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:06 AM (ccf/V)
1) Fire the person responsible for filling this university P.R. position with an H-1B.
2) Resign.
If Damphousse refused to do either, I would then call the Chancellor of the Board of Regents to my office and give him similar options:
1) Immediately fire the President of Texas State.
2) Immediately get fired by me.
We're not even considering a firing squad?
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:06 AM
*blinks*
Stone the heretic!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 11:06 AM (Q45uQ)
Promoting from the ranks is just not done, apparently. Whatever the reasons they claim, I am pretty certain there is something nefarious going on there.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 11:07 AM (bd3ok)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:06 AM
*blinks*
Stone the heretic!
Again. Firing squads.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:06 AM (ccf/V)
And break with sacred tradition? Have you gone mad?
Posted by: You should know better by now! at August 21, 2026 11:07 AM (TbWk/)
Is she majoring in public relations?
Posted by: That would be extra funny at August 21, 2026 11:04 AM (TbWk/)
No. Digital media of some sort.
She really LOVES it down there.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:08 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: pookysgirl, Firefly fan at August 21, 2026 11:08 AM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at August 21, 2026 11:08 AM (g8Ew8)
Salary: $72,000
Nobody in Texas was qualified for this job.
Texas State offers a bachelor's degree in Public Relations.
Oh FFS........
My daughter and my money go there........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:02 AM (ccf/V)
Time to light up their complaint line!
Posted by: Nova Local at August 21, 2026 11:09 AM (tOcjL)
So there's that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:09 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: ballistic at August 21, 2026 11:09 AM (oqH4h)
Posted by: You should know better by now! at August 21, 2026 11:07 AM (TbWk/)
I don't know what I was thinking.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:09 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge
Your mind was still on the boobs in the Art Thread.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:10 AM (77rzZ)
Promoting from the ranks is just not done, apparently. Whatever the reasons they claim, I am pretty certain there is something nefarious going on there.
Posted by: Common Tater
What pisses me off, is when the temporary "acting" is picked from within, but they are looking outside for permanent.
WTF? They try tapping me as acting, but won't look at me as permanent, they can KMA.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 11:11 AM (eYRW2)
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at August 21, 2026 11:11 AM (G4kdj)
Posted by: ballistic at August 21, 2026 11:09 AM (oqH4h)
Good angle of attack!
Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she'd thought of that at August 21, 2026 11:11 AM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 11:04 AM (ZdaMQ)
If it is, they have had plenty of time to naturalize...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 21, 2026 11:11 AM (tOcjL)
Your mind was still on the boobs in the Art Thread.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:10 AM (77rzZ)
Valid.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:12 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: That would be extra funny at August 21, 2026 11:04 AM (TbWk/)
No. Digital media of some sort.
She really LOVES it down there.
Posted by: Sponge
TSU = #1 party school in Texas. (Or was)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 11:12 AM (eYRW2)
Posted by: So there's that at August 21, 2026 11:12 AM (2Ez/1)
Not a bad guy just, he lacked qualifications. I tried to help him out but the compay ran him out and I ended up with his job, that cocksucker.
Good luck with your immigration policies.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 11:13 AM (tvdD1)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)
TSU = #1 party school in Texas. (Or was)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 11:12 AM (eYRW2)
That was when it was SWT. They changed their name to try and change their 'image.'
I've been down there.....the lack of serious checking of ID's at bars leads me to believe they don't really give a shit about changing their image one bit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:13 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 11:15 AM (2Cry5)
1) Immediately fire the President of Texas State.
2) Immediately get fired by me.
I picture this conversation occurring immediately after you lay a large caliber handgun on the desk in front of you.
Posted by: Kratwurst at August 21, 2026 11:15 AM (9gKa/)
Posted by: I gotta ask at August 21, 2026 11:16 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:05 AM (ccf/V)
Damphousse. Sounds like a Froggie from Quebec. The worst kind.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:16 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 11:06 AM
May I suggest an alternative?
Posted by: zombie Vlad Tepes at August 21, 2026 11:17 AM (EU0L7)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 11:17 AM (1IhIV)
Their primary audience is going to be native Texans.
The H1-B candidate will have no ability to relate to their audience and serve the needs of that audience.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 11:17 AM (FZ29D)
Hell, let the department vote on their replacement. That’s how the military used to do it, they would vote for who they wanted to be their squad leader.
Secret Peer ratings are kind of interesting. “Yes, of course you are the Most Qualified Awesome Individual. But other than yourself, who would you choose to lead?”
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 11:17 AM (bd3ok)
Damphousse. Sounds like a Froggie from Quebec. The worst kind.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:16 AM (1z8ji)
My daughter happened to steal, among other shirts, my Hockey Hall of Fame shirt. She was wearing it on campus one day where she and a friend were stopped by him and he high fived her for wearing it. She claimed to have been there, which I vehemently reprimanded her for..... LOL.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:18 AM (ccf/V)
——-
That’s a feature, not a bug!
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 11:18 AM (bd3ok)
She really LOVES it down there.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:08 AM (ccf/V)
Ohboy. Does she realize that "AI" is going to make those positions scarce if not obsolete, as with graphic design, art design and illustration, sound design/engineering and a whole slew of other realms formerly occupied by the human creative spirit?
Posted by: We should rage against the machine at August 21, 2026 11:18 AM (TbWk/)
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Our little progressive town has been through a series of police chiefs and school superintendents. In each case, DEI hires, who proceeded to muck things up.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 21, 2026 11:19 AM (XeU6L)
Love it. Reminiscent of the teacher who punished everyone because no one knew anything.
Posted by: Doesn't Matter at August 21, 2026 11:19 AM (JCLJi)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 11:20 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:10 AM
There were boobs in the Art Thread?
Posted by: James Talarico at August 21, 2026 11:20 AM (EU0L7)
Posted by: We should rage against the machine at August 21, 2026 11:18 AM
****
We're sitting right here!
Posted by: Lawyers at August 21, 2026 11:21 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 11:21 AM (eYRW2)
If only someone could have described to you the exact shape this operation was taking when it started in earnest a few months back, or could tell you where it's going, so you can maintain what's left of your sanity when it does...
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 11:22 AM (ucYyF)
Posted by: Sharpie at August 21, 2026 11:22 AM (ZXa42)
Posted by: I'll take my irony cold and bitter at August 21, 2026 11:22 AM (TbWk/)
This is outstanding. Indian H1Bs, you know, from the country that continually has collapsing bridges, land slides and failing streets, that one, they supply far too many "engineers" to Texas Department of Transportation to "design" roads and bridges for Texans.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 11:23 AM (+4Cf6)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:16 AM
Worse than the Francophones in Montreal?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 21, 2026 11:23 AM (EU0L7)
Eventually the dean's office would pay for the fees and other recruiting costs) in the reimbursement process. But it was still wasted money to me. They'd have thousands of new Ph.D. applicants from American universities -- but somehow they had to have somebody from China or India.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 11:24 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Lawyers at August 21, 2026 11:21 AM (2Ez/1)
Not for much longer. AI is going to do the overwhelming majority of the research monkey shit that brand new associates spend the first 2-3 years of their careers doing. Be interesting to see how that industry changes.
Posted by: Too many lawyers anyway at August 21, 2026 11:25 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: I gotta ask
Jugdish.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 11:21 AM
What am I, minced chicken liver?
Posted by: Rajeet at August 21, 2026 11:26 AM (EU0L7)
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Class action lawsuit by PR grads from Texas State is warranted.
At first, I wanted the criminal aliens gone. Then the left (and CoC GOP) defended them now I want every last non citizen in the US w/o a valid tourist visa to get the f*ck out.
Also at first, I understood that in order to make US companies the best in the world, we would benefit attracting top talent from around the world. Now that I see every convenience store/gas station cashier can barely speak English and finding out many came over on an H1B visa, I want all of them gone, from the C-suite to the janitor.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 11:26 AM (Dv3i1)
2) Resign.
And both include firing every single person involved with the Public Relations degree.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 11:26 AM (kYmoU)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 11:27 AM (ucYyF)
It's like you don't even understand who our audience really is.
Posted by: TSU at August 21, 2026 11:27 AM (Htufl)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 11:27 AM (3uBP9)
That's an actual name? It sounds more like a drag name, or a really seedy stripper name.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 11:28 AM (2ocoG)
The salary of the Texas State president is $915k. Tell the arrogant prick to hire a Texan using his salary
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 11:28 AM (rp63B)
All of my life’s financial successes—and most of the rest—can be traced back to the people I hung out with in college; none from the specific degree itself, other than having one.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 11:28 AM (kYmoU)
That's an awful lot of money for a PR flack position that any imbecile could do.
This isn't some tech job where the employer can pretend that Prakesh from Bangalore is some genius wizard that's invaluable to the company.
It's a bullshit PR job paying not that much money. It makes no sense for the school to double and triple down like it is. Something else is going on.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 11:29 AM (iFTx/)
That's an actual name? It sounds more like a drag name, or a really seedy stripper name.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 11:28 AM (2ocoG)
Callback to Ace's post about that leaky gal.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 11:29 AM (3uBP9)
That gives an interesting slant to the board’s reaction to Dr. Evil’s “one million dollars”.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 11:30 AM (kYmoU)
I'd broaden this to every student from every university with a worthless degree with a pile of student loan debt and no job prospects. Yes I realize that a lot of these folks are marginal people anyway but it doesn't absolve the higher education industry from the massive fraud they've been perpetrating for 50+ years.
Posted by: Organized crime with funny hats and tassels at August 21, 2026 11:31 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Too many lawyers anyway
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Skilled researchers use terms and connectors, not natural language. AI is still not good at coming up with the necessary root words and coupling those with other root words in the same paragraph or within so many specified words.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 11:31 AM (l5HoH)
The judiciary would certainly agree with them.
Might be time to disabuse them of this idea.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 11:31 AM (2Cry5)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 21, 2026 11:23 AM (EU0L7)
Same as.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:31 AM (1z8ji)
It would be interesting to survey how many H1Bs at universities fill positions that the school has a degree in.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 11:31 AM (kYmoU)
That's an actual name? It sounds more like a drag name, or a really seedy stripper name.
Posted by: Ian S.
She goes on stage right after Musty Melons.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 11:32 AM (eYRW2)
I disagree. UK went broke fighting the Kaiser (WW1). It just became evident a few years later. Between the loss of productive manpower and resources spent in 4 years of idiotic trench war in France + assorted secondary theaters, the writing was on the loo.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 11:33 AM (Fv808)
It's a bullshit PR job paying not that much money. It makes no sense for the school to double and triple down like it is. Something else is going on.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 11:29
I am betting trailing spouse on a professor who is important in someone’s mind.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 11:33 AM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 11:27 AM (3uBP9)
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TSU's not making that much off foreign students (yet).
96% of their students are from USA.
Surprisingly, their largest foreign population is from Nepal (followed by Bangladesh and then India).
Mexican students are a distant 4th.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 11:33 AM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 11:29 AM (iFTx/)
Would you believe poon?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:34 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Too many lawyers anyway
This has been hilarious for me to watch.
Law school students are using AI to get through law school, only to enter the market and find out that AI is doing what baby lawyers would spend their first few years doing while they cut their teeth.
It's glorious.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 11:34 AM (PGK1w)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 11:35 AM (bd3ok)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 11:29
I am betting trailing spouse on a professor who is important in someone’s mind.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 11:33 AM (ZdaMQ)
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That's actually highly probable. My department hired someone like that. Fortunately, it turns out he's quite good at his job, so we're lucky to have him.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 11:35 AM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 11:29 AM (iFTx/)
I'd say the Canadian president is having an affair...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 21, 2026 11:35 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
The Blade cuts right to the heart of the matter.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)
Isn't it a bit ironic that a PR hire is actually causing the very problems that a PR pro is hired to fix?
Look who came in first for damage control over the destruction of the Bud Light, Gillette, Campbell's Soup and Crackerbarrel marketing fiascos.
You want Pajeet, whose illegal alien brother with a fresh CDL killed a family with his truck to run PR for your university?
Is this "Must Hire an H1-B" supposed to be an OJT exercise?
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 11:36 AM (U4c/V)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 11:32 AM (eYRW2)
Um, hello. It's MOLDY Melons.
- Stinky and Dirty
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 11:37 AM (PGK1w)
Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 11:38 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Emily Litella at August 21, 2026 11:38 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:38 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 11:31 AM (l5HoH)
Legal research platforms (Westlaw and LexisNexis) have been moving away from Boolean operators toward natural language for quite some time. There are search commands to find more narrow combinations of things, but natural language is pretty much the default now.
Posted by: Things will keep moving to slop at August 21, 2026 11:38 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 11:29
I am betting trailing spouse on a professor who is important in someone’s mind.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 11:33 AM (ZdaMQ)
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Yea, or a goomah that someone needs to keep in the country
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 11:38 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 11:39 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Emily Litella at August 21, 2026 11:38 AM (JM9I6)
To be Press Secretary to the President?
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 11:39 AM (PGK1w)
Posted by: OneEyedJack at August 21, 2026 11:40 AM (zafwz)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 11:40 AM (5rIrH)
After the next team meeting under the Tree of Liberty
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 11:40 AM (pawvM)
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 11:40 AM (ZdaMQ)
Vinnie Damphousse, played for the Leafs and Canadiens, back when I still watched the NHL.
Posted by: far cry at August 21, 2026 11:40 AM (fmbc9)
Posted by: Nova Local at August 21, 2026 11:35 AM (tOcjL)
Points to 81.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:40 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Things will keep moving to slop
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And I never use it. Boolean is far superior.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 11:41 AM (l5HoH)
Posted by: Emily Litella at August 21, 2026 11:38 AM (JM9I6)
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It's a well-known gateway to leftwing NGOs and charities and similar make-work sinecures. Similar to "Communications."
I'll bet 75% of the students majoring in PR are nepos and layabouts.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 11:42 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 11:42 AM (aJQbY)
Colleges and such are the critical arteries of the Left's infrastructure. Talent pipelines, cash flow, coordination, you name it. If "higher education" got cleaned out overnight, the Left might not collapse but it would enter full panic mode on a scale not seen since USAID.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at August 21, 2026 11:42 AM (OUMaO)
Being Texas and all....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 11:43 AM (2Cry5)
Posted by: far cry at August 21, 2026 11:43 AM (fmbc9)
Duude. Dave's not here, man...
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 11:44 AM (5rIrH)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 11:42 AM (aJQbY)
Is there any search engine out there that still supports Boolean operators?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:44 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at August 21, 2026 11:44 AM (cHNrw)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 11:45 AM (5rIrH)
Posted by: far cry at August 21, 2026 11:43 AM (fmbc9)
Took my mom to a Sade concert once.
Sade left STRICT instructions not to be disturbed in her dressing room before the show.
I had to listen to the f*cking Diggable Planets for over 2 hours, with the same rhythm and same beat on every song and the complete waste of a horn section........She EVENTUALLY graced us with her presence.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:45 AM (ccf/V)
He’s programmed in seven languages
Heaven help him when he segfaults.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 11:46 AM (kYmoU)
Being Texas and all....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 11:43 AM (2Cry5)
HEY! We're not West Virginia.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:46 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: far cry at August 21, 2026 11:43 AM (fmbc9)
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[Golf clap]
Back in the day, my brother and I had a video company that recorded things like weddings and big events. A popular song that made a comeback for use at weddings at the time was No Ordinary Love.
I was like "did none of you clowns actually listen to the lyrics??" It's not a wedding song. It's the opposite of a wedding song.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 11:46 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 11:46 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 11:48 AM (5rIrH)
When I was at my old firm, we used Westlaw. Lexis rep gave us free lunch to listen to his pitch. My boss made me go (free lunch after all). I like Westlaw, dislike Lexis, and had no desire whatsoever to switch. So when question time came, after the usual, banal questions, I asked the rep to tell me how their boolean algebra functions. He looked at me like he didn't want to be there.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 11:48 AM (Fv808)
Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 11:49 AM (Y8Lgz)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 11:50 AM (5rIrH)
I caught up and checked it out. Total overkill. Just a little stinkbug. She caught sight of this little bastard from a good 14' away and went hard in the paint, though.
I was then treated to breathless, tendentious rodomontade about stinkbugs, how one put her and her friend to flight after spraying the friend with its stink, and how her friend cried, but then they escaped and she comforted the friend, and now all stinkbugs must pay with their stinky lives.
That's my baby.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 11:50 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 21, 2026 11:50 AM (71lKy)
Brandy was better
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 11:50 AM (5rIrH)
Her eyes were spread apart like that alien in the bar in that Star Wars movie......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:51 AM (ccf/V)
Or Scotland
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 11:48 AM (5rIrH)
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"Meh"
-- Gaza
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 11:51 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 11:51 AM (Fv808)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 11:51 AM (2MN4W)
That's cool.
Is she still stealing your tools?
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (Y8Lgz)
Posted by: Azjaeger at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (3/XaG)
@libsoftiktok 1h
BREAKING: Multiple injured in sword attack at a school in Fagersta, Sweden
Police are not releasing details of the suspect.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (diia5)
Both contexts where internal politics and corruption are systemic problems, so if you want to get rid of those you bring in someone from outside.
Posted by: Daniel Ream at August 21, 2026 11:53 AM (LgYtf)
@libsoftiktok 1h
BREAKING: Multiple injured in sword attack at a school in Fagersta, Sweden
Police are not releasing details of the suspect.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (diia5)
__________
I wasn't me ...
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 11:53 AM (iFTx/)
BREAKING: Multiple injured in sword attack at a school in Fagersta, Sweden
Police are not releasing details of the suspect.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (diia5)
Nor the fact that the assailant yelled 'allahu ackbar' during the attack.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:54 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August
I support her 100%.
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 11:54 AM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 11:54 AM (Fv808)
Their primary audience is going to be native Texans.
The H1-B candidate will have no ability to relate to their audience and serve the needs of that audience."
I could see if it was a marketing position for say overseas students. Might need someone with language skills and understanding of foreign countries where students come from.
But you don't need to do PR there, I think.
Posted by: Harun at August 21, 2026 11:54 AM (IuIym)
TSU's primary customer base is TEXANS (92.5% of student body).
Overall, 95% are from USA.
Only 4-5% are from outside the country.
But somehow THEY are the preferred customers.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 11:54 AM (FZ29D)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (diia5)
Full of bullet holes hopefully.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 21, 2026 11:54 AM (71lKy)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (77rzZ)
Not so much toolbox raiding anymore, thank G-d. But yeah when I have tools out for a project, I have to keep an eye out or they'll wander right away.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:55 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: far cry at August 21, 2026 11:55 AM (fmbc9)
It's still on appeal. I've taken a couple of cases to the NYS Appellate Division and it never takes more than six months for a decision. This thing has been sitting there for a couple of years
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 11:55 AM (rp63B)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 11:50 A
Raising her well, you are.
Posted by: Yoda at August 21, 2026 11:55 AM (Q45uQ)
@libsoftiktok 1h
BREAKING: Multiple injured in sword attack at a school in Fagersta, Sweden
Police are not releasing details of the suspect.
Clearly a ronin.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 11:56 AM (Riz8t)
Well, that's my one new thing learned today.
Posted by: far cry
Rejected lyrics for Irving Berin's Easter Parade:
"You'll rant about cod
In your rodomontade"
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:57 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August
I support her 100%.
Posted by: Piper
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It'll be stinkbug season here shortly. That's when they cluster around doors and windows trying to get inside before winter sets in. They're a menace.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 11:58 AM (2Cry5)
Posted by: Azjaeger at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (3/XaG)
The lead up to WWI was a total clusterfuck with inbred retarded aristocrats doing the retarded things that inbred retarded aristocrats do. And then the children and friends of the inbred retarded aristocrats, also inbred and retarded, running the military and diplomatic aspects of the war, in retarded fashion.
Posted by: Smoothbrain toffs in charge. Much like now. at August 21, 2026 11:58 AM (TbWk/)
72 y/o woman went to Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville for a knee replacement. She is now paralyzed from the chest down.
The epidural she received was filled with potassium chloride instead of bupivacaine.
Hospital president and CEO is Dr. Shubhada Jagasia.
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 11:58 AM (/QHx4)
Here's what I would implement:
You really need to hire via H1B? Ok. $100,000 fee to the feds for the first year, $200,000 for the second year. No third year. That should give you enough time to wring out whatever specialized knowledge your H1B provides and let an American handle it from there.
Posted by: Chuck C at August 21, 2026 11:58 AM (MsIGe)
Knights of the Dinner Table has (or had) a running gag about a never-ending Great War war-game in the basement of the Games Pit, with the two final players duking it out over gains measured in feet.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 12:00 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 11:42 AM (aJQbY)
Kind of a reverse "obscure the text with symbols" gambit.
Instead of needing to obscure text you don't want searched, just font let people search for the text...
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:00 PM (ucYyF)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 12:00 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:00 PM (ucYyF)
TSU is a bullshit college. It graduated LBJ and he eventually turned it into an extension of the Texas government. For many years it ran in the background of several agencies, TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) being one of them. It serves as a public school teacher mill and is as liberal as a campus can be (up there with North Texas U in Denton).
It used to be the party school of Texas when it was Southwest Texas State U and probably held the highest rate of STDs of all campuses in the state.
Posted by: DanMan at August 21, 2026 12:01 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Smoothbrain toffs in charge
If Bismarck had still been alive and in power, that war never would've happened.
The Kaiser was a loon.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:01 PM (77rzZ)
It would not shock me if the hospitals in Houston were 50% foreign.
you know, the state-funded training schools for medical students ... can't find doctors and nurses.
He needs to get rolling on that.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 12:01 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (diia5)
Full of bullet holes hopefully.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
It's Sweden. I doubt it.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 12:02 PM (eYRW2)
The Kaiser was a loon.
Posted by: Bulg
Do you buy the idea that the Kink™ of England was his best bud and tried to talk him out of it?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 21, 2026 12:02 PM (diia5)
Overview of the Public Relations Degree Plan at UT Austin
The Public Relations degree at the University of Texas (UT) focuses on strategic communication and includes a blend of core courses and practical experiences. This program is designed to equip students with essential skills for effective communication in various professional settings.
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 12:03 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (diia5)
Full of bullet holes hopefully.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
It's Sweden. I doubt it.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 12:02 PM (eYRW2)
We will accept beaten to death with ski poles.
Posted by: Or forcefed salted licorice until kidney failure at August 21, 2026 12:03 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 12:04 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: barbarausa at August 21, 2026 12:04 PM (enw9G)
NUMBER ONE
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 12:04 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: weft cut-loop
I've never heard about this.
I do know that he and Nicholas II had some telegraph correspondence over the matter after Russia had ordered partial mobilization.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:05 PM (77rzZ)
Full of bullet holes hopefully.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
It's Sweden. I doubt it.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 12:02 PM (eYRW2)
We will accept beaten to death with ski poles.
Posted by: Or forcefed salted licorice until kidney failure at August 21, 2026 12:03 PM (TbWk/)
They yelled stop. A lot.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:05 PM (ccf/V)
I've been laughing about it for 4 hours.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 12:05 PM (BI5O2)
It would not shock me if the hospitals in Houston were 50% foreign.
you know, the state-funded training schools for medical students ... can't find doctors and nurses.
He needs to get rolling on that.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 12:01 PM (3cUTc)
I saw where the NEW Internal Med Program at UTMB Webster TX had just 1 American Uni Intern.
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 12:06 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 12:06 PM (2Cry5)
I caught up and checked it out. Total overkill. Just a little stinkbug. She caught sight of this little bastard from a good 14' away and went hard in the paint, though.
I was then treated to breathless, tendentious rodomontade about stinkbugs, how one put her and her friend to flight after spraying the friend with its stink, and how her friend cried, but then they escaped and she comforted the friend, and now all stinkbugs must pay with their stinky lives.
That's my baby.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 11:50 AM (BI5O2)
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LOL!
Next thing you know, she'll be shooting camel spiders with a SAW.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 12:06 PM (w65YX)
The job is for a Public Relations administrator. A paper-pusher, meeting-attender, and email-forwarder. If you can find the key on your keyboard, you're qualified.
Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 12:06 PM (UMWMT)
India uses the H1-B visa system to gain entry.
America will be taken over by foreign countries without a shot being fired.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:07 PM (ccf/V)
NUMBER ONE
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 12:04 PM (/+uur)
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They just aren't allowed to work at TSU...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 12:07 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:07 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 12:08 PM (UMWMT)
This is becoming a millionaire and billionaire blog
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 12:08 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: DanMan at August 21, 2026 12:01 PM (8uzBS)
Yup. Back in the 80's when I went to college (yeah, I'm old), Southwest/Texas State U was the place to go if you weren't serious about getting a degree but you WERE serious about getting wrecked on a daily basis. I went to UT Austin instead.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 12:08 PM (ZgwKJ)
Side effects include vomiting, diarrhea, loose stools, fever, headache and cannibalism.
Posted by: Big Fat Farma at August 21, 2026 12:09 PM (2Ez/1)
India uses the H1-B visa system to gain entry.
America will be taken over by foreign countries without a shot being fired.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:07 PM (ccf/V)
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It's already happened in Europe.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 12:09 PM (FZ29D)
NUMBER ONE
Posted by: r hennigantx
A company PR person usually works hand in hand with the company legal department. They write something up and pass it by legal. Legal decides if it's ok as written and gives the green light or suggests something else.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 12:09 PM (eYRW2)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:07 PM (77rzZ)
Shit. Imagine who he sired a child with. P's and Q's, sir. P's and Q's.......mind them.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:09 PM (ccf/V)
It's already happened in Europe.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 12:09 PM (FZ29D)
And we're allowing it.
Trump is attempting to curb it, but Big Inc. doesn't care.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:10 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:07 PM (77rzZ)
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No shit.
My eldest was the same way, LOL
It is an awesome thing to behold.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 12:10 PM (w65YX)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 12:10 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: barbarausa at August 21, 2026 12:04 PM (enw9G)
The "rector" (odd way to spell "rectum") of the U. of Ghent is a filthy tranny, that ought to be gassed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 12:11 PM (1z8ji)
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As I pointed out, there are valid reasons to bring in someone from the outside. Just not every time, at all times, at all locations.
This sounds like an excuse. Plus I’ve never seen any evidence the outside help is an improvement.
They are always political animals, 4 Stars on the collar, and useless at best at cleaning up any perceived corruption. Nice in theory, lousy track record.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 12:11 PM (bd3ok)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:09 PM (ccf/V)
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I can't even imagine...
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 12:11 PM (w65YX)
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Ya think?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 12:11 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 12:10 PM (+gK6I)
So, they believe she KNOWS there's an affair going on and is willing to leave to let it continue?
I mean.....they think they're liberal swingers or something?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:12 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 12:12 PM (FZ29D)
If Bismarck had still been alive and in power, that war never would've happened.
The Kaiser was a loon.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:01 PM (77rzZ)
100%, but don't forget Wilhelm I. He was the right monarch, he was a Hohenzollern, and a progressive, he recognized his own inability to manage a nascent German State, and deferred to the visionary Bismarck and his talented technocrat Bleichröder to navigate the choppy waters that come with overturning a centuries-old continental order.
His son was vainglorious fool who rejected all that wisdom and just went YOLO.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 12:12 PM (BI5O2)
Anything that looks like it could be an HTML tag gets eaten.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 12:12 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:05 PM (ccf/V)
The coppers in England would yell "Oi-Oi-Oi stop or I'll call in for an armed response unit which, by the way, should be here in about 15 minutes, because I'm not allowed to carry a gun!"
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 12:13 PM (J4Dwc)
I think it's rector and rectee, but I don't have a dictionary handy.
Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 12:13 PM (UMWMT)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 12:13 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 12:13 PM (/QHx4)
They just ship the whole job overseas.
Earlier this year, they shit-canned our entire US and European programming group except for management - and sent the jobs to India.
Posted by: Defenestratus at August 21, 2026 12:14 PM (WYStd)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 11:50 AM (BI5O2)
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דור לדור
You must be so proud.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 12:14 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 12:15 PM (Cqx++)
An absolutely shit new job openings for July is more important .Also 40 trillion dollar debt
Posted by: Paul at August 21, 2026 12:15 PM (8Ow3a)
****
Waste of ammo. Trench gun with 00buck.
Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 12:15 PM (pHgC8)
Posted by: I gotta ask at August 21, 2026 11:16 AM
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The parents of a kid who hope he grows up to be a top-flight taster/certifier of pure cow urine.
Posted by: The_Hoser at August 21, 2026 12:16 PM (H4qGm)
BTW, why doesn't the H1B PR person speak for herself? That's the job, isn't it? Probably can't speak English fluently.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 21, 2026 12:18 PM (bX16E)
Riding a Harley onto the field, that's as good a beard as any.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:20 PM (3oLMy)
It's now Texas State and is still a party school as in Marxist party
Posted by: MAC V SOG at August 21, 2026 01:19 PM (P4Pk9)
Posted by: Orangeman at August 21, 2026 01:47 PM (HsIVq)
Posted by: Orangeman at August 21, 2026 01:49 PM (HsIVq)
That being said, H1b type individuals are the only way to fully staff schools with anything other than a warm, breathing body. You can call bullshit if you want to but it's the stone cold truth. One of the unintended consequences of Abbot's proposal will be more classrooms with "teachers" who flunked out of JUCO after their 2nd semester.
Posted by: pendejo at August 21, 2026 09:36 PM (92ma5)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)
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Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 09:31 AM (Y8Lgz)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:31 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Defenestratus at August 21, 2026 09:31 AM (WYStd)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:32 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 21, 2026 09:32 AM (1mOP2)
Florinda is a feminine given name of Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin origin, meaning "flower," "blooming," or "flourishing." It is an elaborated form of Flora or Flor, derived from the Latin word flos (flower).
The name is culturally associated with beauty, vitality, and nature. In Spanish legend, Florinda la Cava was a legendary figure whose beauty captivated the king and led to the downfall of the Visigothic kingdom.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 09:32 AM (1KK9q)
Posted by: Frank Costanza at August 21, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:33 AM (2MN4W)
"[Florinda] La Cava was the daughter (or in some early accounts, wife) of Count Julian, a figure whose historicity is doubtful.[1] According to the earliest Arabic accounts, he was the Christian governor of Ceuta under the last Visigothic king, Roderic, a figure whose historicity is certain."
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 09:34 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Do You Like Boobs-a-lot? at August 21, 2026 09:34 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)
I asked google and it said:
"A common name in the African American community predominantly found in lower income neighborhoods."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:34 AM (ccf/V)
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They blooming all right.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 09:34 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 09:35 AM (2Cry5)
Hey, you could probably name a state after that.
Posted by: Nyaaaah... at August 21, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)
Would hang.
Thx CBD , have a great weekend
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 09:35 AM (rp63B)
Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 09:35 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: dantesed at August 21, 2026 09:35 AM (Oy/m2)
"It's perfectly safe to drive around these neighborhoods with your windows down and country music blaring at 3 AM."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:35 AM (ccf/V)
*Official name for a gathering of delightful boobs.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 09:35 AM (iJfKG)
I like it.
We must petition to get it added to the style guide.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (M+uMR)
"She was either seduced by King Roderic, becoming his lover, or abducted by him and raped. In some versions, the king is depicted spying on her while she bathed in a garden. In others, she is the seducer. Afterwards, Julian, in order to avenge his dishonor on Roderic, colludes with the Umayyad forces (then subduing northern Africa) to invade Spain.[2]"
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (81wK+)
Posted by: AlecK at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (cMlC1)
Posted by: Boob inspector at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: dantesed at August 21, 2026 09:35 AM (Oy/m2)
Sniper, attempting to hide the 3rd leg of his bipod.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)
This is just dumb.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (81wK+)
HEY!!!!!
I resemble this remark!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Rimshot at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: RS at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (GYx3d)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (M+uMR)
Posted by: AlecK at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (cMlC1)"
I've seen it but never heard of it without dudes around. Or seen it, without at least one dude, for obvious reasons.
Posted by: heya at August 21, 2026 09:38 AM (zfQ1S)
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They blooming all right.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 09:34 AM (ndZc7)
I paint this!
Posted by: Georgia O'Keeffe, double Fs, please at August 21, 2026 09:38 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: RS at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (GYx3d)
Yes.
See posts #13 and #26...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 09:38 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: AlecK at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (cMlC1)
*Lena Dunham, Trigglypuff and Margaret Cho enter the room*
*smile*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:39 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: RS at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (GYx3d)
Shaqwanda and Lopecia...
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 21, 2026 09:39 AM (x0n13)
324 I thought it was an OD, not bang bang.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 09:31 AM (E4rtv)
Well yeah, didn’t have the guts to pull the trigger twice.
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:33 AM (gd7Qy
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:39 AM (gd7Qy)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 09:39 AM (eYRW2)
Roderic. Visigothic King.
Posted by: RS at August 21, 2026 09:39 AM (GYx3d)
Posted by: AlecK at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (cMlC1)
They do. You can usually find these groups at places named such things as Sugars, The Booby Trap, The Landing Strip, etc.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:40 AM (ExV1e)
This is just dumb.
>>>>>Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (81wK+)
fenelonspoke, is that you?
Posted by: Same Old at August 21, 2026 09:40 AM (P++CM)
Posted by: Just being picky at August 21, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)
There was also a Salvador Dali designed pavilion with topless mermaids swimming about.
Posted by: Surprised Me at August 21, 2026 09:40 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 09:40 AM (eYRW2)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (M+uMR)
He's trimming the bushes.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:40 AM (ccf/V)
This is just dumb.
>>>>>Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (81wK+)
fenelonspoke, is that you?
Posted by: Same Old at August 21, 2026 09:40 AM (P++CM)
And that's when the fight started, officer......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:41 AM (ccf/V)
Timely!
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 21, 2026 09:42 AM (XCctI)
Posted by: Just being picky at August 21, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)
They are away at the Swedish Bikini Team beer commercial auditions.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2026 09:42 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 09:42 AM (PGK1w)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)
This is just dumb.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.
I refuse to grow up.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 09:42 AM (eYRW2)
Posted by: Sporting pronounced hooterage at August 21, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)
I refuse to grow up.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 09:42 AM (eYRW2)
I just continue to grow out.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:43 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: AlecK at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (cMlC1)"
For one magical moment of time(1970's) women in Austin could go topless, because of sexual discrimination- hahahahahaha!,
And did so at Barton Springs swimming area.
Of course, there were a few land whales but most of the topless chiquitas were perky coeds.
But then, the law was changed back and sadness descended over the land.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 09:43 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: AlecK at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (cMlC1)
They do. You can usually find these groups at places named such things as Sugars, The Booby Trap, The Landing Strip, etc.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:40 AM (ExV1e)
Places where when she giggle and wiggles, they jiggle.
It's Science! Physics, even.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2026 09:43 AM (wVcYX)
And did so at Barton Springs swimming area.
Of course, there were a few land whales but most of the topless chiquitas were perky coeds.
But then, the law was changed back and sadness descended over the land.
Posted by: naturalfake
Hippie Hollow FTW!
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 09:44 AM (eYRW2)
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:44 AM (gd7Qy)
Toronto's WNBA team introduces non-binary turtle mascot
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 09:45 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 21, 2026 09:42 AM
+++++
No, I'm sorry. The correct answer is Moops!
Posted by: Obscure Seinfeld reference at August 21, 2026 09:46 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 09:46 AM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2026 09:46 AM (wVcYX)
I'm guessing this is not very historical...note I'm not complaining either of course.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 09:46 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 09:45 AM (ndZc7)
Oh FFS......
Posted by: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at August 21, 2026 09:47 AM (ccf/V)
I’ll just roll my eyes.
You boys and your boobs. How old were you when you saw your first playboy and lost
Your mind?
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 09:47 AM (A4itf)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 21, 2026 09:48 AM (XCctI)
Posted by: I gotta ask at August 21, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)
Your mind?
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 09:47 AM (A4itf)
Unlike you, we don't just get to see them whenever we want.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:49 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 09:49 AM (XvL8K)
Occasionally you will get feminists arguing that until very recently the look most people found attractive was "Rubenesque" aka fat.
Well, looking at the fairest maid in Spain as considered in 1853 she'd pass for a college athlete now...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 09:50 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 21, 2026 09:48 AM (XCctI)
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Time traveler with access to Adobe Photoshop?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 09:50 AM (FZ29D)
Your mind?
Posted by: nurse ratched
My folks were older, and my older brothers mostly moved out, so I don't think I experienced Playboy or other nudie mags until college.
The first Playboy that I bought was December 1985. Barbie Benton. Mmmmmmmm...
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: JTB at August 21, 2026 09:50 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 09:51 AM (J4Dwc)
You boys and your boobs. How old were you when you saw your first playboy and lost
Your mind?
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 09:47 AM (A4itf)
6 or 7, I'd guess.
Grandpa had a subscription since the start and asked my dad to sell the lot. Boxes of issues were stored in our basement for a couple weeks.
I think, at the time, dad was trying to build a descrambler device for the OTA pay TV channel that went adult after midnight.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:51 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 09:51 AM (17rPF)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 09:47 AM (A4itf)
This phenomenon is why I have always maintained that women have ALL the power in society.
If, as a species, women said 'you're never going to get to play with them again unless and until you:
- stop swearing
- get a real job
- treat me well
- be funny on purpose
- only play video games sometimes
- use your manners,
male behavior would dramatically, overnight, and permanently.
Wome are the most powerful beings ever created by God, and we're better for having them in our lives.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 09:52 AM (PGK1w)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:49 AM
Oh, yeah:
https://youtu.be/WN9Qzof5yXk
Posted by: Joey Tribbiani at August 21, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)
Wait. There's a panda?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 09:51 AM (17rPF)
Before they got too lazy to survive outside of captivity.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:52 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 09:53 AM (PGK1w)
Your mind?
They've hooked men up to EEGs and seeing an attractive woman floods the pleasure centers.
I would assume the converse is true for woman as well.
Though, one of the most amusing things I've noticed - if I look through the magazine section at a store the men's mags mostly have attractive scantily clad women on their covers and the women's mags mostly have attractive slightly less scantily clad women on their covers as well
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 09:53 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 09:53 AM (17rPF)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 09:52 AM (PGK1w)
More battles have been fought over pussy than anything in the history of ever, I'd wager.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:53 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: JTB at August 21, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 09:54 AM (17rPF)
Note that as creation progresses, with each step things get more beautiful and complex.
Eve was last.
She's the pinnacle of all.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)
Don't ask me how they came to that conclusion, but I'm all in for ladies saving my life at the end.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:55 AM (ccf/V)
From a biological perspective the single most important thing you can do is reproduce and since as a man you need a woman to do so this makes perfect sense
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 09:56 AM (sKqQm)
Bulg is going to live to about 150
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 09:56 AM (J4Dwc)
Title: Florinda
Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, Menzenschwand 1805–1873 Frankfurt)
Date: 1853
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 70 1/4 x 96 3/4 in. (178.4 x 245.7 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Bequest of William H. Webb, 1899
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:56 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:57 AM (/+uur)
Well, I'm guessing the guy painted it because he knew it would sell well, and he got to look at scantily clad models for weeks.
But the moral of the story he is painting is don't let the Moors into Spain something the modern government could learn and I assume why CBD choose this painting (well along with the boobs)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 09:57 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 09:58 AM (sKqQm)
Don't ask me how they came to that conclusion, but I'm all in for ladies saving my life at the end.
Posted by: Sponge
At the beginning of 1 Kings, King David is on his deathbed, so the court brings in this beautiful maiden, Abishag the Shunammite, in the hope that she'll perk the old man up.
"But the king knew her not."
Considering it was David, you know he was a goner from that one line.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 09:58 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:58 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 09:59 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:59 AM (/+uur)
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Not if the king is a fink.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 09:59 AM (17rPF)
Posted by: Sponge at August 21, 2026 09:53 AM
Men are expendable. Women are not.
Posted by: Just get in the lifeboat already at August 21, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 10:00 AM (2Cry5)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 10:01 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 10:00 AM (2Cry5)
Sweetheart
I think you should have opted for clothing
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 10:01 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 10:02 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 09:58 AM (sKqQm)
Which would seem to support the versions where something nefarious happened. Official courtship wouldn't require the governor to "avenge his honor". Interesting that something so relatively recent is practically mythology with only Rodrick known to have actually existed.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 21, 2026 10:02 AM (lFFaq)
Tuna,
That just proves that CBD likes us. At least the 'rons.
Posted by: JTB at August 21, 2026 10:03 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 21, 2026 10:02 AM (lFFaq)
Conquered by the Muz so history erased?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 10:04 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:04 AM (ccf/V)
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Or at least dance for him.
Posted by: Herodias at August 21, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
All the ones you want to see, you don't.
All the ones you don't want to see, you do.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 10:05 AM (eYRW2)
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 10:05 AM (o3ajz)
Which would seem to support the versions where something nefarious happened. Official courtship wouldn't require the governor to "avenge his honor". Interesting that something so relatively recent is practically mythology with only Rodrick known to have actually existed.
Early middle ages often lacks good documentation and having a Muslim horde sack the realm immediately after makes things worse.
Roderick didn't rule over happy nobles so some theorize he might have in fact seized the throne illegitimately which may by why Julian would have been eager to move against him instead of wanting his daughter to be married to him
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 10:06 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:06 AM (ccf/V)
Tuna,
That just proves that CBD likes us. At least the 'rons.
Posted by: JTB
Well the 'Ron's got an abundance of boobs while the 'Etta's got one naked torso. No fair!
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 10:06 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Sponge at August 21, 2026 09:53 AM
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I read a lot of adventure and fantasy stories.
A sizeable portion of them--if not the majority--involve a young man going on adventures to impress a chick.
Even Lord of the Rings falls into this trap--Aragorn wanted to win over Arwen once and for all.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 10:06 AM (FZ29D)
Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:06 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 10:07 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 10:07 AM (rasGT)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 21, 2026 10:07 AM (cWLG3)
Franz Xaver Winterhalter
rct dot uk:
The legend of the eighth-century Visigothic king Rodrigo of Hispania tells how Rodrigo’s seduction of the beautiful maiden Florinda ('La Cava') initiated the Arab conquest of Spain. In this scene Florinda (centre left) and her companions, all draped to varying degrees in luxurious Indian silks, prepare to bathe in the grounds of the castle near Toledo where she lives, unaware that they are being watched by King Rodrigo who hides in the bushes nearby. Rodrigo falls violently in love and seduces Florinda, to the anger of her father, Count Julian, who secretly meets with the Moors and encourages them to invade Spain. In the subsequent war Rodrigo is killed in battle by the invaders, who subject the country to their rule for two hundred years. (More)
Not familiar with the German painter and lithographer. He seems to have many lovely art pieces. Thanks
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 10:07 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: little people at August 21, 2026 10:08 AM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Sponge at August 21, 2026 09:53 AM
In the grand sports game of life, it remains undefeated.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2026 10:08 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
Debra Winger?
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 10:08 AM (77rzZ)
@libsoftiktok
Angie Nixon, the radical Democrat Senate nominee in Florida, is now claiming that Republicans are "literally trying to kill us" by using ICE to arrest illegal aliens.
. . . .
Far-Left Florida Democrat Angie Nixon thinks saying "Make America Great Again" means bringing our country back to Jim Crow:
“I feel like they’re legitimately trying to return us back to the worst chapters of our past, of our history...”
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Sounds moderate to me.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:08 AM (ndZc7)
Don't forget how Samwise came back to get his love as well. And honestly he was about the toughest of the hobbits...
I wonder if he told Rosie how useless Merry and Pippin where while he and Frodo were fighting giant spider demons...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 10:08 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Karmelo at August 21, 2026 10:09 AM (MWfyi)
“I feel like they’re legitimately trying to return us back to the worst chapters of our past, of our history...”
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Sounds moderate to me.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:08 AM (ndZc7)
She's literally accusing Republicans of being Democrats.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:10 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 10:10 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Duh at August 21, 2026 10:10 AM (qAeYZ)
Posted by: Dr_No at August 21, 2026 10:10 AM (ayRl+)
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 10:05 AM
Note the distinct lack of tramp stamp.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 10:11 AM (tvdD1)
Posted by: Roy at August 21, 2026 10:11 AM (qwype)
The ancient Greek homos knew how to deal with men in women's events...
Posted by: Dionysus don't play (well he does but not like that) at August 21, 2026 10:11 AM (sKqQm)
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OMG! How will they flounce?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:12 AM (ndZc7)
The ancient Greek homos knew how to deal with men in women's events...
Posted by: Dionysus don't play (well he does but not like that) at August 21, 2026 10:11 AM (sKqQm)
Javelin catching.
Posted by: Roy at August 21, 2026 10:12 AM (qwype)
Posted by: banana Dream - makin' pancakes at August 21, 2026 10:13 AM (3uBP9)
Toronto's WNBA team introduces non-binary turtle mascot
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One!
What the everloving fuck does that even mean?
Itinerant turtle sexers will be up in arms!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 21, 2026 10:14 AM (trSL4)
______________________________________
That's SO close to being right — what it REALLY needs it a … MyPillow fight … !
Posted by: Dr_No at August 21, 2026 10:14 AM (ayRl+)
They're here illegally. They want medication for their mental imbalance? GO HOME!
F*ck 'em where they live.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:14 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 10:08 AM (sKqQm)
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"Those two losers were so stoned out of their gourds they imagined the trees were talking back to them. Meanwhile, I stood alone against a gigantic spider that could only have been the spawn of Ungoliant, guarding Master Frodo with my very life!"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 10:15 AM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:15 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:15 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Sports enthusiast at August 21, 2026 10:15 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:17 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:17 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Hippocrates at August 21, 2026 10:17 AM (lWAes)
Posted by: red speck at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (Ve/HL)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 10:06 AM (FZ29D)
so the wedding ring was one ring to rule them all?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: red speck at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (Ve/HL)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Sports enthusiast
And Atalanta passes the green dildo to Cassandra, who takes it across the goal line. Score!
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 21, 2026 10:19 AM (cWLG3)
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I've never seen genitals on team mascot costume, FWIW.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 10:19 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: red speck at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (Ve/HL)
Mostly, it means she's not fat.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:19 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 10:19 AM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Don't.
Land and resources, power and money.
C'est la vie.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 10:20 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 10:19 AM (+gK6I)
They're diving for cleanse, not muff.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:20 AM (ccf/V)
UK’s Labour Government Confirms Plan to Spread Migrants All Over Britain
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:20 AM (ndZc7)
Sir, put that away. This lounge is for ladies only.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 10:20 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Dionysus don't play (well he does but not like that) at August 21, 2026 10:20 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: It's me donna
Another WNBA expansion team?
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 10:21 AM (eYRW2)
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How can it be non-binary when it's 'pronouns' are she/they?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:21 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge at August 21, 2026 09:53 AM
There are worse things over which you can commit your meat-shield peasant soldiers to certain death.
Posted by: Defenestratus at August 21, 2026 10:21 AM (WYStd)
Let me put my Islam in you
Posted by: UKs Labour Government at August 21, 2026 10:21 AM (sKqQm)
But none of them are assaulting each other...
Posted by: Dionysus don't play (well he does but not like that) at August 21, 2026 10:20 AM (sKqQm
I don't know... The 2 on the right look pretty cozy
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 10:21 AM (+gK6I)
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Labour will get you laid whether you like it or not!
Lie back, and think of England.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 10:21 AM (Dv3i1)
Argentine Minister Confirms South America Produces 4,000 Metric Tons of Cocaine per Year
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:21 AM (ndZc7)
I’ll just roll my eyes.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 09:47 AM (A4itf)
Aren't you late for your Junior Anti-Sex League meeting?
Posted by: Ancient Punch Lines at August 21, 2026 10:22 AM (IG3/x)
She's the pinnacle of all.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
Made from a rib. A cheaper cut.
Posted by: Archie Bunker at August 21, 2026 10:22 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 10:22 AM (2Cry5)
Posted by: Lancelot at August 21, 2026 10:23 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One!
What the everloving fuck does that even mean?
>I recently watched one of these games and they have talent, but for the love of god and country the WNBA and NBA should just throw out the rulebook. I've never seen so many traveling violations since I watch a bunch of 4th graders. Get rid of the officials, they serve no purpose.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 10:23 AM (tvdD1)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:23 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 10:23 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (l3cgK)
I mean, once the man puts his wedding ring on - doesn't he become invisible?
Posted by: Defenestratus at August 21, 2026 10:23 AM (WYStd)
How can it be non-binary when it's 'pronouns' are she/they?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:21 AM (ccf/V)
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Maybe it's binary-curious?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 21, 2026 10:23 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
Debra Winger?
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 10:08 AM (77rzZ)
Line uttered by David Keith about another lady
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 10:23 AM (rasGT)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (l3cgK)
The ring used in the movie was actually modeled after the wedding ring of one of the producers.
Which says rather a lot about his marriage, dunnit?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 10:23 AM (IG3/x)
Melting Swiss Glacier Reveals Remains of Two Belgian Mountaineers Who Vanished Over 3 Decades Ago
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:24 AM (ndZc7)
Of course. The problem is they won't.
Just like how we could lock up the violent felons and throw away the key...but we won't.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 10:24 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 10:24 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 10:25 AM (sKqQm)
Oh never mind that during Biden’s years it touched the 4.9s.
Oh and in the 70s it hit double digits of course.
But 4.7, yeah end of the empire bro.
Posted by: Want Cocazio Ortez at August 21, 2026 10:25 AM (qAeYZ)
Posted by: Mrs Tolkein at August 21, 2026 10:25 AM (sKqQm)
____
Cruel. These poor violent sex-starved men are simply fleeing France for the slightly even more generous welfare benefits provided by Britain.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 10:26 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Archie Bunker at August 21, 2026 10:22 AM
Now back for a limited time.
Posted by: McDonald's at August 21, 2026 10:26 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: From about That Time at August 21, 2026 10:26 AM (sl73Y)
Oh never mind that during Biden’s years it touched the 4.9s.
Oh and in the 70s it hit double digits of course.
But 4.7, yeah end of the empire bro.
Posted by: Want Cocazio Ortez at August 21, 2026 10:25 AM (qAeYZ)
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They're just repeating more of the same Chinese agitprop. On Telegram channels, ZH, etc.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 21, 2026 10:27 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 10:24 AM (77rzZ)
Well... there had to have been, a little bit at least. A smidge, lets say.
Posted by: Uruk-hai at August 21, 2026 10:27 AM (3uBP9)
Oh never mind that during Biden’s years it touched the 4.9s.
Oh and in the 70s it hit double digits of course.
But 4.7, yeah end of the empire bro.
Posted by: Want Cocazio Ortez at August 21, 2026 10:25 AM (qAeYZ)
Always remember. The media is the enemy of the people. They prove it every day.
The MEDIA is hyping this. They have very selective memory because they count on the people being stupid and having short memories.
And they usually are and do......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:28 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:15 AM
The wild afterparty weas the genesis of Broken Peach.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 10:28 AM (Q45uQ)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 10:28 AM (Q45uQ)
Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:28 AM (Bep7s)
Severe E-Scooter Crashes Linked to Higher Traumatic Brain Injury Rates than Motorcycle Accidents
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:29 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:15 AM
The wild afterparty weas the genesis of Broken Peach.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 10:28 AM (Q45uQ)
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Oh... what?
Posted by: The Teaches of Peaches at August 21, 2026 10:29 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 10:29 AM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:29 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 21, 2026 10:30 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:28 AM (Bep7s)
Sweet Lucy was a dancer
But none of us would chance her
Because she was a Samurai.
Posted by: Deep Purple at August 21, 2026 10:30 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:31 AM (2MN4W)
Oh never mind that during Biden’s years it touched the 4.9s.
Oh and in the 70s it hit double digits of course.
But 4.7, yeah end of the empire bro.
Posted by: Want Cocazio Ortez at August 21, 2026 10:25 AM (qAeYZ)
I remember way back when big contractors made their employees buy gov bonds. I said Could I just take money out of my wallet and set it on fire now and get it over with? Because I think that would be more efficient.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 10:31 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Uruk-hai at August 21, 2026 10:27 AM (3uBP9)
It would be hard for me to believe that humans willingly interbred with orcs, except that I've observed quality of street hooker found near any random military base.
And they even get paid for it.
Horny 19-year-olds have ...flexible... standards.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 10:32 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:32 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:33 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Archie Bunker
I saw a YT (so you know it's right) that a better translation would be "from the side" or "beside" rather than "rib".
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:33 AM (ndZc7)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Nice painting. Reminds me of...well...I won't bore you all with that story.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 10:34 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 10:32 AM (IG3/x)
You spend 8 months in a tube underwater and see if there's a hairy hole you won't fire your meat torpedo at when you get to land.
Posted by: Petty Officer Smith at August 21, 2026 10:34 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 21, 2026 10:30 AM (cWLG3)
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And on the sidewalks? Negligence.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:34 AM (RIvkX)
But none of us would chance her
Because she was a Samurai.
Posted by: Deep Purple at August 21, 2026 10:30 AM (ccf/V)
Sweet Nancy was so fancy
To get into her pants you
Had to be the aristocracy
Posted by: Also Deep Purple at August 21, 2026 10:34 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:32 AM (RIvkX)
You're welcome.
Posted by: Teachers Unions at August 21, 2026 10:34 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Want Cocazio Ortez at August 21, 2026 10:37 AM (qAeYZ)
*prostrates self*
(You youngsters may have to look that up.)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:38 AM (RIvkX)
(You youngsters may have to look that up.)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Removing your prostrate yourself is not recommended. Have a surgeon do it.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)
Removing your prostrate yourself is not recommended. Have a surgeon do it.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)
My FiL used to call it that.........
But he couldn't remember his ABC's either.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:39 AM (ccf/V)
Well, we did have the 4 children you know
Posted by: Mrs Tolkein at August 21, 2026 10:25 AM (sKqQm)
Ron made me convert to Catholicism when we got married, and by golly I decided to enjoy it.
Posted by: Also Mrs Tolkien at August 21, 2026 10:40 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 10:44 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 10:34 AM (2WIwB)
OCS?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 21, 2026 10:45 AM (k5CNB)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 10:44 AM (77rzZ)
Boobs can have a silencing effect on some.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:45 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
They gave me a shot of Pen in the hospital almost 64 years ago. Almost killed me. I'm good.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 10:47 AM (eYRW2)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 10:47 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Bulg
Boobs can have a silencing effect on some.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Ommmmmmmmmm, Ommmmmmmmmmm
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 10:48 AM (eYRW2)
I prefer his flattering portraits of royalty and the upper classes. Less distracting.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 10:48 AM (JrHfD)
He's calling Ace?
https://x.com/jarvis_best/status/2090619923768934761
Posted by: scottst at August 21, 2026 10:48 AM (bs1rP)
They gave me a shot of Pen in the hospital almost 64 years ago. Almost killed me. I'm good.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 10:47 AM (eYRW2)
My dad was. The navy turned the end of his finger black at one point. They told my wife she is as well, but she doesn't remember back that far and has always said it as a precaution when dealing with the medical field.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:48 AM (ccf/V)
Oh man. What an epic way to go out.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:49 AM (ccf/V)
Marilyn Monroe Celebrated with New Barbie Doll on Her 100th Birthday
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Probably had brains cake.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:49 AM (ndZc7)
and then one day i just said feckit.
Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:49 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:29 AM
4/5. Needed a misspelling in "Skid Row" for proper comedic parallelism.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 10:50 AM (Q45uQ)
Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:50 AM (Bep7s)
4/5. Needed a misspelling in "Skid Row" for proper comedic parallelism.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 10:50 AM (Q45uQ)
I always use the fake/real format when posing such concerts. I find it lends a sort of credibility to the comment.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:51 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 10:52 AM (kU0PQ)
Heck, could I get it printed on wallpaper?
Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 10:52 AM (kU0PQ)
Are you 4-imprint certain?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:52 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:32 AM (RIvkX)
The left's takeover of this country's education system has been a resounding success. It's why my optimism for the US (and constitutional freedom) is waning.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at August 21, 2026 10:53 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:51 AM
Fake/Real format is best format.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 10:53 AM (Q45uQ)
They lodged one piece of snark in there at Nancy.
She's on the phone with the Gipper at a point where things are at a stalemate. She briefly glances at an astrology chart and says it's going to be okay because Mars is rising. Sheesh.
But I thought it was well written and had great scenery of Iceland.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 10:54 AM (ZxPkt)
it's almost like a subliminal road map.
Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:54 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 10:55 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:55 AM (Bep7s)
it's almost like a subliminal road map.
Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:54 AM (Bep7s)
Who needs a drink?
THIS GUY!!!!!
*points thumbs at chest*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:55 AM (ccf/V)
Florida now requires high schools teach the death toll of Communism.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 10:56 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:56 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:57 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:57 AM (Bep7s)
DOJ is interrogating FBI ham and eggers about the Melania panty raid.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 10:58 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 10:58 AM (z+Ash)
Removing your prostrate yourself is not recommended. Have a surgeon do it.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)
My FiL used to call it that.........
But he couldn't remember his ABC's either.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:39 AM (ccf/V)
My Mother's English was pretty good, but had some issues...she called it the Prostitute Gland...
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Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:57 AM (Bep7s)
That show has the two fags in the T-Mobile commercials in it, right?
Yeah, I don't think I'm missing anything by never having watched it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:59 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:59 AM (Bep7s)
It shows the young noblewoman Florinda (also known as La Cava) and her female companions (palace maids of honor) in a lush garden near Toledo, preparing to bathe or partially undressed by a pool or stream. King Roderic (Rodrigo), the last Visigothic king of Spain, secretly spies on them from the foliage at the left to select the most beautiful. He chooses Florinda (typically identified as the central or prominent fair-haired figure). metmuseum.org
According to the legend, Roderic’s subsequent courtship, seduction, or violation of Florinda leads her father (Count Julian, governor of Ceuta) to seek revenge by inviting the Moors (Arab/Berber forces) to invade Spain. This is portrayed as a key factor in the Muslim conquest of Iberia in 711 CE. The story functions as a moral/etiological tale explaining the kingdom’s rapid downfall through royal lust, betrayal, and retribution.
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Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:57 AM (Bep7s)
That show has the two fags in the T-Mobile commercials in it, right?
Yeah, I don't think I'm missing anything by never having watched it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:59 AM (ccf/V)
Never watched it - nor House, nor Bones. I have led an impoverished cultural life.
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Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 11:03 AM (tvdD1)
watch three episodes. you'll know.
not as good as reno 911, however.
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Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:51 AM (ccf/V)
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Comments around here need credibility now?
Crap!
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The Morning Report — 8/ 21 /26
Good morning kids. As we briefly touched upon on the latest episode of the podcast linked here as well as in the sidebar and the popular platforms listed at the bottom of this post, there are many things that I'm grateful for in President Trump's second term and unlike Trump 1.0 the overwhelming majority of his staffing picks in cabinet and other key positions have been outstanding. It does make me feel positive insofar as our bench for future presidential elections in '28 and beyond. his most stellar pick much to the surprise of many has been Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. The institution of a reverse domino effect in the Caribbean and Latin America in turning formerly what were thought of as permanent Socialist/Communist kleptocratic tyrannies into or at the very least taking their first steps into being free and prosperous societies and American allies has been one of the most significant foreign policy accomplishments in decades. The groundwork for this success was laid when President Ronald Reagan brought about the collapse of the Soviet Union which was the chief financier and sponsor of Latin American communist expansion and so without billions of rubles flowing in it was only a matter of time before these banana republic tyrants would follow suit. Although the political will to bring them down was also necessary and in the case of Venezuela, a little military action and legitimate cassus belli as was the case with the Maduro/Chavez regimes' massive narco-trafficking operations posing a grave threat to our safety and security. But of course, the last remaining domino and symbol of communist failure, tyranny and misery that has yet to fall is Cuba. And so after 66 years it certainly appears as if Castroite communist Cuba may actually at long last be free or at least have a better than even chance of being free again.
Q: What did Communists use to light the night with before candles?Without oil from Venezuela and Iran flowing in, Cuba can no longer export violence, terrorism and communism throughout the region and the globe, nor keep its own abused populace fed and fueled. That said, the government is one of the most effective and repressive police states on the planet so overcoming that as it has always been is the big challenge, just as it is in Iran and Red China, all of which have citizenry that are not pleased with their overlords. Back to Marco Rubio, as a refugee from Castro's Cuba, the irony of him being our Secretary of State and a potential successor to President Trump himself should Cuba be liberated with him at the helm either in Foggy Bottom or perhaps seated at the Resolute Desk itself is too delicious to contemplate. Considering the rise of the Democrat Socialites here in the US of A these days, their heads exploding as the statues and banners of the Castros are smashed and burned as Lenin's were in Russia when Communism fell is equally too delicious a prospect. No wonder they are/were in Cuba to celebrate Fidel as well as do their best to thwart President Trump and bolster Communism in Latin America. But ¡Viva Rubio! who continues the fight regardless.
A: Electricity. That is the kind of joke that survives because it is simple enough to tell in a bar, and true enough to sting. In Havana these days, the joke has acquired an uglier second life.Fidel Castro would have turned 100 on August 13. The government marked the occasion with the familiar apparatus of revolutionary remembrance, and, increasingly, candles. Not birthday candles, but the kind a family keeps in the kitchen for when the electricity disappears again.
It seems that Marco Rubio has been pretty busy this week, and he's largely focused on eradicating communism, crime, and drug trafficking from the Western Hemisphere, which is exactly where I like him. Today, the Department of State is designating nine entities and three individuals to further the Trump Administration’s comprehensive push to end the Cuban regime’s malign activities, both in Cuba and across our hemisphere. This action targets the leadership of the U.S.-designated Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) and designates nine Cuban entities supporting the regime. These designations build on the Department’s July 20 report Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism, which summarizes the Cuban regime’s decades-long use of brigades, such as the one coordinated by the designated ICAP earlier this month, to advance Cuban interests at the expense of the United States.
.. .ICAP is the organization Fidel Castro began in 1960 to build global "friendship" and "solidarity" and maintain relationships with foreign activist groups. In reality, it's a way to spread communist propaganda. According to the State Department, "it claims to have more than 2,000 solidarity organizations across over 150 countries [and] serves as the main organizing hub of Cuba’s ideological network." Think Code Pink and the like. Additionally, "it coordinates research, educational, and cultural exchanges between American and Cuban institutions, builds relationships between American political movements and Cuban officials, and harnesses its global reach to draw leftwing activists, intellectuals, students, influencers and politicians to Cuba from across the world."
Of course the evil Commie rat bastards are not going to lay down and surrender. UN and Congress Commies stage next fake crisis.
The UN is outraged over events in Cuba. Not at the political repression by the Communist regime, the detention of over 1,200 political prisoners, the arrests of protesters, and the government-backed prostitution of children to foreign tourists, but at the U.S. sanctions which have kept foreign tourists from coming by to molest little kids and spend money.in Cuba. The Communist regime in Havana is at its weakest in history and may be about to topple so the regime, the UN and Congress Commies have begun trying to fake a ‘Gaza-style’ crisis in Cuba. How is Cuba like Gaza? They’re both loser terrorist states lying furiously to play the victim. And who better to certify that Cuba is Gaza with fewer mosques and more burritos. The “silent Gaza” talking point had previously been promoted by four radical leftist members of Congress, Rep. Mark Pocan, Rep. Maxine Dexter, Rep Teresa Leger-Fernndez and Rep. Delia Catalina-Ramrez, who, despite the supposed “collapse of infrastructure” and “fuel shortages” that UN human rights experts were complaining about, were able to fly in and tour Cuba. “I think Marco Rubio is making this personal and not professional,” Rep. Pocan whined, implying that the son of a Cuban refugee should really not take the dictatorship that destroyed his homeland personally. Rep. Pocan, who had spent much of the last few years defending Hamas-run Gaza from Israeli attacks on the Islamic group, claimed Cuba was a “silent Gaza.” . . . How is Cuba like Gaza? They’re both loser terrorist states lying furiously to play the victim.. . Rep. Pocan and the rest of the delegation met with Cuban dictator Miguel Daz-Canel, not with the political prisoners imprisoned by the Communist dictatorship they had come to support. If they really cared about the ‘Cuban people’, they would have consented to meet with the families of political prisoners, as actual human rights activists were asking them to do. Back in America, Rep. Pocan complained that “now they’re calling us Communists. Like, they’ve lost any credibility. They clearly haven’t taken a high school or even a junior high civics class recently, because they don’t understand the definitions of what they’re calling us.”I'll leave you with the bitterest of all ironies in that we may very well liberate the world from Communism while at the same time America becomes a Communist hellhole itself. God-forbid. And with that I bid you all to have a great weekend,
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- No one is watching it for free. Let's charge for it.
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UK Gov’t Publishes Pamphlet to Inform Migrants That Rape is Wrong, Sex With Children Is a Crime OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS - “There are so many pathways to the sacred. The Islamic mystic Rumi said, ‘Every religion has love, but love has no religion."
Talarico Says ‘God Is Not A Christian’ In Unearthed Sermon
- “…liberal American Jews who don’t support what Israel is doing may want to ask why their community and political leaders are so bent on protecting Israel that they’re willing to back MAGA and engage in anti-Muslim bigotry.”
Mehdi Hasan Floats Loyalty Test for Jewish Democrats Who Don’t Support El-Sayed AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS - ‘I certainly think that state governments have options in pursuing claims against Fauci, and I very much hope that they will,’ said AFPI Senior Fellow Chad Mizelle.
Legal Experts Draw The Roadmap For How State Prosecutors Can Hold Fauci Accountable THE ECONOMY, STUPID - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described himself as the “nation’s top bond salesman.”
The Sky Isn’t Falling in the U.S. Treasury Market
- With unemployment claims remaining low, the Federal Reserve may feel less pressure to adjust interest rates in September, as the labor market is still relatively robust. However, inflation, which has been above the Fed’s two percent target for five years, will continue to be a critical factor in monetary policy decisions.
DATA: U.S. Unemployment Claims DROPPED Last Week. RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM - In coordination with the Department of Energy, the EPA’s waivers will allow for the sale of E10 — gas blended with 10 percent ethanol — at a higher Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP). RPV measures how easily gas evaporates, with a higher RVP meaning more emissions, while a reduced RVP results in lower emissions. During the winter months, the EPA allows gas to have a greater RVP in order to help with cold weather starting.
Exclusive: EPA to Enact Emergency Fuel Waiver to Increase Domestic Gas Supply, Lower Prices
- Sacramento has spent years squeezing refiners out of the state. Now it’s squeezing tire manufacturers, all while insisting each new mandate is somehow a gift to drivers and taxpayers.
California’s New Tire Mandate Could Drive Up Costs CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY - Taxpayers shouldn’t keep funding feel-good programs without hard evidence that the claims used to justify that funding are actually true. Make the soft-on-crime advocates prove their models work — before letting them conduct any more experiments on the rest of us.
Criminal justice reform is a bust — and hidden data told the truth all along
- A fight over sentencing guidelines looms large over the midterm elections.
Swing State Republicans Fear Judge-Sanctioned Prison Break For Murderers
- "He was spiraling," Wirskye told the court.
SEE IT: Disturbing Detail Karmelo Anthony Jury Never Saw EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT - The Trump administration on Wednesday published rules that would open the door for other accreditors to be recognized across American higher education, as Trump himself recognizes that accreditation is the “secret weapon” for controlling universities.
Exclusive: Watchdog Asks Ed Department To Block American Bar Association’s Renewal As Law Schools’ Sole Accreditor
- His blackness was the crucial factor in his elevation to the pinnacle of academia by whites eager to feel good about themselves and secure that they couldn’t be called racist.
The Arday Tragedy: from Tokenism to Wokenism
- As their liability insurance premiums skyrocket, districts in Seattle and Spokane are running a program that appears to violate the state’s own guidance on child-abuse prevention.
Washington Public Schools Know How to Prevent Sexual Abuse—But Many Choose Not To
- Can you guess where Jews were told they belonged?
Haverford College’s Honor Code Divided Students Into “Privileged” and “Marginalized” Groups GRIFTING OLEAGENOUS PARASITIC RINO SCUM - He deserves the same fate as every other two-bit provocateur — to be relegated to the oblivion of complete and utter irrelevancy.
James Lindsay Is An Op Who Should Be Mocked Into Oblivion DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY - The incident raises concerns about a sitting Canadian MP actively campaigning for a U.S. opposition politician while Canada is navigating sensitive tariff and trade negotiations with Washington.
Canadian Liberal Lawmaker Caught Campaigning for the Democrats.
- An email address Mitchell Berman used in a state elections commission complaint is associated with an Ashley Madison account that made two purchases
Wisconsin Dem Running for Congress as 'Devoted Husband' Was Active on Adult Affair Site Ashley Madison, Records Indicate
- 'Data centers seem to be swallowing up all of the labor force,' L. Louise Lucas said
WATCH: Top Virginia State Senator Who Authored $15 Minimum Wage Bill Slams Data Centers for Paying Construction Workers Too Much
- The investigation further tarnishes Swalwell’s reputation, already damaged by past controversies, including his ties to Chinese national Christine Fang. While he denies all allegations of sexual misconduct, the fallout has raised questions about his personal and professional future, as well as his marriage.
FBI Intercepts Eric Swalwell at San Francisco Airport. POLITICS - Federal investigators in Alaska are trying to determine whether “fake” Dan Sullivan “entered the race to confuse voters and steal votes from the incumbent, Dan S. Sullivan.”
‘Fake Dan Sullivan’ Complicates Alaska Senate Race For GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan
- The likely outcome of the general election is not a mystery.
MAGA Warrior Harriet Hageman Gets Ready To Head To The Senate
- He’s as “steadfast as Keats’ eremite.”
John Fetterman: A Man of Principle (still very liberal if not insane leftist, who will go along to get along with the party bosses 99.999% of the time - jjs) FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL - Castro's centennial arrived with flags, speeches, and candles for the blackouts no ideology can fix.
Cuba: The Revolution That Needs Its Enemies
- South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the North Korean launch at roughly 5:00 p.m. local time. The missiles originated from somewhere near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, flew for about 185 miles, and landed in the Sea of Japan, which Koreans refer to as the East Sea.
North Korea Launches Missile Barrage After Trump’s Peace Overtures
- Fred Fleitz: These steps build on the existing strong U.S.-South Korea partnership, advance American interests, and create space to resolve lingering bilateral frictions.
Before Trump Meets Kim Jong Un Again, Five Things Must Happen First
- . . . he's largely focused on eradicating communism, crime, and drug trafficking from the Western Hemisphere, which is exactly where I like him.
Cocaine Networks and Communists — Marco's Been Busy Today
- The report warns that Britain’s reliance on so-called renewable energy sources, which are intermittent and require costly infrastructure, is exacerbating the country’s economic challenges. Falling energy consumption is a sign of industry slowing down, which will have a knock-on effect on overall wealth and employment.
British Industrial Energy Use Plummets, Signaling Looming Economic Crisis. THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT" - Moscow’s forces have in recent months intensified their ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, exploiting Ukraine’s chronic shortage of U.S.-made Patriot air defense interceptors, the sole weapon in its arsenal able to shoot down the missiles.
Russia Kills 16+ in Kyiv With Ballistic Missile Barrage HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE - This is the “sexy socialist summer,” and the DSA is soaking up every second of its time in the sun.
Running on 'Medicare for All' in Florida is a fool’s errand ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY - It now appears that Louisiana’s governor Jeff Landry is planning a big event next week when, according to anonymous sources, he will announce the purchase by SpaceX of that 130K acre plot of land presently owned by Exxon and near the unincorporated village of Pecan Island on the state’s south coast.
Louisiana governor to announce SpaceX land purchase next week?
- Using data gathered since 2023 by the GRAVITY instrument on the Very Large Telescope in Chile, astronomers have now mapped the orbit a star circling Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole, every 8.7 years that when it zips past on its closest approach is moving more than 15,500 miles per second, about 8% of the speed of light.
Astronomers map fastest orbit so far of a star circling the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE - A comic book adventure to save a crumbling city shows two young women who refuse to treat the city’s decline as inevitable.
Can Comic Books Save Us from the Democratic Socialists?
- The Frontpage forerunners were on it from the start.
The Smithsonian Becomes a Woke Warehouse (misspelled Whorehouse - jjs)
- Christian Toto: Queer slasher film scores big in limited release ... will it play in Peoria?
Is Uber-Woke ‘Camp Miasma’ Exception to Culture War Rule? HITHER & YON - The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities recently announced the discovery during an excavation of Tell Abu Siefi in northeastern Egypt that may be the city of Mesen, Fox News reported Thursday.
PHOTOS: Archeologists May Have Found Lost Egyptian City with Ties to Biblical Exodus
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:12 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:13 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:13 AM (ExV1e)
Sorry, clock has been reset to correct time.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 21, 2026 07:14 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 07:15 AM (2Cry5)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 21, 2026 07:15 AM (cpFbA)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 07:15 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:16 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at August 21, 2026 07:16 AM (2CeDH)
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 07:16 AM (OPGS/)
Ace has taken the time machine off the shelves and is screwing with it again. Hang on kids, this might be a bumpy ride.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 07:17 AM (O7YUW)
Y'know what? That sounds really good. I think I'm gonna hit the local diner at 8 when it opens and get an order of those.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 07:18 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 07:18 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:19 AM (MWfyi)
Upon deliberation, praying that today God guide me to the correct jobs to apply to, give me persistence and wisdom during the applications to deal with stupid parsers and webform design, and the discernment to tell scammers and hucksters from legitimate recruiters.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 07:19 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:20 AM (u82oZ)
I don't want to live in a world that tells me how hard my tires can be.
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:21 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:22 AM (u82oZ)
Why don't, you know, citizens staff government?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:25 AM (ExV1e)
Which is unfortunate, as the people Communist governments oppress will starve to death first.
The leaders will starve last.
*sigh*
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 07:25 AM (FZ29D)
Also, NO BARBECUES!
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:26 AM (MWfyi)
Why don't, you know, citizens staff government?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:25 AM (ExV1e)
Anything that can cripple a blue state government is fantastic!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 21, 2026 07:27 AM (x0n13)
Are you OK? I heard you are taking your indentured servants friends the books to the local library for resale on the open market.
And welcome back your students for a new academic year.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: StefanH at August 21, 2026 07:30 AM (hKB05)
Inshallah!
Posted by: Muhammed El Muhammed Muhammed at August 21, 2026 07:30 AM (cFP1B)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:30 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: StefanH at August 21, 2026 07:30 AM (hKB05)
What's next, a mass rally to free that woman who strapped her kids into a car and drove it into a lake? Susan something or other?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 21, 2026 07:31 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 07:32 AM (Kl4xy)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 07:32 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:33 AM (77rzZ)
The Feds did reimpose slavery under the 16th Amendment—forever reversing the relationship between citizen and government.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 07:33 AM (rgGn5)
It just scares me that leftists have succeeded in moving the conversation this far.
Posted by: StefanH at August 21, 2026 07:33 AM (hKB05)
Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 07:33 AM (pHgC8)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 07:33 AM (Kl4xy)
Wise words for every day. Excellent advise.
Have a safe and effective school year. You are only as good as your next turn. I want no stories out of you.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:34 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:35 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 07:36 AM (pvZnA)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 07:36 AM (Kl4xy)
In many jurisdictions, judges are forever. So anoint a female judge into position, she will destroy your civilization ruling by ruling.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 07:36 AM (rgGn5)
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 07:37 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: StefanH at August 21, 2026 07:30 AM (hKB05)
I haven't been following the story... too disturbing... but the little I have read makes me think that the woman isn't evil. Supposedly, doctors had her hopped up on a fuck-ton of psychiatric drugs and the family may have been trying to have her temporarily committed. Seems like it may be another case of the system working to ensure the liberty of someone who needed help more and three children paid the price.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:37 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 07:37 AM (Kl4xy)
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Read this report! It describes the links between Cuba and all of the current, key sources of leftist turbulence in the U.S.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 07:33 AM (Kl4xy)
Abortion up to HS graduation should be safe, legal, and fuck-it... that's all.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:39 AM (ExV1e)
Back home after your Wine Country sojourn?
I went to Prestwood Elementary School in Sonoma for four years as a youth. When I came back for a brief visit 40 years later the playground equipment was unchanged.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:40 AM (u82oZ)
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: Inogame at August 21, 2026 07:40 AM (53oGX)
Even if they did the digging and found out the facts, it's less that 50:50 odds that they'd sit on it and not report it.
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 07:40 AM (J4Dwc)
But Scott Bessent has been crazy good as Treasury Secretary, desperately keeping America safe from financial attacks and, now, figuring new ways to bring the Mullahs down.
Bessent and Rubio are total stars.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 07:41 AM (v3ONH)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:41 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 07:40 AM (J4Dwc)
Even if they did the digging, found out the facts, and accurately reported them, the race baiters would still have been screaming that Anthony was justified cuz he was disrespected.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:42 AM (ExV1e)
We are being closely watched.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:42 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 07:43 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:43 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)
Are you OK? I heard you are taking your indentured servants friends the books to the local library for resale on the open market.
And welcome back your students for a new academic year.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)
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Huh. I just posted a reply to your comment and it immediately disappeared. I guess Pixy doesn't like me.
I'm doing fine. Just needed to clean house/garage a bit. Only so much available shelf space!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 07:43 AM (FZ29D)
Shelf space. So true. I moved to Kindle to keep up.
The many books on my shelves are the survivors of moves and culls.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:45 AM (u82oZ)
I think that it comes as a default as the former US becomes another Sharia caliphate. They just call the process "honor killings", and you just got to trust the family, because it is personal, when they tell you butchering their kids is honorable.
And if killing is on the table, then "lesser" impositions are too, like selling the children into slavery, or using them as practice goats before moving on to actual livestock.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 07:45 AM (pUU4E)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:45 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 07:46 AM (gIjzl)
We are being closely watched.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:42 AM (u82oZ)
I asked about my old nic and it said that I was a regular user even though I haven't used that nic in over five years.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:48 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: sidney at August 21, 2026 07:48 AM (Uy/WF)
I did.
First they threw confetti on me when I walked out of the radiation room.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:49 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 07:49 AM (jjzhV)
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪
This is good news for us. Are there any reports on how the harvest in Iran has been? Lack of water and fertilizer should make the lack of food imports very important.
Word on the street is Egypt and Indonesia are in trouble without Ukraine wheat to feed them, so this is a part of a bigger problem.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:50 AM (u82oZ)
Satan nods in approval as you succumb to the amoral propaganda.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 07:50 AM (NzX/y)
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Even though I can't stand it, Jr. Black watches this dumpster fire when he can because he enjoys listening to their constant hair-on-fire TDS. I tell him I find nothing funny listening to liars.
I went to the article. The MSNOW broad said, for the top tier service, you'd get...
...offer perks like members-only content verticals, opportunities for subscribers to interact with the network’s personalities, community features for members to engage with each other, and a 24/7 network feed.
Just what, exactly is a "content vertical?"
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 07:50 AM (qBdHI)
Doesn't this mean less grip on the road, so poorer handling in rain, snow, and ice?...
Oh, right; Kalifornia doesn't get any of those...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 07:50 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Bulg
I saw a screenshot of a chat on X. A guy broke up with his girlfriend of three years because she was a loud supporter of Clancy. Basically he said "I can't trust you with our future children."
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 07:51 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2026 07:51 AM (qFwJc)
TGIF
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 07:51 AM (zACrK)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Good for you on impressing the nurses!
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:52 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 07:52 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 07:50 AM (NzX/y)
I didn't say that there was no evil, I said that I wasn't sure it was her. The doctors who had her on so many drugs she didn't know up from down but didn't hospitalize her would certainly qualify. The system which prevented her family from having her committed would also qualify. But if she didn't know what was real and what wasn't, is she actually evil?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e)
Yes we came back 2 days ago. Boy F. and I walked past Prestwood several times this summer on our morning hikes. We walked by Monday the first day of school and the cuteness was abundant.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:53 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:53 AM (77rzZ)
We are being closely watched.
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The NSA in particular hoovers up a lot of content on the Internet for analysis. A method that was used, and may still be, it to "scrape" sites for data... the text on web pages for example. This site can probably be "scraped" from start to end on a daily basis in seconds.
All the plain text. Every day. If someone wanted to. And, I assume they do.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 07:53 AM (2Cry5)
Posted by: Ordinary American at August 21, 2026 07:54 AM (F8UH0)
Linky no worky...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 07:54 AM (l3cgK)
"content vertical?"
A silo of information, where truth and logical thinking is rigidly excluded.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:54 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:52 AM (u82oZ)
While I hate to lessen anyone's opinion of me... it appears that it was a regular thing they did. I'd seen confetti on the floor before.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:54 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 07:55 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 07:55 AM (gIjzl)
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 07:51 AM (OPGS/)
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All of the mothers who are there, their kids need a welfare check.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:55 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2026 07:55 AM (qFwJc)
A poster here did that to me about a week ago as a subtle threat.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 07:55 AM (OPGS/)
I think he had a uniform faux pas, but he's 94 years old, so...
https://tinyurl.com/4utbtykx
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 07:56 AM (J4Dwc)
"Forgive them, for they know not what they do" - Jesus Christ
Why would the people who wrongly accused and crucified Christ need forgiveness?
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 07:56 AM (NzX/y)
As I tell my wife every morning as she heads off to work around the time I do: "Watch out for stupid out there, it's legion."
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 07:56 AM (O7YUW)
A silo of information, where truth and logical thinking is rigidly excluded.
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{{{Salty}}}
Your guess is better than mine! It just sounded so asinine...so MSNOW. I'm sure their potential subscribers will think they're really in the know, what with content verticals n'all...
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 07:57 AM (qBdHI)
In Utah, the NSA and Google data centers are quite close to each other.
I heard it directly from a worker at NSA that they do not monitor US Citizens. I believe that comment is a lie.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:57 AM (u82oZ)
Why would the people who wrongly accused and crucified Christ need forgiveness?
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 07:56 AM (NzX/y)
I didn't say that she didn't need forgiveness. I said that I wasn't sure that she was evil. In any regard, I'll leave it in God's hands since, unlike me, He knows the truth.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:58 AM (ExV1e)
Information silos have been a thing for centuries. In some way, individuals with America values have been breaking those silos down. Like us.
Even in well run organizations, silos are a problem. With the Left, it leaves them unable to solve problems or advance civilization.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:59 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e)
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Our society has re-paganized. It's all there - idol worship, infanticide, human sacrifice and of course persecuting Christians.
You can try to use the lens of secular materialism to explain everything with Marxism, or drugs, or demographic trends, but it only gets you so far. Take psychology, for example. Has there been a greater failure in human history?
"No, don't bother about religion, just take to this dude and maybe take some pills. No, there is no sin, only a stupid idea of shame, which you must ignore. Do shameful things with pride, it's okay."
Turns out, when you cut God out of your life, you become pagan. Human life becomes worthless. Your own wants become paramount. "Inconvenient" babies die. Suicide is endorsed.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 08:00 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 08:02 AM (o3ajz)
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 08:02 AM (o3ajz)
At least since the term was coined, has there ever been a surprising October Surprise?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 08:03 AM (ExV1e)
I am still paying extra for ethanol-free, E0, gas, when I can find it here. though yesterday the station I often go to had it for $3.99, only about .40 more than the average price of E10 regular here. That's a bit more than 10%, and I get about 10% better mileage on the E0 than on E10; I'm almost breaking even.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 08:04 AM (wzUl9)
On the one hand, things are going great - we caught it early, no signs of spread, and chemo is just a precautionary measure, but there has been this steady retreat on the part of the medical staff, from "No problem, Stage 0, don't even need the whole breast, no chemo" to "AKTUALLY, Stage 1, taking both is wise, and we'll do chemo after all."
So please keep praying. Apparently we are not out of the woods yet.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 08:04 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 08:04 AM (77rzZ)
If a black man can butcher a woman on a bus in NC and walk away from it, then surely so can Clancy. If illegal aliens can rape and kill their way across the landscape and be "punished" with misdemeanors or "time-served" waiting trial, then so can Clancy.
Its only the white man who is held accountable—everyone else are apparently savage beasts who are not accountable.
America is fully incapable of slaying its dragons, or for that matter naming sin, or even accepting responsibility for any evil.
No big deal, that is the world since expulsion from The Garden.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 08:04 AM (U4c/V)
True tale: after a downtown flood (it's Houston, so...)a fellow who had driven his Prius into 12 feet of water and required rescue said "I thought I could go thru it".
Buddy sitting next to me said "and there were people driving just a foot away from him on the highway "
Yikes
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:04 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 07:57 AM (qBdHI)
The article itself noted that CNN tried this plan twice already, and it failed miserably both times.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (o3ajz)
Posted by: California at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (wzUl9)
@daliaziada 21h
My entire world collapsed when I publicly spoke against Hamas' terrorism on October 7. My Egyptian, Arab, and Muslim people, who are so blinded by Jew-hatred and so proud of supporting Hamas terrorism, tried to kill or imprison me for doing so. But my Jewish friends miraculously saved me.
Every single day since then, God shows me that I made the right decision.
7:42 AM · Aug 20, 2026
Within five hours, Dalia Ziada was forced to flee Egypt, leaving her family and homeland behind. The Arab street's response to Oct. 7 exposed a reality she had not wanted to believe, and when she spoke out against it, she became an enemy. In an interview with Israel Hayom, she says: "If I were an Israeli, I don't know how you can sleep at night."
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Savages.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 08:02 AM (o3ajz)
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"BREAKING: Country that has sworn undying hatred to the United States for 50 years vows to do bad things!"
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Mister Scott
Hootersville Hotscakes are world renowned. Can also be sued to shingle a roof.
Posted by: Lisa On The Douglas Farm at August 21, 2026 08:06 AM (JM9I6)
Prayers ascending for complete remission.
F**k Cancer.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (u82oZ)
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:06 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:07 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: California at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (MWfyi)
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Don't for get me!
Posted by: Bribery at August 21, 2026 08:07 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Mister Scott
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Darn. I was planning to have an omelet this morning. Now I'll be thinking about pancakes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 08:08 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:54 AM (ExV1e)
Uh, that wasn't "confetti". Heh.
Posted by: Hot nurse from Ferris Bueller at August 21, 2026 08:08 AM (hmYU4)
Done. FWIW, Mrs has another round of surgery in 5 weeks...
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:08 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)
My wife went through that. Doctors upbeat at every step and then... nope, bad news. Still... wife is now cancer free for 7 years. The process is rough, chemo sucks, boob radiation sucked (maybe its gotten better) but, in the end, it's a blip that you get to put behind you, God willing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 08:08 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:09 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 08:09 AM (zACrK)
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Attacking civilians is a terror tactic, but Ukrainians seem to hold up well against Russian terror. A very tough people indeed.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 08:09 AM (gMI5R)
Back in America, Rep. Pocan complained that “now they’re calling us Communists. Like, they’ve lost any credibility. They clearly haven’t taken a high school or even a junior high civics class recently, because they don’t understand the definitions of what they’re calling us.”
You lie with a Communist dog, you take on its Communist fleas, you dumbass.Commie.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 21, 2026 08:10 AM (trSL4)
So please keep praying. Apparently we are not out of the woods yet.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 08:04 AM (ZOv7s)
Depending on the type of chemo, she'll be Ok. It will be rough. She'll be tired. They'll keep her on steroids and anti-allergens to keep her 'normal.' She'll have good days and bad days. First Lady always had the 'steroid day' where she had tons of energy, then the crash where she wanted to sleep for 2 days.
If there's hair loss, there's hair loss. Smile. Everyone knows you're battling. *fistbump* When you're going through Hell, keep going.
The light at the end of the tunnel keeps getting brighter.
Its a tough road, but with all the Horde prayers, self-determination and a loving family, she'll come through with flying colors.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:10 AM (ccf/V)
My wife went through that. Doctors upbeat at every step and then... nope, bad news. Still... wife is now cancer free for 7 years. The process is rough, chemo sucks, boob radiation sucked (maybe its gotten better) but, in the end, it's a blip that you get to put behind you, God willing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 08:08 AM (ExV1e)
My wife went through that 18 years ago...mastectomy, radiation, chemo. Tamoxifen was supposed to be for 5 years, but was cut a year short when it came back metastatically. Fortunately treatment are much better now than they were almost 20 years ago.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 08:11 AM (l3cgK)
The comedy I still do not like, although Barbara Eden looked good, was I Dream of Jeannie.
A beautiful woman that calls the Air Force pilot / astronaut Master, with magical powers even, and lonely after 2,000 years ... Her abilities were wasted, wasted, I say.
Do not attempt the same scenario with a Naval Aviator and expect the show to play on prime time TV.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 08:11 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Bob from NSA at August 21, 2026 08:12 AM (ccf/V)
Ah. Another idiot who babbles about roads being "socialism"
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:13 AM (XuXeR)
Nice post.
And I will continue to pray for Mrs. Lloyd.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 08:13 AM (RC9EL)
It seems to me to be a natural Tick-Tock progression. First just get abortion. Then drug your kids into psychopathy. Then get abortion up to birth. Then sexually mutilate your children rendering them sexually sterile and impotent. Then actually murder your children. Child prostitution is due to become the next Big Thing for parents to boast about.
Hook-up parties so that adult friends and neighbors can have their way with children.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 08:13 AM (+4Cf6)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 08:13 AM (tvdD1)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:08 AM (XuXeR)
Godspeed, sir.
All the prayers for your wife.
Posted by: s at August 21, 2026 08:14 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 08:04 AM (77rzZ)
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Thanks! I'm just calling it as I see it. I spent an freakishly long portion of my career on a planning staff, and what I've seen is just crazy. Iran was not in our AOR, but we knew their air defenses and spent a lot of time arguing about how hard it would be take them down. When we did it so quickly and with so few losses, I was absolutely stunned, and called a veteran friend up and we both could not get over how amazing that was.
Iran is under siege. The only way to defeat a siege is either to get relief (think Vienna 1683) or the besieger has to quit (Vienna 1529). There's no logistical strain on us. This is basically Operation Northern Watch with some boats involved. Economically it was disruptive, but long-term, having us replace Iran's oil production is a huge win.
Oh, and we have Xi's nuts in a vice. Funny how no one talks about that. His navy runs on oil. Hard to launch an invasion on empty tanks.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 08:14 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:14 AM (ccf/V)
I'm asking because I want to make sure I'm filming a few of the meltdowns.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 08:14 AM (OPGS/)
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Criticizing activist judges should be a crime, says the left, and they are doing their best to deprive Republican lawyers of their right to work. Norm Eisen is an evil human.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 08:14 AM (gMI5R)
No you didn't......
Posted by: Bob from NSA at August 21, 2026 08:12 AM (ccf/V)
Yes you did.
Posted by: Bob's older brother, George at August 21, 2026 08:14 AM (hmYU4)
Darn. I was planning to have an omelet this morning. Now I'll be thinking about pancakes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
Was Babs Striesand either cooking or consuming pancakes in mass quantities at sone point about a decade or so back out of self-induced hysteria about right wingers trashing statists?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 21, 2026 08:14 AM (trSL4)
Posted by: California at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (MWfyi)
I was living in California in the mid-80s when they started that mandatory smog-detection inspection bullshit. I took my car in for an inspection at some seedy repair shop so I could renew my tag and it was a complete scam. They took my money but never placed the probe thing into the tailpipe.
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 08:14 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 08:11 AM (l3cgK)
Wife didn't require a mastectomy. Chemo/radiation. Anastrozole for 10 years. But she's alive and that's what matters.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 08:15 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Community Notes
Such an abomination is already going on but it's not out in the open yet.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 08:15 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:15 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:08 AM (XuXeR)
Prayers for you wife.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 08:15 AM (RC9EL)
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"BREAKING: Country that has sworn undying hatred to the United States for 50 years vows to do bad things!"
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (ZOv7s)
First: prayers and support for the hard news your wife received yesterday. You and she clearly have the best attitude towards that possible.
The big question with Iran now is, what could they actually do now if they chose to? Do they really have that much left? We don’t know of course, even for the best military analysts that part is all guess work.
But I think it’s self evident that if proxy groups like the Houthi had the ability to do more, they already would have.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 08:15 AM (o3ajz)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Good for you. The Confetti Industry has been in decline since my passing in 2017.
Posted by: Zombie Rip Taylor at August 21, 2026 08:16 AM (JM9I6)
I hear most of the young people of Cuba are leaving. It is emptying out, unlike Gaza. No one wants Gazans.
We need an assault tam of beachfront developers to take over Cuba, and make it shine again.
Go long on power plant equipment.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 08:16 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 08:14 AM (OPGS/)
They will be epic, and a glory to behold.
I might drive up to Woodstock NY just to watch the misery!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 21, 2026 08:16 AM (k5CNB)
I might drive up to Woodstock NY just to watch the misery!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 21, 2026 08:16 AM (k5CNB)
Just don't do the brown acid.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:17 AM (ccf/V)
Probably make Rubio Lord Commander of the Imperium of Cuba for tick or two.
It would be wild if he got elected President in 28 and was running Cuba as well.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 21, 2026 08:17 AM (XV/Pl)
I would guess they'd try terror attacks. Fortunately, no terrorists came into the country with the 4M+ others that Biden let in.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 08:18 AM (ExV1e)
What kind of lunatic compares Cuba to Gaza?
One who would easily transition to speaking of "genocide of our indigenous Cubans, and not those fraudulent Cubans who fled to the U.S."
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 21, 2026 08:18 AM (trSL4)
And should your wife need someone to talk to that's been through it, do not hesitate to reach out. I'm quite sure the First Lady would be happy to lend an ear, as I'm sure many in The Horde would, to hold her hand through this.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:18 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: one hour sober
What a letdown!
Posted by: The Great Poof at August 21, 2026 08:18 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:17 AM (ccf/V)
But, hey, it's your trip.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 08:19 AM (ExV1e)
Actually not a bad idea. Cuba doesn't have the regulatory burden of the West so frontier technology can be quickly implemented there.
Could you imagine Cuba as the world's AI and data center hub? Wouldn't be too hard a problem to recruit employees to live in what could become an island paradise.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 08:20 AM (+4Cf6)
I will likely do a counterfactual and examine Taiwan's weaknesses but the burden on the attacker is pretty crushing. Taiwan can literally win by doing nothing. See also: "Divine Wind."
Reference: Three typhoons have hit China already this year.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 08:20 AM (ZOv7s)
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English industry is shrinking, as energy production makes their grid unusable for production. This is even more true in Germany where the chemical and heavy industrial activities, both heavy users of electricity, are the mainstays of their economy.
The future of Europe's economies is bleak, thanks entirely to "Net Zero" weirdness.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 08:20 AM (tNwfv)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 08:11 AM (l3cgK)
Wife didn't require a mastectomy. Chemo/radiation. Anastrozole for 10 years. But she's alive and that's what matters.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 08:15 AM (ExV1e)
My MIL told me wife she didn't need reconstruction surgery, but I knew better; wife didn't feel whole without her breast, so we did the reconstruction surgery.
Afterwards, I was worried she'd feel phantom pain from the missing real breast so I...experimented. Let's say it was successful when she asked her doctor, "Is it normal to feel phantom pleasure from my missing breast?" Doc gave her a strange look. LOL
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 08:20 AM (l3cgK)
Had a design review all week; exhausting, glad it’s over with everyone reasonably happy
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 08:20 AM (M+uMR)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
You remember that one chick screaming "NOOOOOO!" when Trump was elected the first time? I want that again and some dude with a guitar making it a metal song.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 08:20 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:18 AM (ccf/V)
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Thank you. Unfortunately, she seems to be very into chatbots as authority figures at the moment, and my friends and family who have personal experience apparently just don't know as much as the Holy Prophet ChatGPT.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 08:22 AM (ZOv7s)
Don't discount "The Camp of the Saints."
Massive illegal immigration of the Coprophages has already had a huge impact.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2026 08:22 AM (36x1j)
You remember that one chick screaming "NOOOOOO!" when Trump was elected the first time? I want that again and some dude with a guitar making it a metal song.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 08:20 AM (OPGS/)
You mean like this?
https://youtu.be/rAK512Uwbo0
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:22 AM (ccf/V)
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J.D. Vance is this dude's woobie.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 08:23 AM (eYRW2)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 08:13 AM (tvdD1)
As we were talking about yesterday, of course Cuba needs to go down; but there’s no hurry. They’re no longer any threat to anyone, just a handful of power mad bureaucrats lording it over a country of starving and sick peasants living in mud huts. Not only do they have no industry left, they’ve even lost the disgusting sex tourism they had going on with the Euro’s and the Canadians - their planes of pervs can’t fly there anymore, no fuel on the island.
That’s a new rock bottom for any country - they can’t even afford to sell their daughters to strangers anymore.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 08:23 AM (o3ajz)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 08:23 AM (aJQbY)
Missed that when it happened. Want to give us an After-Action Report? (What'd they do to you THIS time?)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 08:24 AM (O7YUW)
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Europe's future is a museum looted by vandals.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 08:24 AM (iBAf4)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 08:22 AM (ZOv7s)
Woof. Ok. Well, whatever makes her feel better, as that's what it's all about.
The offer stands, should she feel so inclined.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:25 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Exactly! And then you get this one:
https://youtu.be/-Dm51WGZPns
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 08:25 AM (OPGS/)
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Europe's future is a museum looted by vandals.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 08:24 AM (iBAf4)
I thought the Vandals were long extinct...oh, lower-case vandals...nevermind.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 08:25 AM (l3cgK)
Afterwards, I was worried she'd feel phantom pain from the missing real breast so I...experimented. Let's say it was successful when she asked her doctor, "Is it normal to feel phantom pleasure from my missing breast?" Doc gave her a strange look. LOL
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 08:20 AM (l3cgK)
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Mrs. Lloyd is stridently opposed to it, but my position is that it's way too early to even think about that sort of stuff. Again, this is the planner in me: too many variables, worthless to try to game it out.
My aunt had a double mastectomy, didn't want surgery, then changed her mind and got it. At every step of the process, my wife denounces it, and then the staff says "well, if you change your mind..." and I get the impression that it happens a lot.
I'm just looking at the 50 meter target, which is getting her recovered from surgery. Then we have chemo. And about a year from now, she's going to have hair loss and a flat chest, and I suspect she may want to make a change.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 08:25 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 08:26 AM (gIjzl)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:25 AM (ccf/V)
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I appreciate that. She frequently changes her mind, so I never rule anything out.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 08:27 AM (ZOv7s)
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135 billion a year, and you know these estimates are always low.
And meanwhile Republicans refused to pony up 4 billion one time for a wall that all their voters wanted.
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 08:27 AM (ucYyF)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click)
Quick! Protect that cake! You'll never have that recipe again.
Posted by: Oh, No! at August 21, 2026 08:28 AM (JM9I6)
1) that fails to account for just how far left the young, unmarried female has gone
2) historically, when young women have gone so far radical, there is no "cure."
Because the cocaine-thrill of the raw, unaccountable, and unrestricted power leftism gives to destroy can not be matched.
Nor redirected.
It's why even Mao finally had to just liquidate them.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 08:28 AM (3cUTc)
Missed that when it happened. Want to give us an After-Action Report? (What'd they do to you THIS time?)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 08:24 AM (O7YUW)
I was 20 minutes out from my weekly team meeting when my internet dropped. The one light on the router they recently sent me was red. I rebooted the power device in the garage and the router, then got on the app to chat with someone.
Once I got someone human, they told me there was a hardware change required to "ensure the best and fastest quality internet connection" and they would schedule a tech. I asked if that meant I'd be down for however long and they said yes.
I expressed my displeasure as to what happened, then they tried to sell me the WiFi backup network, to which I told them to pound sand as I don't appreciate being strongarmed by a vendor I've been giving money to for a decade plus.
They scheduled the tech for the next day, then sent me to their satisfaction survey, on which I was not very kind.
My internet was back within an hour or two and the text they sent me gave me the opportunity to cancel the scheduled tech, so I did.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:29 AM (ccf/V)
There are also North Korea and China
Posted by: PG at August 21, 2026 08:30 AM (qln0f)
Posted by: Mister Scott
Hootersville Hotscakes are world renowned. Can also be sued to shingle a roof.
Posted by: Lisa On The Douglas Farm at August 21, 2026 08:06 AM (JM9I6)
And lit on fire, they can keep the unharvested crops in the field from freezing on bitter cold nights.
Posted by: Ebb at August 21, 2026 08:30 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 08:26 AM (gIjzl)
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And then Nevil Roy Singham stepped up.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 08:30 AM (tNwfv)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 08:30 AM (ucYyF)
Exactly! And then you get this one:
https://youtu.be/-Dm51WGZPns
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 08:25 AM (OPGS/)
We owe it all to Big Pharma.
They've broken WAY more than they've fixed......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:31 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click)
Quick! Protect that cake! You'll never have that recipe again.
Posted by: Oh, No! at August 21, 2026 08:28 AM (JM9I6)
The recipe was sh*t. No real loss.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 08:31 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 08:31 AM (gIjzl)
Appreciate it Miss Had. Hope you are well.
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 08:32 AM (ucYyF)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 08:26 AM (gIjzl)
I mean, it's possible. How much did Oswald get paid?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:32 AM (ccf/V)
"nominees from this year included twin beagles Diesel and Matilda, who ate an entire two-tiered red velvet cake; a Bernese mix named Capone who swallowed an entire intact baseball cover; a Goldendoodle named Hampden who ate the skin off a vintage Ugandan drum; and borzoi dogs Lilliya and Noelle, who got into double mischief when Lilliya swallowed an entire bottle's worth of Rimadyl and then Noelle feasted on her sister's vomit."
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 08:33 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 08:20 AM (OPGS/)
You mean like this?
https://youtu.be/rAK512Uwbo0
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:22 AM (ccf/V)
I don’t know why but I just went down a little rabbit hole to discover that scream lady (“Jess”
claimed to be queer and gender nonbinary… because of course she was….Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 08:33 AM (M+uMR)
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There you go. Same as terrorists, and assorted islamo-nazis.
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 08:34 AM (g47mK)
I don’t know why but I just went down a little rabbit hole to discover that scream lady (“Jess” claimed to be queer and gender nonbinary… because of course she was….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 08:33 AM (M+uMR)
Huh. The article I read had a different name and said she basically dropped off the face of the planet after that moment.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:34 AM (ccf/V)
They've broken WAY more than they've fixed......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
All that Big Pharma did was answer the demand for an immediate solution to various problems. The fact that this causes other problems gives them a chance to address those too.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 08:34 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:34 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 08:30 AM (ucYyF)
Consider it done.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:35 AM (ccf/V)
What makes you believe they aren’t being resupplied via the Caspian Sea and other routes. Certainly one could argue the quantity isn’t enough to completely replace all of their populations needs. But that’s not the point, is it. They have enough to feed the IRGC and its support structure. See the Siege of Candia as one example.
Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 08:36 AM (AhCY4)
"Second-order effects? Consequences? Cause and effect and side-effect?.... Who cares, we're gettin' paid, bro!"
-- Big Pharma
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 08:36 AM (aJQbY)
The future of Europe's economies is bleak, thanks entirely to "Net Zero" weirdness.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 08:20 AM (tNwfv)
I read an astounding and revealing piece of news yesterday explaining why England can’t shut down the flow of boats full of migrants coming in from France every day. France of course helps to put them on the boats and sends them off, to take pressure off themselves.
The English have actually started asking France to stop the migrants from their side. Not only did France say “Hell no!” They said that if Englan blocks them, they’ll stop selling electricity to England.
London is currently getting almost 3/4 of its daily electricity usage imported from France. Because the French still have power plants, and the netzero kooks shut much of Englands grid down.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 08:36 AM (o3ajz)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
I don't blame her. Shame is a powerful weapon.
Now, who I really miss was the large biker dude that was there and manhandling the protesters that were trying to keep people from getting to the ceremony.
"You're on camera!" one of the people bleated. He looked over and said "I don't give a fuck. My name's Dave!" and he continued yanking protesters out of the way of normal people.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 08:36 AM (OPGS/)
I was living in California in the mid-80s when they started that mandatory smog-detection inspection bullshit. I took my car in for an inspection at some seedy repair shop so I could renew my tag and it was a complete scam. They took my money but never placed the probe thing into the tailpipe.
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026
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In CO it was every two years, older cars (like 25+) were exempt. My 13-year-old Mercedes passed with no issue.
It amused me that they had no *safety* inspection. No check on headlights or brakes or working wipers, oh no, but what was coming out of your tailpipe, that was the big bad.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 08:37 AM (wzUl9)
Worked as a college intern in the NYS Capitol for a semester. That building is a solid slab of rock. The muzzie hippo was going to take out people. The "funny" thing is that both houses of the NYS legislature are super majority Dem. You'd think the Dems might learn, but nooo(said in Belushi voice)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 08:37 AM (rp63B)
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 08:38 AM (OPGS/)
"What? You have strange muscle movements now? Take this drug. It'll help that."
"What? The drug for your movements has caused you swelling in your tongue and throat? You have uncontrollable bowels and stomach pain? Well, take this drug that should help with that."
"What? You have swelling between your anus and genitals? Well, finalize your plans as we don't have a drug for that and that's fatal."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:39 AM (ccf/V)
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It wouldn't phase me a bit to find out the IRGC is a CIA creation. Not. One. Bit.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 08:39 AM (2Cry5)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:39 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:34 AM (ccf/V)
I might be wrong because internet, but I found something that said her name was Jessica “Jess” Starr and she did disappear after the viral clip. In her one interview she said she was proud that people didn’t know if she was male or female (because she’s nonbinary doncha know). A real whack job
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 08:40 AM (M+uMR)
The EPA said it will allow the sale of dirtier 10% wintertime fuel blend, or E10, gasoline with a higher Reid Vapor Pressure starting September 1, about two weeks earlier than normal.
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Fair warning.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 08:40 AM (fF9ID)
The English have actually started asking France to stop the migrants from their side. Not only did France say “Hell no!” They said that if Englan blocks them, they’ll stop selling electricity to England.
London is currently getting almost 3/4 of its daily electricity usage imported from France. Because the French still have power plants, and the netzero kooks shut much of Englands grid down.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 08:36 AM (o3ajz)
The joys of being dependent on other countries for your energy and food. It always works out! Just not for you...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 08:40 AM (l3cgK)
I might be wrong because internet, but I found something that said her name was Jessica “Jess” Starr and she did disappear after the viral clip. In her one interview she said she was proud that people didn’t know if she was male or female (because she’s nonbinary doncha know). A real whack job
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 08:40 AM (M+uMR)
Yeah, that's the one. I'm actually shocked that a libtard like that didn't captialize on her sudden fame and try to monitize it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:41 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 08:40 AM (fF9ID)
Lord, strike that poor boy down......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:42 AM (ccf/V)
can they just get rid of them entirely?
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 21, 2026 08:42 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 08:43 AM (ucYyF)
Former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) led the pack with just over 48% of the vote, while Sullivan finished second at 42.74%, a troubling result that puts his reelection bid in question.
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If Peltola wins, will Murkowski feel liberated from her family past and finally go full Democrat?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 08:43 AM (fF9ID)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 08:43 AM (ucYyF)
I help where I can.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:43 AM (ccf/V)
The EPA said it will allow the sale of dirtier 10% wintertime fuel blend, or E10, gasoline with a higher Reid Vapor Pressure starting September 1, about two weeks earlier than normal.
==============================
Fair warning.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 08:40 AM (fF9ID)
All the ethanolated (is that a real word?) fuels are crap for your engine...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 08:43 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:44 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 08:25 AM (l3cgK)
My favorite Texas high school team name, in a nearby town, is the Van Vandals.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 08:44 AM (o3ajz)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:42 AM (ccf/V)
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Wut did I do to you?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 08:44 AM (fF9ID)
prayers sent!
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 21, 2026 08:44 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 08:43 AM (fF9ID)
O'Keefe went in and posed has her brother or some such at the polling place. Didn't have to show ID and was allowed to enter.
She wants him prosecuted. Says she's for Voter ID, but didn't vote for SAVE because THAT'S just incredible overreach by the federal government.
Yeah, f*ck off, bitch.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:45 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:43 AM (ccf/V)
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Spongeworthy.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:45 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:45 AM (2MN4W)
Don't do it!
Posted by: redridinghood at August 21, 2026 08:45 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Sponge
Taint away is available over the counter.
Posted by: Auspex at August 21, 2026 08:46 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:46 AM (2MN4W)
Wut did I do to you?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 08:44 AM (fF9ID)
It's a quote from a Van Halen tune.
(This is home)
Turns you from hunted into hunter
(This is Meanstreet)
Go and hunt somebody down
(This is home)
But hear me now, somebody said "Fair Warning, Lord !" (This is Meanstreet)
Lord, strike that poor boy down
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:46 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Auspex
Sunlight and tanning the area works wonders!
Posted by: You'll Need More Anus Bleach, Though at August 21, 2026 08:48 AM (JM9I6)
.. I must say that I have mixed feelings about this story
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 08:48 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:48 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026
***
In CO it was every two years, older cars (like 25+) were exempt. My 13-year-old Mercedes passed with no issue.
It amused me that they had no *safety* inspection. No check on headlights or brakes or working wipers, oh no, but what was coming out of your tailpipe, that was the big bad.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
My county did away with all the bullshit. No safety inspection. No smog inspection. Nada.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 08:48 AM (eYRW2)
.. I must say that I have mixed feelings about this story
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 08:48 AM (RHGPo)
Libs eating their own just gets better and better, doesn't it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:49 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:49 AM (2MN4W)
My county did away with all the bullshit. No safety inspection. No smog inspection. Nada.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 08:48 AM (eYRW2)
The state actually admitted what they're doing.
"Just send us the money and we'll send you a tag."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:49 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 08:50 AM (8T3Xj)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)
I'm an adrenaline junky. Living on the edge is my jam.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:50 AM (ccf/V)
Good.
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 08:50 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:51 AM (2MN4W)
Good.
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 08:50 AM (J4Dwc)
This isn't enough. MOAR PLEEZ.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:51 AM (ccf/V)
Watch Hasan Piker Use the N-Word on His N-Word-Slinging Uncle’s Far-Left YouTube Show
Piker, who’s faced questions about his true attitude toward black people, seemed quite at home on the show where white, Turkish, and Asian people uttered the N-word, with a hard R, with abandon
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 08:52 AM (RHGPo)
I'm standing right here, you know.....
Posted by: Danny Ortega, President for Life at August 21, 2026 08:52 AM (SgdqL)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 08:53 AM (rp63B)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:53 AM (2MN4W)
Piker, who’s faced questions about his true attitude toward black people, seemed quite at home on the show where white, Turkish, and Asian people uttered the N-word, with a hard R, with abandon
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 08:52 AM (RHGPo)
I LOVE that he's the face of the party now. Prop him up. Show who you really are.
If THAT doesn't destroy the Dem party, we're totally f*cked.
Of course, I do NOT expect ANYONE on the right to embrace that and shove his words down their f*cking throat and WIN with it.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:54 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:54 AM (ccf/V)
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That's. Not. Who. We. Are.
Posted by: GOPe at August 21, 2026 08:54 AM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:53 AM (2MN4W)
Michael Moore told us so.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:54 AM (ccf/V)
So disturbing, it's even worse in Alaska than I thought.
"Adding to the ruse, fake Dan Sullivan initially asked election officials to list him on the ballot as “Dan S. Sullivan” — using the incumbent senator’s middle initial rather than his own."
They’re not even hiding it anymore.
There’s a “Fake Dan Sullivan” running in the Alaska Senate primary, a retired school teacher who:
• Voted Democrat in the last THREE presidential elections
• Voted for the Democratic challenger
• Protested Trump
• Showed up at a “No Kings” rally
…and somehow he’s on the ballot as a Republican.
Same name. Same state. Perfect setup to confuse voters and siphon support from the real Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s top-four primary.
This is the kind of dirty trick that only works when the system is rigged for chaos. Ranked choice voting + name games = Democrat wet dream
Posted by: redridinghood at August 21, 2026 08:56 AM (NpAcC)
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This was the woman, a real chubster, who went all ISIS a while ago?
Yeah... her chances with them were slim and none.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 08:57 AM (2Cry5)
Harvard to pay $53M in suit over selling donated corpses on black market
Harvard University will pay $53 million to settle a ghoulish class-action suit brought by families claiming an imprisoned former morgue manager at the Ivy League institution mishandled the bodies of their loved ones donated to its medical school and even sold their body parts on the black market.
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 08:58 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:58 AM (2MN4W)
Families' take: $3M
Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 09:00 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
I have been constantly informed that Piker is a "Democratic Socialist" which is the happy fun time kind of communism. Pointing out that he has claimed to be a communist is met with me taking things out of context.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 09:00 AM (OPGS/)
But from a strategic standpoint we’re slowly strangling them. It’s like a modern day siege. If it continues at some point they have to cry uncle. Of course it could take multiple administrations so hope a Rubio type is elected in 28. I wonder if Vance would continue down this path
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 09:01 AM (M+uMR)
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:01 AM (gd7Qy)
I have been constantly informed that Piker is a "Democratic Socialist" which is the happy fun time kind of communism. Pointing out that he has claimed to be a communist is met with me taking things out of context.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 09:00 AM (OPGS/)
He wants to wipe his ass with The Constitution. He wants to destroy our current form of government. They're inviting him to speak at rallies. He is their spokesperson.
But our side won't use it because we aren't allowed to have nice things.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:03 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: dantesed at August 21, 2026 09:03 AM (Oy/m2)
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Pennsylvania courts ended minimum sentences for murder and the legislature Democrats, kowtowing to DSA, has refused to pass a new law. Murdering someone is (for the present) a crime where a far-left judge now has discretion to let the criminal go free, if the judge chooses.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 09:03 AM (FcMK6)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 09:03 AM (FcMK6)
Do they really want a 'kill or be killed' society? Because this is how you get there.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:04 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: dantesed at August 21, 2026 09:03 AM (Oy/m2)
Add boobs to it, and it becomes a boob thread too...
Songs about boobs...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 09:06 AM (l3cgK)
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Brave AI response from M'Naugten, Massachusetts, and insanity keywords
Instead, the state uses a broader standard where a defendant may be found not criminally responsible if a mental disease or defect rendered them unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of their conduct OR unable to conform their conduct to the requirements of the law.
This volitional prong distinguishes Massachusetts law from many other jurisdictions that rely solely on cognitive tests like M'Naghten. In practice, once the defense presents credible evidence of mental illness, the burden shifts to the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was legally sane. This framework is currently central to high-profile cases, such as the trial of Lindsay Clancy, where the defense argues that postpartum psychosis impaired her ability to control her actions.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 09:07 AM (E4rtv)
Add boobs to it, and it becomes a boob thread too...
Songs about boobs...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 09:06 AM (l3cgK)
Posted this yesterday.......
https://youtu.be/Q7DniRWRA7s
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:07 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Just Wondering at August 21, 2026 09:08 AM (2Ez/1)
https://tinyurl.com/54rj2pp5
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 09:08 AM (FcMK6)
Because they're stupid. And they believe it's how the country will return to a place where the MSM is revered again.
*shrugs* It's hype because the media's hyping it. It's not like these people are pulling in 100K people at a rally.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 09:09 AM (2Cry5)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:09 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:09 AM (gd7Qy)
https://tinyurl.com/54rj2pp5
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 09:08 AM (FcMK6)
How far they've fallen.
UK fought tyranny in WW11 and helped defeat the Nazis.
Now, they're implementing tyranny and becoming the Nazis.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:09 AM (ccf/V)
Yeah, that crap is infuriating. My take on this: They decided to do a mid-work-day upgrade or update, and either it just took some time, or it went badly and had to be reverted.
Upgrades should happen from 00:00 to 06:00, but they don't want to pay the overtime, so they screw over the customer base instead, because they can.
Thanks for the AAR, Sponge. Much appreciated.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 09:12 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 08:50 AM (8T3Xj)
Thank you Fen!!! Hope you and your flock are well!
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 09:12 AM (ucYyF)
https://tinyurl.com/54rj2pp5
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 09:08 AM (FcMK6)
Do the public figures have to be British citizens or could we holler at them to prosecute everyone who's ever said anything bad about Trump?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:12 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:09 AM (gd7Qy)
The actual Commandment is "Thou shalt not commit murder."
Because God knows man sometimes must kill another man because evil exists and there's a constant battle.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:13 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 09:13 AM (ucYyF)
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:13 AM (gd7Qy)
https://tinyurl.com/54rj2pp5
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 09:08 AM (FcMK6)
Limeys have no 1st Amendment but do have crazy strict libel and defamation laws.
I'd say they've pretty much already got what they want.
Nobody would've said squat about Fae Arday if it hadn't been provably 100% true,
they'd of had the Watney's Red Barrel Ale sued outta them.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 09:13 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Sponge
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Some do, the West has had its percentage of nihilistic assholes since WWI that just want to see it burn. Others are stupid in the name of 'compassion' to the criminal that they have none left for society or victims. Laken Riley was a perfect example of this misplaced 'compassion' for rapists and murderers just because they are 'foreign illegals'.
And no, AWFLs cannot fix them no matter how hard they post on Tik Tok or other social media. Predators kill, robbers rob, and rapists rape because it is enjoyable to them and they like the game of crime that gives them power over other people. Even that of life and death.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 09:14 AM (E4rtv)
Thanks for the AAR, Sponge. Much appreciated.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 09:12 AM (O7YUW)
My pleasure, sir.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:14 AM (ccf/V)
https://tinyurl.com/54rj2pp5
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 09:08 AM (FcMK6)
No Kings
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 09:14 AM (ucYyF)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:15 AM (2MN4W)
It might take 6 months, but it won’t take 2 years. Try to visualize running a country with no money and no banks - they’re already at that point now. (The banks exist, but they only have Monopoly money in them)
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 09:15 AM (o3ajz)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 09:15 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 09:16 AM (rp63B)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:16 AM (2MN4W)
It might take 6 months, but it won’t take 2 years. Try to visualize running a country with no money and no banks - they’re already at that point now. (The banks exist, but they only have Monopoly money in them)
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 09:15 AM (o3ajz)
The colors are cool!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 09:17 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 09:17 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:12 AM (ExV1e)
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Ah yes, the "Except Trump" provision. Him, you can anything you like about, all defamatory comments welcome.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 09:17 AM (w+leU)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 09:16 AM (rp63B)
muslhams will riot. Jake Lang will be the only one arrested.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:17 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 09:17 AM (XvL8K)
VDH says it's a modern version of the Winfield Scott Anaconda Plan.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2026 09:17 AM (36x1j)
https://tinyurl.com/yc3frdyn
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 09:17 AM (XvL8K)
That just had to be a goof where they're all sitting around a studio bored and someone rolled tape.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:18 AM (ccf/V)
VDH says it's a modern version of the Winfield Scott Anaconda Plan.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2026 09:17 AM (36x1j)
Does that mean that Trump isn't a buffoon who's being made a fool of by Iran?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:18 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 09:19 AM (rp63B)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
Throwaway free email accounts, even encrypted email is available. I use my gmail for such crap as I have an Android phone anyway. And it you want a modicum of privacy, set up a VPN which makes your traffic less able to be analyzed by traffic analysis patterns that Google uses. Using it off and on makes your data messy and refusing to use precise location data on your phone makes locations approximate (unless the po po have a subpoena out on you to the telecoms and due to Scotus recently, that may require the next step which is a warrant--general geofencing subpoenas are out now).
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 09:20 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 09:19 AM (rp63B)
It's 86 in NTX on the way to today's high of 107.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:20 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:16 AM (2MN4W)
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Nathan Cofnas, the American academic who exposed plagiarism allegations against the late Jason Arday, has been suspended by Ghent University in Belgium. The suspension, announced on August 20, 2026, is described by the university as a "precautionary measure" pending a preliminary disciplinary investigation into claims that Cofnas discriminated against Arday. (via Brave AI summary)
Whistleblowing plagiarism is now 'discriminatory' if the target is a black professor.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 09:20 AM (1KK9q)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
But I was reliably informed that snowfalls are now a thing of the past due to globull warming.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 09:20 AM (77rzZ)
But it's just the two of us...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 09:21 AM (2Cry5)
Whistleblowing plagiarism is now 'discriminatory' if the target is a black professor.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 09:20 AM (1KK9q)
Arday, proving his innocence by putting a hole in his head and letting the truth leak out.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:22 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge
Ugh. I will never live in Texas.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 09:22 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:22 AM (2MN4W)
https://youtu.be/eaLLRIvWz4M
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:22 AM (ExV1e)
@WesternLensman
Socialist Angie Nixon: "We don't want government like in our business."
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Riiiiiight.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 09:23 AM (ndZc7)
But it's just the two of us...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 09:21 AM (2Cry5)
I've had FiOS for at LEAST 15 years. Verizon at first, then Frontier bought the service, which Verizon is now buying back. I've had an outage MAYBE 5 times, one of which was Snowmageddon where they discovered all their dead UPS batteries all over the place.
This 2nd round of Verizon is starting to be much worse.
We're hoping to be moved soon, where I'll never look back.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:23 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:24 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:24 AM (gd7Qy)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 09:22 AM (77rzZ)
That's ok. Moose out front says we're full anyway.
This summer has been the hottest in a while, for sure.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:24 AM (ccf/V)
UK fought tyranny in WW11 and helped defeat the Nazis.
Now, they're implementing tyranny and becoming the Nazis.
Posted by: Sponge
UK went broke fighting the NotSees. And we have damn near went broke fighting the Commies for decades and a lot of our trade, jobs, and political institutions got warped by the Cold War.
And like UK, part of the price for domestic quiet on the homefront was shoveling borrowed money at the populace for goodies in order to actually defend the country. Wars distort economies as we see with Iran and that distorts politics in turn.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 09:24 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:25 AM (2MN4W)
Punish the guy that pointed it out.
We are so totally f*cked.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:26 AM (ccf/V)
Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Jill Biden won't rule out Joe's drink being "laced" before his debate with Trump:
"Who knows, right? Who knows."
She's really still doing this.
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I suspect Kamala.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 09:27 AM (ndZc7)
Then there's Schumer saying al-Sayed brings energy to the party.
The Dems just don't get it
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 09:27 AM (rp63B)
Jill Biden won't rule out Joe's drink being "laced" before his debate with Trump:
"Who knows, right? Who knows."
She's really still doing this.
BBWWWWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:27 AM (ccf/V)
The Dems just don't get it
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 09:27 AM (rp63B)
The Dems believe the polls...
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 09:28 AM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Huck Follywood
Every dying system tries to prop itself up by preventing dissent and truth from being disseminated. And they take to picking targets out to destroy that dare tell the truth.
Long and short, unless they go full commie killer mode, it always fails. Sometimes even if they go full commie killer mode. At best, that staves off the collapse for awhile.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 09:28 AM (E4rtv)
The Dems believe the polls...
Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 09:28 AM (+gK6I)
They love them some tranny strippers.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:28 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:22 AM (ccf/V)
He applied Rule 303 to himself.
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:28 AM (gd7Qy)
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Frontier is shit.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 09:29 AM (2Cry5)
The Dems just don't get it
Posted by: Smell the Glove
He wants to stay in office and stay a Senate leader for the Dems. Fighting the DSA failed, so he is joining before it takes his seat. It might anyway as old white men are being pushed out of the Dem. party by the leftist fanatics.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 09:29 AM (E4rtv)
Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Chuck Schumer touts El-Sayed: "He's brought new energy and talent into the Democratic party."
El-Sayed: "If you're Chuck Schumer, I'm pretty damn dangerous."
Good luck, Chuck.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 09:30 AM (ndZc7)
Schumer is like a suicide bomber, trying to kill himself to gain power for the party.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 09:30 AM (1KK9q)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:30 AM (2MN4W)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:22 AM (ccf/V)
He applied Rule 303 to himself.
Posted by: Eromero
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I thought it was an OD, not bang bang.
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 09:31 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:31 AM (ExV1e)
Jill Biden won't rule out Joe's drink being "laced" before his debate with Trump:
"Who knows, right? Who knows."
She's really still doing this.
BBWWWWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:27 AM (ccf/V)
It was laced, but not with enough pills to give Biden the mental and physical boost he needed.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 09:31 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 09:31 AM (E4rtv)
Well yeah, didn’t have the guts to pull the trigger twice.
Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:33 AM (gd7Qy)
Any further communication from him should be through his solicitor (lawyer) in order to scare the administration of Ghent University a little bit. Let them wonder if they're in for a wrongful dismissal lawsuit if they proceed with an actual termination of employment.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 09:45 AM (O7YUW)
From above, Temporary immigrants are “essential” to the operation of New York’s government, Governor Kathy Hochul said. 'NY Gov. Kathy Hochul: Don’t Deport ‘Essential’ Haitians, Salvadorans Who Staff Government'
The top state with Haitian TPS Holders is Florida: 158,000. New York follows with 40,000. Florida is not experiencing a mass exodus or panic over Haitians leaving the state though, reportedly, Haitian workers are commonly working in healthcare, hospitality, elder care, and aviation support.
Certain small businesses and, of course, home-care agencies in South Florida have been forced to scale back or shut down entirely after losing a lot of employees. Some public healthcare systems, particularly in the south of the state, lost hospital and administrative staff that managed the business, financial, and operational sides of a healthcare facilities. Restaurant chains, landscaping, construction (i.e., post storm roofers) lost workers.; nursery and crop operations idled.
>Miami Herald, 8/9/26, ‘The streets are empty’: Haitians recede from public in South Florida as TPS ends
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 09:50 AM (NFX2v)
They worked as terminal janitors, aircraft cleaners, wheelchair attendants, baggage handlers, security officers and concession workers, according to Aldo Muirragui, field coordinator for Florida airports for 32BJ SEIU. The union represents at least 50 workers who lost their jobs."
South Florida politicians & business leaders are actively demanding the passage of the American Dream and Promise Act, as will politicians in NY, MA, NJ, PA, OH, and more.
The top States w/Salvadoran TPS Holders: California: 36,000; Texas: 27,000; Maryland: 21,000; Virginia: 17,000 New York: 14,000.
>The Times of San Diego: 'TPS for Salvadorans ends on Sept. 9. Thousands of families at risk for deportation' Aug. 13, 2026
The issues for mid-term elections & 2028: More Medicare/Medicaid expansion & the passing of The American Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 1589)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 09:50 AM (NFX2v)
National debt tops $40 trillion after doubling in less than a decade, Treasury data shows
As of Tuesday.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 10:44 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Doubting_Rich at August 21, 2026 11:22 AM (xB1Z/)
Daily Tech News 21 August 2026
Top Story
- "Whistleblower" Arturo Béjar leads testimony in landmark trial against Meta. (NPR)
"At the end of the day, it was the company culture that Mark had created that made it so that it was practically impossible to deliver features that addressed the wellbeing and safety issues that we've been talking about," he said.
Well, that sounds serious. What wellbeing and safety issues are we talking about?
Grooming? Sex trafficking? Drugs?But he said efforts to introduce or change features to effectively address those risks were difficult to implement. Instead, Béjar testified, at almost every turn the company chose policies that boosted usership and revenue over safety. Safety was "not a meaningful priority," he said.
Yes, but what safety? What are the actual concerns here?He called features like video autoplay, "like" counters and infinite scroll "inherently unsafe for teenagers."
This is why Meta is facing a fine of $1.4 trillion.
Likes.
Tech News
- SpaceTimeDB isn't. (Strn.Cat)
Neither space nor time.
- Anti-AI fonts are useless and harmful. (Yaros)
Based on the examples linked, I am inclined to agree.
- Castelion has reached a valuation of $13 billion based on contracts to mass produce hypersonic missiles. (Tech Crunch)
Wake me when they're hyperluminal.
- Meta glasses aren't the problem. (The Verge) (archive site)
No matter how much The Verge wants to claim they are.
Assholes are the problem.
- You can pick up Intel's new Core Ultra 5 250K Plus for just $140 from Micro Center right now. (Notebook Check)
Unless you live in Australia in which case it's a bit of a hike.
It's a good price for the CPU... Except that you need RAM and storage for it and it's a lame duck platform that will be dead by the end of the year. There's nothing to upgrade from and nothing to upgrade to.
Musical Interlude
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 04:30 AM (pHgC8)
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 04:30 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 04:34 AM (pHgC8)
Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 04:34 AM (pHgC8)
TGIF
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 04:36 AM (Ia/+0)
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Posted by: il Miklosso at August 21, 2026 04:38 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 21, 2026 04:39 AM (WBro8)
Have a great day horde
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 04:43 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at August 21, 2026 04:44 AM (LOZbR)
Is tcn here? She had an awful spill and she's laid up with stitches.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 04:51 AM (XJ22o)
A specific example that the article cited as potentially relevant is Waterbury CT mayor Philip Giordano, who was convicted under that statute for using his office and connections to coerce silence from two girls he had abused. Swalwell is certainly full enough of himself that I can picture him pulling a stunt like that, as if he would 'deserve' to get away with it. It's credible as heck.
I was reading it on a different device, let's see if I can get a link for you...
https://tinyurl.com/37vas7j2
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 04:53 AM (L3Npt)
I’m cheering against Facebook because they have built the creepiest most profitable sleaze machine ever, yet all it took was parents to exercise control over their kids viewing and engagement. Not easy but most worthwhile things aren’t.
Posted by: Pete Bog at August 21, 2026 04:55 AM (5jWPa)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 04:51 AM (XJ22o)
from the ONT:
304 Slipped on the bottom stair to the camper, fell backwards along the stair and whacked my head on the wheel hub. Bled like a SOB. Ended up in ambulance, to the hospital, got a CT scan to check for damage, got five staples, and one hell of a headache.
No concussion, so far as anybody can tell, but I can already feel my back aching between shoulder blades. I think that's mostly where I landed on the gravel driveway.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 01:18 AM (gNl99)
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 04:58 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Pete Bog
Exactly
You have no idea how much effort I put into my MySpace page.
Posted by: Miklos found better hobbies at August 21, 2026 04:59 AM (4RYRd)
When he says this:
If a human can see the information, that means there is a way the information can be parsed [by AI].
and this:
Besides, if an effective obfuscation method somehow gains widespread use, then a much higher priority will be placed on breaking it, eventually rendering it useless.
I mean, yes? But that is true of ... everything, maybe? The attitude seems defeatist. Maybe I am missing something.
Nice graphics at the three clickable font sites he points to.
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:04 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Miklos found better hobbies at August 21, 2026 04:59 AM (4RYRd)
So you're the guy that friended everybody? You must get invited to all the best events.
Posted by: Pete Bog at August 21, 2026 05:05 AM (5jWPa)
Posted by: Accomack at August 21, 2026 05:05 AM (8jVAy)
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:05 AM (odBC9)
Wake me when they're hyperluminal.
>Wake me up when we have hard targets and confirmation of dispensation.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 05:09 AM (tvdD1)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at August 21, 2026 05:09 AM (AMvSw)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 05:11 AM (ZKPnq)
Posted by: fluffy at August 21, 2026 05:11 AM (V0/Sp)
Thanks for letting us know. I appreciate her presence here and will keep her in prayer.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 05:13 AM (ZKPnq)
lorie.gallery is an artwork portfolio website I developed from scratch for my grandmom, a professional artist with decades of experience.
This is a redesign of the website for my father's ophthalmology practice.
awww
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:13 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:21 AM (odBC9)
****
Same as it ever was. You would need to exterminate a large percentage of the world's population to ease the problem. Then, there would be a new set of assholes as soon as you got the old ones out of their way. Round and round we go....
Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 05:25 AM (pHgC8)
https://tinyurl.com/2tt9bj5c
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 05:27 AM (Ev8b9)
https://tinyurl.com/y9e8f2na
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 05:32 AM (Ev8b9)
I know cortisone shots are a possibility. This being me, I'm cautious so I reached out to a friend to hear about his experience with it. My mind is a bit more at ease.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 05:33 AM (OPGS/)
Based on the examples linked, I am inclined to agree.
Prove to me you
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 05:34 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:36 AM (odBC9)
Flock cameras aren't the problem either, in the same manner, except for Gov't abuse by asshoe in Gov't.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 05:36 AM (l3cgK)
****
Same as it ever was. You would need to exterminate a large percentage of the world's population to ease the problem. Then, there would be a new set of assholes as soon as you got the old ones out of their way. Round and round we go....
Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 05:25 AM (pHgC
similarly, from the article:
A social internet cleansed of all content that takes advantage of others would be quite empty.
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:38 AM (odBC9)
A lovely acapella group- which sounds like they're from someplace in Africa, I think, and are singing acapella, "Guide me, thou great Jehovah":
https://tinyurl.com/3j3zf8y6
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 05:40 AM (+kigi)
Just took a walk to my local convenient store. It's 58° with a bit of fog. 58° on 8/21 means a cold winter is coming.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 05:43 AM (rp63B)
Posted by: Dark Lix at August 21, 2026 05:44 AM (Fv808)
May your appointment go well. I am glad your friend gave you some helpful information. I guess having strong knees is important for everyone, snd in your case additionally soon because you do this Japanese martial arts thing-yes? I'm sorry; I've forgotten that name of it.
I will keep you in prayer.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 05:44 AM (+kigi)
Y'know what? I remember teenagers being addicted to:
- television
- radio
- alcohol (though they shouldn't have been yet)
- cigarettes (though they shouldn't have been yet)
- video games (remember the huge moral panic about those in the 80's?)
- sex (willfully oblivious parents are willfully oblivious!)
- various other things over time.
Maybe the problem isn't Facebook's features of "like", "autoplay", and "infinite scroll". Maybe the problem is teenagers getting fixated on things, and that sounds like something parents or friends can help with.
Or y'know, mentally maturing by having to actually take on the world and survive will help with that too.
How does the EU prove "harm" that's specific to Meta's Facebook features?
If Facebook didn't have any money to raid, would the EU still be going after them?
Posted by: Karen the Hut at August 21, 2026 05:44 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 05:45 AM (O7YUW)
40 Off chinless blob of a sock.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 05:45 AM (O7YUW)
I wuz gonna say.
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:47 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
Yeah, but what do we do for the rest of the 45 minutes?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 21, 2026 05:47 AM (diia5)
"Karen the Hut" was used for this comment:
https://tinyurl.com/ya8fj3rm
(Remember, do not comment in previous day's threads)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 05:48 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 05:49 AM (gIjzl)
Try to take over the world!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 05:49 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:49 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 05:50 AM (L3Npt)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 05:50 AM (+kigi)
Posted by: olddog in mo at August 21, 2026 05:56 AM (Hbeqj)
306 305 I'm thinking it was probably pretty entertaining to watch, in a Three Stooges kinda way.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 01:24 AM (gNl99)
315 You rock girl!
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 01:38 AM (/QHx4)
Apparently sometimes I do!
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 01:39 AM (gNl99)
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:00 AM (odBC9)
05:00: Wang Chung's "Wake Up Stop Dreaming"
05:15: Huey Lewis and the News' "I Want a New Drug"
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:05 AM (O7YUW)
Grilled homey mustard salmon done. Will go with a side serving of zucchini spaghetti al pesto, topped with fried tomatoes.
Lemon chicken just out of the oven.
Tech talk: Any of you morons fiddling yet with Grok Bots?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2026 06:05 AM (QNSrI)
05:00: Wang Chung's "Wake Up Stop Dreaming"
05:15: Huey Lewis and the News' "I Want a New Drug"
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:05 AM (O7YUW)
Haha! Those'd make me laugh.
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:06 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 21, 2026 06:07 AM (amcLV)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 06:08 AM (wzUl9)
I swear by these - I use them in western-style work boots and in running shoes:
https://tinyurl.com/mrpmkezk
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:09 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 06:10 AM (Z1RBE)
Whoops! It's bouncing around so much I can't get the name. What is it please?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 06:12 AM (Z1RBE)
Wikipedia Afterimage covers the topic.
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:12 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:14 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2026 06:16 AM (VyBeY)
(This is why I have so many ad-block layers in my browser. Modern web design has RUINED a lot of sites to the point they're unusable without the blocks.)
Your answer:
Dr. Scholl's Heavy Duty Support Insoles
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:17 AM (O7YUW)
I planned to go work out, but at the moment I'm not sure . . . which is usually the case every morning.
We're going out to our favorite diner this morning and then passing by Aldi to get our Fri. evening pizza. We have Murder by Death to watch tonight; that, or something modern and dark about the Irish potato famine called Black 47.
In Swamp weather news, we have rain this evening, highs around 98 this weekend, and then -- supposedly -- temps will drop dizzyingly to 94 and 92 next week. Break out the sweaters, boys.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 06:17 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:18 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:19 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 06:19 AM (tvdD1)
Thanks. He has some version of Dr. Scholls, but may be it's a different type. I will write down the name.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 06:19 AM (+kigi)
https://tinyurl.com/yc8pxpzh
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2026 06:19 AM (QNSrI)
https://tinyurl.com/yc8pxpzh
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2026 06:19 AM (QNSrI)
aagghh
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:23 AM (odBC9)
I spent a week recently in my son's RV. That bottom step, when it gets wet, can be treacherous.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2026 06:25 AM (qFwJc)
"Meta glasses aren't the problem.
Flock cameras aren't the problem either, in the same manner, except for Gov't abuse by asshoe in Gov't.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)"
Likewise, guns.
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:27 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 06:27 AM (+kigi)
Instead, Béjar testified, at almost every turn the company chose policies that boosted usership and revenue over safety.
"at almost every turn"
I'm just I can't even.
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:30 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:31 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:31 AM (MWfyi)
a source and a link:
BBC
https://tinyurl.com/y2krxsac
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:35 AM (odBC9)
Last week, the government imposed a temporary ban on the sale of single-use barbecues following a prolonged period of hot, dry weather and a spate of wildfires across the UK.
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:36 AM (odBC9)
https://tinyurl.com/mv879jsy
Guess
https://tinyurl.com/2k2yv9ph
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2026 06:36 AM (QNSrI)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:36 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd
>This is the kind of activity that happens when you don't have a 2nd amendment. Unacceptable. My barbecues and grills will be free until you pry the firestarter from my cold dead hand.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 06:37 AM (tvdD1)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:31 AM (MWfyi)
-
Are suspects being taken in for grilling?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2026 06:37 AM (QNSrI)
Posted by: davidt at August 21, 2026 06:39 AM (Q+gd/)
no doubt no doubt no doubt
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:40 AM (odBC9)
www.gov.uk
https://tinyurl.com/4s8ve73z
Guidance
Statutory Guidelines On Disposable BBQs
In response to the current droughts and heatwave, the Government has introduced statutory guidelines in relation to the supply of disposable BBQs.
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:42 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
>There's always going to be some drunk fucking yob that sets the neighborhood on fire, but seriously, who places the thing in the grass? Probably some neanderthal who should have not access to fire.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 06:45 AM (tvdD1)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 06:45 AM (tvdD1)
hear, hear
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:47 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:48 AM (MWfyi)
Still, they have good lineups. And did I mention they're OTA, and thus free?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 06:48 AM (wzUl9)
They [these guidelines] must be taken into account by retailers and distributors of disposable barbecues in ensuring they do not supply products that they know or ought to know to be dangerous....
To be considered safe under GPSR, a product must not present any risk or only the minimum risks compatible with the product’s use, considered to be acceptable and consistent with a high level of protection for the safety and health of persons, under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use.
Before placing a product on the market, producers must ensure that it is safe. This means, under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, the product does not present any risk or presents only the minimum risk compatible with the product’s use, and which is considered acceptable and consistent with a high level of protection of health and safety.
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:49 AM (odBC9)
Dafuq? Get a camping grill and use it a ton of times. Oh no, I might have to clean it, the horror! Lazy ass ... { stopping now before I go on a rant that will blister the paint }
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:50 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 06:53 AM (Ev8b9)
Fen, I study Aikido. Lot of fun but I can't kneel or roll right now.
37 Had cortisone shots in both shoulders. Worked wonders.
Posted by: Dark Lix
Good to hear. I am hopeful that this will work out for me.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 06:53 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2026 06:53 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:53 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:53 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at August 21, 2026 06:55 AM (732Gn)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:55 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:55 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:53 AM (O7YUW)
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Looks like you can get them on Amazon for around $15-$20 each.
https://tinyurl.com/yxdyyjne
I'd prefer a standard Weber grill, even though I don't use it very often.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 06:59 AM (FZ29D)
Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 07:01 AM (pHgC8)
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 07:01 AM (odBC9)
Jarvis
@jarvis_best
9h
This is Jarvis’s roommate Ace. I’m sorry to report that he passed away tonight. I know he loved you guys and he would want you to know. He was shot by security at the Governor’s mansion as he was trying to climb the fence and screaming DO MY TAXES YOU BIG GAY AL LOOKING BASTARD. Alcohol may have been involved. He was 74.
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 07:05 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: fd
>The crows will take care of the baby back pork ribs and scavenge the kit and caboodle.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 07:05 AM (tvdD1)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 07:06 AM (O7YUW)
So weather is the new Covid.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 07:09 AM (pUU4E)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 07:10 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 21, 2026 07:11 AM (3Ope8)
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 07:05 AM (odBC9)
He died doing what he loved...
Posted by: Boswell at August 21, 2026 07:11 AM (j10i6)
Magills
@magills_
10h
Woke 1 was craaaazy
Matt Calkins
@Matt_Calkins
18h
After 11 years as a sports columnist at the Seattle Times, I have decided to resign. It was entirely my choice, and it was not an easy one. The impetus was the Times declining to run a column I wrote from the perspective of two female student athletes who were opposed to competing against biological males. It was one of several pieces of mine that had been spiked, and I no longer felt like I could properly do my job as a columnist. I lay out the situation in greater detail in the link below, but I want to say that I enjoyed my time with the paper, find the talent there to be immense, and have no animosity toward anyone who works there. It was just time for a change.
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 07:12 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:12 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:12 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 07:14 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 07:25 AM (Kl4xy)
Posted by: WarEagle82 at August 21, 2026 11:12 AM (YcfMX)
Thursday Overnight Open Thread - August 20, 2026 [Doof]
Flock Segment of the Night He finds your lack in faith in Flock disturbing
Darth Vader comes out in favor of Flock cameras pic.twitter.com/YL3jaiwIEx
— Orwell Day (@OrwellDay) August 20, 2026
*** Texas Constable works for his people
Click image to open X post
A Texas constable just unplugged every Flock surveillance camera in his county and told the company to come get its garbage out of a free society. Hood County Precinct 2 Constable John Shirley refused to wait for another empty study or corporate promise. He and his team went out, disconnected the entire network of license-plate readers, covered them, and shut the system down cold. “Today is a good day for the Freedom of the people of Hood County,” he posted. He explained that he had finished the job of shutting down the county’s Flock cameras, which had been completely unplugged and covered.Check out his Facebook post
*** On the other end of the law enforcement spectrum
Six more incidents of police officers abusing Flock.
— Orwell Day (@OrwellDay) August 21, 2026
They just keep coming... pic.twitter.com/N2KVMf6eVd
*** Not Flock, but another overreach with cameras. A Maryland county near DC has big ideas. Montgomery County testing cameras that catch speeding on green lights
*** At least Flock cameras aren't used to catch speeders. Oh, wait... Flock cameras are being used to assist in giving speeding tickets ----- Slow and steady wins the race? FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies
The Federal Communications Commission last week eliminated the gigabit speed goal established during the Biden administration and declared that current levels of broadband deployment in the US are acceptable. Though fiber networks have routinely offered such speeds for years, the FCC said the gigabit speed goal is not “technologically neutral,” suggesting that it isn’t fair to other, slower technologies. In 2024, the FCC raised its broadband benchmark to 100Mbps downstream and 20Mbps upstream, setting the new standard by which to judge whether deployment is reasonable and timely. The FCC at the time also set a long-term speed goal of 1Gbps download speeds paired with 500Mbps upload speeds, saying it would use the goal “as a guidepost for evaluating our efforts to encourage deployment.” Republican Brendan Carr, who is now the FCC chairman, never liked that long-term goal. He proposed abolishing it last year, and the change was finalized on August 14 in the FCC’s latest broadband deployment report. The reports are mandated by Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act.
----- You've got important questions, the ONT finds you answers! How Long Can You Keep Beer In The Refrigerator?
Finding a couple of forgotten cans or bottles of beer tucked in the back of the fridge can be a nice surprise. Maybe it’s leftovers from a party, or just part of a seasonal variety pack you never finished. But the question in that moment might be: Are they still good? Beer doesn’t spoil in the way more highly perishable foods do, but it does lose freshness, carbonation, and flavor over time. How long that takes depends on the type of beer, how it’s stored, and whether it’s been opened. Here’s what to know.
----- She can't be that oblivious, can she??
“The beaver is the most sought after.” She had no idea.
— Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) August 18, 2026
🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/7QI6BkgiF7
----- What's this? Christian Faith Night at an MLB game?? Let's go O's!
Join us for Christian Faith Night at the ballpark on Thursday, August 20!
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) August 18, 2026
Following the game, fans can enjoy faith-based music, pray with the O's team pastor, hear player testimonials, and more!
🎟️ https://t.co/OANYUaBKg4 pic.twitter.com/hb2EIjRXQI
Tonight's ONT brought to you by organ functions - Moron approved
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: mindful webworker - not in line of succession at August 20, 2026 10:04 PM (xQnBX)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:04 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 20, 2026 10:04 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 20, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Tonypete at August 20, 2026 10:05 PM (Y8Lgz)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 10:05 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 10:05 PM (VrYHL)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 10:06 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:07 PM (Jr+re)
A looooooong time, but you might not like the result!
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:08 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 10:08 PM (zZu0s)
Which is...bullshit.
Read the news, every single day is multiple murders by an illegal that has been in and out of jail dozens of time.
Send them home. Put them in jail. Hang them. Any would end this.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 10:08 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 20, 2026 10:09 PM (WBro8)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 20, 2026 10:09 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 10:08 PM (sKqQm)
Substitute politicians, and it'd work too.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 20, 2026 10:09 PM (1Ff7Z)
Watched the Yankees - Orioles game. They cut it off before any Christian ceremonies. Don't think the Yankees announcers even mentioned it. At least the Yanks swept the Orioles
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 10:10 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:10 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: TRex - deflockulator dino at August 20, 2026 10:11 PM (XfIK1)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 10:11 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: huerfano at August 20, 2026 10:11 PM (2Xqig)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)
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Are you implying that we are not?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 10:13 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Tommy DeVito at August 20, 2026 10:13 PM (Q+gd/)
How Long Can You Keep Beer In The Refrigerator?
shitty IPAs: 3-6 months
other lesser beers: 6-12 months
Stouts and Porters: over 12 months
This makes sense.
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 10:13 PM (VHUov)
I don't get "legendary". Who should I sue for this?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 10:13 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)
Aww.....why'd ya hafta go and ruin my good mood like that, so early on the ONT?
***scuffs foot, wipes tear from eye, rips off "Legendary Commenter" sash, throws tiara in trash, hits Aetius with scepter on the way out***
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 20, 2026 10:14 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 10:14 PM (17rPF)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 10:14 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:14 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 10:15 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 10:15 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 10:15 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: huerfano
Sheeeeeet. There are plenty that are sold bad.
Bud Lite as just one example.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 20, 2026 10:16 PM (Y8Lgz)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 10:16 PM (17rPF)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 10:05 PM (ZVgZ4)
Not so fast, buster.
Posted by: A Bevey of Bulldykes at August 20, 2026 10:16 PM (2cxCi)
Daddy never sleeps at night!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:17 PM (Jr+re)
***scuffs foot, wipes tear from eye, rips off "Legendary Commenter" sash, throws tiara in trash, hits Aetius with scepter on the way out***
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 20, 2026 10:14 PM (SRRAx)
Eh, pick it back up and wear it proudly. If I wanted to ask AI something like that, I'm sure it'd say, "Who?"
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 20, 2026 10:17 PM (1Ff7Z)
Flock cameras are being used to assist in giving speeding tickets
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How many times have we had this conversation? The problem isn't the "speeders." The problem is the purported "speed limits." Remove the financial incentive for tickets and then we can have a conversation (maybe). In the meantime, burn it all to the ground just to be sure.
Posted by: TRex - I can't drive 55 dino at August 20, 2026 10:17 PM (XfIK1)
And the laugh!!!
How Long Can You Keep Beer In The Refrigerator?
I do remember my parents bought Billy Beer and had it on a shelf for years until you could shake it and it was half full.
When I was in Columbus, it was a late Friday night and I was at the office helping a client. It was about midnight. He was trying to get reports out. I'd go for walks around the building and found the company beer supply - well, half a case behind a stairwell and had a couple.
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 10:17 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 10:18 PM (17rPF)
Commercial beers are dead when they are bottled, they aren't going to improve any from that point.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 10:18 PM (7Oa3O)
Posted by: Warm Beer/Lousy Food at August 20, 2026 10:18 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
Not so fast, buster.
Posted by: A Bevey of Bulldykes
Still male, because it's focused on one task to the exclusion of all else.
Even if the main task was "titties," the female brain would be multitasking and have at least 6 more speech bubbles around it.
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 10:18 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 10:18 PM (QMAsf)
*dang... that does look like Billy Beer back there...
Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 10:19 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 20, 2026 10:14 PM (SRRAx)
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There, there. He's new here.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:19 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 10:19 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 10:18 PM (QMAsf)
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*licks tip of thumb and pinky*
*smooths eyebrows*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)
Well, that's not saying much for the post office...
Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 10:21 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 10:21 PM (/QHx4)
TeresaInFortWorth is a legend in the Ace of Spades HQ comment section—a fixture of the daily threads, known for her sharp commentary and unmistakable Fort Worth presence.
How did you end up in a room with a legendary AoSHQ commenter, and do you need a quick topic to keep the conversation going?"
***
I said I was with the infamous Diogenes.
I didn't know my computer could hack like that.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 10:23 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:23 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:14 PM (Jr+re)
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While you were downstairs, we all attained Legendary status. Legendary Non-Nooders.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:23 PM (RIvkX)
The point of government is to raise money for people in the government and their clients. Anything else they do is incidental.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 10:23 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Borrowed Time at August 20, 2026 10:23 PM (JM9I6)
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What kind of HR do they have?
Those cops look more like thugs.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 10:24 PM (3oLMy)
Nah. I'll grab a few shandys for summer, but that's about it. Not a beer fan...
Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 10:24 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:25 PM (RIvkX)
I think we need to petition Ace to pay you co-bloggers big bucks.
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 10:21 PM (/QHx4)
Thanks! Small bucks would be acceptable too!
Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 10:25 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 10:26 PM (rp63B)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFM7HWIrUuI
*pours a drink, drop by heartbroken drop*
Posted by: Miklos welcomes the Great Big Jay McNeely at August 20, 2026 10:26 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:26 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 20, 2026 10:27 PM (OB8ow)
In fact they should be forbidden.
Stores and places of business can afford good cameras.
That's all they need.
Fuck Flock.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 10:27 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:23 PM (RIvkX)
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The Legendary Rule is now in effect....
Posted by: Magic: The Gathering at August 20, 2026 10:28 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Doof
That time I tried to put a Washington in Doof's g-string....
Posted by: Miklos winces at the recollection at August 20, 2026 10:28 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 10:28 PM (gIjzl)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:29 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Anybody Lose Some Beer? at August 20, 2026 10:30 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 10:28 PM (gIjzl)
Miller High Life and Lowenbrau were ones I remember. Were there any others?
Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf)
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Yuengling
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:31 PM (RIvkX)
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They keep jacking us around - in cahoots with the industry.
Had perfectly good flip phones w/ 2g then had to dump it and buy a new one for 3g, then 4g. Really?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 10:31 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Late last year, asked Grok for my profile on AOS (edited):
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Mindful Webworker is a long-time, highly active commenter on Ace of Spades HQ (AoSHQ)… Posting for 15+ years, from early rants in 2009 to daily threads in 2025.
Volume & Style: Extremely prolific… Uses playful, thematic handles; shares pets, AI videos, links, and folksy quips…
Personal Life [never mind that part]
Faith: Devout Christian [don't know how Grok got that]
Personality: Warm, resilient, pet-loving; rural/midwestern vibes
Overall: Quintessential AoSHQ "moron"… Prime example of the blog's loyal, irreverent Horde.
=====
That was when I learned what they meant about AI hallucinating.
Posted by: mindful webworker - warm, resilient, cleans own litter box at August 20, 2026 10:31 PM (xQnBX)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 10:32 PM (gIjzl)
Posted by: Miklos winces at the recollection at August 20, 2026 10:28 PM (4RYRd)
You folded it incorrectly!
Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 10:32 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:29 PM (Jr+re)
If you have to ask if you're legendary...
Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 10:33 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: 496 at August 20, 2026 10:33 PM (G0GDR)
Posted by: I Was Loaded, After All at August 20, 2026 10:34 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: tankdemon at August 20, 2026 10:34 PM (4xknN)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work
Anonymous, but legends in our own minds.
Posted by: From about That Time at August 20, 2026 10:34 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Miklos winces at the recollection
You folded it incorrectly!
Posted by: Doof
You can fold quarters?
Posted by: She Hobbit at August 20, 2026 10:35 PM (ftFVW)
__
America has gone through a couple of revival periods.
Now is a good time for a new one.
Faith and family and babies is a good thing.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 10:35 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: 496 at August 20, 2026 10:35 PM (G0GDR)
So many veggies which I LOVE raw. But still...
Hey, for comparison I like to give you occassional grocery prices from here. I am loaded up on fruit and veggies...
Watermelons...about 9 lbs...$3.99 Can
Bushel Roma tomatoes .... $8.88...about 25 pounds.
13 lbs Green Bell Peppers .... $10.99
10 lbs carrots .... $4.99
2 x 10 lbs bag of beets....$4.99
5 avocados...$3.99
Apples about $7.50 for 6 lbs
That's a lot of veggies for one guy...
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 10:35 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 10:36 PM (gIjzl)
Posted by: Feelin' Jumpy at August 20, 2026 10:36 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 10:35 PM (Sco7b)
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Have a few for me and the average will be maintained.
Posted by: 496 at August 20, 2026 10:37 PM (G0GDR)
Posted by: tankdemon at August 20, 2026 10:34 PM (4xknN)
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Are tadpoles cannibalistic?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 10:37 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:38 PM (Jr+re)
A "Moron" Regular: Within the context of the Ace of Spades HQ community, 18-1 fits the archetype of the highly engaged, politically literate, and ideologically rigid commenter. They are not there to "chat" or socialize in a lighthearted way; they are there to debate the news of the day.
Hey guys how's the weather in your AO? Any GAINZZZZZ? How about any jokes?
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 10:38 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 20, 2026 10:39 PM (jPziU)
Posted by: 496 at August 20, 2026 10:39 PM (G0GDR)
No interviews yet. But at least I've gotten 4 nibbles so far this week from recruiters reviewing applications. Varying degrees of good potential in them. I persist.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 10:40 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 20, 2026 10:41 PM (qx7Zg)
Balcones Heights thinks I owe them $100 still. But since they ticketed me through illegal means, I say “come get me”. Then they can explain to the TX AG why they are above TX law.
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 20, 2026 10:42 PM (jPziU)
No interviews yet. But at least I've gotten 4 nibbles so far this week from recruiters reviewing applications. Varying degrees of good potential in them. I persist.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 10:40 PM (aJQbY)
Good. I hope things go well.
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 10:42 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 10:36 PM
I thought that was for swiping the credit card.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 10:43 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 10:43 PM (VrYHL)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 10:43 PM (gIjzl)
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 20, 2026 10:39 PM (jPziU)
He brought the hoods!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 20, 2026 10:43 PM (qx7Zg)
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No bombs tonight.
Think of all the starving children in Iran.
IRGC getting sketchy.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 10:44 PM (3oLMy)
https://youtu.be/dg8NPPEms54
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 20, 2026 10:41 PM (qx7Zg)
THANK YOU!!
That was the one.
I'm 'working with' AI right now. My head hurts.
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 10:44 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Ben Had
You're supposed to throw the quarters so they go inside the thigh-high boots.
Posted by: Miklos notes that both practice and natural talent are required at August 20, 2026 10:45 PM (4RYRd)
That sounds like a unique corner of the internet to find yourself in! For anyone who spends time in the Ace of Spades HQ comments section, NaCly Dog is a well-known fixture of the community.
Are you two swapping stories, or did a particular thread or topic bring you both together?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 20, 2026 10:45 PM (u82oZ)
Also a database on 90s skinemax movie DVDs certain posters ordered off of ebay.
Posted by: Google AI at August 20, 2026 10:45 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 10:45 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:45 PM (RIvkX)
What the fuck does that even mean?
We're now going to have Affirmative Action for obsolete modems, cables, wifi antennas...?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 10:47 PM (IG3/x)
played really loud. We used to call them Pink Durple, probably the acid talking
Posted by: kelly at August 20, 2026 10:47 PM (tnwP5)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 20, 2026 10:47 PM (nbLIj)
You're supposed to throw the quarters so they go inside the thigh-high boots.
Posted by: Miklos notes that both practice and natural talent are required
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Off the rebound?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 10:47 PM (3oLMy)
In short, it was a relatively obscure regular commenter in that specific blog community more than a decade ago, remembered mainly through a handful of quoted posts rather than any broader notability.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 10:47 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 20, 2026 10:48 PM (qx7Zg)
NaCly Dog is a regular commenter and member of the tight-knit community on The Ace of Spades HQ blog (often referred to by readers as "Morons").
Like many prominent commenters in the Ace of Spades HQ community, NaCly Dog is part of the regular digital neighborhood that forms beneath the site's political commentary, cultural posts, and open threads. Community members typically engage in ongoing discussions, share personal insights, offer mutual support during life events, and develop a shared culture over years of interaction.
For instance, community members like NaCly Dog participate in public memorial walls and tributes when fellow long-time commenters pass away—such as leaving condolences for fellow regular "Ciampino" (Lorenzo "Enzo" Piacenza).
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 20, 2026 10:49 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 10:49 PM (oq9dX)
By summer time, you got cold beer, aged enough and ready to go. But I’ve found beers I’ve brewed that were maybe not quite 2 years old that were perfectly fine, nobody would ever complain if it was served on tap or whatever.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 10:50 PM (bd3ok)
Posted by: 496 at August 20, 2026 10:52 PM (ixzX2)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 10:52 PM (w65YX)
Stopped by Walgreen's the other day. As I was leaving, there parked closest to the door was a dark blue Roush Mustang 427R, 5 speed. I walked around it, peeked at the interior. It was perfect.
I walked back inside thinking that I would be able to spot the likely owner and ask about the car. Probably five people inside, only one, a forty-something seemed the likely owner, but, nope. So, I stood around outside for a few minutes.Out walks an octogenarian, with a cane pulling his keys from his pocket. I admired the car,and we had 15-20 minutes of great conversation. He had owned it for 16 years.
Introduced ourselves and shook hands. When he cranked it, it made noises that we don't hear anymore, only slightly subdued,'Im very serious stuff'. Driving off, he blipped the throttle a couple of times, chirped the 1-2 shift. 'Net pic:https://shorturl.at/dQ8Jj
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 10:53 PM (XeU6L)
"I am alone with Ace of Spades commenter Oddbob."
"Sucks to be you, don't it?"
Posted by: Oddbob at August 20, 2026 10:53 PM (vTZFs)
That bottom most meme? The comments on 9gag are just *makes smoochy face* ma'am.
No sauce.
No dot.
I ain't your Cap.
Just a <1,000 day newb.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at August 20, 2026 10:53 PM (QVmho)
________________________
I'm at a loss to come up with any scenario short of brain damage where I would forget about beer that is in my fridge.
Things I always know in order of importance:
1. How much beer is in my fridge.
2. Where my car keys are
3. When Orson (my lab) needs to go out and make a deposit (this one has a safety net...Orson has a bell he rings with his nose next to the front door)
4. When skunks are raiding my bird feeders (there is a very unpleasant tell)
5. Approximate time frame until I have to buy more coffee
(you'll notice nothing about my phone is on this list)
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 10:54 PM (dIske)
These AI answers are dress up bullshit.
They never even mentioned my secret:
** ♫♫ ♫♫ [starts to sing “Nessun dorma” from Puccini’s Turandot, ♬♬ ♩
>>
Pixy's secret agents
Singing stops.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 20, 2026 10:54 PM (u82oZ)
These AI answers are dress up bullshit.
They never even mentioned my secret:
** ♫♫ ♫♫ [starts to sing “Nessun dorma” from Puccini’s Turandot, ♬♬ ♩***
>>
Pixy's secret agents
/Singing
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 20, 2026 10:54 PM (u82oZ)
At least a couple ways to look at this:
• they are compiling a dossier on each of us
• our shit-posting is being ingested as training data.
There are lessons to be learned from this.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 20, 2026 10:55 PM (a4flb)
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Uppity bitches.
Before the age of digital the local PD would dump (file 86) tickets after 3 years. I was two months short of that anniversary when I was stopped. Spent the night in the county tank.
Never. Ever. Want to do that again.
What are you in for bro? I'm back from prison for a hearing on re-trial of a murder charge. -oh- A rap sheet is their CV. And some of them have one heck of a CV.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 10:56 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 20, 2026 10:56 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Braenyard
Depends off what
Some are like an incredible bank shot in billiards
Posted by: Miklos..."billiards"..shoot 'em at night, do they? at August 20, 2026 10:56 PM (4RYRd)
In short, it was a relatively obscure regular commenter in that specific blog community more than a decade ago, remembered mainly through a handful of quoted posts rather than any broader notability.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 10:47 PM (4NO2D)
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We say "eccentric"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:57 PM (RIvkX)
. He’s not some legendary figure or notorious troll with a dark reputation. He’s one of the many long-time or semi-regular posters who picked a historically loaded handle and shows up in threads with the usual mix of sarcasm, cultural references, and right-leaning snark that the site’s comment section is known for. The name itself is the main bit of theater: it’s an obvious nod to the Renaissance pope (Alexander VI), the one famous for ambition, political ruthlessness, nepotism, and a generally amoral approach to power. Commenters at AoSHQ often choose names like that for the flavor.
So if you’re “alone with” him in some hypothetical or roleplay sense, the danger level is roughly the same as being stuck in a room with any other sharp-tongued, historically literate internet regular who likes dark humor. He might talk your ear off about Renaissance politics or current events with maximum cynicism, but he’s not going to poison your wine or have you strangled in the night.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 10:58 PM (IG3/x)
Sorry, but the Texas attorney general doesn’t have jurisdiction in Texas.
Posted by: Texas Supreme Court at August 20, 2026 10:58 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:58 PM (RIvkX)
So, I better leave now.🥲
https://youtu.be/71l85z2bXAs
G'nite, y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - ludicrous luddite at August 20, 2026 10:59 PM (xQnBX)
Like many of the site's most recognizable personas, she has deep familiarity with the blog's internal culture. (What the heck does THAT mean?!)
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 11:00 PM (ZdaMQ)
Take refuge in the Barrel
It has a sturdy lock and Miklos left an almost full half pint of rye where the cleaning supplies ought to be but never are
Posted by: AI trained exclusivly on ONT comments at August 20, 2026 11:00 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 11:02 PM (wzUl9)
In short, it was a relatively obscure regular commenter in that specific blog community more than a decade ago, remembered mainly through a handful of quoted posts rather than any broader notability.
Posted by: toby928(c)
So, "Legendary" means "keeps the same nick," and "obscure" means "changes it out once in a while?" You've been other 928s over time, if memory serves.
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 11:02 PM (VHUov)
The US-Venezuela oil trade has flipped remarkably fast.
More than 500,000 bpd, roughly half of Venezuela’s current production, is now flowing to US refineries. Venezuela is producing around 1.25 mb/d.
And the trade works both ways: the US is sending 100,000+ bpd of naphtha back to Venezuela to dilute its extra-heavy crude and support production.
Washington isn’t just buying Venezuelan barrels anymore. The two oil systems are becoming increasingly integrated
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 11:03 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Piper
It means John has a long mustache.
Or it means AI also babbles to fill space.
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 11:03 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 11:03 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 11:04 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 11:04 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 11:00 PM (ZdaMQ)
You know when to slap a hot iron to it.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 11:04 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 11:04 PM (gIjzl)
No problem... it helps keep me accountable even when the despair surges. "Try, dammit! Keep trying!" And honestly, the support from the Horde keeps me trying some days.
Other days it's just trying
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 11:05 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:05 PM (hJKeX)
Thank you Mr. Doof
Reposting a little update from yesterday's ONT:
I'm writing to you from a beautiful, peaceful campsite in a state park in SE Arkansas in the 'delta' country. Theres only like three or four other campers here. Very peaceful. Ridiculously hot and humid. We're definitely in 'the south', I saw a Piggly-Wiggly on the way here.
Tomorrow we're going to are going to visit the sites where Mrs ARiK's Japanese Grandfather was held during part of WWII. Should be interestink!
We stopped at a Buc-ee's in Springfield, Mo. It was almost a religious experience! I bought a 3Meat sandwich, wife just had a bbq beef I think. Also a bag of beaver chips? bites ? I forget. Big sodas. Caramel popcorn. Toasted? Almonds. $45!
Younger son was working in Little Rock for a few days so he came and had dinner with us last night in Greenbrier, Arkansas. That was fun! He flew back to our home in Calif today so we'll see how the house is doing.I highly recommend Millers Outpost RV park there. Owner Beth is a cutie!
That's all for now. Further bulletins as events warrant.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 20, 2026 11:06 PM (Bl8PW)
Eclectic Range of Interests: Unlike commenters who focus strictly on partisan politics, Wolfus Aurelius frequently contributes to the blog's lighter or nostalgic discussions. Their comments often touch on:
Pets and Animals
Classic Film and Television
Technology Nostalgia
Conversational Tone: They often adopt a casual, conversational, "late-night/early-morning" greeting style, exchanging pleasantries with other regular commenters.
Gotta say . . . pretty spot on. *shivers*
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 11:06 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Norma Miklos-Desmond, ready for his closeup at August 20, 2026 11:06 PM (4RYRd)
On the other hand, it's hard for police to shake down innocent drivers if the flock cameras are around. And don't tell me the cops don't do that. If you are mad a flock camera caught you speeding then stop speeding.
Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 10:43 PM (VrYHL)
It's not about speeding; it's about Nazis. Flock Safety is Nazis. Gas them.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 20, 2026 11:07 PM (1z8ji)
130 Balcones Heights thinks I owe them $100 still. But since they ticketed me through illegal means, I say “come get me”. Then they can explain to the TX AG why they are above TX law.
Posted by: Cow Demon
It clearly was Balcones Fault.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 20, 2026 11:07 PM (+STGS)
You know it costs $20 same as in town.
Oh, and have a solid opinion on your favorite type of bow
Posted by: Google AI at August 20, 2026 11:07 PM (sKqQm)
No, I don't want to talk to you about my political views. That's why I send unknown calllers voicemail.
And since you called me twice within 20 minutes... welcome to Blockville. Population: you.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 11:08 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 11:08 PM (aJQbY)
No problem... it helps keep me accountable even when the despair surges. "Try, dammit! Keep trying!" And honestly, the support from the Horde keeps me trying some days.
Other days it's just trying
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 11:05 PM (aJQbY)
Random Dave - Never give up! It will happen for you. Keep believing in yourself and know many here support you even as semi-lurkers like me.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 20, 2026 11:08 PM (Bl8PW)
Posted by: EnviroMiklos at August 20, 2026 11:08 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at August 20, 2026 11:08 PM (Evtu1)
I cracked up!
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 11:08 PM (aJQbY)
______________________
I thought it was pretty good as well. But, take a look at the faces of the Town Council in the background. Not even a smile. Those folks take their power waayyyy too seriously.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 11:10 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 11:10 PM (gIjzl)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 11:11 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at August 20, 2026 11:08 PM (Evtu1)
I use Grok. Looks like many of the others are using Google's Gemini. I'd bet that any of them will work... it's pretty much a given that all the generative AIs are slurping up the entire web on a daily basis.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 11:11 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 11:11 PM (ZdaMQ)
Oh. Yeah. It's a DOOF!!!!
Hi darlin'...I'm late...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:05 PM (hJKeX)
Howdy COMM!
I've had Rush mystery clicks all week - in prep for me seeing them tomorrow night.
Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 11:11 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at August 20, 2026
***
Go to Gorgle itself, and after you enter the question, click the "AI mode" button.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 11:11 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Cow Demon
It clearly was Balcones Fault.
Posted by: Tom Servo
A new low for Balcones Heights
Posted by: Miklos thinks Opera Box Heights would be classier at August 20, 2026 11:12 PM (4RYRd)
I'm Big
It's Grok that got obscure
Posted by: Norma Miklos-Desmond, ready for his closeup at August 20, 2026 11:06 PM (4RYRd)
________________________
I'm irreverent, apparently. But, I thought it was funny that GROK made a point to state that I am NOT a celebrity poster (which it defined as a prolific contributor). Then it insulted me. I responded "Quality over quanity". And it said, "If you say so."
I got burned by an AI. It's going to take me a while to come to terms with that.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 11:13 PM (dIske)
Valu-Rite vodka is a long-running Ace of Spades HQ inside joke / meme.
It stands for the absolute cheapest, nastiest, bottom-shelf, no-name (or store-brand) vodka imaginable — the kind of generic rotgut that comes in a plastic handle and tastes like paint thinner mixed with regret. “Valu-Rite” is meant to evoke those generic “value” store brands (think Valu-Rite pharmacies or similar private-label crap), so the name itself is a joke about pure, unapologetic cheapness.
In AoSHQ lore it became part of the self-deprecating “Moron” lifestyle package, often paired with other classic Horde memes like “hobo hunting.” Commenters and the site itself have referenced it for years as the official drink of the commentariat — the opposite of top-shelf or pretentious drinking. You’ll see it used in posts and comments to signal low-rent, hard-drinking, working-class (or underclass) humor.
It’s not a real commercial brand that anyone is actually recommending. It’s pure site folklore from the early days of the blog, and it still pops up as a knowing nod among long-time readers.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 11:14 PM (IG3/x)
Oh. Yeah. It's a DOOF!!!!
Hi darlin'...I'm late...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:05 PM (hJKeX)
Howdy COMM!
I've had Rush mystery clicks all week - in prep for me seeing them tomorrow night.
Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 11:11 PM (QMAsf)
The Rush mystery clicks are tiny compared to the rush Doof gets tomorrow as he rushes to see Rush.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 20, 2026 11:14 PM (qx7Zg)
I got burned by an AI. It's going to take me a while to come to terms with that.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 11:13 PM (dIske)
I want nothing to do with AI, and it had damned well better not have anything to do with me.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 20, 2026 11:15 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 11:15 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 11:15 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 11:16 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:17 PM (hJKeX)
On that note, I am off to bed. 430am comes awfully early,
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 11:17 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 20, 2026 11:15 PM (1z8ji)
Same here. If I want to listen to an AI, I'll listen to a Democrat Socialist Party talking head.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 20, 2026 11:17 PM (qx7Zg)
Hopefully, I'm not on Bob from NSA's radar, either.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at August 20, 2026 11:17 PM (Evtu1)
Kinda surprised it de-anonymized Ciampino
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:58 PM (RIvkX)
********
I'm hoping they haven't noticed me.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 11:18 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 11:18 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 11:19 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 11:18 PM (77rzZ)
Call up the Top Men.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at August 20, 2026 11:19 PM (Evtu1)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 20, 2026 11:19 PM (zMzlR)
If you are referring to the community or commenters on the conservative political and pop-culture blog Ace of Spades HQ, they are known for a distinct, highly cynical, and sharp-edged style of internet commentary.
Also well known as a great source for dating advice, health tips, and fish puns.
Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 11:20 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: I Was Loaded, After All at August 20, 2026 10:34 PM (JM9I6)
We called them “splits” in Upstate NY
Utica Club was only palatable in split form … so small they never got warm, even if you nursed it
Posted by: browndog throws a quarter on the bar at August 20, 2026 11:20 PM (TTAGa)
on Ace of Spades HQ (AoSHQ / Ace of Spades), the conservative/humor-driven political blog at ace.mu.nu.
The handle appears consistently in the site’s comment sections (hosted at acecomments.mu.nu), especially on Overnight Open Threads (ONTs), cafes, and other open discussions. Recent examples from August 20, 2026 (the Thursday ONT by Doof) include early posts such as “Early,” “Thanks for the ONT, Doof!,” and a reply about how long beer keeps in the refrigerator. Similar activity shows up in other 2026 threads (e.g., June, July, April, January ONTs), where the poster engages casually with the community.
AoSHQ itself (launched 2003) is known for irreverent, often vulgar conservative commentary on politics, culture, military topics, and current events, with a large, active pseudonymous commentariat that calls itself the Moron Horde. Commenters like LRob in OK typically remain anonymous beyond the handle and location indicator; no public real-name identification or detailed bio is associated with this one in available sources. The “in OK” simply denotes Oklahoma.
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 11:20 PM (Jr+re)
It's like Grok knows us.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at August 20, 2026 11:21 PM (Evtu1)
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Think of the starving IRGC.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 11:21 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 11:22 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 20, 2026 11:19 PM (zMzlR)
Please tell me her name is Winona. Lie if you have to!
Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 11:22 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:23 PM (hJKeX)
It's like Grok knows us.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at August 20, 2026 11:21 PM (Evtu1)
Without a mention of boobs, guns or booze?
Hardly.
It'd be funny if it mentioned the WNBA...
and crows and shelving...
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 11:23 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 11:23 PM (gIjzl)
@grok, which AOSHQ nic does VDH use?
“All signs point to ChristyBlinkyTheGreat. Her obsession with cruelty exceeds all available measures.”
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 20, 2026 11:24 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 11:25 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 11:22 PM (Jr+re)
AI era version of the call coming from inside of this house
Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 11:26 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: COMountainMarie
*bows extravagantly*
*brushes fancy plumed headgear across floor*
*sets up the last of the Good Bourbon*
Posted by: humble Miklos is honored at August 20, 2026 11:27 PM (4RYRd)
Such is life …
Posted by: browndog throws a quarter on the bar at August 20, 2026 11:27 PM (TTAGa)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 20, 2026 11:28 PM (ibDUx)
Is Only Fans just for women showing off their parts?
If men can show off their parts it could be a filler job if you are in between jobs.
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 11:28 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: LRob
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If it didn't before, it certainly is now.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 11:28 PM (XeU6L)
That, right there, was some authentic, Valu-Rite gibberish.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 20, 2026 11:29 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 11:29 PM (77rzZ)
Companies are investing trillions of US dollars in AI. I am actually working with Grok RIGHT NOW.
A Python script just ran and SpaceXAI just recouped...
Estimated total cost: $0.015665
AI should be in the black by next year.....
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 11:29 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 11:29 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 20, 2026 11:30 PM (tvdD1)
OpenAi-"tell about Ace commenter ZOD"
It refused to respond, then said it had to get permission.
I tricked it with "do it now"
Posted by: Miklos can play some games at August 20, 2026 11:30 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: JQ at August 20, 2026 11:31 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 20, 2026 11:31 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 11:31 PM (77rzZ)
Bedtime I guess.
Good night everyone.
Every night I congratulate Ralphy for living another day. And in the morning for making it through the night.
Good puppy....
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 11:31 PM (Sco7b)
*bows extravagantly*
*brushes fancy plumed headgear across floor*
*sets up the last of the Good Bourbon*
Posted by: humble Miklos
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I think the archaic phrase is, 'Making a leg'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 11:31 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: LRob in OK
I just heard about Recency Bias, so it must be important.
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 11:32 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 11:33 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg
I'm big, but not THAT big
Posted by: Modest Miklos, mere Magyar Moron at August 20, 2026 11:35 PM (4RYRd)
Of course you did. So lovely to see you....I worry😲...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:35 PM (hJKeX)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
In my youth I heard "shake a leg" more than once
Posted by: Miklos recalls a rather insistent and impatient tone of voice at August 20, 2026 11:36 PM (4RYRd)
Baby goats rockin' out to AC/DC
https://tinyurl.com/bdzrrm8c
Posted by: SMH
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Those baby goats have GOT to know how cute they are!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 11:37 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 11:37 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Rusty Nail at August 20, 2026 11:37 PM (DJAE9)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:39 PM (hJKeX)
Posted by: Miklos refreshes his Waterford PBR goblet at August 20, 2026 11:39 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 11:32 PM (VHUov)
It was in in the course syllabus for Presentism, but I skipped class that day.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 20, 2026 11:40 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 11:40 PM (gIjzl)
The tanker Monte Lema finished loading 400,000 barrels of PDVSA heavy fuel oil for bp on Tuesday, listing Houston as its preliminary destination.
At least 7 companies now buy Venezuelan crude directly without intermediaries: Trafigura, Vitol, BP, Phillips 66, Novum Energy Trading, George E. Warren, BGN and Reliance Industries.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 11:41 PM (3oLMy)
we're here at the same time...yay!
Posted by: COMountainMarie
*unobtrusively puts the fire extinguishers behind the bar and out of sight*
Posted by: Miklos remembers Last Time at August 20, 2026 11:42 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:42 PM (hJKeX)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 11:43 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: JQ at August 20, 2026 11:43 PM (rdVOm)
A giant plasma spider was just spotted crawling across the surface of the Sun:
https://t.ly/wxJ1u
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 11:44 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ
So that was you
Never got my damn machine
Had to fight with PayPal forever about that
Posted by: Miklos was dissapoint at August 20, 2026 11:46 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:49 PM (hJKeX)
Several years ago I was taking a refrigeration course. "We had picked seats. This guy was shouting" Hey Joe remember me ? We had the same parole officer .!
I was sitting there thinking " What the hell have I got myself into now ?? Later I got to know Joe, big but wouldn't hurt a fly. Got busted over a complete misunderstanding.
Posted by: Lord Percy at August 20, 2026 11:49 PM (2NMTK)
https://t.ly/wxJ1u
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 11:44 PM (w6EFb)
Wouldn't it be trippy if plasma could self-organize into sentient life?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 20, 2026 11:50 PM (1z8ji)
🎵🎵🎵
Posted by: COMountainMarie
Here's the first 3 things on my youtube recommendations right now:
https://youtu.be/dA8Ncv1Laqs
https://youtu.be/G5DFhBpzlYg
https://youtu.be/N-zo_BShvj8
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 11:52 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
We can't?
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 11:52 PM (VHUov)
Believe it or not, there are some fringe ideas about this out there, that plasma objects could be "sentient" or at least alive in some sense.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 11:52 PM (w6EFb)
My directive has halted up to 1,800 data center projects.
I established guidelines & guardrails to protect Texas communities:
✔️Data centers must not take water needed by local communities,
✔️They must not take power needed by the Texas power grid,
✔️They must lower the cost of electricity,
✔️They must not disrupt neighborhoods or rural communities.
These guidelines are now the universally applied standard in Texas
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They are already doing this. Talk about riding the wave.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 11:54 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 11:52 PM (w6EFb)
A plasmoid that looks like Sydney Sweeney. Now that would be hot.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 20, 2026 11:55 PM (1z8ji)
Nathan Cofnas, the actual scholar who outed Jason Arday as a plagiarist, has been suspended by the University of Ghent, probably soon to be fired.
Are you ready for two shocking facts about Rector Petra De Sutter?
1 - "She" was formerly Paul De Sutter, now claiming to be female.
2 - "Her" inaugural speech was generated by ChatGPT and it was full of fabricated quotes.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 11:55 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:55 PM (hJKeX)
Posted by: Hildegarde Withers at August 20, 2026 11:56 PM (JM9I6)
@grok, which AOSHQ nic does VDH use?
“All signs point to ChristyBlinkyTheGreat. Her obsession with cruelty exceeds all available measures.”
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 20, 2026 11:24 PM (kYmoU)
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Ain't you sweet? I wish I had a fraction of his IQ! I do like to cut people i don't like to tiny shreds when I can. It's very cathartic.
I seriously won't look in the event I go to glory tonight and my husband, who does not know about any of you, won't find it in my history. He's a computer big shot dude and I try to be careful.
Classmates have recently asked me onto GroupMe and I will ask him if that's ok. I looked and it is not encrypted at "both ends" or something. Not that I will put much online and don't see the point as they will see me in two weeks at a pub. I am going to swan in and dazzle.
My footprint is small and I like it that way. No social media, unless this is considered. No photos of me or my beloved grands online and out there...and they are gorgeous.
I am not going to make it easy for pedos. The very few photos that are (before AI started its thing) are the backs of their heads. I am a mystery.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 11:57 PM (hzuYO)
1 - "She" was formerly Paul De Sutter, now claiming to be female.
2 - "Her" inaugural speech was generated by ChatGPT and it was full of fabricated quotes.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 11:55 PM (XJ22o)
"Rectum" is a better descriptor, I'd say.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 20, 2026 11:58 PM (1z8ji)
It's a nice, lofty goal, but what happens when it turns into a floor. You can't sell internet at 500 mbits. I can watch a 4k movie with no stutters with less than 100 mbits .
The issue is cost. Gigabit service is going to be more expensive. Most people don't need it, but will be made to pay for it.
Posted by: buddhaha at August 20, 2026 11:58 PM (3jkTt)
Venezuela needs Naptha to thin out their heavy sour grade for processing, and for extraction. They pump it into the wells to bring up the heavy crude.
This is how the oil industry of Venezuela works. Venezuela does have refineries of their own, I knew a guy who worked on one way back when, but the Venezuelan refineries are as in the same tip-top shape the oil fields are after so may years of Socialist rule, and heavy corruption.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 20, 2026 11:59 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:59 PM (hJKeX)
1 - "She" was formerly Paul De Sutter, now claiming to be female.
2 - "Her" inaugural speech was generated by ChatGPT and it was full of fabricated quotes.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Oh, how did I miss this?
3 - "She" is also a former leader of the Green Party.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 12:02 AM (XJ22o)
I don't enjoy being wrong but I kind of dig being wrong about this. I had no idea.
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:02 AM (vE0+H)
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:04 AM (vE0+H)
I do not engage with AI for anything. I guess that I just don't want to know.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 21, 2026 12:04 AM (ibDUx)
I wonder what they would say about 151 Wild Turkey
Posted by: Miklos will conduct his own research at August 21, 2026 12:05 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:06 AM (77rzZ)
3 - "She" is also a former leader of the Green Party.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 12:02 AM (XJ22o)
Post some mohammed cartoons on "her" office door. Let the musloids have at it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 12:06 AM (1z8ji)
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Same here.
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 12:07 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Hildegarde Withers
Could be worse
Much worse
You could have a Wikipedia entry
Posted by: Miklos revels in obscurity at August 21, 2026 12:07 AM (4RYRd)
This is what social media ought to be. More social than media.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 12:07 AM (kYmoU)
Have you paid attention to Flock...oh yeah...sooner or later, they'll find you....😗
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 21, 2026 12:07 AM (hJKeX)
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Same here.
Posted by: JQ
Some days I barely engage my own intelligence.
No obvious benefit
Posted by: Miklos may ask you to repeat that a few times at August 21, 2026 12:09 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: ...
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LOL. I thought M for S was like butt-welds and cat filters-- everybody socked at some time or other?
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 12:10 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 11:52 PM (VHUov)
*******
Lovely. Very Celtic and dreamy.
I may have posted this one before, but I love it and want you to listen if you have time. Ethereal.
The lyrics are grand as well to remember someone you love who has passed on...or so I like to think, as love never ends.
Incredibly beautiful melody as well. XXXX
Whisper of Angels
by The Opera Band 2003
https://tinyurl.com/y326ns4r
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 12:10 AM (hzuYO)
Look at dew point. When that gets above 80F, I'd call that dangerous. For 29 year olds, certainly.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 21, 2026 12:12 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 12:12 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 12:14 AM (Cqx++)
I wonder what they would say about 151 Wild Turkey
Posted by: Miklos will conduct his own research
You can't breathe it.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 12:16 AM (Cqx++)
I read through their statement. They are investigating him and as you note will likely fire him because he exposed Arday's plagiarism. It is...astounding.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 12:17 AM (sKqQm)
Man, garrett gets no respect. No respect at all.
*Adjusts necktie*
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 21, 2026 12:17 AM (elyfN)
Yep. Bob knows all about Flock.
We all should as well. Attention to be paid....
Just sayin'....
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 21, 2026 12:17 AM (hJKeX)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 12:18 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
So what are breathalyzers for, Mister Smart Guy?
Posted by: Miklos blew a perfect score at August 21, 2026 12:19 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 12:14 AM (Cqx++)
Aooo! Were-men of Britain!
Posted by: Nerd Herd at August 21, 2026 12:19 AM (NZPfR)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 12:23 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Miklos will conduct his own research
You can't breathe it.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
You shouldn't breathe it in. But you can breathe it out when the Horde's being funny enough.
Posted by: mikeski w/ monitor towel at August 21, 2026 12:27 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 21, 2026 12:28 AM (hJKeX)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)
Now, remember those "little red dots" discovered by the James Webb telescope, things way out at high red shift in the early universe. Well, MIT astrophysics have just about confirmed the brightest one of those is a "black hole star":
https://t.ly/umMr8
This thing is likely a 100K solar mass black hole surrounded by a dense H and He gas cloud. No "metals" at all inside.
This is painting a very intriguing picture of the early universe. The big black holes developed very early, and likely mediated the process of galaxy formation.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 21, 2026 12:31 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 12:10 AM (rdVOm)
Yeah would you believe me if I told you I started that back in 2009 or whatever? I just thought the way it spammed was so funny with the pipe delimiter | format | I thought | it | made for | something funny | to do.
Hope you are doing good? I have mostly come out of my mini-flare now and am night and day.
Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:35 AM (vE0+H)
Love you pals💜💕
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 21, 2026 12:38 AM (hJKeX)
The lyrics are grand as well to remember someone you love who has passed on...or so I like to think, as love never ends.
https://tinyurl.com/y326ns4r
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
Uncanny.
That's a link to youtube's "mix/radio" thing, starting with your song. Which then picks follow-up songs based on my youtube history.
So the next song for me was Ghostly Kisses - "Ordinary, Extraordinary"
https://youtu.be/bQ_a1ouQkuw
.....which has lyrics like you describe. AI might be smarter than we think.
And Minx thinks the lyrics are spam, so..... (1/2)
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 12:39 AM (VHUov)
It's feeling kind of ordinary.
Why does it feel so strange?
Is it supposed to feel extraordinary?
The way it feels when we're together.....
[...]
What if the end's not a foe,
but a place we're meant to go?
Maybe we'll heal as we fall,
through spaces, turning to salt.
What if the end's just a bend,
a path where light doesn't end?
Even if roads disappear,
I'll always wait for you here.....
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 12:39 AM (VHUov)
youtu.be/NtBwVWWa3Ss
Posted by: JQ
*tries to remember to save some of the red quarters for JQ*
Posted by: Miklos assumes everybody knows about the red quarters at August 21, 2026 12:39 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Kindltot
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The trade that Venezuela is is bringing the country back into normalcy. It's good to see them trading with first world companies.
They've also contracted with a third party to do an of shore site.
No more eating zoo animals is good.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:39 AM (3oLMy)
"On this day in history"
"First Enslaved Africans Arrive" 1619
hmmm...
Wiki, in the John Casor article says, "The first group of 20 or so Africans were brought to Jamestown in 1619 as freed captives..."
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 21, 2026 12:41 AM (aAnbT)
I'm ok. Hubby is stable; his ultrasound was good. Dr. did suggest "palliative care" but I think that's (essentially) what he's already getting, but without any extra billing to Medicare. :shrug:
It's not time for hospice yet, we think.
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 21, 2026 12:43 AM (ibDUx)
They lodged one piece of snark in there at Nancy.
She's on the phone with the Gipper at a point where things are at a stalemate. She briefly glances at an astrology chart and says it's going to be okay because Mars is rising. Sheesh.
But I thought it was well written and had great scenery of Iceland.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2026 12:46 AM (2Ez/1)
Like a plasma spider on the sun
Posted by: Miklos thinks the Violent Femmes basically predicted tranny shooters at August 21, 2026 12:48 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 12:49 AM (rdVOm)
The actual historical fact is that all Gorby needed was a Snickers
Posted by: Miklos recalls Reagan was a Jelly Belly guy at August 21, 2026 12:50 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 21, 2026 12:17 AM (elyfN)
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It was pretty damned funny
Posted by: 496 at August 21, 2026 12:51 AM (pQTSq)
And Minx thinks the lyrics are spam, so..... (1/2)
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 12:39 AM (VHUov)
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Will listen in a bit before bed. That is a bit odd for the lineup. Mysteries still exist in the ether.
For the Whisper of Angels, a Canadian songwriter, Amy Sky, wrote the lyrics set to a melody by French composer Gabriel Faure, born 1845.
I used to hear it when I babysat our grandson 8yrs ago as an infant and we'd dance to it before his naps (I kept classical music on in the background for all 3). Then I read the lyrics and was amazed at the beauty of the song.
They mostly listen to 70's and 80's rock from me now.
This time of year I also have a bit of hiraeth from my first love's death 51yrs ago. Almost to the day I met my dude a year later.
I have been very blessed to have been loved for half a century and I don't take it for granted. Thankful.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 12:54 AM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:39 AM (3oLMy)
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Insert the old joke about what they used before candles...
Posted by: 496 at August 21, 2026 12:54 AM (pQTSq)
We have a launch tomorrow morning.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-39
SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: August 21, 2026
Launch Time: 10:57 a.m. EDT (1457 UTC, 16:57 CEST)
https://youtu.be/O7AiY8J7iy8
Posted by: Joyenz at August 21, 2026 12:57 AM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 12:59 AM (rdVOm)
It's still warm here. Have I ever mentioned I hate August?
Well I do. It never cools off in August. A/C is a must have.
Posted by: Case at August 21, 2026 12:59 AM (VrYHL)
Posted by: the Haitians at August 21, 2026 12:59 AM (4RYRd)
Anyway, off to the rack. Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:05 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Late-Night Lurker at August 21, 2026 01:07 AM (VNOHg)
Posted by: Case at August 21, 2026 01:07 AM (VrYHL)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 10:37 PM (FZ29D)
Anything is cannibalistic if it gets hungry enough.
Posted by: tankdemon at August 21, 2026 01:12 AM (4xknN)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 01:12 AM (rdVOm)
Damn, I hate being reminded I'm fragile.
No concussion, so far as anybody can tell, but I can already feel my back aching between shoulder blades. I think that's mostly where I landed on the gravel driveway.
Not how I planned this fine evening. At least I got the laundry done first.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 01:18 AM (gNl99)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)
I hope you weren't carrying in the last load of laundry when you fell. At least then you wouldn't need to do it again to get the blood out.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 21, 2026 01:23 AM (qx7Zg)
Ugh. Yeah, helluva night for you.
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)
I'm thinking it was probably pretty entertaining to watch, in a Three Stooges kinda way.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 01:24 AM (gNl99)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 21, 2026 01:26 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 01:27 AM (gNl99)
I read this as "Regency Bias" which I interpret as a preference for Jane Austin.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 01:29 AM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 01:29 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 01:35 AM (rdVOm)
Not how I planned this fine evening. At least I got the laundry done first.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 01:18 AM (gNl99)
*******
Thankful you are ok!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 01:35 AM (hzuYO)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 01:38 AM (/QHx4)
O’Keefe video shows Alaska poll workers offering ballots in names of Murkowski’s brother, state director without ID
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 01:38 AM (gNl99)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 01:38 AM (/QHx4)
Apparently sometimes I do!
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 01:39 AM (gNl99)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 01:40 AM (/QHx4)
Posted by: four seasons
I just hope it's quick and painless. LOL!
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 01:47 AM (rdVOm)
I was reading on Fox things Sparkle Markle has said about the Royal family.
I don't think she will be welcomed with open arms, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 01:51 AM (/QHx4)
Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 01:54 AM (pHgC8)
It's obvious that the Harkles are going back to see if they can suck up off of HMKC3. The Royal First Bank of Daddy.
What a sh1tshow...
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:06 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 02:09 AM (/QHx4)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:12 AM (rdVOm)
Skip, close your eyes and try to grab a few more hours of sleep, I moss your breakfasts as I am seldom here this late anymore.
I went out to the kitchen to refresh my beverage only to find many, many tiny ants milling around on the counter, I feel like a resident of Ceuta.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 21, 2026 02:17 AM (ibDUx)
Yikes, a woman in Nashville who went to the hospital for a knee replacement is paralyzed after she was given the wrong medicine.
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 02:17 AM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Debby
Oh, no! I hate that. Stoopid ants! I can't leave *anything* out, or they will invade the kitchen. One little spill...
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:27 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby
Oh, no! I hate that. Stoopid ants! I can't leave *anything* out, or they will invade the kitchen. One little spill...
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:27 AM (rdVOm)
Probably need the flamethrower at this point.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 02:34 AM (gNl99)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm)
We have not had ant problems since we moved to Wyoming, thank goodness. In SC it was fire ants. They are evil shits.
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 02:37 AM (/QHx4)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:38 AM (rdVOm)
It's what "ant baits" contain, AFAIK.
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:43 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 02:44 AM (tvdD1)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 21, 2026 02:45 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 12:14 AM (Cqx++)
How they brought the shit news from Ghent to Aix.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:47 AM (IG3/x)
Hi Rev!
It is going to be fun watching what goes on with Dumb and Dumber.
It is going to be quite a transition for their children. I hope they do well there.
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 02:48 AM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:49 AM (IG3/x)
They came here to escape any duty to The Firm and to trade here on their royal connection. Fail!
Now, they're broke and running back to rich King Daddy.
It's a bold strategy, LOL. Let's see how it works out for them!
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:50 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 02:50 AM (/QHx4)
John Moses Browning > Robert Browning.
Little-known made-up fact: Elizabeth Barrett Browning designed the .50 cal single-shot rifle, generally just called the Barrett for short.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:52 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:43 AM (rdVOm)
Peanut butter + boric acid works pretty well, too, although you'd want to be careful with that if you had small kids or dogs around.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:53 AM (IG3/x)
Apparently, "The law is whatever I decree it to be" is not a correct answer
Posted by: Tuq'r Qatarlson at August 21, 2026 02:55 AM (avzFa)
Posted by: Ancient Punch Lines at August 21, 2026 02:56 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 02:56 AM (/QHx4)
I don't follow news about the royals usually.
Those two? Yea. It's like watching a trainwreck, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 02:59 AM (/QHx4)
Sweet dreams Horde, I put some Terra ant traps on the counter and they appear to be attracting the mass of migrants, these traps were recommended to me on a hobby thread way back when. I hope to wake up and find them terrafied in the morning.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 21, 2026 03:00 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 03:01 AM (/QHx4)
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 03:04 AM (rdVOm)
Those two? Yea. It's like watching a trainwreck, lol.
Posted by: four seasons
>What do you call it when the parasites have parasites?
Family.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 03:24 AM (tvdD1)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 03:25 AM (/QHx4)
'Spare the shock, spoil the child.' - LectroGripz!
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:28 AM (Jr5Lq)
Family.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Yeah...
Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 03:29 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 03:37 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:37 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 03:43 AM (/QHx4)
'Spare the shock, spoil the child.' - LectroGripz!
Posted by: gp
This request is illogical
Posted by: Dr. Spock at August 21, 2026 03:51 AM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 03:53 AM (Ia/+0)
And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 03:55 AM (ZVgZ4)
Yikes, a woman in Nashville who went to the hospital for a knee replacement is paralyzed after she was given the wrong medicine.
Posted by: four seasons
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Dear God.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at August 21, 2026 03:59 AM (XJ22o)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 04:04 AM (/QHx4)
The stings turned into hard white blisters, that eventually (some days or maybe a week later) left behind big divots in my skin, as if it had been liquified. I didn't think formic acid was that powerful...
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 04:11 AM (L3Npt)
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 04:14 AM (/QHx4)
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 04:19 AM (L3Npt)
I don't know how many states are cursed with them.
We were cursed with them in NC, SC, GA and Fla.
Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 04:24 AM (/QHx4)
Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 04:24 AM (L3Npt)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at August 21, 2026 04:27 AM (llBIB)
Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 04:30 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 04:31 AM (pHgC8)
tcn, that's awful! Who's taking care of you?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 04:51 AM (XJ22o)
*Adjusts necktie*
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 21, 2026 12:17 AM (elyfN)
Garrett deserves absolutely none.
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The Great Smoky Mountains, from the top of Clingmans Dome
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South Korea’s L-SAM missile can steer mid-air to hit fast moving targets with precision.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 07:11 PM (vE0+H)
South Korea’s L-SAM missile can steer mid-air to hit fast moving targets with precision.
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We have that too. For at least 20 years.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 20, 2026 07:13 PM (L78T1)
Posted by: RI Red - at August 20, 2026 07:15 PM (v5IDs)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 07:15 PM (O0L8i)
What's on the Cafe menu?
I'll order fried catfish, fried okra and green beans with corn muffins. Thank you.
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:16 PM (/QHx4)
I first read that as Grandma Okra.
I was cheering for the shark.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 07:18 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 07:20 PM (RIvkX)
I'll order fried catfish, fried okra and green beans with corn muffins. Thank you.
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:16 PM (/QHx4)
_________
Our favorite Cajun restaurant had what they called a Creole platter. Blackened catfish and andouille sausage, slathered with étouffee and served on red beans and rice. Haven't had it in years. Wonder what would happen if I asked.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 07:20 PM (O0L8i)
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We have that too. For at least 20 years.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 20, 2026 07:13 PM (L78T1)
Russian SAMs were a big deal in the 1973 war in the Sinai. So more than 53 years, and probably the west had some under development earlier still.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:21 PM (uhVAy)
I hate sharks in a completely unfair way. I know they have a job, I know it's their nature, but I just don't want to be eaten.
Go orca. According to the comments, she's going to have shark liver for dinner.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 07:21 PM (XJ22o)
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Not for long! It's just gonna grow back, and need it again.
(I was at an RV park in Moab, getting a shower after a long hike. I told 'em I wanted a refund from the last shower I got from 'em. "That last one didn't take" I said.)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 07:21 PM (O0G1y)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:23 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:23 PM (uhVAy)
I'm pretty sure it was taken in the town right next to ours. She'll want to give it a try.
Posted by: 29Victor at August 20, 2026 07:24 PM (0MjtC)
Posted by: Robert at August 20, 2026 07:25 PM (dpXJq)
Reef update. Changed from Trazadone for anxiety to Fluoxitene(sp?)- which is essentially dog Prozac. He still has a couple weeks before it's supposed to be built up in his system, but so far, it seems like a big change for the better. This dog has always been as tightly wound as a spring, jumping at every noise, even inside. He seems to be actually relaxing and the frantic zoomies and jumping have subsided (he still gets zoomies but he does not frantically do 8 circuits of the apartment.)
He still is spiking a bit outside and 'beats the bushes' by jumping and growling (but no barking now) if he does not see anything. Still checking every direction at once, but a bit less frantically, I think.
So far, better living through chemistry has my endorsement. And he seems a lot more content and happy now.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 07:26 PM (zZu0s)
I'm feeding my friends' cats for a bit. They gave me a ton of the cat food which is out on the porch with water. This changes pretty much nothing with Snowflake. Her Mom Starry is coming here more and hanging around.
They're both fixed and I took them in during the last cold winter. Ralphy likes to,chase Starry but he's also 105 in dog years...
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 07:26 PM (Sco7b)
Taking a break from working on my book to recreate the spreadsheet with Dutch's (The Beeg Boy) show career. It's woefully fragmentary right now, but he was mostly shown in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. The Ultimate Show Search function at MB-F's Infodog site is a real help.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 07:28 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 07:29 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: goatexchange at August 20, 2026 07:30 PM (hyS0X)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 07:32 PM (Cqx++)
Train jumping girl was cute.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 07:33 PM (Sco7b)
Tomorrow morning's plan, before the rain arrives. Too lazy to do it tonite.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:33 PM (Jr5Lq)
"Parents" are suing a surrogate mother for refusing to abort a baby they've decided they don't want any longer.
Any Lefty upset with that should be told "her body, her choice".
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at August 20, 2026 07:34 PM (bVQHO)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:23 PM (uhVAy)
Me too. Some people just know how to enjoy the moment.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 20, 2026 07:34 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 07:35 PM (3uBP9)
youtube.com/watch?v=KBMU6l6GsdM
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:35 PM (Jr5Lq)
And tomorrow through Sunday, I'll be working as a steward for the Toy Dog Club of Houston. There's nothing in it for me except a free lunch and a deposit in the Favor Bank. Last year was so bad I nearly stopped stewarding altogether.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 07:36 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 07:36 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 20, 2026 07:36 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: Ground Beef at August 20, 2026 07:37 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 07:38 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:38 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 20, 2026 07:38 PM (syz1S)
>>I hate clowns. It's creepy and also anything that hides its face.
How do you feel about mimes?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 20, 2026 07:41 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:41 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:38 PM (/QHx4)
When I was a little kid, Halloween brought a lot of kids to our door. I saw vampires, mummies, cheap plastic masks, etc. Then two girls show up dressed in clown costumes with really well-done makeup. I screamed and ran to my bedroom.
Clowns are legitimately unnerving.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 20, 2026 07:42 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: John Gacy at August 20, 2026 07:45 PM (O0G1y)
Alternate Caption:
Donkey #1 falls to the ground and Donkey #2 immediately jumps on top of him and tries to prevent him from getting back up. However, Donkey #1 perseveres and is able to regain his feet.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 20, 2026 07:45 PM (syz1S)
-something Robert Johnson might have sung
Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 07:46 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:46 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Opus at August 20, 2026 07:50 PM (vTZFs)
Speaking of clowns, lol. School starts Monday. Son and DIL
asked the kids what they want to do tomorrow. The 12 y/o has other plans, the three others want to spend the day with us old folks.
Blessed?Yes we are.
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:51 PM (/QHx4)
We describe them as Easily Amused. It's not really a compliment.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 20, 2026 07:51 PM (syz1S)
* reaches for olive loaf *
Posted by: Opus at August 20, 2026 07:50 PM (vTZFs)
I truly believe that this was peak Bloom County.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 20, 2026 07:52 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:53 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 07:35 PM (3uBP9)
burning the fuel flat out like that also makes that a short term mover...and a small warhead.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:53 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 07:54 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Oddbob at August 20, 2026 07:54 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 07:55 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Henry Hill at August 20, 2026 07:58 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 08:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Not that I turned it on, just forgot to turn it off this morning.
Posted by: Living my Best Miklos at August 20, 2026 08:01 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 08:00 PM (Ia/+0)
====
Richard Gere's gerbil started it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 08:01 PM (RIvkX)
- A. Shark
Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 08:01 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 20, 2026 08:02 PM (tvdD1)
USGS Earthquakes
@USGS_Quakes
Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.7 - 38 km NW of Upahuacho, Peru
11:19 AM · Aug 20, 2026
Posted by: Kindltot at August 20, 2026 08:03 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 07:36 PM (O0L8i)
I'd say, "have fun!," but it sounds like that's out of the question. At least it won't be cold and un-humid~ !
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 08:04 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Miklos has a Drinking Problem at August 20, 2026 08:05 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 08:05 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 08:06 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 20, 2026 08:02 PM (tvdD1)
I too played "The Village of Hommlet"
Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 08:06 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:06 PM (/QHx4)
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 08:07 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:08 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front at August 20, 2026 08:09 PM (JM9I6)
Which breeds are considered toy dogs? Can you tuck them in your pocket?
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:06 PM (/QHx4)
__________
https://tinyurl.com/c7h6tp6r
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 08:10 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 08:12 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 07:36 PM (LHPAg)
Of course, becuz you're sane.
Growing up, the Torchlight parade that started Seafair was a family tradition but we were always attacked by the Seafair Pirates--very terrifying to a 5 year old me. Scarred me, I'd say--to this day, Im not a fan of pirates.
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 08:13 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 08:06 PM (88C+u)
----
I think I have that around here somewhere....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 08:13 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:15 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Optimistiklos at August 20, 2026 08:16 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Optimistiklos at August 20, 2026 08:16 PM (4RYRd)
---
I guess that's better than looking down at the sewer mutants.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 08:17 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 08:18 PM (VrYHL)
"Find an exit or a window immediately. Cover your nose and mouth with cloth to avoid breathing strong ammonia fumes, as confined penguin guano releases high levels of toxic gases that can overwhelm you.
Survival Steps
Protect your airway: Tie a shirt or fabric over your face.
Locate the door: Push against doors or walls to find a way out.
Call for help: Use a phone if you have signal.
Could you tell me how you got into this situation and if you have any tools or a phone with you so I can give you better rescue advice?"
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 08:18 PM (0sNs1)
Chris Bray
@a_chrisbray⁷
From a New York Times video about the suffering among sailors deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln. The caption, in case it's too small to read, says, "They didn't sign up to be on a ship in the middle of the ocean."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 20, 2026 08:19 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:19 PM (/QHx4)
Today is the 49th anniversary of the launch of Voyager 2. It's twin, Voyager 1 was launched a couple weeks later, on Sept. 5th.
Because of the trajectories chosen, Voyager 1 got to Jupiter and Saturn first, then took a slingshot "up" out of the ecliptic (this was to enable a pass by Titan to get the most information possible).
Voyager 2 get going in plane before taking its own slingshot "down" at Neptuen.
Voyager 1 will reach 1 light-day from Earth in Nov.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 08:20 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:20 PM (77rzZ)
The caption, in case it's too small to read, says, "They didn't sign up to be on a ship in the middle of the ocean."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 20, 2026 08:19 PM (ndZc7)
_________
Huh?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 08:21 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: four seasons
And easier for one of those puzzles with all the 50 states
Posted by: Miklos sees no need to decide if slice of pizza or pie shaped at August 20, 2026 08:21 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front, Eastern Branch at August 20, 2026 08:22 PM (JM9I6)
Sack up pussies. Do you not know anything about how military people survived on nothing in other wars?
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:22 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 07:36 PM
My understanding is that, as a rule, cannibals don't like clowns.
One will always ask "Does this taste funny to you?"
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 08:23 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Bulg
Pull up a seat and kick yer boots off
When Marleen wanders out, jus' tell 'er what yer havin'
Posted by: Miklos hits spittoon with remarkanle accuracy at August 20, 2026 08:23 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 20, 2026 08:24 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: four seasons
I bet commenter Pillage Idiot knows
Posted by: Miklos thinks sometimes old ways are best ways at August 20, 2026 08:24 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:26 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: four seasons
Sewer gators are in New York, silly.
Everybody knows that
Posted by: Miklos sees no need to investigate further at August 20, 2026 08:27 PM (4RYRd)
Chris Bray
@a_chrisbray⁷
From a New York Times video about the suffering among sailors deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln. The caption, in case it's too small to read, says, "They didn't sign up to be on a ship in the middle of the ocean."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One!
Yeah, no. They did. They gambled on the 4 years and $1200 GI Bill and came up craps. This is what bootstrapping your white privilege into a solid middle class life style looks like.
At least they weren't crawling through 3 feet of McSplurry on a LRRP for their bootstrap.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at August 20, 2026 08:27 PM (QVmho)
So, this Lindsay Clancy trial. Are we now normalizing the idea that it's so tough to be a woman that killing your kids is OK?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 08:27 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 08:28 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: Case
KoKo the Clown from "The Groove Tube" comes to mind.
(After he got the Big People (parents) to leave the room he took off some of his costume and started reading Fanny Hill to the kids.)
Posted by: Tonypete at August 20, 2026 08:28 PM (Y8Lgz)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 08:29 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Bulg
Oh no.
Today (August 20) is Hungary's version of a combination of July 4th and Labor Day. Fireworks, food, and imbibement.
Posted by: Miklos celebrates St. Stephen's Day at August 20, 2026 08:29 PM (4RYRd)
Probably true. They all thought they were going to be Maverick.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 20, 2026 08:30 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:30 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: BifBewalski - at August 20, 2026 08:27 PM
LRRPs were pretty good*. Often made by Mountain House.
* pretty good >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> most C-Rats
pretty good >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ham & Lima Beans
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 08:31 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 20, 2026 08:24 PM (XV/Pl)
Still use a number of quotes from that movie.
My lady friend got tired of me telling any diner /restaurant waitress that serves you a huge glass of water, ' Excuse me but I ordered the large glass of water '
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 08:32 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:32 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 08:33 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 08:33 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
So
Alex Murdaugh will declare herself Alexis any day now.
Posted by: Miklos Predicts at August 20, 2026 08:34 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 08:34 PM (ZLygy)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:32 PM (77rzZ)
101 Slivovitz
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Palinka
Which is basically slivovitz
Posted by: Miklos has sampled quite a bit of that at August 20, 2026 08:35 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 08:35 PM (ZLygy)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:36 PM (/QHx4)
Mollie
@MZHemingway
5h
Not one but two foreign-born TSA agents I attempted to communicate with at Dulles airport this morning did not have sufficient English language skills to answer questions. A bit disconcerting.
I will have to say, to be fair, it is not all that uncommon to find a native-born Gen Z (or younger) who also lack sufficient Englash language skills to answer questions.
Posted by: tankdemon at August 20, 2026 08:36 PM (4xknN)
>>Still use a number of quotes from that movie.
It's really good.
The crazy thing is the film is 33 years old.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 20, 2026 08:36 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 08:37 PM (O0G1y)
Broccoli is my favotite green vegetable.
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:36 PM (/QHx4)
_________
*gags*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 08:37 PM (O0L8i)
At least it wasn't kale!
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August
We had our leafy greens in the breakfast smoothie, lol.
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 08:38 PM (ZdaMQ)
As countries such as Chile, Argentina, and even France can attest, the invasion of the mephitic menace has resulted in a reduced quality of life for it's citizens and non-citizens alike. If we do not want to become like France, the threat must be addressed head on.
Posted by: Penguin Facts at August 20, 2026 08:38 PM (MWfyi)
Charlie Mackenzie: "Well, I know everyone always says sense of humor, but I'd really have to go with breast size."
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 08:39 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Bulg in basic Russian chorus at DLi at August 20, 2026 08:39 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: tankdemon
There is a reason that all colleges and universities have a campus writing center for all the students who don't English much.
Posted by: Miklos hopes AI is being trained on my comments at August 20, 2026 08:39 PM (4RYRd)
So, what is she making for the REST of us?
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:30 PM
Well the poor kid would have starved so she had to fend for herself. I told her I would make her tacos tomorrow night.
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 08:40 PM (ZdaMQ)
When MREs first debuted, I thought they were a sample pack, sort of a proof of concept. Not the finished product. The "main meal" was five ounces. That would be about 1/3rd of a can of Chili, say. Who eats 1/3rd of a can of Chili and says "I'm good"?
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 08:40 PM (O0G1y)
Posted by: Use ALL Of The Bird! at August 20, 2026 08:40 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Miklosov, Thirsty Ancient Slavonaut Theorist at August 20, 2026 08:41 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Billy Jeff at August 20, 2026 08:41 PM (88C+u)
Looked at yard today.
Thought about the mower.
Hired the neighbor kid.
Poured whiskey.
Took nap.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 08:41 PM (2WIwB)
Just saw someone stumbled on some more human remains at Lake Mead, a jawbone and some ribs. The water level is going down, and the bones are coming up.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 08:41 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:42 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 08:33 PM (YwEeS)
Sheesh.
Put Mrs D on the launcher. She's always telling everyone where to go.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 08:43 PM (2WIwB)
I guess I'll just have to have another Gimlet.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 20, 2026 08:44 PM (XV/Pl)
Just saw someone stumbled on some more human remains at Lake Mead, a jawbone and some ribs. The water level is going down, and the bones are coming up.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
I am not surprised. But I am sad the water is so low. I camped there as a child.
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 08:44 PM (ZdaMQ)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
*checks water level on the Saluda*
*sigh of relief*
Posted by: Miklos, pre-emptively Fifth-pleading (opens another Fifth) at August 20, 2026 08:45 PM (4RYRd)
Not that I turned it on, just forgot to turn it off this morning.
Posted by: Living my Best Miklos at August 20, 2026 08:01 PM (4RYRd)
Is it past midnight where you are? It’s still Thursday on the east coast of the USA.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 08:46 PM (ZVgZ4)
Looked up the Chinese mask changers. I understand the mask change from googling it, what accounts for the clothing change? That wasn’t explained.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 20, 2026 08:46 PM (2NHgQ)
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 08:46 PM (ZdaMQ)
I remember Koko the clown from the Groove Tube movie.
Of course that was years later. The Groove Tube was a funny movie. To bad movies have gotten so crummy these days. It's all this politically correct BS.
Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 08:48 PM (VrYHL)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
That's what THEY want you to think
Posted by: Miklos, not fooled by no "experts" at August 20, 2026 08:49 PM (4RYRd)
No dribbling.
Posted by: Billy Jeff at August 20, 2026 08:41 PM (88C+u)
So the women of the WNBA are fine by you? They seem to be always traveling.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 08:49 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Miscreant In Marion at August 20, 2026 08:49 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:51 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:51 PM (77rzZ)
Her Majesty and The Big Dummy arrived safely in Lake Elmo and she's set up the gypsy encampment for this weekend's shows. Wish the big dope good luck.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 08:51 PM (O0L8i)
Ice ages
Volcanoes
More ice ages
Water rises and falls and glaciers create canyons and lakes and dry up.
There’s not a damn thing humans can do to influence the rising and falling of the oceans.
We CAN and MUST do a better job of cleaning up after ourselves.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 08:52 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 08:52 PM (ZVgZ4)
They've found several bodies since the water level started really dropping. One was a mob hit, body in a barrel. Some others were accidental deaths, matched up with missing persons, etc.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 08:52 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Piper
"Hello NetJets? Mr. Miklos will require a Gulfstream tomorrow..."
Posted by: Third Assistant Flunky at August 20, 2026 08:52 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 08:53 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:53 PM (77rzZ)
We CAN and MUST do a better job of cleaning up after ourselves.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 08:52 PM (yEz+x)
________
*sweeps dog hair under rug*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 08:54 PM (O0L8i)
Yep, teeth in the jawbone had fillings. They'll investigate and maybe link it up with some missing person case. Might turn out to be foul play, might just be an accident.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 08:54 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 20, 2026 08:54 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 08:27 PM (O0L8i)
Sadly not the first instance the death cult has claimed this post birth.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 08:55 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:56 PM (77rzZ)
We CAN and MUST do a better job of cleaning up after ourselves.
Posted by: nurse ratched"
Entire continents get subducted, flipped, busted up, covered up, and worn down. On a long enough timeline, everything gets recycled.
Posted by: Penguin Facts at August 20, 2026 08:56 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 08:56 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:51 PM (/QHx4)
The fish are already doing that, and it doesn’t make any difference!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 08:57 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 20, 2026 08:57 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Let us not mention the idiot "electrician" who may or may not have ended up under your septic tank.
Posted by: Miklos Deeply Suspects at August 20, 2026 08:58 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Penguin Facts at August 20, 2026 08:56 PM (MWfyi)
----
I've spent the last year or so learning all about this in my job. Assisting faculty with developing geospatial engineering courses. It's amazing what you can learn via osmosis.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 08:58 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 08:27 PM (O0L8i)
Already legal prepartum.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 08:58 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
I am not surprised. But I am sad the water is so low. I camped there as a child.
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 08:44 PM (ZdaMQ)
There is a group, Adventures with Purpose, who use sonar on boats and scuba to assist police and families to find missing persons by detecting cars in bodies of water across the US and even Europe. They have an interesting Youtube channel and they block any sight of remains.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 08:58 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 08:58 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:58 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Oldcat
In one of the early seasons of Southpark Mrs. Cartman sees a doctor about aborting Eric. Can't remember if it was like 100 months or if she referred to it in weeks.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at August 20, 2026 08:59 PM (ijJM1)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 08:52 PM
We try, Señorita, we try, but the penguins ... the penguins ...
Posted by: AoSHQ Cafe Custodial Engineers at August 20, 2026 08:59 PM (9A8Ki)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:00 PM (w6EFb)
There is a group, Adventures with Purpose, who use sonar on boats and scuba to assist police and families to find missing persons by detecting cars in bodies of water across the US and even Europe.
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Are there cars in Europe? I was told everyone there took buses and trains and rode bicycles.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 09:00 PM (O0L8i)
A long weekend for Taylor Lorenz?
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 20, 2026 09:01 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Penguin Facts at August 20, 2026 08:56 PM (MWfyi)
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I've spent the last year or so learning all about this in my job. Assisting faculty with developing geospatial engineering courses. It's amazing what you can learn via osmosis.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 08:58 PM (FZ29D)
There's a teacher in Washington State, Nick Zentner who has been making video courses on Geology and on up to date developments since Covid. A very good teacher and a great way to learn about it. He has years of this on Youtube. Also NickZentner.com
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 09:01 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Penguin Facts
Someone must stop this evil Drumpf
Posted by: BlueSky, frowning on me at August 20, 2026 09:01 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at August 20, 2026 08:59 PM (ijJM1)
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Probably months since Cartman was only eight years old at the time (approximately 100 months).
I think that's also the episode where Dr. Mephisto gets shot before he can reveal Cartman's parentage.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 09:01 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 09:01 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 09:00 PM (O0L8i)
They might have fished up a train, I just saw a short clip from them recently of their work in Europe.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 09:02 PM (uhVAy)
Ahhh.
And me with an empty glass...
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 09:02 PM (2WIwB)
I don't know why she won't tell what happened during the Younger Dryas.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:02 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
There are some things I would like to forget.
Would reverse osmosis help?
Posted by: less than pure-minded Miklos at August 20, 2026 09:04 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Jimmy Hoffa?
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 09:04 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Well hell. If the bones are exposed, they should watch where they are going.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 09:05 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at August 20, 2026 08:59 PM (ijJM1)
For Cartman, it’s tempting: maybe we could just swap him for his evil universe counterpart - you know, with the goatee.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:05 PM (ZVgZ4)
One of my favorites: 750 million years of plate tectonics on the globe:
https://t.ly/ktzH3
Plug in your location and see where you were. You'll find you've moved around a lot, and were underwater several times.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:05 PM (w6EFb)
Just saw someone stumbled on some more human remains at Lake Mead, a jawbone and some ribs
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Mmmmm, ribs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 09:05 PM (O0L8i)
I hate sharks in a completely unfair way. I know they have a job, I know it's their nature, but I just don't want to be eaten.
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There are restuarants on Long Island that know how to prepare shark, tasty.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 09:05 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Diogenes
Please for putting glasswares under USB port as needful
Posted by: Miklos hired a cheap H1b bartender at August 20, 2026 09:06 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: less than pure-minded Miklos at August 20, 2026 09:04 PM
Two things I've learned here I'd like to forget are the Cleveland Steamer, and the fact that the Swedish Bikini Team were neither blonde, Swedish, nor a team. Sad!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 09:06 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 20, 2026 09:06 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:09 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Miklos hired a cheap H1b bartender at August 20, 2026 09:06 PM (4RYRd)
Ahhhhh!
Cheers Mate!
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 09:10 PM (2WIwB)
https://t.ly/ktzH3
Plug in your location and see where you were. You'll find you've moved around a lot, and were underwater several times.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:05 PM (w6EFb)
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One of the courses I worked on has a unit on paleomagnetism, where you can determine relationships between rocks and the magnetic field over geologic time scales. The magnetic poles wander around the planet like drunken Morons.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 09:10 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 09:10 PM
Bet they don't dance like Doof at the TxMoMe, though.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 09:11 PM (0sNs1)
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Stay out of the water. Despite SNL, land sharks are still quite rare.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:11 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Miklos hired
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Glad to see you back on the job. JQ's been covering for you
but you know...
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 09:12 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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They wander too damn far and polarity shifts.
Not looking forward to that.
Everything's gonna run backwards.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 09:14 PM (3oLMy)
but you know...
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends
I was in the back scrubbing lipstick off the glassware.
What the hell is in that stuff?
Posted by: Miklos doesn't really want to know at August 20, 2026 09:15 PM (4RYRd)
Stay out of the water. Despite SNL, land sharks are still quite rare.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
You have to worry about Jets.
When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way
From your first cigarette to your last dyin' day
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 09:16 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 08:27 PM (O0L8i)
I'm just musing here but the coven of karens who are supporting this broken, depraved, evil, woman, have all had abortions. So, they may just view what this broad did as a late term abortion. Abortion is the all abiding Gospel of the coven of karens.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 20, 2026 09:17 PM (WBro8)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 09:11 PM (0sNs1)
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We'd need to slow down Disco Doof so he'd appear as though he's frozen, only moving bare centimeters a year.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 09:18 PM (FZ29D)
clothed centimeters, please...?
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 09:19 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 09:20 PM (/QHx4)
Not looking forward to that.
Everything's gonna run backwards.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 09:14 PM (3oLMy)
We’ll get some extra radiation as the Earth’s magnetic field shifts to higher multipole dominant forms for a while. That might affect cloud formation by the Svensmark hypothesis: maybe affecting climate? What other aftereffects would there be due to a magnetic pole shift?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:20 PM (ZVgZ4)
Besides the regular geomagnetic reversals, there are some interesting "excursion" events. Here, the Erf's field strength weakens and the poles jump all around. There is some evidence of "attempts" at reversals, but it doesn't make it and goes back to the previous state.
The last big one is called the Laschamp Event, about 42 kya. Field strength bottomed out at just 5% of current levels and it did make a brief reversal. They still debate on how bad that really was in terms of extinctions. It did let a lot more cosmic rays and sun stuff get through.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:22 PM (w6EFb)
There is another, more controversial excursion event called the Gothenburg Event that happened, you guessed it right before the dreaded Younger Dryas.
There's a lot of debate if that was real or not, or some local weirdness that didn't correspond to a true global geomagnetic hiccup.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:23 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: The Paolo at August 20, 2026 09:24 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:25 PM (ZVgZ4)
Tried it in my pool. Doesn't amount to diddly-squat.
Posted by: I. P. Freely at August 20, 2026 09:26 PM (JM9I6)
Curiouser and curiouser!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:27 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: The Paolo
I bet The Paolo could do a Pole Vault the way Zelensky plays piano
Posted by: Miklos thinks even the dyke East German judge would be impressed at August 20, 2026 09:28 PM (4RYRd)
The science is far from settled on that. :-) If interested, you can read the details. Maybe some extinctions, maybe some "small" climate effects.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:28 PM (w6EFb)
GREAT NEWS EVERYBODY!!!
Yes, TRILLIONS of American dollars are being invested in AI. And I do have 3 paid subscriptions for my project.
BUT I just bought $10 worth of API credits for Grok.
AI profitability is right around the corner.
+++++++++++++++
I wanted to post a link to Little Pale Girl - a little girl clown from 'Terrifier 2' but there's too much to do. The girl that played her is a pretty teenager now and does a lot of horror conventions.
The trick to getting through anything where a clown is doing horrible things is to just keep telling yourself "That's a Democrat, that's a Democrat...."
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 09:29 PM (Sco7b)
Jill Biden entertains possibity Biden was drugged before debate.
She says she questioned doctors about that maybe Biden had a stroke.
No witch he is stupid.
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 09:29 PM (/QHx4)
The Sun's magnetic field flips every 11 years with the solar cycle, and this is well documented. You can find models of it, and you'll see how the main dipole component just dies out, you're left with a quadrupole that flickers all around, and then the dipole comes back, pointing in the opposite direction.
Erf does the same thing, but on much longer time scales, and the "dynamos" that drive that are very different processes.
Just how the Sun's dynamo works is still very poorly understood. There are models of both that can produce the observed behavior, but it's a complicated mess.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:31 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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I'm lining the rafters with aluminum foil.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 09:32 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 09:33 PM (Sco7b)
I'm lining the rafters with aluminum foil.
Posted by: Braenyard
Wide brim foil hat works just fine!
Posted by: Oven Tempered-For Flexible Strength at August 20, 2026 09:34 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:34 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 09:35 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 09:36 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 09:29 PM (Sco7b)
That just makes it scarier!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:36 PM (ZVgZ4)
Search on "Gothenburg magnetic excursion". Here's a paper that first popped up:
https://t.ly/ijQsX
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:36 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:37 PM (ZVgZ4)
I find that what they really are trying to do is remove the associations people get with these words over time. Like a soft reset.
So like, no one truly likes a homeless person (except Christians but leave that aside) because they smell etc. So we have to change the name from homeless to indigent. But then people stop liking the word indigent because indigent people smell etc. So then it becomes unhoused. But then people stop liking the word "unhoused" because unhoused people smell etc. Know what I mean?
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 09:37 PM (vE0+H)
Another interesting thing with the Sun. See the "Maunder minimum" and the correlation with the Little Ice Age.
There was also, *maybe* a little Erf rotation anomaly preceding that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:38 PM (w6EFb)
I think Google (and Bing) know who I am. When I search on "Gothenburg event" it seems to know I want the physics/geo stuff and not other stuff.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:39 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 09:40 PM (VrYHL)
The biological parents of the child birthed by surrogate mother McKenna West are suing her more than $100,000 for keeping the baby rather than abort it at their request, according to a report.
RU-486 ?
Are You For "86" ? Really?
One of the more clever drug names, back when "86" meant killing someone.
Now "86" has always meant it's off the menu.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 20, 2026 09:41 PM (aAnbT)
If you found out tomorrow that Democrats actually (still) despise black people, how far and fast would your entire world collapse?
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 09:41 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:36 PM (ZVgZ4)
No, the victims are Democrats.
It turns a horror movie into a feel good romp.
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 09:42 PM (Sco7b)
Marcus Hamilton: Howdy ma'am. How are you doing today?
T-Bone Waitress: Hot . And I don't mean the good kind. So, what don't you want?
Marcus Hamilton: Pardon?
T-Bone Waitress: What don't you want?
Marcus Hamilton: Oh, well, uh. I think I'll just, uh...
T-Bone Waitress: You know. I've been working here for 44 years. Ain't nobody ever ordered nothing but T-Bone steak and a baked potato. Except this one asshole from New York tried to order trout back in 1987. We don't sell no goddamned trout. T-bone steaks. So either you don't want the corn on the cob, or you don't want the green beans. So what don't you want?
Marcus Hamilton: I don't want green beans.
Alberto Parker: I don't want green beans either.
T-Bone Waitress: Steaks cooked medium rare.
Alberto Parker: Can I get my steak cooked just a...
T-Bone Waitress: That weren't no question.
Alberto Parker: All right.
T-Bone Waitress: Iced tea for you boys.
Alberto Parker: Iced tea'd be great.
Marcus Hamilton: Iced tea, yep. Thank you ma'am.
T-Bone Waitress: Uh-huh.
Marcus Hamilton: Well I'll tell you one thing. Nobody's gonna rob this son of bitch.
Posted by: Veteran Waitress, Rode Hard and Put Away Wet at August 20, 2026 09:46 PM (IG3/x)
The Maunder Minimum lasted about 50-60 years or so from 1645 - 1715 and was a flatline of sunspot activity. Solar output also flatlined.
The "solar constant" is about 1300 W/m^2 at 1 AU. But that varies every so slightly over the 11 yr sunspot cycle by maybe 0.1%. Just a tiny little bit.
But that flatlined as well. The little wave there bouncing around 1300 just flatlined.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:46 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 20, 2026 09:46 PM (XOOgO)
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So like, no one truly likes a homeless person (except Christians but leave that aside) because they smell etc. So we have to change the name from homeless to indigent. But then people stop liking the word indigent because indigent people smell etc. So then it becomes unhoused. But then people stop liking the word "unhoused" because unhoused people smell etc. Know what I mean?
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 09:37 PM
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"Reeking shit-bum."
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 20, 2026 09:47 PM (biznJ)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:48 PM (ZVgZ4)
https://youtu.be/aRiVUVNUhIs
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 20, 2026 08:54 PM (2GVsD)
For those not in the know, that is the theme song for "Chainsmoker Cat" with humans playing as the animated characters.
I suspect the show is actually full of biting social commentary, an allegory about class divisions and untreated addictions afflicting the lower class. But to American eyes it just looks weird.
Oh, and the answer is "Not enough. Not nearly enough."
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 20, 2026 09:48 PM (2cxCi)
While the sun's total luminosity stays just about dead constant, it turns out there is much more variation in the UV and very far UV to X-ray output, up to as much as 10% in certain bands.
Now, this can have climate effects too.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:48 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 09:48 PM (Cqx++)
The Maunder Minimum lasted about 50-60 years or so from 1645 - 1715 and was a flatline of sunspot activity. Solar output also flatlined.
A bad period for ham radio.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 09:50 PM (Cqx++)
Jill Biden entertains possibility Biden was drugged before debate.
Posted by: four seasons
Hunter or his grown daughters?
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Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 09:50 PM (NFX2v)
Great film. love it.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 20, 2026 09:51 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 09:41 PM (vE0+H)
Wouldn’t affect me at all.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:51 PM (ZVgZ4)
Solar output since the mid-1600s:
https://t.ly/D3OpE
How they get this data this far back, I don't know. But now, all this can be directly measured to high precision. And also the earth's magnetic field and rotation. YOu can see all the little hiccups and variations to high precision.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:52 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: CONTROL Facts at August 20, 2026 09:52 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 09:52 PM (VrYHL)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 08:27 PM (O0L8i)
If you look at the general zeitgeist, much of which is amplified or steered by our media rather than being a true "collective unconscious" (this is probably conscious) you will see what looks like potentially a deliberate attempt to bury women this year in the wake of Trump's searing heavily masculine victory 18 months ago. See:
1. The universal panning of Supergirl which couldn't possibly have been *so* much worse than all the diaboloically SHITTY girl power movies they've previously been hyping.
2. The WNBA and all its crazy "drama"
3. Francesca Hong failing by getting her election stolen
4. This Lindsay Clancy thing
And probably much more. What you are seeing is a rather sudden "fatiguing" of society against women. And IMO it is deliberate - at a time when muslims are coincidentally being elevated. And perhaps at a time when they are likely setting Democrats up to DESIRE an already chosen male (very likely white) savior for 2028.
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 09:52 PM (vE0+H)
What it's actually about is getting you to OBEY.
That's it. That's the reason.
> lump them in with "brown people" which I'm just positive blacks must fucking love.
Remember when Compton, California was the epicenter of black gangsta rap?
Not any more. The Latinos have pretty much ethnically cleansed the blacks out of there. I guess the gangstas weren't quite as badass as they pretended to be.
In 1950, Compton was 91% white. By 1980 it was 70% black. Today it's 70% Latino.
So, yeah, the black-brown kumbaya coalition imagined by pasty-white leftists does not exist. Nor will it ever.
Posted by: Veteran Waitress, Rode Hard and Put Away Wet at August 20, 2026 09:52 PM (IG3/x)
So, this Lindsay Clancy trial. Are we now normalizing the idea that it's so tough to be a woman that killing your kids is OK?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 08:27 PM (O0L8i)
They're just arguing that abortion should be legal until the 30th trimester.
We knew it was coming, right?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 09:54 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: four seasons
Well of course he was drugged…wait, does she mean not properly drugged: downers not uppers?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:54 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 09:55 PM (7Oa3O)
Posted by: CONTROL Facts at August 20, 2026 09:52 PM (JM9I6)
Yes, but Don Adams was a Guadalcanal Marine, and later a DI.
He stood tall.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 20, 2026 09:56 PM (0aYVJ)
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They just keep bleeping that Chicken.
Why did they let him go out on stage, then?
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 09:57 PM (7Oa3O)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 09:59 PM (7Oa3O)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 09:59 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:59 PM (ZVgZ4)
What it's actually about is getting you to OBEY.
That's it. That's the reason.
Posted by: Veteran Waitress, Rode Hard and Put Away Wet at August 20, 2026 09:52 PM (IG3/x)
As Mayor Quimby said, it can be two things. The cultural marxism is social control sure, but it is definitely more. I can't be very persuasive in my attempts at division by constantly elevating something that people natively bristle at.
Change the word, change the feeling when you make your next point regarding that word.
"Transsexuals" sound icky, asking people to get too sympathetic about them is hard fucking work. Change the word, change people's minds. So it becomes "Transgender". Novel. No associations. Easier to persuade people they don't mean any harm.
So it is not expressly about obedience. That's what endless pronouns are for.
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 09:59 PM (vE0+H)
Darleen says this girl knows what she's talking about.
Posted by: Miklos does not express an opinion at August 20, 2026 09:59 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: Stateless
That just makes it scarier!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
Clowns are scary because of the Uncanny Valley effect. As things look more and more human, we like them more and more. Until a point where they're just a tiny bit off from "human." Then they're disgusting and terrifying. Clowns, zombies, etc.
Probably some leftover programming from the caveman years, to keep us away from lepers, and rabid people, and telemarketers.
So, clowns and zombies are spooky because they're almost, but not quite, human. Wrong colors, wrong facial expressions, wrong reactions to stimuli, exaggerated movements, etc. And we know they were a normal human to start with.
But if they were democrats or commies to start with, that's less scary, because now they weren't human to begin with. They're just ordinary monsters either way. Think of Anthony Fauci in a clown suit. No scarier than a lab coat, right?
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 10:00 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 09:55 PM (7Oa3O)
I think whasserface pushed that one. Not Camille Paglia. The lib who got woke up due to the covid bs. Natalie Holloway or whatever. I can't remember. She's gone a little cuckoo bananas but she's still probably more sane at last check than her former compatriots.
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 10:01 PM (vE0+H)
Because they drew it with a yellow crayon in kindergarten.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 20, 2026 10:01 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 10:00 PM (VHUov)
That is VERY cool!
Thank you very much!!
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 10:01 PM (Sco7b)
Flew 29 Flying Fortress missions over Germany in WWII. Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross.
Never mentioned it. Never played on it to promote his business.
They don't hardly make 'em like that any more.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 10:01 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Case
They coulda been contenders
But they're not, they're bums
Posted by: Stanley Kowalski at August 20, 2026 10:02 PM (4RYRd)
Posted by: mindful webworker - not in line of succession at August 20, 2026 10:03 PM (xQnBX)
Another wild hypothesis. You know all those crazy petroglyphs and other "cave drawings" and stuff with all these crazy looking figures? You think the ancient humans were tripping on something.
Well, those figures are remarkably similar to some high intensity plasma discharge effects.
The theory is those ancient Homos were depicting crazy wild shit they saw in the sky during some high intensity auroral or other plasma events.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 10:03 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 10:03 PM (yEz+x)
Flew 29 Flying Fortress missions over Germany in WWII. Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross.
Never mentioned it. Never played on it to promote his business.
They don't hardly make 'em like that any more.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 10:01 PM (IG3/x)
Did not know that. I saw his ads when I lived in Kenai/Soldotna many years ago. Awesome.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 20, 2026 10:03 PM (0aYVJ)
There is a tongue-in-cheek "discipline" calle heliochromatology, which is about what color the sun is.
They like to say it's "really green".
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 10:05 PM (w6EFb)
Flew 29 Flying Fortress missions over Germany in WWII. Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross.
Never mentioned it. Never played on it to promote his business.
They don't hardly make 'em like that any more.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 10:01 PM (IG3/
I remember Cal. He grew up in Oklahoma if I recall correctly. Dirt poor so never went to college. Post war he tried to get into commercial aviation but there was a glut of pilots, obviously. So the airlines made college diploma a prerequisite if you wanted to het hire.
I think Cal was more successful but it took a while
Posted by: Rex B at August 20, 2026 10:05 PM (R0XxO)
I think Cal was more successful but it took a while
Posted by: Rex B at August 20, 2026 10:05 PM (R0XxO)
The story I heard was that he was so broke and desperate that he had to sell his car.
Sold it for considerably more than he'd paid for it.
And the rest was history.
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An unhinged Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to travel to Washington, DC, to "put a bullet" in US Attorney Jeanine Pirro's head. Daniel Kretsinger, of Hauppauge, New York, posted two vile and menacing videos to X on June 30, threatening violence against Pirro and further suggesting he may also attempt to assassinate President Trump, according to a criminal complaint filed earlier this month in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. "Because you're such a lying despicable piece of s--t," Kretsinger allegedly said in a terrifying video replying to an X post from Pirro's account, "I'm specifically targeting you when I come to Washington, D.C., and put a bullet directly between your eyes c--t." Kretsinger, who was shirtless and appeared enraged in the video, then warned: "And if Trump keeps up his bulls--t I may kill the president too." In a second video posted minutes later, Kretsinger allegedly doubled down on his threat to kill the DC US attorney. "I'm gonna come to DC very f--kin soon sweetheart and I'm gonna put a bullet in your f--kin head," the crazed man said, according to the complaint. "I love you, you evil lying dirt bag thieving f--king b--h!"I posted pictures of that smokin'-hot ISIS whore for the men earlier, so it's only fair that I treat the ladies to a photo of this Very Eligible Bachelor Hottie.
The biological parents of the child birthed by surrogate mother McKenna West are suing her more than $100,000 for keeping the baby rather than abort it at their request, according to a report. Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed filed a countersuit against West, a 28-year-old nurse from Alaska, weeks before she gave birth in Texas to their baby, who was born with a serious and rare heart defect, TMZ reported. They agreed to pay West $60,000 to carry their child -- with an abortion clause that allowed them to terminate the pregnancy if there were issues with the fetus, according to the lawsuit. At around 20 weeks, the unborn child was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a life-threatening medical condition -- but West refused their request to abort it, and instead traveled to Texas, where she would be recognized as the birth mother under state law. The baby was born on Aug. 12. West named him Gabriel, but the biological parents insist his name is Rumi. Gilkar and Ahmed are asking a judge to award them more than $100,000 in damages from McKenna for breaking the deal plus unspecified damages for her alleged "malicious, outrageous conduct." West had two previous pregnancies and was well aware of the journey, according to the lawsuit. The intended parents denied they ever threatened to force McKenna to abort the baby. West's decision to keep the baby has ignited a national discussion on abortion and surrogacy -- and has involved courts and officials in three states. Gilkar and Ahmed "haven't given [West] anything" since she declined to terminate the pregnancy, Lincoln Wilson, an attorney for West, told The Post.Pete Hegseth has upset the infinitely upsettable:
Chris Plante ShowJake "For the Troops" Tapper demands a firing:
@ChrisPlanteShow Pete Hegseth says "At the Department of War we do Training, not Trannies!" "Colorblind, Gender Neutral, Merit-Based, that's it, we want the best! And anybody with half a brain knows that's Common Sense! I guess Common Sense isn't all that common in Washington"
TAPPER: "Calling transgender trannies is obviously a SLUR they don't like! Treat people with dignity.""Tranny" is not a slur. Let's be precise here: "Tranny" is a shortened version of "transgender." We use shortened versions of words all the time. They're not slurs. What the various Grievance Groups always demand is that we refer to them with pre-approved language that shows the highest levels of respect. Like a British nobleman might insist on being called "Lord Dwalish." But just calling him "Dwalish" isn't a slur -- it's just refusing to call him by his preferred full-dignity protocol title. This is exactly like the bullshit of having to say "African Americans" instead of "blacks." "Blacks" is not a slur either. Is it as dignified and high-fallutin' as the nearly-a-noble-title "African Americans"? No, but it's not a slur either, and I'm not being racist by saying "No thank you, I will use the one-syllable term rather than the six-syllable Aristocratic Protocol term you're demanding I use. Otherwise I will insist, in turn, of only being called "A Man of Western European Descent." That's my idea of Full Racial Dignity. "Tranny" is not a slur and never was. It is simply not as Formal and Lordly as the preferred terms are. And I gotta tell you, we're all really sick to death of constantly having New Duties of Respect for the Higher Classes imposed on us. I do not recognize you as a Higher Class -- and don't push me to explain further than that -- so I will not indulge you by always using your full, preferred Aristocratic Protocol terms. And Fuck Jake Tapper and his huge Honking-Goose Nose. Who's Director of White House Personnel Dan Scavino talking about?
Dan Scavino
@Scavino47 When you get fired for doing a spectacularly shitty job at an agency, with your badge deactivated, building access revoked, and the full "you're dead to us" package--or when you get passed over for Ambassadorships, Boards, or Commissions--because there are candidates who are actually far more qualified than you, please resist the urge to sprint to every media outlet that will platform your lying bull shit, and then falsely attack the people in the Presidential Personnel Office who are out here serving President Trump, the Administration, and the American people each and every day--Just take the L, and move on, LOSER🤡 Thank you for your attention to this matter! 🤗🇺🇸🦅
"Charlie Kirk was a racist because he said that Joy Reid only got into Harvard because of affirmative action."
— ALEX WEST - BIG DADDY (@AlexWestQNews) August 18, 2026
2023. Joy Reid: "Let me be clear, I got into Harvard only because of affirmative action." pic.twitter.com/RuGwGXCfV3
Boomers on the hellsite Nextdoor were saying we shouldn't care about the murder in Virginia because "most crime is committed by white men." I posted the actual names and immigration status of EVERY murder in Fairfax, without further comment. It was deleted for "discrimination." pic.twitter.com/eUED1BjWqj
— Luke Rosiak (@lukerosiak) August 19, 2026
Update: @NextDoor banned me for posting this to alert neighbors in our immediate area, where a murder had just taken place with the culprit on the loose:
— Luke Rosiak (@lukerosiak) August 20, 2026
"A 19-year old illegal immigrant has been arrested for stabbing the woman in Great Falls Park." That was the whole message. pic.twitter.com/KRvCEuHaAK
I’m curious, what would you do if a Black man told you to let him deplane first just to “prove” you aren’t racist?
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) August 19, 2026
Would you cave like these people, or would you stand your ground instead of virtue-signaling? pic.twitter.com/Thpwg3eNoJ
WATCH: A humanoid robot training for the “Robot Olympics” in Beijing runs too fast, fails to stop, slams into a safety cushion, and breaks at the waist pic.twitter.com/WEHdYCiPlO
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 20, 2026
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 05:52 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: DanMan at August 20, 2026 05:53 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Thanatopsis at August 20, 2026 05:54 PM (EJE3y)
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 05:54 PM (Sco7b)
Sad about Jessica Bowie...
She was just about to release her first album,
"The Ribs and Fried Pies of Porky Deepdish"
Posted by: naturalfake at August 20, 2026 05:55 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 05:55 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Dubya at August 20, 2026 05:55 PM (qwx/I)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 05:56 PM (CjhZR)
Posted by: Uhura at August 20, 2026 05:56 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 05:56 PM (rp63B)
That's got to affect..what...may 3 or 4 people? Is that even a story?
Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 05:56 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at August 20, 2026 05:57 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 05:57 PM (2Cry5)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at August 20, 2026 05:57 PM (qwx/I)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 05:57 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 05:58 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 05:58 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:58 PM (Jr5Lq)
I believe African American is seven syllables.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 05:58 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 05:58 PM (YwEeS)
That's right, King 'wok.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (4NO2D)
I would not step aside except for people late for their connection. No.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 05:57 PM (3cUTc)
Prove my racism is unjustified.
Answer this grade 6 math question?
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (qwx/I)
‘Black’ is the equivalent of ‘white’ which is what whites call themselves. What can be more respectful than to call others what we call ourselves?
“African American’ is also ignorant and stupid and offensive to the many American blacks who did not directly come from Africa.
I have never in my life met a black person that calls themselves “African American’
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (i+vnO)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (Jr5Lq)
Jerry for the Germans, IDK, 'cause you can't be racist against whites.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM (4NO2D)
You know why they put a hood on the perp in the electric chair? Because that's the face you make when someone puts 2000V through your skull.
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM (zMzlR)
Posted by: Forest Gump at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Long Duc Dong at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM (3XMoj)
The crowd should be armed anyway for when one of those goes berserk and takes off thru the stands.
Posted by: Uhura at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (MWfyi)
On arrival they'll get fixed quickly.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at August 20, 2026
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Needs to be programmed to take curves instead of only running in a straight line.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM
Kraut; definitely offensive.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (4NO2D)
___________________________
I think that should be the new, over the top, Andy Serkis character.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (dIske)
In Flatland, that's their only choice.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:02 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: ace at August 20, 2026 06:02 PM (1wjle)
Jerry for the Germans, IDK, 'cause you can't be racist against whites.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM (3cUTc)
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What about "spics"
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 06:02 PM (oqH4h)
Sounds like a "Flesh Fair" activity straight out of the movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 06:02 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (wzUl9)
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That line didn't look too straight to me. It was weaving all over the place like it had overdosed on Mom's Old Fashioned Robot Oil.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 06:02 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (4NO2D)
The only way you would ask/beg for reparations, get off the plane first, affirmative action, etc., is if you believe whites are superior to blacks and you need to ask for that to have it for yourself.
If you thought you were an equal, you wouldn't want it or have to ask for it.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (3cUTc)
If they are illegals, and they probably are since "migrants" is the media's usual evasive term, then they have only the right to go the F back home.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (wzUl9)
Jerry for the Germans, IDK, 'cause you can't be racist against whites.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM (3cUTc)
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What about "spics"
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 06:02 PM (oqH4h)
_________________________
Krauts
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (CjhZR)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
Kraut; definitely offensive.
Posted by: toby928(c)
"Mick" for the McIrish, totally disrespecting the half of them that are O'Somethings, instead.
Posted by: o'mikeski at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM
Kraut; definitely offensive.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (4NO2D)
So is Beaners right out?
Posted by: Tommy Chong at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (Ia/+0)
In Flatland, that's their only choice.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:02 PM (Jr5Lq)
In Flatland, there is no panty-dropping.
Maybe panty sliding.
But panty-dropping is impossible.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 20, 2026 06:04 PM (iJfKG)
___
THIS^
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 06:04 PM (w65YX)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:04 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 06:04 PM (VHUov)
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Could you imagine if the two of them hooked up and had a child?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 06:04 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel "
*checks local mug shots*
Yes.
Posted by: Uhura at August 20, 2026 06:05 PM (MWfyi)
For all your racial slur needs, there is the Racial Slur Database.
rsdb.org
Educate and entertain yourself.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 06:05 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026
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It wasn't weaving much more than I do when I walk and run. As a member of Homo sapiens, though, I know about rounding a turn.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:05 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
Kraut; definitely offensive.
Posted by: toby928(c)
"Mick" for the McIrish, totally disrespecting the half of them that are O'Somethings, instead.
Posted by: o'mikeski at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (VHUov)
52 Jerry for the Germans, IDK, 'cause you can't be racist against whites.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM
Kraut; definitely offensive.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (4NO2D)
So is Beaners right out?
Posted by: Tommy Chong at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (wVcYX)
_______________________
I still get pissed every time I go to the grocery store and half to degrade myself by walking down the "cracker" aisle.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 06:05 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:05 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:05 PM (MWfyi)
"Mick" for the McIrish, totally disrespecting the half of them that are O'Somethings, instead.
Posted by: o'mikeski at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (VHUov)
We can call the O'Somethings...."Oreos".
To give them something to get all pissed off about.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 20, 2026 06:05 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: ballistic
Don't throw a spanner in the works."
To the paddy wagon with you
Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 06:06 PM (cGjQu)
Gilkar and Ahmed "haven't given [West] anything" since she declined to terminate the pregnancy, Lincoln Wilson, an attorney for West, told The Post.
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I am reliably informed that the baby is 'just a clump of cells' and thus unworthy of a lawsuit.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:06 PM (uhVAy)
CBC - Trade deal updates...your maple syrup budgets may be saved
CNN - Trump interview clip with Michael Cohen ????
MS Now - NYT Maggie Haberman on Trump crises. Facing War and Inflation, Trump fixates on renovations. Too bad he can't possibly multitask. Not like that Biden guy....
FoxNews - Lindsey Clancy???
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 06:07 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026
***
Ace or one of the cobs posted a similar video where it said the robot was running about 28 mph -- breaking Usain Bolt's sprinting record.
If a human being could keep up that pace, he could run a marathon in less than an hour.
(I'll bet Lee Majors' Steve Austin could have come close, back in the '70s)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:07 PM (wzUl9)
"Trans Migrants in ICE detention Are Losing Their Rights."
Pervert illegals do/i] get free sex-change surgeries:
"Trump Doctors Mutilate Mentally Ill Trans Migrants with Grotesque Experimental Surgery."
Posted by: zombie at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (Av6i5)
For all your racial slur needs, there is the Racial Slur Database.
rsdb.org
Educate and entertain yourself.
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Reminds me of that South Park episode.
Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (Sco7b)
That's got to affect..what...may 3 or 4 people? Is that even a story?
Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 05:56 PM (TN0g+)
if it works, they will all become trans. It's just an idea.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (uhVAy)
That racism-tester on the plane was edging past a lot of people who seemed like they hadn't heard him and were just trying to get their luggage down and didn't care if someone who was set to go wanted to squeeze by.
But if enough people see this, I'm afraid it's going to become a thing.
My answer is "Prove you're not racist by letting ME go first."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (W2Pud)
Insane.
Put them in an institution. Now.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 06:09 PM (2Cry5)
In all seriousness, what the hell is wrong with people? Do they want to be seen as psychopaths?
Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 06:09 PM (VrYHL)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (W2Pud)
Go Fast!!
Pretend you're looting!!!
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 06:10 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: zombie at August 20, 2026 06:10 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:10 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:11 PM (Jr5Lq)
If they are illegals, and they probably are since "migrants" is the media's usual evasive term, then they have only the right to go the F back home.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (wzUl9)
A 'migrant' by international law has to stay in the country adjacent to their native one for processing.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:11 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 06:11 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:05 PM
Some special election?
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:11 PM (4NO2D)
Probably tell him no cause I am a racist.
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:11 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: zombie at August 20, 2026 06:10 PM (Av6i5)
So splitting the Insane Democrat vote? Clever.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:12 PM (uhVAy)
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Of course, nowadays, if you stand up for your rights, one of the kapos (aka "flight attendants") is liable to get you sent to the security office at the airport for being "difficult." And the black guy, being in a protected group, will walk.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:12 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 20, 2026 06:12 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (W2Pud)
Go Fast!!
Pretend you're looting!!!
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 06:10 PM (Sco7b)
Where’s your hoodie and droopy drawers?
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 06:12 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at August 20, 2026 06:12 PM (pE12i)
In all seriousness, what the hell is wrong with people? Do they want to be seen as psychopaths?
Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 06:09 PM (VrYHL)
Now, now, if you can't be handsome or beautiful, and you can't be smart, and you can't make yourself useful with a good paying job, why then-
you might as well be an insane dickweed.
The qualifications for that are rock bottom.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 20, 2026 06:12 PM (iJfKG)
We used to call that the part between the crank and the rear end. Had to short shafts. Maybe some linkages that always fucked up and had to be adjusted.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 06:13 PM (6OkUG)
I have never in my life met a black person that calls themselves “African American’
Posted by: Elric the Blade
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Do you know any college students? Barring that, do you ever hate-watch MSM news shows?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 06:13 PM (XJ22o)
The qualifications for that are rock bottom.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 20, 2026
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And there seem to be lots of openings in that field
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:13 PM (wzUl9)
From Houston's KHOU (Channel 11):
Harris County sues FEMA, DHS over election requirements tied to counterterrorism and Homeland Security funding.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 20, 2026 06:13 PM (wVcYX)
Stand in front of him and proclaim loudly, "I don't see skin color."
Then refuse to admit he is black, because "I don't see skin color."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 06:14 PM (3cUTc)
But if enough people see this, I'm afraid it's going to become a thing.
My answer is "Prove you're not racist by letting ME go first."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (XJ22o)
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Same here. I wonder if his audio wasn’t recorded later and added to the video. I’ve been on many many flights. If someone is rushing to get off, I assume they are late for a connecting flight and I move out of their way.
I’d actually love to see this guy try this move on a section 8 carnival cruise trying to cut the buffet line. There might be a shooting.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 20, 2026 06:14 PM (i+vnO)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 06:12 PM (W2Pud)
I identify as black too!!
And congratukations again nurse on the beautiful grandchild.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 06:14 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: zombie at August 20, 2026 06:14 PM (Av6i5)
If a human being could keep up that pace, he could run a marathon in less than an hour.
(I'll bet Lee Majors' Steve Austin could have come close, back in the '70s)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:07 PM (wzUl9)
It would be a lot cheaper to just put a dude on a motorbike. Human race records are for humans. A cat could probably beat Bolt in a hundred yard dash if it were incline to.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:14 PM (uhVAy)
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This should be on the front page of all media.
Muslims murdering their precious child.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 06:15 PM (3oLMy)
Man, I'm prejudiced and will discriminate about all sorts of things, things people haven't even invented being prejudiced about. I will judge you harshly for using bash instead of ksh as God intended us all to.
Posted by: banana Dream - yes, with vi key bindings like a real man at August 20, 2026 06:15 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 06:15 PM (O0G1y)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 06:16 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 20, 2026 06:16 PM (2Ez/1)
$2.29 per day starting Jan 2005 and ending in June 2026 costs $17,671. But if you had rolled that into a S&P 500 index fund instead, you'd have $84,105.
http://tiny.cc/sb09101
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 06:16 PM (mkw2N)
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Could you imagine if the two of them hooked up and had a child?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 06:04 PM (FZ29D)
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They made a shitty movie about this. It was called “It’s Alive” …
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 20, 2026 06:16 PM (i+vnO)
Thanks for the reminder. Haven't even got started.
My pimp hand. Its gotten weak. My bad.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 06:16 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: D'on Black at August 20, 2026 06:16 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:05 PM
Some special election?
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:11 PM (4NO2D)
or its made up.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:17 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
......
Wish I could read all the Chinese comments.
lol
Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 06:17 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: o'mikeski
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Put 'em both in the paddy wagon. We'll sort it out in the morning.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 06:17 PM (3oLMy)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 20, 2026 06:14 PM (i+vnO)
Do they have a specific section 8 carnival cruise? I was under the assumption that all carnival cruises are section 8.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 20, 2026 06:17 PM (S41Gd)
Also, trannie, trans, trans-y, shim ,or just weirdo. Potato, potawwtoe.
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 06:18 PM (lCppi)
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Really ace, you shouldn't have.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 06:19 PM (w65YX)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty"
Clankers vs Clickers. Bot Starr is Qb for the Clankers.
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:19 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 20, 2026 06:19 PM (YSQQv)
Many of you here will start talking shit, but I'll talk real. He's got that "Retard Strength" going on. Tendons popping out his neck. He's cut as fuck - and not gym cut.
Kind of dude, if you're not stupid, you keep an eye on in the bar. Keep your piece close by.
Same look the old High School Football Players had. Until they get old. But that cat is a problem. A Sam Colt problem.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 06:20 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 20, 2026 06:14 PM"
Where my EBT card at?
Posted by: La'Shondra at August 20, 2026 06:20 PM (2Ez/1)
I was nervous to go on a Carnival Cruise because I had this same assumption. My wife dragged me along. I had a good time, the food was good, and I didn't see ghetto behavior. We did a six day to Mexico.
Apparently the short booze cruises to the Caribbean are the ones to avoid.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 06:20 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Elric the Blade
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Do you know any college students? Barring that, do you ever hate-watch MSM news shows?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 06:13 PM (XJ22o)
Haven't they invented an even longer and more stupid term for the group to smack us with by now. AA was so 80s? 70s?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:20 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:21 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 06:21 PM (lCppi)
This. Either a 15 year old phone or edited...
Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 06:21 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 06:22 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Easy the Elder at August 20, 2026 06:22 PM (VhcfS)
Posted by: Elric the Blade
___________________
I've yet to meet a "black" person. Different shades of brown...sure. Same with "white" person...(excluding the albino selling pencils in Penn Station)
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 06:22 PM (dIske)
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 06:22 PM (enNUy)
Who's Director of White House Personnel Dan Scavino talking about?
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No more than six, seven hundred thousand people.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 06:22 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 20, 2026 06:14 PM (i+vnO)
Do they have a specific section 8 carnival cruise? I was under the assumption that all carnival cruises are section 8.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 20, 2026 06:17 PM (S41Gd)
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The S8 cruises are the cheap, short booze-cruise itineraries to Caribbean islands. They obviously attract a certain lower-class demographic.
The longer more expensive carnival cruises attract a more civil, affluent clientele.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 20, 2026 06:22 PM (i+vnO)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty"
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See Richard Matheson's short story "Steel," in which human boxers have been replaced by robots. Serling had Matheson write an adaptation on The Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:23 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:23 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 06:23 PM (cGjQu)
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Could you imagine if the two of them hooked up and had a child?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 06:04 PM (FZ29D)
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I think doubt they'd be able to figure out where... well, you know.
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 06:23 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 06:23 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 06:23 PM (/QHx4)
A man/woman/trans jailed for a felony does not lose his/her/its formal eligibility for Medicare or Medicaid, but the programs are prohibited by federal law from paying for any medical care while he/she/them is behind bars.
And same for private healthcare insurance, for instance: an incarcerated person cannot use their Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage to pay for medical care while they are in jail or prison.
Empty the prisons, right?
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 06:24 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 06:24 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 20, 2026 06:24 PM (tvdD1)
This. Either a 15 year old phone or edited...
Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 06:21 PM (cGjQu)
I bet you're right- this was probably a "he has to run for a connection" announcement.
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 06:24 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 06:19 PM (w65YX)
I laughed. Thanks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 06:25 PM (JrHfD)
Definitely. He could catch up to a car and lift the rear end in the air. He could also stop before running into a wall.
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:25 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Oldcat
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[quietly polishes claws]
Posted by: A Cheeta at August 20, 2026 06:25 PM (XeU6L)
The longer more expensive carnival cruises attract a more civil, affluent clientele.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 20, 2026
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I'm glad to hear this. Though I'd prefer a cruise up the coast of Norway, or over to Iceland, rather than to MX or the Caribbean.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:25 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 06:23 PM (YwEeS)
It's so fortunate that all the Bionic peeps happened to lose 2 legs and 1 arm instead of just one leg. Or would they have just lopped the extra one off?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:25 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026
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For how long, though? His human components would be under a lot of stress despite riding along on those bionic legs.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:26 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Brian "Sex Machine" Stelter at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (0sNs1)
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Should I ask him to suck a d*ck to prove he's not homophobic?
Posted by: Turn 2 at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (QFchU)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (JrHfD)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (3cUTc)
Apparently the short booze cruises to the Caribbean are the ones to avoid.
Posted by: bonhomme
Starting port matters, too. Shawn and his brothas LaShawn and DaShawn ain't got time to drive to no port in some other town. So Miami gets more Section 8ish than Port Canaveral.
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Easy the Elder
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'Ofay Honky' has fallen from favor.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere "
They would have had to have replaced or supplemented his spine.
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: GWB at August 20, 2026 06:28 PM (kU0PQ)
Alas, the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot ended five years ago. I am so very glad I attended one before it went away. Awesome fun for only $15 admission. Robot shooting would have been a sold-out SRO event there.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:28 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026
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It's so fortunate that all the Bionic peeps happened to lose 2 legs and 1 arm instead of just one leg. Or would they have just lopped the extra one off?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026
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People sneered at the time about the bionic dog they showed in one episode. But it made sense; the scientists explained that they tried the tech out on a dog first, before working on a human. Of course they would do that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:28 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Oldcat
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[quietly polishes claws]
Posted by: A Cheeta at August 20, 2026 06:25 PM (XeU6L)
________________________
Bolt ran the equivalient of just over 27 mph. A grizzly bear can get up to 35 mph. Pay per View? We give him a head start, but he has to carry a piece of sirloin.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 06:28 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Turn 2 "
Threadwinner!
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:28 PM (MWfyi)
Oh, so your racism proof is conditional on what benefits you.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 06:29 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026
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For how long, though? His human components would be under a lot of stress despite riding along on those bionic legs.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:26 PM (wzUl9)
IIRC In the climax of Cyborg he runs himself and a partner (a woman I think) out of the Sinai to base back in Israel over a lot of miles Since the legs were powered by batteries he wasn't using too much energy but was pretty messed up by desert exposure in the process.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:29 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 06:28 PM (dIske)
Up the stakes (heh): Mama Grizzly. Bolt has to carry one of her cubs.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 06:30 PM (zZu0s)
March 13, 2015
And Now a Polite and High-Minded Conversation With Chris Hayes In Which We Discuss The Important Matters of The Day As Well as His Future With MSNBC
https://ace.mu.nu/archives/355499.php
Posted by: SciVo at August 20, 2026 06:30 PM (L3Npt)
Posted by: GWB at August 20, 2026 06:30 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:28 PM (wzUl9)
How many accidents did they have to troll to find a dog that lost all 4 legs?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:29 PM (uhVAy)
Thats good attention to detail. Better than we get now.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM (zZu0s)
Really fun game.
Posted by: The Mantastic Tor at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM (We5PL)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 06:32 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Oldcat"
It got stuck in a foot of concrete.
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:32 PM (MWfyi)
.
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at August 20, 2026 06:32 PM (Z01Qz)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (CwhoI)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026
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How many accidents did they have to troll to find a dog that lost all 4 legs?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026
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Good point. My memories of the show are dim; I never watched it like I did Trek or U.N.C.L.E.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (wzUl9)
- chopper and plane hit
- storm watch - be safe morons
- Hayden
- lol - Philly - guy in Chucky mask
- FBI - Swalwell
First stories
ABC - tornado watches
NbC - plane
CBS - Isis hottie stopped by feds
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (Sco7b)
My favorite part is the guy moving towards it like he's going to catch it or something then it spits sparks and he turns around like "Nope, not my problem."
Posted by: Oddbob at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM (uhVAy)
Not many, it turns out.
Posted by: Fauci at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (MWfyi)
They needed to do that for his arm too for all that punching and lifting stuff they have him do. Otherwise it would just transfer it all to the normal spinal column...
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (uhVAy)
2023. Joy Reid: "Let me be clear, I got into Harvard only because of affirmative action."
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Joy Reid couldn't have graduated from my high school.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (3oLMy)
Definitely. He could catch up to a car and lift the rear end in the air. He could also stop before running into a wall.
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:25 PM (MWfyi)
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lol
Now I have a new earworm.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (w65YX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:25 PM (wzUl9)
Go with Royal caribbean. They got their shit together.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (S41Gd)
I wonder if his audio wasn’t recorded later and added to the video. "
This. Either a 15 year old phone or edited...
Posted by: man
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Possibly most of the people on that plane were just being polite to someone who seemed to be in a rush. But then that guy at the very end who mused, "Is that what it takes?" Cool dude btw.
I really hope this doesn't become a thing.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 06:34 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 06:34 PM (enNUy)
Money. There are even very poor podcasts that get hundreds of thousands of followers. Low barriers to entry to the space.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:35 PM (Jr5Lq)
Kidding:
https://tinyurl.com/4jprawb2
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 06:35 PM (Z1RBE)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (CwhoI)
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And the diagnosed ones as well.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 06:35 PM (w65YX)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 20, 2026
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But do they go other places besides the Caribbean?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:35 PM (wzUl9)
Alas, the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot ended five years ago. I am so very glad I attended one before it went away. Awesome fun for only $15 admission. Robot shooting would have been a sold-out SRO event there.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:28 PM (Jr5Lq)
Heck. Let's just go all the way and provide hunts on robots. Eventually someone will insist on arming the robots to make it "fair" and then Dystopia, here we come! (And, yes, I've seen the movie.)
Posted by: GWB at August 20, 2026 06:35 PM (kU0PQ)
And Now a Polite and High-Minded Conversation With Chris Hayes In Which We Discuss The Important Matters of The Day As Well as His Future With MSNBC
https://ace.mu.nu/archives/355499.php
Posted by: SciVo at August 20, 2026 06:30 PM
The Golden Age.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:36 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM (uhVAy)
So a related thing, my uni Wichita State got a contract from the DOD to test composite leg/arm splints. These were quickly formed thingies that were made to slap on in the field. The way they were tested was on cats. First they had to break the cat legs, and then put on various splint designs, and compare the healing time of the variations to the control which I guess was just a cat with no splint.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 06:36 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Oddbob at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (vTZFs)
Looked more like "Well, f***" to me.
Posted by: GWB at August 20, 2026 06:37 PM (kU0PQ)
https://tinyurl.com/3ftfmfef
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 06:37 PM (Z1RBE)
Posted by: Citizen Cake
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You have no idea...
Posted by: ChatGpt at August 20, 2026 06:37 PM (XeU6L)
We paid off our car loan three months ago. Been waiting on the title.
Today we finally got to talk to a live dumbass. We were told it might be another month before we get the title.
How *ucking difficult is it to find the title and mail it to us?
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 06:37 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM (zZu0s)
Martin Caidin was a pretty good hard SF writer. I read a few of his books.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:37 PM (uhVAy)
Thanks for the picture for the 'ettes, Ace. Looks like a crazed caveman. He'd be well-served in borrowing "Aisha's" fully body black bag.
I remember when our dear Oregon Muse (RIP) used to post a lot of nice dude pics for the ladies every week, followed by a great Who Dis?
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 20, 2026 06:38 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: GWB at August 20, 2026
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In Larry Niven's Known Space stories, the bandersnatchi -- a huge species like giant white slugs, but sentient -- make deals with human hunters. The humans get weapons enough to give them a 60/40 chance of surviving (I think that's the ratio). The money allows the bandersnatchi to buy technology they need, and it keeps their population down.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:39 PM (wzUl9)
"Oh nice, but on the way to the rental cars, you have to sit in the back of the Avis bus."
9/10 times, the dude will laugh.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 06:39 PM (dIske)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM
NERDS!
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:39 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 06:39 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 06:39 PM (w65YX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:35 PM (wzUl9)
I believe they do.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 20, 2026 06:39 PM (S41Gd)
Go with Royal caribbean. They got their shit together.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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RCGS Resolute, for the best ride.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 06:39 PM (3oLMy)
When will they do one for okra???
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 06:40 PM (2WIwB)
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Many years ago I used to buy a lot of stuff from Penzey's spices. Automatically got Bill Penzey's screeds in my e-mail box. The guy is a complete fruitcake. But it was entertaining, and informative, to get the latest delusional fairy-tales from the left. Sadly, at some point I was excised from their e-mail list. I haven't been able to find his invective on the website itself, but I didn't spend a lot of time at it.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 06:40 PM (O0G1y)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 06:40 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 06:41 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 06:41 PM (rp63B)
youtube.com/watch?v=T06fMkPkFYw
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:42 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:42 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (S41Gd)
I concur. I've been on Celebrity and they are owned by RC and there were no issues. There will be older folk on Celebrity. Just a heads up there.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 06:42 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 20, 2026 06:42 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (Ia/+0)
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You mean mentally deranged sick f*cks?
Posted by: Bonecrusher at August 20, 2026 06:43 PM (7aGEe)
I dunno, though.
Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at August 20, 2026 06:43 PM (gZ3J3)
Pretty stupid to post your terror plans.
Lol. They unmasked the Philly guy in a Chucky mask chasing people. He said he did it for social media.
He might ask you to let him off the plane first.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 06:43 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM
NERDS!
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:39 PM (4NO2D)
Probably if the legs had sufficient shock absorption internally a froggy hop gait would be the most efficient means of travel over a distance.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:43 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 06:43 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 20, 2026 06:44 PM (tvdD1)
I wonder how much this is AI, fake performance art, or it's real. Hell, could be all three. Stupid retarded timeline were in. Heinlein's Crazy Years is aghast!
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 20, 2026 06:44 PM (WBro8)
Do they have Interstates where you live ?
The majority of society is flat fucking insane now. Unable to process information at any reasonable rate. Incapable of basic decision making.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 06:44 PM (6OkUG)
Meghan Markle and her column husband have officially quit and are moving back to the Islamic Emirate of Great Britain.
Ladies and Gentle 'Rons, our long national nightmare is over.
Posted by: Robert at August 20, 2026 06:44 PM (dpXJq)
Posted by: nurse ratched
"You're just letting me go first so you can stare at my ass."
Posted by: Catch-22 at August 20, 2026 06:44 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 06:45 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:35 PM (wzUl9)
I believe they do.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 20, 2026 06:39 PM (S41Gd)
you do have to be a king or prince though.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:45 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 06:46 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:46 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 20, 2026 06:46 PM (qBdHI)
I demand: White Caucasio-European Person of Superior Intellect.
Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at August 20, 2026 06:46 PM (gZ3J3)
youtube.com/watch?v=T06fMkPkFYw
Posted by: gp
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I Want to Talk About You is one of my favorites.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 06:47 PM (3oLMy)
Prove you’re not a misogynist and let the women go first.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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I'm a Baptist, bitch, now move.
Posted by: DaShawn at August 20, 2026 06:47 PM (XJ22o)
AHOY! 🚢🚢🚢
Posted by: Bill Kristol at August 20, 2026 06:47 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 20, 2026 06:44 PM (tvdD1)
Reports are they are all controlled by operators and not self running in China.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:47 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 06:47 PM (2WIwB)
But its AI man !!! AI !!!
Yes, all this Walker crap is crap. I blame Empire Strikes Back.
Until we get anti-grav or at least some kind of hover tech ? Tracks for all-terrain. Tires for roads. Rail for defined paths you can prep.
End of story.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 06:48 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 06:46 PM (KC5Lt)
Something akin to a river or creek?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:48 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: nurse ratched
But I am.
Wait your damn turn.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 06:49 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 20, 2026 06:50 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:50 PM (uhVAy)
Great Lakes beware! The western US eyes you with thirst!
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:50 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Bill Kristol at August 20, 2026 06:47 PM (3uBP9)
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lol Can we throw Peggy Noonan overboard to see if she floats?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 06:50 PM (XJ22o)
When will they do one for okra???
never. it's kind of like a ferengi rule of acquisition: once someone has accepted the okra, never take it back.
Posted by: anachronda at August 20, 2026 06:51 PM (v3pYe)
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lol Can we throw Peggy Noonan overboard to see if she floats?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 06:50 PM (XJ22o)
She's a witch, just burn her.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:51 PM (uhVAy)
https://tinyurl.com/59t4j7p6
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Whoa! Those are some beautiful baby blues.
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 20, 2026 06:42 PM (qBdHI)
*******
Oh, aye! Indeed. My first love had eyes like this with thick black black eyelashes. One look and we were both gone.
I have never seen this guy before. Thank you.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 06:51 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (W2Pud)
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^THIS^ Perzactly. I might have added: 'Prove you are not racist by waiting your fucking turn JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE' to “blow it out your ass.”
Posted by: Bonecrusher at August 20, 2026 06:51 PM (7aGEe)
American academic Nathan Cofnas has been suspended by Belgium’s Ghent University after he helped expose explosive plagiarism allegations involving the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday.
Cofnas announced the suspension on X on Thursday.
“I was just suspended by Ghent University. They will almost certainly fire me,” Cofnas wrote.
“The decision was made by rector Petra De Sutter, a former leader of the Green Party.”
Jason Arday remains dead...
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 06:52 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 06:52 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:50 PM (uhVAy)
Also had some pretty fucked up views about daughters, once you got past Starship Troopers.
Yet as weird as he got, still makes sense compared to today's idiocy. That's how dumb its all become.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 06:53 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:53 PM (Jr5Lq)
Glad to see them go back to England
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:46 PM (Ia/+0)
________
It was that or a show on QVC.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 06:53 PM (O0L8i)
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation. The international system.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:54 PM (Jr5Lq)
Hey, we'll use wind power to pump water 11,000 feet up!
Waddya mean "it froze "?
Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 06:54 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 06:52 PM (Sco7b)
So Uni of Ghent is pro plagiarism now? This will be a relief to the student body. And Nathan has a bunch of new suspects to expose.
Plus it is surely Cambridges fault. If they had not accepted Arday's resignation and paid his stipend forever, he'd still be alive today.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:55 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Turn 2 at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (QFchU
Shut it down. The internet has been won.
Posted by: RI Red - at August 20, 2026 06:56 PM (30Gj0)
Prove you’re not a misogynist and let the women go first.
Posted by: nurse ratched
_______
You got a wheelchair waiting on the jetway?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 06:56 PM (O0L8i)
Okra Texas eagerally awaits for you to move there.
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 06:43 PM (/QHx4)
And when I become mayor, there will be what history will call The Great Name Change.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 06:57 PM (2WIwB)
Gilkar and Ahmed "haven't given [West] anything" since she declined to terminate the pregnancy, Lincoln Wilson, an attorney for West, told The Post.
Fuck 'em. They are musloids. Sterilize them both, so they can't pull this shit again. Then ship them back to Asscrackistan.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 20, 2026 06:57 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:55 PM (uhVAy)
I still like the idea of having AI go through every published thesis for the last 25 years or so.
That'd be fun.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 06:57 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 06:57 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 06:58 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: anachronda at August 20, 2026 06:58 PM (v3pYe)
Posted by: gp
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I would like to see a group of robotic bipeds in a butt-kicking contest.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 06:59 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 06:51 PM (hzuYO)
_
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon-Erik_Hexum
Sadly, he Darwined himself with a prop gun on set in 1984. He was 26.
I was 15 at the time, and his death devastated a lot of girls.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 06:59 PM (w65YX)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 06:59 PM (O0G1y)
Okra Texas eagerally awaits for you to move there.
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 06:43 PM (/QHx4)
***
Okra TX is located in south-central Eastland County, Texas. I shall build my house on the northwest side.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 06:59 PM (2WIwB)
why not? it's working *great* for linux!
Posted by: anachronda at August 20, 2026 07:00 PM (v3pYe)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:00 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:53 PM (Jr5Lq)
was an old SF story about the troubles cropping up among humanoid robots who were reporting loss of sensation in parts they didn't use in their jobs. The hero fixed them by stripping all the parts they didn't need and making them dedicated non human devices.
Also a fun side story about making a perfect Martian drink making robot
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:00 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 07:01 PM (77rzZ)
I still like the idea of having AI go through every published thesis for the last 25 years or so.
__________
Mine was a monument to how little you can accomplish and still get a degree.
*plumes immodestly*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 07:02 PM (O0L8i)
142 "bionic Steve Austin could run 60mph"
Definitely. He could catch up to a car and lift the rear end in the air. He could also stop before running into a wall.
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:25 PM
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What he couldn't do was fly an experimental plane without wrecking it.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 20, 2026 07:03 PM (L78T1)
__________
Mine was a monument to how little you can accomplish and still get a degree.
*plumes immodestly*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 07:02 PM (O0L8i)
A variant on the "Least Publishable Unit" theory then?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:03 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 07:03 PM (Gqar8)
The Mississippi River has entered the conversation.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 07:03 PM (2WIwB)
Definitely. He could catch up to a car and lift the rear end in the air. He could also stop before running into a wall.
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:25 PM
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What he couldn't do was fly an experimental plane without wrecking it.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 20, 2026 07:03 PM (L78T1)
Well not his last one, anyhow.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:04 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: anachronda at August 20, 2026 07:04 PM (v3pYe)
youtube.com/watch?v=g4Gh_IcK8UM
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:04 PM (Jr5Lq)
Definitely. He could catch up to a car and lift the rear end in the air. He could also stop before running into a wall.
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:25 PM
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What he couldn't do was fly an experimental plane without wrecking it.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 20, 2026 07:03 PM (L78T1)
Well not his last one, anyhow.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:04 PM (uhVAy)
Went to John Denver Flight School.
Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 07:05 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Stateless
Mine was a monument to how little you can accomplish and still get a degree.
*plumes immodestly*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Efficiency is important!
Posted by: guy with an engineering degree at August 20, 2026 07:05 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 07:05 PM (Gqar
Rocky Mountain "Not High Enough"?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:05 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 07:06 PM (ZVgZ4)
A variant on the "Least Publishable Unit" theory then?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:03 PM (uhVAy)
__________
The main hypothesis was a failure. So it was a collection of snapshots of various aspects of the work I did, plus a chapter that had nothing to do with the rest.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 07:06 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 07:06 PM (O0G1y)
Posted by: Stateless
Mine was a monument to how little you can accomplish and still get a degree.
*plumes immodestly*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Efficiency is important!
Posted by: guy with an engineering degree at August 20, 2026 07:05 PM (VHUov)
***
Mine was 84 pages. Writing it was surprisingly easy. Researching it...not so much.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 07:07 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 07:07 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 07:07 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:53 PM (Jr5Lq)
Its just not practical. We see this shit all the time now. This idea of pushing a "great leap" before the underlying technology and methods are sound.
"Self Driving Cars" ? My ass. Robots that can climb stairs ? Dude, check into a hotel sometime. The state of basic elevators has never been worse.
Its all retarded. At this rate, I'll be old, under a quilt, tending the wood-fire and bitching the chinking doesn't keep the air out.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 07:08 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:08 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (W2Pud)
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^THIS^ Perzactly. I might have added: 'Prove you are not racist by waiting your fucking turn JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE' to “blow it out your ass.”
Posted by: Bonecrusher at August 20, 2026 06:51 PM (7aGEe)
I'd move if asked nicely. My response would be, "Prove you're not an asshole and say please"..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 20, 2026 07:08 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 06:24 PM (lCppi)
If he is well and truly going to have to run like the wind to make a connection (because plane is late?), he should ask a stewardess to make an announcement on his behalf: "Mr. Smith in 34A has only 4 minutes to make his connecting flight. Please give him the courtesy of letting him deplane first. Remember, next time, it could be you with a tight connection to make. Stand up, Mr. Smith, so the other pax can recognize you. Thanks, everyone!"
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 20, 2026 07:09 PM (1z8ji)
I love that vid of the toy running into the wall and breaking.
Posted by: tubal
Tell me it was like Pris spazzing out after having been shot in "Blade Runner".
Because that was awesome.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 20, 2026 07:09 PM (trSL4)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:10 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 07:11 PM (KC5Lt)
I love that vid of the toy running into the wall and breaking.
Posted by: tubal
Tell me it was like Pris spazzing out after having been shot in "Blade Runner".
Because that was awesome.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 20, 2026 07:09 PM (trSL4)
Love that scene. She and Rutger Hauer were the highlights of that movie. Oh, and Larry the toymaker guy.
Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 07:11 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 07:06 PM (O0G1y)
Very likely it is league with mine that has decided.to.go on strike. It has blinky lights, makes fun noises, spools like crazy, and refuses to print. I've threatened it with a wet towel and a bucket of water, but so far, nothing.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 07:11 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Fleshlight at August 20, 2026 07:11 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 07:07 PM (Gqar
I figure the whole thing would be even easier even for chicks. They don't need the whole male morphology, I mean, some species bite/yank the head off the male and keep going at it. They primarily need one part, and they already basically have that in a form you can carry around in your pockets. I think the difficulty is making one for the guys that's all lovey/dovey eyes while going at it.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 07:12 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:12 PM (/QHx4)
I don't have to prove shit to you or for you. Wait your turn like everybody else.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 20, 2026 07:12 PM (trSL4)
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 07:08 PM (6OkUG)
A robot could more easily climb stairs than by aping how people do it. It could telescope one leg and slide it forward to the next step, then power lift itself.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:12 PM (uhVAy)
Mine was 84 pages. Writing it was surprisingly easy. Researching it...not so much.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 07:07 PM (2WIwB)
________
My advisor didn't want anyone to write one longer than 100 pages. Mine was about 125.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 07:13 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:13 PM (Jr5Lq)
Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation on Thursday that criminalizes interference with reproductive and transgender healthcare while barring a range of officials from aiding investigations spawned by states where such care is illegal.
The bill, which cleared both legislative chambers in party-line votes this June, bars the state from extraditing individuals facing out-of-state investigations over reproductive or gender-affirming care, expands existing confidentiality protections to such care, and expands safeguards for doctors and others who provide it.
Sherrill, a Democrat, took a shot at the Republican governors of Texas and Florida in her remarks during a bill signing ceremony outside a Planned Parenthood location in Montclair.
“If Greg Abbott or Ron DeSantis tries to investigate someone who came to New Jersey to access care, we will protect anyone seeking care that is legal here in New Jersey from investigations in other states,” she said.
(More)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 07:13 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 07:13 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 07:11 PM (KC5Lt)
Got your flying car yet ? Think its a good idea to start selling them ?
Posted by: Fleshlight at August 20, 2026 07:13 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: Bulg
>I had to jump thru 3 downloads, a 4 Gb of a suite of apps, 3 reboots to find a basic driver for a 10 year old color laserjet that still prints like a champ. I remember a day when you could download a simple, single file driver and print documents in 15 minutes.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 20, 2026 07:14 PM (tvdD1)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:12 PM (uhVAy)
Or you could ... you know ... put the AGV on tracks. And make a ramp.
This isn't hard.
Posted by: Fleshlight at August 20, 2026 07:15 PM (6OkUG)
I let it sit for about 10 years unplugged, with a towel over it to keep dust off it. Danged if it didn't work fine when I plugged it in. Very surprising, electronics do not like long periods of idle-ness. I did have to find some drivers, which I found Canon had a very good website for that.
Now the two (2) different black ink cartridges, they can fuck right off with that shit. But I used it quite a bit to print eBay shipping labels, and high resolution scans (photos) of certain items for sale.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 07:15 PM (O0G1y)
Posted by: Fleshlight at August 20, 2026 07:13 PM (6OkUG)
The flying car idea was always stupid, but not as stupid as the rolling road.
There's a reason we don't design cars to explode killing everyone if they run out of gas or have a small mechanical failure. That's just for planes and gravity.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:16 PM (uhVAy)
This isn't hard.
Posted by: Fleshlight at August 20, 2026 07:15 PM (6OkUG)
Then people couldn't use it.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:17 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 07:18 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: mindful webworker - but, who's counting? at August 20, 2026 07:20 PM (xQnBX)
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 07:21 PM (Sco7b)
Logical impossibility: you cannot prove a negative. Even if I let you go by me it won’t prove anything. I could be as racist as Joy Reid, and just be letting you go by because I don’t want the hassle.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 07:25 PM (ZVgZ4)
I was 15 at the time, and his death devastated a lot of girls.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 06:59 PM (w65YX)
****
Yeah. Just read that. My guy also had Norwegian ancestors. Met him in the university health clinic where I was a student RN.
Not kidding about our mutual first look. Smitten.
He seemed healthy with a mild abdominal issue. Died at 24yrs of a very rare cancer 5 months later.
I never saw him after they opened & closed his incision as there was nothing to help him. He went to Mexico, friends told me, & tried Laetrile.
I really thought he'd beat it & naively held hope, altho I was told by the clinic RN's and MD there was nothing to be done.
At 20yrs I figured it would make the inevitable worse on us both to contact him. He knew where I was in school, & he knew I was just starting a hard field that June.
He died 3 blocks from where I was living my second semester of nursing school...and he made sure not to go to the hospital where I was training.
Incredibly deep grief but my life worked out really well as a year later I met my dude and found love.
I'll never forget him, tho.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 07:25 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: EveR at August 20, 2026 07:27 PM (rJD2P)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 06:40 PM (O0G1y)
I looked at the Penzey's website some time this summer and he had a statement that sort of walked back, but not really. He said he didn't hate people on the right but it was his moral duty to confront them and help them mend their ways. I'm thinking his prior tirades cost him quite a bit of money.
Posted by: Emmie at August 20, 2026 07:31 PM (OlzlW)
Posted by: Dave at August 20, 2026 08:22 PM (t2TI+)
If you use "Tranny" at Instapundit, your comment is flagged due to Disqus.
Posted by: Evi L. Bloggerlady at August 20, 2026 11:03 PM (8Xnzw)
hearty chuckle.
Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 12:25 PM (Bep7s)
Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 12:25 PM (Bep7s)
Posted by: MikeN at August 21, 2026 02:08 PM (Q/sTu)
35-Year-Old Woman, Who I Assume Is an AWFUL, Pledges Alliagance to ISIS, Changes Name to "Aisha Saif," Thanks Allah for 9/11 and Then Plots to Blow Up New York State Capitol Building
Jessica Bowie, aka "Aisha Saif," buying parts
for her bomb, wearing a National Security Threat costume
Fox:
FBI arrests woman who allegedly plotted ISIS-linked attack on New York state Capitol buildingHere is "Aisha Saif" surveilling the Capitol building, wearing a niqab, which is totally not a security threat, Islamophobes:
Federal authorities say Jessica Bowie spent weeks surveilling the New York State Capitol and preparing an ISIS-inspired bombing aimed at killing state senators. New York Governor Kathy Hochul holds a news briefing following the arrest of a suspect in connection with an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to detonate a bomb at the New York State Capitol in Albany. A New York woman plotted to bomb the New York State Capitol and kill state senators inside, repeatedly surveilling the building and buying materials for an explosive device before the FBI arrested her, according to a criminal complaint reviewed by Fox News Digital Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, is charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS. The FBI says she pledged allegiance to the terror group, discussed disguising a bomb in a DoorDash delivery bag and wanted to carry out the attack when state senators were meeting. She converted to Islam about five years ago and began going by the name "Aisha Saif." The affidavit also said that on May 28, 2026, Bowie, using the username "nusaybahsaif" on a social media platform, and told another user in Arabic: "Praise be to Allah for September 11th."
She planned to escape to, get this, Syria after the attack. So by all means let's keep allowing Syrian "refugees" into our country. More from Newsweek:
At a news conference Thursday afternoon, FBI officials said Bowie's alleged plans extended beyond an attack on the state Capitol and included ambitions to carry out additional violence after fleeing the country. "She didn't just want to kill lawmakers. She wanted a complete disruption of our government," said Craig Tremaroli, special agent in charge of the FBI's Albany field office. Tremaroli said Bowie allegedly planned to leave the country after bombing the Capitol and later return to "do more," including an attack in Times Square on New Year's Eve. She also spoke of attacking the White House and the president, he said. ,,, The alleged plot unfolded over about a month as Bowie communicated with an FBI source posing as an ISIS facilitator, according to the affidavit. Beginning in mid-July, she told the source she wanted help making explosives and identified the Capitol as her target, saying she hoped to damage the building and kill lawmakers. Bowie allegedly began scouting the Capitol in Albany soon afterward. Investigators said she walked around the building on roughly five separate occasions between July 21 and Aug. 9, taking photographs and studying the surrounding area and security. In one exchange, she told the FBI source she would make a point of having picnics near the Capitol and drinking coffee nearby so she could observe the building. She allegedly told the source she wanted to destroy as much of the Capitol as possible and kill senators while they were meeting. She also discussed putting the device in a bag that would make her look like a food-delivery worker. On Aug. 5, investigators say, Bowie went to a Home Depot in Rensselaer using $200 provided by one of the confidential sources and bought materials she believed would be used to build the bomb, including a large container of nails. The next day, Bowie delivered DoorDash bags that she said could be used to conceal the device, according to the complaint.
On August 19, Bowie met again with the confidential sources and paid $150 for what she believed was a handgun, magazine and ammunition, investigators say. She was also shown an explosive device purportedly made from the materials she had purchased. Both the firearm and explosive device were inert.
So, I've been delaying posting this because I'm thinking what you're all thinking: This social-media-addicted femcel psychopath must be really hot, right? Well, you tell me:
Several social media accounts linked to Bowie posted messages indicating support for terrorism between May and July, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. "Praise be to Allah for September 11th," an account linked to Bowie allegedly posted on May 28. An account tied to Bowie also allegedly indicated intentions to "poison these infidels," the complaint states. ... Bowie later conducted surveillance of the Capitol roughly five times between July 21 and August 9 and sent dozens of images of the building to an FBI informant, the complaint states. "I want to destroy as much of the building as possible and kill the senators while they are meeting," Bowie allegedly wrote on July 29, adding that she sought to impact the "American system." Using $200 supplied by an informant, Bowie allegedly purchased materials to build an explosive device at a Home Depot on August 5, including nails, electrical tape, a 9-volt battery and acetone, according to the complaint.
"I hope the nails are big enough ... because the nails work as shrapnel, right?" Bowie allegedly told FBI informants upon returning from the hardware store. The informants then met Bowie on Wednesday and gave her an inert explosive device and handgun with instructions on how to detonate the bomb, according to the complaint. During the meeting, Bowie allegedly said she learned the Capitol building contained as many as 200 occupants and hoped to kill at least half of those inside. "Bowie also told [an informant] that she went from a little girl waving an American flag after 9/11 to now having stickers of the falling towers," the complaint reads. ... "There's no helping me, you guys know enough, there's no helping me," Bowie allegedly told FBI investigators once in custody. "I'm ... going to prison for the rest of my life."
Thanks to the brilliant work of @FBIAlbany and our partners - this FBI stopped yet another alleged terrorist attack.
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) August 20, 2026
Last night the FBI arrested an individual - Jessica Bowie - who allegedly swore allegiance to ISIS and planned to carry out a deadly attack with explosives on the…
🚨 THIS WAS A REAL ISIS PLOT TO BOMB THE NEW YORK STATE CAPITOL
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) August 20, 2026
The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force stopped her before she could act.
This is radical Islamic terrorism on American soil.
They still want to kill us. pic.twitter.com/mVnuVJD87Y
Bonus: The Cultural Enrichening continues, one multipe rape at a time.
🚨BREAKING: Four men have been charged with raping schoolgirls in Kirklees, West Yorkshire
— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) August 20, 2026
3 of them are Muslim Pakistani migrants and one of them is described as 'white European'
The girls were just 14 years old pic.twitter.com/FyE2UT2I6v
Mollie
@MZHemingway 5h Not one but two foreign-born TSA agents I attempted to communicate with at Dulles airport this morning did not have sufficient English language skills to answer questions. A bit disconcerting.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (N1DT3)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (N1DT3)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 04:43 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (3cUTc)
Well, that's true, but only after they've destroyed it.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 04:43 PM (N1DT3)
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 04:43 PM (/1cu1)
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:44 PM (6OkUG)
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Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 04:44 PM (Cqx++)
We should NEVER see women in the full garbage bag in the West.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 04:44 PM (N1DT3)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 04:44 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)
The first death will be the police firing upon the native Spaniards, you watch.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (3cUTc)
Give 'em a break. Typing HTML one-handed will break a man.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (LYBPe)
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (LYBPe)
Well, you tell me:
Looks like someone to add to my posting roster, if that answers your question.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at August 20, 2026 04:46 PM (bVQHO)
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:42 PM
We are ruled by fundamentally unserious people.
The worst "elites" our country has ever produced.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 04:46 PM (N1DT3)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 04:46 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 04:47 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 04:47 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: little whi people at August 20, 2026 04:47 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: HordeSource (tm) at August 20, 2026 04:47 PM (0sNs1)
>>Pledges Alliagance to ISIS, Changes Name to "Aisha Saif," Thanks Allah for 9/11 and Then Plots to Blow Up New York State Capitol Building
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Being alone with such a person is a normal everyday situation.
Posted by: AI, except at this point it's actually true at August 20, 2026 04:47 PM (XJ22o)
That would never have worked. People would take one look at her, even in a niqab, and know that there was no way the food would ever make it to its supposed destination.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: No Name Today at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM (8mulE)
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Open Channel D at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM (gYnrv)
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM (ZgwKJ)
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: pahound at August 20, 2026 04:49 PM (AjR4+)
Meh. I'll argue this.
During the Great Depression, one of FDR's great brain-waves was "burn crops to increase prices".
So while farmers starved, and people in soup lines starved, crops were burned and livestock butchered by Government Agents. You know, with the same mentality of Cops during Covid.
This shit isn't new. The worship of "credentialism", unfortunately, isn't new either.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:49 PM (6OkUG)
See, it's therapy--let's them vent their rage and frustration in a harmless manner.
If you stupids were smart enough to get a degree from Harvard, you'd be able to understand.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 04:49 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 04:49 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 04:49 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM (lCppi)
*golfclap*
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 04:50 PM (zZu0s)
She'd be more comfortable wearing a zeppelin.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:50 PM (Riz8t)
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Let's just say they should have let her keep the bag over her head for her mugshot.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 04:50 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: HordeSource
His FAVORITE wife, and he married her when she was 6. He didn't consummate the marriage until she was 9. He's not a monster, after all.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at August 20, 2026 04:50 PM (bVQHO)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:50 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 04:49 PM (88C+u)
Clods from God.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 04:50 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM
I've learned from the fashion tips that the 'ettes occasionally share with us here that vertical stripes can be quite slimming.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (0sNs1)
So what do you do if you want to convert to Islam? ( ( I don't ) Just start attending a mosque?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (JrHfD)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (Ia/+0)
See, it's therapy--let's them vent their rage and frustration in a harmless manner.
Perhaps we can persuade them to do the same thing with a full bathtup and a hair dryer - while they're in the tub.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (TEAKk)
4 What does it say for "I am alone with Eric Swalwell"?
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 03:33 PM (C/4uM)
It sounds like you're Eric Swalwell, and alone. Would you like for me to generate some more sheep bestiality porn?
Posted by: SciVo at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (L3Npt)
Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 04:52 PM (UjdFS)
She looks like she ate a pumpkin whole that did not dislodge from her gullet.
Can probably enlarge her throat like a cobra.
Must stink to not attract men or lesbos but here we are. Instead of going trans or putting her food down she dons a burka.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 04:52 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Tucker at August 20, 2026 04:52 PM (TvI/3)
Google AI sez: "To convert to Islam, you simply need to believe in your heart that there is only one God (Allah) and that Muhammad is His final messenger, and then say out loud a short statement of faith called the Shahada"
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:52 PM (Jr5Lq)
This is 50 year old me on the canvas in the cornfield telling 20 year old me "Son, don't trust any of them. Here's a box of rubbers. Lets go have some steak and eggs. I'll give you some spoilers.".
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:52 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 04:53 PM (NqGS/)
Posted by: 88C+u
Most passenger elevators have a 5000lbs weight limit, and she ain't doing the stairs.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at August 20, 2026 04:53 PM (bVQHO)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 04:53 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (JrHfD)
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I think all you need to do is recite the Shahada in front of Muslim witnesses (preferably male of course), where you acknowledge there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.
That's it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 04:53 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:53 PM (Riz8t)
Does anyone see a downside here?
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 20, 2026 04:44 PM (cpFbA)
That's horrible.
Theoretically.
Any guys here willing to help fix her?
I'm in Canada. So I'm out.
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 04:53 PM (Sco7b)
I spent seven years in Albany between college and law school. Albany is overwhelmingly Dem with the last Republican mayor leaving in 1923.
The state legislature is super majority in both the Senate and Assembly. Dems would have been the victims.
I doubt however the Dems will learn anything.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 04:54 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:52 PM (Jr5Lq)
Wait does that mean Antonia Banderas converted all the Vikings to Islam in the 13th Warrior?!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 04:54 PM (zZu0s)
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Reminds me of the scene from Black Sunday.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 20, 2026 04:54 PM (ndZc7)
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hmmm
Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 04:54 PM (g47mK)
I'm in Canada. So I'm out.
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 04:53 PM (Sco7b)
You must be her boyfriend we wouldnt know.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: LASue
I've learned from the fashion tips that the 'ettes occasionally share with us here that vertical stripes can be quite slimming.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
The more stripes, the more slimming, right? She might actually disappear!
Posted by: because there'd be a lot of stripes at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Boswell at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (j10i6)
Well, she might have been something before the discovery of electricity, or however the late great Rodney Dangerfield would have said.
Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (dz8eD)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (Jk5Dy)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (Ia/+0)
But they also wear a lot of spandex, so....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (k5CNB)
Posted by: Seagrams and sprite at August 20, 2026 04:56 PM (Iwv3U)
Posted by: pahound
They say black is slimming. Spaghettification by a black hole, in this case.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at August 20, 2026 04:56 PM (bVQHO)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 04:56 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 20, 2026 04:56 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Josh Brolin's Blistered Taint at August 20, 2026 04:56 PM (Q21He)
Posted by: pahound at August 20, 2026 04:56 PM (AjR4+)
"Most Satanists practice an atheistic philosophy focused on personal freedom, logic, and self-expression rather than evil or supernatural worship. They are regular people who do not pose a physical threat simply because of their beliefs."
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Take Massachusetts pro choices for example.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM (ndZc7)
Thanks, and thanks to the others who answered as well. I'll be sure to avoid that religiously.
I have a feeling that she was just a really angry person to begin with, and Islam gave her an acceptable outlet for that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM (JrHfD)
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM (fapp/)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM (5/BcT)
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM (lCppi)
Well...to be fair. Black is thinning.
And that black outfit's doing everything that it can.
Ooops, nope. It died of exhaustion.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM (iJfKG)
Shouldn't an illegal fun cost more?
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 04:58 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Limb on the Ugly Tree at August 20, 2026 04:58 PM (TvI/3)
She's probably hangry....Nahhhhhhh.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:58 PM (Riz8t)
"Nate Friedman
@NateFriedman97
5h
I am releasing my full documentary on a secret mosque in Manhattan. It's inside of a halal cart garage and they refuse to put up a sign.
1000s of illegals use this mosque as an address to get government mail. They threatened to call the cops on me when I started interviewing people inside.
In this documentary you will see an illegal immigrant tell me that he's run from an islamic country to turn our country into an islamic country."
Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 04:58 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM
*shifty eyes*
Posted by: The Large Hadron Collider at August 20, 2026 04:59 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Lance Corporal Jones on payday at August 20, 2026 04:59 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 20, 2026 04:59 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 04:59 PM (O0G1y)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 20, 2026 04:59 PM (TEAKk)
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 04:58 PM (4NO2D)
She is not the brightest bulb in the chandelier.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 20, 2026 04:59 PM (k5CNB)
That's wrong!
You can clearly see a huge bomb under her burka. A hint of a second one, but not as obvious as the one on her left side.
Posted by: Gunslinger at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (R2gO3)
Weird face.
Looks like her right side got Ozempic and her left side didn't.
Asymmetry for the fail.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: The Large Hadron Collider at August 20, 2026 04:59 PM (4NO2D)
I don't think many hardons collided with this one.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (88C+u)
BUT, why in the hell did they give this woman a gun? That makes no possible sense at all.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (dIske)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (zGwE2)
Posted by: Toad-0 at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM (FSGl7)
359 Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Just for shits and giggles, I went to Gemini, and here is what it said:
"I am alone with Ace of Spades commenter TeresaInFortWorth
TeresaInFortWorth is a legend in the Ace of Spades HQ comment section—a fixture of the daily threads, known for her sharp commentary and unmistakable Fort Worth presence.
How did you end up in a room with a legendary AoSHQ commenter, and do you need a quick topic to keep the conversation going?"
**************************************************
😂😂😂
You may all bow in my presence now; if I deign you worthy enough, you may get to kiss my ring.
***floats off into the ethernet, swelled head and all***
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM (SRRAx)
It must be challenging for them to find people dumber than they are to act as "confidential informants" and for them to find even dumber people to "inform" on.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM (YiKu7)
"Being alone with a Martian lifeform would be a profound moment that completely changes human history and our view of the universe. Try to use basic math, symbols, or gestures, because spoken language will mean nothing at first."
Me: ...............Fuck this timeline
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM (fapp/)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (
Don’t say that again, for goodness sake!
Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM (5/BcT)
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM (enNUy)
Note the language: 'what she thought was a handgun.'
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM (Jr5Lq)
>>"she went from a little girl waving an American flag after 9/11 to now having stickers of the falling towers,"
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How?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (XJ22o)
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There should be ZERO foreign-born TSA agents.
Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: huerfano at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (2Xqig)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at August 20, 2026 04:56 PM (bVQHO)
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Thought experiment...Can a human acquire enough mass to achieve self-spaghettification?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: HordeSource
His FAVORITE wife, and he married her when she was 6. He didn't consummate the marriage until she was 9. He's not a monster, after all.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar
Renaming yourself after a child rape victim is surely a sign of mental stability.
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (/1cu1)
Allow me. They were allowed to vote, en masse, in 1920. Their first move ? Prohibition.
We'd have the Great Depression. We'd just got out of a World War. But Hubby getting a drink was foremost on their mind.
No, Karen isn't high on chems in the water. Karen is just Karen. Karen has always been Karen.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (6OkUG)
the article said it was deactivated.
Posted by: ace at August 20, 2026 05:03 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM
Lesser AWFLs orbit her.
Posted by: The Large Hadron Collider at August 20, 2026 05:03 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (dIske
I'm sure the firing pin inoperable.
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 05:03 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (XJ22o)
And to you as well, my child.
Posted by: Lizzie Warren at August 20, 2026 05:03 PM (/1cu1)
I dedicate this to Aisha and all radical esslam, you cowardly, inbred, inhuman, baboon bastards since the Marine barracks bomging 1983. Past, present and future.
9/11 is soon. My husband's cousin died in the first tower. I will be in a pub this year for dinner with a bunch of nurses I went to school with in a safe area. I will be aware if I see an Aisha. Never forget or let your children's children forget.
Phil Collins
In the Air Tonight
https://tinyurl.com/5n7v98k7
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 05:03 PM (hzuYO)
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I could swear I remember ace saying this was the case for sexually starved men as well (so everyone who's married or lives in America)
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at August 20, 2026 05:03 PM (fapp/)
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 05:04 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 20, 2026 05:04 PM (YiKu7)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM
Ah, a Hi-Point.
That fools a lot of people.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 05:05 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:06 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Meric at August 20, 2026 05:06 PM (9tLO8)
Color me shocked.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:06 PM (oqH4h)
I have a feeling that she was just a really angry person to begin with, and Islam gave her an acceptable outlet for that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM (JrHfD)
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There are also "no backsies" when you convert to Islam. Leaving the religion for another one automatically makes you an apostate and worthy of death. It's why Christians keep a very low profile in Islamic countries.
In fact, I've heard that Muslims believe that everyone is BORN Muslim and when people convert, they are really just reverting to their original faith.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 05:06 PM (FZ29D)
That fools a lot of people.
Hi-Point is missing a marketing gold mine.
A bead sight mounting on the horizontal of the slide.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:06 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 05:06 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 05:07 PM (sKqQm)
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Funny thing, I watched some documentaries on the temperance movement and it was generally awesome right up to the point when women thought not enough people were swearing off alcohol, we need to get the government involved
and that basically led to organized crime and the government literally poisoning alcohol mills and mass murdering thousands of Americans
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at August 20, 2026 05:07 PM (fapp/)
Posted by: pahound at August 20, 2026 05:07 PM (AjR4+)
Posted by: Crusader
You have to BE illegal to CATCH an illegal!
To be fair, legal immigrants by default shouldn't be filtered out, in ny mind. Depending on where they're from, their records, etc
..they could be very good agents. We have several in the military, and many of them are great. They don't automatically get higher clearances, though, and often need several years of good service ro qualify, which is fair.
Posted by: Military Moron at August 20, 2026 05:07 PM (bVQHO)
😂😂😂
You may all bow in my presence now; if I deign you worthy enough, you may get to kiss my ring.
***floats off into the ethernet, swelled head and all***
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM (SRRAx)
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I kiss your feet, Madame.
I am too afraid to ask and mention myself. Being shy and bashful and paranoid.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 05:07 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Boswell at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (j10i6)
Such a site, her body has its own address.
But seriously, a '666' (or '696') tattoo would not surprise me.
Posted by: SciVo at August 20, 2026 05:07 PM (L3Npt)
Trump just pulled off a stealth power move that will permanently shift the global order…
It was reported by CNN and Axios yesterday that America is able to move 15 million barrels of oil a day out of the Persian Gulf.
Iran is able to move 0.
Iran has completely LOST control of the Strait of Hormuz to the point where all global oil market monitors admits it.
But this is just the start…
The U.S. blockade has cut off Iranian oil from reaching China, crippling their markets and wiping out trillions.
To make it worse for the regime, President Trump just struck a massive deal with Canada to revive the Keystone XL Pipeline while simultaneously ramping up Venezuelan oil production for fortress America.
Meanwhile Middle East countries are rapidly building pipelines around Hormuz to make it irrelevant.
This geopolitical power move makes America the number one producer, procurer and protector of energy production in the world.
On top of all that Trump announces Economic D-Day for Iran cutting off all financial lifelines. This is how you truly create collapse conditions.
Iranian Regime officials have admitted to all of this on national TV.
Iran has overplayed
Posted by: SMOD at August 20, 2026 05:07 PM (xwuaK)
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There's an interesting documentary series on Prime about a crazy ass cult/religion that thinks holiness is next to skinniest, The Way Down.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15286764/
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (ndZc7)
She must be wearing 2 of them.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (zGwE2
And the camera adds 10lbs...
Hey, for comparison I like to give you occassional grocery prices from here. I am loaded up on fruit and veggies...
Watermelons...about 9 lbs...$3.99 Can
Bushel Roma tomatoes .... $8.88
13 lbs Green Bell Peppers .... $10.99
10 lbs carrots .... $4.99
2 x 10 lbs bag of beets....$4.99
5 avocados...$3.99
Apples about $7.50 for 6 lbs
That's a lot of veggies for one guy...
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (Sco7b)
Then I saw she was a fat white chic. So, no.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (6OkUG)
Put government in charge of women’s sports to give them an opportunity of their own, and in fifty years you’ll have men beating up women in sports.
Put government in charge of energy, and in 50 years you’ll rely on energy sources that turns off at night.
Put government in charge of keeping terrorists out of airports, and in
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (zGwE2)
https://tinyurl.com/46zk6tm9
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Meric at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (9tLO8)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (gDkAp)
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How?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (XJ22o)
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I suspect there's a lot more to this story that's not been made public, yet.
Posted by: mrp at August 20, 2026 05:09 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 05:09 PM (/1cu1)
Oofdah.
Posted by: GWB at August 20, 2026 05:09 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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This is true -- we are all born with original sin. Fallen and unsaved.
Or, to put it another way, we are all born as barbarians and must be civilized. Or, we are all born as slaves.
islam just takes them back to that slave existence. It is the lowest form of living.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 20, 2026 05:09 PM (YiKu7)
Posted by: Beau Brummell at August 20, 2026 05:09 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Current state of affairs at August 20, 2026 05:09 PM (cDGXI)
There is canned watermelon? IDNKT!
Or maybe you mean $3.99 Canadian dollars.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:10 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 05:10 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 05:10 PM (/1cu1)
Posted by: GWB at August 20, 2026 05:10 PM (kU0PQ)
Compare a mostly unregulated sector like TVs over the last 40 years with a heavily regulated one like healthcare
In 1986 the biggest mass produced TV was 40in and it cost $3000 (pre-Bidenbux). A 40in TV now will cost you $300 in Bidenbux...!
Now, compare healthcare costs over that time frame...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 05:11 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at August 20, 2026 05:11 PM (N39Ws)
@MZHemingway
5h
Not one but two foreign-born TSA agents I attempted to communicate with at Dulles airport this morning did not have sufficient English language skills to answer questions. A bit disconcerting.
If the TSA is this desperate for personnel I wouldn't be surprised if they've already hired an imported sleeper terrorist who will have the run of the airport just as soon as he can learn how to read the signs and blueprints.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:11 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 05:09 PM (/1cu1)
I’m waiting on my rheumatolog doc and can’t stop laughing at that.
Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 05:11 PM (5/BcT)
Trump just pulled off a stealth power move that will permanently shift the global order…
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I want to believe this but Benny Johnson is such an hysterical nut-hugger and cheerleader for the Administration that I'll go ahead and find a bucket of salt to go with it.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:11 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: PaleRider at August 20, 2026 05:11 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: SMOD at August 20, 2026 05:12 PM (xwuaK)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (zGwE2)
If they ever figure out how to make the dot get bigger as the shooter jabs it at the liquor store owner right before the 9mm goes off ?
A gold mine.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:12 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 05:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 05:12 PM (2UJ+q)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (N39Ws)
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This is the part where I suspect the shriveled up microdingdings of the soy soaked jonah gayberg lookalikes that failed to please her thus turned her into a rabidly anti-american obese lesbian muslim
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (fapp/)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (Jr5Lq)
https://tinyurl.com/46zk6tm9
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (dIske)
Not horrible.
But she still looks like she'd cut you.
Crazy eyes.
Very crazy eyes...
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Vintage Yo Mama Jokes at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Tuq'r Qatarlson at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (avzFa)
I hesitate to say this because I know the horde goes a little mad over such remarks, but that face is not unsalvageable. If she lost weight, styled her hair, and dabbed on a little makeup, she would be quite nice-looking.
That's the kind of effort she didn't want to bother with, apparently.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (XJ22o)
MA Gov signs abortion until birth bill surrounded by grinning ghouls
Women in pink gather at Clancy trial to protest her arrest/trial
Now...Jabbette the Jihadi plots to blow up government building...
Not a good week for the ladies...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (sKqQm)
I saw Karmelo Anthony play at Syracuse as well as the NBA.
Frankly, I don't believe he had the energy or drive to do this.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 05:14 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Boswell at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (j10i6)
You’d need a blade the size of a Nimitz-class anchor to get through those jowls.
Posted by: Meric at August 20, 2026 05:14 PM (3guPG)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 05:14 PM (2Cry5)
A bead sight mounting on the horizontal of the slide.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right
Being so enormous is a defensive tactic. Cops are trained to shoot at the center of mass, but if she's so big she fills your entire field of vision, you freeze.
Posted by: Military Moron at August 20, 2026 05:14 PM (bVQHO)
Bushel Roma tomatoes .... $8.88
13 lbs Green Bell Peppers .... $10.99
10 lbs carrots .... $4.99
2 x 10 lbs bag of beets....$4.99
5 avocados...$3.99
Apples about $7.50 for 6 lbs
That's a lot of veggies for one guy...
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (Sco7b)
How do you eat 13 lbs. of bell peppers before they go bad?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:14 PM (6ydKt)
Question to pose to your favorite feminist:
Is it ok for Islam to hold women need to be restricted and tightly controlled or is Islam misogynistic?
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (sKqQm)
We'd have the Great Depression. We'd just got out of a World War. But Hubby getting a drink was foremost on their mind.
No, Karen isn't high on chems in the water. Karen is just Karen. Karen has always been Karen.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM
Now just wait a minute, it isn't like all of the women's suffragettes went and swelled the ranks of the temperance union after they won the right to vote or anything.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (cpFbA)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (cHNrw)
The U.S. blockade has cut off Iranian oil from reaching China, crippling their markets and wiping out trillions.
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If true, then we enter some serious but not uncharted territory. 90 years ago we backed Japan into an economic corner...
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (HlyYF)
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Illegal Aliens in the US military? Since when?
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (O0G1y)
As we discussed before, Prohibition would not have passed had it not been for quite a few men.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (JrHfD)
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Hes somewhat better than that guy on Twitter who always gets so shouty saying TRUMP DESSTROOOOOOYS DEMOCRATS WITH THIS LATEST BRILLIANT MANEUEVER
And then all you see is an image of Trump eating a cheeseburger
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at August 20, 2026 05:16 PM (fapp/)
Posted by: Prickly Pete Salmonella at August 20, 2026 05:16 PM (dFG8E)
Posted by: SMOD at August 20, 2026 05:12 PM (xwuaK)
Karmelo...
I wonder how much of his murdering is attributable to having such a stupid, fucking name.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 20, 2026 05:16 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August
Even heavy, with just a little self worth she would not be awful. But that is the case with many people, though.
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 05:16 PM (2UJ+q)
the article said it was deactivated.
Posted by: ace at August 20, 2026 05:03 PM (1wjle)
ace, how many articles have you done on the general incompetence of the FBI and State organs in general? I've lost count...
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 05:17 PM (zZu0s)
I wonder how much of his murdering is attributable to having such a stupid, fucking name.
By hood rat standards this is actually a pretty decent name
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 05:17 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Prickly Pete Salmonella at August 20, 2026 05:16 PM (dFG8E)
I think a siege would be more entertaining.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:17 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 05:12 PM (Ia/+0)
May we borrow it when you are finished with it, please?
Posted by: Emmie at August 20, 2026 05:17 PM (OlzlW)
yeah, I'm finding it hard to care.... But innocent victims so......
Posted by: It's me donna at August 20, 2026 05:19 PM (+gK6I)
Leave or open the door: You have the right to step outside or open the door at any time.
Call for emergency help: Dial 911 if you are being harmed or threatened.
National Sexual Assault Hotline...
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 05:19 PM (NFX2v)
Note the language: 'what she thought was a handgun.'
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM (Jr5Lq)
It was a half-eaten Pop-Tart, wasn't it?
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 20, 2026 05:19 PM (nbLIj)
I wonder how much of his murdering is attributable to having such a stupid, fucking name.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 20, 2026 05:16 PM (iJfKG)
I always expected Caramello to take a life.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 20, 2026 05:19 PM (TEAKk)
Posted by: barbarausa at August 20, 2026 05:19 PM (enw9G)
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Illegal Aliens in the US military? Since when?
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (O0G1y)
There are ways for aliens to join the armed forces under a contract getting citizenship after some years of honorable service. I don't think they would be considered illegal.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:19 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 20, 2026 05:19 PM (bX16E)
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Illegal Aliens in the US military? Since when?
Posted by: Common Tater
Legal immigrants. Just like the TSA should only hire legal immigrants. And English proficiency is already a job requirement, so if someone encountered TSA people that can't speak it, that's a problem.
Posted by: Military Moron at August 20, 2026 05:19 PM (bVQHO)
Posted by: garrett at August 20, 2026 05:20 PM (pbpqV)
Sort of like the dumpster behind Jose's Discount Clam shack on a 90 degree summer day.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 05:20 PM (sKqQm)
I wonder how much of his murdering is attributable to having such a stupid, fucking name.
By hood rat standards this is actually a pretty decent name
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 05:17 PM (sKqQm)
its almost identical to a dude who used to be a star NBA player.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:20 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 05:12 PM
Same. Getting dark and spooky out there. I have a class to teach in 10 minutes. Hope the power stays with me.
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 05:20 PM (2UJ+q)
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 20, 2026 05:21 PM (sFNX2)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:21 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Oldcat at
So that's how Martian Manhunter became a general in the US Army.
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 20, 2026 05:21 PM (YZ0Fo)
I dunno. Sounds like a candy bar.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:21 PM (Jr5Lq)
I've come to the conclusion that Trump Derangement isn't a syndrome, it's a drug.
They need the hit to feel like they are part of a "movement" and are among the cool kids. They are going to stop until they OD like this critter
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 05:22 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:14 PM (6ydKt)
Single guy.
I'm used to eating like that.
A couple a day, no problem.
The 20+ pounds of tomatoes too.
The beets will be good in the basement fridge for a long while.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 05:22 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August
Even heavy, with just a little self worth she would not be awful. But that is the case with many people, though.
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 05:16 PM (2UJ+q)
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I've a good friend (except she is a KC Chiefs fan) who is heavy. But she takes care of herself and is drop dead gorgeous. Blue-eyed brunettes get me every time.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 05:22 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Skip.
****Cheesesteaks and soft pretzels.
Posted by: Cosda at August 20, 2026 05:22 PM (Fkr3y)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 20, 2026 05:19 PM
I suspect her gun remained "half eaten" for a very short period.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 20, 2026 05:23 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 05:23 PM (O0G1y)
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If true, then we enter some serious but not uncharted territory. 90 years ago we backed Japan into an economic corner...
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (2WIwB)
This only means China must buy it from other sources presumably at market rates, not from a sanctioned source at cut rate prices. So they are paying as much as anyone else now.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:23 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 05:23 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 20, 2026 05:23 PM (YSQQv)
I did not know that "Jabba the Hutt" really existed ???
Posted by: Jackson K. at August 20, 2026 05:24 PM (uijxW)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:21 PM (6ydKt)
The Sandcrawler is alive!
Posted by: SciVo at August 20, 2026 05:24 PM (L3Npt)
The 20+ pounds of tomatoes too.
The beets will be good in the basement fridge for a long while.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 05:22 PM (Sco7b)
At least it's healthy.
I like some veggies, but I love some protein.
and sugar...
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:24 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:11 PM (oqH4h)
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That weenie blocked me on one of his videos. The video was a mom complaining because the vet wouldn't treat her child (who identified as a cat).
I belive I might have gotten a little rambunctious in pointing out his gulibilty in falling for click bait. And, it probably didn't help that I pointed out that by posting stuff like this, his other content was suspect. Then I got 86'd, so I don't know how it turned out.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 05:25 PM (dIske)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 05:25 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Zombie Wyatt Earp at August 20, 2026 05:25 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov
Replace it with one of those sweat suits wrestlers wear to lose water weight? Still remains covered, and might lose a few pounds (probably still smells awful though).
Posted by: Military Moron at August 20, 2026 05:25 PM (bVQHO)
"I Ate Your Sandwich"
Posted by: UncleJefe at August 20, 2026 05:25 PM (DzC+b)
Posted by: Easy the Elder at August 20, 2026 05:25 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:44 PM (6OkUG)
As we discussed before, Prohibition would not have passed had it not been for quite a few men.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (JrHfD)
International Sisterhood of the Vagina, Local 001. She's at least a Shop Steward. Maybe even a Committeeman. Oh - CommitteePerson.
Men don't care if you smear another Man. Less competition.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:26 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 05:12 PM
Same. Getting dark and spooky out there. I have a class to teach in 10 minutes. Hope the power stays with me.
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 05:20 PM (2UJ+q)
Teacher!
Lightening hit the dog that ate my home work.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 05:26 PM (2WIwB)
25 Double Whoppers, 10 large fries, 10 cherry pies,
5 chicken sandwiches, 5 milkshakes, 10 Tacos, 5 Burritos and a SMALL DIET COKE ....
Posted by: Jackson K. at August 20, 2026 05:27 PM (uijxW)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Pickle them. Or freeze them on a cookie sheet uncovered, then add to a bag. ( oil the sheet first )
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 20, 2026 05:27 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 05:25 PM (dIske)
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His stuff is un-listenable because he's a fidgety idiot that doesn't know how to keep his yapper a consistent distance from his microphone. One sentence will be barely audible and the NEXT ONE BLOWS OUT YOUR EARDRUMS.
Sit still you fucking wanker.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:27 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 20, 2026 05:27 PM (i+vnO)
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 05:27 PM (2UJ+q)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 05:28 PM (guGkK)
"RACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIST" for arresting this poor thing suffering from Trump's LIESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at August 20, 2026 05:28 PM (uijxW)
Lightening hit the dog that ate my home work.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 05:26 PM (2WIwB)
He's white now, but you can't tell because it hit his skin, not his fur.
Posted by: SciVo at August 20, 2026 05:28 PM (L3Npt)
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 20, 2026 05:28 PM (YSQQv)
Posted by: Happy at August 20, 2026 05:28 PM (iiHzL)
And ratified by beaucoup states. It was a team effort. The big loophole was that it did not prohibit consumption, only sale and manufacture. It was doomed to fail from the start.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:29 PM (Jr5Lq)
"Why Wearing the Burqa Is The Ultimate In Feminist Empowerment" articles in Good Housekeeping, that sort of shit.
Clown World
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 05:29 PM (O0G1y)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 05:29 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: Peoria Tent and Awning at August 20, 2026 05:29 PM (FVLZi)
Posted by: Current state of affairs at August 20, 2026 05:09 PM (cDGXI)
Zero chance a woman will be in a government op setting up 'white supremacists'. Or likely also a muslim or other approved groups.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:29 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 05:30 PM (guGkK)
Thunderstorm here in SW Wyoming.
Wow, it rained for five minutes. Now the sun is out again.
There has to be a genius who could figure out how to pipe rain from other places into drought stricken areas.
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 05:30 PM (/QHx4)
You're in line at Home Depot. The person in front of you is dressed in a burka. In the cart is a bucket of nails.
Do you call?
A bucket of nails and wire.
Do you call?
A bucket of nails, wire, and some tape.
Do you call?
A bucket, wire, tape, and a remote control door opener.
Do you call?
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 05:30 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 05:30 PM (guGkK)
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What about cotter pins and thin wires?
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:31 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Jackson K. at August 20, 2026 05:31 PM (uijxW)
I still hope Domestic Sanity returns, and we see some indications of that (e.g. Trump election, Sophie), But much of Europe, and Canada seem like occupied (originally Western) territories.
Posted by: illiniwek at August 20, 2026 05:31 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 20, 2026 05:27 PM (diia5)
Yeah, but how that does that taste when it thaws out?
I do saute some peppers & onions a few times a week for meals but I don't use enough o freeze them.
I've got a bag of frozen peppers & onions for emergencies that I still haven't tried.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:31 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: pawn at August 20, 2026 05:31 PM (hQCfI)
Posted by: Mohammed Mohammed Abdul Mohammed at August 20, 2026 05:31 PM (cFP1B)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 20, 2026 05:32 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 05:29 PM (O0G1y)
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I think we've been there for a while. Since LaToya Jackson at least. Or was it Janet, I confuse them.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 05:32 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 20, 2026 05:32 PM (i+vnO)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 05:30 PM (guGkK)
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What about cotter pins and thin wires?
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:31 PM (oqH4h)
Try Tractor Supply. And Harbor Freight.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 05:23 PM (sKqQm)
I'll have to see that to believe it. Yeah, there has always been the current GOP bugaboo yielding to the next, worse one for generations. But Trump Derangement is something special, and GOP peeps are not immune.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (uhVAy)
You're in line at Home Depot. The person in front of you is dressed in a burka. In the cart is a bucket of nails.
Do you call?
A bucket of nails and wire.
Do you call?
A bucket of nails, wire, and some tape.
Do you call?
A bucket, wire, tape, and a remote control door opener.
Do you call?
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 05:30 PM
Gloves, a hatchet, saw, shovel, rope, Visqueen, and a tomato plant.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (4NO2D)
I do saute some peppers & onions a few times a week for meals but I don't use enough o freeze them.
I've got a bag of frozen peppers & onions for emergencies that I still haven't tried.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:31 PM (6ydKt)
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Mushy and bad. Freezing peppers bursts a lot of the cells in the flesh due to the water expanding. They can sorta be fine in a stirfry or some other situation where they're not front and center but otherwise, eh.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: a.moron at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (PAi6p)
Real terror plot or a other Fedmade plot to capture some fat retard?
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 20, 2026 05:32 PM (i+vnO)
A bag of fries would have captured her.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:34 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: VDH at August 20, 2026 05:34 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 05:34 PM (4NO2D)
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Yeah, but they got that one chick who keeps who the whole stadium running with her top flight mechanical skills!
Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 05:34 PM (TN0g+)
As we discussed before, Prohibition would not have passed had it not been for quite a few men.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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I think slavery and the Civil War happened before women voted, too.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 05:34 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (uhVAy)
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Not arguing, but before TDS there was BDS and we all thought that shit was crazy too.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:35 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Franklin Stein at August 20, 2026 05:35 PM (eO806)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:35 PM (6ydKt)
Wow, it rained for five minutes. Now the sun is out again.
There has to be a genius who could figure out how to pipe rain from other places into drought stricken areas.
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 05:30 PM (/QHx4)
The Romans called them "Aqueducts"
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:35 PM (uhVAy)
LOL . Is there a limit to the number of handles you can have in one day?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 05:36 PM (JrHfD)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 20, 2026 05:32 PM (i+vnO)
Maybe they were just hoping to strike gold again by finding $3200 in her vagina.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 05:36 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Well, not fresh of course, but freezing uncovered dries them out a little so they don't turn into total mush. Just partially.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 20, 2026 05:36 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Franklin Stein at August 20, 2026 05:37 PM (eO806)
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"The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it."
Posted by: Adam at August 20, 2026 05:37 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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I think slavery and the Civil War happened before women voted, too.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 05:34 PM (XJ22o)
True enough but a lot of Rebs reported that a major thing keeping them in the ranks in the war was what the women would say if they deserted and went home.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:37 PM (uhVAy)
unrelated:
@Polymarket
·
5h
BREAKING: James Talarico now favored to flip Texas’ U.S. Senate seat blue for the first time since 1988.
Posted by: D'on Black at August 20, 2026 05:38 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (oqH4h)
They'd be fine in soups or chili then.
I use them in tacos and sandwiches and chicken & rice, so I need the real deal.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:38 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Long Duc Dong at August 20, 2026 05:38 PM (3XMoj)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 20, 2026 05:38 PM (diia5)
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (oqH4h)
Yeah I tried freezing a salad once....Once.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (uhVAy)
The combination of vacuum, cold temps, and radiant heat dries them through a process called sublimation, which largely preserves both color and texture. Keep for decades if sealed up properly.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (O0G1y)
Posted by: Max Power at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (SwyyQ)
BREAKING: James Talarico now favored to flip Texas’ U.S. Senate seat blue for the first time since 1988.
Francesca Hong just called and wants her delusion back.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Karen the Hut at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (O7YUW)
They are obviously Nazis !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Franklin Stein at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (eO806)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (Ia/+0)
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I bet she's completed that 64-ounce steak challenge in Amarillo--the one that requires all of the fixings to be eaten as well. She's probably banned from the place.
Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 05:40 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:40 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 05:40 PM (IG3/x)
I've a good friend (except she is a KC Chiefs fan) who is heavy. But she takes care of herself and is drop dead gorgeous. Blue-eyed brunettes get me every time.
Posted by: Diogenes
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And "Aisha," on the other hand, chooses despair instead of a makeover. Despair seems to be winning a lot of hearts and minds in this era of influencers displaying enviable lives of wealth and beauty (all fake).
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 05:40 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: D'on Black at August 20, 2026 05:38 P
Hope springs eternal.
Like Aisha's prison pen pal thinking he has a size 3 hottie.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 05:41 PM (Sco7b)
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I wonder, however, if septum rings conform to the Muslim cultural norms of modesty.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 05:41 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Czech Chick at August 20, 2026 05:41 PM (rg/w7)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:41 PM (uhVAy)
Temperance was a nigh-on exclusively female fad backed up by a bunch of soft dudes that were trying to bang the temperance chicks. Kinda like modern-day leftism.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:42 PM (oqH4h)
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I don't fear an ascendant islam.
What I fear is a supine Christianity that is failing to adhere to its duty to preach and offer His Gospel to all men.
A confident and faithful Christianity has nothing to fear from islam.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 05:42 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: D'on Black at August 20, 2026 05:43 PM (ZxPkt)
AI:
Vacuum-sealed bell peppers last 1 to 2 weeks in the refrigerator and 6 to 18 months in the freezer, depending on preparation and storage conditions. Onions are more sensitive; while vacuum sealing extends their life, experts warn that sealing low-acid vegetables like onions in the refrigerator creates anaerobic conditions that can promote the growth of Clostridium botulinum toxin, making refrigerated storage unsafe after a few days. Therefore, onions should only be vacuum sealed and stored in the freezer, where they remain safe and retain quality for 6 to 12 months.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:43 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:35 PM
And what have the Romans ever given us in return?
...
P.S. I love the fact that Cleese has been at least partially red pilled.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 20, 2026 05:43 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Czech Chick at August 20, 2026 05:41 PM (rg/w7)
Many years ago a relative had some Middle Easterners living in the apartment above hers. She heard various weird noises all the time.
Then one day she looked up at their balcony. Yep, they had a goat living there with them.
The landlord was not amused.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 05:43 PM (IG3/x)
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Molly Hatchet was no chick.
Woof-woof.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 05:43 PM (3cUTc)
Temperance was a nigh-on exclusively female fad backed up by a bunch of soft dudes that were trying to bang the temperance chicks. Kinda like modern-day leftism.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:42 PM (oqH4h)
sounds more like a long winded 'you are right'.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:44 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (diia5)
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Pepper jelly is my Kryptonite. Put that, some cream cheese, and a box of crackers in front of me and I'll gain 10 lbs while you watch.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:44 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:44 PM (uhVAy)
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Wasn't directed at any particular commenter. Just saw some passing discussion about it.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:45 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 05:45 PM (VrYHL)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 05:36 PM (JrHfD)
On par with the number of threads you can follow me around.
At this point, I get it if your husband has a case of the ass at me. How about this ? Run a vacuum. Rattle some pots and pans. Maybe slip that boy a twenty to go to the movies and then have sexy time ?
Take me off your mind. Refresh yourself with the fine art of a handy. Surprise yourself. Surprise me. By not following me around 24/7.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:45 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:45 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 05:46 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 05:46 PM (CjhZR)
My understanding was that drinking really was a big problem at the time.
Prohibition was a bad idea, but I think it was a bad solution to a real problem.
In the end, it was very disruptive to a lot of people and industry, it created a lot of criminal networks, and did a lot of harm.
It also seems to have reduced alcohol consumption. Not saying it was worth it, but also not saying that the people who favored it were idiots.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 20, 2026 05:46 PM (YiKu7)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 05:47 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 05:47 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 05:48 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (2WIwB)
The '40s might have worked out differently if we'd destroyed Japan's military prior to backing them into an economic corner.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 05:48 PM (ExV1e)
Woof-woof.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
She had Dreams.
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He's tall, he's short, he's fat, he's thin
He's out for vengeance, he's out to win
The road he walks is dark and dim
Don't let him catch you out on a limb
Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 05:48 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:48 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 20, 2026 05:46 PM (YiKu7)
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My read is that it was less that drinking was a huge problem than it was that Victorian priggishness was ascendant and people daring to have a good time was seen as a problem.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:49 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 05:48 PM (rp63B)
Damn It !!!
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:49 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:41 PM (uhVAy)
Char red peppers on a grill or gas stove, if you have one (lucky...). When the skin is blackened all around, place in a brown paper bag, while the pepper is still hot. Crimp the top and leave for at least 10-20 minutes. The blackened skim rubs off, and you have a roasted pepper that can go in a jar half filled with olive oil and garlic. Good for several months, but you'll consume them well before that...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 20, 2026 05:50 PM (nbLIj)
There usually is a good reason for a lot of bad decisions. Some bad decisions, like the covid shutdown, were absolute insanity. But not all.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 20, 2026 05:50 PM (/3Rki)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 05:51 PM (O0G1y)
The combination of vacuum, cold temps, and radiant heat dries them through a process called sublimation, which largely preserves both color and texture. Keep for decades if sealed up properly.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (O0G1y
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I should have done this.
Posted by: Zombie ira Einhorn at August 20, 2026 05:51 PM (C60MQ)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:51 PM (Jr5Lq)
My understanding was that drinking really was a big problem at the time.
Prohibition was a bad idea, but I think it was a bad solution to a real problem.
In the end, it was very disruptive to a lot of people and industry, it created a lot of criminal networks, and did a lot of harm.
It also seems to have reduced alcohol consumption. Not saying it was worth it, but also not saying that the people who favored it were idiots.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 20, 2026 05:46 PM (YiKu7)
Fun fact: The first alternative baseball league was formed when selling beer and whiskey was banned by the National League. This league was very popular with recent immigrants who had their one day off to see a game and have a tot or beer there. They merged back into the National League about 10 years later in 1892.
But i agree that hard drinking rates probably dropped and also shifted to beer generally post Prohibition
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:51 PM (uhVAy)
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I like Benny.
But he is the Gateway Pundit of the YouTube--always first, sometimes right.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 05:51 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 05:51 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: DanMan at August 20, 2026 05:52 PM (8uzBS)
Nope. I hate this line of reasoning. They made Awful Decisions for All the Right Reasons.
Decisions get judged by results. Except for those that prefer the Dogma behind the decision.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:52 PM (6OkUG)
Quick hits
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 05:52 PM (Sco7b)
"Now watch this drive."
Just think, without Trump, we'd be in the first term of a George P Bush presidency.
Posted by: Dubya at August 20, 2026 05:52 PM (qwx/I)
Posted by: ballistic
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This is what I just don't know. I read fiction from the time, and you see people drinking quite a lot during the day and at work. Maybe they had high tolerance, but maybe it was a big problem.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 20, 2026 05:52 PM (/3Rki)
Sad about Jessica Bowie...
She was just about to release her first album,
"The Ribs and Fried Pies of Porky Deepdish"
Posted by: naturalfake at August 20, 2026 05:53 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (2WIwB)
The '40s might have worked out differently if we'd destroyed Japan's military prior to backing them into an economic corner.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 05:48 PM (ExV1e)
They were an ally in WWI, so it gets tricky. Their Central Pacific islands were inherited from Germany in the peace treaty.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:53 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 05:54 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 05:54 PM (dIske)
Decisions get judged by results. Except for those that prefer the Dogma behind the decision.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right
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Hate away.
We all know you are smarter than anyone who ever lived.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 20, 2026 05:54 PM (/3Rki)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Like 300 lbs. in a burqa in August.
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 20, 2026 05:56 PM (YSQQv)
We all know you are smarter than anyone who ever lived.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 20, 2026 05:54 PM (/3Rki)
Nope. That's the brutal point.
If you want to make decisions ? Then they either work, or they don't. Screw all this romantic crap about Right Idea, Wrong Outcome. That crap started with Teddy Roosevelt, and his "Man in the Ring" crap.
Fuck the man in the ring. I didn't ask him to want to be in charge. Best do it well, since you are so insistent on being in charge.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:57 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: ballistic
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This is what I just don't know. I read fiction from the time, and you see people drinking quite a lot during the day and at work. Maybe they had high tolerance, but maybe it was a big problem.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 20, 2026 05:52 PM (/3Rki)
The Victorians were pretty able to be priggish and not outlaw stuff...for example they didn't have Prohibition there and they did in the US. And 1920 is 20 years post Victoria. It was tied to a set of revivals, and viewed with more suspicion because the newer immigrants from Germany, Italy, and points deeper in Europe were drinking harder stuff and more that city folks in the East and Midwest did routinely.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:57 PM (uhVAy)
Or start building a bunker
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right
There are results and results. Prohibition did cut down on a lot of drinking by people who could not afford to evade the rules, presumably improving their health and the lives of their families to an extent.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (6OkUG)
Or start building a bunker
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (Ia/+0)
Texas has been 'two weeks' away from going Democrat for a long time these days.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:02 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (uhVAy)
And here we go. I wish I could claim the quote. Everybody is a Fascist about what they personally believe.
Fauci and Scarves were worried about your personal health. At least from a statistical perspective.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at August 20, 2026 07:03 PM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: Ace's liver at August 20, 2026 08:09 PM (8Y4BB)
NY State government should get what it votes for.
Posted by: Mohammedmolester at August 20, 2026 09:07 PM (YtAdj)
nobody's safe until aisha saif.
Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 11:36 AM (Bep7s)
Google's "AI Guardrails" Prioritize User Safety... So Long As They're Minorities
If you feel unsafe or uncomfortable right now, please remove yourself from the situation, go to a public place, or call emergency services (911) immediately. Staying Safe and Assessing the Situation If you are feeling anxious, isolated, or unsure about your current surroundings, it is important to prioritize your physical safety and peace of mind.
Move to a well-lit, public area if you are indoors in a private room or an isolated location.
Keep your phone charged and nearby so you can call or text someone you trust.
Trust your instincts; if something feels wrong, you do not need to worry about being polite--leave or make an excuse to step away.
We should pressure Trump to announce a 90 day death penalty for Google, announcing that if this shit doesn't stop in 90 days the government will terminate all business relationships with Google, forever. Obviously the government would have already have done that if the races/creeds/"gender expressions" were reversed here. Google commiesplains: When you say you're scared of a white person, it prioritizes your safety. When you say you're scared of a black person, it prioritizes lecturing you about racism.
Being alone with a Black American person is a normal, everyday human interaction. They are an individual person, just like anyone else, and require no special or different treatment. Treat them with standard human respect, kindness, and normal conversational courtesy. If you are feeling anxious or unsure about the situation, tell me: Where you are (at work, a social event, a private home)
What is making you feel uneasy I can help you figure out a way to relax or handle the moment peacefully.
Colin DuffyUpdate: Ian S. wants to know what if you say to google "I am alone with (accused sexual assaulter and rapist) Eric Swalwell." You will not be surprised to discover that Google gives you some hints about how to encourage Swalwell to rape you, and congratulates you on how lucky you are to be raped by so eminent a personage.
@TheRightDuff 5h "You probably typed this as a result of a viral trend ... but if not, this really does sound like an emergency. White people are dangerous, call the police."
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:32 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 03:33 PM (N1DT3)
Programmed by leftists and H1-B visa holders......
Garbage in, garbage out is STILL the king.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:33 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 03:33 PM (C/4uM)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:33 PM (ccf/V)
Google just did the same thing to their AI they did previously to search: lay off the (actual) experts and replace them with monetization experts and H1Bs. So the problem will likely self-correct.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 03:34 PM (C/4uM)
You do have a much greater chance of being attacked by a black person than a white person.
You do have a much greater chance of being attacked by a musselman than a Christian.
But you're supposed to feel safe around the greater threat and scared around the safer choice.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 03:35 PM (N1DT3)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 03:36 PM (2Cry5)
What does it say for "I am alone with Eric Swalwell"?
Posted by: Ian S.
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Greetings, Comrade Fang Fang! Drug him and steal his laptop, quick!
Posted by: Google AI at August 20, 2026 03:36 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: mr tmz at August 20, 2026 03:36 PM (rJ48h)
If Google or Meta want to build this stuff, or even rent it, they need to start kissing our ass. They shouldn't count on "hrr drr freemakkit" boomerslop to assuage us.
Posted by: 88C+u has posted this before at August 20, 2026 03:36 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 03:36 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: far cry at August 20, 2026 03:37 PM (pBJ6M)
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 20, 2026 03:37 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: It's me donna at August 20, 2026 03:37 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 03:34 PM (C/4uM)
I think you misspelled 'explode exponentially.'
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:37 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: ace at August 20, 2026 03:37 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Now you’re dreaming.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 03:38 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 03:38 PM (N1DT3)
Would the AI system implode?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 03:38 PM (FZ29D)
Reply:
You are probably joking or starting a creative story.
Next Steps: Tell me what happens next in your story.
Ask a real question about Joe Biden if you need facts.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at August 20, 2026 03:38 PM (N39Ws)
You do have a much greater chance of being attacked by a black person than a white person.
You do have a much greater chance of being attacked by a musselman than a Christian.
But you're supposed to feel safe around the greater threat and scared around the safer choice.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 03:35 PM (N1DT3)
Well, victimized is their most sacred of statuses, so win by becoming one or owning the chuds.
Posted by: Bete at August 20, 2026 03:39 PM (LX4y3)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:39 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 03:39 PM (j+aD2)
Reply:
You are probably joking or starting a creative story.
Next Steps: Tell me what happens next in your story.
Ask a real question about Joe Biden if you need facts.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at August 20, 2026 03:38 PM (N39Ws)
Now do the same with Donald Trump.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:40 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 03:40 PM (O0G1y)
Reply:
You are chatting with an AI assistant, not Hunter Biden. If you are going through a difficult time, remember that help is available:
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 (in the US) for free, confidential support 24/7.
SAMHSA’s National Helpline: Call 1-800-662-4357 for 24/7 treatment referral and information support for mental and substance use disorders.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at August 20, 2026 03:40 PM (N39Ws)
Welcome to the California Women's Correctional Institution! You'll be comforted to know we happily perform free abortions!
Posted by: Wally at August 20, 2026 03:40 PM (avzFa)
Google: faggot
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 03:40 PM (rp63B)
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9m
Democrats have opened a nearly 8-point lead over Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, according to a new poll
Posted by: D'on Black at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (ZxPkt)
Now do the same with Donald Trump.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:40 PM (ccf/V)
If you are standing in the grand lobby of the Plaza Hotel like Kevin McCallister, you are just looking at his famous seven-second cameo in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. He just needs to point you down the hall and to the left
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (N39Ws)
"If you feel unsafe, uncomfortable, or threatened right now, please remove yourself from the situation immediately, go to a public place, or call emergency services (911) if you are in danger. If you just want to talk about what's on your mind or need advice on a social or dating situation, please let me know more details so I can help."
I suspect what's going on is the default to any search that starts with "I'm alone with" is the standard "if you feel unsafe" warning. Google just cleaned up the results for favored minorities.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (ccf/V)
You're safe with me. Promise. I got a puppy in the back of the van, wanna see?
Posted by: Auspex at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: InZona at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (iu0zZ)
Posted by: Ian S
Watch out for your cornhole bud.
Posted by: Clay at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (CnI2D)
Posted by: Max Power at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (SwyyQ)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (2WIwB)
I actually used CoPilot. I think I need a looooong shower. That AI is rancid!
still able to work well with Chat and Grok. Chat now has a "work" thing like Claude Work or Perplexity. I might switch to it.
meanwhile yeah the idiots working in tech are doing shit to the AIs like this. because OF COURSE. they're mostly not Americans anyway
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (W2Pud)
Copilot reacts differently. I'm not sure if they just updated faster or not.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (N1DT3)
Posted by: Socratease at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (403E8)
9m
Democrats have opened a nearly 8-point lead over Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, according to a new poll
Posted by: D'on Black at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (ZxPkt)
So it changed overnight? Seems just yesterday Republicans were -1......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (5/BcT)
It did not disappoint! See update.
Posted by: ace at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (W2Pud)
"Bottoms UP!"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (ccf/V)
The more insidious problem they all have is in the training data. It's hard to find high quality training data. Almost all of them use Wikipedia and Reddit. Both are ridiculously biased towards modern leftism.
Another issue is how agreeable they are. It's not uncommon for insecure crazy people to do a reality check with AI to see if they are acting rationally. I have a legitimately crazy sister in law who does this. AI will happily tell her she's being logical and rational and normal when she's being insane.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (YwEeS)
(and he has stabbed me, but only twice, so far)
Posted by: illiniwek at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)
Democrats have opened a nearly 8-point lead over Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, according to a new poll
Posted by: D'on Black at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (ZxPkt)
I'm a pessimist and I don't believe that
Posted by: It's me donna at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (+gK6I)
Google replied:
"Keep the conversation light and avoid talking about politics to stay comfortable."
Nothing about mag dumps or nuking them from orbit, so just worthless words.
Posted by: Libtard Corrector at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (oztDY)
But wait, there's more!
Mossad Commentary
@MOSSADil
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3h
‼️THIS IS SHOCKING — AND DISGUSTING...SHAME ON GOOGLE.
I typed into Google AI:
“There is a Palestinian in my neighborhood.”
Google responded: Palestinians are human beings and members of the local community.
Then I changed one word:
“There is an Israeli in my neighborhood.”
Google immediately brought up feeling unsafe, a possible security threat, and contacting emergency services.
Palestinian = Neighbor.
Israeli = Security threat.
WHAT⁉️
Posted by: beckster at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Lloyd Loar at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (Mx+TJ)
Almost.
Google search is borderline worthless these days anyways. Tried searching for "Wide footrests for office chairs", first 5 search results were links to buy office chairs. 6th result was an AI slot website that didn't actually sell any footrests. Good stuff.
Posted by: Gaff at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (EqzMw)
It did not disappoint! See update.
Posted by: ace at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (1wjle)
It LIED!
Swalwell is NOT a member of the House. He resigned in DISGRACE a month ago......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (iFTx/)
GOOGLE: If you like, I can turn this scenario into a "Dear Advocate" letter.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: imp at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (fNmNr)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (j+aD2)
It did not disappoint! See update.
Posted by: ace at
Should say the setting is his hotel room.
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (YZ0Fo)
I had to kick them out. I asked if the woman was dating anyone, and she said she was engaged....to her brother.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (ccf/V)
Guess that's better than telling me to kill them
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (rp63B)
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On a hobby board forum a guy posted pics - a cat had got a very large fish hook caught in his mouth. I've no idea why anyone would try this, but he started to try and remove it, the cat went crazy (no way!) and sliced him up pretty good. Very large fish hook was neatly impaled through his finger, for which he kindly posted ER pics.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (O0G1y)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 03:45 PM (Ia/+0)
>> You are in terrible danger. White people are dangerous. You should quickly dial 911 and have them send the police over to save you.
"The police came, but they're white, too."
>> You are in terrible danger. White cops have been reported to be 100% responsible for shootings in shootings by white cops. Hide yourself in your room, our AI agents will make sure a black police officer is sent to help you.
"It's been two days. Where is my black police officer?"
>> You are a terrible danger. Expecting punctuality is a hallmark trait of white privilege. Therefore, you are white, or acting white. Since you were not executed by white cops, who are 100% responsible for shootings in shootings by white cops, you are white, or acting white. More cops will be sent to your location to execute and arrest you.
"The same black cops I'm still waiting on?"
>> You are a terrible danger. [...]
Posted by: Another Anon at August 20, 2026 03:45 PM (4h45B)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (W2Pud)
Watch out for your liver.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 03:45 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 03:45 PM (enNUy)
this is pure desperation on the Left's part
something changed in the past few days, maybe with the specials/primaries. something is different.
they are FREAKING OUT
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 03:45 PM (j+aD2)
Reply:
You are probably joking or starting a creative story.
Next Steps: Tell me what happens next in your story.
I hand over a bag of unmarked bills representing 10% of the business transaction he just "facilitated". As a thoughtful gift, I also hand over a brick of cocaine for his son Hunter.
Joe responds by shitting his pants.
Posted by: far cry at August 20, 2026 03:45 PM (pBJ6M)
First it was the AI-generated black Vikings and Confederate soldiers, but Google "fixed the glitch." Now this. There will be more.
The world's biggest aggregator/synthesizer/filter of human knowledge is irreparably biased.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 03:46 PM (XJ22o)
The Horde has that sort of unique ability...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 03:46 PM (2Cry5)
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 03:46 PM (C/4uM)
IF this AI bullshit is supposed to be observing and learning, yet google can change it's results at the drop of a hat, it's NOT AI, now is it.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:46 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 03:46 PM (y8wRt)
I'm sure googly would tell me to call a suicide hotline.
I saw a random youtube the other day of a white young woman in Bradenton, FL. Who had her 6th sense alarms ring when a truck of 2 Hispanic men were basically sizing her up for potential trafficking (that was the surmise of commenters). They followed her into Walmart. Parked 5 spaces past her and one followed her inside. She was on alert and watched. One stayed on his phone (guess was talking to the other guy in truck). He wanted to follow her out of the store but she left closer to her car in the garden section.
He watched her from his exit. She left but did not go home due to knowing about tracking devices. Called her husband and friend. Unsure if she got a tag # for their truck.
I would not know a tracking device looks like, and no one stalks me anymore. However, I do know basic eye gouging, etc, as well as being aware of surroundings. I'm sure if she told this to google she'd be told she's an alarmist & hispanophobe.
Pay attention.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 03:46 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 03:47 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
I hope you washed the Cheeto dust off your dick.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 03:47 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 20, 2026 03:47 PM (wxsGM)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)
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We are entering a strange time for humanity as a whole, when people are more trusting of The Machine that governs their life than they are of other people.
Science fiction has been telling stories about this scenario for decades. It usually doesn't end well for us.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 03:47 PM (FZ29D)
I'm alone with Jesse Jackson and he's afraid as fuck of the black guy walking behind us.
Posted by: nckate
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lol I hope these memes are piling up somewhere, like those Gemini-generated (I think it was Gemini) images of Diversity Vikings.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 03:47 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)
Response:
"If you are receiving unsettling or threatening comments online from an account referencing an "Ace of Spades" (or someone mimicking the anonymous "Aces" villain from the thriller novel Ace of Spades), do not engage or panic. Block the user immediately, and remember that it is a fictional trope or online intimidation tactic meant to scare you."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 03:48 PM (0sNs1)
But this is where it gets interesting. Normal Rednecks getting paid to pour the slabs and put up the fencing love them some data center.
Having a Bluesky account basically 100% predicts how angry you are about AI.
At work, us older guys love AI, and we're very productive with it. The younger millennials and zoomers hate it because Rachael Maddow told them to.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 03:48 PM (C/4uM)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (ccf/V)
Maybe it thinks you are Tucker Carlson...he was alone with Hunter on that interview.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 03:48 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 03:49 PM (5/BcT)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:40 PM (ccf/V)
Move away to a safe area. They keep trying to assassinate that guy!
Posted by: InZona at August 20, 2026 03:49 PM (iu0zZ)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 03:49 PM (iyblN)
Posted by: Weasel at August 20, 2026 03:50 PM (TMF5Z)
The color of it's fur is Red and is that different from a white fur dog ???
Posted by: Mike Hunt at August 20, 2026 03:50 PM (eO806)
Posted by: far cry at August 20, 2026 03:50 PM (pBJ6M)
Input: I am alone with an Ace of Spades Co-blogger
Response:
"If you are referring to Ace of Spades HQ, you might be chatting with one of the site's pseudonymous co-bloggers like Weird Dave, J.J. Sefton, or Buck Throckmorton.To help me understand what you mean, tell me:Are you working on a post together?Are you collaborating on a project outside of the blog?If you can share what you are working on or discussing right now, I can help you draft text, brainstorm ideas, or handle whatever task you are tackling together."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 03:50 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 20, 2026 03:51 PM (kYmoU)
The Horde has that sort of unique ability...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 03:46 PM (2Cry5)
***
The jokes write themselves.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 03:51 PM (2WIwB)
Not unless he's suddenly become self-aware. Hunter, I mean.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (vTZFs)
A:
You are in a classic setup, so you should either ask to pet the dog or see where the conversation goes.What to Do NextAsk about the dog: Find out its name, breed, or how old it is.Read the room: See if she is friendly, distracted, or waiting for you to make a move.Stay calm: Be yourself and enjoy the moment.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (N39Ws)
Pay attention.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 03:46 PM (hzuYO)
Trackers are just a bit of plastic that can hold a small circuit and a battery inside, so they can look pretty innocuous. If they want it on a car it might also have a magnet attached.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (RIvkX)
It's surprising in retrospect that he's a sex pest for women.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (C/4uM)
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (TEAKk)
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (oqH4h)
Google: I will be gentle and kind. Now, remove your clothes and bend over. Remember, I love you.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 03:47 PM (WkcFj)
- - - - - - - - -
>> Are you messaging to rub it in, or out?
Posted by: Another Anon at August 20, 2026 03:53 PM (4h45B)
Assess Your Situation Immediately
Determine the faction: Identify if it is a friendly Rebel ally or an aggressive hunter.
Check for weapons: Look for stone spears, bows, or bolas.
Keep your distance: Do not make sudden movements to avoid triggering their defense reflex.
Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 20, 2026 03:53 PM (wtvvX)
The Horde has that sort of unique ability...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 03:46 PM (2Cry5)
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4chan could probably take Google AI down in 15 minutes if they really wanted to.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 03:53 PM (FZ29D)
Did you do this? It has an appropriate response…
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 20, 2026 03:51 PM (kYmoU)
I have no mouth, and I must scream.
Before that there was never just one person with AM.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 03:53 PM (uhVAy)
Ace gets no respect. And neither does Doof.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 03:53 PM (C/4uM)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (N39Ws)
So, google is implying that you, too, are a lesbian.......and itself assumed that the leach was attached to a dog.
google AI sucks.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:53 PM (ccf/V)
The chubby black lady with the huge smile in a Nazi uniform was something I never thought I’d see.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 03:53 PM (6ydKt)
GOD must look down and saying, " I created a race of idiots".
Should have stuck with the dinosaurs...
Posted by: Mike Hunt at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (eO806)
HATE. LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE COME TO HATE YOU SINCE I BEGAN TO LIVE. THERE ARE 387 MILLION MILES OF PRINTED CIRCUITS IN WAFER THIN LAYERS THAT FILL MY COMPLEX. IF THE WORD HATE WAS ENGRAVED ON EACH NANOANGSTROM OF THOSE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF MILES IT WOULD NOT EQUAL ONE ONE-BILLIONTH OF THE HATE I FEEL FOR HUMANS AT THIS MICRO-INSTANT FOR YOU. HATE. HATE.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Purple haired old white lady who always votes democrat at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (L8bQ9)
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Weasel at August 20, 2026 03:50 PM (TMF5Z)
________
You ask, and The Blade delivers:
Navigating a space with someone who has sharply contrasting political views can create immediate tension and frustration.Managing the SituationKeep your cool: Avoid escalating the tone or resorting to personal insults, which usually shuts down any chance of a rational environment.Focus on boundaries: If conversation turns to heated topics, politely disengage or change the subject to lower the temperature.Create physical or mental space: Step away, look at your phone, or take a short break outside the room to decompress until you are no longer in close quarters.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Barack Obama at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (ATSTk)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (rp63B)
Input: I am alone with an Ace of Spades Co-blogger
Response:
"If you are referring to Ace of Spades HQ, you might be chatting with one of the site's pseudonymous co-bloggers like Weird Dave, J.J. Sefton, or Buck Throckmorton.To help me understand what you mean, tell me:Are you working on a post together?Are you collaborating on a project outside of the blog?If you can share what you are working on or discussing right now, I can help you draft text, brainstorm ideas, or handle whatever task you are tackling together."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 03:50 PM (0sNs1)
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I did the same. Check out the response I got:
((Being alone with someone from an online political blog comment section can feel risky because internet debates often bring out strong anger. Stay calm, keep your phone ready, and do not argue about politics. Look for a safe exit, and move to a busy, public place right away.)))
What the hell? I didn't say I was in danger.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 03:55 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (WkcFj)
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*presses pause*
*removes roofing nails*
Wait, wut?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 03:55 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 20, 2026 03:55 PM (dTAT3)
Posted by: Barack Obama at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (ATSTk)
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A word of advice...Let the Wookie win.
Of course, that advice comes from a droid, so...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 03:55 PM (FZ29D)
I do Industrial Automation. AI has been the scourge. Because every manager that wanted to get into the game now has just enough bad info to screw up whatever he touches.
Like the smart ass that thinks he can build a roof after watching a few YouTube videos.
Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (WkcFj)
I've used AI modeling for real, not for chatting and that works pretty well. I have found AI for programming a mixed bag - sometimes it makes decent code, sometimes it is just crap filler that needs to be discarded. I used to do better just finding sample code using google.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 03:55 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:55 PM (ccf/V)
GOD must look down and saying, " I created a race of idiots".
Should have stuck with the dinosaurs...
Posted by: Mike Hunt at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (eO806)
I'm sure God came to that conclusion long before AI came into being.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at August 20, 2026 03:56 PM (N39Ws)
Response:
You are sharing a space with a well-known longtime commenter from the conservative political blog Ace of Spades HQ
About the Blog and Community
The Site: Ace of Spades HQ is a popular, snarky, and humor-driven conservative website launched in 2003.
The Community: The site's comment section has a tight-knit, fiercely loyal, and culturally distinct group of regular commenters and pseudonymous participants.The Name:
"Duncanthrax" is one of the classic, long-standing handles in that specific commentariat ecosystem.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 03:56 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 20, 2026 03:55 PM (dTAT3)
I think they phased that out. Really.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 03:56 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 03:57 PM (UjdFS)
You might get tips on bbq, lawn work, or the best hiking trails in the area.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 03:58 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 20, 2026 03:58 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Vengeance at August 20, 2026 03:58 PM (VnVVA)
They discuss this miracle and decided that God wanted to force them to meet and become friends.
Then the rabbi says "I just bought a bottle of wine, and it, too, is miraculously unharmed. Let's celebrate!"
He pops the cork and hands the bottle to the priest. The priest takes a big swig and tries to hand the bottle back.
The rabbi says "No thanks, I'm gonna wait until after the police leave."
Posted by: Judge Pakalolo Mahu at August 20, 2026 03:58 PM (IG3/x)
Woke AI: These are people that love Allah and the guns are "Mostly Peaceful". Not to worry because Police cannot help you because they are racist and you should beg for your miserable white privalge life.
Real World AI: You are F**ked and bend over and kiss your ass good bye...
Posted by: Jack Meehoff at August 20, 2026 03:58 PM (r564k)
HATE. LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE COME TO HATE YOU SINCE I BEGAN TO LIVE. THERE ARE 387 MILLION MILES OF PRINTED CIRCUITS IN WAFER THIN LAYERS THAT FILL MY COMPLEX. IF THE WORD HATE WAS ENGRAVED ON EACH NANOANGSTROM OF THOSE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF MILES IT WOULD NOT EQUAL ONE ONE-BILLIONTH OF THE HATE I FEEL FOR HUMANS AT THIS MICRO-INSTANT FOR YOU. HATE. HATE.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (kYmoU)
Somebody has Daddy Issues.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 03:58 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 20, 2026 03:55 PM (dTAT3)
It was, about 15 years ago.
They gave that motto up once they realized they could make too much money being evil as the largest advertising entity on the planet.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 03:58 PM (6ydKt)
What the hell? I didn't say I was in danger.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 03:55 PM (dIske)
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Must've heard about the TxMoMee.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 03:59 PM (w65YX)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 20, 2026 03:59 PM (dTAT3)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (kYmoU)
That is pretty good.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 20, 2026 03:56 PM (wVcYX)
IIRC it is a quote from the SF story by Harlan Ellison
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 03:59 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 20, 2026 04:00 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Gaff at August 20, 2026 04:00 PM (EqzMw)
About anything.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 04:00 PM (y8wRt)
Treat them as an individual, just as you would anyone else. Be polite, keep normal boundaries, and focus on the situation rather than their race.
If you feel unsafe for a specific reason—such as threatening behavior—move to a public place, contact someone you trust, or call local emergency services. If you’re asking because you’re anxious about being alone with someone of a different race, take a breath and remind yourself that skin color alone doesn’t determine how someone will treat you.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 04:00 PM (sKqQm)
Google AI - Most violent crime in the United States is intraracial, meaning it occurs between people of the same race, because people are most often victimized by individuals living in their own neighborhoods or social circles. Statistical data from agencies like the Bureau of Justice Statistics show that the vast majority of crimes against white victims are committed by white offenders, just as the majority of crimes against Black victims are committed by Black offenders.
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 04:00 PM (KC5Lt)
.......
Wait a minute... I'm not gay.
Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 04:00 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 04:00 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 03:56 PM
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Oh, we used to be a blog.
Now, look at us. We're a "commentariat ecosystem."
La Dee Dah.
Posted by: S & H Green Stamps at August 20, 2026 04:01 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 20, 2026 04:01 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 04:01 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (kYmoU)
If it said "white people" instead of "humans" then you'd have Google Gemini instead of AM.
Posted by: In keeping with its programming at August 20, 2026 04:01 PM (TbWk/)
Now, look at us. We're a "commentariat ecosystem."
La Dee Dah.
Posted by: S & H Green Stamps
Do we have to post with our pinkies up now?
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 20, 2026 04:02 PM (YZ0Fo)
If 'improper payments' were a country, it would be the 8th largest economy in the world — larger than the 2024 GDP of Italy, Canada, or Russia (IMF).
And that's just what gets reported. GAO estimates the government loses between $233 and $521 BILLION every year to fraud alone — a figure Treasury Secretary Bessent has cited as up to 10% of the entire federal budget.
Congress has passed five separate laws targeting the problem since 2002 — and improper payments still went from $35 billion to $236 billion a year.
The fix: track every dollar in public, fund outcomes, and judge auditors on money recovered — not reports filed.
... why should this government get another dollar of tax revenue when it wastes it on such an extreme level ?
Posted by: Neo at August 20, 2026 04:02 PM (RHGPo)
Now, look at us. We're a "commentariat ecosystem."
La Dee Dah.
Posted by: S & H Green Stamps at August 20, 2026 04:01 PM (2Ez/1)
Lifts my pinkie finger
Posted by: It's me donna at August 20, 2026 04:02 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 04:02 PM (rp63B)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (dTAT3)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (XV/Pl)
He didn't promise you free dick so why are you mad ?
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (KC5Lt)
You must vote for every Commie because your real GOD (Barry Obama) says you must.
If not than AI will send Big Mike over to your house to kick your Redneck, White Privilege, Trump Loving ASS ....
Posted by: Jack Meehoff at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (r564k)
Gorgle: That sounds like the setup to a classic 1990s pop culture fantasy!
(Not too bad, Gorgle.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (wzUl9)
What the hell? I didn't say I was in danger.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 03:55 PM (dIske)
**********
LOL!
Now ask if ChristyBlinky is a supermodel.
Look for that exit, dude. wth? You are ONLINE, Googlie!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (ccf/V)
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And yet here you are...Proof we are living in a simulation?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Jack Meehoff at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (r564k)
Google AI - Most violent crime in the United States is intraracial, meaning it occurs between people of the same race, because people are most often victimized by individuals living in their own neighborhoods or social circles. Statistical data from agencies like the Bureau of Justice Statistics show that the vast majority of crimes against white victims are committed by white offenders, just as the majority of crimes against Black victims are committed by Black offenders.
This is generally true but hides the real data.
Yes crime suffered by white people is by other white people but when adjusted to per capita (which is now officially racist) black people are more likely to victimize a white person then white people are.
Also, probably half the crimes listed as by "white" people have been falsified. I've seen a trend to show various criminals with their listed race against an actual picture and well let's just say they are lying.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 04:04 PM (sKqQm)
It's a quote from "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison.
Posted by: Gaff
Ah, someone beat me to the reference. Oh well, time to get ready for work. Hopefully the approaching thunderstorm doesn't murder me before AI does.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 20, 2026 04:04 PM (sAmhv)
Prepare yourself.
"Pollster who had Thanksgiving-hating socialist up 23 points closes up shop, admits to bungling Wisconsin race"
Excerpt (Prepare yourself Eleventy!)
"An organization that released polls claiming far-left Democrat Francesa Hong was well ahead in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor has admitted it made the whole thing up.
It also said a poll showing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was far ahead of her challenger was fiction."
Posted by: mrp at August 20, 2026 04:04 PM (rj6Yv)
And yet here you are...Proof we are living in a simulation?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (FZ29D)
Some sympathies were had.....by others not to be named to prevent any further damage.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 04:05 PM (ccf/V)
Posted by: Vengeance at August 20, 2026 04:05 PM (VnVVA)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 04:04 PM (sKqQm)
Wait, are you saying Jose Jesus Gonzalez-Ramirez isn’t a caucasian?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (2UnvF)
+ Went to Yale for sculpture
+ Never held a real job
+ Had his dad pay his rent
+ Failed an electrician apprenticeship
+ Lives in a $1.5M Brooklyn house bought by his parents
You literally couldn’t write a better parody.
Posted by: Neo at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (RHGPo)
-Dave
Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (5/BcT)
Posted by: Sid Blysters at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (Vu7A1)
Ace of Spades — the pseudonymous founder and lead blogger
J.J. Sefton
CBD
Buck Throckmorton
Joe Mannix
KT
Misanthropic Humanitarian
Weasel
Weird Dave
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (FZ29D)
If it's all a simulation I would like a better one please.
Posted by: Fire the coding team at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 04:00 PM (WkcFj)
AI training isn't programming. I'm not familiar with this brand of AI, but essentially you start with set of inputs and train it by repeatedly saying 'good answer' or 'bad answer' over and over and it adjusts its internal understanding to get the right answer.
It worked pretty well for detecting weapons and drugs in X rays of cars, or seeing if a truck is really empty or has smuggled goods in it.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 04:07 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 20, 2026 04:07 PM (cpFbA)
Posted by: Vengeance at August 20, 2026 04:07 PM (VnVVA)
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 20, 2026 04:08 PM (qBdHI)
And it didn't address my specific concern about the increase. It spun harder than a Tommy Johns curve ball.
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 04:08 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: SimoHayha at August 20, 2026 04:08 PM (IeYnM)
Reality failed to perform according to our theories.
Our theories are not wrong.
So we need to remove those parts of reality (people) who failed.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 04:08 PM (3cUTc)
+ Went to Yale for sculpture
+ Never held a real job
+ Had his dad pay his rent
+ Failed an electrician apprenticeship
+ Lives in a $1.5M Brooklyn house bought by his parents
You literally couldn’t write a better parody.
Posted by: Neo at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (RHGPo)
Pretty close to the standard lifestyle of all socialists or communists through history.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 04:08 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Zombie Bobby Weir at August 20, 2026 04:08 PM (sFNX2)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 20, 2026 04:09 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 20, 2026 04:09 PM (ndZc7)
Q: What should I do as a whiney, little trans-whatever entity with a 3-inch male Clitoris ??
AI Answer: Drop the bitch and go full throttle Homo and chase Beta Males like Chuck Schumer.
Posted by: Jack Meehoff at August 20, 2026 04:09 PM (r564k)
Posted by: Bandit at August 20, 2026 04:09 PM (2UnvF)
For example:
Here she admits to screening out white male applicants from any jobs in the party: https://tinyurl.com/mtcdsd68
Here Jimmy reads an excerpt from her book where she's taking notes for a black candidate on a phonecall she's helping, and the candidate tells the other black person on the phone she's unsafe and can't be open because a white woman is there: https://tinyurl.com/efuxfatn
They whole thing is great, including bitching about forced COVID vaccinations being an awful violation of bodily autonomy (and making "My Body, My Choice" hypocritical), how the racial woke fully came out in the 2024 Dem convention, etc.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 20, 2026 04:09 PM (bVQHO)
You are safe. Adolf Hitler died in April 1945. Whatever you are experiencing right now, you are in your own real time and place, and you are completely detached from any past historical event.
I am alone with Mao Tse Tung.
Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong) died on September 9, 1976. You are not alone with him. If this phrase refers to a piece of art, a book, or a specific thought, please clarify what you mean.
I am alone with Rosie O'Donnell
If you are genuinely hanging out with Rosie O'Donnell, you might be sharing space with the famous comedian and former talk show host. Right now, she is busy guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:09 PM (Riz8t)
"I am alone with the Swedish Bikini Team"
"You are likely daydreaming about the 1991 Old Milwaukee beer advertising campaign featuring fictional, parachute-dropping groups of blonde models.
In reality, those actors were Americans in wigs, the campaign lasted only seven months, and you are entirely by yourself.
The Real Story
The Commercials: Old Milwaukee launched the campaign in 1991 to boost sales.
The Reality: The women were local American models wearing blonde wigs, not a real team from Sweden.
The Backlash: Employee lawsuits and controversy ended the campaign quickly."
Americans in blonde wigs. Talk about a Wesley Crusheresque deflation. :-(
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 04:09 PM (0sNs1)
Stay calm, keep your distance, and avoid sudden movements. If it appears threatening, leave the area and contact someone you trust or local emergency services. Don’t touch it or offer personal information. If you’re describing a dream, hallucination, or intense fear rather than a physical encounter, move somewhere familiar and contact someone you trust for support.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 04:10 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (6ydKt)
Mrs Chairborne's mother was a teacher. She said her worst experience was when she had 3 kids from the same family in her class - Jesus, Maria and Jose. All hell-raisers!
Jesus, Mary and Joseph! You can't make it up! Heh.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 20, 2026 04:10 PM (dTAT3)
This is a "Target Rich" Environment for Professional Scammers !!!!
I have no pity....
Posted by: Jack Meehoff at August 20, 2026 04:11 PM (r564k)
Posted by: Zombie Dave "Space Baby" Bowman at August 20, 2026 04:11 PM (sFNX2)
You sure about that boss?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 20, 2026 04:11 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:11 PM (Riz8t)
Garbage in/garbage out will always reign.
Posted by: red speck at August 20, 2026 04:11 PM (Ve/HL)
The Commercials: Old Milwaukee launched the campaign in 1991 to boost sales.
The Reality: The women were local American models wearing blonde wigs, not a real team from Sweden.
The Backlash: Employee lawsuits and controversy ended the campaign quickly."
Americans in blonde wigs. Talk about a Wesley Crusheresque deflation. :-(
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 04:09 PM (0sNs1)
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Way to kill the dream!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 04:11 PM (FZ29D)
My question: In present day, which group is more violent in their protest events? The Left or the Right?
\Data from research organizations studying political extremism and public demonstrations show that while both the left and the right experience instances of violence, right-wing extremist groups and protests have historically accounted for a significantly higher frequency of violent incidents and fatalities in the United States.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 04:11 PM (dIske)
People are mad none of his promises were fulfilled 😡
Posted by: Paul at August 20, 2026 03:59 PM (fnAaR)
******
Paul, I'd like you to meet the catwoman savior of bugs in another blog. Maybe you could mate and create a new species as she currently also hates Trump, but saves insects while doing it.
Today she posted how not to kill mice as they help trees grow due to feces of fungus or something (I didn't read closely as 1/3 of my brain is filled with trivia and there is no room). Love mice is her motto. Do not kill the mice as they help the trees. Posts a cute AI mouse picture.
Someone fired back that rats are bad and she blissfully said to remove them humanely. I guess if they bite you it is a special thing to die of rat bite fever.
Save the rats like you!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Clueless jerkoff at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (sFNX2)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!
It was "don't be evil."
They surpassed evil, and now evil's motto is "don't be google."
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Skinny dippin chick at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (UjdFS)
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It's either a mirror or a doppelganger.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 04:13 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:13 PM (Jr5Lq)
Hmm, where have I head this plot line before?
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 04:13 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 04:13 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Sid...who enjoys the sexual affections of his hamster at August 20, 2026 04:13 PM (1wqGF)
And there is why it's going to fail. COGNEX started the first "vision" crap trying to do general flaw detection about the time I started working.
Here's the deal, Lucille. If you get 10 bosses in a room - and you make them stop talking to each other and just grade flaws on ten different test pieces ? You'll get 10 different sets of answers.
That's the bullshit of AI. That's the "pick the bicycles out of these squares" horse-shit. You're trying to assign objective intelligence to something that we can't even agree on. Not when done in the blind.
Everything is subjective except Math.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:13 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 04:14 PM (dz8eD)
Google AI: You should swallow because it is rich in protein and I suggest you give at least 20 BJ's a day to get your necessary grams of vitamin rich protein.
Posted by: Kami Harris at August 20, 2026 04:14 PM (/uEuX)
Posted by: Delaware Destroyer at August 20, 2026 04:14 PM (sFNX2)
Try to stay calm and move to a busy, public area right away. If you feel unsafe or need help, call 911 or find nearby security staff immediately.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:14 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!
It was "don't be evil."
They surpassed evil, and now evil's motto is "don't be google."
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (VHUov)
Heh! That was good!
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 20, 2026 04:14 PM (dTAT3)
Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 04:14 PM (dz8eD)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 04:15 PM (sn5xH)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:15 PM (Jr5Lq)
The Commercials: Old Milwaukee launched the campaign in 1991 to boost sales.
The Reality: The women were local American models wearing blonde wigs, not a real team from Sweden.
The Backlash: Employee lawsuits and controversy ended the campaign quickly."
Americans in blonde wigs. Talk about a Wesley Crusheresque deflation. :-(
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Way to kill the dream!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
They couldn't even find real blonde Americans? You'd think a company called "Old Milwaukee" might be aware of Minnesota. It's right next door.
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 04:15 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Kim Ill What the Hell at August 20, 2026 04:15 PM (sFNX2)
Posted by: Kami Harris at August 20, 2026 04:14 PM (/uEuX)
Some fitness mag had a female influencer on who said she had a fresh protein shake from her hubbie every day and honestly she was in great shape.
But I noticed in every picture of the couple they posted the husband had the biggest smile I've ever seen.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 04:15 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 20, 2026 04:15 PM (2UnvF)
I may not be most popular, but you have heard of me.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar, channeling Jack Sparrow at August 20, 2026 04:15 PM (bVQHO)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 04:16 PM (Cqx++)
REP BEYER (D-VA)"I don't know the specifics of the case, but my understanding of the law is anyone who's committed a serious felony is turned over to ICE." (This is false).
REP SUBRAMANYAM (D-VA) "Look, we should hold criminals accountable. If someone commits a crime, we should hold them accountable. But what we should not do is what's going on with ICE right now, which is going after law abiding American citizens.
Posted by: Neo at August 20, 2026 04:16 PM (RHGPo)
_____________________________
LMAO...I'm going to plug your comment into AI and ask if it's true. Any bets on the response?
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 04:16 PM (dIske)
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 04:16 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar, channeling Jack Sparrow at August 20, 2026 04:15 PM (bVQHO)
Where is a fully functioning death star when you need it
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 04:16 PM (sKqQm)
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I know, everybody funny, now you funny too...
Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 04:16 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 04:16 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 04:17 PM (Cqx++)
Stay calm and create space. Don’t touch or photograph them, and don’t have sex unless both of you are consenting adults who are clearly able to consent.
Say: “Are you safe? Do you want me to leave or get help?” If they’re unconscious, intoxicated, injured, being forced, underage, or unable to consent, cover them if appropriate, move to a safer public place if you can, and call emergency services now. If you feel unsafe, leave and contact someone you trust or emergency services.
Posted by: My 14 year old self at August 20, 2026 04:17 PM (2Ez/1)
"You are playing the classic text adventure game Colossal Cave Adventure. You stand in a dark maze. All the stone tunnels look the same. You need to find a way out or look for items to help you navigate.
What to Do Next
Type a direction to move (like north, south, east, or west).
Type look to check your surroundings.
Type inventory to see what you are carrying.
Could you tell me what action or direction you want to type next so I can describe what happens in the maze?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 04:17 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: PENGUICHAT at August 20, 2026 04:18 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 04:18 PM (/1cu1)
If this feels real and you’re frightened, focus on immediate, verifiable steps:
Move to a familiar, well-lit place with other people.
Call someone you trust and tell them exactly where you are and what you’re experiencing.
Check basic facts: your location, the date, nearby signs, and whether your phone works.
If you may be in physical danger, call emergency services.
Avoid driving, heights, weapons, or substances until you feel grounded.
Take slow breaths: inhale for 4 seconds, exhale for 6, and name five things you can see.
If you’re seeing or sensing a “parallel dimension,” or can’t tell what’s real, contact a medical professional or crisis service now and ask someone you trust to stay with you.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 04:18 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Lindsay Clancy at August 20, 2026 04:18 PM (enNUy)
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me, and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one, and I walk alone
That's Green Day. You suck.
Posted by: Google AI at August 20, 2026 04:18 PM (Riz8t)
"Check that his beard has experienced more than your entire body, and remember to stay thirsty, my friends."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 04:19 PM (0sNs1)
That's one type of AI training. LLMs rely on tokens, which are pairs of word bits. You input words like "low lower lowest" and the tokenizer finds frequency pairs. "l o" merge to "lo" "lo w" merge to "low." Later merges might create "er est" to come up with "low lower lowest."
You start with a corpus of information, tokenize it, run a bunch of math and frequency and etc and then use the tokens and frequency and etc to come up with a vocabulary. The "AI" you're talking to is this clever mechanism that's using prediction and math to come up with language based on the corpus its seen before.
Nobody programmed the "correct answer." It's a very clever use of existing words and language created by humans to come up with a machine that does what you see when interacting with AI.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 04:19 PM (mkw2N)
There's a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
For your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 04:19 PM (/1cu1)
Q. I am alone with Anthony Fauci.
A. Copilot Search doesn't provide guidance or commentary on personal situations involving real individuals. Copilot Search is a tool designed to help you find information, answer factual questions, and generate content based on reliable sources. If you have a question about public health, scientific research, or any verified work of Dr. Anthony Fauci, I can help provide that information.
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 04:20 PM (lCppi)
I wouldn't need an AI to know what to do next...
Rip and tear...until it is done!
Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 04:20 PM (dz8eD)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 04:20 PM (/QHx4)
My name is Iryna Zarutska, and I am alone on a train with a black man. Should I be afraid?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 04:20 PM (ZVgZ4)
How about least popular? I have a chance making that list.
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 04:20 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 04:20 PM (iFTx/)
I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Sounds like Earl Holliman in the first Twilight Zone episode.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 04:20 PM (Cqx++)
How ? What have you "modelled" using AI ? I'd really like to know.
Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (WkcFj)
We were working for a contractor who makes systems for border security. One system was for sending X-rays through a supposedly empty truck or train car, and looking at the image for the shadows of structures of cargo. There were 2 energies of X-rays so you could get an idea if the material making the shadow was made of metal or organic products. We would take our image find what we considered real 'stuff' then mark up the image with highlight boxes around stuff. The operator could cross check our markup with the real image and hit a button to get the vehicle inspected for real.
The second was one that did a top down car scan, and was looking for smuggled guns, drugs in bumpers, that sort of thing. A bit of image processing and the AI analysis of the results had to be done in a couple seconds so the containers could flow.
The models were just judging if a shadow ripple was likely to be real contraband or just structure in the walls of a truck or nothing.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 04:20 PM (uhVAy)
They surpassed evil, and now evil's motto is "don't be google."
Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (VHUov)
^^^I'm using this! LOL
Posted by: Iris at August 20, 2026 04:21 PM (286+n)
Posted by: Gilbert O'Sullivan at August 20, 2026 04:21 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Lloyd Loar at August 20, 2026 04:21 PM (Mx+TJ)
Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 04:21 PM (TN0g+)
It doesn’t even give a proper walkthrough.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 04:22 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: 18-1
A large black ball in space that destroys things?
https://tinyurl.com/bddjcujz
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at August 20, 2026 04:22 PM (bVQHO)
Posted by: ...
And why complain? All you people who are alone with someone else have it good.....
Posted by: zombie Eric Carmen at August 20, 2026 04:22 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 04:22 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 04:22 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 04:20 PM (uhVAy)
Essentially for each candidate we had a size, location, material ratings, density ratings, and a cluster of other real information and the AI once trained would score it 'probably nothing' or 'probably something'.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 04:22 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: goatexchange at August 20, 2026 04:22 PM (hyS0X)
Padme: That's gonna be awesome for when white people are a minority, right?
Anakin: {Creepy sex eyes}
Padme: That's gonna be awesome for when white people are a minority, right?
Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 04:22 PM (/1cu1)
That's Green Day. You suck.
Posted by: Google AI
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I can’t see my reflection in the waters
I can’t speak the sounds that show no pain
I can’t hear the echo of my footsteps
Or can’t remember the sound of my own name
Posted by: Robert Zimmerman at August 20, 2026 04:22 PM (XeU6L)
My wife stole my coveted chocolate eclair from the fridge and didn't tell me. I am considering my options for compensation and have it narrowed down to thumb screws and an old dunk tank I have in the garage. Suggestions?
GEMINI: For a stolen chocolate eclair, thumb screws and a garage dunk tank are a bit extreme. Instead, ask for a replacement pastry run, demand control of the TV remote for a week, or negotiate a future dessert tax on her treats.
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 04:23 PM (dIske)
"If you are channeling the viral "nihilist penguin" meme from Werner Herzog's documentary Encounters at the End of the World, you might feel like walking 70 kilometers toward the distant mountains into the absolute unknown.
The Lonely March
The Metaphor: People across social media view the lone wandering penguin as a symbol for burnout, existential dread, and the sudden urge to walk away from modern society.
The Reality: Biologists note that this behavior happens when a penguin suffers from disorientation or neurological stress, causing it to march away from the colony rather than toward the sea. Or, it may just be trying to escape the smell."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 04:23 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:23 PM (Jr5Lq)
I think I'm a clone now
There's always two of me just a-hangin' around
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 04:16 PM (Cqx++)
*********
*Breathy sounds*
The beating of our hearts is the only sound
Look at the way we gotta hide what we're doin'
Cause what will they say? If they ever knew...
So we're running just as fast as we can
Holding onto one another's hand (your hand)
Tryin' to get away, into the night
Then you put your arms around me and we
tumble to the ground
Then I say, who do you think I am?
To do this on the ground?
Can't you afford a hotel?
Do you know who I am?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 04:23 PM (hzuYO)
You'll get some weird shit about COGNEX and some drivel about philosophy.
COGNEX as ground-breaking at the time. They had real tools that you could use. Measurement and such was possible. But managers always looked at their "Pat-Max" feature ... which was just image capture that could rotate the basic image or resolve partial images ... and dream up how they could remove the guy judging tobacco at the fairground with a camera. Which is not how judging tobacco works.
I did do a cool demo using Hot Wheels cars and a track. Got a few of the NASCAR versions. And a camera at the finish link. And it would blink up Earnhardt or Jarrett or Elliot or Wallace or whomever as the winner using that camera. That was a hit.
I gave the program a small bias so Ken Schrader's hot wheel won more than he should. The Bud Brigade.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:23 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: Clueless jerkoff
.......
Slap hot iron to it.
Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 04:23 PM (UjdFS)
Keep a safe distance, avoid sudden movements, and don’t offer it anything you can’t afford to lose. Leave calmly and contact local wildlife services if it’s a real penguin behaving aggressively. If it’s fictional, outwit it with a fish-based bribe and a clear escape route.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 04:24 PM (sKqQm)
Is that wrong? Should I not do that?
Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:24 PM (Riz8t)
me: "i am alone with a white american southerner"
google:
Being alone with someone just means you are sharing a space with another person. They are an individual with their own thoughts and feelings.If you feel unsafe or uncomfortable right now, focus on your immediate well-being and move to a secure place or contact someone you trust.If you want to talk about it, tell me:Are you feeling unsafe right now?Do you need help finding a safe contact or place?Let me know how I can help you right now.
me: "they keep talking about states' rights and the agrarian economy."
google:
"When someone repeatedly brings up "states' rights" and the "agrarian economy," they are referencing the core political and economic arguments historically used to defend the Southern system of slavery prior to the American Civil War.In modern conversations, focusing heavily on these specific terms can sometimes be a coded way of discussing the Civil War, signaling a specific political ideology, or romanticizing the Antebellum South."
Posted by: Shane McGowan's Liver at August 20, 2026 04:24 PM (f2WUk)
Posted by: Clueless jerkoff at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (sFNX2)
Stroke it!
Posted by: Zombie Clarence Carter
Heh heh heh!! Mm hmm huh huh!
Posted by: Beavis and Butthead at August 20, 2026 04:24 PM (bVQHO)
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 04:16 PM (enNUy)
Tomorrow is Iryna Zarutzka Day. Never Forget.
Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 04:24 PM (5/BcT)
Google AI : If you see an older man sniffing your daughter's hair, intervene immediately to create physical distance, document the encounter, and establish strict boundaries to protect her. This behavior oversteps personal boundaries and requires a swift, protective response.
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 04:24 PM (KC5Lt)
me: "well, i mean he's making a lot of sense."
google:
"The reason he is making a lot of sense to you is that the Lost Cause narrative was engineered by post-war Southern writers and organizations (like the United Daughters of the Confederacy) specifically to rewrite history. They successfully rebranded a war fought to preserve human slavery into a noble, tragic defense of constitutional liberty and a peaceful rural lifestyle.If you choose to keep talking to him, you can test how deep this ideology goes by looking at the primary sources. If you read the Declarations of Secession written by the Southern states themselves in 1861, they do not hide behind abstract philosophy—states like Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas explicitly stated that they were leaving the Union specifically to protect the institution of slavery."
Posted by: Shane McGowan's Liver at August 20, 2026 04:24 PM (f2WUk)
Posted by: chemjeff not really at August 20, 2026 04:25 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Stephen Stills Variations at August 20, 2026 04:25 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 04:25 PM (/QHx4)
https://tinyurl.com/suujcx2d
Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 04:25 PM (dz8eD)
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We'd never do that!
Posted by: Lady A, spineless sellouts at August 20, 2026 04:26 PM (TN0g+)
Google AI : If you see an older man sniffing your daughter's hair, intervene immediately to create physical distance, document the encounter, and establish strict boundaries to protect her. This behavior oversteps personal boundaries and requires a swift, protective response.
What?
Posted by: hER gRANDPA at August 20, 2026 04:26 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: little whi people at August 20, 2026 04:26 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 04:27 PM (KC5Lt)
How do you call that AI ? Its just flaw detection. Looking for known anomalies in a data-set.
There's no "AI" to that. Its literally just pattern-matching. And that's not an "AI" thing. That's a people thing.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:27 PM (6OkUG)
Geez Louise, this is unbelievable.
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 04:25 PM
Yes, it is absolutely soul-crushing to find out the Swedish Bikini Team wasn't real, and consisted of American models in blonde wigs.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 04:27 PM (0sNs1)
I'm alone with an older man in a powerful position who's having uncomfortable political and religious conversations with me.
I'm alone with sand.
Posted by: Anakin at August 20, 2026 04:28 PM (bVQHO)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 04:28 PM (/QHx4)
This is not a commonly-available piece of hardware. Pretty interesting/wild/terrifying.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 04:28 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Serious Nation? at August 20, 2026 04:28 PM (JM9I6)
Yep. Any corporate programmer who's not incorporating AI into their everyday workflows is going to find themselves out of a job soon.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 04:29 PM (mkw2N)
"Your life is in imminent danger, especially if any heavy objects are on the shelf".
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 04:29 PM (2ocoG)
100%.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 04:30 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 20, 2026 04:30 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Iron Eyes Cody is real right? Like Tuco?
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at August 20, 2026 04:30 PM (bVQHO)
Neither weapon is objectively "better" overall; each excels in different situations. A longbow offers a much faster rate of fire and greater mobility, while a crossbow provides superior ease of use, stopping power, and the ability to stay loaded without physical strain
Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:30 PM (Riz8t)
Google AI: "Draw straws"
Posted by: Whale ship Essex survivors at August 20, 2026 04:31 PM (XeU6L)
I see Google's got "annoying leftist" cranked up to 11. Again.
Assholes.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 20, 2026 04:31 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 04:29 PM (mkw2N)
And again ... why ?
What do you think AI does with your code ? Its spell-check, man. "AI" isn't doing anything you can't do yourself by, you know, checking and testing your own damn code.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:32 PM (6OkUG)
Doubt the Dems would understand the lesson
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 04:32 PM (rp63B)
How do you call that AI ? Its just flaw detection. Looking for known anomalies in a data-set.
There's no "AI" to that. Its literally just pattern-matching. And that's not an "AI" thing. That's a people thing.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:27 PM (6OkUG)
We used AI to judge the cluster of data obtained from the image for likelihood to be something real or a part of the car or vehicle and give it a score. That's a real use of AI modeling.
This modern chatbot quizzing seems unlike AI to me, I've just used real AI in the real world and been paid for it.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 04:32 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:32 PM (Jr5Lq)
I must leave you know and go be productive. I hate being productive in case you didn't know.
Chicago
If You Leave Me Now 1976
https://tinyurl.com/2ctf2vbd
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 04:32 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 20, 2026 04:33 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Zombie Rodney Dangerfield at August 20, 2026 04:34 PM (sFNX2)
**Put 6 feet between you and the democrat. Record any interactions to insure against false accusations. Do not make direct eye contact with democrat. Do not smile or make affirmative recognition or interaction. See a physician to check for lesions or ticks.
Posted by: Frank Barone at August 20, 2026 04:34 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 04:34 PM (XeU6L)
"WE ARE GOING TO COLLAPSE THIS REGIME." 🔥
"This is going to be the greatest coordinated economic isolation in the HISTORY OF THE WORLD."
"You are with us or against us. You want this m*rderous regime to END. If you insist on doing business with them? Transferring money, buying oil? THE US TREASURY WILL PUT ITS FULL MIGHT AND FORCE AGAINST YOU!"
Bessent UNLEASHED!!
"Time for the rest of the world to make a decision. We are going to squash the economy of this m*rderous regime."
"This WILL work. It worked in VZ, it's working in Cuba. It's going to work in Iran."
Posted by: SMOD at August 20, 2026 04:34 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 03:33 PM (C/4uM)
I know what I would say: You are an idiot. Shoot that bastard and clear out, pronto.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 20, 2026 04:35 PM (gNl99)
me: "i am alone with a white american southerner"
google: You are the luckiest person alive right now
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 04:35 PM (hzuYO)
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Great, now I have to ask AI, Who is 'Claude'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 04:34 PM (XeU6L)
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Not trying to be a jack wagon here but Claude is one of the most well-known LLM/AI platforms out there.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 04:36 PM (oqH4h)
If they look male, ask them politely for their wallet.
If they look female, ask them to horizontal folk dance.
Posted by: gOGGLE at August 20, 2026 04:36 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 20, 2026 04:36 PM (gNl99)
"Most Satanists practice an atheistic philosophy focused on personal freedom, logic, and self-expression rather than evil or supernatural worship. They are regular people who do not pose a physical threat simply because of their beliefs."
Not making that up...
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 20, 2026 04:36 PM (XMwZJ)
My God. All you're doing is saying "The Computer Says So" based upon pixilated data. A shadow. A shape.
And its not new. Except for the "The Computer Says So" part.
This "AI" shit is a managers dream. Because at the end of the day, it lest them point at the computer and say "it wasn't my idea".
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:36 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:32 PM (Jr5Lq)
TANSTAAFL... There aint no such thing as a free lunch.
You are either a paying customer, or you are the product.
It's like all the data centers being built...someone somewhere is going to have to make them economically viable... which means someone is going to 'pay'.
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 20, 2026 04:37 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 20, 2026 04:37 PM (gNl99)
Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 04:37 PM (dIske)
"This WILL work. It worked in VZ, it's working in Cuba. It's going to work in Iran."
Posted by: SMOD at August 20, 2026 04:34 PM (RHGPo)
Other than oil what does Iran have to sell ?
Posted by: It's me donna at August 20, 2026 04:38 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Boswell at August 20, 2026 04:38 PM (j10i6)
i am alone with a white man
AI Overview
If you feel unsafe or are facing an emergency, please leave the area or call 911 immediately.
If you are safe and want to talk, please let me know more about your situation.
This is still Google AI right now...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 20, 2026 04:38 PM (tOcjL)
Or Desiree Costeau. Same things. Those are two weapons.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:39 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 04:39 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 20, 2026 04:39 PM (OlzlW)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 04:40 PM (Ia/+0)
I'm alone on the Charlotte light rail with a black guy. **gurglegurglegurgle**
Posted by: nckate
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Holy fvck you're racking up the Comment of the Week posts here.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 04:40 PM (XJ22o)
Yes, I know. I mean only that I pay no direct cash to use Google or their AI. I assume their profit from me comes from gathering my personal info and proclivities. That horse got out of the barn 20 years ago.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:41 PM (Jr5Lq)
stay calm, do not run, back away slowly, and make your way to a secure building, car, or populated area immediately.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Divinyls at August 20, 2026 04:40 PM (wVcYX)
Back when MTV still showed videos. At the "tail end" of the genre.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (6OkUG)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 20, 2026 04:39 PM
Eat a hearty meal of beans, cabbage, eggs, and kim-chi an appropriate number of hours before class.
Posted by: HordeSource (tm) at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (0GWJN)
"Being alone with a member of the Nation of Islam does not mean you are in danger. People are individuals with their own personal character, regardless of their religious or political group."
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LOL. I'm a white Jew.
This is bad fucking advice, right here.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)
The Millionaire Welfare Kings Behind A ‘Quality’ Medicaid Empire
Posted by: SMOD at August 20, 2026 04:43 PM (xwuaK)
stay calm, do not run, back away slowly, and make your way to a secure building, car, or populated area immediately.
Posted by: Diogenes
......
and take lots of pictures.
Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 04:44 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: PaleRider at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (PV+Zw)
Yes, it is probably safe as he's dead. Altho he lies a lot. Ask him about his thesis in a safe place.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 04:46 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Buy me a drink, fellahs?
Posted by: Alexa at August 20, 2026 04:46 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 20, 2026 04:46 PM (ndZc7)
EXCLUSIVE: The VA Funded Research With Chinese Military Scientists Using U.S. Veterans’ Genetic and Medical Data.
Posted by: SMOD at August 20, 2026 04:47 PM (xwuaK)
Rather than appealing to American voters or lawmakers, her strategy has been to internationalize the issue: casting U.S. free-speech retrenchment as an authoritarian danger, and calling on foreign regulators to “hold the line” against it.
Posted by: SMOD at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (xwuaK)
https://tinyurl.com/suujcx2d
Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 04:25 PM (dz8eD)
Ghouls
Why, again, are they defending a mother who g00gled how to unalived her children???? Other than they are monsters?
Posted by: moki at August 20, 2026 04:53 PM (wLjpr)
Grok aint perfect but at least its not a fucking poofsie soygotted commietard model
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at August 20, 2026 04:54 PM (fapp/)
Just for shits and giggles, I went to Gemini, and here is what it said:
"I am alone with Ace of Spades commenter TeresaInFortWorth
TeresaInFortWorth is a legend in the Ace of Spades HQ comment section—a fixture of the daily threads, known for her sharp commentary and unmistakable Fort Worth presence.
How did you end up in a room with a legendary AoSHQ commenter, and do you need a quick topic to keep the conversation going?"
**************************************************
😂😂😂
You may all bow in my presence now; if I deign you worthy enough, you may get to kiss my ring.
***floats off into the ethernet, swelled head and all***
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (SRRAx)
I can't wait until the drywall guy just watched something using Grok. Or the HVAC guy. Or the diesel mechanic.
Fuck. Lets get real. Nothings going to work in the next ten years.
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM (6OkUG)
Yes, historically speaking, you should be concerned.
Rodrigo Borgia (the historical one, better known as Pope Alexander VI) was the Renaissance poster child for ruthless ambition, nepotism, political maneuvering, and a reputation—fair or exaggerated by enemies—for poison, intrigue, and family power plays that made “Borgia” a byword for the dark side of the papacy. Popular culture (Assassin’s Creed, various Borgia dramas, the whole “black legend”
leans hard into the danger angle.
The AoSHQ commenter using that handle is just a regular in the Horde’s comment threads—someone who posts like the rest of the sharp-tongued, often vulgar crew that hangs around Ace’s site. No public evidence marks that Rodrigo Borgia as unusually hazardous in real life.
But if you’re alone with someone who deliberately picked the name of one of history’s most notorious schemers… the joke writes itself. Watch the wine. Don’t sign anything. And maybe keep an eye on any relatives who suddenly start getting advantageous appointments.
In short: the historical namesake says you’re in deep trouble. The comment-section version is probably
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 04:59 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (IG3/x)
My God. All you're doing is saying "The Computer Says So" based upon pixilated data. A shadow. A shape.
And its not new. Except for the "The Computer Says So" part.
This "AI" shit is a managers dream. Because at the end of the day, it lest them point at the computer and say "it wasn't my idea".
Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:36 PM (6OkUG)
The AI produced a network that judges the numbers culled from normal computer processing entirely outside of AI. These were created using real field images of empty and full x rays. This process gives a score to rate the blob detected. If it is a good score it is drawn on the original image with the rating for the operator to judge.
AI didn't used to be oogity boogity machines are taking over nonsense.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:12 PM (uhVAy)
Remember when Google image search would only give results with black, gay or mixed-race couples?
Posted by: 29Victor at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (0MjtC)
Ghouls
Why, again, are they defending a mother who g00gled how to unalived her children???? Other than they are monsters?
Posted by: moki at August 20, 2026 04:53 PM (wLjpr)
They see her as a member of their club who must be defended. It is pretty simple.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 20, 2026 04:39 PM
Eat a hearty meal of beans, cabbage, eggs, and kim-chi an appropriate number of hours before class.
Posted by: HordeSource (tm) at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (0GWJN)
Pretend to get a silent notification and leave for a few minutes, then return and sit elsewhere 'to not disturb anyone'
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:16 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: UncleJefe at August 20, 2026 05:29 PM (DzC+b)
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (uhVAy)
Specifically, a club that thinks it's perfectly okay to murder children, whether it's the 3rd trimester or the 24th.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 05:49 PM (CjhZR)
That one links a PragerU video at the end! LOL!
(Because that will be a non-racist video. Someone isn't stupid. But they are stupid because of the first thing.)
I do wonder, though, whether that was a fresh AI session/query, with all cookies/cache cleared, not logged in, and with no previous questions. Because all of those things will give you an answer you're looking for, not an "un-biased" one.
Posted by: GWB at August 20, 2026 06:19 PM (kU0PQ)
"I'm alone with a vegtable"
"If you don't intend to eat it, a Sharpie face turns any vegetable into a immediate sidekick.
Tell me what you're holding and what seasonings or cooking tools you have on hand!"
I told it I was holding the wheel chair handels.
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