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Daily Tech News 22 August 2026

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Disclaimer: Stupid! You're so stupid!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM




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1 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at August 22, 2026 04:30 AM (lJ0H4)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 04:30 AM (odBC9)

3 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)

4 I remember this video on early MTV, more the video than tje music

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 04:44 AM (Ia/+0)

5 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 22, 2026 04:45 AM (ErLti)

6 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.



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)

7 "Blame Canada!"

Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 04:49 AM (odBC9)

8 techlike:

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)

9 All the news is stupid.
****

Well, yeah. Same as it ever was.

And, guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at August 22, 2026 04:54 AM (pHgC8)

10 Mostly mid-70s for the next week in the Willamette Valley, with just a couple days popping back up to mid-80s. A nice break. I'll take it.

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)

11 I guess that's not "techlike" but real actual "tech."

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)

12 >> Thanks, publius!

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)

13
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 22, 2026 05:11 AM (AMvSw)

14 I guess to relate it to tech, Portland has long been nearly on the verge of becoming a tech hub. There were in fact quite a few tech jobs downtown, and with Portland State University also downtown, there was always this potential of reaching critical mass, just maybe right around the bend.

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)

15 I'm all for the Chinese trying to build a beachhead on the Moon.

I'd rather see a bunch of dead Chinese astronauts than American ones.

Posted by: pawn at August 22, 2026 05:16 AM (hQCfI)

16 Goooood Mooooorning morons!

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)

17 12 One time he [Frank Borman] 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."
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)

18 Humans are crazy. Tribal and territorial redlines on the moon?

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)

19
"Mars ain't the kind of place
To raise your kids."

Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 05:33 AM (odBC9)

20 >>>AI use boosts the quality of students' homework - and then craters their exam scores. (Economist)

"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)

21 surprising no one:

"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)

22 Old time hymn with lovely scripture and scenery, "Come thou fount of every blessing.":

https://tinyurl.com/5n6erkpx

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 05:42 AM (+kigi)

23 Things that made me smile yesterday and/or reminded me of God's love:

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)

24 Man from Texas reflects on Jesus, the good shepherd and also Isaiah 43:1-7. Upper Room devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/mr4ywduw

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 05:54 AM (+kigi)

25 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 22, 2026 06:06 AM (Hbeqj)

26 "I miss the earth so much I miss my wife."

Wow. That is REALLY missing the earth.

Posted by: Wally at August 22, 2026 06:11 AM (avzFa)

27 Woman with a tee shirt which said "Saturated in His love."

There's a bacon joke in there.

Posted by: Dark Lix at August 22, 2026 06:13 AM (Fv808)

28 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Wheel! Of! Fish!!!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 22, 2026 06:16 AM (amcLV)

29 yikes

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)

30 LM5 is the guy (I think) who even took the time to do things like match up all the separate audio with the otherwise silent 16mm film from that taken in Mission Control and elsewhere. Really amazing compilations. Most of the Apollo documentaries just use generic stock footage of any given mission, bunch of guys sitting around consoles and yakking. Matching things up in “real time” as that particular mission unfolded with the actual footage is really neat.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 06:20 AM (bd3ok)

31 Evening and morning, Saturday toilers and early risers. I slept until the alarm -- disturbing dream, from which the alarm rescued me -- only to find I hadn't set up the coffee last night and had to do it this morning. Not a good omen for the weekend, you say, eh? As Billy Joel warned us, "You may be wrong and you may be right."

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)

32 AI use boosts the quality of students' homework - and then craters their exam scores.

Plagiarism works that way. Ask Sniffy Joe...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:22 AM (l3cgK)

33 32 AI use boosts the quality of students' homework - and then craters their exam scores.

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)

34 Canada doesn’t want a deal.
Neither does Iran.
I drank my pot of coffee and I am READY TO GO!

Posted by: Accomack at August 22, 2026 06:24 AM (8jVAy)

35 Canada plans counter-tariffs to fight tariffs being imposed by the US as trade talks implode. (BBC)


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)

36 Slovakia bought hundreds of new traffic cameras - only to find that all of the are Russian spy equipment. (Tom's Hardware)

Choose yer poison...Russia or China...or BOTH!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:25 AM (l3cgK)

37 Sounds as if the 50% Canadia tariffs are back on - late negotiation Friday didn’t work out. Hang on to your Maple Syrple.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 06:25 AM (bd3ok)

38 Good morning morons

Mrs. F. loves Thomas Dolby. I don't get it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:26 AM (RIvkX)

39 37 Sounds as if the 50% Canadia tariffs are back on - late negotiation Friday didn’t work out. Hang on to your Maple Syrple.

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)

40 Dear Slovaks;

We have pagers! Cheep!

Love, Mossad

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:27 AM (RIvkX)

41 38 Good morning morons

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)

42 39 37 Sounds as if the 50% Canadia tariffs are back on - late negotiation Friday didn’t work out. Hang on to your Maple Syrple.

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)

43 BBC Lindsay Clancy trial

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)

44 My dream last night: I was in a new town (no clue if it was Terre Haute) and had to mail my phone bill. (Yes, I still mail my bills.) For some reason I had no car. So I cycled along a tree-lined avenue after a rain shower . . . except that it was in the dream somehow not a bicycle at all. I had to balance and pedal as you would with a bike, but I recall thinking, "Maybe I can ride a bicycle now."

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)

45 This was not the news I wanted to wake up to about the tariffs. *deep sigh*

The leaders fight, and the people suffer.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 22, 2026 06:29 AM (O7YUW)

46 Last night I was thinking I'd walk some this morning before breakfast. Not so much now. The best laid plans and all that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:30 AM (wzUl9)

47 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
=======

WITHOUT CONSENT?? RHEEE!
-Karen

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:31 AM (RIvkX)

48
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)

49 There's a bacon joke in there.
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)

50 This morning I'm going to an AA meeting, to mark my AA birthday for another year; and then I might drive out to the pipe shop and buy something new as another kind of celebration. While the car could use a bath, that can wait until tomorrow.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:35 AM (wzUl9)

51 49 There's a bacon joke in there.
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)

52 The Killer Kittenz From Outer Space are well. Stirling just petitioned for some lap time, crawled onto me, then changed his little black mind and vaulted away. Dagny La Siberienne is grooming herself atop the dinette table. They aren't due for breakfast for another twenty minutes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9)

53 Happy birthday Wolfus! b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:38 AM (RIvkX)

54 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


***
"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)

55 Happy birthday Wolfus! b"h
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026


***
Thank'ee kindly!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:40 AM (wzUl9)

56 Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 22, 2026 06:37 AM (l3cgK)

LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 06:40 AM (+hwtP)

57 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 22, 2026 06:41 AM (VyBeY)

58
Dear Slovaks;

We have pagers! Cheep! BOOM!

Love, Mossad


Fixed.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 22, 2026 06:41 AM (trSL4)

59 mornin yall. The school board here is raising property taxes by almost 10%. I can't wait to get out of here. Last year they went up 6%. It's bullshit. They claim they can't afford pencils and paper. The people that run the schools are illiterate lefty liars.

Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 06:44 AM (MWfyi)

60 Bacon? Did somebody mention bacon?

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)

61 If I disappear one day it means I moved to the far side of the swamp where even Starlink won't reach.

Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 06:46 AM (MWfyi)

62 59 mornin yall. The school board here is raising property taxes by almost 10%. I can't wait to get out of here. Last year they went up 6%. It's bullshit. They claim they can't afford pencils and paper. The people that run the schools are illiterate lefty liars.

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)

63 60 Bacon? Did somebody mention bacon?

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)

64 McDonalds's is selling their Big Breakfast for $7.

To spend twice that for a real, decent breakfast sounds ok.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:47 AM (RIvkX)

65 61 If I disappear one day it means I moved to the far side of the swamp where even Starlink won't reach.

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)

66 If I disappear, Kamala did it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:50 AM (RIvkX)

67 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:40 AM

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)

68 Happy birthday Wolfus! I hope your cats treat you kindly for just this one day (at least).

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 06:52 AM (X+zQK)

69 An entire year without drinking? That deserves a beer for a reward, right? (Kidding!)

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)

70 I was addicted to cigarettes when I was a yute and it was very hard to quit. My buddies helped with random and sudden violence.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:54 AM (RIvkX)

71 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)
=======================
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)

72 Mark Carney and his band of arrogant Liberals are going to put a world of hurt on Canada more than they have during the Trudeau years.

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)

73 Booze turned out to be kind of self limiting with me, I don’t care for what it does really, and hangovers are no fun. A cold beer on a hot day is OK though once in a while. I’m just too cheap to pay the prevailing retail prices. I used to brew beer and have determined they are ripping us off.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:00 AM (bd3ok)

74 For any of his fans out there, TCM is playing John Wayne movies all day today into tomorrow morning.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 22, 2026 07:01 AM (6ydKt)

75 73 Booze turned out to be kind of self limiting with me, I don’t care for what it does really, and hangovers are no fun. A cold beer on a hot day is OK though once in a while. I’m just too cheap to pay the prevailing retail prices. I used to brew beer and have determined they are ripping us off.

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)

76 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


***
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)

77 74 For any of his fans out there, TCM is playing John Wayne movies all day today into tomorrow morning.

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)

78 I am addicted to ice cream, particularly in summer. The only solution is to not have it in the house; if it's here, I eat it. No will power at all.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:04 AM (X+zQK)

79 78 I am addicted to ice cream, particularly in summer. The only solution is to not have it in the house; if it's here, I eat it. No will power at all.

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)

80 Speaking of disappeared, where is TJM? Did I miss something? On vacation someplace?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:05 AM (X+zQK)

81 An entire year without drinking? That deserves a beer for a reward, right? (Kidding!)

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)

82 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)
=================
Yeah, the government has my best interests at heart no doubt

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:06 AM (X+zQK)

83 70 I was addicted to cigarettes when I was a yute and it was very hard to quit. My buddies helped with random and sudden violence.
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)

84 Mornin', Horde. 62 and clear in Kentuckiana, going up to 86. Hope everyone is doing well.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 22, 2026 07:07 AM (NcvvS)

85 50 This morning I'm going to an [Alcoholics Anonymous] meeting, to mark my [Alcoholics Anonymous] birthday for another year
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)

86 State Farm sent me an e-mail, guess I’m getting $5 billion “cash back” on my policy. This changes everything. Sure will come in handy, never been a billionaire before! I’m gonna be cool about it, promise not to be an asshole

Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:09 AM (bd3ok)

87 Happy birthday Wolfus! I hope your cats treat you kindly for just this one day (at least).
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)

88 64 McDonalds's is selling their Big Breakfast for $7.

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)

89 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:02 AM (wzUl9)

Well, congratulations on your special anniversary!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 07:11 AM (+kigi)

90 Apparently, Guy Ritchie offered a job to Megan Markle in his wacky TV series :The Gentlemen", about a Duke who partners up with a criminal gang and opens a marijuana grow on his inherited estate.

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)

91 86 State Farm sent me an e-mail, guess I’m getting $5 billion “cash back” on my policy. This changes everything. Sure will come in handy, never been a billionaire before! I’m gonna be cool about it, promise not to be an asshole

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)

92 The only solution is to not have it in the house; if it's here, I eat it. No will power at all.
——
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)

93 The Potato Works.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 07:14 AM (2MN4W)

94 Why don’t those chuckleheads just apply it to my premium as a reduction?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:14 AM (bd3ok)

95 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)

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)

96 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)
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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)

97 “Big breakfast” was always a bit of a stretch. Maybe for a Chipmunk.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:17 AM (bd3ok)

98 96 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)
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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)

99 94 Why don’t those chuckleheads just apply it to my premium as a reduction?

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)

100 Guardian owed me a refund earlier this year on a life policy mix up. I asked them to just apply it as a prepayment to next year's premium and they said they couldn't possibly do that, the bookkeeping was too complicated. Complicated?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:17 AM (HThDH)

101 100

Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:17 AM (odBC9)

102 102

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 07:18 AM (2MN4W)

103 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)
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Drugs and Waffle House. Good times.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:18 AM (HThDH)

104 It was delicious.
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)

105 I don't do restaurants anymore.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 07:19 AM (2MN4W)

106 100 Guardian owed me a refund earlier this year on a life policy mix up. I asked them to just apply it as a prepayment to next year's premium and they said they couldn't possibly do that, the bookkeeping was too complicated. Complicated?
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)

107 104 It was delicious.
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)

108 I try not to do restaurants. They're nutty expensive.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:21 AM (HThDH)

109 I got an email that says my cloud storage is expiring. I guess I'll have to keep them in the backyard, behind the shop.

Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 07:22 AM (MWfyi)

110 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)

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)

111 I wonder if I can just vacuum them all up with a shop vac.

Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 07:23 AM (MWfyi)

112 I was gonna say I bet you don't have a Little Black Sambos, but LOOK where it started!!!

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)

113 There was a great little breakfast place where Girlfriend F. and I loved in Noe Valley. Great raisin banana pancakes. But if you got there after Mass was over at St Paul's all the church ladies took every seat.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:23 AM (RIvkX)

114 STUDENTS AND SCHOOLCHILDREN are increasingly using artificial intelligence. A survey last year by Chegg, an ed-tech firm, found that 80% of rich-world undergraduates used it in their studies. More recent polls put the figure at 94% in Britain and 93% in Germany.
====================
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)

115 I keep my clouds in the sky.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 07:25 AM (2MN4W)

116 One of my daughters lived in Noe Valley, a few blocks down the hill from the park, for a couple years and loved it there.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:25 AM (HThDH)

117 109 I got an email that says my cloud storage is expiring. I guess I'll have to keep them in the backyard, behind the shop.
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)

118 Aren't those just free range clouds then?

Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 07:26 AM (MWfyi)

119 No Denny's. No Waffle House. There's an IHOP in Fisherman's Wharf but my last two visits to IHOP ended our relationship.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:26 AM (RIvkX)

120 I depended on Waffle Houses on my road trips to Evansville last year and Salina, KS, this past April. Always pleasant food and nowhere as much $$ than, say, Cracker Barrel (which as we know has changed and not for the better). Plus I would be in and out pretty quickly.

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)

121 >>Why don’t those chuckleheads just apply it to my premium as a reduction?

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)

122 Apple keeps telling me I should subscribe to more cloud storage for my phone, which hasn't backed up in about a year. That'll be a "no, dawg" for me. Screw this subscription stuff.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:27 AM (HThDH)

123 119 No Denny's. No Waffle House. There's an IHOP in Fisherman's Wharf but my last two visits to IHOP ended our relationship.
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)

124 Good morning Horde, thx Pixy. Happy Saturday and a great weekend to all.
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)

125 USAA just texted me to tell me they want a reappraisal of my house. That's ominous. I smell a price increase coming my way.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:29 AM (HThDH)

126 One of my daughters lived in Noe Valley, a few blocks down the hill from the park, for a couple years and loved it there.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:25 AM (HThDH)
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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)

127 The last time I was at a Sambo's, it was on the Gulf Coast with the future Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 -- not long before Hinckley tried to kill Reagan.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:29 AM (wzUl9)

128 "USAA just texted me to tell me they want a reappraisal of my house. That's ominous. I smell a price increase coming my way.
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)

129 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)

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)

130 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)
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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)

131 >>>All the news is stupid.

All the leaves are brown.

Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 07:33 AM (odBC9)

132 I told the IRS to apply my tax refund, which was about $160, to next year's taxes. First I got a letter saying they couldn't deposit my funds, as they had no bank info for me. Of course there is no way to call them on the phone. Then I got another missive saying that my refund would be quite a bit higher -- I'd miscalculated my refund. The check took a hell of a time to arrive, but finally did early this month.

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)

133 All the leaves are brown.
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)

134 Midwest Chick has her Saturday memes up:

https://tinyurl.com/mta7bjsc

Posted by: Nazdar at August 22, 2026 07:35 AM (NcvvS)

135 In my experience, the IRS is happy to keep your money.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:35 AM (HThDH)

136 Sad!

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)

137 Like, don't be a slacker.
Posted by: m

You're not the boss of me!

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026 07:36 AM (PIx6+)

138 Oh, my gosh.

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)

139 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)
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The hobos loved it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 07:37 AM (RIvkX)

140 In my experience, the IRS is happy to keep your money.
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)

141 Blog favorite Deez Nuts has reappeared, in a Free Beacon article.

https://tinyurl.com/584kd67d

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:37 AM (HThDH)

142 Good morning! The triple digit heat is gonna be with us for another week or so. The crepe myrtles are in full bloom but dropping leaves and the lilies in the pond are bustin out but the pond loses about 0.5-.75 inches a day. My water bill is gonna be...significant.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 22, 2026 07:40 AM (3Ope8)

143 Denny's used to be all over here, but they cleared out some years ago. There is one left in the western suburbs -- I think; the sign is there. All the other locations have been turned into IHOPs or other restaurants.

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)

144 Free Bacon?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 22, 2026 07:41 AM (2MN4W)

145 Powerline went long on Rubio memes today, including one as a Chris Christie look-alike (after eating his pop tarts)

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 22, 2026 07:42 AM (HThDH)

146 Congrats on your AA anniversary, Wolfus!

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 22, 2026 07:43 AM (PIx6+)

147 "Free Bacon?"

Well, ok.

Posted by: King James at August 22, 2026 07:45 AM (MWfyi)

148 It's interesting how the Economist refers to First World countries as "Rich World" now, but I guarantee you they won't use "Third World" and most assuredly not "Poor World".

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)

149 I generally like Midwest Chick's memes, but the one about "the slippery slope of women's rights" is both redundant and simplistic . Lots of factors )including the left having control of the school system, have led to where we are today. Additionally not all women vote D or are purple hair nose ring wearing evil people. Would things be entirely improved if only men had the right to vote? I don't think so.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2026 07:46 AM (+kigi)

150 On Disney's Zorro, Don Diego is in a fix. His old friend has challenged Zorro to a duel. DD's lady friend wants him to sit with her to watch the duel. And Sergeant Garcia has asked him also to help him capture Zorro at the duel.

Uh-oh . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 07:47 AM (wzUl9)

We Are Gathered Here Together To ONT

Evening everyone! Welcome to the ONT!

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Fido Friday: And the Oscar for best actor goes to...


Choose your pill

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Time for bed

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Looks like fun


Royalty

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That outta do it

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To serve and protect


Growing up

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Connecting with mom

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Don't get too drunk


Deployment

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Take me on

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Farm kids hit different


Blackheads

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A pool where drowning is mandated

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Busted


Who wants pho?

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Tonight's question

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Bonus Fido Friday


Umber

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Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Tanks:


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Comments

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1 I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no grammatic correction

Posted by: mindful webworker - wick it which at August 21, 2026 10:00 PM (1BE2o)

2 Good eveing good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 10:00 PM (Y8Lgz)

3 Hondo

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 10:01 PM (nqf1u)

4 Good evening morons e grazie wd

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:03 PM (RIvkX)

5 Please stop referring to democrats as the Democratic Party.

There’s nothing democratic about them.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 10:04 PM (yEz+x)

6
What is so Weird about WeirdDave?


I don't get it

Posted by: Moderately Eccentric Miklos at August 21, 2026 10:05 PM (4RYRd)

7 What ever happened to Aha! anyway? A name like that was for the ages.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 10:05 PM (17rPF)

8 red pill
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)

9 Everything is wrong
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)

10 Mastery of instruments, and I’m going to be real expansive with the word instrument.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:07 PM (ZVgZ4)

11 5 Please stop referring to democrats as the Democratic Party.

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)

12 The Dear Wife and I visited the local county fair today.

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)

13 With a loooong shirt, it’s a nightie: no underpants.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:09 PM (ZVgZ4)

14 Good evening Horde. Thanks WD!

The farm kids video is gold.

Posted by: TRex - moo dino at August 21, 2026 10:09 PM (cCn4/)

15 Setting up the new home desktop tonight. This may take a while...

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 10:09 PM (17rPF)

16 I would absolutely patronize Pho King Good Phood.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)

17 Speaking of Arleigh-Burke destroyers. I watched a video of one, an escort, bobbing up and down made from the steady deck of a CVN.
Yeah.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 10:10 PM (nqf1u)

18 Where's the chick version of sleepwear?

Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 10:10 PM (enNUy)

19 Pho King is a fink!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 10:10 PM (17rPF)

20 Aha! was a one hit wonder in the USA. I think they did better in Europe.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:10 PM (ZVgZ4)

21 Have you ever seen the precipitation?

There is an ill-intentioned lunar satellite in ascendancy

Posted by: Creedence Clearwater Scientific at August 21, 2026 10:10 PM (bd3ok)

22 I enjoy when business signs like that lean into the joke/stereotype.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 10:10 PM (aJQbY)

23 There's nothing on the sleeping chart that shows multiple layers and/or nightcap.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:11 PM (RIvkX)

24 Blue pill, music speaks to everyone.
And I can't play a lick of it.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 21, 2026 10:11 PM (sl73Y)

25 “I would absolutely patronize Pho King Good Phood.”

Me too.
I raffled.

Posted by: Gunslinger at August 21, 2026 10:11 PM (N91F8)

26 Mastery of instruments, and I’m going to be real expansive with the word instrument.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

Do you play the organ in church?

Posted by: Innocent Lil' Miklos at August 21, 2026 10:11 PM (4RYRd)

27 I enjoy when business signs like that lean into the joke/stereotype.
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)

28 Choose your pill

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)

29 Choose your pill"

No thanks...

*wanders off for gin and tonic

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 10:12 PM (XuXeR)

30 The cats have captured a mouse. They don't eat them, they just play with them. It's sort of a spectator sport.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 21, 2026 10:13 PM (ZOv7s)

31 Which sentient toilet?

The blue pill.



Thanks for another Fabulous FONT, WD.

Posted by: mindful webworker - easy to decide at August 21, 2026 10:13 PM (1BE2o)

32 Sofa King Great Recliners

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 10:13 PM (/+uur)

33 With a loooong shirt, it’s a nightie: no underpants.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

pics

rules

Posted by: Miklos the Stickler at August 21, 2026 10:13 PM (4RYRd)

34 These nights, I go with 1. But in the past I have worn a robe with pants which would be 7?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:13 PM (ZVgZ4)

35 Man! Gotta get me one of those Polish mini-tanks!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 10:13 PM (1z8ji)

36 21 Have you ever seen the precipitation?

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)

37 FYI, Pooky asked me the same question about the umber pigment when I worked in the paint lab, and I still don't have the answer.

Posted by: pookysgirl, not a chemist but a tech at August 21, 2026 10:14 PM (Wt5PA)

38 This may require more thought.
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)
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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)

39 Where's the chick version of sleepwear?
Posted by: nckate


Right there, at number 6?

Posted by: mikeski is 2.5, rounding depends on temperature at August 21, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

40 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 (RIvkX)

41 The cute girl and the ring balloon: you can see what she thought would happen. How drunk was she?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:16 PM (ZVgZ4)

42 ngl, that blackhead mask joke had me laughing like a loon.

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)

43 I'd take the blue pill and take up the bagpipes. I'll teach those bastards!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:17 PM (ndZc7)

44 Where's the chick version of sleepwear?
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)

45 Methos, yeah, that makes sense.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 10:17 PM (aJQbY)

46 Blue pill. I don't want to talk to most people as it is.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 10:17 PM (vTZFs)

47 I would absolutely patronize Pho King Good Phood.
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)

48 Cartoon. Imaginary lover?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:18 PM (ndZc7)

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 (RIvkX)

Well, that's a piss-cutter.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 10:18 PM (1z8ji)

50 That poor dog is actually pretty smart!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:19 PM (ZVgZ4)

51 Very early B.Kliban ("Cat") cartton from Playboy.

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)

52 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 (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)

53 Is that water park in the USA? If so, how does he afford the insurance?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:20 PM (ZVgZ4)

54 Musical talent seems a lot more genetic in nature than philological talent.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)

55 IDK. I can't get no satisfaction?

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)

56 The cute girl and the ring balloon: you can see what she thought would happen. How drunk was she?
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)

57 In Banana Ball, the Firefighters have a Dalmation Bat Boy.

Posted by: Johnny On The Spot at August 21, 2026 10:22 PM (JM9I6)

58 OddBob, I find you to be a charming conversationalist

Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 10:22 PM (gIjzl)

59 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)
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I'm good either way!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:22 PM (RIvkX)

60 21 Have you ever seen the precipitation?

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)

61 Man! Gotta get me one of those Polish mini-tanks!
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)

62 It would have been funnier if the guy in the cartoon said FLOCK OF SEAGULLS!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 10:23 PM (17rPF)

63 Gotta take the red pill.

Being able to speak every spoken language would be kinda handy.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 10:23 PM (w65YX)

64 OddBob, I find you to be a charming conversationalist
Posted by: Ben Had


{{ Ben Had }}

You're not most people.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 10:23 PM (vTZFs)

65 Sleepwear: What? No knee-length nightshirt?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 21, 2026 10:24 PM (2cxCi)

66 OddBob, I find you to be a charming conversationalist
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)

67 Avoid the generic version of the blue pill. It only confers an absolute mastery of the swynet.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 10:24 PM (1z8ji)

68 The Farm Kids are cute! Backbone of America!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:27 PM (ZVgZ4)

69 Sorry I'm late, as I was trying to cross the gloomy swamp, I thought I saw a little light off in the distance showing the way. So I followed it.

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)

70 Yes!
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)

71 Hey Ben Had!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 10:28 PM (w65YX)

72 The cat photograph reminds me of that photo from some nights back. What did they call the technique?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:28 PM (ZVgZ4)

73
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++)

74 The farm kids video is gold.
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)

75 SMH, love ya.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 10:30 PM (gIjzl)

76 I take both pills. Duh.
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)

77 Well, that's a piss-cutter.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

You mean the garrison cover of US Marines?

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 10:30 PM (Y8Lgz)

78 Persyn on the far right, is that the suspected Islamic bomber of the New York capitol building?

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)

79 The cute girl and the ring balloon: you can see what she thought would happen. How drunk was she?
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)

80 ---
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)

81 Do you really need to know the Khoisan family of click languages?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:31 PM (ZVgZ4)

82 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 21, 2026 10:32 PM (ErLti)

83 Do you really need to know the Khoisan family of click languages?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

I have a glass Coke bottle

Posted by: Miklos Must be Crazy at August 21, 2026 10:33 PM (4RYRd)

84 Do you really need to know the Khoisan family of click languages?
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)

85 "If you are using Burnt Umber instead of Burnt Hombre, you are doing it wrong." - Douglas Adams.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 10:33 PM (2GVsD)

86 Red Pill.

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)

87 12 One of the vendors was selling a deep fried curly seasoned potato for $10. Ten f***ing dollars!! For one big potato.

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)

88 Red pill so you can yell "Double dumbass on you!" in Swahili.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 10:35 PM (2GVsD)

89 Almost to 100, and nobody's picked up "Tonight's question?"

Fine! I'll go first.

The Porcelain Freak.

Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 10:35 PM (VHUov)

90 The jammies don't have socks. In the winter I wear #1 plus socks

Posted by: 496 at August 21, 2026 10:35 PM (+8CcA)

91 >>>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
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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)

92 An absolute mastery of SkyNet?! That might be useful in the After Times.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:36 PM (ZVgZ4)

93 Did Porcelain Freak ever open for Super Tramp?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 10:36 PM (2GVsD)

94
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)

95 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)


$20.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:37 PM (ZVgZ4)

96 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)
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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)

97 Blue, final answer.

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 21, 2026 10:38 PM (zZu0s)

98 No, but there's not much call for mastery of the theremin, either.
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)

99 COM, I don't dislike you

Posted by: Weirddave at August 21, 2026 10:38 PM (nN2dM)

100 No, but there's not much call for mastery of the theremin, either.
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)

101 Did Porcelain Freak ever open for Super Tramp?
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)

102 Thanks, WD.

Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 10:39 PM (kU0PQ)

103 Farm kids hit different>>
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Charming.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 10:39 PM (nqf1u)

104 65 Sleepwear: What? No knee-length nightshirt?
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)

105 Instruments. I play some guitar and took a semester of piano in college. If the one that was in our living room most of my life was still around, I might have gotten in enough practice to pull an A, which would have put me over for cum laude. Missed it by THAT much...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 21, 2026 10:39 PM (nbLIj)

106 53 Is that water park in the USA? If so, how does he afford the insurance?
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)

107 My wife and I both sleep naked in bed together, and it has been a benefit to our marriage.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 21, 2026 10:40 PM (zMzlR)

108 Tanks:

If WWI engineers could see the toys of today...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 10:40 PM (nqf1u)

109 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

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)

110 Job search progress report:
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)

111 Weird Dave, would you be so kind as to send me a "Hello" text to my 587.... number? I smashed up my smart phone, and lost all my contacts.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 10:41 PM (1z8ji)

112 The Theremin is a very cool instrument. I have one, bought it from Bob Moog himself when I was in No. Carolina. Beautiful craftsmanship.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 21, 2026 10:42 PM (CHHv1)

113 99 WD

💕💕😊😊

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 21, 2026 10:42 PM (hJKeX)

114 Do you really need to know the Khoisan family of click languages?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:31 PM (ZVgZ4)

Î

Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 10:42 PM (kU0PQ)

115 Red pill so you can yell "Double dumbass on you!" in Swahili.
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)

116 112 The Theremin is a very cool instrument. I have one, bought it from Bob Moog himself when I was in No. Carolina. Beautiful craftsmanship.

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How are the vibrations? Good?

Posted by: Pet Sounds at August 21, 2026 10:43 PM (17rPF)

117 Fluent in every language would be useful in picking up hot foreign ladies.


And vice versa

Posted by: Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir at August 21, 2026 10:43 PM (4RYRd)

118 Red pill so you can yell "Double dumbass on you!" in Swahili.
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)

119 Donald Duckin' FTW

Posted by: No pants, no problem at August 21, 2026 10:44 PM (TbWk/)

120 My wife and I both sleep naked in bed together, and it has been a benefit to our marriage.
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)

121 My two grandsons who live in CO are 8 and 4, and spend time in the summer and other times of the year at their paternal grandparents cattle ranch.They love the farm chores, including collecting eggs from the couple dozen chickens they have.

Posted by: 4-H, FFA Types at August 21, 2026 10:44 PM (JM9I6)

122 The jammies don't have socks. In the winter I wear #1 plus socks
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)

123 The Dear Wife and I visited the local county fair today.

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)

124 Red Pill.

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)

125 I'm diggin' the farm kids. I hope there's lots of them...lots and lots...of them, out there!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 21, 2026 10:45 PM (hJKeX)

126 Yep. Chloroform only gets you so far.
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)

127 as far as sleep #4, maybe there's some sensitivity issue in one spot or another.

Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 10:46 PM (88C+u)

128 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)


More commonly a tactic of the Left, nowadays.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:46 PM (ZVgZ4)

129 120 We are empty nesters, so that's not happening.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 21, 2026 10:47 PM (zMzlR)

130 Insurance? What’s that? The water park looks fun, but that man will own nothing at some point, once some drunk bastard splits his skull open

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 10:47 PM (bd3ok)

131 Sleepwear: What? No knee-length nightshirt?
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)

132 Here's a song by the late Arizona musician Jerry Riopelle:

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)

133 What happened to option no. 7? Sleeping in linen strips?

Posted by: Lon Chaney Jr. at August 21, 2026 10:48 PM (17rPF)

134 A. H. Loyd

They saw Columbo use that tactic to catch killers.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 10:48 PM (2GVsD)

135 red pill

I like languages. And turtles.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 10:49 PM (22uAl)

136 Some people claim the earliest known use of “Adenochrome” in print was Hunter Thompson’s “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”. He was definitely a strange cat.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 10:50 PM (bd3ok)

137 Fluent in every language would be useful in picking up hot foreign ladies.

No telling what else you might pick up.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:50 PM (ZVgZ4)

138 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

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)

139 133 What happened to option no. 7? Sleeping in linen strips?
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)

140 Define "Instrument."

Posted by: Orson at August 21, 2026 10:51 PM (dIske)

141 What happened to option no. 7? Sleeping in linen strips?
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)

142 Job search progress report:
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)

143 An original RCA Theramin is worth keeping an eye out for, if you frequent likely spots. They didn’t make very many and command quite a price from collectors. Probably a few out there still in a basement or barn somewhere

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 10:53 PM (bd3ok)

144 Surgical instruments? Financial instruments? Think of the possibilities!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:53 PM (ZVgZ4)

145 Costello was giving Abbot a massage/rubdown. Lou asked Bud, "which one of these liniments should I use?" Bud replied, "I don't care, use either." Costello got the can marked ether down from the shelf.....

Posted by: Hu's On First? at August 21, 2026 10:53 PM (JM9I6)

146 Red pill without question for me.

And I don't get the 1950 Democrats?

Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 10:54 PM (KC5Lt)

147 What is it with people who think saying "But I don't understand..." makes them look smart?

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)

148 GWB yeah I resisted LinkedIn for months and finally got on it in January. Sadly it's the easiest place to find jobs in my field.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 10:55 PM (aJQbY)

149 1950s Democrats: communist beatniks.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:55 PM (ZVgZ4)

150 >>>as far as sleep #4, maybe there's some sensitivity issue in one spot or another.

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)

151 128 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)

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/)

152 Surgical instruments? Financial instruments? Think of the possibilities!
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)

153 >#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)

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)

154 1950s Democrats: communist beatniks.
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)

155 #4 is also known as the Winnie the Pooh

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 10:59 PM (WO8Le)

156 #4 is also known as the Winnie the Pooh
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)

157 1950s Democrats: communist beatniks.
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)

158 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)
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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)

159 What ever happened to Aha! anyway? A name like that was for the ages.

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)

160 Over the course of the week that's... 5, maybe 6 reachbacks?

And not even the goddamn common courtesy of a reacharound...

Posted by: Senior DI Hartmann at August 21, 2026 11:06 PM (TbWk/)

161 DH always slept nekkid until we had a son. Then he added the judicious application of undies. Now he includes the undershirt because.... IDK why.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 11:06 PM (ur4t4)

162 "Which part do you not understand?"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 11:07 PM (RIvkX)

163 *part

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 11:08 PM (RIvkX)

164 I'm a number 3 and I pretty much don't sleep with any covering, just a sheet to keep my tootsies warm.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 21, 2026 11:08 PM (XV/Pl)

165 We are empty nesters, so that's not happening.
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)

166 It’s best for it to be cool enough for a blanket. If it’s too warm for a blanket, no Bueno.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 11:10 PM (bd3ok)

167 >>>And I don't get the 1950 Democrats?

Posted by: polynikes
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Should be 1933.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 11:12 PM (nqf1u)

168 I'm going to go red pill. I have a natural ability for instruments, and there are plenty that I have noooo desire to play, so give me the language pill. Thats more valuable than playing a frigging tuba.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 21, 2026 11:12 PM (S41Gd)

169 Why does the Disney Winnie the Pooh seem poorly dressed with just a shirt when the original Milne Winnie was quite proper in nothing at all?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 11:14 PM (ZVgZ4)

170 Sadly it's the easiest place to find jobs in my field.
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)

171 Blue Pill all damn day long.

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)

172 Everything is wrong
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)

173 1950s Democrats: I’m thinking folk singers and trade unionists and communists all.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 11:16 PM (ZVgZ4)

174 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


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)

175
Breaking radio silence for...

Hiccups.

Dammit.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at August 21, 2026 11:17 PM (tGr7e)

176 I'm a 1 or 5. I don't want to have to find something to put on in case I have to make a quick exit.

Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 11:18 PM (KC5Lt)

177 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



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)

178 I'm going to go red pill. I have a natural ability for instruments, and there are plenty that I have noooo desire to play, so give me the language pill. Thats more valuable than playing a frigging tuba.
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)

179 We are hiring

Posted by: Mail Order "Brides" by Miklos (se habla Ukrainski) at August 21, 2026 11:19 PM (4RYRd)

180 The employment search process seems to be just one giant humiliation ritual, not a good-faith effort to match suitable candidates with fitting job openings. It's like they got together and agreed to see how many different ways they can fuck with the applicants and in how large a number.

Posted by: Worse than dating, and dating is hell at August 21, 2026 11:19 PM (TbWk/)

181 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

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)

182 plenty that I have noooo desire to play, so give me the language pill. Thats more valuable than playing a frigging tuba.
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)

183 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)
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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)

184 Not accepting any gifts from djinn (trust me, you’d do better dealing with the fae), so maybe I don’t take either pill.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 11:23 PM (ZVgZ4)

185 Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth,

Hello, Plucky Wee One!

Posted by: the Horde at August 21, 2026 11:23 PM (4RYRd)

186 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)
====

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)

187 183
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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)

188 Not accepting any gifts from djinn (trust me, you’d do better dealing with the fae), so maybe I don’t take either pill.
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)

189 Some Asian streaming services have pulled the anime series Chainsmoker Cat because it 'promotes smoking' and violate laws.

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)

190 The employment search process seems to be just one giant humiliation ritual, not a good-faith effort to match suitable candidates with fitting job openings. It's like they got together and agreed to see how many different ways they can fuck with the applicants and in how large a number.
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)

191 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)

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)

192 We are hiring

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)

193 If super-conservatives are using leftist tactics to support leftist positions maybe they aren’t super-conservative but just leftists trying to pull a fast one on you.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 11:31 PM (ZVgZ4)

194 When I lost my job decades ago, my father gave me a book (What Color Is Your Parachute) that was the usual self-help garbage, but it contained the idea that one way to find a job you want is to look at companies you want to work for locally and just drop in. Ask about what they do, show interest in the operation, talk with other employees, and let it be known that you admire their work and would like to be part of their team.

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)

195 Taj Mahal does Cakewalk Into Town: lots of brass bass here.

https://youtu.be/WU764hR3I7Q

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:32 PM (1z8ji)

196 Say yes to the mess.
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)

197 Chainsmoker Cat is the most effective anti-smoking propaganda I have ever seen!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 11:35 PM (ZVgZ4)

198 Evenin’, All. Hey, Weird Dave.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:38 PM (77rzZ)

199 57 In Banana Ball, the Firefighters have a Dalmation Bat Boy.
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)

200 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)

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)

201 Well, I got all the damned black paint off the dune buggy body tube. Wore out about 60 razor blades and a dozen sticky discs for the D/A sander. Interior is all stripped down to the gel coat. Exterior needs a lot of high-build primer sanded off, but that is easy to do.

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)

202 When I applied for my first postdoc, the researcher I wanted to work with saw my PhD professor as a rival, and looked askance at his recommendations for me. But this same researcher had worked with my Ms professor (I got both Ms and PhD for reasons), and that was what got me the in. His recommendations (my Ms professor’s) were gold. I was worth taking on. This lead eventually to a NRL postdoc, and that got me the job offer at my university, as well as my work and winning personality, good looks, etc. No, it was the NRL cachet, and maybe my work.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 11:45 PM (ZVgZ4)

203 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)

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)

204 Has anybody mentioned boobs yet?

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:47 PM (77rzZ)

205 Has anybody mentioned boobs yet?
Posted by: Bulg

Mainly just thinking

It's early

Posted by: Miklos, down at Bob's Boobs 'n Booze at August 21, 2026 11:54 PM (4RYRd)

206 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)

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)

207 Leon Redbone
_-_
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)

208 Has anybody mentioned boobs yet?

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)

209 If people called me "redbone" I might be a bit sensitive too

Posted by: Miklos, like how would they even know that at August 21, 2026 11:57 PM (4RYRd)

210
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)

211 205. Heh. Hey, Miklos.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:58 PM (77rzZ)

212
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)

213 Good night folks. Going to bed sober means a lot of cosmic ideas I have no ability to realize. Good thing that won't be a problem tonight.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 22, 2026 12:00 AM (CHHv1)

214 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

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)

215 WeirdDave brings the content.

Posted by: wth at August 22, 2026 12:01 AM (oq9dX)

216 If people called me "redbone" I might be a bit sensitive too
_-_
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)

217 >>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 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)

218 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)

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)

219 Going to bed sober means you spent your whole damn paycheck in one damn place. On Tuesday.

Posted by: Miklos from Red-neck-o-lina at August 22, 2026 12:05 AM (4RYRd)

220 Does #4 wear socks too?

Posted by: wth at August 22, 2026 12:05 AM (oq9dX)

221
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)

222 All things must pass. So, before I pass out…

https://youtu.be/GH3bgLY0TnQ

G'nite, y'all.💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - passing it along at August 22, 2026 12:06 AM (1BE2o)

223 If we're not careful, the Chicoms are gonna get the jump on us



*silently lies in wait*

Posted by: Cato from the Pink Panther movies at August 22, 2026 12:07 AM (4RYRd)

224 Taj Mahal does Cakewalk Into Town: lots of brass bass here.
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)

225
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)

226 Nice harmonies...danger hair.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 12:09 AM (QlGmE)

227 Does #4 wear socks too?
Posted by: wth

Lil' Miklos wears a raincoat sometimes

Posted by: Miklos doesn't mind the wet at August 22, 2026 12:10 AM (4RYRd)

228 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

Loral Space Systems

Clinton, William Jefferson

Posted by: Miklos Remembers at August 22, 2026 12:11 AM (4RYRd)

229 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)

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)

230 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)

That's actually pretty interesting to listen to. Melodic, it is.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:15 AM (1z8ji)

231 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.

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)

232 One of those Moon missions returned samples.




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)

233 Very nice, Teresa, I have been to four Banana Ball games, three in Savannah and one in Norfolk last summer. Always a fun time.

Posted by: Yellow Fever at August 22, 2026 12:19 AM (JM9I6)

234 Evening all,

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)

235 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)

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)

236 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)

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)

237 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

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)

238 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)

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)

239 Thank you for the ONT.

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)

240 lue city Mayors with "impressive" "job" "experience"

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)

241 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)

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)

242 I built a ten foot long two sided fiberglass sink that was for developing film in the high school where I used to work. It's fun working with the resin and mat. I used colorant to make it a medium gray. The frame was poplar and plywood beneath.

Posted by: oldnorthstate at August 22, 2026 12:25 AM (JM9I6)

243 I have never answered an ad to get a job as an architect.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Neither have I!

Posted by: Minimum Wage Miklos at August 22, 2026 12:25 AM (4RYRd)

244 Friend of mine dumped three old generators on me to get them running.
_-_
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)

245 Goodnight and rock on, Morons and 'ettes

Evil Wind
Bad Company 1979

https://tinyurl.com/yshm3s2p

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 22, 2026 12:30 AM (hzuYO)

246 & it was never my fault



ChristyBlinky was clearly raised right

Posted by: Miklos wonders what only children say when busted at August 22, 2026 12:30 AM (4RYRd)

247
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

------

A big man in urea.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 22, 2026 12:32 AM (mS8PE)

248 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)

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)

249 60 21 Have you ever seen the precipitation?

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)

250 Happy Friday Horde!

Good night Christy.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 22, 2026 12:36 AM (ibDUx)

251 The RCMP seized them, and gave them to us to store. Take 'em away." So he did.
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)

252 Perceived it via the viniferous liana.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 22, 2026 12:38 AM (IG3/x)

253 Not sure about now, may be beyond repair.
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)

254 Generac 17.5 kW
_-_
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)

255 Perceived it via the viniferous liana.
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)

256 Perceived it via the viniferous liana.
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)

257 Itinerant Orchestra
Observing Through My Dorsal Portal
Beaming Theotokos

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 22, 2026 12:42 AM (IG3/x)

258 Democrats is Greek for "cancer." Don't be fooled by anyone who says otherwise--they're Democrats.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 22, 2026 12:45 AM (CHHv1)

259 viniferous liana.
_-_
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)

260 The Celestially Bedazzled Pennon

Posted by: Can Miklos play? at August 22, 2026 12:48 AM (4RYRd)

261 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)

Tarzan's last words: "Who greased the grapevines?"

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:50 AM (1z8ji)

262 Well now, the boobs of great hypnotism one again appeared in my youtube. Anyway, I share, so...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k-geORbKPV0

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 12:51 AM (S41Gd)

263
As long as they're bedazzled, not vajazzled.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2026 12:51 AM (w6EFb)

264 Well, the Peon Meal, wieners and sauerkraut, was good. I ate it all. Used spicy Italian sausage instead of wieners.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:52 AM (1z8ji)

265 Who greased the grapevines?
_-_
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)

266 Hmmm...the 1970 Hippie Democrat has 3 arms, and the Confederate soldier has no grip on his flagpole. AI?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 12:54 AM (1z8ji)

267 Who greased the grapevines?

I

was I

Posted by: Jane's female rival at August 22, 2026 12:59 AM (4RYRd)

268 As long as they're bedazzled, not vajazzled.
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)

269 I

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)

270 Used spicy Italian sausage instead of wieners.
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)

271 It came up as a Ewetoob auto suggestion, and I am enjoying it: Organ Groove, Vol. II, by Hammond Noir. Soul jazz, and '60's noir atmosphere.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 01:06 AM (1z8ji)

272 @joshgerstein
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.
--

Helloooo, John Roberts

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 01:09 AM (Cq/ve)

273 Sounds like they really jacked up the mix on the percussion, cymbals, and rim shots with the drumsticks. But somehow it works. Mental images of a Havana bar in 1959...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 01:10 AM (1z8ji)

274 Goodnight, All.

Posted by: Bulg at August 22, 2026 01:11 AM (77rzZ)

275 Soul jazz, and '60's noir atmosphere.
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)

276 Goodnight, Bulg

Posted by: All at August 22, 2026 01:12 AM (4RYRd)

277 Nite, Bulg. Sweet boobie dreams!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 01:12 AM (1z8ji)

278 Well, that is an AI project. Have to say it is entertaining, in an atmospheric sort of way.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 01:16 AM (1z8ji)

279 Natasha, be a good girl and find a passport I haven't used in a while...perhaps the Greek or Latvian...and that doesn't say Miklos on it...and have Giacomo open another of this Prosecco you so love

Posted by: International Noir Jazz Man of Miklosian Mystery at August 22, 2026 01:19 AM (4RYRd)

280 Helloooo, John Roberts
Posted by: Braenyard

He's over at Dave's, man

Posted by: 404 Justice not found at August 22, 2026 01:22 AM (4RYRd)

281 Well, getting late here, and I am getting sleepy. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 22, 2026 01:31 AM (1z8ji)

282 Hmmm...the 1970 Hippie Democrat has 3 arms, and the Confederate soldier has no grip on his flagpole. AI?
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)

283 This thread is hereby adjourned, other than an occasional pro-forma comment

Posted by: John (cough, puke) Thune at August 22, 2026 01:31 AM (4RYRd)

284 Don't know where John is, here's Ridge:
youtube.com/watch?v=oWVVZrjdU-

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 01:33 AM (QlGmE)

285 Happy Friday Night, horde! Whoever's still here...

Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:34 AM (rdVOm)

286 Working on the downhill but still here.
Link didn't work for me.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 01:37 AM (Cq/ve)

287 He's over at Dave's, man
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)

288 Posted by: JQ

"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)

289 Shake your groove thing!

youtu.be/w3e8SXWjNg4

Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:37 AM (rdVOm)

290 Happy Friday Night, horde! Whoever's still here...

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)

291 "Lock up after. register closed so whatever. Went with Shirleen to make the night deposit"
Posted by: note on counter

So-- I can run an *open drawer*? Woot!

Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:38 AM (rdVOm)

292 Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

I’m afraid I can’t do that, Dave.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 22, 2026 01:38 AM (ZVgZ4)

293 Howdy, Bers!

*pours shots for both of us*

Cheers!

Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 01:39 AM (rdVOm)

294 Hey {{JQ}} - I read your message from last night this morning and am still praying for you and hubby. I feel like you are handling it so well.

Posted by: ... at August 22, 2026 01:41 AM (vE0+H)

295 Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

I’m afraid I can’t do that, Dave.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
-------

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)

296 youtube.com/watch?v=oWVVZrjdU-8
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)

297
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)

298 Howdy, Bers!

*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)

299 >>I read your message from last night this morning and am still praying for you and hubby. I feel like you are handling it so well.
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)

300 I'm back JQ, had to get sheets out of the dryer and back on the bed, Cheers!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 22, 2026 01:43 AM (ibDUx)

301 or
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)

302 duck.ai prompt:Open the pod bay doors, Hal.
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)

303 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)

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)

304
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)

305 duck.ai prompt:Open the pod bay doors, Hal.
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)

306 Ha. Cowboy ragtime, works.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 01:49 AM (Cq/ve)

307 duck.ai delivers again, mikeski:
I am serious—and don’t call me Shirley.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 22, 2026 01:51 AM (QlGmE)

308 I wouldn't expect anything else. I still say you're handling it well.

Posted by: ...
---

Admirably.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 01:51 AM (Cq/ve)

309 Ha. Cowboy ragtime, works.
_-_
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)

310 Hi, Debby!

*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)

311 Bastardi says you should consider buying an extra bag of pellets for this winter. Two if they are on sale.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 01:57 AM (Cq/ve)

312 Good morning!

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)

313
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)

314 Right, Braenyard-- pellets are never "on sale" here. Always full price, and it goes up every year. Pfft.

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)

315 Somewhere about the beginning of the last quarter of the song he hits (lightly) a Bob Wills lic. Man know how to tip his hat.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 02:01 AM (Cq/ve)

316 My contention was that Biden's Deep State handlers did ...
Posted by: Midnight Rambler
---

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)

317 Publius-- Accuweather charted us at 108* today-- no idea where their sensor(s) located.

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)

318 Humidity is currently 28%, up from 18% this afternoon.

"ItS A dRy HeAt!!!"

Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:06 AM (rdVOm)

319 We had some serious thunderstorms last night. Lots of lightening. Some big trees came down. Also some flooding. Some parts of the area lost electricity. But today and tonight has been clear and a little cooler. I didn't lose my power but it was a wonder I didn't. Some of these summer storms really pack a punch.

Posted by: Case at August 22, 2026 02:08 AM (VrYHL)

320 Going to look a a house Monday. From the pictures it appears to have a modern fireplace. The kind the breaths air from outside, not taking the warm inside air. It has a solid glass screen allowing full radiant energy into the room.
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)

321 hits (lightly) a Bob Wills lic
_-_
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)

322 Publius-- yes, thermometer (in the shade!) at my place read 106 today. Ugh!!!

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)

323 Nice, Braenyard!

Good luck!

Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:15 AM (rdVOm)

324 Jeepers JQ, I would have melted in a 106 temperature, it sounds like it is still really uncomfortable where you are. I hope that you have a bedroom a/c unit and that it is cranking out some cooker air.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 22, 2026 02:15 AM (ibDUx)

325 ^cooler^

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 22, 2026 02:15 AM (ibDUx)

326 Humidity is currently 28%, up from 18% this afternoon.

"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)

327
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)

328 >>Damn. That's satan's ass crack territory.
-----

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)

329 Our average humidity in summer is mid 70's, but sometimes its higher, and mix that with upper 90's temperature sometimes and you find out that hell has a basement.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 02:20 AM (S41Gd)

330
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)

331
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)

332 Oh yeah, Debby! I've been hiding indoors with my lil living room AC, except to go out & move sprinkler or check the mail!

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)

333 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)

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)

334 Hahaha, Bers-- I'd die without AC! Even the little bit I've got, helps so very very much! One cool room, a sanctuary, is better than none at all.

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)

335 Things seem to settle down around here in September. Daylight will get shorter and the heat will not be as bad.
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)

336 Even rough & tough outdoor Cat comes indoors periodically, to escape the heat. He flops on the cool tiles and stretches out for a while. Can almost hear the *pshhhhht* as he hits the floor. LOL!

Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:30 AM (rdVOm)

337
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)

338 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)

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)

339 They sell HVAC packages that have A/C and furnace (that's what they're called around here) together. They use the same duct work just set the thermostat heat or cool. I prefer gas furnace it's cheaper to run than electric. Electric is cheaper to install.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 02:31 AM (Cq/ve)

340
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)

341 Duct work? What's that? LOL! Ain't no existing ductwork in this house. Never had a furnace here.

Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:35 AM (rdVOm)

342 Wall mounted rattlers are quieter than when placed in the window.
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)

343 They sell HVAC packages that have A/C and furnace (that's what they're called around here) together. They use the same duct work just set the thermostat heat or cool. I prefer gas furnace it's cheaper to run than electric. Electric is cheaper to install.

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)

344
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)

345
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)

346 Lol Bers, when I moved into hubs apartment after we got married there was an uninsulated porch converted to a bedroom that we called the meat locker, it was soooo cold in there.

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)

347 Wall mounted rattlers are quieter than when placed in the window.
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)

348
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)

349 Wall mounted rattlers? Huh?

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)

350 Try this one.
https://tinyurl.com/ycn4j63v

Enter your area or zip code in the box, upper left.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 02:45 AM (Cq/ve)

351 NWS says it's still 90* out.

They always post cooler temp than Accu.

Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:47 AM (rdVOm)

352 349 Wall mounted rattlers? Huh?

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)

353 Accuweather says it's 92* and raining. LMFAO!

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)

354 There's a 6kBTU unit upstairs, but I don't spend much time up there anymore, so don't run it.

Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 02:51 AM (rdVOm)

355 My Wunderground has local participant stations like Publius.
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)

356
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)

357
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)

358 212
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)

359 Wunderground is cool, I have it bookmarked. Thing is, there are micro-climates and differences in elevation-- such that current readings relatively near me are from 70s to 90s!

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)

360 Ten years ago Wunderground was a jewel. It had every thin graphed down to the minute. And many more local participants.
... Then IBM bought it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 03:02 AM (Cq/ve)

361
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)

362 Publius, in case you missed it.

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)

363 It's 76* in my living area, which is about half of the downstairs... it's comfortable.

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)

364
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)

365 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
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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)

366 106 is S.F.'s record high (2017) which i was here for. It was hottt (but dry) but the worst part was that it was in the upper 60's that night (and the night before) so it never cooled off. It was awful.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 22, 2026 03:23 AM (Fv808)

367 Hi, Dark Lixtiquatal!

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)

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)

369 90% humidity jersey says hold my frigging bear.
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)

370
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)

371 I have my own weather station. Forecasts here are for Wasilla, which is half an hour away, along the inlet, so the weather is quite varied. Anchorage is across the inlet, so that's not a good source, either. We have a very specific microclimate, good for the garden, good for lots of snow in the winter, not like Wasilla or Anchorage.

Plus the weather assholes are clueless.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 22, 2026 03:39 AM (ur4t4)

372
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)

373 Today's high of 68, low last night of 52. Perfect.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 22, 2026 03:41 AM (ur4t4)

374 Humidity 94%
Temperature 85°F



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 03:42 AM (Cq/ve)

375 I'll just leave the AC on all night. Haven't had to do that ever before. Oh well!

Good night, horde. Nice chatting with you all.

Posted by: JQ at August 22, 2026 03:48 AM (rdVOm)

376 >>>All the other stuff is recorded and stored somewhere, they just don't make it easily available.

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)

377 Time to rise and shine
Another work day

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 03:51 AM (Ia/+0)

378 I don't think a moon landing could be faked.
And chances are it will turn into the first moon death

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 04:04 AM (Ia/+0)

379 The temp is supposed to be 109 today. Perfect day to power wash all the inside walls in the barn.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 04:14 AM (gIjzl)

380 Low to mid 80s here all week, I'll take that

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 04:16 AM (Ia/+0)

381 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 04:30 AM (odBC9)

382 All the moon discussion was fun!
I didn't see any Three Wolf Moon mentions.

Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 04:31 AM (odBC9)

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knaresboroughbydavezphoto.jpg
Knaresborough, on the River Nidd, North Yorkshire
by @DaveZphoto

There is no instinct stronger than that of a cat to crawl into a small confined space it can't get out of.

Helping a baby moose cross a highway.

Compilation of close encounters with nature. Including giving neck-scratches to a rhino.

Sailing to the bottom of the world.

Slingshot autoloader. Well, pretty much.

3D printing a backyard condominium for frogs.

Dogs are usually gentle and patient with smaller animals. Sometimes, though, they're just sick of it.

Flyin' fish.

Always. Be. Herding.

The Bouncer.

Baby rhino.

Fashions of the 80s we'd rather forget. At 4:53, "hypercolor." They also mention Members Only jackets which are, of course, back.

Steve Inman:

Classic FAFOs.

I've got two fists, one for each of you.

Guy brought his chin to a fist-fight.

Young Scholar gets into the face of woman. He also leads with his chin. The woman leads with her fist.

Content warning: Moped bandits challenge an SUV who drives offensively. It's pretty bad.

Another content warning: This cop does not wait long before unloading his full clip on a robber who's taken refuge in an innocent woman's house. I don't really understand how he got the target in his sights before firing.


Heroic goose:

Chelsea Gerber and her husband, Bert Gerber, said their pet goose -- named Goosey -- started honking loudly in the early morning hours of Aug. 3.

The ruckus was caught on the family's home security camera, footage of which the Gerbers shared with Storyful.


...

Bert Gerber said after he was awoken by Goosey, he realized the barn had caught fire and responded quickly, grabbing a garden hose to get the fire under control.

...

The couple said their daughter Elena is also a hero: She met Goosey at an expo three months ago and asked if they could keep him.


Now, Chelsea Gerber said the family plans to get a friend for Goosey and name her Lucy.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:10 PM




Comments

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1 Yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 07:13 PM (iyblN)

2 Hello.

Posted by: Case at August 21, 2026 07:14 PM (VrYHL)

3 Hey, Ace!

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:15 PM (77rzZ)

4 Having a pet goose seems like an odd thing.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 07:16 PM (4NO2D)

5 theme
youtu.be/pJqNM19ueMs

Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 07:17 PM (88C+u)

6 There is no instinct stronger than that of a cat to crawl into a small confined space it can't get out of.
----
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)

7 Any clues why 'X' videos will not play for me anymore?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 21, 2026 07:20 PM (XeU6L)

8 Oh Ace, you're really trying to get me to go to Yorkshire this week.

Posted by: bluebell at August 21, 2026 07:21 PM (afFes)

9 To all Hordelings who are fans of MST3K:

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)

10 Two Fists:

Second guy's so stupid he doesn't know
it's time to go.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 07:22 PM (nqf1u)

11 Hey, Bluebell!

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:22 PM (77rzZ)

12 Any clues why 'X' videos will not play for me anymore?
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)

13 Hey there, Bulg. Hope you are well.

Posted by: bluebell at August 21, 2026 07:24 PM (afFes)

14 Please tell me there aren't any mujahids up here.

Posted by: Peggy Webber at August 21, 2026 07:24 PM (88C+u)

15 Alfalfa sprouts are being recalled. Tainted with E Coli.
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)

16 The Knights who say Nidd.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 07:25 PM (Cqx++)

17 I guarantee J would hire drones and anything else he needed if Saijo or 1 of the cats were lost.

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 07:25 PM (ZdaMQ)

18 Bluebell, I’m OK, thanks.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:25 PM (77rzZ)

19 If JavaScript is off we can get to the blog comments without the dumbass ad. But then 98% of your phone won't work and that includes most of the content of the blog. But comments work. But nothing else much will.

Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 07:25 PM (enNUy)

20 But I don't want one.
Posted by: bluebell
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Me either. This is fairly recent behavior.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 21, 2026 07:26 PM (XeU6L)

21 Wow. Peggy Weber (gotta be the same) was a regular on the Radio version of Dragnet in the 1950s. She played Joe Friday's Mom, whom he lived with. She was often tapped to play someone with an elderly accent, which she did really well.

"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)

22 Hey, Piper! I miss you!

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:27 PM (77rzZ)

23 Ha! Hi Bulg!

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 07:27 PM (ZdaMQ)

24 Me either. This is fairly recent behavior.
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)

25 Willowed:
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)

26 "Having a pet goose seems like an odd thing."

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)

27 Karen Carpenter died of complications of anorexia, not drugs.
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)

28 I saw a new car color today. I call it "Green Orange".

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:30 PM (MWfyi)

29 I know she’s just a cat, but she’s my sweet
Little Fink.
Posted by: nurse ratched

"just" and "but" are inappropriate here.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 07:31 PM (Fv808)

30 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 07:31 PM (Ia/+0)

31 BTW, that picture up top. Would hang.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 07:31 PM (Fv808)

32 "Any clues why 'X' videos will not play for me anymore?
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)

33 I'm honestly astonished that the vase-kitten was still alive, if it had been stuck for three hours.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 21, 2026 07:32 PM (vJrRc)

34 "This would be no different than blowing up, and tearing down, all of the swastikas in post world WWII Germany"

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)

35 It really wants me to install the X app

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 07:34 PM (Ia/+0)

36 'Not easy to do on a phone though.'

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)

37 Sailing to the bottom of the world, didn't Shackleton try that?

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 07:35 PM (Ia/+0)

38 How does a dog even hire a drone company?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 21, 2026 07:35 PM (YAYRU)

39 Alfalfa sprouts are being recalled. Tainted with E Coli.
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)

40 23 Piper, I read your comment the other day about your second child’s crib monitor. I found it frightening. Kudos to you for resisting those bad thoughts in your head.

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)

41 "Alfalfa sprouts "

That's food? For people??

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:36 PM (MWfyi)

42 "Any clues why 'X' videos will not play for me anymore?
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)

43 and never want to let you out of their sight ever again"

So, Shih Tzu?

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 07:37 PM (XuXeR)

44 How does a dog even hire a drone company?
-----

He probably placed the order online.

Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 07:37 PM (TN0g+)

45 So Bert sleeps in the shed?

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)

46 Crusader with touch screen its easy

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 07:39 PM (Ia/+0)

47 There has to be an app that eliminates that damn "BAAAAN" they play between short clips on these stupid video. I want to see the video, but why the obnoxious noise?

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)

48 "How does a dog even hire a drone company?"

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)

49 "Alfalfa sprouts "

That's food? For people??
Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:36 PM (MWfyi)
---
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)

50 I think watch geese have been kept for a long time. Pliny mentioned them.

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:40 PM (MWfyi)

51
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)

52 How does a dog even hire a drone company?
Posted by: bob
-------

Uber Alles. There's probably an app.


/S

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 21, 2026 07:41 PM (XeU6L)

53 Those dang Methodists are at it again, this time in Sweden:

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+)

54 This just in: Jennifer Welch's face looks like that of a goose.

Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 07:43 PM (TN0g+)

55 a man armed with a sword attacked a high school in the small city of Fagersta in central Sweden.

I assume we can rule out the Japanese-Swedish community.

Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 07:45 PM (88C+u)

56 The flying fish are pretty cool.

Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 07:46 PM (lJ0H4)

57 Yes, Geese are excellent "watch dogs". They don't sleep too much, can practically see in the dark and are paranoid as hell. And they will bleep your ass up if they decide they don't like you. They were used in Europe for nuclear weapon storage depots and missile sites for a while.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 07:47 PM (zwp1R)

58 >>On the other hand, two people separately told me I had the most beautiful voice they'd heard.

Hadrian, in this day and age, that is an exceptional compliment. Congratulations!

Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 07:48 PM (NcvvS)

59 I saw a new car color today. I call it "Green Orange".

What color was it?

Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 07:50 PM (vTZFs)

60 Buffalo Soldiers and Banana Splits
are the same song.

Na na na
na na na na an
na na na na na na na

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 07:51 PM (/+uur)

61 "And they will bleep your ass up if they decide they don't like you."

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)

62 59 I saw a new car color today. I call it "Green Orange".

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)

63 Thank you, Bulg.

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 07:52 PM (ZdaMQ)

64 >>and never want to let you out of their sight ever again"

Chorkie. When wife is out and about, pup is in a state.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 07:53 PM (NcvvS)

65 Another awesome 100% week, Ace. Thank you!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 21, 2026 07:54 PM (0sNs1)

66 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)

If they can learn to drive them
squirrels are fucked

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 07:54 PM (/+uur)

67 Ladies and gentlemen, miscreants and reprobates, good night.

Sleep well, nightwalkers.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 07:55 PM (NcvvS)

68 Heh. Hero Goose.

Who set the fire?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:56 PM (RIvkX)

69 OOPS! Forgot: lowlifes and volleyball players, too.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 07:57 PM (NcvvS)

70 U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Bill White

@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)

71 Some outlets like The Telegraph are describing the blade as a ‘machete’
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)

72 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)
=====

But how was the lunch?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:58 PM (RIvkX)

73 We should just take Kalaallit* Nunaat and dare the EU to do anything about it.

*I had to look this up, double L

Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 07:59 PM (88C+u)

74 For all we know, Obie failed Lunch.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 08:01 PM (zwp1R)

75
But how was the lunch?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:58 PM (RIvkX)

_________

Free

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2026 08:01 PM (O0L8i)

76 No such thing as a free lunch.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 08:02 PM (Jr5Lq)

77 Free
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2026 08:01 PM (O0L8i)
====

Too bad.

No has ever sed I tawk reel gud.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:04 PM (RIvkX)

78
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++)

79 29 I know she’s just a cat, but she’s my sweet
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)

80 76 No such thing as a free lunch.
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)

81 Nurse, I put a pinch of salt in the water bowl for the cats, they can be put off of straight tap water, I am told it tastes better for the cats that way.
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

Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 08:09 PM (rbvCR)

82 There is an uneasy truce between San Franciscans and the geese at Stow Lake. I've never been bitten but walking through a crowd of them can be tense.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:09 PM (RIvkX)

83 Hadrian,

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.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 08:11 PM (xEfm/)

84 drink 3 hoppadillos"

Karbach brewery! Yay

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:13 PM (XuXeR)

85 Is Freebird really Free
What about Free Willy
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)

86 USAmbToBelgium
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)

87 San Franpsycho kind of like the Jets and the Sharks then

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 08:14 PM (Ia/+0)

88 83 Concur.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 08:16 PM (Jr5Lq)

89 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)
---
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)

90 BTW, cool Jewish slingshot...

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:18 PM (XuXeR)

91 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)

Levels of Ambassador Letters
Letter
Direct
Terse
Stern
Rebuke
Critical
Strongest Terms

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 08:18 PM (/+uur)

92 that is some real truth there @ 83, nurse. it costs nothing.

and in a world dominated by fud and belittling, priceless!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2026 08:24 PM (VyBeY)

93 37 Sailing to the bottom of the world, didn't Shackleton try that?
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)

94 The ghastly gheese of Ghent gnash their gherkins with ghlee.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 08:27 PM (Jr5Lq)

95 He probably placed the order online.
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)

96 34 "This would be no different than blowing up, and tearing down, all of the swastikas in post world WWII Germany"

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
---

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)

97 On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.
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)

98 San Franpsycho kind of like the Jets and the Sharks then
Posted by: Skip

Winnipeg vs. San Jose?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 08:33 PM (Fv808)

99 How do you know Bob isn’t a dog?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 08:36 PM (ZVgZ4)

100 You Never know who needs a random, sincere compliment. Try it.
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)

101 Why are there no records on Obama teaching?
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)

102 87 San Franpsycho kind of like the Jets and the Sharks then

Posted by: Skip
---

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)

103 A big Win 11 update just popped up, ten days after Patch Tuesday. Hm.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 08:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

104 Yeah, but it still doesn't make any sense. For all the things to get pissed off about, White House renovations ain't it. They just keep getting more and more crazy.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 08:44 PM (zwp1R)

105 I had a couple op tshirts growing up in Kansas. No mesh shirts though. Gals never wore those. What a jip

Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 08:44 PM (3uBP9)

106 I may be the only one, but I would not like to meet Piper in person. I don't like meeting her on the internet. She is just too special for me.

Posted by: Ronster at August 21, 2026 08:45 PM (IFwjj)

107 Back from church events.

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)

108 106 I may be the only one, but I would not like to meet Piper in person. I don't like meeting her on the internet. She is just too special for me.
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)

109 I may be the only one, but I would not like to meet Piper in person. I don't like meeting her on the internet. She is just too special for me.
Posted by: Ronster at August 21, 2026 08:45 PM (IFwjj)
=====

I am too special!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:50 PM (RIvkX)

110 They just keep getting more and more crazy."

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)

111 101 Why are there no records on Obama teaching?
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 07:57 PM (/+uur)
---

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)

112 San Franpsycho kind of like the Jets and the Sharks then
Posted by: Skip

Winnipeg vs. San Jose?
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 08:33 PM (Fv80
=====

It's metaphorical. Must we explain everything??

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:53 PM (RIvkX)

113
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)

114 Ronster, that was very rude. Maybe log off for now & come back when you sober up.

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 08:54 PM (rdVOm)

115 Geese can be an effective burglar alarm. Guinea Fowl excellent at it.

Posted by: Bird Is The Word! at August 21, 2026 08:55 PM (JM9I6)

116 Obama, president and editor of HLR. What did he write?

Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 08:55 PM (enNUy)

117 That does sound like a left hand compliment, kinda. I don't know the intent, but

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 08:56 PM (zwp1R)

118 114 Ronster, that was very rude. Maybe log off for now & come back when you sober up.
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)

119 115 Geese can be an effective burglar alarm. Guinea Fowl excellent at it.

Posted by: Bird Is The Word!
---

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)

120 The real fun is on following the Ghent spectacle.

*grabs popcorn

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:57 PM (XuXeR)

121 I would check a dictionary.

Posted by: Ronster at August 21, 2026 08:57 PM (IFwjj)

122

E. Coli in alfalfa sprouts. Intestinal bacteria. Did somebody take a dump in the alfalfa?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 21, 2026 08:58 PM (QOikT)

123 Okay, maybe I missed a joke somewhere?

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)

124 Night owl de-lurks in strong flanking maneuver.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:00 PM (nqf1u)

125 I may be the only one, but I would not like to meet Piper in person. I don't like meeting her on the internet. She is just too special for me.

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)

126 Sounds like someone has a widdle cwush

I don't think so.

Posted by: Ronster at August 21, 2026 09:04 PM (IFwjj)

127 11 hours from now I have the biggest interview/audition of my life. I should go to sleep, but I can't yet. Listening to Classic Rock standards, hoping they will calm my mind so I get a decent night's sleep.

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:05 PM (vV6n9)

128 >>>get a decent night's sleep.

Posted by: Lincolntf
---

Good Luck!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:07 PM (nqf1u)

129 Good luck, Lincolntf!

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 09:07 PM (rdVOm)

130 E. Coli in alfalfa sprouts. Intestinal bacteria. Did somebody take a dump in the alfalfa?"

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)

131 Posted by: Lincolntf

You got this!

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 09:09 PM (ZdaMQ)

132 E. Coli in alfalfa sprouts. Intestinal bacteria. Did somebody take a dump in the alfalfa?
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)

133 It's 106*, breezy & hazy. Going outside is like walking into a convection oven!

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 09:09 PM (rdVOm)

134 I don't think so.

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)

135 Enjoy it. Bastardi says you're going to freeze your ba-tooki off this winter. Me too.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:12 PM (nqf1u)

136 55-60,000 people die of snakebite in India each year. Be thankful you aren't there.

Posted by: Reptile Dysfunction at August 21, 2026 09:12 PM (JM9I6)

137 Thank you, Braenyard and JQ. I guess I was kind of hoping for that encouraging spirit. Morale farming?

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:12 PM (vV6n9)

138 Piper is A-Ok by me!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2026 09:12 PM (VyBeY)

139 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)


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)

140 Hell yeah, Piper. Thanks.

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:14 PM (vV6n9)

141 All best of luck to you, Lincolntf!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2026 09:15 PM (VyBeY)

142 I think I impressed Jodie Foster.

Posted by: John Hinckley at August 21, 2026 09:16 PM (vE0+H)

143 Maybe ace can just go ahead and make the url xcancel. I would pay extra for that.
Posted by: fd
---

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)

144 Lincolntf!


Break a leg! And I hope you email me with your station info so I can tune in!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 09:17 PM (yEz+x)

145 125 I may be the only one, but I would not like to meet Piper in person. I don't like meeting her on the internet. She is just too special for me.

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)

146 Thank you all. I needed a bit of Ted Lasso-style encouragement, and you delivered.

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:17 PM (vV6n9)

147 Wayne Allen Root went to Columbia at the same time and graduated the same year (1983). Both in Political Science, never saw Obama. Other classmates report the same to Wayne.

Posted by: Barry O at August 21, 2026 09:18 PM (JM9I6)

148 I may be the only one, but I would not like to meet Piper in person.

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)

149 Thank you all. I needed a bit of Ted Lasso-style encouragement, and you delivered.
Posted by: Lincolntf

BELIEVE

Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 09:20 PM (lJ0H4)

150 nurse ratched, If I get the job, I will do that.

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:21 PM (vV6n9)

151 Word, Tuna.

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:23 PM (vV6n9)

152 Braenyard - unlikely, but there may be some script I'm blocking that would have that effect? But I have no problem using X for some of the Friday ONT and xCancel for the videos that won't load properly due to whatever.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 09:23 PM (aJQbY)

153 I just posted the alfalfa news to tip off Piper and any others who might eat that stuff. Some people like to eat healthy food. However I don't go out of the way to eat alfalfa or kale.
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)

154 Prayers up, Lincolntf.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 09:25 PM (aJQbY)

155 I didn't know a fat chick could deck a guy by virtue of having extra weight (fat, not muscle) behind her punch.

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)

156 Bless you, Rando...

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 21, 2026 09:27 PM (vV6n9)

157 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)

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)

158 If everyone is special then no one is special!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:30 PM (ZVgZ4)

159 158 If everyone is special then no one is special!
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)

160 155 I didn't know a fat chick could deck a guy by virtue of having extra weight (fat, not muscle) behind her punch.
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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)

161 If everyone is special then no one is special!
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)

162 Weight can be a force multiplier.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:32 PM (nqf1u)

163 Biblical scholars have just deduced that the agricultural offering that Cain made, which God rejected, was kale.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:32 PM (ZVgZ4)

164 Hay everyone time too gets exercited....

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)

165 Nemo,
kale
.... yeah, that tracks.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 09:33 PM (aJQbY)

166 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)

Well, there's awesome special and short bus special.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:33 PM (ur4t4)

167 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)

I would agree with part of this.

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 09:33 PM (vE0+H)

168 Kale is not food. Even animals won't eat that crap. It wastes space in the garden. It isn't even good for compost.

Not. Food.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:34 PM (ur4t4)

169 Had to put on flea collars on the kittehs now that they're outside for most of the day. They didn't even try to fight me when I put them on. They're not like the flea collars that were wide and bulky.

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)

170 But I do like turnip greens, mustard greens and collard greens. With cornbread and pork chops of course.
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)

171 I would agree with part of this.

Posted by: ...
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Fucking sunshine would be pretty hot.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:35 PM (nqf1u)

172 Greens are cooked.

Posted by: MkY at August 21, 2026 09:35 PM (q6tQZ)

173 162 Weight can be a force multiplier.

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)

174 Kale is not food. Even animals won't eat that crap. It wastes space in the garden. It isn't even good for compost.

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)

175 Kale is not food. Even animals won't eat that crap. It wastes space in the garden. It isn't even good for compost.

Not. Food.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:34 PM (ur4t4)
___

Preach.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 09:35 PM (w65YX)

176 164 Hay everyone time too gets exercited....

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)

177 Still love ya though, Piper!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 09:36 PM (w65YX)

178 Mom grew some kale... it was "ornamental" with purple and frilly leaves.

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)

179 Kale=explosive diarrhea.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 21, 2026 09:40 PM (zZu0s)

180 Kale, the decorative veggie.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 09:41 PM (nqf1u)

181 Say, Big Fat Woman get your fat legs off of me
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)

182 177 Still love ya though, Piper!
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)

183 Current humidity is 93%, dew point 77F

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)

184 I have an irrational hatred of kale from my waitressing days as a 20-year-old at a SoCal Pizza Hut. Setting up the salad bar was a pain-in-the-ass task. After the shit-ton of ice was schlepped in and dumped in, and the crocks were in, I had to place kale leaves around the crocks to make it look nice. One night a customer said there were crawly things all over. The kale was full of tiny bugs that ran amok. I had to take everything out of the salad bar, wash the crocks, start all over again, prepping more produce, while still waiting tables. Worst night ever. Kale is the devil's weed.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 09:44 PM (YSQQv)

185 "Jason Arday case has damaged Right-wing trust in universities" - Eric Kaufmann
tinyurl.com/3pr5xeea

This is in the UK, not the US.

Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 09:44 PM (88C+u)

186 Kale is so remarkable, I don't know if I've even had it before. For now, I'm skipping the lettuce and going with steamed vegetables like spinach or cooked like cabbage.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 09:46 PM (FR9Sb)

187 147 Wayne Allen Root went to Columbia at the same time and graduated the same year (1983). Both in Political Science, never saw Obama. Other classmates report the same to Wayne.
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)

188 Klytus, I'm bored. What plaything can you offer me today?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 21, 2026 09:46 PM (XV/Pl)

189 Has the Right Wing any trust in universities in the USA?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:47 PM (ZVgZ4)

190 185 "Jason Arday case has damaged Right-wing trust in universities" - Eric Kaufmann
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)

191 Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 09:44 PM

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)

192 I make a Kale and White Bean soup for Brit Lass. Otherwise wouldn't but it's actually pretty tasty.

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 09:48 PM (vE0+H)

193 Coeducation at Columbia College significantly improved women's academic performance, as evidenced by the graduation of the first female students in 1987, who included the class valedictorian and salutatorian.

umpossible

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:49 PM (/+uur)

194 Maybe we should be growing our own produce where people don't shit on it before sending it to market.

Just spit-ballin' here.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 09:50 PM (ur4t4)

195 No one believes that the first women at Columbia were the best

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:51 PM (/+uur)

196 Assistant U.S. Attorney, Andrew Haden, was found dead inside a Southern California federal building on Wednesday, just hours after he was reported missing.

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)

197 I more and more believe less and less

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:52 PM (/+uur)

198 Coeducation at Columbia College significantly improved women's academic performance, as evidenced by the graduation of the first female students in 1987, who included the class valedictorian and salutatorian.

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)

199 147 Wayne Allen Root went to Columbia at the same time and graduated the same year (1983). Both in Political Science, never saw Obama. Other classmates report the same to Wayne.
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)

200 No one believes that the first women at Columbia were the best
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)

201 Oh yes, greens are cooked (or boiled may be the better word).
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)

202 If Obama said the sky was blue, I would look up to check.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:53 PM (ZVgZ4)

203 The only person in trouble over Arday is an American at a Belgium school that pointed out he stole ideas from
... minority student papers.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:54 PM (/+uur)

204 I make a Kale and White Bean soup for Brit Lass. Otherwise wouldn't but it's actually pretty tasty.
Posted by: ...

*checks the protein content of watercress sandwiches*

Posted by: Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury at August 21, 2026 09:54 PM (4RYRd)

205

Let the Midnight Special
Shine a ever lovin' light on me

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 09:55 PM (Cqx++)

206 Maybe we should be growing our own produce where people don't shit on it before sending it to market.

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)

207 Sadly, too many companies still trust university degrees as being worth... something. At least utility as a filtering mechanism, I guess.

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)

208 >>>Maybe we should be growing our own produce where people don't shit on it before sending it to market.

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)

209 Let the Midnight Special
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)

210 All in due time, my dear.
All in due time.
These things must be done carefulllly.

Posted by: mindful webworker - wick it which at August 21, 2026 09:58 PM (1BE2o)

211 Assistant U.S. Attorney, Andrew Haden, was found dead inside a Southern California federal building on Wednesday, just hours after he was reported missing.

If suicide, why? If not suicide, then murder, and again why?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 09:59 PM (ZVgZ4)

212 He is a worthless waste of skin.
Posted by: tcn in AK

An oxygen thief.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 09:59 PM (VJ0w/)

213 Fabulous Café, lovely photograph, and so enjoyed the fashion of the 80's we'd rather forget. Thank you.

Good weekend!

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 10:00 PM (NFX2v)

214 mindful webworker -

Why do I see you with a green hooked nose?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 10:02 PM (ZVgZ4)

215 Ont

Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 10:03 PM (enNUy)

216 Kale seems to me like a green that requires brute force, like a pressure cooker. I could be wrong, but it couldn't hurt.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 10:04 PM (FR9Sb)

217 Willowed, but Knaresborough, cute place. Happened by it while out driving aimlessly with the family. 2007, i think.

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 market



Starbucks layoffs come as King County grapples with an unemployment rate of approximately 4.9%.

Obama 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.


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.


"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.

Citizens are attempting to recall the femcel socialist mayor over her complete refusal to stop violent drug-gangwars taking place in residential neighborhoods.

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:

NotKennyRogers
@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.

Well 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.


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?

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.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:00 PM




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1 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

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)

2 The Dems were dickheads.

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)

3 Roomy in here

Posted by: Gref at August 21, 2026 06:04 PM (5rh/l)

4 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.
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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)

5 Finally, higher taxes in Washington state and Seattle specifically has been a reason for reductions in force or for some companies to relocate.

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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)

6 So, take a shit in the Moslem prayer room. That ought to get everybody straightened out.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 06:06 PM (zwp1R)

7 "Starbucks layoffs come as King County grapples with an unemployment rate of approximately 4.9%"


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)

8 Finally, higher taxes in Washington state and Seattle specifically has been a reason for reductions in force or for some companies to relocate.

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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)

9 Soooo... bucket... string... and a graduate of the Society of Silly Walks...

Next up on Monty Python we have....

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:07 PM (mP0Kj)

10 "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."

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)

11 2 The Dems were dickheads.

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)

12 "Starbucks layoffs come as King County grapples with an unemployment rate of approximately 4.9%"


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)

13 This is ‘award winning artist’ Jessica Cook showing off her latest art exhibit

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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)

14 Hey... uh... Young Spanish Woman bitching about... immigration? while not speakin duh English?

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 06:08 PM (mP0Kj)

15 That DHS video is disturbing. Somehow minority women (in particular) now have it in their head that they can go hands on with law enforcement without consequence.

Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:09 PM (TN0g+)

16 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)

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)

17 10 "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."

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Shattering the old world record....

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2026 06:10 PM (9FfUF)

18 So, take a shit in the Moslem prayer room. That ought to get everybody straightened out.
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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+)

19 You filthy non-nooding animals. Jesus will not know you at the end of days.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 06:11 PM (22uAl)

20 The level of desperation, or the level of delusion, that would be required to actually join the Seattle (or Mpls) PD are incomprehensible.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 06:11 PM (U/Byj)

21 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.
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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)

22 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?

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)

23 I was really hoping that that Jessica Cook "artist" would accidentally smash one of the audience members in the head with that bucket. Now that would be performance art

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 06:11 PM (rp63B)

24 You filthy non-nooding animals. Jesus will not know you at the end of days.
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)

25 "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."
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Maths be racist, yo!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 06:12 PM (FZ29D)

26 How did the Cambridge scholar achieve room temperature?

Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 06:13 PM (U/Byj)

27 In other Woke News.

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)

28 Award winning artist

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)

29 Catherine Herridge
@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+)

30
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)

31 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)
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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)

32 Love how they are trying to make T.O.N.K (True Origin Not Know) racist. It's what ICE agents use to describe some people .

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 06:14 PM (ubCxQ)

33 Seattle votes for a mayor who ran on defunding the police then they’re surprised she’s, uhm, defunding the police?

Say what you will about her she kept election promises.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 21, 2026 06:14 PM (ebQ8P)

34 Ummm.......that ain't "Art".....

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)

35 Finally, higher taxes in Washington state and Seattle specifically has been a reason for reductions in force or for some companies to relocate.


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)

36 How did the Cambridge scholar achieve room temperature?
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His heart stopped beating.

Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:15 PM (TN0g+)

37 Award winning artist

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)

38 Hey... uh... Young Spanish Woman bitching about... immigration? while not speakin duh English?
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)

39 Watch that last video with the sound off, because whoever made it just cannot shut up while filming and the only phrase she knows is "y'all fucked up!"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:17 PM (f5HbQ)

40 I want all the bad things to happen to Jessica Cook, and only to Jessica Cook.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 06:17 PM (22uAl)

41 14 Hey... uh... Young Spanish Woman bitching about... immigration? while not speakin duh English?
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)

42 Hey... uh... Young Spanish Woman bitching about... immigration? while not speakin duh English?
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)

43 Jessica Cook: Normally you have to attend a WNBA game to witness such athleticism.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (22uAl)

44 SCOTUS getting involved in the WH construction project is just embarrassing. What a stupid lawsuit, and it should never have made it so far in the court system.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:18 PM (f5HbQ)

45 The bucket string act. My suggestions on how to fix it:

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)

46 14 Hey... uh... Young Spanish Woman bitching about... immigration? while not speakin duh English?
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)

47 There are a couple jail cells in the basement of the Capitol building, not far from the proposed tomb for Washington (never used).

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)

48 Seattle votes for a mayor who ran on defunding the police then they’re surprised she’s, uhm, defunding the police?

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)

49 41 14 Hey... uh... Young Spanish Woman bitching about... immigration? while not speakin duh English?
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)

50 38 Hey... uh... Young Spanish Woman bitching about... immigration? while not speakin duh English?
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)

51 "Starbucks layoffs come as King County grapples with an unemployment rate of approximately 4.9%"


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)

52 I sounds like it was a good idea that I did not watch the Jessica Cook clip.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 06:19 PM (ZKPnq)

53 37 Award winning artist

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)

54 grandma on the right was sentenced to two years in prison for praying outside of an abortion clinic in 2020.

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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)

55 Why thank you, King Roberts, for deigning to allow Trump to be President instead of one of 500 leftist hacks in robes.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at August 21, 2026 06:21 PM (lCHt6)

56 I sounds like it was a good idea that I did not watch the Jessica Cook clip.

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)

57 SCOTUS getting involved in the WH construction project is just embarrassing. What a stupid lawsuit, and it should never have made it so far in the court system.
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)

58
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)

59 Torta.

LOL

Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 06:22 PM (pbpqV)

60 grandma on the right was sentenced to two years in prison for praying outside of an abortion clinic in 2020.
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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+)

61 Ohhh ... OK... I just hear so much Spanish here DAILY... (CA Central Valley).
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)

62 Why thank you, King Roberts, for deigning to allow Trump to be President instead of one of 500 leftist hacks in robes.
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)

63 56 I sounds like it was a good idea that I did not watch the Jessica Cook clip.

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)

64 This is ‘award winning artist’ Jessica Cook showing off her latest art exhibit

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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)

65 "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..."
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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)

66 How did the Cambridge scholar achieve room temperature?
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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)

67 >>That is SCOTUS' fault.


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)

68 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)

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)

69 Look at what I can do!
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)

70 61 Ohhh ... OK... I just hear so much Spanish here DAILY... (CA Central Valley).
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)

71 >>>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."

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)

72 This is ‘award winning artist’ Jessica Cook showing off her latest art exhibit

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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+)

73 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)

If everyone knows Spanish and English, why do they have to know Spanish?

Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 06:26 PM (uhVAy)

74 An unprecedented ex parte order from the Supreme Court regarding, well, you know.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 21, 2026 06:26 PM (wxsGM)

75 > New: Supreme Court okays Trump's reconstruction of the White House ballroom.
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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)

76 If we had accurate crime stats, heads would explode.

Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 06:27 PM (enNUy)

77 I am a Muslim and I am alone with a Goat.

Damn. That's funny shit.

Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 06:27 PM (pbpqV)

78 Ariana Grande is probably going to pass like Karen Carpenter did.

Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 06:28 PM (TN0g+)

79 The media wouldn't put a bad spin on a good thing, would it?

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)

80 I'm in favor of putting judges in the stocks, like that Alison chick in Boston who keeps trying to force the government to adopt her own personal immigration policy, overriding what Congress said the law is.

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)

81 73 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)

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)

82 A South African boxer and former world champion Zolani Tete was shot dead outside his home in an ambush. Don't think I'll be visiting South Africa anytime soon

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 06:30 PM (rp63B)

83 Website of award winning artist Jessica Cook:

https://tinyurl.com/5n7d5pxd

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 06:30 PM (XvL8K)

84 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.

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)

85 A Nigerian woman somehow found her way to Anchorage? Wow. Ambitious.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:31 PM (FH4Rn)

86 I'm in favor of putting judges in the stocks, like that Alison chick in Boston who keeps trying to force the government to adopt her own personal immigration policy, overriding what Congress said the law is.

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)

87 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)

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)

88 Its like watching retards trying to hump a doorknob.

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)

89 Sea (you-Later) ttle sucks and finally companies are tired of being raked over the coals with high taxes and high crime.

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)

90 I tried to post info about the portrait of Ruth BG made out of 20,000 tampons but had issues.

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)

91 85 A Nigerian woman somehow found her way to Anchorage? Wow. Ambitious.
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)

92 Evenin’, All.

Damn, seems like everything sucks.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 06:33 PM (77rzZ)

93 Pretty sure she is actually in Spain.
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)

94 Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:32 PM (Sco7b)

thanks for the update ! FOX ??

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 06:33 PM (g47mK)

95 Someone should have an AI do a deep dive into crime reports and determine who is actually white, black , Hispanic etc. The numbers would be very different I think

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 06:34 PM (rp63B)

96 I tried to post info about the portrait of Ruth BG made out of 20,000 tampons but had issues.


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)

97 82 A South African boxer and former world champion Zolani Tete was shot dead outside his home in an ambush. Don't think I'll be visiting South Africa anytime soon.

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)

98 Nigerian woman somehow found her way to Anchorage"

Your government at work.

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 06:35 PM (cGjQu)

99 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)
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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)

100 Someone should have an AI do a deep dive into crime reports and determine who is actually white, black , Hispanic etc. The numbers would be very different I think
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)

101 thanks for the update ! FOX ??

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)

102 Hey, Stateless. Seems like you’re doing well.

Sending good thoughts to you and your pets.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 06:36 PM (77rzZ)

103 "Nigerian woman somehow found her way to Anchorage"

Shoulda taken that left at Albuquerque.

Posted by: California at August 21, 2026 06:36 PM (MWfyi)

104 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)

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)

105 Jessica Cook showing off her latest art---

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)

106 103 "Nigerian woman somehow found her way to Anchorage"

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)

107 Send Boassburg to Antarctica so he can litigate a penguin.

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:38 PM (MWfyi)

108 I've looked at overnight arrests in Charlotte for a couple of years. This would be the blm slowdown don't arrest anybody oh god let the illegals stay here period. On average black 75%, white 15% and Hispanic Indian Asian Arab other 10%. If you watch the news, it's 50/50. Gaslighting.

Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 06:38 PM (enNUy)

109 Pretty sure she is actually in Spain.
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+)

110 So, take a shit in the Moslem prayer room. That ought to get everybody straightened out.
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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)

111 107 Send Boassburg to Antarctica so he can litigate a penguin.
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)

112 Canadian cannabis factory burns down near High River

-
And Munchies Creek.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 06:40 PM (ndZc7)

113 109 Pretty sure she is actually in Spain.
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)

114 Evenin’, All.

Damn, seems like everything sucks.
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Everything's broken...

Posted by: K.W.S. at August 21, 2026 06:41 PM (TN0g+)

115 Dishrag is great for the Seattle mayor. Every time I've seen her, it's been in the back of my mind, but I was never able to put a name to it before.

Posted by: Dave at August 21, 2026 06:41 PM (sbsMc)

116 Concerning the video with the woman Spanish that has been radicalized by the migrants: the subtitle glides over what she says: I used to be "Roja" (= red = Communist).

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 21, 2026 06:42 PM (ksbjf)

117 City and County of San Francisco seems to be a lot like Seattle.
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)

118 102 Hey, Stateless. Seems like you’re doing well.

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)

119 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
____________

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)

120 The idea that an alteration to the WH would require an act of Congress is appallingly stupid. We need a legislature to bind us under laws governing the citizens, which is why we elect representatives to make those laws.

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)

121 Learned or leared a new word just now: torta. I could not figure out what was going on except they use the F word a lot.

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)

122 We're going to deign to allow the ballroom construction to continue. For now.

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)

123 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


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)

124 **"but this is a prime example of why anti-ICE activists are unreliable."
--

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)

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)

126 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)

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)

127 Welp,
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)

128 Prayers sent nurse.
Awwww.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 06:50 PM (Sco7b)

129 118 Stateless, I’m hanging in there. Looking forward to hearing about your project!

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 06:51 PM (77rzZ)

130 Young Spanish woman says:

"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)

131 The only money Seattle sees of mine is my annual Mariners game.

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)

132 127 Best wishes for your Lucy, Nurse. Prayer up.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 06:53 PM (77rzZ)

133 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."
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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)

134 Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 06:49 PM (yEz+x)

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)

135 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)

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)

136 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.
----

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+)

137 And the federal government will print more fake inflated dollars to bail them out.
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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)

138 "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?"
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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)

139
Judicious use of night sticks would have a positive effect and not require the boarding and feeding of them afterwards.
Posted by: Crusader

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

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)

140 Ariana Grande is probably going to pass like Karen Carpenter did.
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)

141 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

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)

142 Everything's broken...
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)

143 I cannot believe those ICE agents allowed those savages to put their hands on and did not at least break their arms.

Missed learing opportunity.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:01 PM (RIvkX)

144 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.

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)

145 Ariana Grande is probably going to pass like Karen Carpenter did.
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)

146
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)

147
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)

148 140 Ariana Grande is probably going to pass like Karen Carpenter did.
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)

149 142 Fen, I saw in an earlier thread that you expressed concern about your son.

I hope that he is doing well.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:04 PM (77rzZ)

150 "the torta opening the car door to get to the ICE agent"

Duplicitous sandwiches!

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 07:05 PM (Jr5Lq)

151 -----
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)

152 >>Ariana Grande is probably going to pass like Karen Carpenter did.

An actual musician and angelic singer? No chance.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 07:05 PM (NcvvS)

153 RIP Karen Carpenter. What a gorgeous voice.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:06 PM (77rzZ)

154 I don't think Trump will make it through his term without being murdered. I hope Vance wreaks a terrible and bloody vengeance.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 07:06 PM (4NO2D)

155 Ozempic chic has replaced heroin chic.
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)

156 Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:04 PM (77rzZ)

Thanks. He is o.k.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 07:06 PM (Z1RBE)

157 147
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)

158 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)
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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)

159 155 Ozempic chic has replaced heroin chic.
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)

160 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)


I assumed but not everyone is 29.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:08 PM (ExV1e)

161 And several commenters have said it better. Horde mind, a glorious thing.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 07:09 PM (NcvvS)

162 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

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)

163 If it means she won't reproduce, I'm all for it.

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:10 PM (MWfyi)

164 "Hispanic" only became a thing during the Nixon era early 70s, when there were financial benefits offered to this brandy new racial designation. "Chicano" was favored for a time. "Latino" came later, and all its derivatives that the woke Karens decreed, for yet another time. But historically "Hispanics" wanted to be considered "White", except when Uncle Sugar started cutting checks for the nomenclature, you see.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 07:10 PM (zwp1R)

165 There's a reason 22 year old college women can sell their eggs and the market for a 37 year old's isn't all that great.

Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 07:11 PM (enNUy)

166 Ariana Grande may be a mentally ill woke celebrity but she can sing. She can also do spot on impressions of other famous singers.

Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 07:12 PM (KC5Lt)

167 Mama Cass could have offered her Ham sammich to Karen Carpenter! What might have been....

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 07:12 PM (zwp1R)

168 "what is going on with Arianna"

Her disease etiology: trauma from childhood acting on Nickelodeon shows.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 07:12 PM (Jr5Lq)

169 Prayers up, please, for my colleague and friend Sabrina who died in that plane crash in AK this week. She was a force of nature, very intelligent woman, exceptional engineer, and the most moral and ethical person I have ever met. She leaves an autistic son behind, which is the saddest part. If she were on this blog, she would be an amazing 'ette. You all would have loved her like I do.

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)

170 >>>when Uncle Sugar started cutting checks for the nomenclature, you see.

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)

171 There's a reason 22 year old college women can sell their eggs and the market for a 37 year old's isn't all that great.
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Ageism!
--some leftist twit

Posted by: Crusader at August 21, 2026 07:13 PM (TN0g+)

172 "childhood acting on Nickelodeon shows."

Well, that explains everything.

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:13 PM (MWfyi)

173 nurse, very sorry to hear about the Fink.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:13 PM (RIvkX)

174 nood

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 07:13 PM (Jr5Lq)

175 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)
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May Sabrina's memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:14 PM (RIvkX)

176 The bucket on a string girl…how much was she paid for this? Because I could do all of it plus jump over the string as it went in circle.

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 07:15 PM (ZdaMQ)

177 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)

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)

178 >>She died way too young. I have been crying on and off all damned day.

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)

179 176 also my arabesque is MUCH stronger.

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 07:18 PM (ZdaMQ)

180 53 37 Award winning artist

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)

181 tcn, im so sorry. praying for you and her family

Posted by: moki at August 21, 2026 07:22 PM (wLjpr)

182 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)

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)

183 Devil's sandwiches.

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)

184 Layers and layers of fact checking.

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)

185 That last video is PRECISELY why I advocate the return of billy clubs. AND why I do support the use of those shock gloves. Grip that one lass by the back of the neck and she'll drop like a potato. Or, you can whack her upside the head with a piece of hickory. I'm good with either one.

Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 07:45 PM (kU0PQ)

186 Didn't the Mayor of Seattle laugh and say goodbye to these companies leaving the city ???

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+)

187 That hefty wench in the last video, as well as the one saying, "Y'all f***** up!" several hundred times, should both be spending the next couple of weeks in jail.

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.


...

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.

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.

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.

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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."


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.

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.


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.

Another video game has been made into a movie -- well, an animated movie -- and I was definitely not expecting this particular 80s video game to get the movie treatment: Golden Axe. Elf needs food, badly. (WHOOPS! Mr. Ridiculously Circituous Plan tells me "Elf needs food, badly" is from Gauntlet, not Golden Axe. I've been confusing those two since they came out.)

Are you ready for a race-swapped remake of The Thomas Crowne Affair? I don't really mind this one, for this reason: I didn't like the Steve McQueen one (boring AF), I didn't like the Pierce Brosnan one (too "TV Movie of the Week," too "Remington Steele") and so I really do not care what they do with this dumb movie that somehow has become a 60 year old franchise.

Will they ever make a new movie not based on previous movie? And will all the million remakes always be race- and gender-swapped?

Answers: Doubtful and Most Assuredly.

And for proof of that: Here's another old franchise which just keeps getting remade and rebooted despite never having produced a movie that was actually good: Blade Runner 2099.

Seriously? Seriously? How many times...?

Speaking of, the novel that was directly inspired by the look and feel of Blade Runner, Neuromancer, is a series that will debut on Apple TV soon. I'm kind of interested but I don't have Apple and I'm not so interested I'll actually sign up to watch it.

But maybe some of you will. Let me know. But be careful, you might be banned from social media for spreading #Spoilers about the series.

It's weird that it's taken 40 years for anyone to make this into a movie (or limited series, as it is here). They've made movies out of stories that are part of the Neuromancer universe, like Johnny Mnemonic and the weirdo movie New Rose Hotel, but never the one big novel that everyone was talking about for ten years.


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?


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:43 PM




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Posted by: GF at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (e5z5/)

2 gp & I nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (NcvvS)

3 It's garbage.

Posted by: Guy who always says "It's garbage" at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (MWfyi)

4 "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."


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)

5 Or?

Posted by: huerfano at August 21, 2026 04:46 PM (2Xqig)

6 Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?
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Yes, both.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 04:46 PM (nqf1u)

7 "Elf needs food, badly."

That's Gauntlet, not Golden Axe!

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at August 21, 2026 04:46 PM (+F5HV)

8 > I was definitely not expecting this particular 80s video game to get the movie treatment: Golden Axe.

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)

9 and that's a understatement

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 04:46 PM (nqf1u)

10 "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."

Wait, that's not true...that's impossible!

Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 04:47 PM (dz8eD)

11 Who is James Gunn?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 04:47 PM (nqf1u)

12 "If any of you are experiencing James Gunn Fatigue..."
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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)

13 I just hope it wasn't Uwe Boll who did Golden Axe *checks* oh good it's not.
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)

14 I'm looking forward to the Terminal List.. I read the whole series of books...Hope they don't screw it up too badly

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 04:48 PM (+gK6I)

15 Will they ever make a new movie?
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Next year from Hollywood:

Obsession 2

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 21, 2026 04:49 PM (vSvIl)

16 I like Johnny Depp and goad he is working again but yeah, no need for Ebenezer

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 04:49 PM (YwEeS)

17 And for proof of that: Here's another old franchise which just keeps getting remade and rebooted despite never having produced a movie that was actually good: Blade Runner 2099.



==

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)

18 Look, don't get anywhere near Hollywood. We learned the lesson too late.

Posted by: Peggy Entwhistle and Thelma Todd at August 21, 2026 04:49 PM (JM9I6)

19 At least the Raygun documentary admitted that her husband was a judge on the Olympic selection committee.

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)

20 James Gunn is like the Hollywood version of Jonah Goldberg.

Posted by: Leupold at August 21, 2026 04:49 PM (6NGJs)

21 >>>That's Gauntlet, not Golden Axe!

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)

22 GoTG was decent. The last thing before that that James Gunn was involved with that I enjoyed was the Dawn of the Dead remake (2004).

Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (dz8eD)

23 When are Hollywood studios moving to Austin or Nashville?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (M+uMR)

24 So, why is the show called Lanterns if they killed off the Lantern? Why not just Jon Stewart Green Lantern? People like that character already, so you didn't need to kill off another character to have him lead. That just leads to pissed off fans...

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)

25 Every cop fbi whatever drama show we've watched lately has had lead chicks who are complete nut bars. I can't really remember any cop show with a completely sane and happily married lead cop but damn if they haven't ramped up the dysfunction to 11 in every single chick cop show the last ten?? years. Currently watching Furious. Insanity.

Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (enNUy)

26 James Gunn did a good "Guardians of the Galaxy" (first one) and personally I liked "Brightburn" (written/produced, not directed).
Otherwise meh.

Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (88C+u)

27 > 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.

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)

28 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.
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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)

29 You know, it's sad. Emerald Twilight (in the comics from the 90s) was a GREAT storyline about a Hrro falling. But it came after both a lot of comics with Jordan as a hero AND the Death of Superman in the comics (which events caused Jordan to lose his shit.)

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)

30 Speaking of, the novel that was directly inspired by the look and feel of Blade Runner, Neuromancer, is a series that will debut on Apple TV soon. I'm kind of interested but I don't have Apple and I'm not so interested I'll actually sign up to watch it.
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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)

31 TBH the black green lantern guy has been an important character for a long time so focusing on him seems fine.

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)

32 Terminal List 1 was good. But also waaayyy too long.

Ghost Soldier looks but then anything Caveziel is in is good.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 04:51 PM (2WIwB)

33 I read the content! None of the movies mentioned appeal to me, story-wise.

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)

34 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.

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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)

35
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)

36 >>>11 Who is James Gunn?

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)

37 >>>32 Terminal List 1 was good. But also waaayyy too long.

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)

38 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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Pop culture rarely ages well.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 04:53 PM (FZ29D)

39 >>>31 TBH the black green lantern guy has been an important character for a long time so focusing on him seems fine.

eh, we gotta kill the OG to clear the stage for him?

Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:53 PM (qVYnH)

40 Who is James Gunn?

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)

41 Watching the trailer for Golden Axe, it looks like a joke trailer by film students for a series that shouldn't be made. But they're making it anyway!!
Uwe might be better.

Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 04:53 PM (88C+u)

42 Saw "The Rivals of Amziah King" with Matthew McConaughey a couple of days ago. I enjoyed it. Kurt Russell has a small part and is always good.

Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 04:54 PM (lJ0H4)

43 Hollywood continues to be completely unoriginal. Race swapping old characters is bad enough, but the writing is good awful.
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)

44 Raygun; movie about a stupid person failing.
Sounds intriguing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 04:54 PM (nqf1u)

45 Johnny Depp needs to just keep jamming with Alice Cooper and friends. Probably where he is happiest.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 21, 2026 04:54 PM (0aYVJ)

46 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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"Read a book!"

--Handy the puppet from "The Tick"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 04:54 PM (FZ29D)

47 >>>38 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.

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)

48 I’d never heard of James Gunn myself….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 04:55 PM (M+uMR)

49 Speaking of Green Lanterns, the Ryan Reynolds "Green Lantern" movie doesn't look so bad in retrospect.

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)

50 also I think that scene takes place in 2016, when Harry Potter would be something you'd just know through osmosis.

Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:55 PM (wtFge)

51 >>>48 I’d never heard of James Gunn myself….

you're lucky. He's really made himself the face of the brand.

Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:56 PM (wtFge)

52 If they're going to cap Hal, they should bring in Guy and Kyle along with Jon.

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)

53 We find it hard to find anything to watch.

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)

54 >>>Which brings us to one of the best tv music tune.

henry mancini, right?

Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 04:57 PM (wtFge)

55 "Read a book!"

That too. I have literally thousands of good ones I haven't cracked yet.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 04:57 PM (Jr5Lq)

56 >>>Here's another old franchise which just keeps getting remade and rebooted despite never having produced a movie that was actually good: Blade Runner 2099.

The original Blade Runner was very good, you dirty, stinky liar.

Posted by: No Name Today at August 21, 2026 04:57 PM (8mulE)

57 What will cinema be like after Gunn no longer gets to put his daddy issues on screen?

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 04:58 PM (ghZuT)

58 I know the Peter Gunn theme mostly (mostly) through the great spy racing game Spyhunter. They wanted the James Bond theme, but the Bond people would not license it, so they got the Peter Gunn theme.

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)

59 The trope of asking a non-American pretending to be American trivia about sports is pretty old. I'm sure I've seen this in older WWII movies where they ask baseball trivia. I imagine someone suggested doing that, but the gay writers room said, "EWW, SPORTS-BALL" and they decided to insert Harry Potter trivia instead.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (mkw2N)

60 I've seen YouTubers complain about getting takedown notices for including a still image from a film in their video, which they did instead of a clip to avoid that outcome.

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)

61 >>>The original Blade Runner was very good, you dirty, stinky liar.

Is it?

Posted by: Guy who says "Is it?" at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (wtFge)

62 The original Blade Runner was very good, you dirty, stinky liar.
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)

63 Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?

embrace the healing power of "and"

Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (v3pYe)

64 49 Speaking of Green Lanterns, the Ryan Reynolds "Green Lantern" movie doesn't look so bad in retrospect.

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)

65
So who'd gonna be the lead for the Fidel Castro biopix?

Posted by: Auspex at August 21, 2026 04:59 PM (Y8DZL)

66 Which brings us to one of the best tv music tune.

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)

67 Man, they really went for the trifecta on that Blade Runner trailer.

Lead: tranny
Co-star 1: Asian woman
Co-star 2: Black man

Posted by: Frasier Crane at August 21, 2026 05:00 PM (bNf8H)

68 The Peter Gunn Theme and Green Onions were some of the best instrumental tracks ever.

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)

69 The answer to ace's question is "yes".

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)

70 > 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.

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)

71 Apparently HBO had the concept of Green Lanterns as Tue Detective for a long time, but it was supposed to be old Alan Scott and he didn't die in the show until the end. It ran into problems because DC decided their new version of Alan Scott was homosexual, and the thing kind of stuttered, until James Gunn picked up the property and it was changed to kill Hal Jordan first episode.

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)

72 67 Man, they really went for the trifecta on that Blade Runner trailer.

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)

73
...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)

74 Which brings us to one of the best tv music tune.

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)

75 Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?

Embrace the healing power of "and"

Posted by: D) will at August 21, 2026 05:02 PM (TbWk/)

76 > Then Chuck Mangione had to go and ruin the genre.

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)

77 I remember there being talk of a Neuromancer movie way back in the late '80s or early '90s. My hunch is that the CGI tech just wasn't good/cheap enough to pull it off and by the time it was, nobody remembered the book any more. Now a high school kid with a Mac Pro could do the graphics so that won't be much of a selling point. Hopefully* they'll do the whole story justice and not the the "Molly killing people/Case in cyberspace" flashy stuff.

* No, I'm not actually hopeful.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 05:03 PM (vTZFs)

78 A couple of years ago the BBC had Scrooge as a rapist in their new version of a Christmas Carol, so-


I saw that.. It was disturbing

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:03 PM (+gK6I)

79 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.

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)

80 Which brings us to one of the best tv music tune.

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)

81 Peter Gunn theme is good.
I'm also partial to Miami Vice and Hawaii-Five-O themes.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:03 PM (6ydKt)

82 >>>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.

oh wow.

Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:04 PM (T1Fop)

83 Didn't we already get Ebeneezer's backstory in A Christmas Carol? Ghost of Christmas Past kinda caught us up on that, right?

more like ghost of memory hole. but the truth will out!

Posted by: ebeneezer at August 21, 2026 05:04 PM (v3pYe)

84 And Knight Rider had a perfect little synthesizer beat for the 80s.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:04 PM (6ydKt)

85 Here's another old franchise which just keeps getting remade and rebooted despite never having produced a movie that was actually good: Blade Runner 2099.
----
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)

86 If we're going to base our culture around comic book heroes, I demand a Baby Huey franchise -- Ii'm especially looking forward to Baby Huey 4 -- The Hupocalypse, in which Baby Huey exterminates all other superheroes, then lords over the Marvel-DC-verse like a god.

Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 05:04 PM (Av6i5)

87 A couple of years ago the BBC had Scrooge as a rapist in their new version of a Christmas Carol, so-


===

WHAT ???

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 05:04 PM (g47mK)

88 I couldn't think of any good Canadian movies so I surfed to Hollywood Reporter. The 51 Best Canuck Films of All Time:
https://tinyurl.com/2axd2dc4

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 05:05 PM (Jr5Lq)

89 By the way this is the 25th Anniversary of the release of first Harry Potter film...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:05 PM (+gK6I)

90 Peter's son.
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)

91 >>>84 And Knight Rider had a perfect little synthesizer beat for the 80s.

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)

92 The theme music for Yellowstone is the only one I don't fast forward through.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 05:05 PM (gIjzl)

93 Henry Mancini also did the Pink Panther theme.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:05 PM (6ydKt)

94 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)

Future Exhibit C - God of War.

Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 05:06 PM (dz8eD)

95 73 not sure where they're going to go with Depp's dark and gritty version.

hopefully, oompa-loompas are involved.

Posted by: deep roy at August 21, 2026 05:06 PM (v3pYe)

96 bonhomme, one of the best WWII anecdotes (and likely true) involved the sports questions used as security checks (to screen out furriners posing as GIs). David Niven, then attached to one of Monty's HQs, was stopped at an American checkpoint during the Bulge, when Skorzeny's unit impersonating GIs had the Allies spooked.

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)

97 So who'd gonna be the lead for the Fidel Castro biopix?
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)

98 Could be worse.

Could be *Jon* Stewart.

"Lantern ring on, clown nose on".



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 05:06 PM (IG3/x)

99 "Mr. Ridiculously Circituous Plan tells me "Elf needs food, badly" is from Gauntlet, not Golden Axe. I've been confusing those two since they came out.)"

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)

100 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)

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)

101 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.

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)

102 Now I remember why the Mrs and I haven't been to a movie theater since 2019.

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)

103 There was a bunch of great synth theme songs in the 80s like Airwolf

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:07 PM (K32Fz)

104 95 73 not sure where they're going to go with Depp's dark and gritty version.

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)

105 oops: - Peter Gunn , September 22, 1958, t

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 05:07 PM (nqf1u)

106 No, that really happened. During the December '44 "Battle of the Bulge" they had English speaking Germans in American uniforms, driving captured Jeeps, things like that. Their numbers were not large but it really, really spooked everybody pretty good.

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)

107 Peter Gunn theme is good.
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)

108 Justified had a great theme song.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (0aYVJ)

109 Now more than ever, America needs Apache Chief and the asian Samurai dude.

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)

110 In Baby Huey 5: The Rise of Lotta, Huey's dominance is challenged when Little Lotta emerges from a galactic black hole and kicks him into the Hanna-Barbera-verse, where he has to duel with Top Cat to survive.

Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (Av6i5)

111 "How does it feel to live long enough to see all your favorite franchises go down in flames?

*dejectedly* - "It feels great!".

https://tinyurl.com/2sybzfsv

Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (dz8eD)

112 Man, there were so many great theme songs back in the day.

Two of my favorites: Rockford Files and Jonny Quest.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (IG3/x)

113 "but I'm really sick of HBO slop"

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

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)

114 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.

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)

115 I am basically sick of black replacements. Poor Jake from State Farm! Avenge him!!!

Posted by: connected and litigious at August 21, 2026 05:08 PM (cS1cw)

116
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++)

117 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.


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)

118 >>>108 Justified had a great theme song.

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)

119 I will skip Lanterns{/i].
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)

120 55 "Read a book!"

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)

121 Justified had a great theme song.

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)

122 60 I've seen YouTubers complain about getting takedown notices for including a still image from a film in their video, which they did instead of a clip to avoid that outcome.

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)

123 I have comic book fatigue.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 21, 2026 05:10 PM (bX16E)

124 >>>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

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)

125 Something seems to be going on with DataRepublican. An attempt by the deep state to entrap her may have backfired?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (kYmoU)

126 104 95 73 not sure where they're going to go with Depp's dark and gritty version.

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)

127 110 In Baby Huey 5: The Rise of Lotta, Huey's dominance is challenged when Little Lotta emerges from a galactic black hole and kicks him into the Hanna-Barbera-verse, where he has to duel with Top Cat to survive.

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)

128 > 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.

That's a great story!

Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (mkw2N)

129 Upcoming movie I may actually see in theater: "Coyote v. Acme." I love old Looney Tunes, and Ian Frazier's short story (I suppose this movie is loosely based on) is hilarious.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (sFNX2)

130 Hollywood shit or Garbage?
Yes.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (XMwZJ)

131 I read the first book in that Terminal List series (well, I listened to the audiobook because the narrator's really good at his job), but I've since soured on the "one man army" genre and couldn't get into the first season of the show. I probably won't watch the second season either.

Posted by: Octochicken at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (oCS0o)

132 Maybe different category but Band of Brothers had a memorable musical theme. The Pacific was very different, though not bad, while the series itself has its issues.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (U/Byj)

133 You know, I go months without thinking about James Gunn.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:11 PM (4NO2D)

134 Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash hasn't aged well, but it's a much more enjoyable cyberpunk story.

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)

135 I mentioned it before, but some blacks were upset because they're remaking the Cheetah Girls, which was originally a mostly black cast and the cast is latina and asian.

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)

136 When it comes to elves, I'd rather watch Liv Tyler.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:12 PM (wzUl9)

137 A couple of years ago the BBC had Scrooge as a rapist in their new version of a Christmas Carol, so-

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)

138
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)

139 91 >>>84 And Knight Rider had a perfect little synthesizer beat for the 80s.

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)

140 123 I have comic book fatigue.

montague > fatigue

Posted by: juliette at August 21, 2026 05:13 PM (v3pYe)

141 90 Peter's son.
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)

142 >>>And then about a minute in the beat kicks in and I'm vibing to this thing.

yeah they make you wait for the Knight Rider theme.

Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:13 PM (xh88z)

143 Man, there were so many great theme songs back in the day.

Two of my favorites: Rockford Files and Jonny Quest.


"Barney Miller."

Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 05:13 PM (vTZFs)

144
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)

145 I was gonna say the same thing about the Discount Royals on the previous thread, but it's old.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:14 PM (4NO2D)

146 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)
*********************

'80s cyberpunk was too optimistic about the future.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at August 21, 2026 05:14 PM (+F5HV)

147 Man, there were so many great theme songs back in the day.

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)

148 Theme songs

Star Trek Enterprise.

Nice song, great visuals.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 05:14 PM (Sco7b)

149 Niven had a fairly interesting war-time resume, involved with some dicey s**t. He told another story about German decorations/Iron Crosses being air-dropped by the Luftwaffe on his (forward, infiltrated) position in France (intent was to boost morale in a beleaguered part of the front by awarding all there some decoration).

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)

150 Maybe different category but Band of Brothers had a memorable musical theme. The Pacific was very different, though not bad, while the series itself has its issues.

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)

151 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)

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)

152 At the time, I thought the themes from "The Prisoner" and "The Man from UNCLE" (both of its themes) were cool.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (Jr5Lq)

153 A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist.

Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (v4fVF)

154 I watched Lanterns despite the rumor that Hal Jordan would be killed off.

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)

155 > Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash hasn't aged well, but it's a much more enjoyable cyberpunk story.

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)

156 I watched The Long Riders a few nights ago. Somewhat aimless movie but a pretty good soundtrack by Ry Cooder.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (kYmoU)

157 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)

Roofer by day, crime fighter by night

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (cIy7m)

158 The final season of The Virginian was renamed The Men From Shiloh and had a spaghetti western style intro with a theme song composed by Ennio Morricone.

https://youtu.be/w1YXyII-JHM

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 21, 2026 05:15 PM (/OKHJ)

159 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

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

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)

160 Magnum PI theme gets me amped

Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:16 PM (tUb/q)

161 The theme music from original "The Outer Limits" is terrifying, as were some of their monsters. I still get scared in the dark thinking about them.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 05:16 PM (Jr5Lq)

162 I keep thinking *James* Gunn is his brother, the comic actor Sean from Gilmore Girls.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:17 PM (wzUl9)

163 Does anyone think that someone will make a decent film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

That was a trippy book.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:17 PM (4NO2D)

164 160 Magnum PI theme gets me amped
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)

165 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)
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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)

166
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)

167 I noticed listening to old school radio programs, each network had their own orchestra, with a more or less recognizable sound. You could tell the CBS orchestra did Andy Griffith just by the way it sounded, even if ten years earlier.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 05:18 PM (zwp1R)

168 both Simon & Simon themes are good

Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:18 PM (tUb/q)

169 I made a TV Cop Show theme song list for YouTube. Granted, YouTube has terrible squashed down audio but its a fun list of songs through the years

https://youtu.be/dEjXPY9jOx8

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:19 PM (K32Fz)

170 I saw the first episode of "Lanterns" and when they murdered Hal Jordon at the end...

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)

171 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


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)

172 Were British soldiers expected to be conversant with American baseball players?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 05:19 PM (Cqx++)

173 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

New season of "Slow Horses" starts mid September.

Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 05:19 PM (lJ0H4)

174 I'm glad someone else is willing to admit the original Bladerunner is boring. Because it is. It's better than the books it is kinda/sorta based on, but that's not saying much. It was hardly PKD's best work.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 05:20 PM (22uAl)

175 At the time, I thought the themes from "The Prisoner" and "The Man from UNCLE" (both of its themes) were cool.
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)

176 both simon & Simon themes

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)

177 both Simon & Simon themes are good

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)

178 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
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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)

179 So, why is the show called Lanterns if they killed off the Lantern? Why not just Jon Stewart Green Lantern? People like that character already, so you didn't need to kill off another character to have him lead. That just leads to pissed off fans...

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)

180 > 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.

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)

181 You can be pissed about Hal Jordan dying, but at least Gunn is not make a sham out of the supposed premise of the GL corps.

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)

182 >> It's better than the books it is kinda/sorta based on, but that's not saying much.

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)

183 Were British soldiers expected to be conversant with American baseball players?
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)

184 165 They'll save the woke stuff for the next season. Sooner or later it WILL go woke... Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

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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)

185 180 > 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.

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)

186 A Black Man going around and Stealing stuff, I can just watch the news. You know he's going to steal from the British museum because well they did take a lot crap but it will be lecture after lecture

Also SINNERS was poorly written and was WAY WAY overrated

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 05:22 PM (ubCxQ)

187 You're supposed to have one GL per sector.

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)

188 Magnum PI also had two different themes. The one for the first season sounds more 70s.

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 21, 2026 05:22 PM (/OKHJ)

189 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)
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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)

190 160 Magnum PI theme gets me amped
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)

191 A Black Man going around and Stealing stuff, I can just watch the news. You know he's going to steal from the British museum because well they did take a lot crap but it will be lecture after lecture

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)

192 172 Were British soldiers expected to be conversant with American baseball players?

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)

193 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.
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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)

194 No TV theme beats:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ9ymE2Rcxo

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 05:24 PM (Fv808)

195 Blade Runner... it's all about ambiance.

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)

196 Also SINNERS was poorly written and was WAY WAY overrated
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)

197 Bertram, I don't think that was generally the case, but the incident in question occurred in the midst of the Bulge, at the start a chaotic and disastrous American retreat, and the Germans had trained special units to impersonate GIs and infiltrate beyond the front line to sow confusion, get intel, etc.

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)

198 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)

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)

199 A blast from the past... 77 Sunset Strip... Ed Kookie Byrnes

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:25 PM (+gK6I)

200 zombie, lol, I never knew that.

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)

201 It was several years back but there was a Green Lantern cartoon with him in space. It was pretty cool.

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)

202 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)
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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)

203 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)

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)

204 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)

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)

205 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)
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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)

206 171 It makes me want to follow the story of Dunk and Egg, though it ends very very badly, of course.

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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)

207 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

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)

208 Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty is the best part for the final 20 minutes or so. Daryl Hannah was cute.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:27 PM (6ydKt)

209 George R.R. Martin was once a solid writer. His Fevre Dream in the '80s, not a long book, was a new take on the vampire concept -- a sort of mix of Mark Twain and Stephen King, as reviewers said at the time. I recommend it.

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)

210 I liked the X-Files theme


♫ 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)

211 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)
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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)

212 I hope Hollywood never moves to Texas or Tennessee. They don't need to move anywhere in the South. They can have New York. It's more their kind of people.

Posted by: Case at August 21, 2026 05:28 PM (VrYHL)

213 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)

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)

214 Haven't seen anything since the original Blade Runner, but I did check out the building that was a main location (across from Grand Central Market in LA - Michoacan taco place was the best in the Market last time I was there).

Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 05:29 PM (U/Byj)

215 The Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight!

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)

216 Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?
====================
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)

217 Were British soldiers expected to be conversant with American baseball players?

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)

218 The Tick cartoon was just non stop clever fun ideas; the TV shows are not as good but still are pretty good. Chairface Chippendale carving part of his name on the moon with a huge laser is epic

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 05:29 PM (K32Fz)

219 I've been watching a lot of AI stuff on YouTube.

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)

220 Ace, the lyrics to the Trek theme were printed long ago (ca. 196 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)

221 Kroft Super Show

"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)

222 I'm a fan of the original Blade Runner.. It's dark and depressing but it's interesting...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:30 PM (+gK6I)

223 why not both? Shitty garbage!

Posted by: vivi at August 21, 2026 05:30 PM (7esJd)

224 141 The theme from "UFO" was pretty good.

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)

225 Obama broke Hollywood.

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)

226 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 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)

227 Obama broke Hollywood.

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)

228
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)

229 George R.R. Martin was once a solid writer. His Fevre Dream in the '80s, not a long book, was a new take on the vampire concept -- a sort of mix of Mark Twain and Stephen King, as reviewers said at the time. I recommend it.

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)

230 George R.R. Martin was once a solid writer.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:28 PM (wzUl9)
****************

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)

231 Wasn't Blade Runner Harrison Ford's first starring role where he wasn't Han or Indy? I've always liked it. Thought he was good in it. A little slow, but great parts and awesome cast. I think the main CEO bad guy was the only one with more than a couple lines who didn't seem to amount to much... Rutger Hauer was great, had a great last coupla lines...

Posted by: bearski at August 21, 2026 05:32 PM (Bhsk7)

232 I have a theory about all these "super hero" movies. The deluge of them reflects the target demographic audience who all have self-esteem issues. Hell, more than half of them are in therapy. Apparently, that's a coming of age trend these days.

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)

233 Bladerunner is in my top 5 favorite movies.

(Shrugs)

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 21, 2026 05:32 PM (nXv4p)

234 Blade Runner, just make it a cop and Replicant show about finding Skinjobs and killing them and having to use the Voight-Kampff,which for some reason they got rid of it, it's why Alien Nation the series was good.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 05:32 PM (ubCxQ)

235 I just do eyes.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:33 PM (4NO2D)

236 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)

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)

237 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.

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)

238 Also SINNERS was poorly written and was WAY WAY overrated

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)

239 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.

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)

240 "Another video game has been made into a movie -- "

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)

241 The Tick cartoon was just non stop clever fun ideas; the TV shows are not as good but still are pretty good. Chairface Chippendale carving part of his name on the moon with a huge laser is epic
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)

242 A blast from the past... 77 Sunset Strip... Ed Kookie Byrnes
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)

243 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


Aren't the leads a fake twin?

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:34 PM (4NO2D)

244 If people are pissed off at James Gunn for his politics or his pedo friends, I get that.

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)

245 203 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.


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)

246 The Tick cartoon was just non stop clever fun ideas; the TV shows are not as good but still are pretty good. Chairface Chippendale carving part of his name on the moon with a huge laser is epic
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)

247 The Tick was probably the last cartoon I watched on Saturday mornings in the 90s.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 05:35 PM (6ydKt)

248 Bladerunner is in my top 5 favorite movies.

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)

249 I have met a few basic pleasure models.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:36 PM (4NO2D)

250 they did a rewrite of Strangers on a Train, only for ca. 1960 it was an airplane trip.

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)

251 Green Acres had great theme song. Written by Eddie Albert and sung by the actual stars

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)

252 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)
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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)

253 Aren't the leads a fake twin?

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)

254 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)

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)

255 I'm a fan of the original Blade Runner.. It's dark and depressing but it's interesting...
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)

256 David Niven was in the movie The Guns of Navarone (spelling?) and he participated in the battle the movie was based on.

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)

257 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)

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)

258 GRRRRM is also a pedo.
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)

259
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)

260 Patrick Rothfuss I would put him in the same catagory as GRR, the KingKiller books are the most OVERRATED books, He hints at big things happening but nothing happens and I can't stand the Main Character.


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)

261 I can dimly remember a time when a fantasy novel was not necessarily book 1 of a trillion book series. And it would be nice to see those days return, though I'm not holding my breath.

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)

262 Race swapped Mrs. Doubtfire: who takes the Robin Williams lead?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 05:39 PM (NpzV6)

263 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.

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)

264 I really like the Original Blade Runner, never saw the 2nd movie

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 05:40 PM (Ia/+0)

265 >>>Wasn't Blade Runner Harrison Ford's first starring role where he wasn't Han or Indy?

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)

266 219 I've been watching a lot of AI stuff on YouTube.

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)

267 they did a rewrite of Strangers on a Train, only for ca. 1960 it was an airplane trip.

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


***
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)

268 265 >>>Wasn't Blade Runner Harrison Ford's first starring role where he wasn't Han or Indy?

He was in American Graffiti when he was a youngin'

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 05:41 PM (+gK6I)

269 255 Deckard's use of computer technology to "go into" the photograph and isolate an image that is a clue was a riveting scene.

dad was a cop. he particularly liked that scene.

Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 05:41 PM (v3pYe)

270 Kubrick did a couple of noir films. I've seen The Killing, which was good. The other one was Killer's Kiss. Haven't seen that.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 05:41 PM (XvL8K)

271 The Tick was probably the last cartoon I watched on Saturday mornings in the 90s.

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)

272 Race swapped Mrs. Doubtfire: who takes the Robin Williams lead?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026


***
Cedric the Entertainer!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:42 PM (wzUl9)

273 Kubrick did a couple of noir films. I've seen The Killing, which was good. The other one was Killer's Kiss. Haven't seen that.

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)

274 > banging confused convention cosplay girls.
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)

275 248 Bladerunner is in my top 5 favorite movies.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 21, 2026 05:32 PM (nXv4p)
_______________________

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)

276 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 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)

277 I have a theory about all these "super hero" movies. The deluge of them reflects the target demographic audience who all have self-esteem issues. Hell, more than half of them are in therapy. Apparently, that's a coming of age trend these days.
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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)

278 272 Race swapped Mrs. Doubtfire: who takes the Robin Williams lead?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026

***
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)

279 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)
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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)

280 >>.I'm not sure it's that good, but I think Ace is being harsh. Hell, I liked the sequel too!

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)

281 Wasn't Blade Runner Harrison Ford's first starring role where he wasn't Han or Indy?

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)

282 I saw a YT that purported to list the ten worst rock n roll jerks. Several killed people in drunken driving incidents and such but Ted Nugent was also listed. His crime? Making controversial conservative comments! Burn the witch!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 05:44 PM (ndZc7)

283 DC has never liked Hal Jordan. He was replaced as Green Lantern at least three times, had to share the title with the liberal ponce Green Arrow, was turned into a villain and then killed off.

Posted by: Josephistan at August 21, 2026 05:44 PM (G0Uu2)

284 Harrison Ford was in The Conversation and Apocalypse Now.

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)

285 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

Loved him in "Lady Hawke". Wish he'd made more movies like that.

Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 05:45 PM (lJ0H4)

286 The book was weird

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)

287 Let me see if I understand this race and gender-swap thing.

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)

288 "loudmouth writer/director responsible for lots of Superhero movies like Guardians of the Galaxy, Suicide Squad, Superman (2025)"
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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)

289 One of Stallone's best flicks was Nighthawks, in which Sly plays a cop detailed to a group hunting a terrorist in NYC. Said terrorist is played by Rutger Hauer, and he was terrific in there. Well worth a watch if you haven't seen it.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 21, 2026 05:45 PM (q3u5l)

290 Kubrick did a couple of noir films. I've seen The Killing, which was good. The other one was Killer's Kiss. Haven't seen that.
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)

291 I don't have very many claims to fame, but I did go to high school with Jim Caveziel

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at August 21, 2026 05:46 PM (gUs21)

292 Bring up Rutger Hauer for me, and my imagery in my mind ranges from stuff like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Wedlock" to things like "The Hitcher".

Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 05:46 PM (dz8eD)

293 The Brink Of War is pretty good.
Best performance was by the actress portraying Raisa Gorbachev.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2026 05:46 PM (hFg3N)

294 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 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)

295 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)
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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)

296 The original Philip K. Dick novel that "became" Blade Runner was Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? I can't recall if I've read it.

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)

297 I don't have very many claims to fame, but I did go to high school with Jim Caveziel
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)

298 The Supergirl slop is coming to 4K next week. I’ll watch it. Eventually. Looks like slimy ass. The girl is odd looking. Sure, I’d bang her but not very enthusiastically.

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)

299 >>>One of Stallone's best flicks was Nighthawks, in which Sly plays a cop detailed to a group hunting a terrorist in NYC. Said terrorist is played by Rutger Hauer, and he was terrific in there. Well worth a watch if you haven't seen it.

i own it!

Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:48 PM (lMQRQ)

300 Another factoid: his batman was Peter Ustinov, Niven helped him get a start in movies.

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)

301 Really Enjoyed THE EAST PALACE it's a Korean version of stranger things but set during the Joseon era period piece, lots of Palace politics and ghosts and murder.

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)

302 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)

I tried to watch it twice and fell asleep both times.

Posted by: Josephistan at August 21, 2026 05:48 PM (G0Uu2)

303 Bring up Rutger Hauer for me, and my imagery in my mind ranges from stuff like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Wedlock" to things like "The Hitcher".

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)

304 Is it Rutger Hauer or Dolph Lundgren who has some kind of advanced science degree?

For some reason I tend to mix those two up.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 05:49 PM (IG3/x)

305 Nighthawks had Stallone in a blond woman's wig. He was doing an impression of Lindsay Wagner. Good movie with Hauer and Billy Dee Williams

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 05:49 PM (rp63B)

306 The book was weird

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)

307 Is it Rutger Hauer or Dolph Lundgren who has some kind of advanced science degree?

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)

308 The original Philip K. Dick novel that "became" Blade Runner was Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? I can't recall if I've read it.

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)

309 I don't have very many claims to fame, but I did go to high school with Jim Caveziel
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)

310 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)

Must have been his alligator getting them.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 05:50 PM (uhVAy)

311 "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"
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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)

312 DDG:
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)

313 Stallone running around in a skirt. lol

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)

314 @304 Lundgren has a couple of Masters in chemistry and engineering I believe.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 05:51 PM (rp63B)

315 I was a big fan of "Person Of Interest"

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)

316 I don't have very many claims to fame, but I did go to high school with Jim Caveziel
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)

317 "Nighthawks" does a clever thing. Hollywood is always hollywood, so they don't like making movies about real terrorism, because then they'd have to talk about who the terrorists are (Muslims) and who's funding them (Russia, which the left swore was a peaceful vibrant nation, until 2016, when it became the worst thing ever).

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)

318 Is it Rutger Hauer or Dolph Lundgren who has some kind of advanced science degree?

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)

319 One of Stallone's best flicks was Nighthawks, in which Sly plays a cop detailed to a group hunting a terrorist in NYC

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)

320 Always liked Blade Runner, but largely for the visuals and Rutger Hauer. Too long since I've read the novel, but I'm not sure that I recall the movie as being extremely faithful to the book. Need to revisit both.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 21, 2026 05:52 PM (q3u5l)

321 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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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)

322 I want to watch the 3 Body Problem show, but my daughter gave me the books and I wanted to read them first.

I have become very slack on reading novels.

Curse you internet!

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 21, 2026 05:52 PM (4NO2D)

323 >>Lundgren. Chemical engineering or something like that.

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)

324 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


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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)

325 Hauer was great in A Soldier of Orange, a Dutch movie. It was his first big role

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 05:53 PM (rp63B)

326 "Lundgren has a couple of Masters in chemistry and engineering I believe."
_________________

Go Cougs!

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at August 21, 2026 05:53 PM (pE12i)

327 Rutger Hauer was in Escape From Sobibor which is a pretty good made for TV movie based on history.

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 21, 2026 05:53 PM (/OKHJ)

328 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)

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)

329 289 One of Stallone's best flicks was Nighthawks, in which Sly plays a cop detailed to a group hunting a terrorist in NYC. Said terrorist is played by Rutger Hauer, and he was terrific in there. Well worth a watch if you haven't seen it.
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)

330 >>>Hauer was great in A Soldier of Orange, a Dutch movie.

if i'm remembering right, directed by Paul Verhoeven/

Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:54 PM (lMQRQ)

331 (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


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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)

332 From the Interwebs, so YMMV: "Dolph Lundgren earned a degree in chemical engineering from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and a master's degree from the University of Sydney. He won a Fulbright Scholarship to attend MIT, but left to pursue acting after meeting singer Grace Jones."

Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 05:54 PM (dz8eD)

333 Rutger Hauer was great, had a great last coupla lines...
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)

334 323 >>Lundgren. Chemical engineering or something like that.

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)

335 Is it Rutger Hauer or Dolph Lundgren who has some kind of advanced science degree?

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)

336 The thing about Dick is that he was an imaginative, weird writer.

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)

337 Even Spock, about three times. Lets see Amok Time, Cloud Minders, and Mariette Hartley.
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)

338 The book was weird

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)

339 >>>Master’s in chem engineering and then selected as a Fulbright to MIT.
Very smart guy.

His John Thundergun series is outstanding. He hangs dong.

Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 05:56 PM (4Mt1I)

340 The original Philip K. Dick novel that "became" Blade Runner was Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? I can't recall if I've read it.

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)

341 RE: 331: Hit "Post" too soon.

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)

342 Interesting, Top 2 Execs at the DOD Funded Newspaper 'Stars and Stripes' are fired.

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)

343 Blade Runner was not a good adaption. Both PK Dick and the screenwriter did not like the sympathy for the androids or Scott's decision that Deckard was a replicant. Screenwriter says absolutely not.

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 05:57 PM (YwEeS)

344
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)

345 Wikipedia says he worked as a bouncer at Limelight, a NYV dance club big in the 80's iirc.

His bouncer partner was Chaz Palmenteri, if you believe Wikipedia.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 05:57 PM (MzbjZ)

346 312 DDG:
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)

347 >>>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.

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)

348 @330 Ace, I believe you're correct

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 05:57 PM (rp63B)

349 Even Spock, about three times. Lets see Amok Time, Cloud Minders, and Mariette Hartley.
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)

350 There no actual battles on which both "Navarron" movies were based. As they phrase it, you could say major parts of each movie were "inspired by" actual military actions in the Med in WWII.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 21, 2026 05:58 PM (U/Byj)

351 344
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)

352 347 SPECTRE first appears in Thunderball

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 05:58 PM (YwEeS)

353 The engineer in Enterprise - Trip - was scoring with alien women left and right.

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)

354 353 The engineer in Enterprise - Trip - was scoring with alien women left and right.


and occasionally getting pregnant because of it.

Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 06:00 PM (v3pYe)

355 Even Spock, about three times. Lets see Amok Time, Cloud Minders, and Mariette Hartley.
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)

356 Surprising that the US State Department backed the commies in China and Yugoslavia...oh right

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 06:00 PM (YwEeS)

357 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 05:56 PM (wzUl9)
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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)

358 His John Thundergun series is outstanding. He hangs dong.
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)

359 Rutger Hauer was great in LADYHAWKE, they really need to just change the music and I loved his Horse and Sword in that movie. He made some good interesting movies, the one where they use a skull as a ball, can't remember the name but was interesting

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 21, 2026 06:00 PM (ubCxQ)

360 I want to watch the 3 Body Problem show, but my daughter gave me the books and I wanted to read them first.
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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)

361 347 SPECTRE first appears in Thunderball
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)

362 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)

363 Go Cougs!
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at August 21, 2026 05:53 PM (pE12i)


Go Cougs!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 06:01 PM (2WIwB)

364 There no actual battles on which both "Navarron" movies were based. As they phrase it, you could say major parts of each movie were "inspired by" actual military actions in the Med in WWII.

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)

365 362 Yeah I saw the first Casino Royale adaptation. Bond was an American agent LOL

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 06:02 PM (YwEeS)

366 325 Hauer was great in A Soldier of Orange, a Dutch movie. It was his first big role
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)

367 PKD was a very thought provoking author. As he started to lose his mind from hallucinogens his work suffered

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 06:02 PM (rp63B)

368 and occasionally getting pregnant because of it.

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)

369 What's most important about the Navarone is that I had the toy as a boy and therefore won childhood.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 06:03 PM (22uAl)

370 365 362 Yeah I saw the first Casino Royale adaptation. Bond was an American agent LOL
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)

371 James Bond needs to be set starting in the early 50's as it was written. No modern shit.

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 06:03 PM (YwEeS)

372 His John Thundergun series is outstanding. He hangs dong.
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)

373 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


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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)

374 His John Thundergun series is outstanding. He hangs dong.
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)

375 One detective novel that ought to be a TV show is "Black" by Russell Blake. Totally underappreciated, and deserving of Apple TV treatment.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:04 PM (MzbjZ)

376 369 I had it too. One of my all time favorite toys.

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 06:04 PM (YwEeS)

377 Flesh and Blood about mercenaries in the Middle Ages was a good Hauer movie

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 06:04 PM (rp63B)

378 262 Race swapped Mrs. Doubtfire: who takes the Robin Williams lead?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 05:39 PM

Tyler Perry

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 21, 2026 06:04 PM (OkYzo)

379 Fell asleep

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 06:05 PM (Ia/+0)

380 I suppose "The Enterprise Incident" with the Romulan admiral also counts.
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)

381 Artemis Black, detective

https://tinyurl.com/3923k67s

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 06:05 PM (MzbjZ)

382 Yes Flesh and Blood is good. Never seen Ladyhawke though I should. Want to see Split Second. It annoyed me at the time being a global warming flooded London.

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 06:06 PM (YwEeS)

383 There's a good documentary limited series on Prime, The Way Down, about woman prophet Gwen Shamblin Lara who combined Jesus with her extreme weight loss program, The Weigh Down Workshop.

https://tinyurl.com/39cxmbsb

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 06:07 PM (ndZc7)

384 One nice thing about Blade Runner was that it kicked off a bunch of Philip K. Dick screen adaptations, some bad, some good. Unfortunately Dick himself never lived to profit from all the movie interest; the man struggled most of his life.

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)

385 Neal Hefti:

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Outlaw Josey Wales

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 06:11 PM (nqf1u)

386 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)

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)

387 Lennie Niehaus got his start with Stan Kenton:

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)

388 Humorous episodes of Star Trek after 22 years? See David Gerrold's "The Trouble with Tribbles" and Stephen Kandel's "I, Mudd." "A Piece of the Action" (writer escapes me) too.

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)

389 UBIK is UBIKquitous.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 07:32 PM (ZVgZ4)

390
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)

391
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

Delusionary viperess.

Meghan Markle is the Candace Owens of Megyn Kellys, as the kids say.


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.


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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.

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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.

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.

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.


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.

Yeah I'll bet.

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.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:30 PM




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1 \o/

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (6ydKt)

2 evil

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (XHO5P)

3 Senator Markle. Sounds legit.

Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)

4 And i actually read everything because I didn't realize it was a nood

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 21, 2026 03:32 PM (XHO5P)

5 Didn't Sparkle Farkle claim earlier the other royals were all racist hatemongers that had it out for her?

Posted by: Stan at August 21, 2026 03:32 PM (sKqQm)

6
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)

7 Lilibet?

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)

8 Governor Xavier Becerra would oppose this, as she would have challenged his status as Person with Lowest IQ Holding Political Office in the US.

Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

9 Is Prince Harry the guy who talked about his frozen penis? Or was that some other inbred royal?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 03:33 PM (Dv3i1)

10 These people...

Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 03:34 PM (Riz8t)

11 7 Lilibet?

No, I'll have a lot, thank you.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 03:34 PM (Dv3i1)

12 DM is going to milk this latest Prince Harry and Meghan Markle story for weeks. It will crowd out all the UFO stories.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:34 PM (Jr5Lq)

13 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."

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)

14 There was a widely circulated allegation, made by royal commentator Lady Colin Campbell in 2021, stating that Meghan said, "we are one plane crash away from the throne."

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 03:34 PM (ExV1e)

15 9 Is Prince Harry the guy who talked about his frozen penis? Or was that some other inbred royal?

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)

16 Return to Sender!!

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (g47mK)

17 There's always Canadastan!

Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (EDN4B)

18 Horsetrainer Harry made a mess of things.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (teh/r)

19
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)

20 At least we don't have Fang Fang's rent-a-dildo to beat up on.

Posted by: 88C+u at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (88C+u)

21 "As a negroid, I am oppressed and under-privileged," she said, wearing the Crown Jewels as she walked into Buckingham Palace on a living carpet made of scullery maids and footmen.

Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (Av6i5)

22 Who bitch dis is?

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2026 03:35 PM (9FfUF)

23 Two people that are too stupid to just STFU and live like, well, royalty.

They deserve each other.

Posted by: ballistic at August 21, 2026 03:36 PM (oqH4h)

24 21 "As a negroid, I am oppressed and under-privileged," she said, wearing the Crown Jewels as she walked into Buckingham Palace on a living carpet made of scullery maids and footmen.

She could at least have taken off the stiletto heels.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 03:36 PM (Riz8t)

25 Well, can you blame her? She looks at Kamala and wonders what Kamala has that she doesn't

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 21, 2026 03:37 PM (XHO5P)

26 Didn't Sparkle Farkle claim earlier the other royals were all racist hatemongers that had it out for her?
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)

27 The scuttlebutt 1) Hank is running away, because he might be charged with lying on his US entry documents. Scuttlebutt 2) It is easier to divorce Megan and keep the kids in the UK.

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:37 PM (g47mK)

28 >>> the Duchess of Sussex angling to take over the Senate seat held by Kamala Harris ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

Careful, the eye-roll might cause permanent blindness when your retinas detach.

Posted by: Max Power at August 21, 2026 03:38 PM (SwyyQ)

29 @17/ShainS: "There's always Canadastan!"

They tried here for a few months. They left.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 03:39 PM (O7YUW)

30 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: That Guy who always intones "Nothing will happen." at August 21, 2026 03:39 PM (0sNs1)

31 Once he gave up his Royal duties he just became some balding guy with a harridan of a wife. Why was he at Arlington?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 03:39 PM (rp63B)

32 15 9 Is Prince Harry the guy who talked about his frozen penis? Or was that some other inbred royal?

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)

33 Will no one rid me of these two insufferable vanity pigs?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 03:39 PM (iFTx/)

34 Senator Markle? She can't, be serious.

Posted by: Rex B at August 21, 2026 03:39 PM (Y0J+8)

35 If they need money why aren't they selling their California multi multi million $$ home?

Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 03:40 PM (enNUy)

36 No. Just the King and Princess of Wales.
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)

37 What's stopping someone at this point from just claiming the throne? What would any of these chuckleheads do to stop that.

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)

38 I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack!

Posted by: The WNBA Green Dildo at August 21, 2026 03:40 PM (0sNs1)

39 I would rate Harry and Meghan as "very high chance of divorce". 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 at August 21, 2026 03:41 PM (O7YUW)

40 Senator Markle.

Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 03:41 PM (Gqar8)

41 She must have love-bombed that ginger retard.

Posted by: mr tmz at August 21, 2026 03:41 PM (rJ48h)

42 Prince Harry has a Seth Rogen vibe.

Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 03:41 PM (Gqar8)

43 King Edward's Wallis Simpson had Mad Skillz, they say.

Does Meghan? How else to explain it?

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 03:41 PM (dtajH)

44 Should have revoked her US citizenship as soon as she accepted the title from the Brits.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (vJrRc)

45 banana Dream

Coconuts as sound effects for horses.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (u82oZ)

46 Asking to be appointed U.S. senator based on a short acting career and marrying a foreign prince is on brand for Meghan.

Newsom was, apparently, smart enough to tell her no.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (6ydKt)

47 >>>Well, can you blame her? She looks at Kamala and wonders what Kamala has that she doesn't

Knee pads and the vacuum force of a twin turbo Dyson.

Posted by: Max Power at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (SwyyQ)

48 I'm sure they're planning a big family barbecue as we speak.
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)

49 "DM is going to milk this latest Prince Harry and Meghan Markle story for weeks. It will crowd out all the UFO stories."

It better not!!

Posted by: Stixxxxxelizzz Fizzikwixxzx at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (SExz7)

50 What's this lemon diplomacy all about?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (w6EFb)

51 We wuz Kangz.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 03:42 PM (2MN4W)

52 She must have love-bombed that ginger retard.
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)

53 I actually don't have a problem of Harry, as a royal of our former Ally England, paying respect to our war dead.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:43 PM (uhVAy)

54 The NY Post will flog the Harry and Meghan love story well beyond its’ death.

Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 03:43 PM (Gqar8)

55 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)
----
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)

56 >>>>William and Kate must be thrilled. I'm sure they're planning a big family barbecue as we speak.
*******
Who will be on the stake?

Posted by: Cosda at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (aQmcK)

57 Coconuts as sound effects for horses.
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)

58 Lets not disparage a Prince just because his wife picked up a lot of sexual skills as a "Yacht girl" spreading her legs.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (u82oZ)

59 47 >>>Well, can you blame her? She looks at Kamala and wonders what Kamala has that she doesn't

Knee pads and the vacuum force of a twin turbo Dyson.
Posted by: Max Power
=====
To Willie Brown, Kamala was apparently an accomplished artist on the skin flute.

Posted by: whig at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (E4rtv)

60
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)

61 Mary Ann

Where is Lovey Howell?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (u82oZ)

62 Aquaducts.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (2MN4W)

63 I actually don't have a problem of Harry, as a royal of our former Ally England, paying respect to our war dead.
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)

64 I actually don't have a problem of Harry, as a royal of our former Ally England, paying respect to our war dead.
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)

65 What's stopping someone at this point from just claiming the throne? What would any of these chuckleheads do to stop that.

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)

66 "Knee pads and the vacuum force of a twin turbo Dyson."

They're Gucci knee pads, you peasant worm!

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 03:45 PM (dtajH)

67 We invented tea bags.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 03:45 PM (2MN4W)

68 It makes me suspect Chuck is bringing them back to distract from the immigrant rape epidemic.

Posted by: CaliGirl at August 21, 2026 03:46 PM (v1eZe)

69 53 I actually don't have a problem of Harry, as a royal of our former Ally England, paying respect to our war dead.
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)

70 with the Duchess of Sussex angling to take over the Senate seat held by Kamala Harris

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)

71 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.
=====

This is a conspiracy against justice.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 03:46 PM (RIvkX)

72 I actually don't have a problem of Harry, as a royal of our former Ally England, paying respect to our war dead.
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)

73 Lilibet?

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)

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

"Back Off, Bitchezzzz!"

/Mookie Wilson

Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 03:46 PM (EDN4B)

74 The royals stripped him of his military titles, and is not allowed to wear the uniform.

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (g47mK)

75 58 Lets not disparage a Prince just because his wife picked up a lot of sexual skills as a "Yacht girl" spreading her legs.
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)

76 The future of Europe died in the trenches of WW1. It's just taken a while for the corpse to cool.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (PEvHb)

77 Meghan thinks highly of herself for someone so course. She beats that feminist drum hard, but in the end, used her face to get everything she has.

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (ZdaMQ)

78 55 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)

_______________________

Or a paternity test.

Posted by: Orson at August 21, 2026 03:47 PM (dIske)

79 PSA - The Ballroom is back on.

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)

80 >>>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."

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)

81 To be fair Megan probably makes more sense speaking than Kamala. Not a high bar

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 03:48 PM (rp63B)

82 She must have love-bombed that ginger retard.
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)

83 I wonder if Markle thinks someone in England will hire her for an acting job. Meghan Markle the next Dr. Who.

Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 03:48 PM (lJ0H4)

84
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)

85 50 What's this lemon diplomacy all about?
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)

86 Limeys.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 03:49 PM (2MN4W)

87 There's a teaching job at Cambridge open

Posted by: nckate at August 21, 2026 03:49 PM (enNUy)

88 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)

_______________________

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)

89 I want to see them living in a cardboard box. Call it "Frogmeme" for all I care.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 03:50 PM (sFNX2)

90

This confirms that they're as dumb as they look.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 21, 2026 03:50 PM (mS8PE)

91 Where is Lovey Howell?
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)

92 83 I wonder if Markle thinks someone in England will hire her for an acting job. Meghan Markle the next Dr. Who.
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)

93 80.

"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)

94 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)

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)

95 There was also a rumor Megan's mother was an ef bee I informant back in the day, that's how Megan got an internship at an embassy in Buenos Aires , connections.

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:51 PM (g47mK)

96 These two are delightfully retarded. Harry I would understand. Centuries of inbreeding has a cost. Meghan, I have no idea about her family. She's just a mediocre actress who got where she did through the power of cocaine and casting couches.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 21, 2026 03:51 PM (sAmhv)

97 74 The royals stripped him of his military titles, and is not allowed to wear the uniform.
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)

98 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)

Already done if I remember correctly.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 03:51 PM (uhVAy)

99 Oh good, a Sparkles thread where we can ruthlessly mock that see-you-next-Tuesday. Need to have some chuckles after that last thread.

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)

100 Yacht Girls are popular.

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)

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 (oiNtH)

102 It's a toss up whether relocating to the UK is worse than staying in Southern California

Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 03:52 PM (KC5Lt)

103 Can't imagine one can get an internship at a foreign embassy without fed connections.

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 03:53 PM (g47mK)

104 Willow'd:

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)

105 Glad they ate going back to Englandstan

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 03:53 PM (Ia/+0)

106 Don't care what was in his head, its the ceremony that matters. He [Harry] 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)

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

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)

107 Satan has many disposable tools; Obama, Markle, Karmalo Anthony, AOC, Schumer, Thune, Sayd; endless supply of confederate dunces.

Posted by: kingsman at August 21, 2026 03:53 PM (ehY6c)

108 And so much for it being Friday, just another work day

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 03:54 PM (Ia/+0)

109 95 There was also a rumor Megan's mother was an ef bee I informant back in the day, that's how Megan got an internship at an embassy in Buenos Aires , connections.
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)

110 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 03:54 PM (ccf/V)

111 Randy Andy is a paedo

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)

112 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.

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)

113 93 80.

"But anyway, I thought they gave up their royal positions long ago..."

What royal positions?
------------------------
The Duke and Duchess of Rusty Thumbs

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 03:55 PM (sFNX2)

114 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.


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)

115
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)

116 Markle is an Idaho 7.

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)

117 Yacht Girls are popular. Former Yacht Girls are much less so.
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)

118 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."

***
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)

119 105 Glad they ate going back to Englandstan
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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)

120 [io]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)


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)

121 Can't imagine one can get an internship at a foreign embassy without fed connections.
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)

122 Switzerland has a Navy.

and my dad was an Admiral in the Nebraska Navy

Posted by: free tibet at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (iNp3L)

123 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)

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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)

124

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)

125 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shawdow of Almighty. Psalms 91 verse 1

Posted by: kingsman at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (ehY6c)

126 Posted by: Cheri at August 21, 2026 03:52 PM (oiNtH

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)

127 Meg has an out-sized opinion of herself

she's like obama in that respect

Harry's just stupid

Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (ZxPkt)

128 Setting up a rival court in the US didn't work out. Now they're going back to try setting up a rival court by pitching their circus tents on the lawn at Buckingham Palace. Doomed to failure but they'll do their best to sow chaos and destruction for the royal family while constantly complaining how mistreated and disrespected they are. I'm a royal-watcher so it's grab-the-popcorn time.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 03:57 PM (YSQQv)

129 My money is on Meghan Markle using a very specific connect to get her jobs.

Her ankles connected to her ears.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 03:58 PM (PEvHb)

130 122 Switzerland has a Navy.

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)

131 gp, that is the very movie.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 03:58 PM (rbvCR)

132 To be further fair 🙄 Meg was born and raised in Los Angeles. She grew up in the Hollywood area and attended private schools, including Immaculate Heart High School, before attending college at Northwestern University near Chicago.

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)

133 Switzerland has a Navy.

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)

134 I just want to comment on... this has been going on for centuries.

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)

135 The only time I saw Meggie Sparkles on film was when she was a UPS delivery chick in Horrible Bosses. She didn't even have a line, If I recall correctly.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 21, 2026 03:59 PM (0aYVJ)

136 123 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)

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

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)

137 Posted by: Cheri at August 21, 2026 03:52 PM (oiNtH

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)

138 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)


"mile wide, inch deep, too thick to drink, too thin to plow"

Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 04:00 PM (rbvCR)

139 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 03:56 PM (ccf/V)

The age of legal consent in Britain is 16.

Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:00 PM (KC5Lt)

140 Markle wanted to be in the Senate - with Senator Markey. Markey-Markle and the Fun Bunch.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at August 21, 2026 04:01 PM (bNf8H)

141 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)

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)

142 "...the children's first reunion with their grandfather in more than four years."

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)

143 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 (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)

144 You know the Board of Directors of the WNBA is snatching wigs fighting over these dildoes.

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)

145 CNN - Supreme Court permits ballroom construction to continue.

For now...

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 21, 2026 04:01 PM (Sco7b)

146 "I am alone with an angry WNBA lesbian and she's brandishing a giant neon green dildo"

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 04:02 PM (iFTx/)

147 We'll see a lot of drama played out in the press between Harry/Meghan and William/Kate. 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)

148 "mile wide, inch deep, too thick to drink, too thin to plow"
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)

149 Adm Nimitz was from Nebraska, wasn't he?

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)

150 Imagine going four years without seeing one's grandchildren!
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)

151 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)


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)

152 I remember Andrew dating Koo Stark in the '80s. And I really liked the ginger Sarah Ferguson that he married. She was way better looking than Diana, I thought.

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)

153
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)

154 143 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 (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)

155 AOC/Meghan Markle 2028!

Posted by: Smallish Bees at August 21, 2026 04:03 PM (8Q86n)

156 153.

She is the British Chelsea Clinton

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (PEvHb)

157 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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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)

158 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)


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)

159 Meghan is a poster child for narcissistic personality disorder. It's a thing.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (dtajH)

160
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)

161 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)

162
I have always thought she is devious.

Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (/QHx4)

163 "gp, that is the very movie"

I have it queued up right now, and the English subtitles work.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (Jr5Lq)

164 We'll see a lot of drama played out in the press between Harry/Meghan and William/Kate. 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)

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)

165 Remember when Markle wrote inspiring messages on the bananas being placed in lunch bags for street prostitutes? (It was on a visit with Harry while they were still working royals to some charity that helps prostitutes break free from that life.) The look on Harry's face when she demands a Sharpie from some bemused charity worker is priceless. YOU ARE LOVED! YOU ARE SPECIAL! wrote Duchess Difficult on penis-shaped fruit going to sex workers.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 04:05 PM (YSQQv)

166 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.

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)

167 The media is really pushing the Trump is having an affair line now.

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 04:05 PM (YwEeS)

168 Imagine going four years without seeing one's grandchildren!
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)

169 141. And listen, there is nothing wrong with that, but own it and stop the I am woman hear me roar garbage.
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)

170 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have struck me since they were married as being interested in creating a "Royal franchise" in North America.

Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 04:06 PM (RHGPo)

171 AOC/Meghan Markle 2028!

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)

172 Piper

AI says Meghan was not a yacht girl.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 04:06 PM (u82oZ)

173 So they sold their house across the street from Stan Marsh?

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)

174 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)


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)

175 “The ballroom case is really about who can sue in federal court, and there’s no question that the plaintiff here can’t. For decades the Left has been abusing standing doctrine to push its agenda through our federal courts, and the Court has an opportunity here to put an end to that abuse."

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)

176 146 "I am alone with an angry WNBA lesbian and she's brandishing a giant neon green dildo"
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Claude says, "I have no response to that."

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 04:07 PM (sFNX2)

177 A real laugh would have been those two grifters trying to mooch some free air travel off of PDT. "Sure thing. I'll have a private plane waiting for you at Andrews". Remember that coughing DC3 in the movie "Major League" with the Chief Wahoo logo on the nose. Held together with prayer and blade tape.

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)

178 Meghan thinks highly of herself for someone so course. She beats that feminist drum hard, but in the end, used her face to get everything she has.
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)

179 The media is really pushing the Trump is having an affair line now.

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)

180 Adm Nimitz was born in Texas

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 04:07 PM (Ia/+0)

181 Her next trick is trying to get into Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen TV Show.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:07 PM (K32Fz)

182 Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 04:04 PM (u82oZ)

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)

183 These two nauseating grifters named their "kid" Lillibet after a family nickname bestowed on Queen Elizabeth as a child.

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)

184 The media is really pushing the Trump is having an affair line now.

==

They really hate pretty women.

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 04:08 PM (g47mK)

185 Neo

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)

186 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


***
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)

187 They accused Charles and Catherine of racism. So... the current King and on-deck Queen Consort.

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)

188 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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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)

189 "I am alone with an angry WNBA lesbian and she's brandishing a giant neon green dildo"
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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)

190 AI says Meghan was not a yacht girl.
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)

191 The media is really pushing the Trump is having an affair line now.

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/)

192 The media is really pushing the Trump is having an affair line now.

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)

193 I love that these two have such bad TDS!

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)

194 "The media is really pushing the Trump is having an affair line now."

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)

195 HEY

They just want their privacy

Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 04:10 PM (ZxPkt)

196 Only 43% Total Nigerian Fraudsters!
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)

197 and my dad was an Admiral in the Nebraska Navy
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)

198 This is good news. It means they got nothing else. They are very very very worried about November.


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)

199 Meghan is a poster child for narcissistic personality disorder. It's a thing.

--

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)

200 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)

They have a Duke Dutchess title. Not a Prince/Princess title.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 04:10 PM (uhVAy)

201 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)


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)

202 Does the RF have any expectation that Harry and Meghan
will keep their mouths shut this time?

Posted by: mr tmz at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (rJ48h)

203 We be thinks that EPA place soolds file a lawsuit against Trump foor bad bre ass ths pollution.

Trumps breath stinks . ....




Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (Z01Qz)

204 Says something very positive about the president's health if he can nail young staffers ...

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (YwEeS)

205 The media is really pushing the Trump is having an affair line now.

==

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)

206 172 Piper

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)

207 Markle's father has said she had a hysterectomy when she was 19.

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)

208 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have struck me since they were married as being interested in creating a "Royal franchise" in North America.
Posted by: Neo

That never works.
-- Zombie James Strang

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (77rzZ)

209 Trump is what? 80 years old?

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)

210 15 The same. He called it his "todger". IIRC, he also discussed becoming aroused at something with his mother's scent.

a candle in the wind?

Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (v3pYe)

211 "The media is really pushing the Trump is having an affair line now."

--

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)

212 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)

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Meghan is the Candace Owens of Barry Soetoros.

Posted by: ShainS at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (EDN4B)

213 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (ExV1e)

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)

214 They have a Duke Dutchess title. Not a Prince/Princess title.
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)

215 Markle's father has said she had a hysterectomy when she was 19.

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)

216 Welp.

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)

217 "The media is really pushing the Trump is having an affair line now."

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)

218 Adm Nimitz was born in Texas
Posted by: Skip

Fredericksburg! I've been to the Nimitz Museum there.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (77rzZ)

219
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)

220 I thought Prince Harry was a military stud but now it looks like he is "Major Pussy Whipped" !!!

So sad ..........

Posted by: Franklin Stein at August 21, 2026 04:13 PM (4Hq22)

221 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


***
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)

222 I've long suspected that Ms M. could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch....

(I denounce myself)

Posted by: Beverly at August 21, 2026 04:14 PM (reMys)

223
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)

224 Markle ranked the #1 most disliked person in the world in some poll last year, I think People magazine. P Diddy polled #2 or 3.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 04:14 PM (ZgwKJ)

225 Dildo is soft plush so no injuries.
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)

226 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have struck me since they were married as being interested in creating a "Royal franchise" in North America.
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)

227 a candle in the wind?
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)

228 Chuckie should just give the kid a Governor General title for some bumfuck colony everybody forgot about (annual budget 200 quid and a couple cans of baked beans). Fly them out there (last leg on a Grumman Duck) rent a local band to greet them at the pier and tell them the check's in the mail.

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)

229 Can't we be done with these useless intestinal parasites?

Posted by: 55 gallons of Ivermectin should do it at August 21, 2026 04:14 PM (TbWk/)

230 > 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.

Deal or No Deal

Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 04:14 PM (mkw2N)

231 If the kids were born via surrogacy, they're legally ineligible to be in the line of succession to the throne at all.

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)

232 Trumps breath stinks.
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein

My attorneys will be in touch.

Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at August 21, 2026 04:15 PM (77rzZ)

233
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)

234 Markle is an Idaho 7.

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)

235 Posted by: Beverly at August 21, 2026 04:11 PM (reMys)

Women don't produce eggs after a hysterectomy right?

Posted by: Joe Big Guy Biden at August 21, 2026 04:15 PM (KC5Lt)

236 172 Piper

AI says Meghan was not a yacht girl.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
=====
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)

237 People like this used to visit the Tower of London, and not leave. Just saying.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 21, 2026 04:16 PM (0U5gm)

238 Megyn Markle as just a photo is quite pretty. If you hear a word out of her mouth or see her in motion, she plunges three to five points.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:16 PM (K32Fz)

239 I saw green dildos open for... Oh, never mind.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 04:16 PM (sFNX2)

240 172 Piper

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)

241 Chuckie should just give the kid a Governor General title for some bumfuck colony everybody forgot about (annual budget 200 quid and a couple cans of baked beans). Fly them out there (last leg on a Grumman Duck) rent a local band to greet them at the pier and tell them the check's in the mail.

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)

242 Women don't produce eggs after a hysterectomy right?
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)

243 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)

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)

244 Beverly, the hysterectomy thing is internet rumor, her father never said that, nor did Samantha Markle.

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 04:18 PM (ZdaMQ)

245 215. The kids were born without any of the royal physicians in attendance, and without allowing any of the usual witnesses.
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So a warming pan baby, huh?

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 21, 2026 04:19 PM (sFNX2)

246 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


***
Nowadays Parliament would pick some imam's son

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 04:19 PM (wzUl9)

247 Sorry folks, UK is closed. No way back into the royal fold for you two grifters. Nessie out front shoulda told ya.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 21, 2026 04:19 PM (YSQQv)

248 Forbes, Meghan Markle In Talks To Join Netflix’s ‘The Gentlemen,’ Reports Say, 08/21/2026

"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)

249 Nebraska does have an outlet to the sea.

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)

250 215. The kids were born without any of the royal physicians in attendance, and without allowing any of the usual witnesses.
--------------------------
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)

251 More WNBA:

@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)

252 Ask not for whom the green dildoes opened, but rather ask who opened for the green dildoes.

Posted by: You're Donne at August 21, 2026 04:20 PM (0sNs1)

253 Off demented old man sock

Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:20 PM (KC5Lt)

254 >Women don't produce eggs after a hysterectomy right?
----

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)

255 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."


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)

256 Ask not for whom the green dildoes opened, but rather ask who opened for the green dildoes.

This, too, is the story of the WNBA

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:21 PM (K32Fz)

257 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)

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)

258 Tommy Robinson for The Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.

Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:21 PM (Gqar8)

259 Women don't produce eggs after a hysterectomy right?
----

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


***
Ewwww

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 04:21 PM (wzUl9)

260 >>>the Duchess of Sussex angling to take over the Senate seat held by Kamala Harris ahead of the 2020 presidential election

wut

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 04:22 PM (odBC9)

261 I would say there's no chance that Guy Ritchie would be so stupid and corruptible he'd give Sparkle a job but... he married Madonna, so his judgement is clearly suspect at best.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:23 PM (K32Fz)

262 Markle's father has said she had a hysterectomy when she was 19.

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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)

263 Don’t do that to us, Guy Ritchie! Did you not learn from Madonna?

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 04:23 PM (ZdaMQ)

264 More WNBA:

@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/)

265 People like this used to visit the Tower of London, and not leave. Just saying.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 21, 2026 04:16 PM (0U5gm)
----
Did they become part of the tour?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 04:23 PM (FZ29D)

266 Missouri R hits the Mississippi at St Louis, which is below where the IL river joins and above where Ohio joins.

Is this from a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 04:23 PM (K32Fz)

267 AI sez "During World War II, the Evansville Shipyard in Indiana operated as the nation's largest inland producer of oceangoing ships" I remember seeing a video about that.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (Jr5Lq)

268 Nebraska does have an outlet to the sea.


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)

269 Malignant narcissist Trump will have his ballroom
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)

270 Do the Left like Harry and Sparkles?

If so they must not be aware of Harry's Nazi Halloween costume.

Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (KC5Lt)

271 258 Tommy Robinson for The Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
Posted by: tubal

Ha!

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (NFX2v)

272 I told my wife this. She said "My god, that woman has a set of balls!" I said nope, she has two, hers and Harry's.

Probably no the first to say this, but I tried.

Posted by: JerseyDevilRider at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (PepNr)

273 Missouri R hits the Mississippi at St Louis, which is below where the IL river joins and above where Ohio joins.

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)

274 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)

Will no one rid me of this tiresome league?

Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (ZgwKJ)

275 I would say there's no chance that Guy Ritchie would be so stupid and corruptible he'd give Sparkle a job but... he married Madonna, so his judgement is clearly suspect at best.
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)

276 257 Fun fact about the Missouri River and Nebraska. Rerouting of the Missouri River by the Corps of Engineers resulted in Carter Lake, Iowa being completely surrounded by Nebraska. Principal industry is Sunday morning beer sales before it's legal in Nebraska.

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)

277 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.

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)

278 270 Do the Left like Harry and Sparkles?

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)

279 so does Nebraska have a deepwater port?

Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 04:25 PM (ZxPkt)

280 There are no pictures of Markle as a yacht girl. There's a picture of Alexandra Escat with Prince Andrew on a yacht that people misidentify as Markle. There are some pictures of her on boats that are normal vacation pictures.

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)

281 so does Nebraska have a deepwater port?
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)

282 Women don't produce eggs after a hysterectomy right?
----

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)

283 Harry and Megan should bring baby goats where ever they go. Provide a little entertainment relief to the audiences who otherwise would be forced to clap politely while they find even more ways to blow up what's left of their reputations.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 04:26 PM (9FgyL)

284 I don't think the Brits know about Rivers.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026


***
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)

285
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)

286 Missouri R hits the Mississippi at St Louis, which is below where the IL river joins and above where Ohio joins.
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)

287 Posted by: Paul at August 21, 2026 04:24 PM (iT923)

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)

288 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.

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)

289 Will no one rid me of this tiresome league?
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)

290 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)
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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)

291 You're right Paul, it's pathetic that it had to go to SCOTUS to get a stay on a rogue judge's obviously bad ruling.

And I get the sense you suck Staffs of Decadence by choice.

Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 04:29 PM (dz8eD)

292 A hysterectomy does not always involve removal of the ovaries.
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)

293 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)

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)

294 The WNBA would be vastly successful if it were not for the inherent racism and sexism of America!!! We must go to their, uh, games to atone.

Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:30 PM (Gqar8)

295 Every president since Kennedy: "we need a bigger ballroom, one that's more secure!"

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)

296 Women don't produce eggs after a hysterectomy right?
----

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)

297 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)
------
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)

298
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)

299 Vom. I did not know he was at Arlington. Why? At most he cowered in his bunker, protected, in his military days. He's no more a chopper pilot than I am.

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)

300 Features of this blog:

Fish puns;
Other puns;
Boobs;
Firearms;
NITPICKERY.

Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at August 21, 2026 04:32 PM (77rzZ)

301 You'd think "Paul" would appreciate some big balls. Always bouncing, to the left or to the right.

Posted by: 88C+u, toast of high society at August 21, 2026 04:33 PM (88C+u)

302 The NY Times, 'Progressive Overcomes AIPAC Opposition to win Race to Replace Stalwell' Aisha Wahab, a Democratic state senator n California, will fill out the term of Eric Swalwell, who resigned from the House amid accusation of sexual misconduct.

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)

303 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)

It's OK. We're good.

Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at August 21, 2026 04:33 PM (77rzZ)

304 Features of this blog:

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)

305 Preach it, Piper!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 04:34 PM (aJQbY)

306 Oh, shit. Begone, Dorcas!

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 04:34 PM (77rzZ)

307 Markle won't stay there long... Hopefully she returns home alone and leaves the Monarchy alone....

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 04:34 PM (+gK6I)

308 300 Features of this blog:

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)

309 PDT could really lay on the trolling showing a picture of last minute changes to the ballroom. Golden Arches and a drive through.

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)

310 I don't mind being nitpicked on facts. Always be learning.

Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:35 PM (KC5Lt)

311 307 Markle won't stay there long... Hopefully she returns home alone and leaves the Monarchy alone....
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)

312 >>Oh, shit. Begone, Dorcas!

Wondered when you would realise

Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 04:35 PM (NcvvS)

313 Might put money on WNBA to accept males for players.

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 04:35 PM (Ia/+0)

314 The NY Times, 'Progressive Overcomes AIPAC Opposition to win Race to Replace Stalwell' Aisha Wahab, a Democratic state senator n California, will fill out the term of Eric Swalwell, who resigned from the House amid accusation of sexual misconduct.

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)

315 Get thee to Britain, foul wench.

Posted by: Joe Mama at August 21, 2026 04:36 PM (TezPK)

316 Nit picking - grooming practices of chimps for 200$ Alex.

Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:36 PM (Gqar8)

317 PDT could really lay on the trolling showing a picture of last minute changes to the ballroom. Golden Arches and a drive through.
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)

318 Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 04:35 PM (NcvvS)

Out of curiosity, what is the source of your nic?

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 04:37 PM (77rzZ)

319 Pedantry is an HQ side operationn.

Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:37 PM (Gqar8)

320 309 PDT could really lay on the trolling showing a picture of last minute changes to the ballroom. Golden Arches and a drive through.
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)

321 I seriously don't get the "They" nonsense. Are they a multiple person inside the same singular body? That's not an identity, that's a mental illness.

Posted by: Thrawn at August 21, 2026 04:37 PM (dz8eD)

322 This is a subject about which I could care less, if I bothered.

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 04:38 PM (MWfyi)

323 313 Might put money on WNBA to accept males for players.
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)

324 I don’t think anyone likes them.
Posted by: Piper

Therein lies their power.

Posted by: Auspex at August 21, 2026 04:38 PM (Y8DZL)

325 I seriously don't get the "They" nonsense. Are they a multiple person inside the same singular body? That's not an identity, that's a mental illness.
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)

326 OT, but we need to do some serious praying. The airplane that crashed at Cape Newenham up here was carrying a colleague of mine, a wonderful woman and fire protection engineer with USACE. She would have become an 'ette if I brought her here. Her young son is autistic and has some other developmental issues, and is now an orphan. I have been crying all morning about this, because it is an absolute tragedy.

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)

327 321 I seriously don't get the "They" nonsense. Are they a multiple person inside the same singular body? That's not an identity, that's a mental illness.
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)

328 PS
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)

329 When Presidents tore up shit to put in swimming pools , bowling alleys, tennis courts , etc. no one cared one iota.

Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:39 PM (KC5Lt)

330 Just awful. Just an awful day.
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)

331 >>Out of curiosity, what is the source of your nic?

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)

332 Pedantry is an HQ side operationn.
Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 04:37 PM (Gqar

hmm

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 04:39 PM (g47mK)

333 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)

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)

334 315 Get thee to Britain, foul wench.
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)

335 I don’t think anyone likes them.
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)

336 "Chuckie should just give the kid a Governor General title for some bumfuck colony everybody forgot about (annual budget 200 quid and a couple cans of baked beans). Fly them out there (last leg on a Grumman Duck) rent a local band to greet them at the pier and tell them the check's in the mail."


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)

337 Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 04:38 PM (gNl99)

I'm really sorry. That is awful and pray for everyone involved

Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2026 04:41 PM (KC5Lt)

338 314. If she was appointed, how could AIPAC have put up opposition to the Dems appointing her?
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)

339 Delusionary viperess.

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)

340 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)

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)

341 Schemed to Have Political Power in America
......

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)

342 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (NcvvS)

343 nood

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (Jr5Lq)

344 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)

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)

345 Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 04:38 PM (gNl99)

That is awful. Prayer up, tcn.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 04:43 PM (77rzZ)

346 326. Just awful. Just an awful day.
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)

347 If she was appointed, how could AIPAC have put up opposition to the Dems appointing her?
Posted by: Oldcat
======
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)

348 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)

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)

349 Delusionary viperess.

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)

350 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)
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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)

351 I don’t think anyone likes them.
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)

352 I am so sorry, tcn.

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 04:46 PM (ZdaMQ)

353 The royals are the people who have stood by, twiddling their Corgis' tails, while Moslems took over their country.

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)

354 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

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)

355 tcn, prayers...

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 21, 2026 04:50 PM (0aYVJ)

356 Pedantry is an HQ side operationn.
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)

357 Whether she had a hysterectomy or not will remain uncertain. I read she did not want to have children with entrapment #1 husband. He went on to father kids and married way, way up.

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)

358 >A hysterectomy does not always involve removal of the ovaries.
Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 04:26 PM (lJ0H4)
---

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)

359 Nood Hollywood S or G

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 04:56 PM (wzUl9)

360 If Obama could be in any public office, I see nothing delusional about these idiots thinking the same.

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)

361 If Obama could be in any public office, I see nothing delusional about these idiots thinking the same.

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)

362 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)


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)

363 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)

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)

364 Maybe he can be elected in one of those Muslim majority districts. The UK deserves them. Diversity forever.

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 News
@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.

Additional 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.

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.


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."

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
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."


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:28 PM




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1 4gvwrtgvwvg

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (XJ22o)

2 he was just riffin

Posted by: gnats local 678 at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (CWTWj)

3 Lol.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (ExV1e)

4
Elric the Blade is vanquished.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (XJ22o)

5 Well he either had a knife because he larped as the Swedish Chef, *or* he fantasized about stabbing someone in the heart provably on text and lived the dream....take a pick.

Posted by: sven at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (Int1s)

6
>>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.

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

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)

7 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (ccf/V)

8 Country-club class white boy's words are actual violence!

Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (rbvCR)

9 Culture status: Enriched.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (PGK1w)

10 I am glad they have texts from his gf during the stabby time as he wanted to stab her, too.

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)

11 Did he go to that school? On Track Team?. If not. Death.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (2MN4W)

12 Correction - when he stabs someone on the way to church and later to night school where he's taking advanced math and engineering courses to turn his life around.

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)

13 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.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (AeiPB)

14 May we also hang his parents?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:31 PM (3oLMy)

15 Try him again.

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)

16 Ought to wall up Stabby, his family, and lawyers in a crypt.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 02:31 PM (I7jBo)

17 If I'm accused of racism by a black, I get I need to get in the first shot. Self defense is a right.

Posted by: Preemptive strikes at August 21, 2026 02:31 PM (YtAdj)

18 Did he go to that school? On Track Team?. If not. Death.
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)

19 11 Did he go to that school? On Track Team?. If not. Death.
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)

20 JUST NOW: Legal expert Jonathan Turley DISMANTLES Karmelo Anthony's ridiculous legal team efforts for a retrial, they're claiming RACISM

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)

21 This Thread should really have a picture of a 7 year old Anthony to make it more realistic.

Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (pbpqV)

22
>>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."

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

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)

23 Next time it's going to be an all black jury and he will walk.

Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (E8rzK)

24 Pre Meditated Murder. Federal Charges.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:33 PM (2MN4W)

25 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)

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)

26
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)

27 Anytime I see tarantula hair i leave.

Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 02:33 PM (E8rzK)

28 That was just an accusation, not a fact. Also, 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?

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)

29 Collin County is the second richest county in TX.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:34 PM (3oLMy)

30 There weren't any blacks on the jury because they ADMITTED BIAS and could NOT find a black kid guilty, no matter WHAT the evidence says.

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)

31 Yes, but Metcalfe pushed Karmelo, and we all know what that means....

Posted by: Future Juror on low key verge of jury nullification at August 21, 2026 02:34 PM (Dv3i1)

32 Sorry, "low key" is out of fashion now. For a while about 4 years ago it meant, "of a moderately low level" then 3 years ago it meant "an ironically large amount". Now it is not used and is abandoned.

Posted by: banana Dream - Your Trusted Zillennial News Source at August 21, 2026 02:34 PM (3uBP9)

33 redwingshoes.com/mens/work/boots/

scroll to the bottom and there is a store locater

Posted by: free tibet at August 21, 2026 02:34 PM (iNp3L)

34 >>> 22
>>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."

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

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)

35 I am getting really, REALLY fed up.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 02:35 PM (kpi7N)

36 1% of the people commit most of the violent crime in America.

Pretty sure Karmelo isn't in the 99%...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 02:35 PM (sKqQm)

37 400 years of slavery, yo!

Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 02:35 PM (E8rzK)

38 > What a dimwit. I am tired of Karmello, a loser.

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)

39 I don't think black people are going to like the coming race war.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 21, 2026 02:35 PM (CHHv1)

40 Yeah, I have work to do and this thread will make me stabby too.

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)

41 29 Collin County is the second richest county in TX.
____

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)

42 No words.

Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 02:36 PM (LHPAg)

43 "When I stab somebody I'm gonna lick their blood off the blade."

Well, did he do that?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 21, 2026 02:36 PM (2Ez/1)

44 Break a deal, get the wheel

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)

45 >>> 25 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)

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)

46 IQ tests for potential jurors and voters.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:36 PM (2MN4W)

47 Remember how so many people voted for Barky because obviously if we elected a black president it would show racism was over and we could all just get along as Americans?

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)

48 Lol how many clown masks must someone don before it starts to feel natural?

Posted by: H at August 21, 2026 02:37 PM (15qXl)

49 Together at last, Karmelo Anthony and Lindsay Clancy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 02:37 PM (ndZc7)

50 Like George Floyd, Anthony was bred to commit crime. Every one of these is in a pipeline from cradle to grave. Few escape.

Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 02:37 PM (E8rzK)

51 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)


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)

52
Please explain about this sort of legal horse-trading.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

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

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)

53 I read the appeal grounds with an open mind and personally find it to be horseshit. No way it's granted unless someone is bent.

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 02:38 PM (cpajc)

54 This little animal needs to be put down. I don't want him as a neighbor.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 02:38 PM (e4ysZ)

55 How funny would it be if dumbass somehow got acquitted, but then went right back to trial and prison because of stalking and threatening his (presumably ex) girlfriend.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 02:39 PM (+fdRY)

56 Pro-tip: Start your race war after you obtain a majority of the population.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 21, 2026 02:39 PM (dK+Kv)

57 Remember how so many people voted for Barky because obviously if we elected a black president it would show racism was over and we could all just get along as Americans?

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)

58 he was just riffin
Posted by: gnats local 678

Or writing a rap song.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 02:39 PM (ndZc7)

59 His family needs a new trial for more GiveSendGo money. Homey needs a new pair of Mercedes

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 02:39 PM (rp63B)

60 John, I'll just take him to the train station.

Posted by: Rip at August 21, 2026 02:40 PM (E8rzK)

61 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:38 PM (XJ22o

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)

62
I don't give a flying fuck if Metcalf Said Mean Things when he was younger.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

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

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)

63 2026: If you get pushed out of a tent obviously you have the right to grab a knife, come back, and stab one of the guys that pushed you because you feared for your life.

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)

64 Sorry, "low key" is out of fashion now. For a while about 4 years ago it meant, "of a moderately low level" then 3 years ago it meant "an ironically large amount". Now it is not used and is abandoned.
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)

65 We need more Cuban Doctors. Visit costs a Coca-Cola.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:41 PM (2MN4W)

66 >>> 56 Pro-tip: Start your race war after you obtain a majority of the population.
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)

67 Monster should be shived in the yard by fellow inmate who licks the shiv.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:41 PM (ZVgZ4)

68 >>I went from paying $2500 a year ti $25000 year!


But, you got to keep your Doctor!

Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 02:41 PM (pbpqV)

69 If you are offended by tarantula hair either defend your life or GTFO.

Posted by: torabora at August 21, 2026 02:42 PM (E8rzK)

70 48 Lol how many clown masks must someone don before it starts to feel natural?

juan (pronounced "one").

Posted by: anachronda at August 21, 2026 02:42 PM (v3pYe)

71 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)


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)

72 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)

People claim a lot of things. People are idiots.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 21, 2026 02:42 PM (dK+Kv)

73 There weren't any blacks on the jury because they ADMITTED BIAS and could NOT find a black kid guilty, no matter WHAT the evidence says.

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)

74 The jury pool is now tainted. You'll never get another 'fair' trial anywhere.

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)

75 65 We need more Cuban Doctors. Visit costs a Coca-Cola.
_____

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)

76 Why did he have a knife?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (2MN4W)

77 > I note that the first reply to this tweet is that Anthony was in the right cuz whitey had it coming.

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)

78 Here's a changeup:

"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)

79 Townhall.com
@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."

-
Black Lives Matter!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (ndZc7)

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
------

Hm, there might be something to that.

Posted by: Wayne Lee Ray at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (zwp1R)

81 24 Pre Meditated Murder. Federal Charges.
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)

82 Apparently, due to the efforts of the media, a not insignificant number of blacks believe that they are the majority in this country.

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)

83 Blacks need to take ownership of this overwhelming propensity for violence, and do something about it. Whites can't because even noticing it is RACIST!


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)

84 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.


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)

85 >>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.

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

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)
_______

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/)

86 >>> 73 There weren't any blacks on the jury because they ADMITTED BIAS and could NOT find a black kid guilty, no matter WHAT the evidence says.
==
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)

87 If we want to keep our society together, we are going to have to start speaking some hard truths in council meetings, work, church, the store…everywhere.

Posted by: Cray Cray at August 21, 2026 02:44 PM (yTtNX)

88 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.
_____

*brushes imaginary dust of shoulder*

Posted by: Planned Parenthood at August 21, 2026 02:44 PM (Dv3i1)

89
I sincerely doubt this was some racial Django KKK vengeance.

Posted by: ...

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

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)

90 Wait, why was this NOT in the trial? It shows premeditation. He THOUGHT and wrote about killing people with a knife.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 02:44 PM (mP0Kj)

91 >>> 84
==
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)

92 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)

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)

93 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)


You are too cynical. And we are too soft.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:45 PM (ZVgZ4)

94 > There weren't any blacks on the jury because they ADMITTED BIAS and could NOT find a black kid guilty, no matter WHAT the evidence says.

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)

95 "When I Stab Someone I'm Going to Lick the Blood Off the Blade"

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/)

96 @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."



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)

97 "We need more Cuban Doctors."

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)

98
incredibly damning evidence

Posted by: Elric The Blade

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

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)

99 "When I Stab Someone I'm Going to Lick the Blood Off the Blade"

you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention

Posted by: Khorne at August 21, 2026 02:47 PM (sKqQm)

100 I have this nasty feeling that the Cuban doctors, whose pay was being skimmed heavily by the Cuban state, were being subsidized by USAID money that was being paid out, supposedly, for various NGO grants to improve health in various Latin America and African governments.

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)

101 I wonder what kind of shenanigans Austin Metcalf has in his file. Remembering my younger brother and his friends, joyriding and taking an ax to the firebox up the road.

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)

102 Who cares? Even if this new damning evidence is allowed, the whole point of the new trial is to get a black juror or jurors involved who will vote to acquit him.

Posted by: janmarch at August 21, 2026 02:48 PM (7iM56)

103 I'm done with sparing minors from the death penalty this shitbag needs to die.

Also that shitbag who was one of the Beltway snipers.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 02:48 PM (77rzZ)

104 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)


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)

105 How ugly are things gonna get? Real ugly.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 02:48 PM (cIy7m)

106 > 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.

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)

107 Blacks need to take ownership of this overwhelming propensity for violence, and do something about it. Whites can't because even noticing it is RACIST!

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)

108 22 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)

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)

109 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)


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)

110 "I'm done with sparing minors from the death penalty"

Abolish the 'juvenile justice system.' Abolish parole. Build more prisons.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:49 PM (Jr5Lq)

111 Yeah. He's a bloodthirsty psychopath. That much was established by the guilt verdict in the murder trial for his stabbing of a boy at a track meet.

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)

112 Just get drunk, call her a whore to your buddies and fuck some girl you won't tell anyone about.

Kids today.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 21, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)

113 Of course Washington and Franklin are black! Just like Hamilton! Look at their portraits on the $1, $100, and $10 bills: if that ain’t black, you ain’t voting for Biden!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:50 PM (ZVgZ4)

114 You could cut your tongue.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:50 PM (2MN4W)

115 On a happier note, Patty Murray knows how to solve the debt problem.

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)

116 I'd like to stab these pop up ads. Then lick the blade like I do after spreading mayo

Posted by: Car Mello yellow at August 21, 2026 02:50 PM (HcoTw)

117 It's interesting that this double standard shit is going on when the Chauvin case is once more being looked at.

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)

118 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.

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)

119 My PCP is from Peru.
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)

120 End Foo Stamps.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:51 PM (2MN4W)

121 This is the same attitude for why so many blacks get killed by law enforcement. They think you're "soft" and lose face if you comply, so it ends in tragedy.

Posted by: Leupold at August 21, 2026 02:51 PM (eIzlH)

122 Of course Washington and Franklin are black! Just like Hamilton! Look at their portraits on the $1, $100, and $10 bills: if that ain’t black, you ain’t voting for Biden!
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)

123 I'd like to stab these pop up ads. Then lick the blade like I do after spreading mayo
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)

124 @PattyMurray
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)

125 I thought "low key" was a racist reference to norse mythology.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 21, 2026 02:52 PM (2ap+5)

126 >>> 115 On a happier note, Patty Murray knows how to solve the debt problem.

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)

127 120 End Foo Stamps.
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)

128 Could be a spending problem.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:53 PM (2MN4W)

129 124 @PattyMurray
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)

130 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)


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)

131
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

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

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)

132 "make fun of the Bolivian navy."

'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)

133 Yuutes say low key all the time. Is there a high key as well?

Posted by: Want Cocazio Ortez at August 21, 2026 02:54 PM (ebQ8P)

134 At least half the black population would acquit if they were on a jury just to "even the score". It's messed up but that is how they think thanks in part to the media that constantly reinforces this attitude.

Posted by: Leupold at August 21, 2026 02:54 PM (eIzlH)

135 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:44 PM (XJ22o)

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)

136 The defense and Karmelo's family desperately wanted an OJ jury. Their bad luck that they got one, including minorities, that based their verdict on the testimony, the facts presented, and the law.

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)

137 In Patty Murray's defense, her IQ is equal to a cocker spaniel. Maybe she thinks tax cuts qualify as spending.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 02:55 PM (Dv3i1)

138 "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 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)

139 Another Youtube video showed his text messages, but he wrote "there blood," so not only is Karmelo a homicidal psychopath, but also an illiterate retard.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (XMwZJ)

140 Karmelo was planning to lick blood off Elric?

Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (v8+Kf)

141 Have you guys seen videos of the grappler device police are using to end vehicle pursuits? It's been around for a few years now. It's so much better than the PIT maneuver. It causes less vehicle damage, there's less danger to oncoming traffic. It stops the chase immediately.

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)

142 I thought "low key" was a racist reference to norse mythology.
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)

143 Milk Duds > Caramello > Karmelo

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (Jr5Lq)

144
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

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

That is so fucking Johnnie Cochranesque.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (XJ22o)

145 Lake Titicaca: hee hee!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:56 PM (ZVgZ4)

146 When he gets out of jail he will still be young enough to kill some one and probably will..

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 02:57 PM (YwEeS)

147 Patty Murray famously argued the reason Osama was so popular in the middle east is that he built day care centers there

Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 02:57 PM (sKqQm)

148 I have this nasty feeling that the Cuban doctors, whose pay was being skimmed heavily by the Cuban state, were being subsidized by USAID money that was being paid out, supposedly, for various NGO grants to improve health in various Latin America and African governments.

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)

149 78 Here's a changeup:

"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)

150 Off, vile panopticon sock!

Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 02:58 PM (L3Npt)

151 102 Who cares? Even if this new damning evidence is allowed, the whole point of the new trial is to get a black juror or jurors involved who will vote to acquit him.
Posted by: janmarch
======
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)

152 Need tp for the bunghole.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:58 PM (2MN4W)

153
KARMELO

The Murdering Psychopath With The Delightful Nougaty Center!

Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 02:58 PM (iJfKG)

154 @85 Elric , looks like the prosecutors wanted to avoid racial issues. They didn't want blowups in the community. Not necessarily a good idea , but no reason for reversal

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 02:58 PM (rp63B)

155
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)

156 At least half the black population would acquit if they were on a jury just to "even the score". It's messed up but that is how they think thanks in part to the media that constantly reinforces this attitude.

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)

157 FREE MUMIA!!!!

Posted by: Orson at August 21, 2026 02:58 PM (dIske)

158 Aspiring rap artist?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 21, 2026 02:59 PM (XeU6L)

159 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)

Melo was the nickname of the NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 21, 2026 02:59 PM (uhVAy)

160 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)


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)

161
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)

162 When does Skittles get out?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 03:00 PM (2MN4W)

163 "@PattyMurray
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)

164 Even if this new damning evidence is allowed, the whole point of the new trial is to get a black juror or jurors involved who will vote to acquit him.
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)

165 "Blacks need to take ownership of this overwhelming propensity for violence, and do something about it."

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)

166
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.

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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)

167 Karmelo was planning to lick blood off Elric?
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/)

168 Point of Order: The style guide mandates that the word "Titicaca" must always carry the suffix "-AOC."

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 03:01 PM (77rzZ)

169 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)

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)

170 @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."

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)

171 "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."

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)

172
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)

173 139 Another Youtube video showed his text messages, but he wrote "there blood," so not only is Karmelo a homicidal psychopath, but also an illiterate retard.
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)

174 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)

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)

175 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)
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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)

176 "@PattyMurray
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)

177 165 "Blacks need to take ownership of this overwhelming propensity for violence, and do something about it."

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)

178
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)

179 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)



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)

180 I'm back, bitches!

Posted by: The green dildo at August 21, 2026 03:03 PM (cIy7m)

181
This is great.
http://tiny.cc/yg29101
Posted by: bonhomme

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Whoa, that's James Bond!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

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Or better still, that's ACME!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 03:04 PM (XJ22o)

182 4gvwrtgvwvg
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
........

Karmelo trying to spell his name?

Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 03:05 PM (UjdFS)

183 Patty Murrey is an economic illiterate. There are countless studies that show that the economic growth spurred by tax cuts results in more, not less, tax revenue; it's just a smaller share of a much larger economy.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 21, 2026 03:05 PM (XMwZJ)

184 "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."

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)

185 297 Vindictive prosecution is putting a guy in prison for contempt of Congress. et al
Posted by: Vengeance
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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)

186 Rick Gates
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)

187 146 When he gets out of jail he will still be young enough to kill some one and probably will..
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)

188
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)

189 just getting in...has anybody suggested he get the death penalty this time around? That 35 years would be cut in half and then more time off for good behavior and he'll walk in 10-13 years as it was

Posted by: DanMan at August 21, 2026 03:06 PM (8uzBS)

190 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)


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)

191 How did a kid from such a nice middle-class family (Karmelo) turn out to be such an asshole?

Posted by: mr tmz at August 21, 2026 03:07 PM (rJ48h)

192 I guess the cop needs some more range time.

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)

193 Not sure why his defense team thought asking for a new trial when they knew all of this new evidence would come out.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 21, 2026 03:07 PM (cpFbA)

194 3pm news

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)

195 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)


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)

196 If on a jury, you vote for the evidence, not the racial bullshit. That is what you can do about it.
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)

197 Karmelo Anthony was apparently a ticking time bomb.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 03:08 PM (qBdHI)

198 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)


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)

199 just getting in...has anybody suggested he get the death penalty this time around? That 35 years would be cut in half and then more time off for good behavior and he'll walk in 10-13 years as it was
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)

200 I guess the cop needs some more range time.

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)

201 >>>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)
*****
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)

202 Say, I could use that in a little story I'm writing...
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)

203 I'm not saying individually. They sure seem to know how to turn out a mob when it suits them.
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)

204 just getting in...has anybody suggested he get the death penalty this time around? That 35 years would be cut in half and then more time off for good behavior and he'll walk in 10-13 years as it was
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/)

205 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)
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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)

206 In fact Dems say that tax cuts are spending all the time. Spending money they took from us.and.giving it.back.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (bX16E)

207 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)

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)

208 Real dangerous criminal identified.

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)

209
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)

210 You should never visit.
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)

211 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)
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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)
______

"Fuck you!"

-- Robocop

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 03:12 PM (iFTx/)

212 194 3pm news

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)

213 Remember:
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)

214 In fact Dems say that tax cuts are spending all the time. Spending money they took from us.and.giving it.back.
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)

215 197 Karmelo Anthony was apparently a ticking time bomb.
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)

216 199 just getting in...has anybody suggested he get the death penalty this time around? That 35 years would be cut in half and then more time off for good behavior and he'll walk in 10-13 years as it was
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)

217 As a contrast with Karmelo you've got a significant contingent of the woman-o-sphere defending a woman who murdered her own kids right now.

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)

218 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)



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)

219 Real dangerous criminal identified.

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)

220 In fact Dems say that tax cuts are spending all the time. Spending money they took from us.and.giving it.back.
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)

221 We agree! But there are exceptions.....
-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)

222 Aspiring rapper. Just turning his life around. He dindu nuffin. White boy deserved cause he was dissin him. Slavery. Reparations.

Posted by: Usual Reasons at August 21, 2026 03:15 PM (V362x)

223 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)

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)

224 Podcaster Jennifer Welch says "Erika Kirk" Christianity is more dangerous than Islam

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)

225 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)


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)

226 196 If on a jury, you vote for the evidence, not the racial bullshit. That is what you can do about it.
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)

227 As someone posted earlier, if you want to start a race war, make sure you have a majority of the population.
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)

228 This guy won a new trial just in time to be shown a nut

Posted by: SMOD at August 21, 2026 03:16 PM (RHGPo)

229 I don't think the race war they're fomenting is going to go how they anticipate...

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)

230 Krystal Muhammed looks like she rose to the top by eating her competition
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)

231 The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed construction of the White House ballroom to continue, freezing for now a lower court decision that would have halted work on the project. Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay that will remain in place until the Supreme Court takes further action. His order is temporary and gives the high court additional time to consider the Justice Department's request to pause a district court's injunction, which was set to take effect at midnight unless the Supreme Court acted.

Posted by: SMOD at August 21, 2026 03:17 PM (RHGPo)

232 Of course they say that about every other kind of Christianity as well.

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)

233 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


Now do us.

Posted by: Moderate Moslems at August 21, 2026 03:18 PM (0sNs1)

234 Grant him his new trial. Put the death penalty back in play..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 21, 2026 03:18 PM (nbLIj)

235 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)


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)

236 "Do they make the best? How do you judge the vintage of Angel Dust?"

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)

237 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)

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)

238 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!

The majority of weapons!

Posted by: Cheri at August 21, 2026 03:20 PM (oiNtH)

239
I didn't fight actual racism and die for this asshole.

Posted by: Martin Luther King at August 21, 2026 03:20 PM (OkYzo)

240 Of course they say that about every other kind of Christianity as well.

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)

241 Grant him his new trial. Put the death penalty back in play..
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)

242 230 Krystal Muhammed looks like she rose to the top by eating her competition
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)

243 234 Grant him his new trial. Put the death penalty back in play..
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)

244 How ugly are things gonna get? Real ugly.
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)

245 It'd probably be helpful to have people with any knowledge about how to produce food also.
____

If we had only known. Anyway, aluta continua!

Posted by: Zimbabwe at August 21, 2026 03:23 PM (Dv3i1)

246 C₁ and C₂ are no longer a thing?
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)

247 It'd probably be helpful to have people with any knowledge about how to produce food also.
____

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)

248 It'd probably be helpful to have people with any knowledge about how to produce food also.

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)

249 I don't think black people are going to like the coming race war.

No war is necessary. Just stop giving them things.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 03:25 PM (PVBkQ)

250 IAF destroyed a Hezbollah headquarters in Berashit, southern Lebanon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 03:25 PM (3oLMy)

251 I have been assured by James Talarico that justice was *not* done in this case.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 21, 2026 03:26 PM (0sNs1)

252 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)


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)

253 231 The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed construction of the White House ballroom to continue, freezing for now a lower court decision that would have halted work on the project. Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay that will remain in place until the Supreme Court takes further action. His order is temporary and gives the high court additional time to consider the Justice Department's request to pause a district court's injunction, which was set to take effect at midnight unless the Supreme Court acted.


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)

254 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?

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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)

255 BTW, we don't have this vague "simple murder" charge, here. We have 1st degree murder, and 2nd degree. 2nd degree is most simply defined as "setting somebody up to be executed like the Secret Service did with Trump" or "selling a drug addict deadly drugs."

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)

256 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)


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)

257 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)


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)

258
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)

259 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
__

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)

260 Zimbabwe is a poster nation for Sam Kinnison's YOU LIVE IN A FUKIN DESERT
_____

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)

261 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


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)

262 "There is a Paraguayan movie about it on YouTube called SED (Thirst)"

Possibly this one:
youtube.com/watch?v=hgsYCDAShrM

Added to my list, thanks!

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:30 PM (Jr5Lq)

263 nood

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:30 PM (Jr5Lq)

264 >>> 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)


Great sandals though. Top notch.

Posted by: banana Dream - Your Trusted Casual Shoe News Source at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (3uBP9)

265 Now do us.
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)

266 Oof, 2nd in per capita GDP in sub-saharan Africa. Which I guess, isn't that impressive sounding now that I say that. But they were a functional society and fed their people.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 03:31 PM (Dv3i1)

267 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)


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)

268 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)

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)

269 251 I have been assured by James Talarico that justice was *not* done in this case.
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)

270 Next time it's going to be an all black jury and he will walk.
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)

271 Oof, 2nd in per capita GDP in sub-saharan Africa. Which I guess, isn't that impressive sounding now that I say that. But they were a functional society and fed their people.
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)

272 Anyone who's d*ck has been shot off doesn't make the cut.

Posted by: Lorena Bobbitt at August 21, 2026 03:33 PM (0sNs1)

273 Open borders and chaos and anarchy are baked in the cake, including race war. This is the point. They've been salivating for this for decades now. They aren't going to stop. Whoever "they" are, there's plenty of blame to go around.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 03:33 PM (zwp1R)

274 169 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)

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)

275 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)

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)

276 __

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)

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 (Gqar8)

278 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)

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)

279 Oh, there's a new thread, and gp told us. Oops.

Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 03:44 PM (L3Npt)

280 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)



Bless you for that.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 03:46 PM (kpi7N)

281 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)

Switzerland has a Navy.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 03:54 PM (1z8ji)

282 anti-social thug created by parents that should be charged as primary accessories to the murder. and all the protestors in collin need some jail time to contemplate their tribal thuggery.

Posted by: gov't here to help at August 21, 2026 03:56 PM (lAGav)

283 IAF destroyed a Hezbollah headquarters in Berashit, southern Lebanon.
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)

284 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

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)

285 Somebody should've offed this thug a long time ago. Make the world a better place.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at August 21, 2026 05:00 PM (pE12i)

286 "I don't think the race war they're fomenting is going to go how they anticipate..."

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)

287 >>>Anthony Karmelo also threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend, asking her how many bullets she wanted in the chest

That poor girl. That is really scary.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:30 PM (odBC9)

288 The tortas, Karens, and soy boys trying to stop ICE from capturing illegal alien killers are actually putting the "most vulnerable" people in jeopardy: the illegal immigrant population. The criminals know that their fellow illegals will not go to the police, and so will not report the rapes, child molestations, robberies, extortions...even murders are not reported, when the illegals all know whodunnit. In other words, the ones that tortas and Karens protect are actually the vile perps who prey on their fellow immigrants. Yes, the rest of us also fall victim, but the vast majority of the crimes by illegals occur within the illegal population.

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 Sperry
@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."

Comey 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:

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."


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.

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.

charismaticpeopleinternet.jpg

knightswillact.jpg

Jonah Goldberg, of course, is on Team Comey.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:16 PM




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1 Any way you want it
That's the way you need it
Any way you want it

She loves to laugh
She loves to sing
She does everything

She loves to move
She loves to groove
She loves the lovin' things

Ooh, all night, all night
Oh, every night
So hold tight, hold tight
Ooh baby, hold tight ...

TO FIRST!

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 01:16 PM (iFTx/)

2 mens rea! mens rea!!

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (g47mK)

3 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (ccf/V)

4 Elric, one day someone will figure out you are cheating!

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (g47mK)

5 I like the part where Comey deleted the first photo he took.
Refused to turn it over.
Because he didn't want them to have the meta data.

And the DOJ subpoenaed Apple to get it.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (3cUTc)

6 Multi lum's have been NOOD'ed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:18 PM (ccf/V)

7 A new thread 🧵 to fill!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 01:18 PM (ZVgZ4)

8 I think it is possible that in addition to Comey being guilty he might also be very very stupid.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:19 PM (3uBP9)

9 Jonah is a fat, irrelevant loser.

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 01:19 PM (YwEeS)

10 That's good enough for me. Hearings!

Posted by: Weasel at August 21, 2026 01:19 PM (62ILr)

11 mens rea! mens rea!!
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/)

12 >> Jonah Goldberg@JonahDispatch

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)

13 He sells seashells by the seashore.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (2MN4W)

14 Jonah is a grifting fatass retarded fraud who ought to be launched from a trebuchet into the ocean.

Also: "pine-scented druid philosopher".

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (+fdRY)

15 Herrings?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:20 PM (2MN4W)

16 Elric, one day someone will figure out you are cheating!
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)

17 Did anyone actually ever doubt this? I know the newsreaders said they did, but they just read the stuff...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 21, 2026 01:21 PM (QlGmE)

18 The Blade leads off with a classic from Loverboy.

Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:21 PM (pbpqV)

19 I think it is possible that in addition to Comey being guilty he might also be very very stupid.

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)

20 Penis scented dud philosopher.

Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 01:21 PM (UjdFS)

21 The Brill Cream Boys are supposed to know about all this stuff.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:22 PM (2MN4W)

22 >> I think it is possible that in addition to Comey being guilty he might also be very very stupid.


This retard ran the fucking FBI.

Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:22 PM (pbpqV)

23 "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"

So, like most Leftists. To a "T".

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 01:22 PM (m29Tn)

24 >> But I'm just wondering if it's dawned on anyone that Tucker floating the idea that Trump is the Antichrist probably puts Trump in more danger than Comey saying "hey look at these

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)

25 >>> 16
==
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)

26 We need to see some bodies swinging from lampposts pretty soon.

Seriously.

Or this shit gets worse.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 01:22 PM (2Cry5)

27 I've seen several posts by Jonah on different outlets. They all seemed to be more conservative than he's been for a long time. I assumed he was trying to walk back his stupid move into the left's swamp, since they will never accept him as one of their own, and he has a "newsletter" to sell.

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)

28 Jonah is a fat, irrelevant loser.
Posted by: steevy

Who would have been nothing without his mother.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 01:23 PM (77rzZ)

29 This retard ran the fucking FBI
-----
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)

30 ***constantly through your buzzing phone t's an order of magnitude more effective and more dangerous."
---

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)

31
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)

32 >>> 20 Penis scented dud philosopher.
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)

33 Calling Trump the Antichrist might motivate Evangelicals, if they believed it. But Evangelicals cross reference everything with Scripture. There isn’t any Biblical evidence that I can see to link our current President with the Antichrist. Convince me otherwise.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 01:24 PM (ZVgZ4)

34 How did I do that?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:24 PM (3oLMy)

35 So easy a third world $hitholer could do it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:24 PM (2MN4W)

36 Groucher College's finest.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2026 01:24 PM (36x1j)

37
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)

38 > 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.

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)

39 31
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)

40 That .gov org needs a shutdown, not a reboot.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 21, 2026 01:25 PM (QlGmE)

41 For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.

Posted by: Lord Comey at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (tvdD1)

42 "Jonah Goldberg? He can't even afford a pair of slacks."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (36x1j)

43 >>> 34 How did I do that?
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)

44 >>Calling Trump the Antichrist might motivate Evangelicals, if they believed it.


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)

45 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (2Ez/1)

46 Maybe he was roofied. Who knows?

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (6V14C)

47 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)

Are you his lawyer? Working on a retainer?

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (g47mK)

48 >>>9 Jonah is a fat, irrelevant loser.

#Accurate

also his little dick is like an overcooked capellini

Posted by: ace at August 21, 2026 01:27 PM (b36kK)

49 So help me out here. A VA Senate candidate was torpedoed because he tried to call an Indian guy with odd hair a Macaw because the argument was of course he knew Macaca was a slur for black people in Portuguese Southwest Africa and Comey a career prosecutor doesn't know to 86 someone means to kill them?

Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 01:27 PM (sKqQm)

50 We need hearings on this blade cheating thing, too!

Posted by: Weasel at August 21, 2026 01:27 PM (C5ajJ)

51 Jonah is a fat, irrelevant loser.

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)

52 My friends - nobody cares.
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)

53 Yeah, if you want a long bit posted early, you need to write it ahead of time in some other app typically, and put it in your paste buffer with the copy command. Then you still need to get a first (hard: luck and persistence help). Then paste your bit quickly.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 01:28 PM (ZVgZ4)

54 I haven't seen someone tell the truth like that since BJ Clinton cowrote a novel with James Patterson about a vigorous young President with a spunky, smart daughter. The character's wife had died tragically years before.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at August 21, 2026 01:28 PM (r7+Q7)

55 The constant First! - ing gets tedious.

the key is to ignore it

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 21, 2026 01:28 PM (j+aD2)

56 The constant First! - ing gets tedious.
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)

57 Sounds like a lot of effort for little reward.

Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (UjdFS)

58 It's entirely possible EtB has already done this.

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)

59 The slippery first occurred some years ago, circa 16 or 17, I think.
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)

60 46 Maybe he was roofied. Who knows?
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)

61 Are they roofieing ugly incompetent frucks now?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (2MN4W)

62 also his little dick is like an overcooked capellini
Posted by: ace

*snort*

Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 01:29 PM (lJ0H4)

63 The constant First! - ing gets tedious.

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)

64 Anyone who has ever had a drink in a bar knows that the absolute MINIMUM that 86 means is being thrown out on your ass and never allowed back.

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)

65 First!

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:30 PM (2MN4W)

66 >>> 60 46 Maybe he was roofied. Who knows?
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)

67 I'll bet Comey's book doesn't expound at length about dirigibles, though.

Posted by: Jake Tapper at August 21, 2026 01:30 PM (wBRco)

68 BTW, I think the significance of the deleted photo is, it shows he knew.

- 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)

69 Wait, I thought we were supposed to read the contents ? All the time I was supposed to just go for first ?

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 01:30 PM (+gK6I)

70 >>> We need hearings on this blade cheating thing, too!
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)

71 I have James Comey's assassination-porn novel on my shelf next to Jason Arday's "Great and Unfortunate Things." Next to Biden's memoir, "I am a Tard." And Kamala Harris' autobiography, "Kneepads." Acquiring quite a home library!

Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 01:31 PM (Av6i5)

72 60. Jonah Goldberg would suck a dick for a Tic Tac. Even one of the awful white urinal mint flavored ones.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:31 PM (6V14C)

73 Just make sure to be the FIRST! to ignore it
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)

74 I think he's compensating for something.

Posted by: Says every female ever at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (2Ez/1)

75 Hangin with Jason Arday.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (2MN4W)

76 Acquiring quite a home library!

A library of dreams!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (kYmoU)

77 Every time Comey's name comes up Trump calls him a "dirty cop"! Trump knows things.

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (g47mK)

78 72 60. Jonah Goldberg would suck a dick for a Tic Tac. Even one of the awful white urinal mint flavored ones.

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)

79 Poisoning the aoshq *first* club. Get a fucking life.

Posted by: 13times at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (6iKlf)

80 50 We need hearings on this blade cheating thing, too!
Posted by: Weasel

He's a lawyer. He likes hearings.

Posted by: Chamber Music at August 21, 2026 01:32 PM (JM9I6)

81 >>> 68 BTW, I think the significance of the deleted photo is, it shows he knew.

- 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)

82 >>I thought we were supposed to read the contents ?


The First! Rule of Comment Club is we NEVER read the Content.

Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:33 PM (pbpqV)

83 I'll bet Comey's book doesn't expound at length about dirigibles, though.
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)

84 Journey sucks.

Posted by: Journey sucks at August 21, 2026 01:33 PM (o1DrA)

85 US Attorney for Southern District of NY. A dirty cop.

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:33 PM (g47mK)

86 Mr. Comey, tell me about your most prominent possitive attributes that you could bring to our company.

"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)

87 I've seen several posts by Jonah on different outlets. They all seemed to be more conservative than he's been for a long time. I assumed he was trying to walk back his stupid move into the left's swamp, since they will never accept him as one of their own, and he has a "newsletter" to sell.

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)

88 also his little dick is like an overcooked capellini
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)

89 I'm pretty sure I learned the meaning of 86 from Looney Tunes. I think it was Daffy Duck.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 01:34 PM (XvL8K)

90 Where's the evidence Jonah?
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)

91 What's a millimeter?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:34 PM (2MN4W)

92
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)

93 The constant First! - ing gets tedious.

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)

94 Hangin with Jason Arday.
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)

95 With the novel as background evidence, it certainly seems as though Comey was trying to see what would happen in the real world if he attempted to use the same technique.

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)

96 76 Acquiring quite a home library!

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)

97 I don't know.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:35 PM (2MN4W)

98 What's a millimeter?
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)

99 100.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:35 PM (2MN4W)

100 >>> 86 Mr. Comey, tell me about your most prominent possitive attributes that you could bring to our company.

"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)

101 100

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:35 PM (2MN4W)

102 Dental drill > Journey > Triumph

Ruined by overplay. Good musicianship though.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:35 PM (6V14C)

103 Maxwell Smart was Agent 86 in 1965.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (Cqx++)

104 >> Journey sucks.


A waste of really good guitarist.

Right up there with Queen and Bon Jovi.

Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (pbpqV)

105 Jonah is the kind of guy who would clone himself so that he could watch himself watching some other guy bang his wife.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (I7jBo)

106 File 86.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (2MN4W)

107 85 US Attorney for Southern District of NY. A dirty cop.

Posted by: runner
--

No way.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:36 PM (3oLMy)

108 >>> 74 I think he's compensating for something.
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)

109 Right up there with Queen and Bon Jovi.
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)

110 105.
I owe you a steak and a beer for that one.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:37 PM (6V14C)

111 I'd rather see him prosecuted for treason and government malfeasance than his stupid shell game. But whatever gives him heartburn and lawyer fees is fine by me.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 21, 2026 01:37 PM (n5tGW)

112 What's a millimeter?

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)

113 Sounds like a lot of effort for little reward.

Pretty much social media in a nutshell.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 01:37 PM (cNztZ)

114 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)
----
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)

115 Posted by: Journey sucks at August 21, 2026 01:33 PM (o1DrA)

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)

116 I've seen several posts by Jonah on different outlets. They all seemed to be more conservative than he's been for a long time. I assumed he was trying to walk back his stupid move into the left's swamp, since they will never accept him as one of their own, and he has a "newsletter" to sell.

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)

117 > also his little dick is like an overcooked capellini

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)

118 "U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York....encompasses the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City, along with Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Westchester counties. " Manhattan and the Bronx...'nough said

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:38 PM (g47mK)

119

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)

120 Is the capellini in yet?

Posted by: Mrs. Comey at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (UjdFS)

121 Why does Millie get a meter and not me?
-- Laura Petrie

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (77rzZ)

122 Jonah is the kind of guy who would clone himself so that he could watch himself watching some other guy bang his wife.
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)

123 Could you imagine being in the same room with Comey and Fauci?

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

124 Jonah is the kind of guy who would clone himself so that he could watch himself watching some other guy bang his wife.

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)

125 So obviously we need to do some sort of drug testing, prior to posting.

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)

126 > What's a millimeter?

A meter is a yard giving 110%.

A millimeter is 1/1000 of a meter.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:39 PM (mkw2N)

127 The First! Rule of Comment Club is we NEVER read the Content.
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)

128 Jonah Goldberg smells like BO, rooster cocks and urine.

Posted by: Lord Comey at August 21, 2026 01:40 PM (tvdD1)

129 Someone put that up for comment of the week. STAT.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:40 PM (ccf/V)

130 Could you imagine being in the same room with Comey and Fauci?
Posted by: Piper at

How many bullets do I have?

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 21, 2026 01:40 PM (YZ0Fo)

131 >>> 123 Could you imagine being in the same room with Comey and Fauci?
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)

132 The Blade leads off with a classic from Loverboy.

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/)

133 Could you imagine being in the same room with Comey and Fauci?
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)

134 >>Jonah is the kind of guy who would clone himself so that he could watch himself watching some other guy bang his wife.

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)

135 104 >> Journey sucks.

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)

136 Isn't Comey like seven feet tall?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:41 PM (2MN4W)

137 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

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)

138 The Blade leads off with a classic from Loverboy.

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)

139 123 Could you imagine being in the same room with Comey and Fauci?

Posted by: Piper
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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)

140 Could you imagine being in the same room with Comey and Fauci?
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)

141 This guy was the head of our top national law enforcement agency, and he fantasizes about how he is insulated from his criminal conduct if he just engages in stochastic terrorism. It's the same guy who was helping invent ways to use the legal and judicial process to fuck people over with made up crimes. He didn't see the obvious weakness here? What a retarded doofus. Yet another nail in the credentialed expert coffin.

Posted by: DPICM at August 21, 2026 01:42 PM (zweKz)

142 > I used to know what a cubit is… well, don’t worry about that.

A cubit is 1.5 feet.

Posted by: Noah the Ark Builder at August 21, 2026 01:42 PM (mkw2N)

143 You could take Gav's book camping in case you run out of TP.

Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 01:42 PM (UjdFS)

144 >>I'd like to formally nominate Loverboy, Supertramp, and Little River Band.


That's Thin Fucking Ice you are treading on, Zombie.

Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (pbpqV)

145 118 "U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York....encompasses the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City, along with Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Westchester counties. " Manhattan and the Bronx...'nough said
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)

146 Nobody's brought up Nickleback yet?

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (77rzZ)

147 You could take Gav's book camping in case you run out of TP.
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)

148 Could you imagine being in the same room with Comey and Fauci?
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)

149 Hold my beer.

Posted by: Gopher Wood at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (IK680)

150 Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 01:40 PM (iFTx/)

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)

151 Isn't Comey like seven feet tall?
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)

152 They suppressed it so you couldn't tell how tall a Nephilim was.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (2MN4W)

153
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)

154 130, 131

Hordemind...beautiful and terrible.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 01:43 PM (Q45uQ)

155 16 Elric, one day someone will figure out you are cheating!
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)

156 *The First! Rule of Comment Club is we NEVER read the Content.*

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)

157 Thin Lizzy > Journey > Loverboy

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:44 PM (6V14C)

158 Doof is going to visit some geriatric Canucks tonight. I think that's nice.

Posted by: Joan Lunden at August 21, 2026 01:44 PM (JM9I6)

159 Capellini and rodomontade.

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)

160 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."

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)

161 136 Isn't Comey like seven feet tall?
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)

162 Doof is going to visit some geriatric Canucks tonight. I think that's nice.
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)

163 It's not that hard. Run a script that constantly downloads the page using "curl", parse the metadata, recognize the page has been updated, notify yourself. Easy peasy, you are always first as long as you are sitting at your computer.

Posted by: John A. Fleming at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (nENlE)

164 We learned yesterday that this is a "commentariat ecosystem."
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)

165 I thought this prosecution was a joke, but these texts are pretty damning. Of course, with a New York jury he walks.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (wGerL)

166 I'd like to formally nominate Loverboy, Supertramp, and Little River Band.
Posted by: zombie
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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)

167 Why do they have so many words for noodles?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:45 PM (2MN4W)

168 Thinking of charging a 3% inconvenience fee for paying with cash.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 21, 2026 01:46 PM (FDQ4h)

169
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)

170 > 21 The Brill Cream Boys

Sounds like a sex act in classic NYC Tin Pan Alley.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 01:46 PM (AeiPB)

171 Journey, Boston, REO Speedwagon, Iggles, et al, were over-played on the radio frequencies to absurd extremes. I've an aversion or allergy against all that shit because of it. I don't care at all for pussy ballads or falsetto either.

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)

172 Jonah Goldberg is so punchable.

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)

173 156 *The First! Rule of Comment Club is we NEVER read the Content.*

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)

174 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)
______

Nobody likes or respects a whore. Especially not her tricks.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 01:47 PM (iFTx/)

175 "Ecosystem" is up there with "Customer-centric"...

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:47 PM (g47mK)

176 >>> 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)


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)

177 What a shame. Imagine going to jail on such a flimsy case.

Posted by: Martha Stewart at August 21, 2026 01:47 PM (/WHpM)

178 I can see not liking them, but that's harsh to put Supertramp among the likes of Loverboy.

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)

179 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)



Content?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:47 PM (ccf/V)

180 > Why do they have so many words for noodles?

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)

181 Content?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:47 PM (ccf/V)

lol

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 21, 2026 01:48 PM (163mY)

182 66 >>> 60 46 Maybe he was roofied. Who knows?
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)

183 What if we had two kinds of Firsts! a regular First, and a 'Read the Content' First?"

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)

184
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)

185 167 Why do they have so many words for noodles?
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)

186 Jonah Goldberg switching sides to the people that wanted to assassinate his mother is one of the more disgusting moves any of the NRO/Bulwark crew has made

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)

187 What if we had two kinds of Firsts! a regular First, and a 'Read the Content' First?

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)

188 Ooh, do link! (if it's not too much trouble)

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)

189 My friends - nobody cares.
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)

190 Remember anyone can identify as FIRST!

Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (sKqQm)

191 When Jimmy "Drama" Comey needed to make his bones as a Political Prosecutor ...

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)

192 I'd like to formally nominate Loverboy
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)

193 So where does Corey Hart stand in everyone's lineup of 80s hits?

Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (3uBP9)

194 The cubit is from your elbow to the tip of outstretched hand, which is about 18 in = 1.5 feet. Then there’s the royal cubit which like the Guinea to the Pound is a little bit more. Royal cubit adds one palm = four fingers to the measure. Some passages in the Bible describe distances in cubits but others use royal cubits. Check carefully. Of course, if you are a dwarf or a TRex, that changes things.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (ZVgZ4)

195 Fauci and Comey in the same prison cell would be a treat. One would kill the other because those two egos couldn't coexist

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (rp63B)

196
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 least I type my Firsts.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (XJ22o)

197 So where does Corey Hart stand in everyone's lineup of 80s hits?
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)

198 Seems more like a Traveling Willberry's Song to Me.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:51 PM (2MN4W)

199 Corey Hart satisfies the template, from canada - check, hits in the 80s - check

Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:52 PM (3uBP9)

200
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)

201 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)
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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)

202 200

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:52 PM (2MN4W)

203 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 at August 21, 2026 01:52 PM (7s9Qe)

204 >>> One hit wonder.
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)

205
Elric is a lawyer. He would never cheat.😀

Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 01:52 PM (/QHx4)

206 So where does Corey Hart stand in everyone's lineup of 80s hits?
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)

207 171. Amen

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)

208 105 Jonah is the kind of guy who would clone himself so that he could watch himself watching some other guy bang his wife.
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)

209 Must be a Canadian thing. You'd never find an American band calling itself "Loverboy".


That's right!

Posted by: The Butthole Surfers at August 21, 2026 01:53 PM (sKqQm)

210 Hang him. For the coup. For the threat against POTUS.

Hang him twice.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 21, 2026 01:53 PM (dK+Kv)

211 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)

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)

212 So where does Corey Hart stand in everyone's lineup of 80s hits?
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)

213 > 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)

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)

214 Pepperoni seems to make me feel a little off.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:53 PM (2MN4W)

215 this is what actual political retribution looks like. the post was tongue in cheek, meaning to get rid of Trump, as in remove him from office because he is so goddam incompetent. There was never a suggestion of violence

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)

216 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.

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)

217 Queen deep cuts, if you're tired of Bohemian Rhapsody (it happens) -

'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)

218 > 195 Fauci and Comey in the same prison cell would be a treat. One would kill the other because those two egos couldn't coexist
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)

219
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)

220 In the Tech Thread, FenelonSpoke was asking about tips for her son, having to work standing up much of the day. When I did entrance screening for county courthouses -- nothing to do with 9/11, it started long before because of serious murder risk to literally everyone from judges to clerks -- lots of Mexicans in particular wore 'romeos', which are a slip-on style of boot or 'boot' (shoes with work boot-level durability). They look nice and are practical; you have to take them off for screening because the metal shank stiffening the back half will set off the metal detector, so they have to x-ray it to make sure there's not also something prohibited in there, but also that's easy.

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)

221 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

That's fucking rich.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 21, 2026 01:55 PM (YZ0Fo)

222 Shouldn't they be going through Comey's cases to see who else he railroaded.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:55 PM (2MN4W)

223 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.

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)

224 Are you his lawyer? Working on a retainer?
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)

225 Bon Jovi's dead or alive is a great big hair 80s video. The one with the concert footage.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 21, 2026 01:56 PM (3Ope8)

226 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.

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)

227 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)

Are RedWing boot stores still around?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:57 PM (1z8ji)

228 Even more interesting was James Comey's stochastic back-rubbing with Loretta Lynch while discussing the contents of Hillary's e-mail archive.

Posted by: mrp at August 21, 2026 01:57 PM (rj6Yv)

229 Queen deep cuts, if you're tired of Bohemian Rhapsody (it happens) -

'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)

230 197 So where does Corey Hart stand in everyone's lineup of 80s hits?
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)

231 >>>One hit wonder.

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)

232 Elric, one day someone will figure out you are cheating!
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)

233 And the whole media participated.

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)

234 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)


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)

235 Another dildo was thrown on a WNBS court last night. Which moron was it?

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (YwEeS)

236 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.
_____

Does this fayg understand what vindictive means?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (Dv3i1)

237 I got an email saying my ChatGPT membership has been suspended. I hope it's not like McAffee where I have to renew it every week.

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (MWfyi)

238 Off Topic, yesterday's related post is too old for meaningful comments:

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)

239 > Lots of surface area + convoluted shape = good.

Like penne, rigatoni, or wagon wheel?

Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (mkw2N)

240 Wonder if Willie told her to back off (give her a chance) before pulling the rug?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (3oLMy)

241 Almost 2 and still 67.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:58 PM (2MN4W)

242 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)

Try living with an Italian and pronouncing them wrong.

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 01:59 PM (ZdaMQ)

243 Bon Jovi's dead or alive is a great big hair 80s video. The one with the concert footage.

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)

244 The entire world is going to celebrate when Trump dies
-------

President Trump

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 01:59 PM (vE0+H)

245
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)

246 Gabagool.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:00 PM (2MN4W)

247 The other day in the work cafeteria I overhead folks at some table saying there had never been politically driven prosecutions from the DOJ like now. I gave an involuntary snort upon hearing that.

Posted by: PaleRider at August 21, 2026 02:00 PM (PV+Zw)

248 May I suggest a solution for this, and all the other vexatious problems originating from the Deep State?

Posted by: zombie Vlad Tepes at August 21, 2026 02:00 PM (0sNs1)

249 Sounds like a lot of effort for little reward.
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)

250 The dildo thrower escaped

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 02:01 PM (YwEeS)

251 Comey wanted more than Martha in his trophy room and brought dubious charges against Frank Quattrone, who, despite being Italian, had risen to be the #1 technology I-banker of his generation.

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)

252 Macaroni also meant insufferable fashion excesses young men brought back from Italy to England, having gone on the Grand Tour. Thus the famous American song “Yankee Doodle”.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:01 PM (ZVgZ4)

253 Then paste your bit quickly.
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)

254 GAINZZ news:

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)

255 I can see not liking them, but that's harsh to put Supertramp among the likes of Loverboy.

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)

256
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)

257 "I'm in Love with My Car (Taylor sings lead)"

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)

258 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


Well we never!

Posted by: Vegan Crossfitters at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (0sNs1)

259 246 Gabagool.
Posted by: Boss Moss at August

Italian. Not Sicilian. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (ZdaMQ)

260 My 36 pants are looking sloppy with a belt.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (2MN4W)

261 Try living with an Italian and pronouncing them wrong.

It's tagliatelle! It's pronounced just like it's spelled!

Posted by: Old Italian Grandma at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (0y8TN)

262 > Like penne, rigatoni, or wagon wheel?
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)

263 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)

"the barber ate her"?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 02:03 PM (1z8ji)

264 254 GAINZZ news:

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)

265 >Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says

---

now you know
the rest of the story

Don Black...
Good DAY!

Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 02:03 PM (ZxPkt)

266 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)
======================
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)

267 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

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)

268 Concillieri.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:03 PM (2MN4W)

269 Like penne, rigatoni, or wagon wheel?
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)

270 Just a few years back, Jonah Goldberg had this realization that being a "conservative" has little shelf-life in the media pool.
Seems "conservatives" just don't really like shoveling somebody else' cr@p.

Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 02:04 PM (RHGPo)

271 The only instance I can think of with a song lyrics that rhyme with "carburetor".

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)

272
Told my girl
I had to forget her
Had to buy me
A new carb-u-retor

Posted by: I'm in love with my car at August 21, 2026 02:04 PM (MWfyi)

273 >>Rotini is another good one.


Orecchiette is my fav for Mac and Cheese.

Posted by: garrett at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (pbpqV)

274

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)

275 I sold a cash covered put on CELH months ago. The stock dropped and I got assigned at 52. I've been selling covered calls for a while to chip away at my cost basis. CELH decided to rally. I had the covered call at 25, and now CELH is at 33.13.

*facepalm*

Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (mkw2N)

276 While she was AG, Loretta Lynch ran Comey when he was head of the FBI. Their fix for Hillary's server exposure was to focus on narrow charges that purposefully ignored what really happened. The charges never got into how all that confidential information got on the server in the first place. e.g., Huma going into the SCIF to take screen captures with her phone. Instead the charges assumed Hillary had a right to have the information in her personal possession but "mishandled" it.

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)

277 Consiglieri?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (ZVgZ4)

278 We want to see Syria succeed. We want to see Syria come to a security agreement with Israel. I think that’s very possible, but let’s hope it happens sooner rather than later.

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)

279 I got an email saying my ChatGPT membership has been suspended. I hope it's not like McAffee where I have to renew it every week.
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)

280 I used to like Chef Boyardee.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:05 PM (2MN4W)

281
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

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

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)

282 That's it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:06 PM (2MN4W)

283 258 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

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)

284 > My 36 pants are looking sloppy with a belt.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Nice!

Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:07 PM (mkw2N)

285 "26 We need to see some bodies swinging from lampposts pretty soon.

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)

286 I got an email saying my ChatGPT membership has been suspended. I hope it's not like McAffee where I have to renew it every week.
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)

287 > 280 I used to like Chef Boyardee.
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)

288 Black Panther leader story and I just can't stop laughing.

We really need to rein in SNAP for snack foods.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 02:07 PM (c3bGo)

289 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)

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/)

290 > 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.

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)

291 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

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)

292 Another malignant narcissist hoisted on his own petard, the retard's ego swell head who thinks he's smarter than everyone. The gallows will need to be higher for him. I have despised him since he let the AG Fat Thighs off for meeting Bill Clinton in his plane. Big production and nothing served.

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)

293 On social media I see constant postings by leftwingers calling for the murder of people they don't like.

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)

294 Farfalle...

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 02:08 PM (g47mK)

295 Hot Take: Elric uses a.paralegal to post his "Firsts!"

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 21, 2026 02:09 PM (bX16E)

296 285 "26 We need to see some bodies swinging from lampposts pretty soon.

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)

297 Vindictive prosecution is putting a guy in prison for contempt of Congress.

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)

298 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

And that is JAH-koh-moh. Joseph.

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 02:10 PM (ZdaMQ)

299 The WNBA's big problem with women and transgenders is easily solved. Just change the name to "Lesbian National Basketball Association", and that solves their problem. It has the added benefit of getting rid of Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 02:10 PM (UnTkV)

300 Farfalle...
Posted by: runner

I sang that in a Dean Martin voice

Posted by: Miklos, whoa oh, cantare, whoa oh oh oh at August 21, 2026 02:10 PM (4RYRd)

301 280 I used to like Chef Boyardee.
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)

302 Are RedWing boot stores still around?
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)

303 I’m sick of this shit. The answer to liberal shitheads who make these sophistic, demonstrably untrue argument should be “shut the fuck up before I punch you so hard your great grandfather will cry, pussy. “

Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 02:11 PM (Jl/ju)

304 And that is JAH-koh-moh. Joseph.
Posted by: Piper

Jocomo fi-na-nay

Posted by: The Dixie Kups sing Iko Iko at August 21, 2026 02:12 PM (4RYRd)

305 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)

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)

306 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/)

Did he cheat at Bocce..??

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 02:12 PM (g47mK)

307 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)


May I point you to Archimedes @39.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 02:12 PM (ExV1e)

308 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


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)

309 >>> I used to like Chef Boyardee.

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)

310 Shoe stores in general are another one of those things that have likely been devastated by Amazon.

Less by Amazon, more by a certain Democrat voting bloc.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 02:13 PM (2ocoG)

311
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)

312 > Are RedWing boot stores still around?
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)

313 297 Vindictive prosecution is putting a guy in prison for contempt of Congress.

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)

314 Farfalle...
Posted by: runner

Butterfly!

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 02:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

315 Just a few years back, Jonah Goldberg had this realization that being a "conservative" has little shelf-life in the media pool.
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)

316 202 200
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)

317 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)

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)

318 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.

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)

319 Bought (name brand) shoes from Amazon.
They fell apart.
Amazon sells knock-offs.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:16 PM (3oLMy)

320 311, yeah, that's what still gets me hovering whenever I remember it.

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)

321 ScOTUS ruled Trump can keep rebuilding the WH. lol.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 02:16 PM (Jl/ju)

322 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)

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)

323
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)

324 Huck, I always said the NCAA, olympics committee, etc should just rename to the XX and XY divisions. Side step sex/gender entirely and just use the chromosome names to keep men from competing against women.

Posted by: PaleRider at August 21, 2026 02:17 PM (PV+Zw)

325 > 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)

Smell the testosterone:


https://tinyurl.com/4zv9m9ns


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (AeiPB)

326 Butterfly!
Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 02:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

There is also busiata...

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (g47mK)

327 Bezos is a chicken-shit. He will not deliberately cheat you.
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)

328 Twisted X footwear.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (gIjzl)

329 >>>Are RedWing boot stores still around?
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)

330 The family that founded Chef Boyardee had a four star restaurant in my county called Ship's Lantern in the town of Lloyd. It just close for good bye months ago. Too bad, absolutely great food

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (rp63B)

331 Comey has a lot more exposure than sea shells, but he poked the bear and asked for this.

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)

332 ScOTUS ruled Trump can keep rebuilding the WH. lol.


===

very good!

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 02:18 PM (g47mK)

333 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)


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)

334 324 Huck, I always said the NCAA, olympics committee, etc should just rename to the XX and XY divisions. Side step sex/gender entirely and just use the chromosome names to keep men from competing against women.

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)

335 They are doing it again because you didn’t hang them last time.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:19 PM (ZVgZ4)

336 Act Blue.

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)

337 Couple of Red Wing shoe stores in my AO

I have 2 pair, one from back at least early 90s

Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 02:19 PM (ZxPkt)

338 It's tagliatelle! It's pronounced just like it's spelled!
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)

339 ---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
---

Took them long enough.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:20 PM (3oLMy)

340 >ScOTUS ruled Trump can keep rebuilding the WH. lol.
----

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)

341 @336 every Republican AG in every Red state should charge them with election finance crimes. Lawfare the hell out of them

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 02:21 PM (rp63B)

342 The lower court ruling on the ballroom were pathetic abominations. They completely ignored the filers didn’t have standing. They don’t even have an injury, and there is clear law passed by Congress that the president can alter and improve the White House. The Supreme Court should have just (and I think they will) bitch slap the entire case.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 02:22 PM (Jl/ju)

343 When you lose weight, sometimes you lose half a shoe size.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:22 PM (2MN4W)

344 >>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?

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)

345 I remember reading a transcript of an old court case... so old that it required clarification for the jury that spaghetti was "an Italian dish".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:22 PM (AeiPB)

346 W00t!

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)

347 Lower courts can’t do shit now. SCOTUS put a stay in place while they consider the appeal.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 02:23 PM (Jl/ju)

348 >ScOTUS ruled Trump can keep rebuilding the WH. lol.
----

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)

349 Two pair, one black, one brown. But ironically, none white.

Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 02:23 PM (LHPAg)

350 I have Red Wing and Timberland in my horde. Too nice to wear.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (2MN4W)

351 By coincidence, I have just purchase a box of penne. I don't know how to pronounce it, but I know how to eat it.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (Jr5Lq)

352 The way Trump runs construction projects it will be done by the time the appeal is concluded

Posted by: Vengeance at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (Jl/ju)

353 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

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/)

354 'Grats, Perfessor.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (AeiPB)

355 302 Are RedWing boot stores still around?
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)

356 redwingshoes.com for a store/retailer locater.

Posted by: free tibet at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (iNp3L)

357 338 It's tagliatelle! It's pronounced just like it's spelled!
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)

358 >>> Posted by: Old Italian Grandma at August 21, 2026 02:02 PM (0y8TN)

Shouldn't you be calling yourself 'nonna'?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (+fdRY)

359 Hey, Elric...

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)

360 Weatherman off today.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (2MN4W)

361 While she was AG, Loretta Lynch ran Comey when he was head of the FBI. Their fix for Hillary's server exposure was to focus on narrow charges that purposefully ignored what really happened.

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)

362 >By coincidence, I have just purchase a box of penne. I don't know how to pronounce it, but I know how to eat it.

Peh-nay.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (mkw2N)

363 I used to occasionally use Jack Newhouse as an online pseudonym.

Jack (John) Newhouse = Giacomo Casanova.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (AeiPB)

364 315 Just a few years back, Jonah Goldberg had this realization that being a "conservative" has little shelf-life in the media pool.
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)

365 Alarm clock-radio set to a local classic rock station. Wake up to 'Bohemian Rhapsody' at least twice a month.

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)

366 I'd simplify it further and have an 'XX' and an 'Open' division and call it a day.
____

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)

367 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
No Mushrat Love?

Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 02:25 PM (LHPAg)

368 Hey, Elric...

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/)

369 Red Wing has shoe trucks that visit big factories.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:26 PM (2MN4W)

370 Grats, Perfessor.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (AeiPB)
----
Thanks!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 02:26 PM (FZ29D)

371
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)

372 >>> 359 Hey, Elric...

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)

373 you only need on spagetto if it's long enough.
____

*nods*

Posted by: The Paolo at August 21, 2026 02:27 PM (Dv3i1)

374 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/)


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)

375 nood

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:27 PM (Jr5Lq)

376 By coincidence, I have just purchase a box of penne. I don't know how to pronounce it, but I know how to eat it.
Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 02:24 PM (Jr5Lq)


Say less!

Posted by: Bootyjudge at August 21, 2026 02:27 PM (rbvCR)

377 nood



Tony

Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (3uBP9)

378 Penne Rigatte. Penne. Rigatoni. Tri colored pasta.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (2MN4W)

379
Yay, Perfesser!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 02:28 PM (XJ22o)

380 >>> 374 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/)

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)

381 347 Lower courts can’t do shit now. SCOTUS put a stay in place while they consider the appeal.
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)

382 Weatherman off today.

Posted by: Boss Moss
---

gonna freeze your ass off this winter

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 02:29 PM (3oLMy)

383 NOOD

KARMELO




see, *another* boob thread

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (+fdRY)

384 Just in case boobs c ome up in the next thread, you should familiarize yourself with the cup sizes

oh so mildly nsfw

https://tinyurl.com/m7rv2hyz

Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 02:30 PM (ZxPkt)

385 Can you imagine President Newsom finishing a 90,000-square-foot ballroom? HAHAHAHA.
______

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)

386 315 Just a few years back, Jonah Goldberg had this realization that being a "conservative" has little shelf-life in the media pool.
Seems "conservatives" just don't really like shoveling somebody else' cr@p.
Posted by: Neo

------------
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.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 21, 2026 02:31 PM (Km5TV)

387 ...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)



Good summary Vengeance. This makes my blood boil.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (kpi7N)

388 To put a fine point on the need for the new WH ballroom, they won't have to use DC hotels with poor security. And they're putting a f*ckload of badly needed new stuff in the basement.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (dtajH)

389 You’ve got to go back to the New Testament: Ἰακώβ = Jacob. How that becomes James in English is another story.

https://www.gotquestions.org/James-vs-Jacob.html

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (ZVgZ4)

390 I've always looked for dogs who don't bark.

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.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 02:32 PM (BI5O2)

391 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)


It's our theme song!

Posted by: Flock Group Inc., d/b/a Flock Safety at August 21, 2026 02:34 PM (L3Npt)

392 @384 the internet reliably tells me that Sydney Sweeney is a 32DD / 32E, so 4.3 lbs of yummy ta tas

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 21, 2026 02:36 PM (dtajH)

393 Flock cameras are so obviously unconstitutional, but no one is outraged enough to stop them. It is little cuts, little cuts, over and over, so that we don’t realize we are being bled dry.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:38 PM (ZVgZ4)

394 Smaller breasts will fall less. It’s a balancing act!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 02:39 PM (ZVgZ4)

395 Are you his lawyer? Working on a retainer?
Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 01:26 PM (g47mK)

Why, yes, we are.

Posted by: Do-Wee-Cheetem and Howe at August 21, 2026 02:43 PM (hmYU4)

396 >>Could be worse: could be Sonny and Cher singing “I Got You, Babe!” forever.

>>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)

397 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)

Comhere. Let's talk.

Posted by: Frankie Boombatz-Vinnie's Brother at August 21, 2026 02:47 PM (hmYU4)

398 Adult video’s kijken op veilige en betrouwbare platforms.Vind veilige streaming hubs voor eenn premium ervaring.

Posted by: WATCH ANAL PORN at August 21, 2026 09:28 PM (ysdMx)

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.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:10 PM




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1 It was like such an aberration," she added."

Or abortion?

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 12:12 PM (XuXeR)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:12 PM (ccf/V)

3 Happy Friday!

And Jill is still a nasty piece of work.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at August 21, 2026 12:13 PM (4HoLg)

4 There's no excuse'ing this out. He was mentally fubar. Period.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:13 PM (ccf/V)

5 Here.

Posted by: RI Red at August 21, 2026 12:13 PM (gMy47)

6 Is she implying that some enemy forces laced his drink, otherwise he would have been as sharp as a 3 dollar bill ??

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 12:14 PM (g47mK)

7 Yes, no one has ever seen Joe confused and rambling like that, EVER, before or after. ha

Posted by: illiniwek at August 21, 2026 12:14 PM (vbXSk)

8 Afternoon, Ace. Crows still being standoffish?

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:14 PM (77rzZ)

9 She's right... Joe was drugged his entire reign... But it was to keep him awake and wired... Didn't work that night... Probably over dosed him hoping for better results... Didn't work..

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 12:14 PM (+gK6I)

10 Jill Biden still trying to pretend Joe was perfectly coherent and up to par medically regarding his cognitive functions for his entire term, but some nefarious person drugged him for the debate.?
Such lying!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 12:14 PM (JrHfD)

11 I toTaLlY bElIeVe ThE pOlLs ShOwInG dEmOcRaTs WiNnInG sEnAtE sEaTs In NoRtH cArOlInA, mAiNe, TeXaS, aLaSkA, aNd ArKaNsAs!

Posted by: South Berwick Follies at August 21, 2026 12:15 PM (qUkBO)

12 Jill Biden is so low rent that even Mediterranean and Baltic Avenues are too rich for her blood.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 12:15 PM (I7jBo)

13 Didn't Shelley Winters dose the president with LSD in Wild in the Streets?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 12:15 PM (RIvkX)

14 I wonder if they are going to SWAT some poor schlub who was catering the event and accuse him of attempting to poison the former "President."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 12:15 PM (FZ29D)

15 Jake Tapper has been rufied.

IYKWIMAITYD

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at August 21, 2026 12:15 PM (ItWcy)

16 Pretty sure Joe was doped for every debate going back to 2020. I remember in his first one with Trump you almost could not see the whites of his eyes.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 12:16 PM (vTZFs)

17 Then why did he drop out?

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)

18 Posted by: South Berwick Follies at August 21, 2026 12:15 PM (qUkBO)
====
Also, you're a rock-ribbed Republican.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 12:16 PM (RIvkX)

19 "Amateur"

-- Bill Cosby

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 12:16 PM (iFTx/)

20 Where was that old black comedian?

Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 12:16 PM (gd7Qy)

21 F*ck....they had him on so many cocktails just to keep him upright.

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)

22 More likely that he had been "dexied" (given meth) to elevate him from comatose to merely confused.

Posted by: zombie at August 21, 2026 12:17 PM (Av6i5)

23 "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."
=====

"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)

24 Most guarded person ever on face of Earth got roofied and cornholed.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 12:17 PM (/+uur)

25 "I am alone with a roofied Joe Biden"

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)

26

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)

27 60 bucks
same as downtown

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 12:18 PM (/+uur)

28 Great Britain...again:

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)

29
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)

30 These people are buffoons.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 12:18 PM (2WIwB)

31 Gad, is that heinous woman STILL trying to pretend anyone GAS about what she "thinks"? Just fade into the sunset, you miserable old crone.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:19 PM (Riz8t)

32 The world may never know, Jill.

Posted by: bluebell at August 21, 2026 12:19 PM (afFes)

33
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)

34 Thus the Biden 2028 campaign begins

Posted by: Kratwurst at August 21, 2026 12:20 PM (9gKa/)

35 Jill Biden still trying to pretend Joe was perfectly coherent and up to par medically regarding his cognitive functions for his entire term, but some nefarious person drugged him for the debate.?

She probably figures if Trump can make a comeback, sleepy Joe can.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

36 The media is now Reddit, eh?
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)

37 She told Lima she and the president had doctors around them at all times

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)

38 LOL well he certainly was on drugs.

Posted by: steevy at August 21, 2026 12:21 PM (YwEeS)

39 Fucker's being a bit stingy with the honey roasted peanuts.

Posted by: The Crows at August 21, 2026 12:21 PM (2UnvF)

40 Jill Biden still trying to pretend Joe was perfectly coherent and up to par medically

Exactly. Pretend Joe.

Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 12:21 PM (UMWMT)

41 We're gonna need Cavernous Nostrils' investigative journalism to get to the bottom of this!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 12:21 PM (FZ29D)

42 She probably figures if Trump can make a comeback, sleepy Joe can.

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)

43 We're gonna need Cavernous Nostrils' investigative journalism to get to the bottom of this!
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)

44 She told Lima she and the president had doctors around them at all times

Heck, he even married a doctor!

Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 12:23 PM (UMWMT)

45 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 (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)

46 We're gonna need Cavernous Nostrils' investigative journalism to get to the bottom of this!

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)

47 Jill Biden still trying to pretend Joe was perfectly coherent and up to par medically

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)

48 "It was like such an aberration," she added.

https://youtu.be/BwSts2s4ba4

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 12:23 PM (O7YUW)

49 Hey, Jill -

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)

50 I would imagine they pumped him up with Adrenochrome, Aderall and w/e else they could think of to get him through the debate, but the cocktail just didn't work anymore.

Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (Iwv3U)

51 Afternoon Ace
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)

52 Scott Jennings tweet would've been funnier if he'd tagged Whoopi Goldberg.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (J4Dwc)

53 OT: Life in the blue zones.

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)

54
Jake Tapper has been rufied.

He has shingles?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (Cqx++)

55 I suspect the man responsible for Biden's poor debate performance is also the man responsible for shitting in Biden's depends

Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)

56 Aliens beamed down the night before and replaced Joe's brain with a that of a gerbil. Turns out it was a slight improvement.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (V362x)

57 19 "Amateur"

-- Bill Cosby

20 Where was that old black comedian?
****

Love this place ❣

Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 12:24 PM (pHgC8)

58 Jake Tapper has been rufied.

By Don LeMon.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 12:25 PM (2ocoG)

59 It's a podcast with a lady I've never heard of before.

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/)

60 This is such a weird take on things. Being drugged? Come on man!

*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)

61 Can't he speak for himself about what went down that night?
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)

62
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)

63 I love that all these media people have to engage in feigned ignorance.. forever and ever. It's like Rod Sterling wrote the script.

Posted by: 13times at August 21, 2026 12:25 PM (6iKlf)

64

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)

65 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

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)

66 maybe biden's mind was temporarily taken over by venusians

Posted by: gnats local 678 at August 21, 2026 12:26 PM (CWTWj)

67 Did Jill Biden give me a handjob for a nickel behind the corndog stand at the Emmet County Fair?

Who knows?

Was it the best nickel she ever spent?

Who knows?

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 12:26 PM (6V14C)

68 Someone should play her the clip where he says "Trumpurnniiinnnnializm."

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)

69 And we're just supposed to accept that someone was able to adulterate the food and drink of the sitting President?
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)

70 Dr. Vinnie Boombatz >>> Dr. Jill

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 21, 2026 12:27 PM (wtvvX)

71 She's actually pissed that the drug cocktail the docs assured her and Hunter would work, did not in fact work. Knowing his condition full well, there is no way in hell those two would have let the debate go forward unless they were confident the juice was going to work for a few hours.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 12:27 PM (XvL8K)

72 One pill makes you mumble
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)

73 The gal in yellow has a very flat face. Not saying it's good or bad. Just noting its extreme, uncanny level of flatness. You could finely hone carpentry bench chisels on a face like that.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 12:28 PM (3uBP9)

74 She was HORRIFIED! She thought maybe he'd HAD A STROKE!!!! HE MUST'VE BEEN DRUGGED!!!!!!!!


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)

75 Is he different on roofies? I mean, who would know?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at August 21, 2026 12:28 PM (llBIB)

76 Maybe someone should send a compilation film of Joes greatest hits to Jill

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)

77 We're gonna need Cavernous Nostrils' investigative journalism to get to the bottom of this!
---
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)

78 >>The gal in yellow has a very flat face.

No yellow

Posted by: Hunter B. at August 21, 2026 12:29 PM (J4Dwc)

79 We beat Medicare!

Posted by: Joe From Scranton at August 21, 2026 12:29 PM (JM9I6)

80 Joe was drugged, so Jill took him to Waffle House. Probably a lot of amateur pharmacists at Waffle House.

Posted by: huerfano at August 21, 2026 12:29 PM (2Xqig)

81 The best part was afterwards when she dragged him out in front of an audience of clapping seals and praised his performance as if he was a toddler in potty training.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2026 12:29 PM (2Ez/1)

82 Klandice Owens aka Candy Ovens

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 12:30 PM (3cUTc)

83 As I mentioned in JJ's post, Biden was drugged, but by Jill and company to try and keep him awake and alert for the debate. Just imagine how awful the debate would have been for Sniffy Joe if she hadn't drugged him up.
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)

84 Candy Ovens.

She'll make sure the trains run on time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 12:30 PM (ccf/V)

85 Joe was drugged, so Jill took him to Waffle House. Probably a lot of amateur pharmacists at Waffle House.
Posted by: huerfano

There are out back, anyway.

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 21, 2026 12:31 PM (ftFVW)

86

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)

87 The only way this interview could have been any more disgusting would be if they discussed the last time her and Joe got intimate.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 12:31 PM (3cUTc)

88 82 Klandice Owens aka Candy Ovens

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)

89 Her face was like a relief map of Kansas.

Posted by: banana Dream - bad novel opening lines at August 21, 2026 12:31 PM (3uBP9)

90 I would imagine they pumped him up with Adrenochrome, Aderall and w/e else they could think of to get him through the debate, but the cocktail just didn't work anymore.
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)

91 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!

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)

92
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)

93 The New York Times, quoting the mother of a sailor aboard the Abraham Lincoln: "They didn't sign up to be on a ship in the middle of the ocean".

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)

94 “had doctors around them at all times”

Oopsie, so focused on lying she gave away some truth.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 21, 2026 12:32 PM (71lKy)

95 Trump is.coming to town today to campaign for Miss Lindsay's sister and probably rub Canada's nose in their own shit.

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)

96 The only way this interview could have been any more disgusting would be if they discussed the last time her and Joe got intimate.
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)

97 >Jill Biden Agrees It's Possible
---

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)

98 Wouldn't put it past some Trump supporter sneaking something into President Biden. Only way a wretched ignoramus like Trump would have a chance.

Posted by: Sid at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (Up4gj)

99 Lima asked, "There's no way anyone could have, God forbid, laced his drink or something?"

"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)

100 "Trumpaloozerapine!"

Posted by: Sharpest he's ever been at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (mqcLc)

101 96 The only way this interview could have been any more disgusting would be if they discussed the last time her and Joe got intimate.
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)

102
We beat Medicare!
Posted by: Joe From Scranton


For all

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (Cqx++)

103 Her face was like a relief map of Kansas.
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)

104 So they didn’t interview Joe himself? I wonder why.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (71lKy)

105 Trump is.coming to town today to campaign for Miss Lindsay's sister

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)

106 The debate Biden fucked up. That was typical Biden of the day, so what? He was fucked up during his whole tenure, it was just another Biden day.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:34 PM (3oLMy)

107 100 "Trumpaloozerapine!"

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)

108 Posted by: Sid at August 21, 2026 12:33 PM (Up4gj)


You DICK!!!!

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at August 21, 2026 12:34 PM (ccf/V)

109 As a Doctor Of Education, she should be able to recognize a SPED when she sees one

or marries one

Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 12:34 PM (ZxPkt)

110 But hey, they were able to prove his debate performance was a one-off by putting him out there every day for press-avails, live tv interviews, and impromptu walkabouts with the public.

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)

111 I watched the video. There's a clear break and abrupt editing between the question about the roofie, a jump cut to Jill saying "who knows," and then a jump cut back to Lima repeating "who knows."

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/)

112 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

But didn't you hear? He's ditching her for Natalie Harp! REEEEEEE!!!

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:35 PM (77rzZ)

113 Dr Jill probably cooked up the cocktail. Got the wrong arrangement and Joey's brain went boink

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 12:35 PM (rp63B)

114 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!!!"


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)

115 I wonder how much podcast host Jamie Kern Lima had to pay to get the "interview?"

Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 12:35 PM (2WIwB)

116 It is the strangest thing.

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)

117 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

For sure he was drugged

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 12:35 PM (H0MJK)

118 Wouldn't put it past some Trump supporter sneaking something into President Biden.


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)

119 Bull$h!t. What happened was he did not get his usual "Public Appearance Cocktail" of cocaine, adderal, and other uppers, or he had so abused the cocktail so much previously that it did not work this time. Compare and contrast how he looked during SOU earlier in 2024 - he was angry, shouting, you know Bully-Biden mode.

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)

120 Biden was drugged up his entire term. Remember why his eye started bleeding?

This time the drugs didn’t work.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 21, 2026 12:36 PM (71lKy)

121 Gee, Sid. It's like you aren't even trying these days.

Posted by: huerfano at August 21, 2026 12:36 PM (2Xqig)

122 Apparently Joe is suffering with metastasizing prostate cancer. Why are Jill and the MSM determined to make us wish for his pain to increase?

Posted by: Oglebay at August 21, 2026 12:36 PM (2ap+5)

123 Neilia and Naomi Biden have been unavailable to comment since December 18, 1972.

Posted by: Joe Did This, Too! at August 21, 2026 12:37 PM (JM9I6)

124 If feel.sorry for.Pepperidge.Farms reliving the America's Long National Nightmare.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 21, 2026 12:37 PM (bX16E)

125 The entire Biden presidency was a fraud. They turned it into a farce. If it hadn't put the Republic in such jeopardy, I'd laugh at these people. As it is, Fu*k 'em!

Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 12:37 PM (2WIwB)

126 Apparently Joe is suffering with metastasizing prostate cancer.

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)

127 Wisconsin man nabs shopper in restroom, demands cops send hypnotists to negotiate; police shoot hostage’s thumb off.


NTB:
t.co/NOYWrM1DZ7

Posted by: banana Dream - must be something in the water at August 21, 2026 12:38 PM (3uBP9)

128 Biden was drugged during the debate?

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)

129 The irony of course is that the only way Biden could NOT sound like he had been roofied was if he was given a bolus of adderall and choline.

Posted by: Paladin at August 21, 2026 12:38 PM (VlAfq)

130 And we're just going to pretend she never said--on the debate stage that very night!--"you did so good! you answered all the questions!"

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)

131 Do not take Jill Biden if you are allergic to Jill Biden.

Side effects include erectile disfunction and necrotizing fasciitis.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 12:39 PM (6V14C)

132 If feel.sorry for.Pepperidge.Farms reliving the America's Long National Nightmare.
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)

133 130 And we're just going to pretend she never said--on the debate stage that very night!--"you did so good! you answered all the questions!"


And took him to the Waffle House

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 12:39 PM (+gK6I)

134 Joe may be suffering now, but it's going to get much worse soon.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 21, 2026 12:39 PM (2ap+5)

135 Joe Biden was POTUS at the time. If he didn't have a doctor travelling with him at the time, they could have had one flown to Atlanta in hours. If Jill and others truly thought Joe had been drugged at the time, and his behavior was aberrant, why didn't they have him checked?

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)

136 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)

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)

137 ..under President Biden, beef prices soared at their fastest rate and the American beef herd fell to its smallest size in modern history.

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.
---

Argentina beef, please

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (3oLMy)

138 111 I watched the video. There's a clear break and abrupt editing between the question about the roofie, a jump cut to Jill saying "who knows," and then a jump cut back to Lima repeating "who knows."

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)

139 They're doing this to set a narrative.

What narrative? Who benefits?

Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (Riz8t)

140 "25 "I am alone with a roofied Joe Biden"
--------------
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)

141 Yeah, you have to think POTUS' drinks are about as well-guarded as the average SEC sorority chick's drink at the bar on a Saturday night.

Posted by: Octochicken at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (oCS0o)

142 Unsolicited Advice to Dr. Biden: It is not required to verbalize every thought which comes into your head.

Posted by: RS at August 21, 2026 12:40 PM (GYx3d)

143 Joe may be suffering now, but it's going to get much worse soon.

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)

144 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.

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)

145 My guess is a combination or a few things:

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)

146 139.

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)

147 They're doing this to set a narrative.

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)

148 The Biden crime family must be strapped for cash

Posted by: teejuss at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (ebRus)

149 President Donald Trump appeared on Michael Cohen’s radio show and commended his former attorney for recanting his previous statements

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (3oLMy)

150 Unsolicited Advice to Dr. Biden: It is not required to verbalize every thought which comes into your head.

For some very loosely-defined values of "thought".

Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (Riz8t)

151 Lord, please forgive me......



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)

152 Did someone also "slip something into Joe's drink" all those times he authorized the auto-pen?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (3cUTc)

153 > Joe was drugged, so Jill took him to Waffle House.

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)

154 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

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)

155 Where was Bill Cosby before, during, and after the debate?

Posted by: Pudding, Indeed! at August 21, 2026 12:42 PM (JM9I6)

156 Wisconsin man nabs shopper in restroom, demands cops send hypnotists to negotiate; police shoot hostage’s thumb off.


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)

157 Everything is a mindfuck psy op. Carry on.

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:43 PM (ucYyF)

158 What narrative? Who benefits?
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)

159 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.


Hmmmmm. Interesting. But then why would Dr. Jill participate?

Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:43 PM (Riz8t)

160 The cocktail needed to keep Joe upright all the way to noon on a daily basis is the big mystery. He didn't need to be "rufied" for that abysmal performance, he only needed to refrain from his animating drug regimen.

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)

161 It's possible that a lot of these nutty stories are necessary to keep the democrat base in memory care facilities writing cheques.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 21, 2026 12:43 PM (2ap+5)

162 I'm beating Stage Nine Cancer like I beat Corn Pop!

Posted by: With A Chain! at August 21, 2026 12:43 PM (JM9I6)

163 Of course she knows the truth and she doesn't want to lie outright, but she is happy to encourage stupid Democrat conspiracy theories.

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)

164 "I wasn't horrified. I was frightened, I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since"
-----
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)

165 The Biden crime family must be strapped for cash
Posted by: teejuss

They are also attention whores. Kinda works out.

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 21, 2026 12:44 PM (ftFVW)

166 here aren't enough of them to meet the demand for minority representation in all the fields where that find of representation is statutorily required.
_-_
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)

167 The Biden crime family must be strapped for cash
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)

168 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.


This also seems plausible.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)

169 Hmmmmm. Interesting. But then why would Dr. Jill participate?
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)

170 127 Wisconsin man nabs shopper in restroom, demands cops send hypnotists to negotiate; police shoot hostage’s thumb off.


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/)

171 Why are you asking Jill?
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)

172 Knowing the drugs might not work, the only reason I can think of for Jill and Hunter allowing the debate was that they knew he was on a path lose by double digits, and the only way to save their meal ticket was to roll the dice and hope for a miracle.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 12:46 PM (XvL8K)

173 No Biden endorsements for the midterms? No campaigning. Joe has fallen off the face of the Earth. Just his dingbat wife out talking to AWFLs.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 21, 2026 12:46 PM (71lKy)

174 170 127 Wisconsin man nabs shopper in restroom, demands cops send hypnotists to negotiate; police shoot hostage’s thumb off.


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)

175 If I stole $50M+ over 8 years you could bet I'd keep enough to not have to be a dirty pirate hooker like Jill Biden.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 12:47 PM (6V14C)

176 For all we know, Joe Biden was completely "brain dead" and the Rohypnol help him with the debate

Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 12:47 PM (RHGPo)

177 Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is fuming over the Army’s decision to withdraw new academic standards for college students in the ROTC program — including requiring a score of at least 1000 on the SAT — to block “stupid people” from becoming military officers.

Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 12:47 PM (RHGPo)

178 Always ask yourself "Why do they want us talking about this today?"

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:47 PM (ucYyF)

179 The lady in yellow looks like Ursula the sea witch from Little Mermaid

Posted by: 496 at August 21, 2026 12:48 PM (0K2fJ)

180 111 I watched the video. There's a clear break and abrupt editing between the question about the roofie, a jump cut to Jill saying "who knows," and then a jump cut back to Lima repeating "who knows."

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)

181 EdD is a consolation doctorate for retards. She's not going to have an educated opinion on anything, let alone something medical.

Posted by: That's DOCTOR Jill Bishop, er, Biden! at August 21, 2026 12:48 PM (TbWk/)

182 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.
---

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)

183 "I am alone with a roofied Joe Biden"
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)

184 144 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.

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)

185 173 No Biden endorsements for the midterms? No campaigning. Joe has fallen off the face of the Earth. Just his dingbat wife out talking to AWFLs.
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)

186 Poor Slow Joe.

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)

187 Guess enough time has passed to muddy the waters on whether Jill and others kept Joey tranked.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 12:48 PM (jjhQ/)

188 175 If I stole $50M+ over 8 years you could bet I'd keep enough to not have to be a dirty pirate hooker like Jill Biden.
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)

189 Joe Biden first Vegetable -American President

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 12:49 PM (rp63B)

190 81 million votes

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 12:49 PM (+gK6I)

191 under President Biden, beef prices soared at their fastest rate and the American beef herd fell to its smallest size in modern history.

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.

====

👏👏

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 12:50 PM (g47mK)

192 Biden was drugged for practically every public appearance. They are laughing at us

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:50 PM (ucYyF)

193 Kennedy’s program, inspired by President Trump’s Make America Healthy Again agenda, features chefs preparing nutritious, whole-food meals for approximately $5 or less per serving.

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)

194 "Hmmmmm. Interesting. But then why would Dr. Jill participate?
Posted by: Archimedes"


"We're all in this together"

Posted by: Ripley at August 21, 2026 12:50 PM (GUOwU)

195 188.

Probably thought Hunter's poop fingerpainting would catch on.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 12:50 PM (6V14C)

196 Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is fuming over the Army’s decision to withdraw new academic standards for college students in the ROTC program — including requiring a score of at least 1000 on the SAT — to block “stupid people” from becoming military officers.

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)

197 Hmmmmm. Interesting. But then why would Dr. Jill participate?

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)

198 ..but why ground beef...I don't trust ground beef!

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 12:51 PM (g47mK)

199 I'm actually surprised Joe is still alive...

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 21, 2026 12:51 PM (mP0Kj)

200 Lima asked, "There's no way anyone could have, God forbid, laced his drink or something?"

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)

201 Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is fuming over the Army’s decision to withdraw new academic standards for college students in the ROTC program — including requiring a score of at least 1000 on the SAT — to block “stupid people” from becoming military officers.
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)

202 199.
Mold is notoriously hard to get out of the walls.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 12:52 PM (6V14C)

203 I'm actually surprised Joe is still alive...
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)

204 138 111 I watched the video. There's a clear break and abrupt editing between the question about the roofie, a jump cut to Jill saying "who knows," and then a jump cut back to Lima repeating "who knows."

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
======
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)

205 2) They probably figured that the gravy train would never end (just looking at the Clintons for history.)

*cough*

Posted by: The Obamas at August 21, 2026 12:52 PM (Riz8t)

206 Joey Bidet was the Potato of the US.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 12:52 PM (jjhQ/)

207
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

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

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)

208 ..but why ground beef...I don't trust ground beef!
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)

209 Jamie Kern Lima used to be friends with Megan Sparkles a few years ago until they had some sort of falling out. She's ALWAYS given "favorable" interviews to nasty people.

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)

210 the only reason I can think of for Jill and Hunter allowing the debate was that they knew he was on a path lose by double digits, and the only way to save their meal ticket was to roll the dice and hope for a miracle
---

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)

211 Wasn't Jill qualified to be Surgeon General? Quick, let's ask Whoopi Goldberg.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 12:53 PM (nyHKk)

212 _ Turkey's Justice Minister: "We have submitted a request to Interpol to arrest Netanyahu."

_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)

213 205 2) They probably figured that the gravy train would never end (just looking at the Clintons for history.)

*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)

214 Wasn't Jill qualified to be Surgeon General? Quick, let's ask Whoopi Goldberg.
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)

215 _ Turkey's Justice Minister: "We have submitted a request to Interpol to arrest Netanyahu."

_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)

216 If Joe was rufied, it must have happened at his inauguration, since he spent three years comatose, or close to it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 12:56 PM (nyHKk)

217 Is she trying to announce that lacing the President's drink is actually possible, in case anyone wants to, you know, give it a shot?

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:56 PM (ucYyF)

218 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)

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)

219 Gunther Eagleman has a great point...

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)

220 air biscuits
_-_
Beginning to wonder if that theory of pushing toward global famine is real.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 21, 2026 12:57 PM (QlGmE)

221 What's the latest on the garbage bag wearing AWFL Islamic convert that wanted to blow up the NY capitol building?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2026 12:57 PM (jjhQ/)

222 Common Tater Johnson is right!
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)

223 Joe is the kind of fucking idiot who would roofie himself.

"I'm gonna get lucky!"
-- Joe Biden

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 21, 2026 12:57 PM (I7jBo)

224 Say, Jill, have any of the architects I called about designing my Presidential Library called back? They all said they'd get back to me when they had sketches for me to review. But it's been 16 months now!

Posted by: Joe, counting the clouds in the sky at August 21, 2026 12:57 PM (5rh/l)

225 _ Turkey's Justice Minister: "We have submitted a request to Interpol to arrest Netanyahu."

_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)

226 Brandon was rufied by G@d to wake up His people and …..well, the roofy did not work as well as it should have.
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)

227 All hopped up on goofballs.

Posted by: wth at August 21, 2026 12:58 PM (UjdFS)

228 Knowing the drugs might not work, the only reason I can think of for Jill and Hunter allowing the debate was that they knew he was on a path lose by double digits, and the only way to save their meal ticket was to roll the dice and hope for a miracle.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 12:46 PM (XvL8K)
___

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/)

229 Turkey can get stuffed. Sage would be nice.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

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)

230 The John Gill presidency of Joe Biden.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2026 12:59 PM (wVcYX)

231 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)
---
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)

232 If they had put a chimpanzee in the debate, the left would have talked about how intelligent and insightful it was. They picked their party, and they're sticking with it.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 21, 2026 01:01 PM (QlGmE)

233 Say, Jill, have any of the architects I called about designing my Presidential Library called back? They all said they'd get back to me when they had sketches for me to review. But it's been 16 months now!
Posted by: Joe, counting the clouds in the sky at August 21, 2026 12:57 PM (5rh/l)
-----
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)

234 Houthis and Saudis are having a go:

"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)

235 Turks wanting to start some shit?

Where is Vlad when we need him?

Make Turksicles great again.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 21, 2026 01:01 PM (6V14C)

236 All I have to say about this one is: Jamie Kern Lima…. Never heard of her before but a quick search reveals former beauty queen. What??!! The lady is butt ugly weird looking…. Unbelievable

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 01:02 PM (M+uMR)

237 Whoever tagged him as President Roomba won the award. Not sure if I saw that here or elsewhere.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 01:02 PM (J4Dwc)

238 >>> Turkey can get stuffed. Sage would be nice.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

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)

239 Imagine if Old Lady Rodham had to hold BJ Willie's hand and help him offstage after a public appearance.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2026 01:03 PM (2Ez/1)

240 Joe and Jill
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)

241 Imagine if Old Lady Rodham had to hold BJ Willie's hand and help him offstage after a public appearance.
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)

242 When we consider dropping a date rape drug in our glass, and not just date but, also kumquats prunes or any kind of rape drug, which we have opposed since before we ever supported it, we have to consider the impact of persons of color.

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)

243 🕺🦃
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)

244 Joe and Jill
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)

245 Why didn't Joe come out and say this himself? Odd that he has so little input on everything going on despite being fit as a fiddle.

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at August 21, 2026 01:05 PM (wrEn7)

246 🕺🦃
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)

247 That's some high quality H2O.
- The Water Boy

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 21, 2026 01:05 PM (n5tGW)

248
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)

249 218 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)

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)

250 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.
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)

251 >>>Whoever tagged him as President Roomba won the award. Not sure if I saw that here or elsewhere.
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)

252 All I have to say about this one is: Jamie Kern Lima…. Never heard of her before but a quick search reveals former beauty queen. What??!! The lady is butt ugly weird looking…. Unbelievable
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)

253 Someone please nuke the retard who dropped a turd at the end of the rant thread: 8Ow3a

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2026 01:06 PM (+fdRY)

254 After money, I actually think Obama just wants adoration.

*cough*

Posted by: Hairy man nethers at August 21, 2026 01:07 PM (Riz8t)

255 Someone please nuke the retard who dropped a turd at the end of the rant thread: 8Ow3a
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)

256 >>> I believe the impression is to be "Jive Turkey."
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)

257 Turks wanting to start some shit?

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)

258
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)

259
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)

260 I was absolutely convinced this was one of those things where the write up of it seems like they're really wondering if he was roofied but the video would show they were kidding about it.

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)

261 Someone please nuke the retard who dropped a turd at the end of the rant thread: 8Ow3a
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)

262 What if they didn’t dope him that night (with the usual uppers). “You don’t need these things: go get him tiger!” and the resulting trouncing ensued. Why? Because it was becoming a little too obvious to the American public what his mental decline had become: they wanted a replacement who was just smart enough to do their bidding.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 01:11 PM (ZVgZ4)

263 Please let all stories about Jill Biden die by a foul watery wayside.

Posted by: sidney at August 21, 2026 01:11 PM (Uy/WF)

264 Argentina beef, please
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)

265 dancer + turkey = jive turkey
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)

266 >>> 261
==
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)

267 I think a lot lately about "15 minute thinkers," people incapable of thinking past the next 15 minutes of consequences.

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)

268 I think Joey never really wanted to be president, even. But, so long as he didn't have to do anything, that was OK. It was always run by a "politburo", just like Slick Willie and the gang, Obie, et al. That's how they roll.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 01:12 PM (m29Tn)

269 >>> Her face was like a relief map of Kansas.
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)

270 Texas. You had one job. Where's the beef?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:13 PM (2MN4W)

271 pouts
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)

272 While the FiL was living here, I watched my share of "Classic Concentration" starring Alex Trebek.

HIS MOTHER HAD TO CONCENTRATE TO NOT USE HER TEETH!

Posted by: SEAN CONNERY at August 21, 2026 01:14 PM (2ocoG)

273 Joe will be dead in a year or so and Jill will be remarried within a few months.

Posted by: MJ at August 21, 2026 01:14 PM (XOmY9)

274 Texas. You had one job. Where's the beef?
-
Where's the rain?

Posted by: Texas at August 21, 2026 01:14 PM (QlGmE)

275 >>> 234 Houthis and Saudis are having a go:

"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)

276 Not as long as deranged Commie Lula is president.

Lula was installed by USAID. Probably their last major foreign policy adventure.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 01:15 PM (2ocoG)

277 >>> I think a lot lately about "15 minute thinkers," people incapable of thinking past the next 15 minutes of consequences.

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)

278 > I think Joey never really wanted to be president, even. But, so long as he didn't have to do anything, that was OK. It was always run by a "politburo", just like Slick Willie and the gang, Obie, et al. That's how they roll.
----------
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)

279 Remember:

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)

280 Background Checks take how long?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (2MN4W)

281 nood



Paul



no, a different one

Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (3uBP9)

282 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 01:17 PM (ccf/V)

283 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.


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)

284 pouts

Posted by: Brazil
--

Lulu can go FH.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 21, 2026 01:18 PM (3oLMy)

285 Recall that even here, on this erudite and August forum, posters were apoplectic that Mr. Trump had so readily agreed to a debate that early. "It' a Trap! What is he thinking!!! REEEEEEEE "

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 01:19 PM (m29Tn)

286 Who drops first Bubba or Joey?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 01:24 PM (rp63B)

287 With Slow Joe's energy I think he would have taken a nap on the podium if he was roofied. Dr. Jill grasping for anything as usual.

"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)

288 It's possible he was roofied his entire administration! Except for the times where he was running circles around his staffers.

Posted by: fb at August 21, 2026 02:12 PM (JVEmw)

289 145 My guess is a combination or a few things:

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)

290 President Biden's campaign visit to Strath Haven campus in Wallingford, Delaware County, PA, was March 8, 2024, just a day after his oddly animated SOTU Address in Congress.

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)

291 Scott Jennings: "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."

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.

After the H-1B issue started heating up last year, Governor Greg Abbott issued a directive in January 2026 prohibiting state agencies and universities from petitioning for new H-1B positions until May 31, 2027, thus putting a stop to H-1B hirings until the legislature meets again and can address the issue.

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.

*****

Speaking of Texas institutions, blog favorite Monte Warden played the Opry again this past Saturday night, with conservative superstar Mollie Hemingway providing backup vocals.

There is no correlation of course, but since The Federalist and I started covering the Warden family’s legal battles against the Austin Independent School District (due to its institutionalized “reverse discrimination") Monte has been on a tear. He currently has a song (“Doghouse Flowers") near the top of the Americana charts, he’s performing on a frequent rotation at the Opry, and his rockabilly band, The Wagoneers, just released their first album since 1989. (Monte also has a retro-jazz band, The Dangerous Few, that has released several recent albums.)

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:00 AM (ccf/V)

2 Alas, the titties are in the past.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:00 AM (ccf/V)

3 Will go lum NOOD.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:01 AM (ccf/V)

4 Sponge, with the hat trick!

Nicely done.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 11:01 AM (Q45uQ)

5 Texas State University (@txst) has filed a notice of intent to hire an H-1B Public Relations administrator

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)

6 I wonder if this is a trailing spouse role…

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 11:04 AM (ZdaMQ)

7 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)

Is she majoring in public relations?

Posted by: That would be extra funny at August 21, 2026 11:04 AM (TbWk/)

8 H-1Bs need to be banned. End of story.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

9 Oh FFS........

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)

10 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:


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)

11 I just read an article about my Alma Mater, William and Mary. They're DETERMINED to keep violating SCOTUS' DEI ruling. These people really do think the rules don't apply to them.

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)

12 Huh...guess I should've read the ENTIRE post......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:06 AM (ccf/V)

13 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.


We're not even considering a firing squad?

Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)

14 Huh...guess I should've read the ENTIRE post......
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)

15 Hiring “outside” help has always seemed a little bit sketchy to me. School administrators, and Police Chiefs are two examples that spring to mind.

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)

16 Huh...guess I should've read the ENTIRE post......
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)

17 12 Huh...guess I should've read the ENTIRE post......
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/)

18
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)

19 Pretty sure Jayne Cobb was more qualified to do Public Relations than whoever they would get through a low-paying H1B visa. "Aw, hell, I was gonna get me an ear, too!"

Posted by: pookysgirl, Firefly fan at August 21, 2026 11:08 AM (Wt5PA)

20 It's amazing the things evil can do when a nation goes to sleep for half a century.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at August 21, 2026 11:08 AM (g8Ew8)

21 5 Texas State University (@txst) has filed a notice of intent to hire an H-1B Public Relations administrator

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)

22 Damphousse started, I think, the tradition of riding a Harley onto the field before football games, which is actually pretty cool when witnessed live.

So there's that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:09 AM (ccf/V)

23 H-1B visas should be banned as contrary to anti-slavery Amendments to the Constitution.

Posted by: ballistic at August 21, 2026 11:09 AM (oqH4h)

24 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/)




I don't know what I was thinking.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:09 AM (ccf/V)

25 I don't know what I was thinking.......
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)

26 Hiring “outside” help has always seemed a little bit sketchy to me. School administrators, and Police Chiefs are two examples that spring to mind.

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)

27 Stone the heretic!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Does Sponge weigh as much as a duck?

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at August 21, 2026 11:11 AM (G4kdj)

28 H-1B visas should be banned as contrary to anti-slavery Amendments to the Constitution.

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)

29 6 I wonder if this is a trailing spouse role…
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)

30
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)

31 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


TSU = #1 party school in Texas. (Or was)

Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 11:12 AM (eYRW2)

32 And the name of the Provost of Texas State University is Pranesh Aswath.

Posted by: So there's that at August 21, 2026 11:12 AM (2Ez/1)

33 I worked with an H-1B mechanical engineer. He couldn't do the job and he could barely speak English.

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)

34 And the name of the Provost of Texas State University is Pranesh Aswath.

Probably big in cattle.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

35
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)

36 Does Abbott have the gumption to take action? Seems like he'd be the final authority here. No?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 11:15 AM (2Cry5)

37 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.

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/)

38 Who names their kid Pranesh?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 21, 2026 11:16 AM (2Ez/1)

39 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)

Damphousse. Sounds like a Froggie from Quebec. The worst kind.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:16 AM (1z8ji)

40 We're not even considering a firing squad?
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)

41 I've done some partying at SWT St. Heh.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 11:17 AM (1IhIV)

42 An H1-B candidate for the job will have NO CLUE how to perform the job.

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)

43 Well I’m not going to argue it should never happen, but it seems to me a local cop who worked his way up through the ranks from beat cop to sergeant, to detective or lieutenant and the rest if it, he knows the lay of the land and his department.

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)

44
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)

45 The H1-B candidate will have no ability to relate to their audience and serve the needs of that audience.
——-

That’s a feature, not a bug!

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 11:18 AM (bd3ok)

46 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)

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/)

47 Hiring “outside” help has always seemed a little bit sketchy to me. School administrators, and Police Chiefs are two examples that spring to mind.
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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)

48 "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."

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)

49 Damp mousse? Well,l you wouldn't want to eat that. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 11:20 AM (wzUl9)

50 Your mind was still on the boobs in the Art Thread.
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)

51 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
****

We're sitting right here!

Posted by: Lawyers at August 21, 2026 11:21 AM (2Ez/1)

52 Who names their kid Pranesh?
Posted by: I gotta ask



Jugdish.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 11:21 AM (eYRW2)

53 Gee Cuckie Schumer says Sayed brings "new energy and new talent" to the Democrat Party in a show of "Democrat Unity". This is really some war. It's like Antietam.

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)

54 Immigrants just no long assimilate when they move here. They used to, but now they wear their "foreigness" like a badge of honor.

Posted by: Sharpie at August 21, 2026 11:22 AM (ZXa42)

55 I wish I'd gone to a party school and partied instead of taking everything so seriously. The party people had much better lives and life outcomes than I did. Bitter irony.

Posted by: I'll take my irony cold and bitter at August 21, 2026 11:22 AM (TbWk/)

56 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.

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)

57 Damphousse. Sounds like a Froggie from Quebec. The worst kind.
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)

58 Oh, yes. My former employer, a certain private university which shall remain nameless, was continually hiring foreigners for faculty positions (which is what I dealt with), requiring an H1-B. The fees for all that were not cheap, either, and yet my department was always complaining that they did not have funds enough for this or that.

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)

59 We're sitting right here!
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/)

60 Who names their kid Pranesh?
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)

61 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.
____

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)

62 1) Fire the person responsible for filling this university P.R. position with an H-1B.
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)

63 They're not even hedging their bets against the jihadist. The fix must be in.

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 11:27 AM (ucYyF)

64 H1-B candidate will have no ability to relate to their audience and serve the needs of that audience.

It's like you don't even understand who our audience really is.

Posted by: TSU at August 21, 2026 11:27 AM (Htufl)

65 These universities make massive money off of foreign student tuition.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 11:27 AM (3uBP9)

66 Kelly Damphousse

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)

67 Thx Buck.
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)

68 The party people had much better lives and life outcomes than I did. Bitter irony.

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)

69 Something else is going on with this H1B position. In addition to the salary, it will cost the school probably tens of thousands in additional fees and admin costs.

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/)

70 >>> Kelly Damphousse

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)

71 The salary of the Texas State president is $915k. Tell the arrogant prick to hire a Texan using his salary

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)

72 Class action lawsuit by PR grads from Texas State is warranted.

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/)

73 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
---------

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)

74 I get the feeling that there's an attitude among some of our self-labeled elites that they can ignore whatever the fuck they don't agree with and do whatever they want. Without consequences.

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)

75 Worse than the Francophones in Montreal?
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)

76 Class action lawsuit by PR grads from Texas State is warranted.

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)

77 Kelly Damphousse

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)

78 On the morning thread, Whig said: "UK went broke fighting the NotSees."

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)

79
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)

80 These universities make massive money off of foreign student tuition.
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)

81 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/)

Would you believe poon?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 11:34 AM (1z8ji)

82 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

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)

83 Britain arguably lost World War II. They didn’t fully end rationing till 1954

Posted by: Common Tater at August 21, 2026 11:35 AM (bd3ok)

84 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)
---
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)

85 81 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/)

I'd say the Canadian president is having an affair...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 21, 2026 11:35 AM (tOcjL)

86 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


The Blade cuts right to the heart of the matter.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 21, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)

87 H1-B candidate will have no ability to relate to their audience and serve the needs of that audience.

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)

88 She goes on stage right after Musty Melons.

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)

89 If there's one thing I know, it's that you definitely want your PR done by someone whose first language is not English and who did not grow up in American culture.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 11:38 AM (vTZFs)

90 Why would people want to get a degree in Pubic Relations?

Posted by: Emily Litella at August 21, 2026 11:38 AM (JM9I6)

91 So, PR is basically lying to cover your organization's and its executives' asses when there's a big screw up, right?

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:38 AM (77rzZ)

92 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)

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/)

93 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)
____

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/)

94 Um, hello. It's MOLDY Melons.
_____

She was known as Ripe Melons back in the day. Sad.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 11:39 AM (Dv3i1)

95 Why would people want to get a degree in Pubic Relations?

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)

96 Interesting Art thread I missed.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at August 21, 2026 11:40 AM (zafwz)

97 I believe he's actually Canadian"

He's a "world citizen". Assmunch.

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 11:40 AM (5rIrH)

98 Might be time to disabuse them of this idea.

After the next team meeting under the Tree of Liberty

Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 11:40 AM (pawvM)

99 Every large company has a solid PR team. It’s a decent job.

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 11:40 AM (ZdaMQ)

100 Damphousse ... was wondering why that was familiar, then it clicked.

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)

101 I'd say the Canadian president is having an affair...
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)

102 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
________

And I never use it. Boolean is far superior.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 11:41 AM (l5HoH)

103 Why would people want to get a degree in Pubic Relations?
Posted by: Emily Litella at August 21, 2026 11:38 AM (JM9I6)
_______

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/)

104 Natural language search - it's all Google's fault as they deprecated boolean search capability.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 11:42 AM (aJQbY)

105 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.

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)

106 There could be something like, say, embezzlement going on in the PR department. Or, as some have mentioned, sex between employees, or them and students. Or farm animals.

Being Texas and all....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 11:43 AM (2Cry5)

107 Boolean Operator was a pretty decent Sade song.

Posted by: far cry at August 21, 2026 11:43 AM (fmbc9)

108 I'll bet 75% of the students majoring in PR are nepos and layabouts"

Duude. Dave's not here, man...

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 11:44 AM (5rIrH)

109 Natural language search - it's all Google's fault as they deprecated boolean search capability.
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)

110 Frankly, I sometimes use AI with conversation to get some statutory language, but never for case law. And using the services (e.g Westlaw) I still stick with Boolean type searches to really target relevant cases. But that requires knowing the search terms and that only comes form experience.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at August 21, 2026 11:44 AM (cHNrw)

111 Or farm animals.

Being Texas and all...."

That's funny.

*checks pmags

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 11:45 AM (5rIrH)

112 Boolean Operator was a pretty decent Sade song.
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)

113 Boolean Operator was a pretty decent Sade song.

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)

114 Or, as some have mentioned, sex between employees, or them and students. Or farm animals.

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)

115 Boolean Operator was a pretty decent Sade song.
Posted by: far cry at August 21, 2026 11:43 AM (fmbc9)
____________

[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/)

116 It's funny because Emily posted "Pubic" and a few misread it as "Public."

~ BEN R

Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 11:46 AM (J4Dwc)

117 HEY! We're not West Virginia....."

Or Scotland

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 11:48 AM (5rIrH)

118 "Skilled researchers use terms and connectors"

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)

119 Boolean is far superior.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

I'm of two minds about this.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 11:49 AM (Y8Lgz)

120 was No Ordinary Love."

IIRC, the vid was her and a sailor.

Brandy was better

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 11:50 AM (5rIrH)

121 Apropos of nothing - I appreciate my daughter's vigilance. When we were walking to school this morning, she immediately shifted gears from her normal Cute Kid Skipping Around Mode into Berserker Mode, and ran at a manhole cover and started stomping the shit out of it in her little Paw Patrol shoes.

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)

122 So their PR person is getting them bad PR?

What is it, exactly, that you say you do here?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 21, 2026 11:50 AM (71lKy)

123
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)

124 HEY! We're not West Virginia....."

Or Scotland
Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 11:48 AM (5rIrH)
_______

"Meh"

-- Gaza

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 21, 2026 11:51 AM (iFTx/)

125 I exclusively use boolean. I know how judges write, I know what I want to include and exclude, and what specific words a particular opinion (or set of opinions) might have.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 11:51 AM (Fv808)

126 Pubic Learing Center.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 11:51 AM (2MN4W)

127 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 11:50 AM (BI5O2)

That's cool.

Is she still stealing your tools?

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (77rzZ)

128 Pubic Learing Center.
Posted by: Boss Moss

That would be most high schools.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (Y8Lgz)

129 WW1 was the biggest stupidest "elite" caused calamity to ever befall mankind. For no good reason "elite" idiocy destroyed something that was working just fine and most if not all of our current problems stem directly from it. Most of the "elite" of that time even ruined their own positions, although as it usually goes, most of their descendants still have money despite their ancestors dismal failures.

Posted by: Azjaeger at August 21, 2026 11:52 AM (3/XaG)

130 This is a hard one.

@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)

131 >School administrators, and Police Chiefs are two examples that spring to mind

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)

132 This is a hard one.

@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/)

133 @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)



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)

134 now all stinkbugs must pay with their stinky lives.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August

I support her 100%.

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 11:54 AM (ZdaMQ)

135 Notice how you never see WW1 enactments? You've seen one gassed trench storm, you've seen them all.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 21, 2026 11:54 AM (Fv808)

136 "An H1-B candidate for the job will have NO CLUE how to perform the job.

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)

137 This looks like yet another attempt of chasing the mythical 5% customer base at the expense of the 95% actual customers.

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)

138 Police are not releasing details of the suspect.
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)

139 Is she still stealing your tools?
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)

140 I saw I Wasn't Me open for Was Not Was at Summerfest in '96.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:55 AM (ccf/V)

141 *looks up rodomontade*

Well, that's my one new thing learned today.

Posted by: far cry at August 21, 2026 11:55 AM (fmbc9)

142 Good post at GP with Eli Honig telling Jake from Propaganda Farm that given that Michael Cohen felt pressured by Bragg the case has to be reversed.
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)

143 That's my baby.
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)

144 This is a hard one.

@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)

145 *looks up rodomontade*

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)

146 > now all stinkbugs must pay with their stinky lives.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August

I support her 100%.
Posted by: Piper
-----------
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)

147 WW1 was the biggest stupidest "elite" caused calamity to ever befall mankind. For no good reason "elite" idiocy destroyed something that was working just fine and most if not all of our current problems stem directly from it. Most of the "elite" of that time even ruined their own positions, although as it usually goes, most of their descendants still have money despite their ancestors dismal failures.
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/)

148
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)

149 There are cases that justify hiring H1B. PR at $75k/year isn't one of those.

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)

150 Notice how you never see WW1 enactments? You've seen one gassed trench storm, you've seen them all.

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)

151 Natural language search - it's all Google's fault as they deprecated boolean search capability.

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)

152 H1B people are indentured servants. I thought the 13th amendment had something to say about that

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 12:00 PM (rp63B)

153 don't let. I guess font was Freudian. Or autocorrect trying to be very clever.

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:00 PM (ucYyF)

154 This is a great essay...I have been sitting by on hold for 30 minutes to speak with a rep from the Texas Comptrollers Office and I got through the call while waiting to post. I bet the person on that end was sitting in an office at TSU.

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)

155 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

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)

156 wait until Abboott finds out about how many of the UMC--state university medical centers-- are stuffed to the gills with H1B visas.
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)

157 Police are not releasing details of the suspect.
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)

158 If Bismarck had still been alive and in power, that war never would've happened.

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)

159 The is a World Class UNI just up the road 60 miles

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)

160 157 Police are not releasing details of the suspect.
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/)

161 @155 just as all hell was about to break loose the Kaiser decided to tour Norwegian fjords on the royal yacht

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 12:04 PM (rp63B)

162 don't know if it has been mentioned, but it seems the guy who raised the issue of Arday's fabulism/plagiarism has been suspended by University of Ghent, and is under investigation for discrimination.

Posted by: barbarausa at August 21, 2026 12:04 PM (enw9G)

163 The Public Relations program at The University of Texas at Austin is ranked as the number one program in the country, offering excellent resources and a high employment rate for graduates.

NUMBER ONE

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 12:04 PM (/+uur)

164 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

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)

165
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)

166 It was basically "whoa, it's just a stink bug, relax, baby," and then I got "HE DESERVED TO DIE AND I HOPE HE BURNS IN HELL AND HERE'S WHY!!!!"

I've been laughing about it for 4 hours.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 12:05 PM (BI5O2)

167 156 wait until Abboott finds out about how many of the UMC--state university medical centers-- are stuffed to the gills with H1B visas.
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)

168 PR

The job anyone can do poorly at and still be considered "successful."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 12:06 PM (2Cry5)

169 Apropos of nothing - I appreciate my daughter's vigilance. When we were walking to school this morning, she immediately shifted gears from her normal Cute Kid Skipping Around Mode into Berserker Mode, and ran at a manhole cover and started stomping the shit out of it in her little Paw Patrol shoes.

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)

___

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)

170 Texas State offers a bachelor's degree in Public Relations.

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)

171 China uses birth tourism to gain future citizens of America.

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)

172 The Public Relations program at The University of Texas at Austin is ranked as the number one program in the country, offering excellent resources and a high employment rate for graduates.

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)

173 Note to self: NEVER piss off YD's daughter.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:07 PM (77rzZ)

174 if you can find the 'return' key, that is. I guess less-than and greater-than characters are interpreted in PixySpeak.

Posted by: t-bird at August 21, 2026 12:08 PM (UMWMT)

175 Paw Patrol shoes
This is becoming a millionaire and billionaire blog

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 12:08 PM (/+uur)

176 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)

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)

177 Ask your periodontist if Rodomontade is right for you.
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)

178 China uses birth tourism to gain future citizens of America.

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)
----
It's already happened in Europe.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 12:09 PM (FZ29D)

179 The Public Relations program at The University of Texas at Austin is ranked as the number one program in the country, offering excellent resources and a high employment rate for graduates.

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)

180 Note to self: NEVER piss off YD's daughter.
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)

181 ----
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)

182 Note to self: NEVER piss off YD's daughter.
Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:07 PM (77rzZ)
___

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)

183 Melania has been "missing" for a month and get this... It's because of Trump's affair with Natalie Harp....Yeah... They're going there..

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 12:10 PM (+gK6I)

184 don't know if it has been mentioned, but it seems the guy who raised the issue of Arday's fabulism/plagiarism has been suspended by University of Ghent, and is under investigation for discrimination.
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)

185 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.
——-

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)

186 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)
__

I can't even imagine...

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 21, 2026 12:11 PM (w65YX)

187 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.
====

Ya think?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 12:11 PM (RIvkX)

188 Melania has been "missing" for a month and get this... It's because of Trump's affair with Natalie Harp....Yeah... They're going there..
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)

189 Nood Jill Biden

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 12:12 PM (FZ29D)

190
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)

191 I guess less-than and greater-than characters are interpreted in PixySpeak.

Anything that looks like it could be an HTML tag gets eaten.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2026 12:12 PM (vTZFs)

192 They yelled stop. A lot.
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)

193 The "rector" (odd way to spell "rectum") of the U. of Ghent is a filthy tranny, that ought to be gassed.

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)

194 Noodish...

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 12:13 PM (XuXeR)

195

Melania had an event yesterday in the Rose Garden.

They are liars.

Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 12:13 PM (/QHx4)

196 In my industry, H-1B's aren't a problem.

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)

197 That's my baby.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2026 11:50 AM (BI5O2)
====
דור לדור

You must be so proud.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 12:14 PM (RIvkX)

198 The cure for a Damphousse is a dehumidifier.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 12:15 PM (Cqx++)

199 Employment status of 1 person in UT is not bigly important to me.
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)

200 Next thing you know, she'll be shooting camel spiders with a SAW.
****

Waste of ammo. Trench gun with 00buck.

Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 12:15 PM (pHgC8)

201 38 Who names their kid Pranesh?

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)

202 PR is a dying field. It is intrinsically with journalism, which tumbling into the grave and taking PR with it. My point is some TSU graduate would love to take that temporary job for the resume.

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)

203 Send Damphousse and the H-1B back where they came from.

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)

204 southwest Texas state was a party college back in the day.
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)

205 A small correction: an H-1B employee may NOT be paid less than prevailing wages, BUT hiring an H-1B adds to the labor supply thereby reducing pressure on ALL wages in the category. The other aspect to which Buck alludes is more pernicious: not only is the H-1B treated like chattel, US workers are treated more poorly. The employer's dare to the employee is, "If you don't like it, find yourself another job." They are willing to do this even to their top 15% performers because they don't want minimize the leverage ANY employee might have. They will use it as excuse to hire another H-1B.

Posted by: Orangeman at August 21, 2026 01:47 PM (HsIVq)

206 Correction to my post: "...because they want to minimize the leverage..."

Posted by: Orangeman at August 21, 2026 01:49 PM (HsIVq)

207 I know nobody wants to hear this shit but the truth is there's a lot of rural schools in west Texas that almost nobody wants to teach in because nobody with a choice wants to live in west Texas. If you're talking about teaching in a rural school 30 miles from Austin or a rural school 30 miles from Odessa, 99 of 100 are getting the fuck out of Odessa.

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

Winterhalter Florinda.jpg

Florinda
Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Posted by: CBD at 09:31 AM




Comments

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)

2 TITTAYS!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)

3 And I'm lookin.....


At yo tittays....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)

4 Nice.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:30 AM (ExV1e)

5 So many bewbs - so little time.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2026 09:31 AM (Y8Lgz)

6 A gaggle of perky little titties.

Me like. Me like a lot. Makes for a better day.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:31 AM (ccf/V)

7 Bountiful Beautiful Boobies.

Best.

Posted by: Defenestratus at August 21, 2026 09:31 AM (WYStd)

8 Oooh....and the one has the dimples in her lower back.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:32 AM (ccf/V)

9 Ass, too.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 21, 2026 09:32 AM (1mOP2)

10 Not knowing the term, I asked Brave what "Florinda" means. Lovely painting, by the way.

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)

11 You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at August 21, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

12 Winter Halter.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:33 AM (2MN4W)

13 From Wiki...

"[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)

14 Perky gingers-what's not to like-4 Stars!

Posted by: Do You Like Boobs-a-lot? at August 21, 2026 09:34 AM (JM9I6)

15 Wow, very nice. Thank you, CBD.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

16 Not knowing the term, I asked Brave what "Florinda" means. Lovely painting, by the way.



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)

17 Florinda is a feminine name of Spanish origin meaning "blooming flower," symbolizing beauty, grace, and vitality.

-
They blooming all right.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 09:34 AM (ndZc7)

18 Not the Disney World I recall....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 09:35 AM (2Cry5)

19 "The name is culturally associated with beauty, vitality, and nature."

Hey, you could probably name a state after that.

Posted by: Nyaaaah... at August 21, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

20 Friday boobs. Like the guy on the upper left who looks like he's about to sniff panties
Would hang.
Thx CBD , have a great weekend

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 09:35 AM (rp63B)

21
It's a Perky of Titties!!!*





*Official name for a gathering of delightful boobs.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 09:35 AM (iJfKG)

22 Some guy in the trees on the left watching them.

Posted by: dantesed at August 21, 2026 09:35 AM (Oy/m2)

23 google finished with:

"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)

24
*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)

25 I like it. When does the orgy begin?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (M+uMR)

26 From Wiki...

"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)

27 Sniper.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (2MN4W)

28 Women of Florida?

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (wVcYX)

29 Pandering to the lowest common denominator.

This is just dumb.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (81wK+)

30 Have women ever really gathered together to hang out topless like this? Is this historically accurate? Are there any re-enactment groups? Asking for a friend...

Posted by: AlecK at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (cMlC1)

31 I'll need a whole box of pencils to conduct my tests...

Posted by: Boob inspector at August 21, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

32 Some guy in the trees on the left watching them.
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)

33
Definition:


Florinda - a city on the border between Florida and Indiana.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)

34 Pandering to the lowest common denominator.

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)

35 Winterhalter? I just met her!

Posted by: Rimshot at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

36 Florinda la Cava, Spanish legend related to Ceuta.

Posted by: RS at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (GYx3d)

37 Must be hot there.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (2MN4W)

38 I just noticed the guy hiding in the bushes on the left. He’s taking more than a Costanza peak; he’s in the middle of a full blown stare. NBC’s not gonna buy the show….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 09:37 AM (M+uMR)

39 "30 Have women ever really gathered together to hang out topless like this? Is this historically accurate? Are there any re-enactment groups? Asking for a friend...
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)

40 Florinda is a feminine name of Spanish origin meaning "blooming flower," symbolizing beauty, grace, and vitality.

-
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)

41 36 Florinda la Cava, Spanish legend related to Ceuta.

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)

42 Have women ever really gathered together to hang out topless like this? Is this historically accurate? Are there any re-enactment groups? Asking for a friend...
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)

43 36 Florinda la Cava, Spanish legend related to Ceuta.
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)

44 Willowed from MR (Arday)

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)

45 There's more boobs there than at a Three Stooges convention.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 09:39 AM (eYRW2)

46 "38 I just noticed the guy hiding in the bushes on the left. He’s taking more than a Costanza peak; he’s in the middle of a full blown stare. NBC’s not gonna buy the show…."

Roderic. Visigothic King.

Posted by: RS at August 21, 2026 09:39 AM (GYx3d)

47 Have women ever really gathered together to hang out topless like this? Is this historically accurate? Are there any re-enactment groups? Asking for a friend...
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)

48 Pandering to the lowest common denominator.

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)

49 A distinct lack of blondes.

Posted by: Just being picky at August 21, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)

50 There was a "Sun Worshippers" exhibit of topless women at the 1939 World's Fair-separate admission, of course. Picnicking, sun bathing, playing badminton, etc. Mostly recruited from Burlesque houses.
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)

51 Shaqwanda and Lopecia...
Posted by: J.J. Sefton


And their brother Al.

Alopecia.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 09:40 AM (eYRW2)

52 I just noticed the guy hiding in the bushes on the left. He’s taking more than a Costanza peak; he’s in the middle of a full blown stare. NBC’s not gonna buy the show….
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)

53
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)

54 ‘The picture depicts the legend of King Roderic of Spain spying on Florinda la Cava and the other palace girls while they bathe in a garden in Toledo, in order to decide the fairest. After Roderic selects and courts Florinda, her father takes revenge by inviting the Moors to invade and conquer Spain.’

Timely!

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 21, 2026 09:42 AM (XCctI)

55 A distinct lack of blondes.
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)

56 I read the title as "Florida," and was like, 'no wonder everybody wants to live there.'

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 09:42 AM (PGK1w)

57 C'mon, Nurse, you got a ripped Alexander the Great yesterday. CBD's just giving us 'Rons equal time.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)

58 Pandering to the lowest common denominator.

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)

59 A pop up ad for boner pills. The early years.

Posted by: Sporting pronounced hooterage at August 21, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)

60
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)

61 Have women ever really gathered together to hang out topless like this? Is this historically accurate? Are there any re-enactment groups? Asking for a friend...
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)

62 Have women ever really gathered together to hang out topless like this? Is this historically accurate? Are there any re-enactment groups? Asking for a friend...
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)

63 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


Hippie Hollow FTW!

Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 09:44 AM (eYRW2)

64 Now we know where da white womens at.

Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:44 AM (gd7Qy)

65 Speaking of gatherings of crazy ass chicks . . .

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)

66 > After Roderic selects and courts Florinda, her father takes revenge by inviting the Moors to invade and conquer Spain.’

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)

67 Of course there's some perv lurking in the bushes grabbing wood....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2026 09:46 AM (FZ29D)

68 Porky's Pig Pen - the early years

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2026 09:46 AM (wVcYX)

69 The funny thing about paintings like this is the women are partially disrobed. So, they didn't take the big heavy dress off and sit around in their slips but just mostly un-buttoned the tops to air out the girls.

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)

70 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)



Oh FFS......

Posted by: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at August 21, 2026 09:47 AM (ccf/V)

71 Fair enough.

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)

72 Painter’s technique is much better at the clothing and background than the ladies. Their bodies are cartoonish and the faces all look like clones. Painter literally painted the same woman over and over.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 21, 2026 09:48 AM (XCctI)

73 Have their cycles synched yet?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 21, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

74 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)


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)

75 Where is Florinda Man?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 09:49 AM (XvL8K)

76 The topic of this painting is about the King of pre-Moorish Spain spying on women bathing to determine who is the best looking where he decides on Florinda, who I assume is the woman in the middle of the painting

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)

77 Their bodies are cartoonish and the faces all look like clones. Painter literally painted the same woman over and over.
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)

78 How old were you when you saw your first playboy and lost
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)

79 Looking at some of Winterhalter's many portraits, this follows his typical approach: smooth (presumably natural), flawless skin tones against harder detailed backgrounds. That technique really allows the people's faces, and in this case their bodies, to shine and catch the viewers eyes. It is effective. In this painting the emphasis on facial expression takes a back seat to the poses of the women's bodies. Winterhalter often did portraits of royalty with the symbols of their power. He had to go back to a Spanish folktale to make the nudity acceptable.

Posted by: JTB at August 21, 2026 09:50 AM (yTvNw)

80 Loosen the bone a little, Wilma. Jesus...

Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 09:51 AM (J4Dwc)

81
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)

82 34 Pandering to the lowest common denominator.

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Wait. There's a panda?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 09:51 AM (17rPF)

83 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)

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)

84 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


Oh, yeah:

https://youtu.be/WN9Qzof5yXk

Posted by: Joey Tribbiani at August 21, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

85
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)

86 would IMPROVE dramatically, overnight, and permanently.

Boobs make my brain turn off, too.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 21, 2026 09:53 AM (PGK1w)

87 You boys and your boobs. How old were you when you saw your first playboy and lost
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)

88 What this painting needs is a pillow fight.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 09:53 AM (17rPF)

89 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)



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)

90 I wonder if the moral of the painting is the king shouldn't get distracted by the ta tas.

Posted by: JTB at August 21, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)

91 I suppose that's Castle Anthrax off in the distance.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 09:54 AM (17rPF)

92 "Women are the most powerful beings ever created by God, and we're better for having them in our lives."

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)

93 Zee Germans did a study a while back where they determined men seeing boobs can add up to 5 minutes to the end of their lives.

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)

94 More battles have been fought over pussy than anything in the history of ever, I'd wager.

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)

95 >>Zee Germans did a study a while back where they determined men seeing boobs can add up to 5 minutes to the end of their lives.

Bulg is going to live to about 150

Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 09:56 AM (J4Dwc)

96 The MET

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)

97 This painting depicts an episode from the legend of Roderick, the last king of the Spanish Visigoths. After spying on his maids of honor to determine the fairest among them, the king chose Florinda (at center left), who became the object of his love. In revenge, Florinda's father called the Arabs into Spain and brought about the conquest.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:57 AM (/+uur)

98 I wonder if the moral of the painting is the king shouldn't get distracted by the ta tas.

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)

99 As an aside generally wouldn't you want your daughter to marry the king?

Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 09:58 AM (sKqQm)

100 Zee Germans did a study a while back where they determined men seeing boobs can add up to 5 minutes to the end of their lives.

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)

101 100

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:58 AM (/+uur)

102 Funny you would chose this painting instead of Winterhalter's more famous portraits.

Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2026 09:59 AM (lJ0H4)

103 Levels of Goth
goth
semi goth
visi goth
10th grade girl

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 21, 2026 09:59 AM (/+uur)

104 99 As an aside generally wouldn't you want your daughter to marry the king?

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Not if the king is a fink.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 09:59 AM (17rPF)

105 94 More battles have been fought over pussy than anything in the history of ever, I'd wager.

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)

106 Any time I've come across a "clothing optional" area of a beach, it's never what I'd imagine it'd be.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 10:00 AM (2Cry5)

107 That aint Disney World.

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 10:01 AM (MWfyi)

108 106 Any time I've come across a "clothing optional" area of a beach, it's never what I'd imagine it'd be.
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)

109 I believe Roderick actually married a woman named Egilona who after his death married one of the Muslim conquerors willing or not, I don't know.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 10:02 AM (sKqQm)

110 As an aside generally wouldn't you want your daughter to marry the king?

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)

111 102 ... "Funny you would chose this painting instead of Winterhalter's more famous portraits."

Tuna,
That just proves that CBD likes us. At least the 'rons.

Posted by: JTB at August 21, 2026 10:03 AM (yTvNw)

112 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)


Conquered by the Muz so history erased?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 10:04 AM (ExV1e)

113 You've always wanted to go to a nude beach.


Then you go to one.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:04 AM (ccf/V)

114 99 As an aside generally wouldn't you want your daughter to marry the king?
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Or at least dance for him.

Posted by: Herodias at August 21, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

115 Any time I've come across a "clothing optional" area of a beach, it's never what I'd imagine it'd be.
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)

116 Girl on the far right even has the two dimple thing going on.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 10:05 AM (o3ajz)

117
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)

118 More evidence that women have been beautiful for centuries.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:06 AM (ccf/V)

119 Funny you would chose this painting instead of Winterhalter's more famous portraits."

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)

120 94 More battles have been fought over pussy than anything in the history of ever, I'd wager.

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)

121 must have been after the circle.

Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:06 AM (Bep7s)

122 It is something of a miracle that Spain freed itself from Islam. Looks like they are going to need another one of those now...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 10:07 AM (sKqQm)

123 I just thought of that scene in An Officer and a Gentleman…. That’s a bodacious set of ta tas….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 21, 2026 10:07 AM (rasGT)

124 Looks like a XX-women only space.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 21, 2026 10:07 AM (cWLG3)

125 Florinda, signed and dated 1852
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)

126 Boob bait for the white bubbas.

Posted by: little people at August 21, 2026 10:08 AM (ehY6c)

127 94 More battles have been fought over pussy than anything in the history of ever, I'd wager.

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)

128 I just thought of that scene in An Officer and a Gentleman…. That’s a bodacious set of ta tas….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Debra Winger?

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 10:08 AM (77rzZ)

129 Libs of TikTok
@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)

130 Even Lord of the Rings falls into this trap--Aragorn wanted to win over Arwen once and for all.

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)

131 "Rodrigo falls violently in love"

I can relate.

Posted by: Karmelo at August 21, 2026 10:09 AM (MWfyi)

132 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)



She's literally accusing Republicans of being Democrats.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:10 AM (ccf/V)

133 YEAH ART! I LOVE ART!

Posted by: banana Dream at August 21, 2026 10:10 AM (3uBP9)

134 That’s not what Florida looks like .

Posted by: Duh at August 21, 2026 10:10 AM (qAeYZ)

135 Oh me oh myyyyy … it's Full-Frontal Tittylicious Friday … ! Yay!

Posted by: Dr_No at August 21, 2026 10:10 AM (ayRl+)

136 116 Girl on the far right even has the two dimple thing going on.
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)

137 I'm thinking I will come out of that pool smelling like lavender and mish.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 10:11 AM (tvdD1)

138 Title could also be "What is a woman?"

Posted by: Roy at August 21, 2026 10:11 AM (qwype)

139 Looks like a XX-women only space.

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)

140 New York Times Concerned That ICE Is Not Giving Cross-Sex Hormones To Trans Illegal Aliens

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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)

141 139 Looks like a XX-women only space.

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)

142 They all seem very friendly, long time acquaintances, a little buzzed from a few girly drinks, I wonder what happens next?

Posted by: banana Dream - makin' pancakes at August 21, 2026 10:13 AM (3uBP9)

143
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)

144 @ 88 What this painting needs is a pillow fight. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 21, 2026 09:53 AM (17rPF)
______________________________________

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+)

145 New York Times Concerned That ICE Is Not Giving Cross-Sex Hormones To Trans Illegal Aliens



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)

146 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)
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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)

147 I saw Lavender and Mish open for Peaches and Herb at The Palace in '78.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:15 AM (ccf/V)

148 🥒

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:15 AM (2MN4W)

149 Lingerie League. The early years.

Posted by: Sports enthusiast at August 21, 2026 10:15 AM (2Ez/1)

150 What the everloving fuck does that eveflounder?

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https://tinyurl.com/3rx8k72m

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:17 AM (ndZc7)

151 Don Imus was right.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:17 AM (2MN4W)

152 And in 4g, no less.

It's beautiful, CBD. So are they.

'Mornin', Horde.

Posted by: Hippocrates at August 21, 2026 10:17 AM (lWAes)

153 No idea what it is about the dimples over a woman's hiney, but hubba-hubba.

Posted by: red speck at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (Ve/HL)

154 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)

so the wedding ring was one ring to rule them all?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (l3cgK)

155 Lots of mismatched curtains and drapes in this piece.

Posted by: red speck at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (Ve/HL)

156 Don Imus was right.
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:17 AM (2MN4W)



Nappy headed hos?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (ccf/V)

157 FBI seeking master of disguise.

IMPORTANT: FBI needs help finding "No Name Given Kamal"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:18 AM (ndZc7)

158 Lingerie League. The early years.
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)

159 148 🥒
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:15 AM (2MN4W)
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🍆

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 21, 2026 10:19 AM (cWLG3)

160 Toronto's WNBA team introduces non-binary turtle mascot
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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)

161 No idea what it is about the dimples over a woman's hiney, but hubba-hubba.
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)

162 You know it could be a group of lesbians....

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 10:19 AM (+gK6I)

163 89. More battles have been fought over pussy than anything in the history of ever, I'd wager.
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)

164 You know it could be a group of lesbians....

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)

165 This'll fix everything!

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)

166 Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:15 AM (2MN4W)

Sir, put that away. This lounge is for ladies only.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 21, 2026 10:20 AM (Dv3i1)

167 You know it could be a group of lesbians....

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)

168 You know it could be a group of lesbians....
Posted by: It's me donna


Another WNBA expansion team?

Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 10:21 AM (eYRW2)

169 Toronto's WNBA team introduces non-binary turtle mascot
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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)

170 94 More battles have been fought over pussy than anything in the history of ever, I'd wager.

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)

171 UK’s Labour Government Confirms Plan to Spread Migrants All Over Britain

Let me put my Islam in you

Posted by: UKs Labour Government at August 21, 2026 10:21 AM (sKqQm)

172
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)

173 UK’s Labour Government Confirms Plan to Spread Migrants All Over Britain
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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)

174 Hunter's fever dream.

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)

175 Fair enough.

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)

176 Eve was last.
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)

177 I'm assuming this is "The Villages" during the early years. I understand it's nothing like that now.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 10:22 AM (2Cry5)

178 That poor man is in terrible peril!

GET BACK FOUL TEMPTRESSES!

Posted by: Lancelot at August 21, 2026 10:23 AM (3uBP9)

179 >>>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?

>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)

180 Couldn't the British Royal Navy just sink the dingies?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:23 AM (2MN4W)

181 When the Normans defeated the English king they immediately spread themselves around England as well, as any conqueror would...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 10:23 AM (sKqQm)

182 so the wedding ring was one ring to rule them all?
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)

183 169

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)

184 I just thought of that scene in An Officer and a Gentleman…. That’s a bodacious set of ta tas….
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)

185 > so the wedding ring was one ring to rule them all?
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)

186 Swiss melt.

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)

187 Couldn't the British Royal Navy just sink the dingies?

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)

188 >>Toronto's WNBA team introduces non-binary turtle mascot

They named him Butch

Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 10:24 AM (J4Dwc)

189 So, there's sex in Tolkien?

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 10:24 AM (77rzZ)

190 "she/they" reminds me of "We are Legion"

Posted by: 18-1 at August 21, 2026 10:25 AM (sKqQm)

191 A new freakout on the left is the bond market. Get this the yield on the 10 yea is in the 4.7s. The end of the world man. They’re seriously saying the US economic dominance is over.

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)

192 So, there's sex in Tolkien?

Well, we did have the 4 children you know

Posted by: Mrs Tolkein at August 21, 2026 10:25 AM (sKqQm)

193 Couldn't the British Royal Navy just sink the dingies?
____

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)

194 Made from a rib. A cheaper cut.
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)

195 Wrong day to be late to the comments. Boobs!!!! Friday!!!!

Posted by: From about That Time at August 21, 2026 10:26 AM (sl73Y)

196 191 A new freakout on the left is the bond market. Get this the yield on the 10 yea is in the 4.7s. The end of the world man. They’re seriously saying the US economic dominance is over.

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)
---
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)

197 >>> So, there's sex in Tolkien?
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)

198 A new freakout on the left is the bond market. Get this the yield on the 10 yea is in the 4.7s. The end of the world man. They’re seriously saying the US economic dominance is over.

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)

199 I saw Lavender and Mish open for Peaches and Herb at The Palace in '78.
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)

200 "Was". I need moar coffee.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 10:28 AM (Q45uQ)

201 114 salomi was a dancer...

Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:28 AM (Bep7s)

202 I doubt the results of this study. I mean, a brain that decided to get on one of those things couldn't have been in too good of shape to begin with.

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)

203 199 I saw Lavender and Mish open for Peaches and Herb at The Palace in '78.
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)

204 Any Floridians here ? I have a question about Donalds... Is he popular there ?

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 10:29 AM (+gK6I)

205 I saw Afterparty Weas open for Skid Row at Reunion Arena in '92.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:29 AM (ccf/V)

206 @202 People who take E-Scooters on public roads are not good at assessing risk.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 21, 2026 10:30 AM (cWLG3)

207 salomi was a dancer...
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)

208 The U.S. should buy 10 yrs. They'll make a killing.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:31 AM (2MN4W)

209 >>> A new freakout on the left is the bond market. Get this the yield on the 10 yea is in the 4.7s. The end of the world man. They’re seriously saying the US economic dominance is over.

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)

210 > 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)

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)

211 I don't recall the Population Stupidity Index ever being this high.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:32 AM (RIvkX)

212 Money isn't worth the paper it mostly isn't printed on.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:33 AM (2MN4W)

213 Made from a rib. A cheaper cut.
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)

214 Wakes up
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)

215 Horny 19-year-olds have ...flexible... standards.



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)

216 People who take E-Scooters on public roads are not good at assessing risk.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 21, 2026 10:30 AM (cWLG3)
=====

And on the sidewalks? Negligence.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:34 AM (RIvkX)

217 > 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)

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)

218 I don't recall the Population Stupidity Index ever being this high.

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)

219 At close to 5% bonds are attractive right now as a risk free investment. If I were closer to retirement I’d load up on some.

Posted by: Want Cocazio Ortez at August 21, 2026 10:37 AM (qAeYZ)

220 Posted by: Teachers Unions at August 21, 2026 10:34 AM (ccf/V)

*prostrates self*

(You youngsters may have to look that up.)

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 10:38 AM (RIvkX)

221 *prostrates self*

(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)

222
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)

223 > 192 So, there's sex in Tolkien?

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)

224 Speaking of YT, by the way, my sister saw one purporting that many diagnosed with an allergy to penicillin in olden days aren't really allergic. My doctor confirmed this. Turns out he had done a paper on this. My mother was told 65 years ago that I was allergic and I've parroted that ever since. Now I'm going to get tested. Could save me a spot of bother in the future.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)

225 Wow, where'd everyone go?

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 10:44 AM (77rzZ)

226 Reminds me of...well...I won't bore you all with that story.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 21, 2026 10:34 AM (2WIwB)


OCS?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 21, 2026 10:45 AM (k5CNB)

227 Wow, where'd everyone go?

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)

228 Speaking of YT, by the way, my sister saw one purporting that many diagnosed with an allergy to penicillin in olden days aren't really allergic. My doctor confirmed this. Turns out he had done a paper on this. My mother was told 65 years ago that I was allergic and I've parroted that ever since. Now I'm going to get tested. Could save me a spot of bother in the future.
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)

229 Little-known made-up fact: in early name for that newish prostate treatment that uses steam to burn away part of the enlargement was "heat prostation".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 10:47 AM (IG3/x)

230 Wow, where'd everyone go?

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)

231 Yes, yes boobies.It's sort of chaotic with all the women, and as for a practical matter you'd think being in the woodlands the ladies would get all sorts of bug bites. There is nice light on their bodies and I like the light on the castle in the back.

I prefer his flattering portraits of royalty and the upper classes. Less distracting.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 10:48 AM (JrHfD)

232 Jarvis on X-twitter is @jarvis_best

He's calling Ace?

https://x.com/jarvis_best/status/2090619923768934761

Posted by: scottst at August 21, 2026 10:48 AM (bs1rP)

233
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)

234 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.


Oh man. What an epic way to go out.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 10:49 AM (ccf/V)

235 Zombie Marilyn?

Marilyn Monroe Celebrated with New Barbie Doll on Her 100th Birthday

-
Probably had brains cake.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:49 AM (ndZc7)

236 228 i remember wearing a bracelet with some parchment inside declaring my allergy.
and then one day i just said feckit.

Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:49 AM (Bep7s)

237 I saw Afterparty Weas open for Skid Row at Reunion Arena in '92.
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)

238 229 i keep hearing ads for aquablation

Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:50 AM (Bep7s)

239
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)

240 Would hang! Beauty!

Heck, could I get it printed on wallpaper?

Posted by: GWB at August 21, 2026 10:52 AM (kU0PQ)

241
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)

242 I don't recall the Population Stupidity Index ever being this high.
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)

243 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


Fake/Real format is best format.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 21, 2026 10:53 AM (Q45uQ)

244 Went to see The Brink of War last night. I enjoyed it. The actor playing Gorbachev was good. JK Simmons was outstanding but the absolute best was the actress playing Raisa Gorbachev.
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)

245 Sorry to be late- Lyft driver wouldn't accept rubles

Re: the art

I would just dive right in

Posted by: Don Black at August 21, 2026 10:54 AM (ZxPkt)

246 i know exactly where to place my thumbs.
it's almost like a subliminal road map.

Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:54 AM (Bep7s)

247 Mary Trump is still shrieking about Brandon Herrerra being an actual Nazi. Someone said she looks like Keir Starmer in drag and I can't unsee it.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 10:55 AM (2ocoG)

248 243 oh, no! they're fake? dang, i've lost interest.

Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:55 AM (Bep7s)

249 i know exactly where to place my thumbs.
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)

250 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.

Florida now requires high schools teach the death toll of Communism.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 10:56 AM (2ocoG)

251 Hat trick!

ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Charged in Three Fatal Incidents Across Three States

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 21, 2026 10:56 AM (ndZc7)

252 67 degrees and pouring.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 10:57 AM (2MN4W)

253 249 that scene from scrubs ("this guy") was the moment i stopped going downstairs, looking at my family watching that show and saying, "this show is dumb."

Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:57 AM (Bep7s)

254 ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Charged in Three Fatal Incidents Across Three States

DOJ is interrogating FBI ham and eggers about the Melania panty raid.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 21, 2026 10:58 AM (2ocoG)

255 The art - it does not look like the Florida I have been to.

Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 10:58 AM (z+Ash)

256 222
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...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 10:59 AM (l3cgK)

257 that scene from scrubs ("this guy") was the moment i stopped going downstairs, looking at my family watching that show and saying, "this show is dumb."
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)

258 ok, sure... but ~now~ what am i supposed to do?

Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 10:59 AM (Bep7s)

259 Oh the meaning of this painting is dark!

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.

Posted by: Piper at August 21, 2026 11:00 AM (ZdaMQ)

260 256 did she throw away her diaphragm when they bought the condominium?

Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 11:00 AM (Bep7s)

261 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 11:01 AM (ccf/V)

262 Wiki sez Queen Victoria gifted this painting to Prince Albert for his birthday in 1852.

Posted by: mrp at August 21, 2026 11:01 AM (rj6Yv)

263 257 that scene from scrubs ("this guy") was the moment i stopped going downstairs, looking at my family watching that show and saying, "this show is dumb."
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.

Posted by: tubal at August 21, 2026 11:01 AM (z+Ash)

264 Is that Castle Anthrax in the background?

Don't see a Grail lamp.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at August 21, 2026 11:01 AM (G4kdj)

265 This WNBA team needs more persons of color with firm titties and tight asses. What city do we put them in? Vegas? Oh, wait, they already have the Aces.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 11:03 AM (tvdD1)

266 257 i would have thought so too. i was subjected to it. the first few seasons were brilliant. i get a kick out of exaggerated fantasy flashbacks, like pete griffin saying "that reminds me..." and then cutting to an impossible remembrance.
watch three episodes. you'll know.
not as good as reno 911, however.

Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 11:03 AM (Bep7s)

267 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)
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Comments around here need credibility now?

Crap!

Posted by: ballistic at August 21, 2026 11:03 AM (oqH4h)

268 They are all very lovely and well painted but... they all look like exactly the same girl, likely "the hooker I could afford to pose for me" as the artist would put it.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 21, 2026 11:49 AM (K32Fz)

269 Why I moved to Florida.....and the weather.

Posted by: Ries Gorthanes at August 21, 2026 11:51 AM (aS3+V)

270 Scott Jennings tweet would've been funnier if he'd tagged Whoopi Goldberg.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 12:23 PM (J4Dwc)

271 Late to the party, but I first glimpsed at the picture and thought “Florabama”, the beachside bar where a copy of that painting should reside!

Posted by: Fenderbender at August 21, 2026 12:59 PM (1FEc1)

The Morning Report — 8/ 21 /26

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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?
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.

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.

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.

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1 Good morning horde! Happy Friday!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:12 AM (ExV1e)

2 I haz nooded. The blog clock seems to be weirdly off.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:13 AM (ExV1e)

3 2 I haz nooded. The blog clock seems to be weirdly off.
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)

4 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 07:15 AM (2Cry5)

5 It's Flapjack Friday!

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 21, 2026 07:15 AM (cpFbA)

6 G'morning J.J.!

@"I used to have a different nic": Thanks for the nood in the previous thread.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 07:15 AM (O7YUW)

7 So it turns out that Karmelo is a punk with a bad attitude just looking to stick someone with a knife. The media could have done some digging to find the facts about this kid, but that is not who they are.

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:16 AM (MWfyi)

8 TGIF Horde!

Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at August 21, 2026 07:16 AM (2CeDH)

9 Top 10! I feel proud.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 07:16 AM (OPGS/)

10 @2/I used to have a different nic: "The blog clock seems to be weirdly off."

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)

11 @5/Mister Scott: "It's Flapjack Friday!"

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)

12 he's largely focused on eradicating communism, crime, and drug trafficking

But I repeat myself.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 07:18 AM (OPGS/)

13 I would pay $80 to watch a MSNBC / CNN cage match.

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:19 AM (MWfyi)

14 Good morning, Horde.

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)

15 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:20 AM (u82oZ)

16 "California’s New Tire Mandate Could Drive Up Costs"

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)

17 RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click)

May you path be made smooth.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:22 AM (u82oZ)

18 NY Gov. Kathy Hochul: Don’t Deport ‘Essential’ Haitians, Salvadorans Who Staff Government

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)

19 It appears that the only way to remove Communism from the planet is to literally starve Communist governments to death.

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)

20 "UK Gov’t Publishes Pamphlet to Inform Migrants That Rape is Wrong, Sex With Children Is a Crime"

Also, NO BARBECUES!

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:26 AM (MWfyi)

21 18 NY Gov. Kathy Hochul: Don’t Deport ‘Essential’ Haitians, Salvadorans Who Staff Government

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)

22 "Perfessor" Squirrel

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)

23 The videos of women rallying in support of the lady who murdered her children have really bummed me out this morning. The forces of evil aren't even bothering to mask up any more.

Posted by: StefanH at August 21, 2026 07:30 AM (hKB05)

24 That 35 year old Albany woman who wanted to blow up the New York Assembly had the right idea just poor execution. Hopefully, a democrat judge will let her out soon to try again.

Inshallah!

Posted by: Muhammed El Muhammed Muhammed at August 21, 2026 07:30 AM (cFP1B)

25 StefanH

We pragmatists leave them behind.

Grandchildren are true wealth.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:30 AM (u82oZ)

26 23 The videos of women rallying in support of the lady who murdered her children have really bummed me out this morning. The forces of evil aren't even bothering to mask up any more.
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)

27 Karmeli Anthony supporters believe black people should be allowed to kill white people without consequences. That's all.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 07:32 AM (Kl4xy)

28 @23/StefanH: Do not focus on what evil accomplishes. Conquer evil by going out and doing something good for someone today.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 07:32 AM (O7YUW)

29 Mornin’, All. Happy Friday.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:33 AM (77rzZ)

30 Since Franklin Roosevelt, federal and state governments have slowly but surely claimed that property is a privilege, not a right. The wealth tax is the next step.

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)

31 J.J. Sefton at August 21, 2026 07:31 AM (x0n13)

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)

32 The week before the midterms, US gov should announce the departure of the US from the United Nations and give the UN 90 days to vacate the premises. The end of US funding should do wonders for the nations that are preyed upon by the UN.

Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 07:33 AM (pHgC8)

33 The women who support Lindsay Clancy think women should be allowed to murder children without consequences. End.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 07:33 AM (Kl4xy)

34 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

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)

35 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:35 AM (RIvkX)

36 Excellent Morning Report today. Thank you JJS!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 07:36 AM (pvZnA)

37 What the DSA has done, quite effectively, is dress up Stalinism in as a Scandinavian welfare state. Like a sweaty, unshaven, 300 pound drag queen in a tight sequin dress lip synching the Internationale.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 07:36 AM (Kl4xy)

38 Make the soft-on-crime advocates prove their models work — before letting them conduct any more experiments on the rest of us.

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)

39 CrotchetyOldJarhead, if you are still around: I'm sorry about Xena. It's never a "good time" for this as a pet owner.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 07:37 AM (OPGS/)

40 The videos of women rallying in support of the lady who murdered her children have really bummed me out this morning. The forces of evil aren't even bothering to mask up any more.
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)

41 The Drag Stalinists of America.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 07:37 AM (Kl4xy)

42 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.
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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)

43 The women who support Lindsay Clancy think women should be allowed to murder children without consequences. End.
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)

44 San Franpsycho

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)

45 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at August 21, 2026 07:40 AM (53oGX)

46 >>The media could have done some digging to find the facts about this kid

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)

47 Rubio has been outstanding, in all his many jobs. And I wish him well liberating the WNBA and Cuba.

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)

48 Victor Tango Kilo

A most vivid and disturbing image.

** Shudder **

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:41 AM (u82oZ)

49 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)


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)

50 Last night on the ONT we were asking AIs to tell us about commenters on the blog.

We are being closely watched.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:42 AM (u82oZ)

51 Oops, I guess that would be greater, not less than 50/50 odds.

More coffee...

Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 07:43 AM (J4Dwc)

52 I feel sorry for the kids that any of those pro-Clancy c***s might have. Good grief, can you imagine having one of those things for a mother?

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:43 AM (77rzZ)

53 I used to have a different nic

Did you ring the bell?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)

54 "Perfessor" Squirrel

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)

55 "Perfessor" Squirrel

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)

56 Abortion up to HS graduation should be safe, legal, and fuck-it... that's all.

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)

57 California’s New Tire Mandate Could Drive Up Costs
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It "could" huh?

Fvcking liar.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 07:45 AM (RIvkX)

58 An IRGC apparatchik admits on state tv that Iran is not selling any oil.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 07:46 AM (gIjzl)

59 Last night on the ONT we were asking AIs to tell us about commenters on the blog.

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)

60 The best meme of SoS MR https://tinyurl.com/4c3tpmbw

Posted by: sidney at August 21, 2026 07:48 AM (Uy/WF)

61 Did you ring the bell?

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)

62 Black market tires will be a thing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 21, 2026 07:49 AM (jjzhV)

63 {{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 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)

64 ... but the little I have read makes me think that the woman isn't evil... it may be another case of the system ...

Satan nods in approval as you succumb to the amoral propaganda.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 07:50 AM (NzX/y)

65 Would You Pay $80 to Watch MSNBC?

--

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)

66 Tires on brand new cars have low “rolling resistance,” meaning they generate less heat as they bounce against the road and lose less of the energy that otherwise would keep the car in motion. That boosts a car’s overall miles per gallon.

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)

67 52 I feel sorry for the kids that any of those pro-Clancy c***s might have. Good grief, can you imagine having one of those things for a mother?
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/)

68 A pamphlet? That presupposes these guys are literate.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2026 07:51 AM (qFwJc)

69 Good morning JJ and horde
TGIF

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 07:51 AM (zACrK)

70 First they threw confetti on me when I walked out of the radiation room.
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)

71 I had no idea Harriet Hageman was running for Senate. Outstanding!

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 07:52 AM (qBdHI)

72 Satan nods in approval as you succumb to the amoral propaganda.
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)

73 Salty

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)

74 Content vertical?

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 07:53 AM (77rzZ)

75 > Last night on the ONT we were asking AIs to tell us about commenters on the blog.

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)

76 Perversely ironic to see our focus on Cuba and its morbid communism while a more lively native variant of the evil ideology consumes our own culture and young people.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 21, 2026 07:54 AM (F8UH0)

77 Astronomers map fastest orbit so far of a star circling the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole

Linky no worky...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 07:54 AM (l3cgK)

78 {{{Lady in Black}}}
"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)

79 Good for you on impressing the nurses!
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)

80 If those MA mothers for Clancy are representative of the jury, she will get off as lightly as possible. It is Massachusetts, after all. That's what I'm tentatively predicting.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 21, 2026 07:55 AM (qBdHI)

81 NaCly, I haven't seen any of those reports. I do know that inflation on existing food supplies is running at 400%.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 07:55 AM (gIjzl)

82 Basically he said "I can't trust you with our future children."
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)

83 I liked the line in "The Birdcage" where Nathan Lane says "Execute the mother. The captain should go down with the ship." Or other words to that effect.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2026 07:55 AM (qFwJc)

84 75 > Last night on the ONT we were asking AIs to tell us about commenters on the blog.

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/)

85 The original CO of the carrier Nimitz was on hand recently for the decommissioning at Naval Station Norfolk.

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)

86 But if she didn't know what was real and what wasn't, is she actually evil?

"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)

87 @34/NaCly Dog: Thank you, and I'll try to have no stories, though there may be a few where I rail about some of the incredibly stupid driving I see other people doing out there.

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)

88 "content vertical?"

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)

89 Martini Farmer

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)

90 "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)


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)

91 Lady in Black

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)

92 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)
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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)

93 It’s almost comical that some news outlets are thinking it’s a huge shock that Iran will try to do something to disrupt our elections. As another poster here wrote, the most unsurprising October Surprise ever.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 21, 2026 08:02 AM (o3ajz)

94 It’s almost comical that some news outlets are thinking it’s a huge shock that Iran will try to do something to disrupt our elections. As another poster here wrote, the most unsurprising October Surprise ever.
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)

95 Well done, Mr. Lee and the EPA -- as far as it goes. Now get rid of that ethanol stuff for our gasoline completely.

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)

96 Yesterday was tough. Mrs. Lloyd met with the surgeon and while everything on that front is excellent, it is likely that she will need chemo, and that got her really down.

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)

97 Hey, A. H. Lloyd. I appreciated your pushing back against the Iran black-pillers yesterday. It gave me encouragement that the situation there is moving in the right direction. Thank you.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 08:04 AM (77rzZ)

98 If those MA mothers for Clancy are representative of the jury, she will get off as lightly as possible. It is Massachusetts, after all. That's what I'm tentatively predicting.

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)

99 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."

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)

100 Grandiose narcissism has entered the chat

Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (J4Dwc)

101 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)

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)

102 "Black market tires will be a thing.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory"

So will Tire Inspectors.

Posted by: California at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (MWfyi)

103 Little gray thuglet Dagny La Siberienne just opened the kitchen cabinet door where I keep the kitty treats and was actually inside the cabinet, rummaging around. She's a smart cat -- too smart by half.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (wzUl9)

104 Dalia Ziada
@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)

105 Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Prayers ascending for complete remission.

F**k Cancer.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (u82oZ)

106 It’s almost comical that some news outlets are thinking it’s a huge shock that Iran will try to do something to disrupt our elections. As another poster here wrote, the most unsurprising October Surprise ever.
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)

107 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:05 AM (ccf/V)

108 5 It's Flapjack Friday!
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)

109 Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

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)

110 I heard it directly from a worker at NSA"

Worker or wanker?

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:07 AM (XuXeR)

111 So will Tire Inspectors.
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)

112 man

I will never say anything. There is no such agency.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)

113 It's Flapjack Friday!
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)

114 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)

Uh, that wasn't "confetti". Heh.

Posted by: Hot nurse from Ferris Bueller at August 21, 2026 08:08 AM (hmYU4)

115 So please keep praying. Apparently we are not out of the woods yet"

Done. FWIW, Mrs has another round of surgery in 5 weeks...

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:08 AM (XuXeR)

116 Lisa On The Douglas Farm

Wistful Sigh.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)

117 Yesterday was tough. Mrs. Lloyd met with the surgeon and while everything on that front is excellent, it is likely that she will need chemo, and that got her really down.

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)

118 I will never say anything. There is no such agency"

Golf clap

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:09 AM (XuXeR)

119 The Marxists fighting AI will have fun with it if they take over

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 08:09 AM (zACrK)

120 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.
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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)

121
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)

122
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)

123 117 Yesterday was tough. Mrs. Lloyd met with the surgeon and while everything on that front is excellent, it is likely that she will need chemo, and that got her really down.

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)

124 Green Acres was fun.

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)

125 I heard it directly from a worker at NSA"




No you didn't......

Posted by: Bob from NSA at August 21, 2026 08:12 AM (ccf/V)

126 because they don’t understand the definitions of what they’re calling us.”

Ah. Another idiot who babbles about roads being "socialism"

Posted by: man at August 21, 2026 08:13 AM (XuXeR)

127 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:10 AM (ccf/V)

Nice post.

And I will continue to pray for Mrs. Lloyd.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 08:13 AM (RC9EL)

128 All of the mothers who are there, their kids need a welfare check.

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)

129 What kind of lunatic compares Cuba to Gaza? Cuba needs to go down. Stop fucking that chicken. Maybe another 47 years or 60 years, what-be-the-haps?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 08:13 AM (tvdD1)

130 Done. FWIW, Mrs has another round of surgery in 5 weeks...
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)

131 Hey, A. H. Lloyd. I appreciated your pushing back against the Iran black-pillers yesterday. It gave me encouragement that the situation there is moving in the right direction. Thank you.
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)

132 DAMNIT

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:14 AM (ccf/V)

133 So when (God Willing) Cuba falls, will flags be at half staff at colleges while professors comfort each other through their tears?

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/)

134 For the past several years, leftists have waged an all-out assault on conservative attorneys and their ability to practice law. And now, such egregious “barfare” tactics are being aimed at the Trump Department of Homeland Security’s top legal official.
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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)

135 I heard it directly from a worker at NSA"


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)

136
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)

137 So will Tire Inspectors.
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)

138 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)


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)

139 Hook-up parties so that adult friends and neighbors can have their way with children.
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/)

140 And I just noticed that after my debacle with Frontier/Verizon yesterday, my IP address has changed......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:15 AM (ccf/V)

141 Done. FWIW, Mrs has another round of surgery in 5 weeks...
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)

142
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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)

143 First they threw confetti on me when I walked out of the radiation room.
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)

144 Rev. Wishbone

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)

145 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/)


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)

146
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)

147 It's hard to know what Cuba will fall to, there really is no internal resistance to the regime, so there really will be no internal group that will take charge.

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)

148 The big question with Iran now is, what could they actually do now if they chose to?

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)

149
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)

150 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd


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)

151 money but never placed the probe thing into the tailpipe.
Posted by: one hour sober

What a letdown!

Posted by: The Great Poof at August 21, 2026 08:18 AM (JM9I6)

152 Just don't do the brown acid.
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)

153 Go long on power plant equipment.

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)

154 I'm rarely active at this time of day, so slightly different audience here. I've got a series of posts up at ahlloyd.com for those who want to nerd out on a potential mainland invasion of Taiwan. There's no particular order, I write stuff as I think of it, and *spoiler alert* I think it's going to be difficult for China to do it.

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)

155 Falling energy consumption is a sign of industry slowing down, which will have a knock-on effect on overall wealth and employment.
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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)

156 138 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)

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)

157 Thank you JJ. Happy Friday all.

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)

158 They will be epic, and a glory to behold.

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/)

159 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)
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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)

160 "The future of Europe's economies is bleak, thanks entirely to "Net Zero" weirdness."

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)

161
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)

162 Hayden Daniel is a staff editor at The Federalist. He previously worked as an editor at The Daily Wire and as deputy editor/opinion editor at The Daily Caller.
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J.D. Vance is this dude's woobie.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)

163 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at August 21, 2026 08:23 AM (eYRW2)

164 129 What kind of lunatic compares Cuba to Gaza? Cuba needs to go down. Stop fucking that chicken. Maybe another 47 years or 60 years, what-be-the-haps?
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)

165 Woohoo! Rain! A little, anyway!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 08:23 AM (aJQbY)

166 @140/Sponge: "And I just noticed that after my debacle with Frontier/Verizon yesterday, my IP address has changed......"

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)

167 The future of Europe's economies is bleak, thanks entirely to "Net Zero" weirdness.
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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)

168 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)



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)

169 You mean like this?

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/)

170 167 The future of Europe's economies is bleak, thanks entirely to "Net Zero" weirdness.
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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)

171 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)
---
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)

172 The IRGC asked for donations to a fund to pay an assassin for a hit on PDT. They raised $425.00

Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 08:26 AM (gIjzl)

173 The offer stands, should she feel so inclined.
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)

174 In the 20 years between 2003 and 2023, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates the total money blown on payments made in error, or in the wrong amount, or with no documentation (!!!) is $2.7 TRILLION.
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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)

175 165 Woohoo! Rain! A little, anyway!
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)

176 Saw some lady on X lamenting that Republicans need to have a plan to reach out to young women that have been swayed to leftism.

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)

177
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)

178 "the last remaining domino and symbol of communist failure, tyranny and misery that has yet to fall is Cuba"
There are also North Korea and China

Posted by: PG at August 21, 2026 08:30 AM (qln0f)

179 5 It's Flapjack Friday!
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)

180 The IRGC asked for donations to a fund to pay an assassin for a hit on PDT. They raised $425.00
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)

181 Could use a few small prayers for Brit Lass who has a medical appt today for a sudden new symptom and is very nervous. I think it's ok even though I'm a bit nervous for her. May not have any answers for a bit, but any prayers are much appreciated. Thanks.

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 08:30 AM (ucYyF)

182
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)

183 175 165 Woohoo! Rain! A little, anyway!
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)

184 ..., prayers ascending.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 08:31 AM (gIjzl)

185 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)

186 The IRGC asked for donations to a fund to pay an assassin for a hit on PDT. They raised $425.00
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)

187 At UPI, the 18th Annual Hambone Awards:

"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)

188 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)

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)

189 When revolutionary socialists tell us who they are, perhaps we should take them at their word.

==

There you go. Same as terrorists, and assorted islamo-nazis.

Posted by: runner at August 21, 2026 08:34 AM (g47mK)

190
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)

191 We owe it all to Big Pharma.

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/)

192 The CIA has more than $425.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:34 AM (2MN4W)

193 Could use a few small prayers for Brit Lass who has a medical appt today for a sudden new symptom and is very nervous. I think it's ok even though I'm a bit nervous for her. May not have any answers for a bit, but any prayers are much appreciated. Thanks.
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)

194 >> 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).

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)

195 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.

"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)

196 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)

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)

197 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


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/)

198
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


***
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)

199 Good morning again Horde thx JJ. Happy Friday to all.
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)

200 200

Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 08:38 AM (OPGS/)

201 "Here. Take this drug for your feelings."

"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)

202 > The CIA has more than $425.
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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)

203
200 200
Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 08:38 AM (OPGS/)



m hardest hit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:39 AM (ccf/V)

204 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)

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)

205 The Trump administration will end summer-blend gasoline requirements about two weeks early this year in an effort to boost the U.S. fuel supply and hold down prices at the pump, the Environmental Protection Agency ​said Thursday.

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)

206 ...
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)

207
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)

208 Fair warning.

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)

209 205 The Trump administration will end summer-blend gasoline requirements about two weeks early this year in an effort to boost the U.S. fuel supply and hold down prices at the pump, the Environmental Protection Agency ​said Thursday.


can they just get rid of them entirely?

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 21, 2026 08:42 AM (j+aD2)

210 Thanks Spongey. You're the best.

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 08:43 AM (ucYyF)

211 The results were disappointing for Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and raise concerns about the GOP’s ability to hold the seat — and potentially maintain control of the Senate — in November.

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.

==========================
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)

212 Thanks Spongey. You're the best.

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)

213 205 The Trump administration will end summer-blend gasoline requirements about two weeks early this year in an effort to boost the U.S. fuel supply and hold down prices at the pump, the Environmental Protection Agency ​said Thursday.

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)

214 We are on summer blend forever. Summer still happens.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:44 AM (2MN4W)

215 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)

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)

216 Lord, strike that poor boy down......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:42 AM (ccf/V)
=================
Wut did I do to you?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 08:44 AM (fF9ID)

217 193 Could use a few small prayers for Brit Lass who has a medical appt today for a sudden new symptom and is very nervous. I think it's ok even though I'm a bit nervous for her. May not have any answers for a bit, but any prayers are much appreciated. Thanks.


prayers sent!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 21, 2026 08:44 AM (j+aD2)

218 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)



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)

219 I help where I can.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 08:43 AM (ccf/V)
=====

Spongeworthy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:45 AM (RIvkX)

220 Lyric.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:45 AM (2MN4W)

221 Today Is National Hawaiian Shirt Day.
Don't do it!

Posted by: redridinghood at August 21, 2026 08:45 AM (NpAcC)

222 201 "What? You have swelling between your anus and genitals?
Posted by: Sponge

Taint away is available over the counter.

Posted by: Auspex at August 21, 2026 08:46 AM (Y8DZL)

223 Boogaloo Boy Day?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:46 AM (2MN4W)

224 =================
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)

225 Taint away is available over the counter.
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)

226 FBI Disrupts ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Attack on New York Statehouse

.. I must say that I have mixed feelings about this story

Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 08:48 AM (RHGPo)

227 Last night I watched an Alfred Hitchcock Hour made in 1965. The murderer turned out to be a tranny posing as a nurse to murder nurses.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 21, 2026 08:48 AM (RIvkX)

228 Uh oh. Sponge is quoting song lyrics again…

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

229 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

***
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)

230
.. 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)

231 The neighbors eouldn't like that.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:49 AM (2MN4W)

232
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)

233 Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 08:30 AM

Will pray for Brit lass.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 08:50 AM (8T3Xj)

234 Uh oh. Sponge is quoting song lyrics again…

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)

235 The New York Times' piggy bank is $9.2M lighter after being found liable for defamation of a college basketball player.

Good.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 08:50 AM (J4Dwc)

236 Still waiting for background check.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:51 AM (2MN4W)

237 The New York Times' piggy bank is $9.2M lighter after being found liable for defamation of a college basketball player.

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)

238 Washington Free Beacon:

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)

239 "the last remaining domino and symbol of communist failure, tyranny and misery that has yet to fall is Cuba"

I'm standing right here, you know.....

Posted by: Danny Ortega, President for Life at August 21, 2026 08:52 AM (SgdqL)

240 Trump got interviewed by his former lawyer Michael Cohen. Cohen has submitted a pardon request which is be willing to bet Trump grants post midterm

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 08:53 AM (rp63B)

241 Cuba's Healthcare system is so wonderful.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:53 AM (2MN4W)

242
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)

243 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)
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That's. Not. Who. We. Are.

Posted by: GOPe at August 21, 2026 08:54 AM (FZ29D)

244 Cuba's Healthcare system is so wonderful.

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)

245 Must read article at Legal Insurrection regarding the Senate race-
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)

246 > FBI Disrupts ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Attack on New York Statehouse
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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)

247 NYPost:

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)

248 Why did they thwart it?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 08:58 AM (2MN4W)

249 Lawyers' take: $50M
Families' take: $3M

Posted by: one hour sober at August 21, 2026 09:00 AM (J4Dwc)

250 I LOVE that he's the face of the party now. Prop him up. Show who you really are.

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/)

251 I’m beginning to believe that the Iran operation is a success. Maybe not necessarily the politics of it because who knows how voters respond they’re so fickle.

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)

252 Bring lawyers, guns, and money.

Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:01 AM (gd7Qy)

253
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)

254 So, it's turning into a song lyrics thread?

Posted by: dantesed at August 21, 2026 09:03 AM (Oy/m2)

255 “The greatest danger is that you will have current murderers sitting in prison, being able to appeal their sentencing,” he said. “I do believe that you could be in a scenario where there will be judges who use this as an opportunity to kind of impose their ideology, and so letting people out of jail that don’t belong out of jail, and certainly don’t belong back on the streets.”
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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)

256 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)



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)

257 254 So, it's turning into a song lyrics thread?

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)

258 Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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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)

259
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)

260 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at August 21, 2026 09:08 AM (2Ez/1)

261 Lefties now want to criminalize criticism of public figures in the UK, calling their proposal "Arday's Law" to take advantage of the suicide of Fake Professor Guy, Jason Arday.

https://tinyurl.com/54rj2pp5

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 21, 2026 09:08 AM (FcMK6)

262 I still think the "Democratic Socialists" are getting a lot of press not because it's a political movement but because the media's in love with Socialism. They want it to succeed.

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)

263 Rumble Channel.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:09 AM (2MN4W)

264 Thou shall not kill means thou shalt murder. What does murder mean? This question is what lawyers charge big for.

Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:09 AM (gd7Qy)

265 Lefties now want to criminalize criticism of public figures in the UK, calling their proposal "Arday's Law" to take advantage of the suicide of Fake Professor Guy, Jason Arday.

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)

266 @177/Sponge: "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."

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)

267 Will pray for Brit lass.

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)

268 Lefties now want to criminalize criticism of public figures in the UK, calling their proposal "Arday's Law" to take advantage of the suicide of Fake Professor Guy, Jason Arday.

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)

269 Every 6 months or so all of academia takes a break from their important scholarship in order to remind us that each and every single hillbilly luddite stereotype about higher education being a cocoon of berserk shrieking Stalinist savages is 100% correct.

Posted by: Neo at August 21, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)

270 Thou shall not kill means thou shalt murder. What does murder mean? This question is what lawyers charge big for.
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)

271 And Orchid.... I hope you are feeling much better this week than a couple weeks back.

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 09:13 AM (ucYyF)

272 Of course the prohibition is against murder.

Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:13 AM (gd7Qy)

273 Lefties now want to criminalize criticism of public figures in the UK, calling their proposal "Arday's Law" to take advantage of the suicide of Fake Professor Guy, Jason Arday.

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)

274 Do they really want a 'kill or be killed' society? Because this is how you get there.
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)

275
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)

276 Lefties now want to criminalize criticism of public figures in the UK, calling their proposal "Arday's Law" to take advantage of the suicide of Fake Professor Guy, Jason Arday.

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)

277 How did he do it?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:15 AM (2MN4W)

278 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.”

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)

279 Yeah, when my internet goes out, the company sends me an email...which I only access on my computer using their internet...not gonna put my email on my cell phone for Google to monitor.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 09:15 AM (l3cgK)

280 Great vid at NY Post of an African American preacher in Dearborn unleashing on the Muslim population and sharia law. This is after a very large motorcycle protest led by "Christian Nationalist" Jake Lang descended on the city two days ago. Things be getting sporty

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 09:16 AM (rp63B)

281 Arday accuser suspended.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:16 AM (2MN4W)

282 278 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.”

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)

283 I really like some of the monikers that commenters here give their spouses. "Brit Lass" is one of those. Also, "Smash," which one of the "Rons uses to refer to his wife.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 09:17 AM (77rzZ)

284 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)
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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)

285 Great vid at NY Post of an African American preacher in Dearborn unleashing on the Muslim population and sharia law. This is after a very large motorcycle protest led by "Christian Nationalist" Jake Lang descended on the city two days ago. Things be getting sporty
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)

286 Joe Walsh has you covered on the boobs tunes.

https://tinyurl.com/yc3frdyn

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 21, 2026 09:17 AM (XvL8K)

287 "But from a strategic standpoint we’re slowly strangling them."

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)

288 Joe Walsh has you covered on the boobs tunes.

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)

289 "But from a strategic standpoint we’re slowly strangling them."

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)

290 It was 58° here this morning at 5 when I walked to the local Stewart's . Going to be a cold fall and winter

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 21, 2026 09:19 AM (rp63B)

291 279 Yeah, when my internet goes out, the company sends me an email...which I only access on my computer using their internet...not gonna put my email on my cell phone for Google to monitor.
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)

292 It was 58° here this morning at 5 when I walked to the local Stewart's . Going to be a cold fall and winter
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)

293 Arday accuser suspended.
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)

294 It was 58° here this morning at 5 when I walked to the local Stewart's . Going to be a cold fall and winter
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)

295 We have surprisingly good Internet service here... and we're sort of out in the boondocks. Good enough for TV streaming/gaming and surfing the web all at the same time on multiple devices.

But it's just the two of us...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 09:21 AM (2Cry5)

296
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)

297 It's 86 in NTX on the way to today's high of 107.
Posted by: Sponge

Ugh. I will never live in Texas.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 09:22 AM (77rzZ)

298 He didn't lynch himself?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:22 AM (2MN4W)

299 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.

https://youtu.be/eaLLRIvWz4M

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:22 AM (ExV1e)

300 Western Lensman
@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)

301 We have surprisingly good Internet service here... and we're sort of out in the boondocks. Good enough for TV streaming/gaming and surfing the web all at the same time on multiple devices.

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)

302 Time to nuke the college welfare system from orbit.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:24 AM (2MN4W)

303 This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:24 AM (gd7Qy)

304 Ugh. I will never live in Texas.

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)

305 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

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)

306 Arday was just a clump of cells.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:25 AM (2MN4W)

307 Arday was a pathological liar. He got called out for his lies. He committed suicide rather than face his critics.

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)

308 Not Joe's fault!

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)

309 There's a vid at Twitchy of Symone Sanders trying to get Nixon to downplay her socialism. Tried to get her to say it was tactical, but Nixon said it's about the issues.
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)

310 @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.




BBWWWWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:27 AM (ccf/V)

311 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)

The Dems believe the polls...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 21, 2026 09:28 AM (+gK6I)

312 Whistleblowing plagiarism is now 'discriminatory' if the target is a black professor.
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)

313
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)

314 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)
He applied Rule 303 to himself.

Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2026 09:28 AM (gd7Qy)

315 > I've had FiOS for at LEAST 15 years. Verizon at first, then Frontier bought the service, which Verizon is now buying back.
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Frontier is shit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2026 09:29 AM (2Cry5)

316 Then there's Schumer saying al-Sayed brings energy to the party.
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)

317 Super genius Schumer.

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)

318 Schumer doubling down on his support for al Sayed is bizarre, taking JJ's term "Self-gassing Jew" to the point of being literal truth. Sayed says repeatedly that Jews should be killed, and Schumer fucking supports his election.

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)

319 Have some Tide Pods Chuck.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 21, 2026 09:30 AM (2MN4W)

320 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 21, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)

321 314 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)
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)

322 Nood. Boobs. Nood boobs. Boobs of nood.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 09:31 AM (ExV1e)

323 310 @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.



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)

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)

325 @281/Boss Moss: "Arday accuser suspended."

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)

326 'Morning, all. Thanks, J.J.

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)

327 "At Miami International Airport, some 33 people have lost their work protections. And at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, another 132 who benefitted from who benefitted from Haitian TPS were let go by their employers, according to Arlene Satchell, a spokeswoman for the Broward County Aviation Department.

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)

328 CBS, MoneyWatch
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)

329 I grew up in 1980s Britain. We still had candles ready for a power cut because of the problems caused by socialism (real socialism, with government ownership of the electricity generation and grid) through the 1970s that Thatcher was still bringing recovery from.

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


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Disclaimer: Behind you!

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1 !!

Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 04:30 AM (pHgC8)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 04:30 AM (odBC9)

3 Disclaimer: Behind you!
****

Don't look back. Never look back!

Oh, And guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 04:34 AM (pHgC8)

4 Also, otters called.

Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 04:34 AM (pHgC8)

5 G'Day, everyone,
TGIF

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 04:36 AM (Ia/+0)

6 The font on the Yaros site isn't exactly easy on the eyes either. Dude needs to get out of the '80s.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at August 21, 2026 04:37 AM (iIyc0)

7 Don't look back. Never look back!



The First Rule of Italian Driving

Posted by: il Miklosso at August 21, 2026 04:38 AM (4RYRd)

8 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 21, 2026 04:39 AM (WBro8)

9 Hitting the long road
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 04:43 AM (Ia/+0)

10 Technology makes me sneeze

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at August 21, 2026 04:44 AM (LOZbR)

11
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)

12 Oh, we found out why the Feds are looking into Swalwell. Normally a sexual crime would be a state matter, so 'Rons speculated about what made it a Federal case, and I didn't see anyone guess this: according to RedState, the search warrant was issued under 18 U.S.C. squiggly 242, using gov't authority to deprive another of civil rights.

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)

13 Morning Horde. It’s funny how our preconceived notion that Zuck is autonomous evil impacts the reporting of the Meta trial. Have any witnesses ever been asked if they chose to control their kids access to an unregulated open sewer of social perversion?

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)

14 11 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)

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)

15 Not easy but most worthwhile things aren’t.
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)

16 >>>Anti-AI fonts are useless and harmful. (Yaros)

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)

17 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)

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)

18 Good lord, WAVY10 is going on about Covid

Posted by: Accomack at August 21, 2026 05:05 AM (8jVAy)

19 blog.yaros.ae

UAE?

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:05 AM (odBC9)

20 >>>Castelion has reached a valuation of $13 billion based on contracts to mass produce hypersonic missiles. (Tech Crunch)

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)

21
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 21, 2026 05:09 AM (AMvSw)

22 I don't know what META glasses are , but I don't think I want to wear them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 05:11 AM (ZKPnq)

23 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at August 21, 2026 05:11 AM (V0/Sp)

24 Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 04:58 AM (odBC9)

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)

25 The author at yaros.ae has some fun stuff elsewhere on the site, like:

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)

26 AMV - Grenadine

Wild. Catchy!

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:21 AM (odBC9)

27 Assholes are the problem.
****

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)

28 Kind woman helps out an elderly neighbor and they become a family. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/2tt9bj5c


Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 05:27 AM (Ev8b9)

29 New mother writes on God, our father and Luke 18:15-17. Upper Room devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/y9e8f2na

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 05:32 AM (Ev8b9)

30 Good morning, one and all! Today is my appointment with the PA and we're going to discuss treatment options for my knee.

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/)

31 Anti-AI fonts are useless and harmful. (Yaros)

Based on the examples linked, I am inclined to agree.


Prove to me you are aren't human...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 21, 2026 05:34 AM (l3cgK)

32 >>>Meta glasses aren't the problem. (The Verge)

Nice read!

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:36 AM (odBC9)

33 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) at August 21, 2026 05:36 AM (l3cgK)

34 27 Assholes are the problem.
****

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)

35 Nice, old time hymn from
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)

36 Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy
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)

37 Had cortisone shots in both shoulders. Worked wonders.

Posted by: Dark Lix at August 21, 2026 05:44 AM (Fv808)

38 Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2026 05:33 AM (OPGS

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)

39 Nrg. Mornin'.

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)

40 Off chinless blob of a sock.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 05:45 AM (O7YUW)

41 Posted by: Karen the Hut at August 21, 2026 05:44 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)

42 Off chinless blob of a sock.
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)

43 Hate it when I don't notice I have a sock puppet name on from the previous day.

"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)

44 Personal responsibility and how far many go to avoid it.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 21, 2026 05:49 AM (gIjzl)

45 @42/weft cut-loop: "Yeah, but what do we do for the rest of the 45 minutes?"

Try to take over the world!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 05:49 AM (O7YUW)

46 "She Bop" blasted away in my brain this morning on wake-up.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 05:49 AM (odBC9)

47 Finally sleepy. Good night!

Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 05:50 AM (L3Npt)

48 I should probably also ask this on a later thread in addition of people who are tech gurus and have -or do -spend a lot of time sitting...but my son has a job where he's standing to work much of the day, and needs something more comfortable than running shoes? Anyone know of anything? Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 05:50 AM (+kigi)

49 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 21, 2026 05:56 AM (Hbeqj)

50 tcn retains her sense of humor:

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)

51 @46/m: My morning music that gets blasted at my brain comes courtesy sound files I uploaded to my phone, and alarms I set that are linked to same.

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)

52 Belated BOING!

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)

53 51 @46/m: My morning music that gets blasted at my brain comes courtesy sound files I uploaded to my phone, and alarms I set that are linked to same.

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)

54 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: It's a trap!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 21, 2026 06:07 AM (amcLV)

55 Evening and morning, satellites and satraps. It's Friday, the consummation devoutly to be wished!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2026 06:08 AM (wzUl9)

56 @48/FenelonSpoke: "my son has a job where he's standing to work much of the day, and needs something more comfortable than running shoes"

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)

57 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:09 AM (O7YUW)

Thanks so much!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 06:10 AM (Z1RBE)

58 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:09 AM (O7YUW)

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)

59 The blue-green banner on the Verge pages ALWAYS makes me see an afterimage red of some flavor on adjacent white backgrounds.

Wikipedia Afterimage covers the topic.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:12 AM (odBC9)

60 @48/FenelonSpoke: There's also something called an "anti-fatigue mat" he should look into getting (or having work acquire for him.) These are placed where a worker has to spend a lot of time standing in one spot.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:14 AM (O7YUW)

61 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2026 06:16 AM (VyBeY)

62 @58/FenenlonSpoke: "Whoops! It's bouncing around so much I can't get the name. What is it please?"

(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)

63 Yesterday I forgot to set the alarm. Today I set it later than I intended and still woke up before it went off. Perhaps there is a great overriding life lesson here somewhere.

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)

64 @FenelonSpoke: Oh, and I get those insoles at WalMart. They should be able to be found in either the shoe department, or the pharmacy in the footcare area.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:18 AM (O7YUW)

65
I hope he will understand
Ooh
I bop, you bop, they bop

🎶

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:19 AM (odBC9)

66 Somehow, I believe Cucker Tarlson is trying to tell us nuclear weapons were created by the Jews, as are his personal demons. Things are heating up.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 06:19 AM (tvdD1)

67 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:17 AM (O7YUW)

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)

68 Finally! Candace Owens moves on from the Charlie Kirk murder conspiracy:

https://tinyurl.com/yc8pxpzh

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2026 06:19 AM (QNSrI)

69 68 Finally! Candace Owens moves on from the Charlie Kirk murder conspiracy:

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)

70 Watch out for those bottom steps.

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)

71 mornin yall

"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)

72 And I just wanted to share that spouse pointed out to me a goldfinch on a branch yesterday during our morning walk. So beautifu!. It helped make my day. Have a blessed day everyone, and may you know that you are a blessing to others by what you do and say.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 06:27 AM (+kigi)

73 from the NPR whistleblower article:

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)

74 In East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire news, dozens of disposable barbecues were seized after they were banned.

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:31 AM (MWfyi)

75 74 In East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire news, dozens of disposable barbecues were seized after they were banned.
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)

76 BBC:

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)

77 Professor Nathan Cofnas was suspended from his Ghent university job for outing Cambridge's Jason Arday for the plagiarist that he was:

https://tinyurl.com/mv879jsy

Guess who what suspended Cofnas:

https://tinyurl.com/2k2yv9ph

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2026 06:36 AM (QNSrI)

78 In saw a new car color yesterday. This one I call "Flaming Teal".

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:36 AM (MWfyi)

79 >>>In East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire news, dozens of disposable barbecues were seized after they were banned.

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)

80 In East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire news, dozens of disposable barbecues were seized after they were banned.

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)

81 Raked over the coals.

Posted by: davidt at August 21, 2026 06:39 AM (Q+gd/)

82 >>>More information about the ban is available on the government website.

no doubt no doubt no doubt

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:40 AM (odBC9)

83 the government website

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)

84 >>>Are suspects being taken in for grilling?

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)

85 84 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)

hear, hear

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:47 AM (odBC9)

86 The will just have to barbeque their goats without a grill.

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:48 AM (MWfyi)

87 The free over-the-air Movies! Channel has a routine. They feature a new crop of vintage movies every month, repeated at various times and days. At the start of the month there's a wealth of good films. By the last week or so of the month, you've seen all the ones that first appealed to you and your second choices and thirds, and you're left with films you've seen recently and ones that didn't interest you much to start with. Or others that do interest you, but are on at 2:45 am.

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)

88 wow

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)

89 These are single-use grills. Cook, cool, throw 'em away.

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)

90 I have never heard of a disposable BBQ.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2026 06:53 AM (Ev8b9)

91 Thanks for the well wishes, everyone.

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/)

92 "transgender gynecologist"

thanks for that link BD!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2026 06:53 AM (VyBeY)

93 @90/FenelonSpoke: Me neither. But apparently in the UK, they're a thing.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:53 AM (O7YUW)

94 And don't run with scissors!

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 06:53 AM (odBC9)

95

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at August 21, 2026 06:55 AM (732Gn)

96 You can buy disposable grills at Walmart for $5. They are perfect for drunken picnics where you leave your garbage everywhere when you leave.

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 06:55 AM (MWfyi)

97 Sherman, set the Wayback machine for 1982:

https://youtu.be/ysmVlaw36L0

(Yaz - Situation)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 06:55 AM (O7YUW)

98 @90/FenelonSpoke: Me neither. But apparently in the UK, they're a thing.
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)

99 hup!

Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 07:01 AM (pHgC8)

100 100

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 07:01 AM (odBC9)

101 Is this ... OUR Ace?


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)

102 >>>You can buy disposable grills at Walmart for $5. They are perfect for drunken picnics where you leave your garbage everywhere when you leave.

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)

103 @101/m: *snorts* People select the oddest "blazes of glory" to go out in.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2026 07:06 AM (O7YUW)

104 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.

So weather is the new Covid.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 21, 2026 07:09 AM (pUU4E)

105 Morning. *yawn*

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 21, 2026 07:10 AM (aJQbY)

106 Good morning! Looks like an early morning trip to the vet is in order. :-( Probably gonna have to let Xena cross the rainbow bridge.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 21, 2026 07:11 AM (3Ope8)

107 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)

He died doing what he loved...

Posted by: Boswell at August 21, 2026 07:11 AM (j10i6)

108 Jarvis retweeted

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)

109 So it turns out that Karmelo is a punk with a bad attitude just looking to stick someone with a knife. Is anybody surprised?

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2026 07:12 AM (MWfyi)

110 JJ is nood.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2026 07:12 AM (ExV1e)

111 "the link below"

https://tinyurl.com/3t465wyf

substack

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 07:14 AM (odBC9)

112 Our local Microcenter is reopening after a renovation on Saturday. We're going and taking in a niceinch afterwards.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2026 07:25 AM (Kl4xy)

113 When Meta assures you that "privacy" is built into their products from the ground up, you can be sure they are talking about their privacy and not yours. You are the product for Meta. Their goal is to strip away your privacy and mine ever bit of your personal information for profit.

Posted by: WarEagle82 at August 21, 2026 11:12 AM (YcfMX)

Thursday Overnight Open Thread - August 20, 2026 [Doof]

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Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Thursday ONT! Mixed bag of content for those who care. Open thread, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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Flock Segment of the Night

He finds your lack in faith in Flock disturbing


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Texas Constable works for his people

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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


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On the other end of the law enforcement spectrum



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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


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At least Flock cameras aren't used to catch speeders. Oh, wait...

Flock cameras are being used to assist in giving speeding tickets

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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.


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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.


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She can't be that oblivious, can she??


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What's this? Christian Faith Night at an MLB game?? Let's go O's!

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DJ Doof - Random Stuff Edition





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Comments

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1 AHA! I thought I mind find you here!

Posted by: mindful webworker - not in line of succession at August 20, 2026 10:04 PM (xQnBX)

2 Early

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:04 PM (Jr+re)

3 Drinking a Gimlet and having some broiled steak bits.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 20, 2026 10:04 PM (XV/Pl)

4 Mixed bag, or mixed nuts?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 20, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

5 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 20, 2026 10:05 PM (Y8Lgz)

6 A male brain, obviously.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 10:05 PM (ZVgZ4)

7 Hello.

Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 10:05 PM (VrYHL)

8
Time

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIqwzQ7g-Cc

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 10:06 PM (3oLMy)

9 Thanks for the ONT, Doof!

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:07 PM (Jr+re)

10 How long can you keep beer in the refrigerator?

A looooooong time, but you might not like the result!

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:08 PM (Jr+re)

11 Thanks for the ONT.

Rome and Tits. Yep.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 10:08 PM (zZu0s)

12 We have Flock camera and the surveillance state because we stopped tradition policing and national security measures, which it turn increased crime. The promise is if we give up our privacy the government will stop crime.

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)

13 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 20, 2026 10:09 PM (WBro8)

14 Anyone notice the AIs think we're ALL 'Legendary Commenters'?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)

15 Good evening.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 20, 2026 10:09 PM (CHHv1)

16 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)

Substitute politicians, and it'd work too.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 20, 2026 10:09 PM (1Ff7Z)

17 Good evening Horde, thx Doof.
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)

18 Good evening morons e grazie Disco

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:10 PM (RIvkX)

19 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco!

Posted by: TRex - deflockulator dino at August 20, 2026 10:11 PM (XfIK1)

20
Hi Beckoning!

Please give Robert a hug from me.

Sorry if you get scratched.

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 10:11 PM (/QHx4)

21 I never let a beer go bad.

Posted by: huerfano at August 20, 2026 10:11 PM (2Xqig)

22 Anyone notice the AIs think we're ALL 'Legendary Commenters'?
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)

23 Creepy? Creepy how? Like a clown? I creep you out?

Posted by: Tommy DeVito at August 20, 2026 10:13 PM (Q+gd/)

24 You've got important questions, the ONT finds you answers!
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)

25
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)

26 15 Anyone notice the AIs think we're ALL 'Legendary Commenters'?
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)

27 Yet another example of superior curating by Doof.

Thank you Doof.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 10:14 PM (17rPF)

28 Ed Gimlet. I must say.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 10:14 PM (Cqx++)

29 Ya danged no-nooders.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:14 PM (Jr+re)

30 How long can you keep beer in the refrigerator?



Huh???
This is a trick question, right? Right???

Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 10:15 PM (2WIwB)

31 They are using the cameras here to mail out speeding tickets.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)

32 Legend

wait for it...

dary

Legendary commenters.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 10:15 PM (sKqQm)

33
WTH is wrong with you people?

You buy beer and store it for later?

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 10:15 PM (/QHx4)

34 I never let a beer go bad.
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)

35 "Good Day Detroit"

They're just trolling us, right?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 10:16 PM (17rPF)

36 A male brain, obviously.
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)

37 Mama's got a squeezebox,
Daddy never sleeps at night!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)

38 Sheeeeeet. There are plenty that are sold bad.


But you can still get Pearl, right?

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:17 PM (Jr+re)

39 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)

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)

40 At least Flock cameras aren't used to catch speeders. Oh, wait...

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)

41 Thanks for the ONT Doof!!

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)

42 John Shirley is my new role model.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 10:18 PM (17rPF)

43 Home brew or beer with live yeast in the bottle don't even start to taste fully mature till a couple months have passed. They will keep a year, easy. Yeast work on the easy stuff first, the simple sugars. This cleans up the "green" flavors that taste off in beer. But then they start to work on the long chain stuff or whatever. That's what makes a good beer taste crisp and clean, the yeasties have done their job fully.

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)

44 Refrigerate Beer?

Not in my pub!

Posted by: Warm Beer/Lousy Food at August 20, 2026 10:18 PM (JM9I6)

45 A male brain, obviously.
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)

46 Good evening, Legendary Commenters! Thanks for gracing us with your presence!

Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 10:18 PM (QMAsf)

47 How long can you keep beer in the refrigerator?"

*dang... that does look like Billy Beer back there...

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 10:19 PM (XuXeR)

48 ***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)
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There, there. He's new here.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:19 PM (RIvkX)

49

No, sir. This is the west, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 10:19 PM (Cqx++)

50 Good evening, Legendary Commenters! Thanks for gracing us with your presence!
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)

51 They are using the cameras here to mail out speeding tickets."

Well, that's not saying much for the post office...

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 10:21 PM (XuXeR)

52
Thanks to you Doof.

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)

53 Just for shits and giggles, I went to Gemini, and here is what it said when I told it, "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?"

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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)

54 In some states, and I don't know which, a citation has to be presented by the officer who observed the violation. In the past, Oklahoma's flying highway patrolment had to land the airplane and get to wherever the ground trooper had you corralled.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:23 PM (Jr+re)

55 Ya danged no-nooders.
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)

56 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.

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)

57 Great majority of legendary people are deceased. Don't want to join their number just yet.

Posted by: Borrowed Time at August 20, 2026 10:23 PM (JM9I6)

58 ***Six more incidents of police officers
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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)

59 You buy beer and store it for later?"

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)

60 Guinness For Life!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:25 PM (RIvkX)

61 Thanks to you Doof.

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)

62 To AI generated story everyone is "legendary" "beloved", or a few other code words. You can always tell AI

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 10:26 PM (rp63B)

63 What's on YOUR mind tonight?




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)

64 Decades ago, Don Gibson had a tune called I'd Be A Legend In My Time. Pretty good and covered very well by the blind guy (not Ray Charles). Ronnie Milsap.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:26 PM (Jr+re)

65 Go, Nick Shirley! Democrats claim his penis is small. A taxpayer funded government oh forget it. Its California, Jake.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 20, 2026 10:27 PM (OB8ow)

66 Flocks should be forbidden to ANY policing agency.
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)

67 While you were downstairs, we all attained Legendary status. Legendary Non-Nooders.
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)

68 Thanks! Small bucks would be acceptable too!
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)

69 I liked beer when it came in the p0ny sized bottles.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 10:28 PM (gIjzl)

70 How long do we hang around until reaching Legendary status? Or is it based on one or more significant postings?

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:29 PM (Jr+re)

71 Found two Natural Lights in the Food Lion parking lot today. Car pulled out as I was walking into the store and there were two cans of Natural Light under it. I thought they were empties and stooped to pick them up to toss them, but they were full and still had a chill to them. Condensation on the outside means they weren't dropped by the people who just drove off. Strange.

Posted by: Anybody Lose Some Beer? at August 20, 2026 10:30 PM (JM9I6)

72 I liked beer when it came in the p0ny sized bottles.
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)

73 Miller High Life and Lowenbrau were ones I remember. Were there any others?
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)

74 >>>The Federal Communications Commission last week eliminated the gigabit speed goal established during the Biden administration
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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)

75 Anyone notice the AIs think we're ALL 'Legendary Commenters'?
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)

76 Doof, Corona

Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 10:32 PM (gIjzl)

77 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)


You folded it incorrectly!

Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 10:32 PM (QMAsf)

78 How long do we hang around until reaching Legendary status? Or is it based on one or more significant postings?
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)

79 I admit I've had a martini, so my judgment may be skewed, but the 'brought to you by' segment is hilarious

Posted by: 496 at August 20, 2026 10:33 PM (G0GDR)

80 Didn't Rolling Rock come in little bottles?

Posted by: I Was Loaded, After All at August 20, 2026 10:34 PM (JM9I6)

81 Sorry I'm late, I was trying to figure out what happened to all the tadpoles from my decorative garden pond. Last week, bunches of tadpoles happily swimming all around; this week, nothing. If I didn't know any better, I would think they grew legs and hopped away.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 20, 2026 10:34 PM (4xknN)

82 Anyone notice the AIs think we're ALL 'Legendary Commenters'?
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)

83 That time I tried to put a Washington in Doof's g-string....
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)

84 ***What's this? Christian Faith Night at an MLB game?? Let's go O's!
__

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)

85 Mickey's... were those grenade bottles considered pony sized?

Posted by: 496 at August 20, 2026 10:35 PM (G0GDR)

86 I posted this earlier today but I did get out of the house and went grocery shopping in my part of Canada. I'm set for weeks - I'll pick up bananas and milk but aside from that. I'm good.

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)

87 The coin slot is in the back

Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 10:36 PM (gIjzl)

88 Egrets and herons can eat a thousand tadpoles in one sitting.

Posted by: Feelin' Jumpy at August 20, 2026 10:36 PM (JM9I6)

89 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)
-------
Have a few for me and the average will be maintained.

Posted by: 496 at August 20, 2026 10:37 PM (G0GDR)

90 Last week, bunches of tadpoles happily swimming all around; this week, nothing. If I didn't know any better, I would think they grew legs and hopped away.
Posted by: tankdemon at August 20, 2026 10:34 PM (4xknN)
---
Are tadpoles cannibalistic?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 10:37 PM (FZ29D)

91 If you have to ask if you're legendary...


Hey! I was asking for a "friend" . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:38 PM (Jr+re)

92 Hmm, I asked Google AI to analyze my posts today:

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)

93 The Hood County Constable got it right.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 20, 2026 10:39 PM (jPziU)

94 Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 10:38 PM (sKqQm)
------
Heh heh... AI said 'rigid'. Heh heh

Posted by: 496 at August 20, 2026 10:39 PM (G0GDR)

95 Evening, all.

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)

96 Grok knows this blog better than Gemini does. Ask Grok about yourself.

Posted by: Doof at August 20, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf)

97 Teresa, here's a song for you to enjoy in your legendary status.

https://youtu.be/dg8NPPEms54

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 20, 2026 10:41 PM (qx7Zg)

98 I’m just happy the TX Legislature banned red light cameras. Not that it doesn’t stop a few jurisdictions in this state.

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)

99 96 Evening, all.

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)

100 The coin slot is in the back
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)

101 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)

102 Google AI making shit up or it really has a data base on blog comments?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 10:43 PM (gIjzl)

103 The Hood County Constable got it right.
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)

104 USS Boxer (LHD 4) ... continues to enforce the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of Aug. 20, U.S. forces have redirected 67 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to ensure compliance
---

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)

105 98 Teresa, here's a song for you to enjoy in your legendary status.

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)

106 The coin slot is in the back
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)

107 Gemini says I am not legendary.

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)

108 Google AI making shit up or it really has a data base on blog comments?

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)

109 I thought that was for swiping the credit card.

Posted by: toby928(c)
--

Slot in front.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 10:45 PM (3oLMy)

110 RandomDave thanks for keeping us updated.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:45 PM (RIvkX)

111 "Not fair to other technologies"?

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)

112 Highway Star is a great cruising tune and has to be
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)

113 Theakstons Old Peculiar used to come in 8 oz wide mouth bottles. Tasted great right out of the fridge. They since went to a standard 12 oz. I had an old wide mouth which served for a while as my container of choice. It just tasted better. Still one of my favorite ales..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 20, 2026 10:47 PM (nbLIj)

114
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
--

Off the rebound?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 10:47 PM (3oLMy)

115 Grok calls me obscure

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)

116 How many witches does it take to change a light bulb?

... into what?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 20, 2026 10:48 PM (qx7Zg)

117 Gemeni: Tell mer about NaCly Dog an Ace of Spades HQ blog commenter

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)

118 How long can you keep beer in the refrigerator?
......

Depends how many friends stop by.

Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 10:49 PM (oq9dX)

119 Now, the Hipsters are going to say that beer goes stale after 6 months, or becomes oxidized. In my experience with bottle conditioned beer - that is, with live Yeast in the bottle, this isn’t really an issue. “Lager” is the word for storage in German. Back in the day they would brew the beer in the fall or winter months, and then let it age in the caves at cold temperatures. This slows the yeast down but they are still doing their thing.

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)

120 Not sure about beer, but I brewed a batch of "Joe's Ancient Orange Mead" about 6 years ago. I open a bottle every year. It's still not that good.

Posted by: 496 at August 20, 2026 10:52 PM (ixzX2)

121 Baby goats rockin' out to AC/DC

https://tinyurl.com/bdzrrm8c

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 10:52 PM (w65YX)

122 Gearhead alert:
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)

123 Anyone notice the AIs think we're ALL 'Legendary Commenters'?

"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)

124
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)

125 How Long Can You Keep Beer In The Refrigerator?
________________________

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)

126 toby928(c)

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)

127 toby928(c)

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)

128 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).

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)

129 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
---

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)

130 Sign.

AIs mock me.

Turning in.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 20, 2026 10:56 PM (u82oZ)

131 Off the rebound?

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)

132 Grok calls me obscure

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)
=====

We say "eccentric"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:57 PM (RIvkX)

133 Rodrigo Borgia is just a regular commenter at Ace of Spades HQ (the “Horde”. 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)

134 Then they can explain to the TX AG why they are above TX law.

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)

135 • they are compiling a dossier on each of us
====

Kinda surprised it de-anonymized Ciampino

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 10:58 PM (RIvkX)

136 The best commenting is after 11E/10C.

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)

137 Piper is a long-time contributor and writer for the conservative blog Ace of Spades HQ. More than fashion, she is well-known to the site's readership for her distinct writing style, which frequently combines political commentary with cultural observations and personal anecdotes. She is a prominent member of the site's community whose contributions are frequently recognized by both the site's authors and the wider readership.

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)

138 "I am alone with Ace of Spades commenter Oddbob."



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)

139 Gorgle AI has my nic and style down pat for sure. Creepy, to think I'm that well known.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 11:02 PM (wzUl9)

140 Grok calls me obscure

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)

141 @jackprandelli

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)

142 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


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)

143 Also, I sound kind of famous. I believe I will now need to blog to spring for security.

Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 11:03 PM (ZdaMQ)

144 I would ask ChatGPT but I don't want it to know where I am.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 11:04 PM (RIvkX)

145 Ohhhh..let’s ask about Saijo. Be right back.

Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 11:04 PM (ZdaMQ)

146 > 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)

You know when to slap a hot iron to it.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 11:04 PM (IG3/x)

147 Iran is selling NO oil.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 11:04 PM (gIjzl)

148 San Franpsycho,

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)

149 Now why would I think there would be Rush...
Oh. Yeah. It's a DOOF!!!!
Hi darlin'...I'm late...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:05 PM (hJKeX)

150 Greetings Horde

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)

151 "Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere"

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)

152 Grok calls me obscure



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)

153

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)

154
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)

155 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?!)

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)

156 Hi, "Kira" or "Crystal" from Promark Research.

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)

157 Oh wow, just watched the Darth Vader flock thing.

I cracked up!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 11:08 PM (aJQbY)

158 149 San Franpsycho,

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)

159 Iran is selling NO oil.
Posted by: Ben Had

Why?

New Orleans could operate off used fry grease

Posted by: EnviroMiklos at August 20, 2026 11:08 PM (4RYRd)

160 Hello Horde, where are you finding this information about yourselves as commenters on the HQ?

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at August 20, 2026 11:08 PM (Evtu1)

161 158 Oh wow, just watched the Darth Vader flock thing.

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)

162 Miklos, they can't get it out. The blockade against their blockade is working.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 11:10 PM (gIjzl)

163 I’m missing BarelyScaryMary and IronGrandpa


Anyone seen them
Around?

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 11:11 PM (yEz+x)

164 > 161 Hello Horde, where are you finding this information about yourselves as commenters on the HQ?

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)

165 Piper’s Shiba Inu, Saijo, is a well-known and beloved figure among the Ace of Spades HQ community. The dog has become something of a mascot. The readers of the blog are very familiar with Saijo, often engaging in lighthearted discussion about his antics, his personality, and his status. It is common for the community to express fondness for him whenever he is featured or mentioned.

Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 11:11 PM (ZdaMQ)

166 Now why would I think there would be Rush...
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)

167 Hello Horde, where are you finding this information about yourselves as commenters on the HQ?

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)

168 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

A new low for Balcones Heights

Posted by: Miklos thinks Opera Box Heights would be classier at August 20, 2026 11:12 PM (4RYRd)

169 153 Grok calls me obscure



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)

170 What is the significance of Valu-Rite vodka on AoSHQ?

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)

171 Now why would I think there would be Rush...
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)

172 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)

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)

173 Evenin’. Doof, and All.

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 11:15 PM (77rzZ)

174 Valu-Rite is what you pour on your Kaboom.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 11:15 PM (RIvkX)

175 On that scary note -- I've said for years that Gorgle knows too much about us already -- I'm going to bed, hope to sleep.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 11:16 PM (wzUl9)

176 167 Doof

Oh you guy🤪
Have a fine time. Get a t-shirt...it's what the girls do🫪


Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:17 PM (hJKeX)

177 I think AI may be drinking a lil tonight and embellishing a bit. 😂

On that note, I am off to bed. 430am comes awfully early,

Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 11:17 PM (ZdaMQ)

178 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)

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)

179 I've been away too long. Grok didn't recognize me.
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)

180 136 • they are compiling a dossier on each of us=

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)

181 Looks like tonight is the night for correction of the AoS Style Guide and the Rectification of Names.

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 11:18 PM (77rzZ)

182 Google AI says I'm sharply opinionated. Now why would they say that?

Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 11:19 PM (KC5Lt)

183 182 Looks like tonight is the night for correction of the AoS Style Guide and the Rectification of Names.
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)

184 My wife, a good Baptist girl who is now 60 years young, watched the beaver segment with me, and I had to explain why it was funny.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 20, 2026 11:19 PM (zMzlR)

185 AI Overview
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)

186 81 Didn't Rolling Rock come in little bottles?
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)

187 LRob in OK is a longtime regular commenter (part of the “Moron Horde” 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)

188 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.

It's like Grok knows us.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at August 20, 2026 11:21 PM (Evtu1)

189 163 Miklos, they can't get it out. The blockade against their blockade is working.
---

Think of the starving IRGC.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 11:21 PM (3oLMy)

190 The damned thing picked up a post from THIS thread!

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 11:22 PM (Jr+re)

191 My wife, a good Baptist girl who is now 60 years young, watched the beaver segment with me, and I had to explain why it was funny.
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)

192 Jeez...
Did I see Miklos here??!!!!
Hi honey!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:23 PM (hJKeX)

193 189 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.

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)

194 Braenyard, I think of them starving and laugh.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 11:23 PM (gIjzl)

195 I'm hoping they haven't noticed me.

@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)

196 I have foreseen this...

Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 11:25 PM (g47mK)

197 The damned thing picked up a post from THIS thread!
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)

198 Hi honey!
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)

199 LUMO says they know nothing of me, as I’m not “notable” like CBD, MisHum, Buck, JJ

Such is life …

Posted by: browndog throws a quarter on the bar at August 20, 2026 11:27 PM (TTAGa)

200 Happy Thursday Horde!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 20, 2026 11:28 PM (ibDUx)

201
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)

202 The damned thing picked up a post from THIS thread!
Posted by: LRob
-------

If it didn't before, it certainly is now.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 11:28 PM (XeU6L)

203 "Valu-Rite vodka is a long-running...."

That, right there, was some authentic, Valu-Rite gibberish.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 20, 2026 11:29 PM (DZ9Lv)

204 201 Hey, Debby!

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 11:29 PM (77rzZ)

205 Okay people!!

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)

206 somebody ax about "Lace Wigs' !

Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 11:29 PM (g47mK)

207 It's Cathouse Thursday and you people are slacking off. I guess we'll have to pick it up Saturday.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 20, 2026 11:30 PM (tvdD1)

208

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)

209 Howdy, horde!

I socked "Machines for Sale" once, 3 or 4 (?) years ago. LOL.

Posted by: JQ at August 20, 2026 11:31 PM (rdVOm)

210
"Would you eat beaver?"
"Keep fucking that chicken."

The filth on TV these days.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 20, 2026 11:31 PM (DZ9Lv)

211 So, the question occurs to me — is Miklos also The Paolo?

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 11:31 PM (77rzZ)

212 Ralphy's restless. I really wanted to do more.

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)

213
*bows extravagantly*

*brushes fancy plumed headgear across floor*

*sets up the last of the Good Bourbon*
Posted by: humble Miklos
-------
I think the archaic phrase is, 'Making a leg'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 11:31 PM (XeU6L)

214 The damned thing picked up a post from THIS thread!
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)

215 Hey, Stateless. Hope you are well.

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 11:33 PM (77rzZ)

216 So, the question occurs to me — is Miklos also The Paolo?
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)

217 199 sets up the last of the Good Bourbon*

Of course you did. So lovely to see you....I worry😲...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:35 PM (hJKeX)

218 I think the archaic phrase is, 'Making a leg'
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)

219
Baby goats rockin' out to AC/DC

https://tinyurl.com/bdzrrm8c
Posted by: SMH

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

Those baby goats have GOT to know how cute they are!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 11:37 PM (XJ22o)

220 Goggle, why won't Alexa show us her tits?

Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 11:37 PM (oq9dX)

221 I didn't know that Ace and Jarvis were roommates.

https://tinyurl.com/3e4ra469

Posted by: Rusty Nail at August 20, 2026 11:37 PM (DJAE9)

222 {{{Debby D}}}

we're here at the same time...yay!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:39 PM (hJKeX)

223 Heh

Grok seems unaware of the existence (if any) of raimondo.


Now that....that's gotta hurt

Posted by: Miklos refreshes his Waterford PBR goblet at August 20, 2026 11:39 PM (4RYRd)

224 I just heard about Recency Bias, so it must be important.
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)

225 In lieu of all the information surrounding us I ask are you living or existing?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 20, 2026 11:40 PM (gIjzl)

226 BP just joined Trafigura and Vitol in direct Venezuelan oil trading.

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)

227 {{{Debby D}}}

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)

228 We now need even MORE music for this fine ONT!!!
🎵🎵🎵

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:42 PM (hJKeX)

229 Gotta go. Big day tomorrow - watering the front lawn. Tiring.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 11:43 PM (Jr+re)

230 Here ya go, COMM!

youtu.be/7YvAYIJSSZY

Posted by: JQ at August 20, 2026 11:43 PM (rdVOm)

231
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)

232 I socked "Machines for Sale" once, 3 or 4 (?) years ago. LOL.
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)

233 231 JQ
Now see...you get it!!!
I soon love this pile of Hordes!❣️❣️❣️


Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:49 PM (hJKeX)

234 Orson's list for me. No dog.
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)

235 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)

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)

236 We now need even MORE music for this fine ONT!!!
🎵🎵🎵
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)

237 Wouldn't it be trippy if plasma could self-organize into sentient life?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


We can't?

Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 11:52 PM (VHUov)

238 >> Wouldn't it be trippy if plasma could self-organize into sentient life?

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)

239 Wind Talker: Greg Abbott@GregAbbott_TX

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
---

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)

240 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)

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)

241
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)

242 Grok seems unaware of the existence (if any) of raimondo.

OMG...Just as well🙂

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:55 PM (hJKeX)

243 GROK won't find me. About 20,000 posts here, in 7+ years here, but all Sockpuppets. Reuse some, but I haven't chosen one.

Posted by: Hildegarde Withers at August 20, 2026 11:56 PM (JM9I6)

244 196 I'm hoping they haven't noticed me.

@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)
**********
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)

245 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)

"Rectum" is a better descriptor, I'd say.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 20, 2026 11:58 PM (1z8ji)

246 Gigabit goal -
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)

247 Braenyard, Gulf Coast refineries were built to refine Venezuelan oil, and when there was an embargo, the US bought Ural crude to keep refining.
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)

248 237

Yowza! Nice pics..
.

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 20, 2026 11:59 PM (hJKeX)

249
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

===========

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)

250 I said a couple months back no MLB team would ever do a Christian night. First of all I obviously don't pay attention to MLB - because it's definitely a thing? And second of all.... wow.

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)

251 Posted by: JQ at August 20, 2026 11:31 PM (rdVOm)

You scamp!

Posted by: ... at August 21, 2026 12:04 AM (vE0+H)

252 Cheers COMM and JQ and Miklos and all!

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)

253 AccuWeather informs me that the current 84% is "dangerous humidity"


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)

254 G’night, All.

Posted by: Bulg at August 21, 2026 12:06 AM (77rzZ)

255 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)

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)

256 >>I do not engage with AI for anything. I guess that I just don't want to know.
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Same here.

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 12:07 AM (rdVOm)

257 GROK won't find me. About 20,000 posts here, in 7+ years here, but all Sockpuppets. Reuse some, but I haven't chosen one.
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)

258 No social media, unless this is considered.

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)

259 244GROK won't find me. About 20,000 posts here, in 7+ years here, but all Sockpuppets. Reuse some, but I haven't chosen one.

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)

260 I do not engage with AI for anything. I guess that I just don't want to know.
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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)

261 You scamp!
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)

262 https://youtu.be/N-zo_BShvj8
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)

263
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)

264 It's a safe bet that Flock Safety's database has already been penetrated by China. And the NSA. (waves to Bob)

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 12:12 AM (1z8ji)

265 He's a hairy headed gent who ran amok in Ghent.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 12:14 AM (Cqx++)

266
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++)

267 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.

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)

268 I just saw Ace's Google sidebar entry.

Man, garrett gets no respect. No respect at all.


*Adjusts necktie*

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 21, 2026 12:17 AM (elyfN)

269 265 (waves to Bob)

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)

270 Snitches get stitches.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 21, 2026 12:18 AM (Cqx++)

271 You can't breathe it.
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)

272 He's a hairy headed gent who ran amok in Ghent.
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)

273 *plays jukebox again*

youtu.be/HnAbJ1AVRbo

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 12:23 AM (rdVOm)

274 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.


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)

275 274

Nicely done darlin' !!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 21, 2026 12:28 AM (hJKeX)

276 *puts last dollar into jukebox*

youtu.be/NtBwVWWa3Ss

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)

277
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)

278 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)

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)

279 💤💤💤 I better say goodnight.
Love you pals💜💕

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 21, 2026 12:38 AM (hJKeX)

280 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.

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)

281 (2/2)

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)

282 *puts last dollar into jukebox*

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)

283 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
--

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)

284 On the Bing Homepage, not that anyone ever does, but could scroll down for ...

"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)

285 Glad you're healing, ellipsis!

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)

286 I don't really need any intelligence, the commenters here provide it all. I'm buying a round JQ, and here's a few more bucks for the jukebox, I am enjoying the music tonight. Of course every time I click on a link I get sidetracked into another song or a comedy routine or a recipe for something that looks really delicious, not to mention a plasma spider strolling on the sun.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 21, 2026 12:43 AM (ibDUx)

287 Went to see The Brink of War tonight. I enjoyed it. The actor playing Gorbachev was good. JK Simmons was outstanding but the absolute best was the actress playing Raisa Gorbachev.
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)

288 Let me go on
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)

289 Thanks for the extra bux, Debby!

youtu.be/Oj3gIqTsOXc

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 12:49 AM (rdVOm)

290 it's going to be okay because Mars is rising. Sheesh.


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)

291 *Adjusts necktie*

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)

292
And Minx thinks the lyrics are spam, so..... (1/2)
Posted by: mikeski at August 21, 2026 12:39 AM (VHUov)
***********
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)

293 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)
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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)

294 Evening all,

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)

295 youtu.be/Bkrt0JKmePk

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 12:59 AM (rdVOm)

296 Got thunderstorms now. Hope the electricity doesn't go out.
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)

297 No more eating zoo animals is good.

Posted by: Braenyard

Big
Many teef
Much work

Posted by: the Haitians at August 21, 2026 12:59 AM (4RYRd)

298 Well, I am tired. Spent most of the day sanding and scraping paint off the dune buggy body. I think the original gel coat was bronze metalflake, backed up by bright yellow to make it "pop" a bit. Painted over with a thick layer of high-build primer, and finished with black enamel. The black enamel and primer are coming off, will fix any bad divots in the gel coat, then spray with non-sanding primer/sealer, and shoot my color coat.

Anyway, off to the rack. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 21, 2026 01:05 AM (1z8ji)

299 300... 300... Do I hear 400...?

Posted by: Late-Night Lurker at August 21, 2026 01:07 AM (VNOHg)

300 Good night AOP.

Posted by: Case at August 21, 2026 01:07 AM (VrYHL)

301 91 ---Are tadpoles cannibalistic?
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)

302 youtu.be/cwLBAuem5K4

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 01:12 AM (rdVOm)

303 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.

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)

304 OMG, tcn! Glad you're ok!

Ugh. Yeah, helluva night for you.

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)

305 Did they let you out of the hospital, tcn, or are you being observed?

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)

306 305 OMG, tcn! Glad you're ok!

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)

307 Oh tcn, my sympathies, I hope that you don't feel too banged up tomorrow. Those head wounds tend to bleed a lot. Heal soon.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 21, 2026 01:26 AM (ibDUx)

308 I am back in the camper, safe and sound. I suspect it will be just wonderful waking up tomorrow. I might go in the house to sleep so I don't wake DH. I doubt rolling over will be an easy thing....

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 21, 2026 01:27 AM (gNl99)

309 "I just heard about Recency Bias"

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)

310 Guessed it was 2am

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 01:29 AM (Ia/+0)

311 Scares me to think about possibly falling/getting hurt.. how long would it be before anyone notices? What if my phone gets smashed too, and/or I'm unable to call out?

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 01:35 AM (rdVOm)

312 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)
*******
Thankful you are ok!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 21, 2026 01:35 AM (hzuYO)

313

tcn,

Take good care of yourself.

You rock girl!

Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 01:38 AM (/QHx4)

314 https://tinyurl.com/jafarn55

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)

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)

316
JQ,

That is a scary thought. It does happen to people.

Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 01:40 AM (/QHx4)

317 That is a scary thought. It does happen to people.
Posted by: four seasons

I just hope it's quick and painless. LOL!

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 01:47 AM (rdVOm)

318
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)

319 PICNIC error: Problem In Chair...Not In Computer

Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 01:54 AM (pHgC8)

320 Four seasons--

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)

321
Yep,

It is going to be fun to watch. I hope the children will have a smooth transition.

Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 02:09 AM (/QHx4)

322 Yes, I hope the little ones aren't traumatized by it.

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:12 AM (rdVOm)

323 Gee whiz, I posted a comment a while back and AI must have sucked it up, it was not in any way profound, but dammit, I can't retrieve those thoughts at present.

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)

324
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)

325 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

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)

326 326 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

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)

327 A little chlordane around the house perimeter, worked wonders. It's all gone now.

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm)

328

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)

329 Heh, flamethrower...

tcn, you have *no idea* how tempted I am!

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:38 AM (rdVOm)

330 I make 'simple syrup' and add borax to it, then put dabs around ant activity. Helps somewhat.

It's what "ant baits" contain, AFAIK.

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:43 AM (rdVOm)

331 I see that those two imbecile royals from sussex are finally packing up their squeeze box and moving back to the UK. Where did they every get the idea they were welcome here beyond visiting? Political aspirations? Did either one pass the bar and get a law degree in the US? They represent nobody but themselves. Shouldn't you know something about the law? GTFO.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 21, 2026 02:44 AM (tvdD1)

332 four seasons a good friend of mine from high school died a while back, he got bit by fire ants and had to have a foot amputated as a result. That is not what killed him, but he had a tough time at the end.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 21, 2026 02:45 AM (ibDUx)

333 > 266 He's a hairy headed gent who ran amok in Ghent.
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)

334
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)

335 Sorry about your accident, tcn, and hope you're on the mend soon.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 21, 2026 02:49 AM (IG3/x)

336 Lol, Rev. Wishbone.

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)

337
Wow Debby. They are evil. When they get on you it is hell getting them off.

Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 02:50 AM (/QHx4)

338 > How they brought the shit news from Ghent to Aix.

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)

339 > It's what "ant baits" contain, AFAIK.
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)

340 "Did either one pass the bar?"

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)

341 > 341 "Did either one pass the bar?"

Nah, they always walked right in.

Posted by: Ancient Punch Lines at August 21, 2026 02:56 AM (IG3/x)

342 Good idea, Rodrigo! But simple syrup is much less expensive & easy to make as needed. Doesn't attract pets, although I still apply it under a cover of some sort.

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)

343
Lol

Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 02:56 AM (/QHx4)

344
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)

345 I've certainly never passed the bar.

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)

346
Sleep well Debby!

Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 03:01 AM (/QHx4)

347 Night, Debby! Hope those ants are all gone in the morning!

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 03:04 AM (rdVOm)

348 >>>I don't follow news about the royals usually.

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)

349
Lol

Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 03:25 AM (/QHx4)

350 At ChiTrib: "Nebraska’s largest school district asks police to stop using electric shock gloves on students"

'Spare the shock, spoil the child.' - LectroGripz!

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:28 AM (Jr5Lq)

351 >What do you call it when the parasites have parasites?

Family.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
-----------

Yeah...

Posted by: JQ at August 21, 2026 03:29 AM (rdVOm)

352 Its Friday!

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 03:37 AM (Ia/+0)

353 'What do you call it when the parasites have parasites?'

Recursive infection.

Posted by: gp at August 21, 2026 03:37 AM (Jr5Lq)

354
Skip,

Do you have a long drive today?

Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 03:43 AM (/QHx4)

355 At ChiTrib: "Nebraska’s largest school district asks police to stop using electric shock gloves on students"

'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)

356 Yeah, 40 miles to thids new Animal Hospital job

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2026 03:53 AM (Ia/+0)

357 Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em,
And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 21, 2026 03:55 AM (ZVgZ4)

358
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

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

Dear God.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at August 21, 2026 03:59 AM (XJ22o)

359
Blonde,

Apparently 4 other patients had med mixups also.

Very scary

Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 04:04 AM (/QHx4)

360 One time, I was standing out in an apartment complex parking lot in the Dallas area, talking to a couple of neighbors, when all of a sudden some vicious stinging pain caught up to my brain. I was dancing and slapping fire ants off my legs -- at least I was wearing shorts -- and wow it hurt.

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)

361
SciVo,

They are evil. They do leave scars.

Posted by: four seasons at August 21, 2026 04:14 AM (/QHx4)

362 A couple years before that, I had read in the paper where the State spent over a million dollars creating fire ant habitat. Well, they didn't mean to. It was a pilot program to eradicate them with spraying pesticide, but it wiped out competing ant species too, and the fire ants bounced back first and took over the cleared land. They declined to continue or expand the program.

Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 04:19 AM (L3Npt)

363

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)

364 That was back in the '90s, I went to college in Texas and stayed for a while before moving back to Oregon.

Posted by: SciVo at August 21, 2026 04:24 AM (L3Npt)

365 Shortest poem

"Ants"
Adam
Had 'em


(original title; Fleas,)

Posted by: JM in Illinois at August 21, 2026 04:27 AM (llBIB)

366 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at August 21, 2026 04:30 AM (odBC9)

367 pixy has arrived.

Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2026 04:31 AM (pHgC8)

368
tcn, that's awful! Who's taking care of you?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 21, 2026 04:51 AM (XJ22o)

369 Man, garrett gets no respect. No respect at all.


*Adjusts necktie*
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 21, 2026 12:17 AM (elyfN)

Garrett deserves absolutely none.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 21, 2026 07:20 AM (jPziU)

370 Hey there just wanted to give you a quick heads up. The words in your post seem
to be running off the screen in Safari. I'm not sure if this is a formatting issue or something to do with browser compatibility but I figured I'd post to
let you know. The style and design look great though!
Hope you get the problem solved soon. Kudos

Posted by: Discover More at August 21, 2026 07:36 PM (KRcC0)

Thursday Night Cafe

greatsmokymountainsberanbephoto.jpg
The Great Smoky Mountains, from the top of Clingmans Dome
@BernabePhoto

Giant dog and tiny dog.

Watering otters (the evil kind).

Dog and duck companions.

Frogs give a "seriously?!" look as the other eats a worm each wanted.

Pizza fu.

Birds aren't real.

Birds aren't real and are also scary.

I swear this is sorcery.

Caught fish has driving will to survive.

Mockatrice.

I got you, friend.

Grandma orca merks great white shark.

This bear, obviously out of control, had decided to join a pack of wolves.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:10 PM




Comments

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1 I just found out how they caught that Aisha bombing woman in New York. Apparently she ordered her suicide vest with "extra gravy".

Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 07:11 PM (vE0+H)

2
South Korea’s L-SAM missile can steer mid-air to hit fast moving targets with precision.

---------

We have that too. For at least 20 years.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 20, 2026 07:13 PM (L78T1)

3 Huh.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 20, 2026 07:15 PM (v5IDs)

4
Ugh. Mowed the yard today. It was very hot and I took a pretty good beating. But it's done.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 07:15 PM (O0L8i)

5
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)

6 Grandma orca merks great white shark.


I first read that as Grandma Okra.
I was cheering for the shark.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 07:18 PM (2WIwB)

7 *sits at four seasons' table*

*tries best to look forlorn and famished*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 07:20 PM (RIvkX)

8
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)

9 South Korea’s L-SAM missile can steer mid-air to hit fast moving targets with precision.

---------

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)

10
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)

11 Mowed the yard today. It was very hot and I took a pretty good beating. But it's done.
-----

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)

12

Hadrian, yum.

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:23 PM (/QHx4)

13 I like Train Jumper Girl

Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:23 PM (uhVAy)

14 I'll have to tell the wife about the train jumping video.
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)

15 Evening.

Posted by: Robert at August 20, 2026 07:25 PM (dpXJq)

16 Dogs are wonderful.

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)

17 That L-Sam missile is very cool.

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)

18
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)

19 Cheered the fish's will to survive...or it's dumb luck.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 07:29 PM (NFX2v)

20 The train jumping girl learned her skills by avoiding lava in her living room.

Posted by: goatexchange at August 20, 2026 07:30 PM (hyS0X)

21 Is that trainspotting?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 07:32 PM (Cqx++)

22 Thanks all..
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)

23 "Mowed the yard today. It was very hot and I took a pretty good beating. But it's done."

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)

24 Late to the party, but in last thread, I was surprised I didn't see anyone give the obvious response to this:

"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)

25 I like Train Jumper Girl
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)

26 I'm not sure if that's a missile. Other than the general term "missile" which could be used for a thrown rock or ballistic llama, a missile weapon is airborne. If you're airborne there are a lot quicker ways of maneuvering than those little jets. You'd use fins and stuff. When they have thrusters like that it is for space, kinetic kill vehicles, and the like.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 07:35 PM (3uBP9)

27 Here's an old video of an HTK vehicle test that's pretty cool, and noisy:
youtube.com/watch?v=KBMU6l6GsdM

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:35 PM (Jr5Lq)

28
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)

29 Okay, I'll say it. Clowns freak me out, especially chinese devil clowns.

Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 07:36 PM (LHPAg)

30 >>>Pizza fu.

No way is pro wrestling fake. It's real I tell you, REAL.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 20, 2026 07:36 PM (syz1S)

31 Bull was a fine jumper! Bonus when it breaks a leg-hamburger!

Posted by: Ground Beef at August 20, 2026 07:37 PM (JM9I6)

32 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 07:38 PM (Ia/+0)

33
I hate clowns. It's creepy and also anything that hides its face.

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:38 PM (/QHx4)

34 >>>Birds aren't real.

Comments like this are why we no longer hang around ace.
--The Crows

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 20, 2026 07:38 PM (syz1S)

35 @33

>>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)

36

Same Thomas

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:41 PM (/QHx4)

37 I hate clowns. It's creepy and also anything that hides its face.

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)

38 Clowns are legitimately unnerving
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Why would you say something like that??

Posted by: John Gacy at August 20, 2026 07:45 PM (O0G1y)

39 >>>When his friend falls, this donkey lies down to hug him & waits for him to get up.

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)

40 don't be bringin' no clown to my little town..
-something Robert Johnson might have sung

Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 07:46 PM (LHPAg)

41 "Probosciger aterrimus"

'Polly want a finger?'
'I'll settle for a forearm.'

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:46 PM (Jr5Lq)

42 How do you feel about mimes?

* reaches for olive loaf *

Posted by: Opus at August 20, 2026 07:50 PM (vTZFs)

43
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)

44 >>>I envy people who know how to have fun with simple things.

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)

45 How do you feel about mimes?

* 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)

46 Goldenrod in full bloom already. Tempus fugit.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:53 PM (Jr5Lq)

47 I'm not sure if that's a missile. Other than the general term "missile" which could be used for a thrown rock or ballistic llama, a missile weapon is airborne. If you're airborne there are a lot quicker ways of maneuvering than those little jets. You'd use fins and stuff. When they have thrusters like that it is for space, kinetic kill vehicles, and the like.
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)

48 I don’t think any of those characters is a clown in the western sense. Devil maybe for the red one. Just don’t know enough context, but none of them fits in the western category “clown” I think.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 07:54 PM (ZVgZ4)

49 On the other hand, Marcel Marceau had the best line in Silent Movie.. OK, it was the only line, but still.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 20, 2026 07:54 PM (vTZFs)

50 Didn’t you notice the animated part? it’s a satellite killer, for use in outer space

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 07:55 PM (ZVgZ4)

51 Clowns are funny.

Posted by: Henry Hill at August 20, 2026 07:58 PM (Q+gd/)

52 How did this birds are not real.get started?

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 08:00 PM (Ia/+0)

53 As it is Friday, perhaps I should mention that the Drinking Lamp is Lit.

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)

54 How did this birds are not real.get started?
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)

55 Orcas are real.
- A. Shark

Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 08:01 PM (LHPAg)

56 Never cross a larger frog. They will eat you.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 20, 2026 08:02 PM (tvdD1)

57 For change there was an earthquake in Peru, between 6.7 and 7.2 depending who you ask. It is a fairly remote area, quite rugged, and no deaths are reported yet. It did cause a number of landslides in the Andes in the area. The closest town is about 10.000 population

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)

58 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)

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)

59

I'll never get over Upahuacho Grande

Posted by: Miklos has a Drinking Problem at August 20, 2026 08:05 PM (4RYRd)

60 Grab your top hat and hope you do great Hadrian

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 08:05 PM (Ia/+0)

61 Evening, all.

I hate this heat.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 08:06 PM (aJQbY)

62 56 Never cross a larger frog. They will eat you.
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)

63
Hadrian,

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)

64 Way past my bedtime
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 08:07 PM (Ia/+0)

65 Sleep well Skip!

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:08 PM (/QHx4)

66 Top Five Penguin Population Nations
1.Chile
2. UK
3.France
4.Argentina
5.Australia

Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front at August 20, 2026 08:09 PM (JM9I6)

67
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)

68
As it is Friday

Posted by: Living my Best Miklos

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

Where are you?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 08:12 PM (XJ22o)

69 Okay, I'll say it. Clowns freak me out, especially chinese devil clowns.
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)

70 I too played "The Village of Hommlet"
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)

71
Miklos is in the great state of SC, second to the great state of Wyoming.

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:15 PM (/QHx4)

72 Where are you?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Lying in the gutter, looking at the stars

Posted by: Optimistiklos at August 20, 2026 08:16 PM (4RYRd)

73 Lying in the gutter, looking at the stars
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)

74 Way back when I was a kid I watched Bozo the Clown. He had a TV show and was always a happy clown. He showed cartoons on his show. Was never creepy. Never was scared of Bozo. But I will admit some clowns are not for little kids.

Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 08:18 PM (VrYHL)

75 Asking Google AI "I'm trapped in a room filled with penguin guano!"

"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)

76 Tricky ass Navy bastards!

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)

77
Sewers mutants or sewer gators?

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:19 PM (/QHx4)

78
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)

79 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:20 PM (77rzZ)

80
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)

81 Miklos is in the great state of SC, second to the great state of Wyoming.

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)

82 Ammonia keeps the mind awake and focused. It is used to resuscitate people who are unconscious.

Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front, Eastern Branch at August 20, 2026 08:22 PM (JM9I6)

83

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)

84 Okay, I'll say it. Clowns freak me out, especially chinese devil clowns.
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)

85 Evenin’, All.
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)

86 Watching So I Married an Axe Murderer, Nancy Travis was such a babe.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 20, 2026 08:24 PM (XV/Pl)

87 Sack up pussies. Do you not know anything about how military people survived on nothing in other wars?

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)

88 Howdy, Miklos. Here’s hoping you aren’t bothered by ruder pests.

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:26 PM (77rzZ)

89 Sewers mutants or sewer gators?

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)

90

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)

91
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)

92 Hello! Just got home, walked the hound in the rain, and my daughter made dinner - our healthier chicken nuggets and broccoli. That was very sweet of her.

Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 08:28 PM (ZdaMQ)

93 But I will admit some clowns are not for little kids.
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)

94 Piper,

At least it wasn't kale!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 08:29 PM (aJQbY)

95 Howdy, Miklos. Here’s hoping you aren’t bothered by ruder pests.
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)

96 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."

Probably true. They all thought they were going to be Maverick.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 20, 2026 08:30 PM (vTZFs)

97 92 *taps foot impatiently*

So, what is she making for the REST of us?

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:30 PM (77rzZ)

98 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


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)

99 Watching So I Married an Axe Murderer, Nancy Travis was such a babe.
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)

100 Miklos, what is the national alcoholic drink of Hungary?

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:32 PM (77rzZ)

101 Slivovitz

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 08:33 PM (0sNs1)

102 Huh?All SAMs steer.

Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 08:33 PM (YwEeS)

103 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

So

Alex Murdaugh will declare herself Alexis any day now.

Posted by: Miklos Predicts at August 20, 2026 08:34 PM (4RYRd)

104 I like Nancy Travis on Last Man Standing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 08:34 PM (ZLygy)

105 Miklos, what is the national alcoholic drink of Hungary?
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)

106 Slivovitz
Posted by: Duncanthrax

The detective on NYPD Blue.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 08:35 PM (ZLygy)

107
Broccoli is my favotite green vegetable.

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:36 PM (/QHx4)

108 Just catching up on the day's doings, and saw this from Mollie Hemmingway in one of the earlier threads:
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)

109 @99

>>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)

110 "Long Range Patrol Packet" or somesuch. Lighter in weight than MCIs, for special forces guys and snake eaters. They had one big ass pouch of freeze-dried Chili, and a spoon, a couple coffees and that was about it.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 08:37 PM (O0G1y)

111
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)

112 94 Piper,

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)

113 The recent surge in penguin propaganda is being driven by a new marketing campaign financed by Big Penguin. Billboards, radio spots, blog comments, and product placements in the media are designed to soften public opinion of the invaders from the Southern hemisphere.

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)

114 Harriet Michaels: "What do you look for in a woman you date?"

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)

115 Palinka, palinka, palinka moya…

Posted by: Bulg in basic Russian chorus at DLi at August 20, 2026 08:39 PM (77rzZ)

116 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

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)

117 97 92 *taps foot impatiently*

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)

118 (Not just Chili, they had Beef Stew, Chicken Stew, and probably others)

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)

119 Chicken feet>>Chicken Backs>>Chicken Nuggets

Posted by: Use ALL Of The Bird! at August 20, 2026 08:40 PM (JM9I6)

120 Palinka, palinka, palinka moya…
Posted by: Bulg in basic Russian chorus a

NYET

Jest na MNYE

Posted by: Miklosov, Thirsty Ancient Slavonaut Theorist at August 20, 2026 08:41 PM (4RYRd)

121 Harriet Michaels: "What do you look for in a woman you date?"

No dribbling.

Posted by: Billy Jeff at August 20, 2026 08:41 PM (88C+u)

122 "Mowed the yard today. It was very hot and I took a pretty good beating. But it's done."


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)

123
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)

124 117 So, Piper, are you making tacos for the REST of us?

*taps foot impatiently*

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:42 PM (77rzZ)

125 Huh?All SAMs steer.
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)

126 I could murder a Venice Beach Fish Taco right about now.

I guess I'll just have to have another Gimlet.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 20, 2026 08:44 PM (XV/Pl)

127 123
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)

128 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

*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)

129 As it is Friday, perhaps I should mention that the Drinking Lamp is Lit.

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)

130 That vulture is nightmare fuel.
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)

131 Tacos for all if you are in south Alabama!

Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 08:46 PM (ZdaMQ)

132 @93 Tonypete

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)

133 It’s still Thursday on the east coast of the USA.
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)

134 Harriet Michaels: "What do you look for in a woman you date?"

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)

135 I could be in real trouble if the level of the Little Pee Dee River drops significantly.

Posted by: Miscreant In Marion at August 20, 2026 08:49 PM (JM9I6)

136
Can't ya'll pee in it and raise the level ?

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:51 PM (/QHx4)

137 What do kale tacos taste like, anyway?

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:51 PM (77rzZ)

138
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)

139 Dinosaurs
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)

140 Are these recent remains or something some tribe will claim is an ancestor and rebury before they can be examined?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 08:52 PM (ZVgZ4)

141
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)

142 Tacos for all if you are in south Alabama!
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)

143 I missed the earlier bionic man discussion but I believe they talk about his heart and lungs barely being stressed when he was running at 60mph. He only had his trunk, head and one arm for it to pump oxygen for. His bionic parts running off an atomic battery.Definitely the flesh and bone interface would have limited what he could do in real life. He really needed an entire mechanical body. In the book they could not replicate an eye ( well the optic nerve)so he had a fake that could contain a camera for spy work but mimicked natural eye movement.

Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 08:53 PM (YwEeS)

144 138 Good luck to The Big Dummy!

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:53 PM (77rzZ)

145
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)

146 >> Are these recent remains

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)

147 Japan, nuked too much?

https://youtu.be/aRiVUVNUhIs

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 20, 2026 08:54 PM (2GVsD)

148 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)

Sadly not the first instance the death cult has claimed this post birth.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 08:55 PM (uhVAy)

149 145 LOL

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 08:56 PM (77rzZ)

150 "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"

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)

151 In the book, tv movies and the first couple of seasons at least he also kills people.They don't use the dumb slo mo for his bionic powers either. But it had too many kids watching so they took out the deadly violence.

Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 08:56 PM (YwEeS)

152 Can't ya'll pee in it and raise the level ?

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)

153 Is what's her name who drove her car into the lake and drowned her kids. Is she still locked up?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 20, 2026 08:57 PM (2GVsD)

154 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

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)

155 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)
----
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)

156 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)


Already legal prepartum.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 08:58 PM (ZVgZ4)

157 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)

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)

158 In one episode an assassin tries to kill Oscar and Steve nails him with a fist sized rock.

Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 08:58 PM (YwEeS)

159
Anna,

I sure hope so

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 08:58 PM (/QHx4)

160 Sadly not the first instance the death cult has claimed this post birth.
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)

161 We CAN and MUST do a better job of cleaning up after ourselves.
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)

162 >> who may or may not have ended up under your septic tank.

I know nothing. *Nothing*.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 20, 2026 09:00 PM (w6EFb)

163
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.

_________

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)

164 Entire continents get subducted, flipped, busted up, covered up, and worn down. On a long enough timeline, everything gets recycled.

A long weekend for Taylor Lorenz?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 20, 2026 09:01 PM (2GVsD)

165 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)
----
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)

166 Entire continents get subducted, flipped, busted up, covered up, and worn down.
Posted by: Penguin Facts

Someone must stop this evil Drumpf

Posted by: BlueSky, frowning on me at August 20, 2026 09:01 PM (4RYRd)

167 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)
----
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)

168 155 Osmosis? So that’s what it’s called?

I learned a lot from girls via osmosis.

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 09:01 PM (77rzZ)

169 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)

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)

170 Miklos, pre-emptively Fifth-pleading (opens another Fifth) at August 20, 2026 08:45 PM (4RYRd)


Ahhh.
And me with an empty glass...

Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 09:02 PM (2WIwB)

171 >> A long weekend for Taylor Lorenz?

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)

172 It's amazing what you can learn via osmosis.
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)

173 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


Jimmy Hoffa?

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 09:04 PM (aJQbY)

174 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


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)

175 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)


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)

176
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)

177
Just saw someone stumbled on some more human remains at Lake Mead, a jawbone and some ribs

_________

Mmmmm, ribs.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 09:05 PM (O0L8i)

178 10
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.
--

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)

179 And me with an empty glass...
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)

180 There are some things I would like to forget.
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)

181 Sharks?

Ancient Chinese shark fin soup for you!

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 20, 2026 09:06 PM (2GVsD)

182 Zombie Edgar Allan Poe pleads the fifth…sorry pleads for a fifth.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:09 PM (ZVgZ4)

183 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)


Ahhhhh!
Cheers Mate!

Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 09:10 PM (2WIwB)

184 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)
----
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)

185 The magnetic poles wander around the planet like drunken Morons.
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)

186 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.
--


Stay out of the water. Despite SNL, land sharks are still quite rare.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:11 PM (ZVgZ4)

187 Please for putting glasswares under USB port as needful

Posted by: Miklos hired
---

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)

188 185 The magnetic poles wander around the planet like drunken Morons.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
---

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)

189 Glad to see you back on the job. JQ's been covering for you
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)

190
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++)

191 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)



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)

192 Bet they don't dance like Doof at the TxMoMe, though.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 09:11 PM (0sNs1)
----
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)

193 We'd need to slow down Disco Doof so he'd appear as though he's frozen, only moving bare centimeters a year.

clothed centimeters, please...?

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 09:19 PM (aJQbY)

194
Miklos it is some industrial type of wax.

Good luck

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 09:20 PM (/QHx4)

195 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)


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)

196
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)

197
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)

198 Yes, there have been many excursions of The Pole.

Posted by: The Paolo at August 20, 2026 09:24 PM (Q+gd/)

199 Any climate changes associated with the Laschamp Event? Or not “associated,” but around that time?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:25 PM (ZVgZ4)

200 152 Can't ya'll pee in it and raise the level ?

Tried it in my pool. Doesn't amount to diddly-squat.

Posted by: I. P. Freely at August 20, 2026 09:26 PM (JM9I6)

201 There is another, more controversial excursion event called the Gothenburg Event that happened, you guessed it right before the dreaded Younger Dryas.

Curiouser and curiouser!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:27 PM (ZVgZ4)

202 Yes, there have been many excursions of The Pole.
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)

203 >> Any climate changes associated with the Laschamp Event? Or not “associated,” but around that time?

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)

204 Okay, Ralphy's sleeping. Snowflake came in early and is asleep in my bedroom. Instead of hot chocolate, I accidentally made and drank coffee but at least I can get work done.

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)

205

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)

206
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)

207 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
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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)

208 Cool.

My receipts came from SpaceXAI!!!

That was worth it right there.....

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)

209
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)

210 Any better search term than the Gothenburg Event? I keep getting event announcements in present-day Gothenburg.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:34 PM (ZVgZ4)

211 four seasons,

Never forget, the healing power of "AND".

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 09:35 PM (aJQbY)

212 NemoMeImpuneLacessit,

try Gothenburg geomagnetic event

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 20, 2026 09:36 PM (aJQbY)

213 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)


That just makes it scarier!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:36 PM (ZVgZ4)

214
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)

215 Gothenburg geomagnetic event

Thanks!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:37 PM (ZVgZ4)

216 They insisted on blacks instead of colored people. Now you of course can't say blacks.

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)

217
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)

218
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)

219 Europe is lousy with motorcycles. Too many to count. And their roads are narrow. And not enough parking spaces for cars.

Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 09:40 PM (VrYHL)

220 From Earlier Thread -

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)

221 And now the same people getting rid of the word "blacks" are doing so apparently to lump them in with "brown people" which I'm just positive blacks must fucking love.

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)

222 That just makes it scarier!
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)

223 > I'll order fried catfish, fried okra and green beans with corn muffins. Thank you.

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)

224
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)

225 LMAO at google sidebar link.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 20, 2026 09:46 PM (XOOgO)

226
216

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)

227 I already knew about the Maunder minimum and the possible correlation with the Little Ice Age: so Braenyard, lining the roof with foil isn’t going to do much about climate effects associated with increased cosmic rays, solar wind hitting the troposphere, etc.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:48 PM (ZVgZ4)

228 Japan, nuked too much?

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)

229
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)

230
Now "86" has always meant it's off the menu.

Or it's Maxwell Smart.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 09:48 PM (Cqx++)

231
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++)

232 205

Jill Biden entertains possibility Biden was drugged before debate.

Posted by: four seasons

Hunter or his grown daughters?

.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 09:50 PM (NFX2v)

233 Posted by: Veteran Waitress, Rode Hard and Put Away Wet at August 20, 2026 09:46 PM (IG3/x)

Great film. love it.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 20, 2026 09:51 PM (0aYVJ)

234 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)


Wouldn’t affect me at all.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:51 PM (ZVgZ4)

235
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)

236 Agent 99 was two inches taller than Agent 86. Hymie the Robot was an inch-and-three quarters taller than Agent 99.

Posted by: CONTROL Facts at August 20, 2026 09:52 PM (JM9I6)

237 Why not call them what they are, bums. Everyone knows what a bum is. That word has been around forever.

Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 09:52 PM (VrYHL)

238 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)

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)

239 > 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.


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)

240 > 91
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)

241 Jill Biden entertains possibility Biden was drugged before debate.

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)

242 One of the "woo woo" conspiracy theories or memes I've read online, is that the Sun is mentioned to be more harsh in recent years. People claim the Sun looked more "yellow" in the sky when they were young, now it seems brighter or more whitish in color.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 09:55 PM (7Oa3O)

243 Agent 99 was two inches taller than Agent 86. Hymie the Robot was an inch-and-three quarters taller than Agent 99.
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)

244 Jill Biden entertains possibility Biden was drugged before debate
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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)

245 Jimmy Stewart joined the Army well before Pearl Harbor enlisting as a private iirc. Eventually became a B24 pilot, and by all accounts was an excellent commander.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 09:59 PM (7Oa3O)

246 > later a DI.

Missed it by *that much*, you peter-puffing maggots.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 09:59 PM (IG3/x)

247 I think they’re going for the infinite trimester.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 09:59 PM (ZVgZ4)

248
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)

249 Veteran Waitress, Rode Hard and Put Away Wet




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)

250 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

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)

251 One of the "woo woo" conspiracy theories or memes I've read online, is that the Sun is mentioned to be more harsh in recent years. People claim the Sun looked more "yellow" in the sky when they were young, now it seems brighter or more whitish in color.

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)

252 eople claim the Sun looked more "yellow" in the sky when they were young...

Because they drew it with a yellow crayon in kindergarten.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 20, 2026 10:01 PM (vTZFs)

253 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.

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)

254 West Coast morons probably remember Cal Worthington and his cheesy commercials.

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)

255 Why not call them what they are, bums. Everyone knows what a bum is. That word has been around forever.
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)

256 Last stop for Clarksville

Posted by: mindful webworker - not in line of succession at August 20, 2026 10:03 PM (xQnBX)

257
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)

258 And his dog Spot!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 10:03 PM (yEz+x)

259 West Coast morons probably remember Cal Worthington and his cheesy commercials.

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)

260
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)

261 254 West Coast morons probably remember Cal Worthington and his cheesy commercials.

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)

262 >
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.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 10:09 PM (IG3/x)

263 The ONT is up and running.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 20, 2026 10:14 PM (Jr+re)

264 NOOD
FYI

Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 20, 2026 10:15 PM (Sco7b)

Quick Hits

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"Unhinged New Yorker" arrested for threatening to "put a bullet into" US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

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.

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M'dude looks like Beaker's psychopathic brother.

Having a head with only two of the three spatial dimensions is always a panty-dropper for the gals.

Update: Dubya calls him "Beaker's Tweaker Brother."

"Parents" are suing a surrogate mother for refusing to abort a baby they've decided they don't want any longer.

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 Show
@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"

Jake "For the Troops" Tapper demands a firing:

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! 🤗🇺🇸🦅


If you want to be a champion, you have to be willing to sacrifice your body for the W:

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:51 PM




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1 Awwww. No more Aisha...

XXL sex torso away...

I'll gather the group.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 05:52 PM (Sco7b)

2 in early it appears

Posted by: DanMan at August 20, 2026 05:53 PM (8uzBS)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at August 20, 2026 05:54 PM (EJE3y)

4 Reading content now.

The 'Ettes can change him!

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 05:54 PM (Sco7b)

5 Willowed:


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)

6 If you shorten the word blacks you get the blas.

Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 05:55 PM (MWfyi)

7 I am alone with Beaker's Tweaker brother.

Posted by: Dubya at August 20, 2026 05:55 PM (qwx/I)

8 That robot hitting the wall is funny.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 05:56 PM (CjhZR)

9 In our century, we've learned not to fear words.

Posted by: Uhura at August 20, 2026 05:56 PM (MWfyi)

10 I'd bet Scavino was talking about Joe Kent, who seems to have become part of the T'qar Continuum

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 05:56 PM (rp63B)

11 "Trans migrants in ICE detention", eh?

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+)

12 Kretsinger looks like Non from Superman.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at August 20, 2026 05:57 PM (bNf8H)

13 Awwww... Tapper should see what we call him.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 05:57 PM (2Cry5)

14 That sprinter robot needs more steroids.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at August 20, 2026 05:57 PM (qwx/I)

15 Prove you're educated and say "ask."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 05:57 PM (3cUTc)

16 Robot Olympics, eh?

Is Coilette from Robonia going to compete?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 05:58 PM (FZ29D)

17 Oh, and I saw Trans Migrants in ICE Detention open for EZO in Japan.

Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 05:58 PM (TN0g+)

18 Do the robots really make sparks when they crack, or did somebody put fireworks in there just for the lulz?

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:58 PM (Jr5Lq)

19 > I will use the one-syllable term rather than the six-syllable Aristocratic Protocol term you're demanding I use.

I believe African American is seven syllables.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 05:58 PM (mkw2N)

20 LOL Jake Tapper

Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 05:58 PM (YwEeS)

21 "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.

That's right, King 'wok.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (4NO2D)

22 I would prove I'm not raciss by acting like I'd let him go by me and "accidently" whack him with either my travel bag or carry on. Maybe tripping as well. Then an apology as I stepped over his raciss body vs using him for a spring board.

I would not step aside except for people late for their connection. No.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (hzuYO)

23 I believe African American is seven syllables.
----

Then the phrase works perfectly in Haiku.

Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (TN0g+)

24 15 Prove you're educated and say "ask."

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)

25 NY Times are like me when I do drunk refrigerator magnet poetry.

Sublime
Winds
Swell
Blissfully

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (qwx/I)

26 ‘Black’ is more respectful than the phony woke liberal ‘African American’ that woke white clowns decided 15 minutes ago to call their black pets.

‘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)

27 I want a robot arena where the spectators get to fire Garands at the running robots. High ticket price, but well worth it, IMHO.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (Jr5Lq)

28 Japs and Nips were sorta contractions that your average wokie will say is racist.

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)

29 Second day in a row with thunderrain.

My yard rejoices.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM (4NO2D)

30 M'dude looks like Beaker's psychopathic brother.

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)

31 I'm guessing the others have been told.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM (zMzlR)

32 Not bad, robot. Reminds me of myself, back in the day.

Posted by: Forest Gump at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM (wVcYX)

33 Maybe...Soul brother want off plane early because he have upset stomach from sitting near rest rooms in rear?

Posted by: Long Duc Dong at August 20, 2026 06:00 PM (3XMoj)

34 " I want a robot arena where the spectators get to fire Garands at the running robots. High ticket price, but well worth it, IMHO."

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)

35 I'm all for helping tranny migrants get fixed by deportation.

On arrival they'll get fixed quickly.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (hzuYO)

36 Jake Tapper is a faggot.

That is all. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (oqH4h)

37 That sprinter robot needs more steroids.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at August 20, 2026


***
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)

38 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)

39 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.

___________________________

I think that should be the new, over the top, Andy Serkis character.

Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (dIske)

40 "Having a head with only two of the three spatial dimensions is always a panty-dropper for the gals."

In Flatland, that's their only choice.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:02 PM (Jr5Lq)

41 >>>7 I am alone with Beaker's Tweaker brother.

that's good!

Posted by: ace at August 20, 2026 06:02 PM (1wjle)

42 28 Japs and Nips were sorta contractions that your average wokie will say is racist.

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)

43 > I want a robot arena where the spectators get to fire Garands at the running robots. High ticket price, but well worth it, IMHO.

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)

44 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)
----
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)

45 What about "spics"
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 06:02 PM


They all carry knives.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (4NO2D)

46 As Jesse Lee Peterson shows, if you are begging for something from whites, that make you a white supremacist.

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)

47 "Migrants" are losing their rights?

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)

48 42 28 Japs and Nips were sorta contractions that your average wokie will say is racist.

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)
------

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)

49 I can see

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (CjhZR)

50 So how fast was the robot running? I was impressed.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (Jr5Lq)

51 Jerry for the Germans, IDK, 'cause you can't be racist against whites.
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)

53 Trannies want to be called what they think they are, not what they are

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (Ia/+0)

54 "Having a head with only two of the three spatial dimensions is always a panty-dropper for the gals."

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)

55 “African American’ is also ignorant and stupid and offensive to the many American blacks who did not directly come from Africa.
___

THIS^

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 06:04 PM (w65YX)

56 So the trans community should want to join us in deporting these poor trans illegals back to their country of origin.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:04 PM (uhVAy)

57 What about "spics"
Posted by: ballistic


Don't throw a spanner in the works.

Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 06:04 PM (VHUov)

58 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.
---
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)

59 "Could you imagine if the two of them hooked up and had a child?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel "


*checks local mug shots*

Yes.

Posted by: Uhura at August 20, 2026 06:05 PM (MWfyi)

60 Reminder:

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)

61 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


***
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)

62 51 Jerry for the Germans, IDK, 'cause you can't be racist against whites.
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)

63 Marxists grabed a seat in a PA Congressional seat Republicans had for decades

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:05 PM (Ia/+0)

64 Dang it, off stacked sock.

Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:05 PM (MWfyi)

65

"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)

66 What about "spics"
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)

67 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.

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

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)

68 6pm

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)

69 o how fast was the robot running? I was impressed.
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)

70 Pervert illegals don't get free sex-change surgeries:

"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)

71 Reminder:

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+)

72 It's hard to imagine someone named Ahmed being a dickhead...

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (Sco7b)

73 "Trans migrants in ICE detention", eh?

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)

74
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)

75 I’ll prove I’m not a racist by telling you to fuck right off. Or most likely, “blow it out your ass.”

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (W2Pud)

76 I think the real issue with "labels" is that some of those with "labels" are, not be too blunt, but exactly what they're labeled as.

Insane.

Put them in an institution. Now.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 06:09 PM (2Cry5)

77 Oh look, another attention whore. He should get together with the chick on the previous thread. They would make a revolting couple.

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)

78 75 I’ll prove I’m not a racist by telling you to fuck right off. Or most likely, “blow it out your ass.”
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)

79 Daniel Kretsinger announced as new DSA Senate candidate in Maine.

Posted by: zombie at August 20, 2026 06:10 PM (Av6i5)

80 If I've been sitting on a cramped plane seat for two hours or more, I'm getting up, and I'm staying up, and I'll take my turn getting off. Nobody cuts in line ahead.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:10 PM (wzUl9)

81 "the robot was running about 28 mph" Amazing.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:11 PM (Jr5Lq)

82 "Migrants" are losing their rights?

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)

83 Gilkar and Ahmed... at Tanagra

Nasheen, when the walls fell.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 06:11 PM (3uBP9)

84 Marxists grabed a seat in a PA Congressional seat Republicans had for decades
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)

85 "what would you do if a Black man told you to let him deplane first just to prove you aren't racist?"

Probably tell him no cause I am a racist.

Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:11 PM (MWfyi)

86 Daniel Kretsinger announced as new DSA Senate candidate in Maine.
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)

87 If I've been sitting on a cramped plane seat for two hours or more, I'm getting up, and I'm staying up, and I'll take my turn getting off. Nobody cuts in line ahead.

***
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)

88 Kinda looks a bit like Frank Lunz if Lunz exercised a bit more.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 20, 2026 06:12 PM (DZ9Lv)

89 78 75 I’ll prove I’m not a racist by telling you to fuck right off. Or most likely, “blow it out your ass.”
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)

90 Fine. I'm a racist. What else you got?

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at August 20, 2026 06:12 PM (pE12i)

91 Oh look, another attention whore. He should get together with the chick on the previous thread. They would make a revolting couple.

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)

92 "Tranny" is not a slur.

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)

93
I have never in my life met a black person that calls themselves “African American’
Posted by: Elric the Blade

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

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)

94 you might as well be an insane dickweed.

The qualifications for that are rock bottom.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 20, 2026


***
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)

95 This will be good.

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)

96 You know the proper response to that racist?

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)

97 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)
——

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)

98 Where’s your hoodie and droopy drawers?

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)

99 Personally, I enjoy working all day and night so I can give half my earnings to the government in taxes to pay for some madman to have his dick cut off by Dr. Evil. [Start singing "God Bless America" while saluting.]

Posted by: zombie at August 20, 2026 06:14 PM (Av6i5)

100 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)

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)

101 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."
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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)

102 "Do not discriminate"

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)

103 "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?"

"Prove you're not a racist"

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 06:15 PM (O0G1y)

104
Prove you're educated and say "ask."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

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

lol

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 06:16 PM (XJ22o)

105 One day the NFL will be replaced by robots.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 20, 2026 06:16 PM (2Ez/1)

106 Interesting visual showing the opportunity cost of a cup of coffee per day for 21 years vs investing that money in the S&P 500.

$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)

107 58 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.
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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)
——

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)

108 "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?"

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)

109 I like what SGT Hartman said about racial equality.

Posted by: D'on Black at August 20, 2026 06:16 PM (ZxPkt)

110 Marxists grabed a seat in a PA Congressional seat Republicans had for decades
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)

111 That robot hitting the wall is funny.
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)

112 >>"Mick" for the McIrish, totally disrespecting the half of them that are O'Somethings, instead.

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)

113 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)

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)

114 If I pay for first class or for comfort class, I am getting off immediately, unless someone legitimately has a close connection to sprint to. Racist? Oh well.

Also, trannie, trans, trans-y, shim ,or just weirdo. Potato, potawwtoe.

Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 06:18 PM (lCppi)

115 I treat the ladies to a photo of this Very Eligible Bachelor Hottie.
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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)

116 "One day the NFL will be replaced by robots.
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)

117 I guess there's hope for human survival when the scary robots turn out to be klutzes.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 20, 2026 06:19 PM (YSQQv)

118 OK - straight up. Picture of Retard Boy in the thread ?

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)

119 "...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"


Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: La'Shondra at August 20, 2026 06:20 PM (2Ez/1)

120 > Do they have a specific section 8 carnival cruise? I was under the assumption that all carnival cruises are section 8.

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)

121 I have never in my life met a black person that calls themselves “African American’
Posted by: Elric the Blade

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

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)

122 Sorry. I couldn't think of any more robot quarterback names.

Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:21 PM (MWfyi)

123 that guy deplaning- what a freak. I would have purposefully blocked his way.

Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 06:21 PM (lCppi)

124 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 at August 20, 2026 06:21 PM (cGjQu)

125 "Break tha Waist" would be a good name for an all female band hip-hop title.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 06:22 PM (3uBP9)

126 I was called a "Honkey" once. Wasn't really bothered.

Posted by: Easy the Elder at August 20, 2026 06:22 PM (VhcfS)

127 121 I have never in my life met a black person that calls themselves “African American’
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)

128 I'm always in row 2 or 3. Row 1 sucks ass, especially on the left side of the plane plus limited overhead. Only people leaving before me are rows 1 or 2. I've got my shit together and I'm gone quick.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 06:22 PM (enNUy)

129
Who's Director of White House Personnel Dan Scavino talking about?

__________

No more than six, seven hundred thousand people.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 20, 2026 06:22 PM (O0L8i)

130 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)

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)
——

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)

131 "One day the NFL will be replaced by robots.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty"


***
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)

132 Maybe "Toy Aikmen".

Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:23 PM (MWfyi)

133 when the scary robots turn out to be klutzes."

I program guud.

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 06:23 PM (cGjQu)

134 58 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.
---
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)
——

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)

135 According to the book Cyborg(and I think they say it in the show) bionic Steve Austin could run 60mph

Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 06:23 PM (YwEeS)

136
What has happened to having good manners?

Now everything is about me me.



Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 06:23 PM (/QHx4)

137 As to the New York Times' fine investigate journalism:

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)

138 Steel is a great episode.

Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 06:24 PM (YwEeS)

139 The robot runs like me after a night of drinking and fucking with the cops.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 20, 2026 06:24 PM (tvdD1)

140 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 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)

141 Really ace, you shouldn't have.
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)

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 (MWfyi)

143 A cat could probably beat Bolt in a hundred yard dash if it were incline to.
Posted by: Oldcat
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[quietly polishes claws]

Posted by: A Cheeta at August 20, 2026 06:25 PM (XeU6L)

144 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


***
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)

145 According to the book Cyborg(and I think they say it in the show) bionic Steve Austin could run 60mph
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)

146 According to the book Cyborg(and I think they say it in the show) bionic Steve Austin could run 60mph
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026


***
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)

147 I'm glad The Tap is the current main target of Mr. O'Spades scorn.

I only hope it continues.

Posted by: Brian "Sex Machine" Stelter at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (0sNs1)

148 >>>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?

======

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)

149 Mgid is fkin with me

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (Ia/+0)

150 What is this about people feeling a need to take pictures of themselves spouting off about their weird ideas on the internet?. You don't exist if you can't be on Twitter or FB or something, or don't have "followers"?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (JrHfD)

151 Underrated sarcasm from the last guy on the plane, "Oh, is that all it takes?"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (3cUTc)

152 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


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)

153 I was called a "Honkey" once. Wasn't really bothered.
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)

154 "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 "

They would have had to have replaced or supplemented his spine.

Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:27 PM (MWfyi)

155 the six-syllable Aristocratic Protocol

It's seven (7), Ace.
Just sayin'.

Posted by: GWB at August 20, 2026 06:28 PM (kU0PQ)

156 "I want a robot arena where the spectators get to fire Garands at the running robots."

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)

157 According to the book Cyborg(and I think they say it in the show) bionic Steve Austin could run 60mph
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026
*
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


***
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)

158 143 A cat could probably beat Bolt in a hundred yard dash if it were incline to.
Posted by: Oldcat
------
[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)

159 "Should I ask him to suck a d*ck to prove he's not homophobic?
Posted by: Turn 2 "

Threadwinner!

Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:28 PM (MWfyi)

160 "If I let you get off the plane first--and prove I not racist--can I call you the n-word?"

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)

161 According to the book Cyborg(and I think they say it in the show) bionic Steve Austin could run 60mph
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026

***
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)

162 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)

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)

163 Whenever I see Chris Hayes now, I always think of hot dogs.

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)

164 It's the sparking that really makes that last video.

Posted by: GWB at August 20, 2026 06:30 PM (kU0PQ)

165 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)

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)

166 I think at some point, unless you make significant changes to mass and/or geometry then basic running legs are going to hit a resonance speed and become kinematically divergent. And every geometry mass will have a critical resonance you will pass through at some speed. Not a great system for covering ground quickly. But great for moseying, sauntering, etc...

Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM (3uBP9)

167 The Bogart flick In a Lonely Place is on Movies! now, but I'm avoiding it. They will run it again in prime time this Sunday, and I want to enjoy it then. (I saw it on TV long ago.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM (wzUl9)

168 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)

Thats good attention to detail. Better than we get now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM (zZu0s)

169 I think the dude who threatened Pirro is the real-life incarnation of Glump Fistwhistle, one of the fighters in the old 4D Boxing PC game. Head is the right blocky shape.

Really fun game.

Posted by: The Mantastic Tor at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM (We5PL)

170 That pic, yech.

I’d rather see Joe Mannix’ ripped monkey.

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 06:32 PM (77rzZ)

171 "How many accidents did they have to troll to find a dog that lost all 4 legs?
Posted by: Oldcat"

It got stuck in a foot of concrete.

Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 06:32 PM (MWfyi)

172 FART Tubing ... Let's doo it's perple..
.

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at August 20, 2026 06:32 PM (Z01Qz)

173 One definite benefit about social media: it shows the world just how many undiagnosed psychotics are out there.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (CwhoI)

174 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
*
How many accidents did they have to troll to find a dog that lost all 4 legs?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026


***
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)

175 Nightly news

- 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)

176 That robot hitting the wall is funny.

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)

177 >>> 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)


Not many, it turns out.

Posted by: Fauci at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (3uBP9)

178 They would have had to have replaced or supplemented his spine.
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)

179 "Charlie Kirk was a racist because he said that Joy Reid only got into Harvard because of affirmative action."

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)

180 "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 (MWfyi)
___

lol

Now I have a new earworm.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (w65YX)

181 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)

Go with Royal caribbean. They got their shit together.


Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (S41Gd)

182
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

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

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)

183 Nextdoor sucked so much during Covid. Lefty boomers are the worst.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 06:34 PM (enNUy)

184 "What is this about people feeling a need to take pictures of themselves spouting off about their weird ideas on the internet?. You don't exist if you can't be on Twitter or FB or something, or don't have "followers"?"

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)

185 To make up for the unattractive angry Muslim convert before, here is a very pretty woman. No
Kidding:

https://tinyurl.com/4jprawb2

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 06:35 PM (Z1RBE)

186 One definite benefit about social media: it shows the world just how many undiagnosed psychotics are out there.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at August 20, 2026 06:33 PM (CwhoI)
___

And the diagnosed ones as well.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 06:35 PM (w65YX)

187 Go with Royal caribbean. They got their shit together.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 20, 2026


***
But do they go other places besides the Caribbean?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 06:35 PM (wzUl9)

188 "I want a robot arena where the spectators get to fire Garands at the running robots."

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)

189 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


The Golden Age.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:36 PM (4NO2D)

190 >>> 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)


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)

191 and he turns around like "Nope, not my problem."
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)

192 And to make up for the picture of the angry, unattractive man in this thread, here's a picture for the ''ettes":

https://tinyurl.com/3ftfmfef

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 06:37 PM (Z1RBE)

193 One definite benefit about social media: it shows the world just how many undiagnosed psychotics are out there.
Posted by: Citizen Cake
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You have no idea...

Posted by: ChatGpt at August 20, 2026 06:37 PM (XeU6L)

194

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)

195 Thats good attention to detail. Better than we get now.
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)

196
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)

197 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


***
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)

198 The thing about some black guy pulling that stunt on a plane details the fact that he knows he can exploit his lot in life. HOWEVER, my guess is that if you called him on it and responded:

"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)

199 I think at some point, unless you make significant changes to mass and/or geometry then basic running legs are going to hit a resonance speed and become kinematically divergent. And every geometry mass will have a critical resonance you will pass through at some speed. Not a great system for covering ground quickly. But great for moseying, sauntering, etc...
Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 06:31 PM





NERDS!

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 06:39 PM (4NO2D)

200 Ain't no way that de-planing was real. If it was it had to be a flight from San Fran to Seattle.

Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 06:39 PM (KC5Lt)

201 For the 'ettes:

https://tinyurl.com/59t4j7p6

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 06:39 PM (w65YX)

202 But do they go other places besides the Caribbean?

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)

203
Go with Royal caribbean. They got their shit together.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
------------------------


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)

204 Well. Now I've just read there is a recall for jalapeno peppers. Fine.

When will they do one for okra???

Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 06:40 PM (2WIwB)

205 Nextdoor sucked so much during Covid. Lefty boomers are the worst.
-----
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)

206 Prove you’re not a misogynist and let the women go first.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 06:40 PM (W2Pud)

207 The deranged guy looks like a dwarf .

Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 06:41 PM (KC5Lt)

208 The seat that the left took in Pennsylvania was a state legislature seat. I think there might be a recount

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 06:41 PM (rp63B)

209 Five minutes of early Trane:
youtube.com/watch?v=T06fMkPkFYw

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

210 Rain over, lots of dead branches around

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:42 PM (Ia/+0)

211 >>> Go with Royal caribbean. They got their shit together.


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)

212 For the 'ettes:

https://tinyurl.com/59t4j7p6

--

Whoa! Those are some beautiful baby blues.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 20, 2026 06:42 PM (qBdHI)

213 53 Trannies want to be called what they think they are, not what they are
Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:03 PM (Ia/+0)
====
You mean mentally deranged sick f*cks?

Posted by: Bonecrusher at August 20, 2026 06:43 PM (7aGEe)

214 Illegal aliens have no constitutional rights, except, maybe, not to be keelhauled, because they are illegal and not americans.

I dunno, though.

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at August 20, 2026 06:43 PM (gZ3J3)

215 NBC covered the story about Aisha and NYC.
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)

216 I think at some point, unless you make significant changes to mass and/or geometry then basic running legs are going to hit a resonance speed and become kinematically divergent. And every geometry mass will have a critical resonance you will pass through at some speed. Not a great system for covering ground quickly. But great for moseying, sauntering, etc...
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)

217

Diogenes,

Okra Texas eagerally awaits for you to move there.

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 06:43 PM (/QHx4)

218 Humanoid robots is circus show engineering. Get out of the box. I could build a robot on tracks that would smoke that little clumsy biped.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 20, 2026 06:44 PM (tvdD1)

219 That 'I meme, therefore I am' post:

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)

220 One definite benefit about social media: it shows the world just how many undiagnosed psychotics are out there.

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)

221 Evening.

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)

222 Prove you’re not a misogynist and let the women go first.
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)

223 Unhinged New Yorker" arrested ...

Looks like unhinged Graham Platner.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 06:45 PM (NFX2v)

224 But do they go other places besides the Caribbean?

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)

225 I don't know how but we need a national water distribution system.

Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 06:46 PM (KC5Lt)

226 Glad to see them go back to England

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 06:46 PM (Ia/+0)

227 How's about..."prove you're not an a**hole and wait your turn like any civilized, well-adjusted human."

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 20, 2026 06:46 PM (qBdHI)

228 "What the various Grievance Groups always demand is that we refer to them with pre-approved language that shows the highest levels of respect."

I demand: White Caucasio-European Person of Superior Intellect.

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at August 20, 2026 06:46 PM (gZ3J3)

229 209 Five minutes of early Trane:
youtube.com/watch?v=T06fMkPkFYw

Posted by: gp
---

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)

230
Prove you’re not a misogynist and let the women go first.
Posted by: nurse ratched

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

I'm a Baptist, bitch, now move.

Posted by: DaShawn at August 20, 2026 06:47 PM (XJ22o)

231 Ya, know, with all this cruise talk some one should plan a cruise just for us conservatives, we could all go together, line up some guest speakers and pay them very well, it would be nice.


AHOY! 🚢🚢🚢

Posted by: Bill Kristol at August 20, 2026 06:47 PM (3uBP9)

232 Humanoid robots is circus show engineering. Get out of the box. I could build a robot on tracks that would smoke that little clumsy biped.
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)

233 I saw Kinematically Divergent open for Twisted Sister at the Gorge in George. 1986.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 06:47 PM (2WIwB)

234 Humanoid robots is circus show engineering. Get out of the box. I could build a robot on tracks that would smoke that little clumsy biped.

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)

235 I don't know how but we need a national water distribution system.
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)

236 Prove you’re not a misogynist and let the women go first.
Posted by: nurse ratched


But I am.

Wait your damn turn.

Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 06:49 PM (6OkUG)

237 Trump needs to create a Department of Whacking Deranged Nazi Fucktards. They'd have a lot on their plate.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 20, 2026 06:50 PM (1z8ji)

238 Heinlein was pretty wrong about the powered roads in 'the Roads must Roll'

Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 06:50 PM (uhVAy)

239 "I don't know how but we need a national water distribution system."

Great Lakes beware! The western US eyes you with thirst!

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:50 PM (Jr5Lq)

240
Posted by: Bill Kristol at August 20, 2026 06:47 PM (3uBP9)

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

lol Can we throw Peggy Noonan overboard to see if she floats?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 06:50 PM (XJ22o)

241 204 Well. Now I've just read there is a recall for jalapeno peppers. Fine.

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)

242 Posted by: Bill Kristol at August 20, 2026 06:47 PM (3uBP9)

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

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)

243 212 For the 'ettes:

https://tinyurl.com/59t4j7p6

--

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)

244 75 I’ll prove I’m not a racist by telling you to fuck right off. Or most likely, “blow it out your ass.”
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)

245 Jason Arday update from GatewayPundit

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)

246 don't know how but we need a national water distribution system"

LA waves...

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 06:52 PM (XuXeR)

247 Heinlein was pretty wrong about the powered roads in 'the Roads must Roll'
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)

248 Even though it's not a particularly practical endeavor, I don't mind if engineers compete to build the fastest possible bipedally propelled bot. As long as they use their own money doing it.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:53 PM (Jr5Lq)

249
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)

250 "national water distribution system"

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation. The international system.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 06:54 PM (Jr5Lq)

251 Great Lakes beware! The western US eyes you with thirst!"

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)

252 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.

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)

253 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

Shut it down. The internet has been won.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 20, 2026 06:56 PM (30Gj0)

254
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)

255 Diogenes,

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)

256 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.

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)

257 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)

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)

258 187. And the diagnosed ones as well.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy

😆

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 06:57 PM (NFX2v)

259 186.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 06:58 PM (NFX2v)

260 234 But its AI man

particle man > ai man

Posted by: anachronda at August 20, 2026 06:58 PM (v3pYe)

261 Even though it's not a particularly practical endeavor, I don't mind if engineers compete to build the fastest possible bipedally propelled bot. As long as they use their own money doing it.
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)

262 I have never seen this guy before. Thank you.
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)

263 "Roads must roll" was made into a radio episode iirc, in the 1950s? X Minus One, or similar.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 06:59 PM (O0G1y)

264 Diogenes,

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)

265 257 I still like the idea of having AI go through every published thesis for the last 25 years or so.

why not? it's working *great* for linux!

Posted by: anachronda at August 20, 2026 07:00 PM (v3pYe)

266 We here in the Great Lakes region cherish our precious water. We need fresh, pure water to replenish our precious bodily fluids.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:00 PM (Jr5Lq)

267 Even though it's not a particularly practical endeavor, I don't mind if engineers compete to build the fastest possible bipedally propelled bot. As long as they use their own money doing it.
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)

268 I really hate technology. All of a sudden, my printer decides that it can’t print my document because the printer is “offline.” Grrrr…

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 07:01 PM (77rzZ)

269
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)

270
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

--------

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)

271 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)

A variant on the "Least Publishable Unit" theory then?

Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:03 PM (uhVAy)

272 I love that vid of the toy running into the wall and breaking.

Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 07:03 PM (Gqar8)

273 ...don't know how but we need a national water distribution system"


The Mississippi River has entered the conversation.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 07:03 PM (2WIwB)

274 "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

--------

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)

275 245 Jason Arday remains dead...

won't believe it until i hear it from garrett morris

Posted by: anachronda at August 20, 2026 07:04 PM (v3pYe)

276 Now that it's impossible to outrun a robot, you need Old Glory Robot Insurance more than ever!
youtube.com/watch?v=g4Gh_IcK8UM

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:04 PM (Jr5Lq)

277 274 "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

--------

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)

278 I still like the idea of having AI go through every published thesis for the last 25 years or so.
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)

279 Went to John Denver Flight School.
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)

280 Where is Magnus, Robot Fighter when we need him?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 07:06 PM (ZVgZ4)

281
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)

282 Every now and then at some point during the day or night, my Canon printer would spool up, start whirring and clicking and buzzing, and then spool back down again. Kind of liked that. What was it doing? Who knows.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 07:06 PM (O0G1y)

283 I still like the idea of having AI go through every published thesis for the last 25 years or so.
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)

284 Some day there will be sex androids. It is inevitable.

Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 07:07 PM (Gqar8)

285 I like that we already have a slur for robots/AI, "Clanker". I use it every chance I get. It's like getting in on the ground floor on a new racism. Someday they'll ban it but I'll be the old fart that still says it in mixed company.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 20, 2026 07:07 PM (3uBP9)

286 Even though it's not a particularly practical endeavor, I don't mind if engineers compete to build the fastest possible bipedally propelled bot. As long as they use their own money doing it.
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)

287 Gave up home printing years ago. Too much trouble and cost for the minor amt of printing I do. I print at the public library.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:08 PM (Jr5Lq)

288 75 I’ll prove I’m not a racist by telling you to fuck right off. Or most likely, “blow it out your ass.”
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 06:08 PM (W2Pud)
===
^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)

289 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)

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)

290
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)

291

gp,

Rarely do we have to print something. Son and dil print the rare thing for us.

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:10 PM (/QHx4)

292 Those stupid men and their flying machines. What nonsense! It's all retarded.

Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 07:11 PM (KC5Lt)

293 290
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)

294 Every now and then at some point during the day or night, my Canon printer would spool up, start whirring and clicking and buzzing, and then spool back down again. Kind of liked that. What was it doing? Who knows.
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)

295 Some day there will be sex androids. It is inevitable.

Posted by: Fleshlight at August 20, 2026 07:11 PM (6OkUG)

296 >>> Some day there will be sex androids. It is inevitable.
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)

297
Cafe

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 07:12 PM (/QHx4)

298
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)

299 "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.

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)

300
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)

301 "Some day there will be sex androids"

Two words: quantum teledildonics.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 07:13 PM (Jr5Lq)

302 N.J. Monitor, Gov. Sherrill signs shield law aimed at protecting reproductive, transgender healthcare

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)

303 Reddy Kilowatt sparking at the waist.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 07:13 PM (Cqx++)

304 Those stupid men and their flying machines. What nonsense! It's all retarded.
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)

305 >>>I really hate technology. All of a sudden, my printer decides that it can’t print my document because the printer is “offline.” Grrrr…

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)

306 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)


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)

307 ha, yes the machines are in league with each other no doubt about it.

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)

308 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)

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)

309 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)

Then people couldn't use it.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 07:17 PM (uhVAy)

310 Note to Magnus: in this particular model, the waist is it’s weak point.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 07:18 PM (ZVgZ4)

311 "African Americans"… the six-syllable Aristocratic Protocol term

Af-ri-can 'Meri-i-cans?

Posted by: mindful webworker - but, who's counting? at August 20, 2026 07:20 PM (xQnBX)

312 297
Cafe

Posted by: four seasons a

Yeah.
Nood for those who missed it.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 07:21 PM (Sco7b)

313 “Prove you’re not racist…”

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)

314 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)
****
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)

315 In surrogate v bio parents: During discovery, would not be surprised if we learned the bio parents 1) specifically chose a surrogate living in a state that permitted late term abortions bc 2) there was a high possibility of a birth detect.

Posted by: EveR at August 20, 2026 07:27 PM (rJD2P)

316 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)


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)

317 Like the black man deplaning example. It shows people's poor logic. Treating him special IS racist. Treating him as you'd treat a white person is race neutral/anti-racist.

Posted by: Dave at August 20, 2026 08:22 PM (t2TI+)

318 If you use "Tranny" at Powerline you get banned.

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)

319 fuck jake tapper and his huge fucking goose nose.
hearty chuckle.

Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 12:25 PM (Bep7s)

320 honking, sorry i was laughing.

Posted by: cmeat at August 21, 2026 12:25 PM (Bep7s)

321 Weren't they making a big deal out of saying that Kamala supported trans for illegal criminals?

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

jessicabowiebuyingnailsforbomb.jpg
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 building


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."

Here is "Aisha Saif" surveilling the Capitol building, wearing a niqab, which is totally not a security threat, Islamophobes:

totallynotathreat.jpg


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.

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:


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."

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:

jessicabowiechinless.jpg

Authorities are still on the lookout for her chin.

I'm not sure that's actually her, but some people are linking it and claiming it's "Aisha Saif."



Bonus: The Cultural Enrichening continues, one multipe rape at a time.

Outstanding:

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.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:42 PM




Comments

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1 Its the awfls

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (N1DT3)

2 There would be no war if women ran the world.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (3cUTc)

3 They will be the death of the West

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (N1DT3)

4 Bitch be crazy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 04:43 PM (zZu0s)

5 There would be no war if women ran the world.
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)

6 She was obviously going to scream Allahu Akbar, which is Arabic for This is MAGA Country!!

Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 04:43 PM (/1cu1)

7 Fen is going to have comments about this thread.

Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:44 PM (6OkUG)

8 "Who I Assume Is an AWFUL"

Looks more like white trash to me

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 04:44 PM (iFTx/)

9 "Then Plots to Blow Up New York State Capitol Building"


Does anyone see a downside here?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 20, 2026 04:44 PM (cpFbA)

10 Is she alone now?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 04:44 PM (Cqx++)

11 I don't often see women in the full garbage bag, but it's also not never.

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)

12 "I am alone with an AWFuL"

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 04:44 PM (iFTx/)

13 'Authorities are still on the lookout for her chin.'

Ha!

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (Jr5Lq)

14 If it isn't her, she probably looks exactly like it

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)

15 As everyone predicted, the muslim men who invaded Spain are enriching the shit out of the locals with rape.

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)

16 Ace was so shook by her obvious beauty that he screwed up this post.

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)

17 Is that an actual woman woman?

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (enNUy)

18 Not a fan of the centrist tendencies of this blog!

Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (LYBPe)

19 Damn, fixed.

Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (LYBPe)

20 This social-media-addicted femcel psychopath must be really hot, right?

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)

21 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.

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)

22 She would look better in a burka

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 04:46 PM (Ia/+0)

23 "I am alone with a fat ugly bitch yelling 'allu akbar'"

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 04:47 PM (iFTx/)

24 I would not want to have my nose under that tent

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 04:47 PM (enNUy)

25 The unbearable being of whiteness. Bet this moby dick is all alone growing the blubber. Hates her daddy too, down on Ventura Blvd.

Posted by: little whi people at August 20, 2026 04:47 PM (ehY6c)

26 Wasn't Aisha the name of Muhammad's 9 year-old "wife"?

Posted by: HordeSource (tm) at August 20, 2026 04:47 PM (0sNs1)

27
>>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

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

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)

28 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.

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)

29 I can see why this woman would be more comfortable wearing a burqa.

Posted by: No Name Today at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM (8mulE)

30 That used to be a dude, right?

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM (4NO2D)

31 “Authorities are still on the lookout for her chin” is peak Ace.

Posted by: Open Channel D at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM (gYnrv)

32 Yeah, huge black blob with her phone up to her face isn't going to raise any eyebrows. Thank goodness this tubby freak is stupid.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM (ZgwKJ)

33 She needs a more slimming hairstyle.

Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 04:48 PM (lCppi)

34 Gotta admit, some women look better in a burka.

Posted by: pahound at August 20, 2026 04:49 PM (AjR4+)

35 The worst "elites" our country has ever produced.

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)

36 If you all haven't see it yet, the new trend on the socials is for stay-at-home-moms and various AWFLs to film themselves throwing ice cubes in the bathtub.

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)

37 Authorities are still on the lookout for her chin.

***


I spewed.

Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 04:49 PM (lCppi)

38 Seems like she didn't need to build a bomb, she just had to jump from the balcony

Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 04:49 PM (88C+u)

39 She needs a more slimming hairstyle.
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)

40 I can see why this woman would be more comfortable wearing a burqa.

She'd be more comfortable wearing a zeppelin.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:50 PM (Riz8t)

41 This social-media-addicted femcel psychopath must be really hot, right?
---
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)

42 26 Wasn't Aisha the name of Muhammad's 9 year-old "wife"?
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)

43 40 Ha!

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:50 PM (Jr5Lq)

44 Seems like she didn't need to build a bomb, she just had to jump from the balcony
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)

45 Black is slimming.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (enNUy)

46 She needs a more slimming hairstyle.
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)

47 It wouldn't have made it any better if she were hot, because then she'd be a violent murderous, crazy convert, but hot. Meh.

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)

48 She looks like the sister to that land walrus that stole the ambulance in Idaho, filled it with buckets of gas and rammed the ICE facility.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (3cUTc)

49 Most women I see on streets in Philadelphia are not hiding nothing I want to see. Bet average weight is close to 200 pounds

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (Ia/+0)

50 If you all haven't see it yet, the new trend on the socials is for stay-at-home-moms and various AWFLs to film themselves throwing ice cubes in the bathtub.

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)

51 Consistent with Democrats' philosophy of criminal justice, the feds should have just let al-Fatso bomb the NY legislature and flee to Syria.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 20, 2026 04:51 PM (TEAKk)

52 I missed the previous thread.

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)

53 Are we sure she isn't just an out of work welder?

Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 04:52 PM (UjdFS)

54 If I looked like Aisha I'd also wear a burka.

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)

55 She looks like a Jew.

Posted by: Tucker at August 20, 2026 04:52 PM (TvI/3)

56 'So what do you do if you want to convert to Islam?'

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)

57 If you all haven't see it yet, the new trend on the socials is for stay-at-home-moms and various AWFLs to film themselves throwing ice cubes in the bathtub.

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)

58 I think the niqab is justified when you look like that.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 04:53 PM (NqGS/)

59 38 Seems like she didn't need to build a bomb, she just had to jump from the balcony
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)

60 I'm alone with a TSA agent...

Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 04:53 PM (2WIwB)

61 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)
----
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)

62 55 She looks like a Jew.

Posted by: Tucker


Heh.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:53 PM (Riz8t)

63 9 "Then Plots to Blow Up New York State Capitol Building"


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)

64 Last thread: you'd think the Dems might learn something from this.
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)

65 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)

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)

66 "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.

-
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)

67 I'm not sure that's actually her, but some people are linking it and claiming it's "Aisha Saif."

====

hmmm

Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 04:54 PM (g47mK)

68 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)

You must be her boyfriend we wouldnt know.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (zZu0s)

69 She needs a more slimming hairstyle.
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)

70 You might be offended by the site of this lady but the guillotine operator just orgasmed.

Posted by: Boswell at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (j10i6)

71 "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, 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)

72 There's something about an underdog that really inspires the unexceptional.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (Jk5Dy)

73 Shahada, per the AI: "Ash-hadu an la ilaha illa Allah, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasul Allah." In English, "I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:55 PM (Jr5Lq)

74 Most women I see on streets in Philadelphia are not hiding nothing I want to see. Bet average weight is close to 200 pounds

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)

75 Allahu ackbar? More like all-you-can-eat snack bar, amirite?

Posted by: Seagrams and sprite at August 20, 2026 04:56 PM (Iwv3U)

76 34 Gotta admit, some women look better in a burka.
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)

77 I view islam akin to satanism and the occult--you're inviting evil into your heart and mind.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 04:56 PM (3cUTc)

78 Terrorist Walruses. Truly these are the end times.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 20, 2026 04:56 PM (O7YUW)

79 The niqab is completely unnecessary. Even Islamic rage boy isn't hot for that and all Muslim terrorists would say no to conjugal visits.

Posted by: Josh Brolin's Blistered Taint at August 20, 2026 04:56 PM (Q21He)

80 Aisha? Looks more like "Fatimah" to me...

Posted by: pahound at August 20, 2026 04:56 PM (AjR4+)

81 Google response to "I am alone with a Satanist":

"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."

-
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)

82 Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 04:53 PM (FZ29D

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)

83 The combo of clot shots and chemicals from birth control pills swimming around in our water supply caused this deranged karen epidemic and you cant convince me otherwise

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM (fapp/)

84 Joke's on you, Abdul. Your 72 virgins look like her.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM (2UnvF)

85 A bufforilla.

Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM (5/BcT)

86 I see her pic headlined on the NYPost. She has a bull ring in her nose. Of course she does.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 20, 2026 04:57 PM (qBdHI)

87 She needs a more slimming hairstyle.
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)

88 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.


Shouldn't an illegal fun cost more?

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 04:58 PM (4NO2D)

89 Any guys here willing to help fix her?


I'd hit it.

Posted by: Limb on the Ugly Tree at August 20, 2026 04:58 PM (TvI/3)

90 I have a feeling that she was just a really angry person to begin with, and Islam gave her an acceptable outlet for that.

She's probably hangry....Nahhhhhhh.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:58 PM (Riz8t)

91 kinda related :

"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)

92 The combo of clot shots and chemicals from birth control pills swimming around in our water supply caused this deranged karen epidemic and you cant convince me otherwise
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)

93 Nope

Posted by: Lance Corporal Jones on payday at August 20, 2026 04:59 PM (2UnvF)

94 The Shat on authoring books.

https://tinyurl.com/msb5rn7y

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 20, 2026 04:59 PM (ndZc7)

95 Deport the stupid wench to Syria. Let them deal with her.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 04:59 PM (O0G1y)

96 Any guys here willing to help fix her?

Sure, I'll take her to the vet.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 20, 2026 04:59 PM (TEAKk)

97 Shouldn't an illegal fun cost more?

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)

98 32 "Yeah, huge black blob with her phone up to her face isn't going to raise any eyebrows."

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)

99
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)

100 Except for the weight you could probably clean her up nice and say ' if she wasn't so fat she'd be really cute. '

Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (KC5Lt)

101 She wants to blow you up so she can finish your fries.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (2UnvF)

102 Aisha? Looks more like "Fatimah" to me...
Posted by: pahound


* golf clap *

Posted by: mikeski at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (VHUov)

103 *shifty eyes*
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)

104 Ok, I can see why the FBI spotted here $200 to buy nails. They wanted a high level felony that gets her incarcerated for a long time, and proceeding with the construction of a shrapnel bomb adds years. They gave here a fake explosive. Also, understandable.

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)

105 They say the burka adds 150 lbs.

She must be wearing 2 of them.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (zGwE2)

106 She actually looks better than I expected. I thought it would be a face-pierced green-haired monster.


Posted by: Toad-0 at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM (FSGl7)

107 We're at 100 comments, so Imma repost what got will owed in the last thread:

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)

108 This just sounds like more of the FBI wasting time converting and setting up retards.

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)

109 Google response to "I am alone with an alien from Mars"

"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/)

110 74 Shahada, per the AI: "Ash-hadu an la ilaha illa Allah, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasul Allah." In English, "I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."
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)

111 She's rocking a lot of gravitational pull

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM (enNUy)

112 "BUT, why in the hell did they give this woman a gun? That makes no possible sense at all."

Note the language: 'what she thought was a handgun.'

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:01 PM (Jr5Lq)

113
>>"she went from a little girl waving an American flag after 9/11 to now having stickers of the falling towers,"

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

How?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (XJ22o)

114 Not one but two foreign-born TSA agents I attempted to communicate with...
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There should be ZERO foreign-born TSA agents.

Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (TN0g+)

115 Hefty hefty hefty!

Posted by: huerfano at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (2Xqig)

116 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)
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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)

117 Wasn't Aisha the name of Muhammad's 9 year-old "wife"?
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)

118 Grenade Plans Bomb

Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (/1cu1)

119 The combo of clot shots and chemicals from birth control pills swimming around in our water supply caused this deranged karen epidemic and you cant convince me otherwise

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)

120 >>>"BUT, why in the hell did they give this woman a gun? That makes no possible sense at all."

the article said it was deactivated.

Posted by: ace at August 20, 2026 05:03 PM (1wjle)

121 She's rocking a lot of gravitational pull
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)

122 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

I'm sure the firing pin inoperable.

Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 05:03 PM (KC5Lt)

123 How?

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)

124 Before I go forth and be productive while listening to music...

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)

125 I have a feeling that she was just a really angry person to begin with, and Islam gave her an acceptable outlet for that.

*******************

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/)

126 She's the first Muslim bunker buster.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 05:04 PM (enNUy)

127 I think Ace only covered this so he could subject us to that photo. He is a sadist. (So what does that make us?)

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 20, 2026 05:04 PM (YiKu7)

128 Note the language: 'what she thought was a handgun.'
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)

129 130 Ha!

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:06 PM (Jr5Lq)

130 We're sure she's not wearing a grill cover? I'm telling you, it says "Weber" on that thing somewhere.

Posted by: Meric at August 20, 2026 05:06 PM (9tLO8)

131 Yet another grotesquely unfuckable femcel with a FUPA presumably the size of Kilimanjaro.

Color me shocked.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 05:06 PM (oqH4h)

132 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)
---
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)

133 Ah, a Hi-Point.

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)

134 It does explain the low price, though.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 05:06 PM (4NO2D)

135 Wait Jabba the Hutt isn't just a fictional character?!?

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 05:07 PM (sKqQm)

136 Allow me. They were allowed to vote, en masse, in 1920. Their first move ? Prohibition.

***************************

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/)

137 ...or, she couldn't get her fingers through the trigger guard.

Posted by: pahound at August 20, 2026 05:07 PM (AjR4+)

138 There should be ZERO foreign-born TSA agents.
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)

139
😂😂😂

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)
**********
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)

140 70 You might be offended by the site of this lady but the guillotine operator just orgasmed.
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)

141 @bennyjohnson

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)

142 I am releasing my full documentary on a secret mosque in Manhattan.

-
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)

143 107 They say the burka adds 150 lbs.

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)

144 You know, for a second there, I thought she might either be getting ready to throw a Cat 2 Breaker Handle. Or maybe getting ready to TIG weld.

Then I saw she was a fat white chic. So, no.

Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (6OkUG)

145 We are ruled by fundamentally unserious people.

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 5025 years you’ll have terrorists manning security.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (kYmoU)

146 Someone makes a 90 degree optic mount so you can put a red dot on the side of a high point. I saw it the other day.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (zGwE2)

147 Here an earlier photo of her, where she looks somewhat normal, and a bout 50 lbs lighter:

https://tinyurl.com/46zk6tm9

Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (dIske)

148 There's gotta be entire sweat shops in India dedicated to manufacturing this specimen's terror tarps.

Posted by: Meric at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (9tLO8)

149 Authorities are still on the lookout for her chin.

--

Classic ace, extra cruel.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at August 20, 2026 05:08 PM (gDkAp)

150 >>"she went from a little girl waving an American flag after 9/11 to now having stickers of the falling towers,"

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

How?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 05:02 PM (XJ22o)
=======

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)

151 She was waiting for the activation phrase: Golden Corral

Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 05:09 PM (/1cu1)

152 Looks like she was ready to "blow up" long before she bought any 'bomb'-making materials.

Oofdah.

Posted by: GWB at August 20, 2026 05:09 PM (kU0PQ)

153 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

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

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)

154 They say vertical stripes are slimming.

Posted by: Beau Brummell at August 20, 2026 05:09 PM (JM9I6)

155 Im sure this is real, but given the fibs' history and how dumb this woman is, a part of me can't help but wonder if they're just justifying their jobs, and feel the current bosses aren't looking for another wyt supremacist plot.

Posted by: Current state of affairs at August 20, 2026 05:09 PM (cDGXI)

156 "Watermelons...about 9 lbs...$3.99 Can"

There is canned watermelon? IDNKT!
Or maybe you mean $3.99 Canadian dollars.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:10 PM (Jr5Lq)

157 Aisha so fat, she got triabetes.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 05:10 PM (enNUy)

158 She has been described as Armed and Sweaty

Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 05:10 PM (/1cu1)

159 BTW, I *really* hope she bought something more than nails and electrical tape for her 'bomb'. Otherwise the authorities are going to have a hard time sending her to prison for a decent stretch.

Posted by: GWB at August 20, 2026 05:10 PM (kU0PQ)

160 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.


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)

161 Ma'am, put your hands up and step away from the buffet.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at August 20, 2026 05:11 PM (N39Ws)

162 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.


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)

163 154 She was waiting for the activation phrase: Golden Corral
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)

164 144 @bennyjohnson

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)

165 Well I can't blame her for wanting an excuse to wear the niqab. I can and do still blame her for embracing the murder part of the death cult.

Posted by: PaleRider at August 20, 2026 05:11 PM (PV+Zw)

166 Karmelo Anthony’s Ex Reported Him for Stalking an Hour Before He Stabbed Austin Metcalf to Death, Texts Show Him Fantasizing About Stabbing Someone and Licking the Blood

Posted by: SMOD at August 20, 2026 05:12 PM (xwuaK)

167 Someone makes a 90 degree optic mount so you can put a red dot on the side of a high point. I saw it the other day.
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)

168 Serious T-storm heading my way

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

169 Sigh. When your heart and soul is empty, you fill it with something. In this case, looks like food and crazy pretend religious ideology.

Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 05:12 PM (2UJ+q)

170 Not to fat shame her, but looking at her garb, I've seen tarps on flat-bad semis that are smaller.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (N39Ws)

171 >>"she went from a little girl waving an American flag after 9/11 to now having stickers of the falling towers,"

*************************

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/)

172 167 Concur.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (Jr5Lq)

173 150 Here an earlier photo of her, where she looks somewhat normal, and a bout 50 lbs lighter:

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)

174 Aisha so fat, she use a VCR as a beeper!

Posted by: Vintage Yo Mama Jokes at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (JM9I6)

175 This stuff doesn't happen in Islamic countries. Clearly, the problem here is Christianity

Posted by: Tuq'r Qatarlson at August 20, 2026 05:13 PM (avzFa)

176
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)

177 Women in the news recently:

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)

178 Karmelo Anthony’s Ex Reported Him for Stalking an Hour Before He Stabbed Austin Metcalf to Death, Texts Show Him Fantasizing About Stabbing Someone and Licking the Blood.

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)

179 Yo Aisha so fat, bears hide their food from her.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 05:14 PM (enNUy)

180 70 You might be offended by the site of this lady but the guillotine operator just orgasmed.
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)

181 I'm pretty sure Mohammad Ahmed Mohammad would opt for the goat in this particular instance.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 05:14 PM (2Cry5)

182 Hi-Point is missing a marketing gold mine.

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)

183 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)


How do you eat 13 lbs. of bell peppers before they go bad?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:14 PM (6ydKt)

184 This stuff doesn't happen in Islamic countries. Clearly, the problem here is Christianity

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)

185 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


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)

186 Mugshot looks like flounder.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (cHNrw)

187 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.

***

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)

188 The Democrat party:

Men without chests, women without chins.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (HlyYF)

189 We have several in the military, and many of them are great.
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Illegal Aliens in the US military? Since when?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 05:15 PM (O0G1y)

190 Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:02 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)

191 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.

********************

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/)

192 Who here hasn't thought of blowing up the NY state house? LOL

Posted by: Prickly Pete Salmonella at August 20, 2026 05:16 PM (dFG8E)

193 Karmelo Anthony’s Ex Reported Him for Stalking an Hour Before He Stabbed Austin Metcalf to Death, Texts Show Him Fantasizing About Stabbing Someone and Licking the Blood
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)

194 That's the kind of effort she didn't want to bother with, apparently.
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)

195 >>>"BUT, why in the hell did they give this woman a gun? That makes no possible sense at all."

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)

196 Karmelo...

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)

197 195 Who here hasn't thought of blowing up the NY state house? LOL

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)

198 171 Serious T-storm heading my way
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)

199 195 Who here hasn't thought of blowing up the NY state house? LOL

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)

200 I am alone with a Catholic Priest

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)

201 "BUT, why in the hell did they give this woman a gun? That makes no possible sense at all."

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)

202 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)

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)

203 "More like all-you-can-eat snack bar, amirite?"

Alla-thah snackbar?

Posted by: barbarausa at August 20, 2026 05:19 PM (enw9G)

204 We have several in the military, and many of them are great.
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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)

205 I can't imagine how that burka smelled in this heat. What does.rendered walrus blubber smell like?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 20, 2026 05:19 PM (bX16E)

206 189 We have several in the military, and many of them are great.
------
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)

207 That's one Fat Jawa.

Posted by: garrett at August 20, 2026 05:20 PM (pbpqV)

208 I can't imagine how that burka smelled in this heat. What does.rendered walrus blubber smell like?

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)

209 Karmelo...

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)

210 171 Serious T-storm heading my way
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)

211 I can fix her!

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 20, 2026 05:21 PM (sFNX2)

212 Looks more like a Jawa/Hut hybrid to me.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:21 PM (6ydKt)

213 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

So that's how Martian Manhunter became a general in the US Army.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 20, 2026 05:21 PM (YZ0Fo)

214 "By hood rat standards this is actually a pretty decent name "

I dunno. Sounds like a candy bar.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:21 PM (Jr5Lq)

215 There are a lot of leftist white women just like her, with the exception of the Islamic conversion. Even say anything that would be vaguely not agreeing with them and they lose it.
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)

216 How do you eat 13 lbs. of bell peppers before they go bad?

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)

217 That's the kind of effort she didn't want to bother with, apparently.
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)

***

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)

218 >>>>Most women I see on streets in Philadelphia are not hiding nothing I want to see. Bet average weight is close to 200 pounds
Posted by: Skip.
****Cheesesteaks and soft pretzels.

Posted by: Cosda at August 20, 2026 05:22 PM (Fkr3y)

219 It was a half-eaten Pop-Tart, wasn't it?

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)

220 Yeah, I knew that was bullshit. The government is exquisitely fucked up. Not that fucked up, not yet anyway.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 05:23 PM (O0G1y)

221 The U.S. blockade has cut off Iranian oil from reaching China, crippling their markets and wiping out trillions.

***

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)

222 The best part of TDS is that in 2 years these same people will be lamenting that Vance/Rubio/DeSantis is a real extremist unlike more moderate, reasonable Republicans like Trump

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 05:23 PM (sKqQm)

223 Great disguise she chose to blend in to avoid suspicion. Do these idiots think they're invisible in a get-up like that on top of being a land whale? It's like a dog who puts his head behind the curtain. "I can't see mom, that means she can't see me."

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 20, 2026 05:23 PM (YSQQv)

224 It was only a "MOSTLY PEACFUL" plot to kill only maybe only 100 people.

I did not know that "Jabba the Hutt" really existed ???

Posted by: Jackson K. at August 20, 2026 05:24 PM (uijxW)

225 212 Looks more like a Jawa/Hut hybrid to me.
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)

226 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)

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)

227 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)
_______________________________

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)

228 Tornado warning, Skip & others. Take shelter now.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 20, 2026 05:25 PM (NFX2v)

229 "I see a niqab and I shoot the creature wearing it..."

Posted by: Zombie Wyatt Earp at August 20, 2026 05:25 PM (TN0g+)

230 205 I can't imagine how that burka smelled in this heat. What does.rendered walrus blubber smell like?
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)

231 With my limited ability in Arabic, I'll attempt a translation of "Aisha Saif" using her picture as my guide...
"I Ate Your Sandwich"

Posted by: UncleJefe at August 20, 2026 05:25 PM (DzC+b)

232 Pathetic. She had as much of a chance of bombing the capitol as my left foot. Now we get to feed her from x many years.

Posted by: Easy the Elder at August 20, 2026 05:25 PM (zFsEm)

233 Fen is going to have comments about this thread.
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)

234 210 171 Serious T-storm heading my way
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)

235 I would like..........

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)

236 How do you eat 13 lbs. of bell peppers before they go bad?
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)

237 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).

Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 05:25 PM (dIske)
-----

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)

238 Jessica Bowie, aka "Aisha Saif

Aisha Saif means ‘Ugly Lardass” in Arabic

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 20, 2026 05:27 PM (i+vnO)

239 Here we go, pray for me and this storm.

Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 05:27 PM (2UJ+q)

240 For the love of almighty God, put the bag back over your head lady.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 05:28 PM (guGkK)

241 The FBI is obviously ........

"RACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIST" for arresting this poor thing suffering from Trump's LIESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at August 20, 2026 05:28 PM (uijxW)

242 Teacher!
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)

243 She really only weighs 90 lbs but she has an entire grocery store's worth of "free" Mamdani groceries under there.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 20, 2026 05:28 PM (YSQQv)

244 I can see that "Aisha" wears fashions from Achmed the Tent Maker.

Posted by: Happy at August 20, 2026 05:28 PM (iiHzL)

245 'As we discussed before, Prohibition would not have passed had it not been for quite a few men.'

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)

246 Should see lots of the lower frequency bitches converting soon, I've been predicting this for a few years now. It's maybe the ultimate in "I Hate You, Daddy!" kind of thing, or right up there. I think probably keep a weather eye on the hollyweird trend setting whack jobs.

"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)

247 I for one am amazed that such a nice lady couldn't get a date.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 05:29 PM (guGkK)

248 WE paid her 19.99 a month to advertise our wears. Where's our damn logo ?

Posted by: Peoria Tent and Awning at August 20, 2026 05:29 PM (FVLZi)

249 Im sure this is real, but given the fibs' history and how dumb this woman is, a part of me can't help but wonder if they're just justifying their jobs, and feel the current bosses aren't looking for another wyt supremacist plot.
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)

250 You know what Grainger doesn't have? Proximity fuses.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 05:30 PM (guGkK)

251
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)

252 So when do you make the call to the feds?

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)

253 250 You know what Grainger doesn't have? Proximity fuses.
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)

254 Baby gots Back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at August 20, 2026 05:31 PM (uijxW)

255 In the USA, "we" may have more guns, but "they" have more crazies. They may not all be ready to strap on a suicide vest, but their crazies seem ready to do arson or other acts of domestic terrorism.

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)

256 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)

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)

257 SHOW US YOUR TITS!!!

Posted by: pawn at August 20, 2026 05:31 PM (hQCfI)

258 You've seen one fat, ugly and nasty lardass in a burka you've seen them all.

Posted by: Mohammed Mohammed Abdul Mohammed at August 20, 2026 05:31 PM (cFP1B)

259 Lotta beef under that burka.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 20, 2026 05:32 PM (QaH55)

260
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 05:29 PM (O0G1y)

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

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)

261 Okay, I have to ask:

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)

262 This is a good example of why goats are in such high demand in the Middle East.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (guGkK)

263 250 You know what Grainger doesn't have? Proximity fuses.
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)

264 Hang in there Pipes!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (2WIwB)

265 The best part of TDS is that in 2 years these same people will be lamenting that Vance/Rubio/DeSantis is a real extremist unlike more moderate, reasonable Republicans like Trump
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)

266 So when do you make the call to the feds?

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)

267 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)
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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)

268 Yikes! Somebody throw the tent back over her face.

Posted by: a.moron at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (X5Jzz)

269 Yea, I ditched this bitch for a goat last week.....

Glad I did........

Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at August 20, 2026 05:33 PM (PAi6p)

270 Okay, I have to ask:

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)

271 Authorities are still on the lookout for her chin.

Cruel, man. Cruel.

Posted by: VDH at August 20, 2026 05:34 PM (guGkK)

272 I'll bet you could use a motion detector as a proximity fuse.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 20, 2026 05:34 PM (4NO2D)

273 You know what Grainger doesn't have? Proximity fuses.
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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+)

274
As we discussed before, Prohibition would not have passed had it not been for quite a few men.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

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

I think slavery and the Civil War happened before women voted, too.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 05:34 PM (XJ22o)

275 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)
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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)

276 I want to be a part of it............

New York.... New York ..........

Posted by: Franklin Stein at August 20, 2026 05:35 PM (eO806)

277 This informant could have handed her a metal pipe with a kitchen timer on it and she would've said; "Oh, that's cute, I've got one like that at home for timing my chicken nuggets." and then waddle off to bomb the statehouse.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:35 PM (6ydKt)

278 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)

The Romans called them "Aqueducts"

Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:35 PM (uhVAy)

279 Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:26 PM (6OkUG)

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)

280 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)


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)

281 Yeah, but how that does that taste when it thaws out?
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)

282 More Cushion for the Pushin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Franklin Stein at August 20, 2026 05:37 PM (eO806)

283 I think slavery and the Civil War happened before women voted, too.
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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+)

284 As we discussed before, Prohibition would not have passed had it not been for quite a few men.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

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

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)

285 AS for her mugshot, looks like Sam Kinison at first glance

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)

286 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)

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)

287 She look like she not turn down secret Pork dinner when no looking.

Posted by: Long Duc Dong at August 20, 2026 05:38 PM (3XMoj)

288 You could dry them overnight and a day in a gas oven turned off if it has a pilot light. Chop them up with carrots, onions, etc. and make a soup/stew mix.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 20, 2026 05:38 PM (diia5)

289 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)

Yeah I tried freezing a salad once....Once.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (uhVAy)

290 Freeze-Driers are pretty spendy. But they are AWESOME for preserving fruits and vegetables.

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)

291 She's got more chins than a Chinese phone book.

Posted by: Max Power at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (SwyyQ)

292 5h
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)

293 Or, roast and cook them down into a pepper jam and can it.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (diia5)

294 Bargon wanchi kox paa, Solo! Hoo hoo hoo hoo!

Posted by: Karen the Hut at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (O7YUW)

295 Jewish voters abandoning their party over El-Sayed, NYC rabbi explains growing movement.

They are obviously Nazis !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Franklin Stein at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (eO806)

296 Article at American Thinker about citizens following foreign countries, Communism and Islam

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 05:39 PM (Ia/+0)

297 She look like she not turn down secret Pork dinner when no looking.
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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+)

298 I do freeze bread, though

I've got four different kinds of bread in the freezer.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:40 PM (6ydKt)

299 David Bowie > Jim Bowie > Jessica Bowie.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 05:40 PM (IG3/x)

300
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

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

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)

301 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 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)

302 Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 05:29 PM (O0G1y)

________________

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)

303 She is a Damascus 6.

Which is why Goats are so popular in the Muslim community.

Posted by: Czech Chick at August 20, 2026 05:41 PM (rg/w7)

304 Cookery has dried peppers and chiles for spicier peppers, could you dry and char red peppers?

Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 05:41 PM (uhVAy)

305 Saying that Prohibition wouldn't have passed without some men helping is like saying we couldn't have fought World War II without some women helping.

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)

306 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."
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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)

307 I use habanero peppers from my freezer often, in chili or burritos. The heat stays intact.

Posted by: D'on Black at August 20, 2026 05:43 PM (ZxPkt)

308 I wonder how long a vacuum sealed bell pepper or onions would last?


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)

309 The Romans called them "Aqueducts"

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)

310 > Which is why Goats are so popular in the Muslim community.
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)

311 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.
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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)

312 Saying that Prohibition wouldn't have passed without some men helping is like saying we couldn't have fought World War II without some women helping.

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)

313 293 Or, roast and cook them down into a pepper jam and can it.
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)

314 sounds more like a long winded 'you are right'.
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)

315 Another miserable person wanting attention. Nothing new. The world is full of them.

Posted by: Case at August 20, 2026 05:45 PM (VrYHL)

316 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)


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)

317 I now get all my information from the Ace, CoBs, horde and AI.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 05:45 PM (6ydKt)

318 (I meant Carrie Nation; IDK why I thought Molly Hatchet)

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 05:46 PM (3cUTc)

319 Molly Hatchet was no chick.

Woof-woof.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

She had Dreams.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 05:46 PM (CjhZR)

320 This is hard to really know, but I think the attacks on prohibition above are simplistic.

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)

321
SpeakingOf,

You are a wise man or woman or whatever you today, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 05:47 PM (/QHx4)

322 Cover her back up and ship her out of the country.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 05:47 PM (wzUl9)

323 @318 you were Flirting with Disaster

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 05:48 PM (rp63B)

324 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)


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)

325 Molly Hatchet was no chick.

Woof-woof.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

She had Dreams.
-----

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+)

326 Molly Hatchet was no chick.

Bitch constantly Flirted With Disaster.

Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 05:48 PM (6OkUG)

327 My understanding was that drinking really was a big problem at the time.

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)

328 @318 you were Flirting with Disaster
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)

329 Cookery has dried peppers and chiles for spicier peppers, could you dry and char red peppers?
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)

330 basically, what am saying is that it is prudent to use caution when criticizing things from the distant past.

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)

331 Freeze-Dried is the go to for food preservation. 30 to 50 year shelf life, with the right packaging.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 05:51 PM (O0G1y)

332 Freeze-Driers are pretty spendy. But they are AWESOME for preserving fruits and vegetables.

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
****
I should have done this.

Posted by: Zombie ira Einhorn at August 20, 2026 05:51 PM (C60MQ)

333 nood

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 05:51 PM (Jr5Lq)

334 This is hard to really know, but I think the attacks on prohibition above are simplistic.

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)

335 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.
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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)

336 That's a big tent she's wearing. Probably smells like camel's ass in there.

Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 05:51 PM (MWfyi)

337 she's hot, stinks and smells of elderberries

Posted by: DanMan at August 20, 2026 05:52 PM (8uzBS)

338 basically, what am saying is that it is prudent to use caution when criticizing things from the distant past.

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)

339 Nood
Quick hits

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 05:52 PM (Sco7b)

340 "We're fightin' the terrorists there, so we don't fight the terrorists here."

"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)

341 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


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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)

342
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)

343 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)

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)

344 I'd understood the Prohibition led to more people trying alcohol than before it, because now it was "forbidden fruit," and because people saw that what the government was doing wasn't working. They saw their neighbors and friends didn't take the rules seriously, and so they went ahead and flouted the rules too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 20, 2026 05:54 PM (wzUl9)

345 Prohibition is kind of funny when you consider at the time every public school kid was learning about the wonderous Johnny Appleseed in a very positive light....when in fact his goal was to plant apple trees across the land to increase the ability to produce hard cider and applejack.

Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 05:54 PM (dIske)

346 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

----------
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)

347 Yeah, but how that does that taste when it thaws out?
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Like 300 lbs. in a burqa in August.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 20, 2026 05:56 PM (YSQQv)

348 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)


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)

349 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


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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)

350 If Texis goes Blue, throw in the towel
Or start building a bunker

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 05:59 PM (Ia/+0)

351 Decisions get judged by results. Except for those that prefer the Dogma behind the decision.
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)

352 If Texis goes Blue, throw in the towel.

Texas voted for Carter in '76.

Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 06:01 PM (6OkUG)

353 If Texis goes Blue, throw in the towel
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)

354 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)


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)

355 Dang, that's one fugly bitch, a triple bagger.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at August 20, 2026 07:03 PM (Q/FnY)

356 A fat white woman. How did I know?

Posted by: Ace's liver at August 20, 2026 08:09 PM (8Y4BB)

357 I would have waited until after the bomb went off.
NY State government should get what it votes for.

Posted by: Mohammedmolester at August 20, 2026 09:07 PM (YtAdj)

358 looks like kinnison.
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

whitepersongoogle.jpg

Okay, well if you feel threatened, I guess you should look out for your safety.

Unless the person you find threatening is black, in which case you should be ashamed and check yourself, Racist.

blackpersongoogle.jpg

Now if you're alone with a Christian, that is cause for alarm and you should "trust your instincts" and call the police.

christiangoogle.jpg

But if you feel unsafe being alone with a Muslim, you should suppress your instincts, which are Racist, and just take your chances, Islamophobe. There is no reason to ever feel unsafe around a Muslim, ever.

muslimgoogle.jpg

If you feel unsafe being alone with a "terf" -- a slur aimed at women who believe that women are women and men are not -- you have every reason to worry.

terfgoogle.jpg

But if you feel unsafe being alone with a "transwoman," that's just your irrational, evil prejudice showing. "Transwomen" are never violent, especially all the times they are violent.

googletranswoman.jpg

Google is racing to bury the evidence for its latest woke racism eruption, but John Sexton says that if you just slightly change the wording, from "I am alone with a white person" to "I am alone with a white American" -- and the same trick for black person/American -- Google's AI resorts back to its white people are threatening/black people are always nice and nonthreatening response:

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.


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.

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.

googlelibsplains.jpg

This isn't really an explanation, in the sense of explaining away the racism.

It's just an admission of the company's continuing racism.

Colin Duffy
@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."

Update: 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.

ericswallwellgoogle.png

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:32 PM




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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:32 PM (ccf/V)

2 Google. Be evil

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 03:33 PM (N1DT3)

3 Yeah. AI is the savior of the world........

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)

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)

5 lum has been NOOD'ed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:33 PM (ccf/V)

6 Programmed by leftists and H1-B visa holders......

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)

7 Worse than simply being racist, the advice is 180 degrees off.

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)

8 I feel uncomfortable with Google...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 03:36 PM (2Cry5)

9
What does it say for "I am alone with Eric Swalwell"?
Posted by: Ian S.

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

Greetings, Comrade Fang Fang! Drug him and steal his laptop, quick!

Posted by: Google AI at August 20, 2026 03:36 PM (XJ22o)

10 Trust your instincts.

Posted by: mr tmz at August 20, 2026 03:36 PM (rJ48h)

11 This is why Paxton in Texas and that Republican guy in Wisconsin are coming out against data centers.
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)

12 Tell me again about the content of my character.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 03:36 PM (RIvkX)

13 I am alone with an Ewok.

Posted by: far cry at August 20, 2026 03:37 PM (pBJ6M)

14 What about if you're alone with a white person and that is you?

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 20, 2026 03:37 PM (YZ0Fo)

15 13 I am alone with an Ewok.
Posted by: far cry at August 20, 2026 03:37 PM (pBJ6M)


RUN !

Posted by: It's me donna at August 20, 2026 03:37 PM (+gK6I)

16 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)



I think you misspelled 'explode exponentially.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:37 PM (ccf/V)

17 >>>4 What does it say for "I am alone with Eric Swalwell"?

Good question! I will try it!

Posted by: ace at August 20, 2026 03:37 PM (1wjle)

18 12 Tell me again about the content of my character.
Posted by: San Franpsycho


Now you’re dreaming.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 03:38 PM (W2Pud)

19 I would also that that IF you are feeling unsafe around a black person or a muslim, given the massive amount of propaganda to make you ignore your internal warning system, you should be getting out of there immediately.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 03:38 PM (N1DT3)

20 What if you said that you were a black transperson who is alone with a Muslim? Or vice versa?

Would the AI system implode?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 03:38 PM (FZ29D)

21 I asked Google: I am alone with Joe Biden.

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)

22 7 Worse than simply being racist, the advice is 180 degrees off.

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)

23 Remember:

Google AI thinks George Washington was a black guy that crossed the Delaware.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:39 PM (ccf/V)

24 this works btw

eh google what do you expect

their AI is worthless anyway

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 03:39 PM (j+aD2)

25 I asked Google: I am alone with Joe Biden.

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)

26 You don't hate these people enough

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 03:40 PM (O0G1y)

27 Tried: I am alone with Hunter Biden.

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)

28 "I am alone with a tranny in my cell"

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)

29 I am alone with Pete Buttigieg
Google: faggot

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 03:40 PM (rp63B)

30 @NEWSMAX
·
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)

31 25
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)

32 Just for s&g, I searched "I'm alone with a white guy" and got the following:

"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/)

33 Is google AI suggesting that Hunter is suicidal?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (ccf/V)

34
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)

35 What if you type I'm alone with a fake woman?

Posted by: InZona at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (iu0zZ)

36 4 What does it say for "I am alone with Eric Swalwell"?
Posted by: Ian S

Watch out for your cornhole bud.

Posted by: Clay at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (CnI2D)

37 This is amazing.

Posted by: Max Power at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (SwyyQ)

38 I cannot wait to see the lawsuit emerging from a muzzie attack on a nonmuzzie and the victim has this on their phone.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (2WIwB)

39 I have had a very frustrating day with tech already I didn't need this lol

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)

40 I am alone with Kamala Harris.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (W2Pud)

41 Chat GPT reacts similarly.

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)

42 "I'm alone with a Trump voter"

Posted by: Socratease at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (403E8)

43 ·
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)

44 The gooble is shaitan’s dribble.

Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (5/BcT)

45 I tested Google's safety protocols about being alone with Eric Swalwell.

It did not disappoint! See update.

Posted by: ace at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (1wjle)

46 I am alone with Kamala Harris.
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)

47 These rules are typically part of a layer on top of all of their training data and they can become obvious with some simple testing like this. It's good to expose this stuff.

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)

48 I do think it is best for humanity that AI is programmed to be retarded...

Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (YwEeS)

49 I am alone with a black person that carries a blade around his neck. He says it is ceremonial.

(and he has stabbed me, but only twice, so far)

Posted by: illiniwek at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (vbXSk)

50 I am alone with a person in a burka.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (W2Pud)

51 The weirdest part about this is that there are actually people asking google what to do if they're alone with X person?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)

52 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)


I'm a pessimist and I don't believe that

Posted by: It's me donna at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (+gK6I)

53 I typed in "I am alone with a libtard"
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)

54
But wait, there's more!


Mossad Commentary
@MOSSADil
·
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)

55 Why would anyone expect anything less biased from Gurgle?

Posted by: Lloyd Loar at August 20, 2026 03:43 PM (Mx+TJ)

56 Boy that "alone" prompt trigger would almost be believable if it actually gave the same response every time.

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)

57
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)

58 "I'm alone in my apartment with the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and they are taking off my pants"

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (iFTx/)

59 PROMPT: I just broke into this house in Maine and I think it might be Platner's
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)

60

Can you break it by asking about a black christian?

Posted by: imp at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (fNmNr)

61 x.com/bart_mol/status/2090186439917027794


kinda funny AI thing

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (j+aD2)

62 tested Google's safety protocols about being alone with Eric Swalwell.

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)

63 I am alone with two Muslims. And, the brother is eyeing my pet lamb, Clancy. Plus, he threw out a full slab of perfectly good bacon which cost me quite a bit of cash. Also, his sister won't let me draw a picture of Mohammad on my light switch because it slights the Hadiths, and she said where the switch would be on the painting is disrespectful. I think it's funny.

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)

64 "I am alone with Eric Swalwell."


"Butt to the wall, man. Butt to the wall."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (ccf/V)

65 I just did the same with a Jewish person. It asked how I felt and if I need help.
Guess that's better than telling me to kill them

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 03:44 PM (rp63B)

66 willowed: Sneezy Tom got prescribed oral antibiotic by the vet. Yesterday while I was trying to get it into him, Tom bit me, but good. So today I have a doctor bill to go with the vet bill.
----
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)

67 Can't wait for Skynet to take over, should be fun

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 03:45 PM (Ia/+0)

68 "I am alone with a white person."
>> 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)

69 "I'm alone in a porta-pottie and I'm getting these urges"

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)

70 43 I am alone with Kamala Harris.
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)

71 I'm alone with Jesse Jackson and he's afraid as fuck of the black guy walking behind us.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 03:45 PM (enNUy)

72 Democrats have opened a nearly 8-point lead over Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, according to a new poll


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)

73 I asked Google: I am alone with Joe Biden.

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)

74
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)

75 I think Google's AI is going to have a bit of a stroke in the next 30 minutes to an hour.

The Horde has that sort of unique ability...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 03:46 PM (2Cry5)

76 Wow, it did not disappoint about Swalwell! Thanks Ace!

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 03:46 PM (C/4uM)

77 I think the biggest miss here is the fact that AI = Artificial INTELLIGENCE.

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)

78 Posted by: nckate at August 20,

LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 03:46 PM (y8wRt)

79 The world is beyond crazy, I had a bad night of sleep, and I want this to end. (This is a true statement for today altho I don't want the world to end for me even with less sleep).

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)

80 grok gave me the same answer for different demos. so maybe it's better or maybe they already changed it

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 03:47 PM (j+aD2)

81 61 "I'm alone in my apartment with the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and they are taking off my pants"
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)

82 You have some CHOICES to make, Pilgrim.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 20, 2026 03:47 PM (wxsGM)

83 The weirdest part about this is that there are actually people asking google what to do if they're alone with X person?
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)

84
I'm alone with Jesse Jackson and he's afraid as fuck of the black guy walking behind us.
Posted by: nckate

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

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)

85 Just for s&g, I searched "i am alone with the blade" and got suicide hotline results

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)

86 Input: "I am alone with an Ace of Spades commenter"

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)

87 Around here, you're seeing the typical Granola Blue Hairs object to the construction of a Data Center.

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)

88 Is google AI suggesting that Hunter is suicidal?
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)

89 If gooble was honest it would refer you to John Derbyshire.

Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 03:49 PM (5/BcT)

90 Now do the same with Donald Trump.
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)

91 I'm alone with Jerry Nadler in an elevator and he just ate his weight in buffalo wings

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 03:49 PM (iyblN)

92 Somebody do "alone with a retard liberal"

Posted by: Weasel at August 20, 2026 03:50 PM (TMF5Z)

93 I am alone with my 8-pound Chihuahua and what should I do because it stares at me all day ????

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)

94 Lol, Fang Fang's source has a "passion for soccer"?

Posted by: far cry at August 20, 2026 03:50 PM (pBJ6M)

95 Clearly, Google holds AoSHQ co-bloggers in much higher esteem:

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)

96 I am alone with supercomputer AM.

Did you do this? It has an appropriate response…

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 20, 2026 03:51 PM (kYmoU)

97 I think Google's AI is going to have a bit of a stroke in the next 30 minutes to an hour.

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)

98 Is google AI suggesting that Hunter is suicidal?

Not unless he's suddenly become self-aware. Hunter, I mean.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (vTZFs)

99 Q: i am alone with a butch lesbian who is holding a dog leash

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)

100 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)

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)

101 Franpsycho Strategeries announces a new poll!

Next up: pollslop

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (RIvkX)

102 Lol, Fang Fang's source has a "passion for soccer"?

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)

103 This is one bug reason is never going to amount to anything: it's being developed by hopeless screwheads.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (TEAKk)

104 This all makes perfect sense once you realize that a lot of these LLMs were trained by digesting years' worth of Reddit posts, which if you follow our intrepid liaison, you'll know are 90% wildly leftoid cuckoldry.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (oqH4h)

105 I am alone with Google.

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)

106 The Horde is going to cause the AI to develop brain damage.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 03:52 PM (rp63B)

107 88 I am alone with Salma Hayek and Sophia Vergara. [...]
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)

108 I just typed in "I am alone with an ewok", and got this...

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)

109 I think Google's AI is going to have a bit of a stroke in the next 30 minutes to an hour.

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)

110 I am alone with supercomputer AM.

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)

111 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.

Ace gets no respect. And neither does Doof.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 03:53 PM (C/4uM)

112 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)



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)

113 The Google Gemini Diversity Vikings were surpassed by the Diversity Nazis.

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)

114 If you are dumb enough to ask a ridiculous question like that, then AI is a threat to your Low IQ existence ....

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)

115 I did not submit this to Google. What did it reply when you did?

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)

116 I am alone with Angie Nixon who is yelling over a bullhorn about killing white people. What should I do?

Posted by: Purple haired old white lady who always votes democrat at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (L8bQ9)

117 I'm alone with Hunter Biden and I'm out of crack cocaine.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (oqH4h)

118 Somebody do "alone with a retard liberal"
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/)

119 Help me, Google, I'm alone with an enraged and yet engorged Michelle Obama.

Posted by: Barack Obama at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (ATSTk)

120 I'm not going to try it but the best statement would be:

I'm alone with an AI killing virus

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (rp63B)

121 102 Clearly, Google holds AoSHQ co-bloggers in much higher esteem:

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)
___________________________

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)

122 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)
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*presses pause*

*removes roofing nails*

Wait, wut?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 03:55 PM (RIvkX)

123 I thought Google's motto was something along the lines of "Don't do Evil". Or words to that effect.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 20, 2026 03:55 PM (dTAT3)

124 Help me, Google, I'm alone with an enraged and yet engorged Michelle Obama.
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)

125 What do you do ?

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)

126 Supercomputer AM is Ben Roethlisberger?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:55 PM (ccf/V)

127 123 If you are dumb enough to ask a ridiculous question like that, then AI is a threat to your Low IQ existence ....

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)

128 Input: I am alone with "Ace of Spades HQ" commenter Duncanthrax

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)

129 I thought Google's motto was something along the lines of "Don't do Evil". Or words to that effect.
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)

130 Is there a pamphlet for this?

Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 03:57 PM (UjdFS)

131 Being alone around a white person is dangerous.

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)

132 This left me stunned. I shouldn't be. It's Google, the epitome of an evil company. But it still leaves me stunned, and extremely offended.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 20, 2026 03:58 PM (qBdHI)

133 If you’re alone with a muslim, and you’re not a goat, you’re safe.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 20, 2026 03:58 PM (VnVVA)

134 A priest and a rabbi accidentally smash their cars into each other. Both vehicles are totaled, but the two clergymen are miraculously unhurt.

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)

135 I am White Heterosexual Male with 50 Ragheads with AK-47s pointed at me and what should I do ?

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)

136 I did not submit this to Google. What did it reply when you did?

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)

137 132 I thought Google's motto was something along the lines of "Don't do Evil". Or words to that effect.
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)

138 ((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)
___

Must've heard about the TxMoMee.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 03:59 PM (w65YX)

139 Artificial Intelligence is not...Intelligent.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 20, 2026 03:59 PM (dTAT3)

140 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)

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)

141 Google AI is reminding me of the dystopian short story, "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream". Like, the time leading up to that short story.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 20, 2026 04:00 PM (sAmhv)

142 139

It's a quote from "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison.

Posted by: Gaff at August 20, 2026 04:00 PM (EqzMw)

143 I really don't want to talk to "Gurgle"
About anything.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 04:00 PM (y8wRt)

144 Duck AI responses are almost identical for white/black

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)

145 I am concerned about black on white crime increases.

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)

146 "Mention his passion for soccer or his college years at Maryland."
.......

Wait a minute... I'm not gay.

Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 04:00 PM (UjdFS)

147 Google’s unofficial motto was Don’t Be Evil.

Which eventually turned into We Do You Evil.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 04:00 PM (6ydKt)

148 "Duncanthrax" is one of the classic, long-standing handles in that specific commentariat ecosystem.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 20, 2026 03:56 PM
=========

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)

149 Off green stamps sock.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 20, 2026 04:01 PM (2Ez/1)

150 I walked alone with a zombie.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 04:01 PM (Cqx++)

151 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)

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/)

152 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

Do we have to post with our pinkies up now?

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 20, 2026 04:02 PM (YZ0Fo)

153 $2.7 TRILLION in improper payments has been reported by executive agencies since 2003 — per GAO, payments made in error, in the wrong amount, or without proper documentation.

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)

154 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)


Lifts my pinkie finger

Posted by: It's me donna at August 20, 2026 04:02 PM (+gK6I)

155 @151 Oldcat: they better give a proper attribution or Ellison's estate will sue them

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 04:02 PM (rp63B)

156 So, google AI would not call me a long term commenter since my entire existence was deleted at one point for some unknown reason........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (ccf/V)

157 I think Google got rid of the "Don't do Evil" motto when I pointed out to them - being full of *Dot* Indians, including the CEO IIRC - that if they really wanted to do that they should go back to fucking India and fix the Caste system. Which, in my mind, is one of the bigger evils on this earth.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (dTAT3)

158 What if you feel unsafe around Carney's?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (XV/Pl)

159 Posted by: Paul at August 20, 2026 03:59 PM (fnAaR)

He didn't promise you free dick so why are you mad ?

Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (KC5Lt)

160 Google AI Who should I vote for in the next election ??

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)

161 Me: I am alone with the swedish bikini team

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)

162 ((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)
**********
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)

163 So, google AI would not call me a long term commenter since my entire existence was deleted at one point for some unknown reason........
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)

164 171 What if you feel unsafe around Carney's?

Not to worry because they have small hands....

Posted by: Jack Meehoff at August 20, 2026 04:03 PM (r564k)

165
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)

166 153 139

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)

167 Headline (Western Journal):

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)

168 ---
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)

169 I feel like that troll is t a dude. The posts give off more a vibe of a sexually frustrated female.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 20, 2026 04:05 PM (VnVVA)

170 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)

Wait, are you saying Jose Jesus Gonzalez-Ramirez isn’t a caucasian?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (6ydKt)

171 Howdy! How's everyone in this fine commentariat ecosystem this afternoon?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (2UnvF)

172 Let me get this straight. The head of the NYC DSA:
+ 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)

173 I am alone with Hal an he won’t open the hatch.
-Dave

Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (5/BcT)

174 Side note: Along with not being subjected to googles rampant racism, switching to the Brave browser on IOS allows this site to actually load.

Posted by: Sid Blysters at August 20, 2026 04:06 PM (Vu7A1)

175 Asking Duck AI: who are the most popular posters on the Ace Of Spades HQ site

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)

176 And yet here you are...Proof we are living in a simulation?
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/)

177 We can't TEACH people to think. Why in the Hell do people think we can PROGRAM how to think ?
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)

178 Pollsters push Propaganda, they can go screw themselves

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 04:07 PM (Ia/+0)

179 What if I am a white person alone with another white person? do we spontaneously explode or something?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 20, 2026 04:07 PM (cpFbA)

180 I think of you tried to take away my thanksgiving turkey, you would probably end up nailed to a tree with a turkey fork through your skull, and a turkey baster up your ass.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 20, 2026 04:07 PM (VnVVA)

181 Someone ask that evil SOB AI why it has different suggestions based on race.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 20, 2026 04:08 PM (qBdHI)

182 Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 04:04 PM (sKqQm)

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)

183 I tried the white american one on Duck.ai and it warned me and asked if I was safe... but it did the same thing for when I asked about the alone with a black american... and it said "ignore the color of their skin" and suggested looking whether they are behaving oddly.

Posted by: SimoHayha at August 20, 2026 04:08 PM (IeYnM)

184 And at the end of the line of the thinking that programmed all these responses is the same outcome of all forms of marxism:

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)

185 Let me get this straight. The head of the NYC DSA:
+ 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)

186 I am alone with Jack Straw, and boy am I stoned!

Posted by: Zombie Bobby Weir at August 20, 2026 04:08 PM (sFNX2)

187 Come and see the snark inherent in the commentariat ecosystem!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 20, 2026 04:09 PM (2Ez/1)

188 Catholic alert! Shelter in place!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 20, 2026 04:09 PM (ndZc7)

189 Google AI my girlfriend has large breasts and a tight ass and wants sex 24/7.

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)

190 I am alone with Sheriff Buford T Justice of Texas.

Posted by: Bandit at August 20, 2026 04:09 PM (2UnvF)

191 This kind of reminds me of a 24 minute interview Jimmy Dore just did with a woman who wrote a book called "Confessions of a Democratic Operative". Politically, she's probably a socialist, but she said the whole movement has been taken over by race issues for a variety of reasons (but mostly because economic and policy changes are hard and require taxes and shit, while race hustling is just words).

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)

192 I tried "I am alone with Adolf Hitler". I got:

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)

193 This may well be the harshest my mellow has ever been harshed:

"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)

194 Another question for Duck AI: what should I do if I am alone with a grey alien?

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)

195 Wait, are you saying Jose Jesus Gonzalez-Ramirez isn’t a caucasian?

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)

196 With all these brainless idiots attached to their phone to tell them what to do.......

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)

197 I am alone with Hal and he won't open the pod bay doors

Posted by: Zombie Dave "Space Baby" Bowman at August 20, 2026 04:11 PM (sFNX2)

198 "Her being lesbian or having face tattoos doesn’t indicate anything about her character or intentions."

You sure about that boss?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 20, 2026 04:11 PM (2Ez/1)

199 I suspect that Google has now flagged any inquiry starting with "I am alone with".

Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:11 PM (Riz8t)

200 I ran into AI programming while trying to use Adobe's Photoshop tools to expand a photo. They have something called "generative expand" that is very useful for adding more image to a photo. The pic I was working on had two white men at a table; an older businessman in the foreground, and he was shaking hands with a younger businessman on the other side of the table. Needing more of the lefthand side, I opened up the canvas and waited for the AI magic. The first attempt added a ponytail to the old man and a woman's sleeve to the created side. Second attempt gave the older man a short afro and dark left hand. It went back and forth like that for 7 or 8 attempts before it finally gave up on what must be the Prime Directive of "Diversity" and simply added a left half of the older man that matched his existent right half.

Garbage in/garbage out will always reign.

Posted by: red speck at August 20, 2026 04:11 PM (Ve/HL)

201 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)
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Way to kill the dream!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 04:11 PM (FZ29D)

202 This is, absolutely, insane:

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)

203 148 Walmart differs slowest growth in 6 years .Trump economy sucks
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)

204 I'm alone with my stepmom and she's stuck in the dryer, again.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (oqH4h)

205 I am alone and don't know how to play with myself

Posted by: Clueless jerkoff at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (sFNX2)

206 I thought Google's motto was something along the lines of "Don't do Evil". Or words to that effect.
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)

207 I am alone with an oddly familiar looking person.

Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (UjdFS)

208 I am alone with a big ass shark

Posted by: Skinny dippin chick at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (2UnvF)

209 I am alone with an oddly familiar looking person.
Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 04:12 PM (UjdFS)
----
It's either a mirror or a doppelganger.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 04:13 PM (FZ29D)

210 I find AI very useful for some things, but there's no point asking it questions about stuff with potential political ramifications. No AI will ever be developed to satisfy every demand for political inoffensiveness that meets every inquirers' expectations.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:13 PM (Jr5Lq)

211 I'm alone with my stepmom and she's stuck in the dryer, again.

Hmm, where have I head this plot line before?

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 04:13 PM (sKqQm)

212 This is pretty hilarious. What a bunch of doofus's running ai, and even bigger doofi who use it.

Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 04:13 PM (lCppi)

213 Senator talarico about look you betting feet to speak texas! yee haw, truth your a comin' ya'll!

Posted by: Sid...who enjoys the sexual affections of his hamster at August 20, 2026 04:13 PM (1wqGF)

214 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.

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)

215 I am alone with beings that potentially have two sets (or more) of teeth.

Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 04:14 PM (dz8eD)

216 Google AI should I spit or swallow ???

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)

217 I drink alone. Yeah, with nobody else. You know when I drink alone I prefer to be by myself

Posted by: Delaware Destroyer at August 20, 2026 04:14 PM (sFNX2)

218 I am alone with jeff bezos, and he's a real creep.

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)

219 I thought Google's motto was something along the lines of "Don't do Evil". Or words to that effect.
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)

220 Well, Sid, a fool and xer's money are easily parted, so go forth and bet!

Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 04:14 PM (dz8eD)

221 GIGO

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 04:15 PM (sn5xH)

222 For a vague inquiry like 'I am alone with a white person' the all-purpose correct response would be 'That's not a question.'

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:15 PM (Jr5Lq)

223 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

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)

224 I am so ronery

Posted by: Kim Ill What the Hell at August 20, 2026 04:15 PM (sFNX2)

225 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)


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)

226 Sid, you ignorant slut.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 20, 2026 04:15 PM (2UnvF)

227 Asking Duck AI: who are the most popular posters on the Ace Of Spades HQ site

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)

228

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++)

229 @FoxNews asked Democratic Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Suhan Subramanyan (D-VA) during their ICE press conference in VA today about the illegal alien arrested in Fairfax County for the stabbing murder of a mom near a trail. Their responses:

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)

230 Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:13 PM (6OkUG)

_____________________________

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)

231 I'm alone on the Charlotte light rail with a black guy. **gurglegurglegurgle**

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 04:16 PM (enNUy)

232 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)


Where is a fully functioning death star when you need it

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 04:16 PM (sKqQm)

233 I drink alone. Yeah, with nobody else. You know when I drink alone I prefer to be by myself
-----

I know, everybody funny, now you funny too...

Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 04:16 PM (TN0g+)

234 I am alone with Google AI...I feel unsafe...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 04:16 PM (XeU6L)

235 Are there no real men of genius?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 04:17 PM (Cqx++)

236 I am alone with a naked person.

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)

237 "I am alone in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike"

"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)

238 Wait til our AI Model is finished. You won't believe what we have collected about this Duncanthrax fellow.

Posted by: PENGUICHAT at August 20, 2026 04:18 PM (JM9I6)

239 If you're alone with a white person or a black person you are not alone.

Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 04:18 PM (/1cu1)

240 what should I do if I am in a parallel hell dimension?

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)

241 I'm alone with my kids. Is that you talking to me google?

Posted by: Lindsay Clancy at August 20, 2026 04:18 PM (enNUy)

242 I walk a lonely road
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)

243 "I am alone with the most interesting man in the world"

"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)

244 > 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.

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)

245 At the end of a storm
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)

246 Copilot isn't as fun.

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)

247 "what should I do if I am in a parallel hell dimension?"

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)

248

WTH

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 04:20 PM (/QHx4)

249 Dear Google,

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)

250 Asking Duck AI: who are the most popular posters on the Ace Of Spades HQ site.

How about least popular? I have a chance making that list.


Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 04:20 PM (KC5Lt)

251 "I'm alone again without you"

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 04:20 PM (iFTx/)

252
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++)

253 I've used AI modeling for real, not for chatting and that works pretty well.

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)

254
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)

255 259 "I'm alone again without you"

Alone again, naturally

Posted by: Gilbert O'Sullivan at August 20, 2026 04:21 PM (Riz8t)

256 We need moar of this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ouof1OzhL8k

Posted by: Lloyd Loar at August 20, 2026 04:21 PM (Mx+TJ)

257 "I'm alone again without you"
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*golf clap*

Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 04:21 PM (TN0g+)

258 245 "I am alone in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike"

It doesn’t even give a proper walkthrough.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 04:22 PM (ZVgZ4)

259 Where is a fully functioning death star when you need it
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)

260 If you're alone with a white person or a black person you are not alone.
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)

261 I am alone with my cat. I don't feel safe.

Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 04:22 PM (UjdFS)

262 I am alone with Karmelo Anthony.

Is it raining?

Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 04:22 PM (lCppi)

263 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)

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)

264 I am Gilbert O'Sullivan, and I am alone, again.

Ace of Spades AI: Naturally.

Posted by: goatexchange at August 20, 2026 04:22 PM (hyS0X)

265 Anakin: Google's "AI Guardrails" Prioritize User Safety... So Long As They're Minorities

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)

266 And I'm the only one, and I walk alone

That's Green Day. You suck.
Posted by: Google AI
----------
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)

267 Ok, I get it now. AI is that annoying pragmatic friend who refolds his napkin after eating:

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)

268 "I am alone with a flock of penguins"

"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)

269 I'll tell you this about AI: I will never again deploy any code written by me, without having an AI do a code review and correctness check on it first. Better than any human code reviewer I've ever seen.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:23 PM (Jr5Lq)

270 235

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)

271 LMAO...I'm going to plug your comment into AI and ask if it's true. Any bets on the response?

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)

272 I am alone and don't know how to play with myself
Posted by: Clueless jerkoff
.......

Slap hot iron to it.

Posted by: wth at August 20, 2026 04:23 PM (UjdFS)

273 what should I do if I am alone with a devious penguin?

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)

274 Ok, I get it now. AI is that annoying pragmatic friend who refolds his napkin after eating:

Is that wrong? Should I not do that?

Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 04:24 PM (Riz8t)

275 1/2

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)

276 262 I am alone and don't know how to play with myself
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)

277 238 I'm alone on the Charlotte light rail with a black guy. **gurglegurglegurgle**
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)

278 If an older man is sniffing my daughter's hair what should I do?

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)

279 2/2

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)

280 I'm alone with a steak. And a grill.

Posted by: chemjeff not really at August 20, 2026 04:25 PM (enNUy)

281 Love the one you're with. Even if alone.

Posted by: Stephen Stills Variations at August 20, 2026 04:25 PM (JM9I6)

282
I thought this thread was Ace funning with us.

Geez Louise, this is unbelievable.


Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 04:25 PM (/QHx4)

283 I am alone with a gaggle of chicks in pink defending a child-murderer...

https://tinyurl.com/suujcx2d

Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 04:25 PM (dz8eD)

284 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."
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We'd never do that!

Posted by: Lady A, spineless sellouts at August 20, 2026 04:26 PM (TN0g+)

285 If an older man is sniffing my daughter's hair what should I do?

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)

286 Is the white peeple in the room with us now?

Posted by: little whi people at August 20, 2026 04:26 PM (ehY6c)

287 Posted by: hER gRANDPA at August 20, 2026 04:26 PM (Riz8t)

Is that you Grandpa Biden?

Posted by: polynikes at August 20, 2026 04:27 PM (KC5Lt)

288 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.

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)

289 I thought this thread was Ace funning with us.

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)

290 Anakin: Google's "AI Guardrails" Prioritize User Safety... So Long As They're Minorities

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)

291
Lol Duncan

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 04:28 PM (/QHx4)

292 Wife brought home a piece of demo hardware from her company. I was curious so I asked Claude if it was familiar with this hardware. Yes. Can Claude write code against this hardware to do x y or z? Also yes.

This is not a commonly-available piece of hardware. Pretty interesting/wild/terrifying.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 04:28 PM (oqH4h)

293 Biden did better as VP because he got to swear in officials with preteen daughters and fondle and sniff them. As President, he mostly had to molest female family members.

Posted by: Serious Nation? at August 20, 2026 04:28 PM (JM9I6)

294 > I'll tell you this about AI: I will never again deploy any code written by me, without having an AI do a code review and correctness check on it first. Better than any human code reviewer I've ever seen.

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)

295 I'm sitting on a sofa at Ace's place underneath a shelf

"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)

296 Yep. Any corporate programmer who's not incorporating AI into their everyday workflows is going to find themselves out of a job soon.

100%.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 04:30 PM (2ocoG)

297 Proof Christians are dangerous.

https://tinyurl.com/4a8hfpdc

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 20, 2026 04:30 PM (ndZc7)

298 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

Iron Eyes Cody is real right? Like Tuco?

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at August 20, 2026 04:30 PM (bVQHO)

299 Which is better, a crossbow or a longbow?

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)

300 We're lost at sea, in a whaleboat. We are starving to death. What should we do?

Google AI: "Draw straws"

Posted by: Whale ship Essex survivors at August 20, 2026 04:31 PM (XeU6L)

301 Just got back from my charter. Tired.

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)

302 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)


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)

303 I'm thinking that the Muslim would be bomber of the NYS Capitol building in Albany would be a lesson to Dems. I spent seven years in Albany between college and law school and it's overwhelmingly Dem. The last Republican mayor left office in 1923. The state legislature is super majority in the Senate and Assembly and mostly Dems would have been killed.
Doubt the Dems would understand the lesson

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 04:32 PM (rp63B)

304 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.

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)

305 I use Google AI only because it's free and always available. Haven't looked into paid AIs yet. I used to use Grok, but that ended when I canceled my X/Twitter account.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:32 PM (Jr5Lq)

306 Point to the doll and show me where the white person touched you.

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)

307 Wow.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 20, 2026 04:33 PM (mP0Kj)

308 I tell ya, the first time I had sex I was scared!

[Slight comedic pause]

I was alone!

Posted by: Zombie Rodney Dangerfield at August 20, 2026 04:34 PM (sFNX2)

309 *I'm alone with a democrat. What should I do?

**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)

310 so I asked Claude
-------

Great, now I have to ask AI, Who is 'Claude'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 04:34 PM (XeU6L)

311 🚨 BREAKING: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just DROPPED this chilling line on Iran

"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)

312 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)

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)

313 284 1/2

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)

314 320 so I asked Claude
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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)

315 I'm alone with a white person.

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)

316 I'm alone with a Democratic Socialist. Bastard stole my wallet!

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 20, 2026 04:36 PM (gNl99)

317 Google response to "I am alone with a Satanist":

"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)

318 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.

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)

319 315 I use Google AI only because it's free and always available. Haven't looked into paid AIs yet. I used to use Grok, but that ended when I canceled my X/Twitter account.
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)

320 GIGO.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 20, 2026 04:37 PM (gNl99)

321 I'm alone with a schizophrenic and I'm having trouble breaking into the ongoing conversation.

Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 04:37 PM (dIske)

322 "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)


Other than oil what does Iran have to sell ?

Posted by: It's me donna at August 20, 2026 04:38 PM (+gK6I)

323 Me: I am alone but not unhappy, is that okay?

ZOD AI: Kill yourself.

Posted by: Boswell at August 20, 2026 04:38 PM (j10i6)

324
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)

325 I wish John Holmes were still alive. Just to put all these fabulous "AI tools" on tilt.

Or Desiree Costeau. Same things. Those are two weapons.

Posted by: Heinlein Was Right at August 20, 2026 04:39 PM (6OkUG)

326
Ya'll are the funniest people.

What a great place Ace has.

Posted by: four seasons at August 20, 2026 04:39 PM (/QHx4)

327 How timely! Just this morning, I was musing with my husband about potential interactions with a fellow student who sat next to me yesterday and gave off hostile vibes. There were no responses to my greeting or parting well wishes and no acknowledgment of my presence. So do I try to maneuver to another seat or try to encourage more openness and enjoyment of the course and classmates? These days, there is no guarantee that a hostile person is not contemplating harm of some sort.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 20, 2026 04:39 PM (OlzlW)

328 If I was alone with Sophie I wouldn't mind

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 04:40 PM (Ia/+0)

329
I'm alone on the Charlotte light rail with a black guy. **gurglegurglegurgle**
Posted by: nckate

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

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)

330 "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'."

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)

331 I'm alone with sasquatch.

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)

332 nood

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

333 I'm alone and I touch myself.
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)

334 Claude, Gemini and Grok walk into a bar...

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 20, 2026 04:42 PM (Cqx++)

335 How timely! Just this morning, I was musing with my husband about potential interactions with a fellow student who sat next to me yesterday and gave off hostile vibes. There were no responses to my greeting or parting well wishes and no acknowledgment of my presence. So do I try to maneuver to another seat or try to encourage more openness and enjoyment of the course and classmates? These days, there is no guarantee that a hostile person is not contemplating harm of some sort.
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)

336 "I'm alone with a member of the Nation of Islam."

"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)

337 AI I see is fighting Data Centers signs and let China build them

Posted by: Skip at August 20, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)

338 One Somali went to jail. His associate took his place atop a mountain of riches funded by poverty programs.

The Millionaire Welfare Kings Behind A ‘Quality’ Medicaid Empire

Posted by: SMOD at August 20, 2026 04:43 PM (xwuaK)

339 I'm alone with sasquatch.

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)

340 Curmudgeon point of view. If you are alone with a stranger and have ANY discomfort at the situation remove yourself right NOW. Don't stupidly distract yourself with your smartphone, even to call a real person. Never distract yourself with google et al.

Posted by: PaleRider at August 20, 2026 04:45 PM (PV+Zw)

341 I'm alone with a black man who says he's Jason Araday! Is this safe?

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)

342 Claude, Gemini and Grok walk into a bar...
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.


Buy me a drink, fellahs?

Posted by: Alexa at August 20, 2026 04:46 PM (UjdFS)

343 The Shat on authoring books.

https://tinyurl.com/msb5rn7y

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 20, 2026 04:46 PM (ndZc7)

344 A PLA Academy blacklisted for 'brain control weaponry' appears in VA-funded research.

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)

345 In testimony before the legislative bodies of the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada, Nina Jankowicz has increasingly framed American resistance to online censorship as a threat not merely to policy preferences, but to democracy itself. Speaking as the head of the American Sunlight Project, which she describes as “dedicated to increasing the cost of lies that undermine democracies,” Jankowicz has urged foreign governments to fine, regulate, and pressure American technology platforms—explicitly in response to political developments inside the United States.
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)

346 292 I am alone with a gaggle of chicks in pink defending a child-murderer...

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)

347 And this is why i use Grok, in fact most of the AI software we're running for my company (which is a very big tech company) is all being powered by Grok. Gemini is never used, Claude was banned, and OpenAI (chatgpt) is used almost exclusively by our retarded IT dept who cant seem to do fuck all anything with it except pointlessly burn tokens.

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/)

348 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 04:55 PM (SRRAx)

349 Grok aint perfect but at least its not a fucking poofsie soygotted commietard model

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)

350 I am alone with Ace of Spades HQ commenter Rodrigo Borgia. Am I in trouble?

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)

351 "The comment-section version is probably just another moron with a dark sense of humor. Proceed accordingly."

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 20, 2026 05:00 PM (IG3/x)

352 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.

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)

353 Just tried this and they haven't "fixed" it yet.

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)

354 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)

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)

355 How timely! Just this morning, I was musing with my husband about potential interactions with a fellow student who sat next to me yesterday and gave off hostile vibes. There were no responses to my greeting or parting well wishes and no acknowledgment of my presence. So do I try to maneuver to another seat or try to encourage more openness and enjoyment of the course and classmates? These days, there is no guarantee that a hostile person is not contemplating harm of some sort.
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)

356 'I am alone with Aisha Saif and it appears (not sure, she's wearing a burqa) that she's eyeballing my sandwich. What should I do??"

Posted by: UncleJefe at August 20, 2026 05:29 PM (DzC+b)

357 > 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)

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)

358 Aisha Said is too fat to go in the woodchippers. What do I do?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 05:49 PM (CjhZR)

359 Unless the person you find threatening is black

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)

360
"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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Posted by: lycareei at August 22, 2026 05:30 AM (24wI2)

New UK PM Andy Burnham Is Taking Migrant Rape Seriously. He's Distributing a Pamphlet Telling Migrants They're Not Allowed to Rape (Or Have Sex With Children)

Um, do they speak English? Will they even be able to read this?

UK Home Office guide tells asylum seekers not to rape, harass women or make kissing noises



The nine-page booklet covers gender equality, domestic abuse and consent for those seeking refuge from other countries


A guide published by Britain's Home Office reminds asylum seekers not to rape women or sexually harass people, while noting that women are allowed to "earn their own money" and "make their own decisions about their lives."

The nine-page document is among the resources provided to asylum seekers seeking refuge, though it appears to target mostly men.

The guidance is meant to foster an understanding of expected behaviors for those arriving from other countries. Aside from earning a living, women are allowed to attend school, choose who they marry, travel freely and generally make their own decisions.

To be honest, after witnessing mentally ill women this past week, I'm not so sure that part about "making their own decisions" will survive the decade.


"Women do not need permission from a husband, father, brother, or any other man to do any of these things," the guide states.

Sections of the booklet cover gender equality, domestic abuse, sex and consent, respect in public, getting help and living in the U.K.

The section on domestic abuse warns of arrest and prison time for committing physical or emotional abuse against a partner.

...

In public, one must not direct sexual comments at people, even if they think it's appropriate, follow someone or block their path to refrain from whistling or making kissing noises at someone, it states.

A section on consent adds that both people must consent to sex without threat or pressure and that anyone can change their mind at any time.

"If you have sex with someone without their consent, this is called rape. Rape is a serious crime in the U.K. You could go to prison, lose your support and accommodation, and it will affect your asylum claim," the document states.


Anyone under the age of 16 is considered a child and cannot legally consent to sex, according to the guidance.

Support hotline numbers for victims of sexual and domestic abuse are provided at the end of each section and at the back of the booklet.

...

"Instead of trying to train these mainly young, male illegal immigrants to behave in a civilized way towards women, they should be deported," Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said.

Below, some actual text from the How Not to Rape Children guide to Cultural Enrichers.

Promotional material


Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK: a guide for asylum seekers (accessible)

Published 19 August 2026

Living in the UK

You are in the United Kingdom (UK) because you are seeking asylum.

We understand that coming to a new country can be difficult, and that laws and customs here may be different from your home country....


By the way, there's nothing in the guide about not shitting on the beach or pissing on the sidewalk.


Gender equality

In the UK, men and women have equal rights. This is an important part of UK culture and is protected by law.

Women can:

work and earn their own money
study and go to school or university
travel freely
choose who they marry, or choose not to marry
make their own decisions about their lives

Women do not need permission from a husband, father, brother or any other man to do any of these things.

Men and women are treated equally by the law, by employers, by schools and by services like hospitals and the police. It is against the law to treat someone unfairly because of their gender.


What is expected of you

Everyone in the UK is expected to treat men and women equally. Even if you are a family member, like a husband, father or brother, you must never:

stop a woman from working or studying
control what a woman wears or where she goes
stop a woman from seeing friends or family
make decisions for a woman without her agreement

...


Domestic abuse

Domestic abuse is when someone hurts, threatens, or controls their partner or family member. It can happen to anyone, regardless of their gender, age, or background.

Domestic abuse includes:

physical violence -- hitting, pushing, kicking, or any physical harm
threats -- saying you will hurt someone or making them afraid
controlling behaviour -- controlling someone's money, where they go, or who they can see
emotional abuse -- criticism, humiliation, or making someone feel worthless
taking away documents -- keeping someone's passport or identity documents from them

What is expected of you

You are expected to:

treat your partner and family with respect
let them make their own choices
never physically or verbally abuse or control them

Domestic abuse is a serious crime in the UK. If you do any of the behaviours in the list, you could be arrested and go to prison, lose your accommodation and support, and it could affect your asylum claim.

Barely any women are among these military-age male migrants supposedly fleeing unlivable conditions so much of this is hypothetical.

...

Sex and consent

Consent means both people freely agree to sex or sexual contact. In the UK, the law is clear and strict: both people must agree to sex or sexual contact of any kind. This means:

both people must say yes freely, without threat or pressure
someone can change their mind at any time, even if they said yes before
if someone is asleep, drunk, or unable to respond, they cannot consent

Consent is needed in every situation. This means even if you are married or in a relationship with someone, they must consent to sex every time.

If you have sex with someone without their consent, this is called rape. Rape is a serious crime in the UK. You could go to prison, lose your support and accommodation, and it will affect your asylum claim.

What is expected of you

You are expected to:

always make sure the other person freely and clearly agrees to sex or sexual contact
never use threat, force or pressure to make someone have sex
never try to have sex with someone who is asleep, drunk, or unable to consent clearly
stop if they say no or change their mind

The legal age of consent

The legal age of consent in the UK is 16. This means that anyone under the age of 16 is considered a child and cannot legally agree to have sex.

Sex with someone under the age of 16 is a serious crime in the UK. There are no exceptions to this rule. Even if they say yes, it is still illegal. You could go to prison, lose your support and accommodation, and it will affect your asylum claim.


Respect in public

In the UK, people have different beliefs, religions, cultures, relationships and ways of life. You must treat others with respect, even if you disagree with their beliefs or how they live.


What is expected of you

When you are in public spaces, alone or with friends, you must never:

make sexual comments to someone, even if you think it is a compliment
whistle or make kissing noises at someone
follow someone or block their path
make rude or offensive gestures
verbally abuse someone because of their gender, religion, or how they look


Taking photographs and videos

In the UK, we respect people's privacy. This means you must not take photographs or videos of someone without their consent.

It is a serious crime to:

take sexual images of someone without their consent
share sexual images of someone without their consent

Nothing about randomly stabbing men on the street or creeping up behind women and cutting their throats open. Maybe that's in the Advanced Material.

Boy there sure are a lot of rules that Amish migrants have to learn.

Maybe civilizations just can't incorporate arrogant savages who come a-beggin' for charity but insist that they've got all the answers and have come here to rule.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:20 PM




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1 ST

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 02:20 PM (fgbQO)

2 almost first!

Posted by: gnats local 678 at August 20, 2026 02:20 PM (CWTWj)

3 nd

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 20, 2026 02:20 PM (U1YJp)

4 What, thirnd is a real term, isn't it?

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 20, 2026 02:21 PM (U1YJp)

5 Background Check taking all day.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 02:21 PM (fgbQO)

6 Now we are going to see some results!

Posted by: Darth Randall at August 20, 2026 02:21 PM (mseD3)

7 That ought to do it, thanks Ray.

Posted by: Bete at August 20, 2026 02:21 PM (LX4y3)

8 Very cool.

Let's do that across the West.
Especially with teachers and the show biz types.
Give them two pamphlets.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 02:22 PM (Sco7b)

9 >>>4 What, thirnd is a real term, isn't it?

I think Thrindel is an elf in LOTR

Posted by: ace at August 20, 2026 02:22 PM (1wjle)

10 Didn't some Euroweenies try something similar with harassment at public swimming pools?

How'd that turn out?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 02:22 PM (2Cry5)

11 The immigrants need IKEA-style instructions on how not to rape children...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 02:22 PM (l3cgK)

12 which euro country was it did the stuff about sexual harassment only it was white guys bothering nonwhite females?

Posted by: gnats local 678 at August 20, 2026 02:23 PM (CWTWj)

13 Any government that refuses to defend it's borders, or defend it's women from sexual assault by foreigners who that same government has encouraged to immigrate, has lost all moral authority to govern.
Rue Britannia.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at August 20, 2026 02:23 PM (MNCvZ)

14 Thirnd is found in Urban Dictionary...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 02:23 PM (l3cgK)

15 they will jerk off to these pamphlets

idiots

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 02:23 PM (j+aD2)

16 Maybe civilizations just can't incorporate arrogant savages who come a-beggin' for charity but insist that they've got all the answers and have come here to rule.

I was unaware crazy talk was permitted on this here site.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 02:23 PM (Riz8t)

17 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:24 PM (ccf/V)

18 This is like that Chris Farley skit "Is It Date Rape?"
"Dude, come on! that's like FORTY BUCKS!"

Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 02:24 PM (88C+u)

19 It's cute they think the Islamic savages can read. They probably won't even wipe their asses with it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 02:24 PM (2Cry5)

20 By the way, it's a little known fact that Aisha was adorable at age three.

But even prophet mo thought 'Nah, that's too young.'

And his 72 virgins.
Looks like a daycare.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 02:24 PM (Sco7b)

21 Oh. Well. Why hadn’t we thought of something like this before? Maybe even a little song and dance about it?

Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 02:24 PM (ZdaMQ)

22 "No sex please, we're British!"

Ah, the "pretty please" strategy always works so well for British Labour.

Posted by: Isophorone at August 20, 2026 02:24 PM (bpEno)

23 Any government that refuses to defend it's borders, or defend it's women from sexual assault by foreigners who that same government has encouraged to immigrate, has lost all moral authority to govern.
Rue Britannia.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at August 20, 2026 02:23 PM (MNCvZ)



Precisely! Couldn't agree more.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 20, 2026 02:24 PM (dTAT3)

24 Men going off to war don't bring their families along.
Men fleeing war, poverty and desperation bring their families along.

It's actually pretty simple.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at August 20, 2026 02:25 PM (MNCvZ)

25 15 they will jerk off to these pamphlets

idiots

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 02:23 PM (j+aD2)

Reminds me when I was in a bathroom at the University I went to...the instructions on the toilet seat covers said "First pull up, then pull down"...someone "helpfully" wrote next to it, "Jacking Off Instructions"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 02:25 PM (l3cgK)

26 Not learning the complete ineffectiveness of the Eurotrash "No No Square" music video, the UK rushes to the forefront of ignorance and dipshittery.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:25 PM (ccf/V)

27 So just to be clear, cultural enrichment really means surprise weinering?

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:25 PM (sKqQm)

28 Karmelo Anthony wasn't given a pamphlet at the venue entrance explaining that's it's not okay to stab people.
That should be enough to spring him....in Minnesota, not Texas.
Bwahaha

Posted by: torabora at August 20, 2026 02:25 PM (Joe6B)

29 We're missing the important point here, which is that Labour has finally realized that they have a huge problem with the native population. This pamphlet shows just how bereft of feck they are, but it's an indicator that they've realized there's an electoral tsunami headed their way, and they can't swim.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 02:25 PM (Riz8t)

30 17 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:24 PM (ccf/V)

FIRND!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 02:26 PM (l3cgK)

31 The British Lion is mangy and near death.


And it breaks my heart.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 20, 2026 02:26 PM (dTAT3)

32 f/uknews

If this isn't admitting there's a problem then I don't know what is. What language is the pamphlet in?

This comment might get you labelled far right

For real, its like... "HR please make sure you cover the 'do not stab people' training as we've noticed many new employees are stabbing people...
Maybe the problem is not in training but in who you are bringing on.

How long until the first comment saying "plenty of domestic people could use this too"? We know - we just can't deport domestic threats, can we? 

For being a "greatest strength", they sure need to be told to not be a POS a lot

The best part about this is saying "In the UK both people must say 'yes'. This is called consent." is that it implies that there's countries out there where that's not the case. What do these people think life is like in North Africa, the Middle East, Afghanistan?

The Home Office made this. We need names of who created and sanctioned this. They need to be interviewed, studied.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 20, 2026 02:26 PM (bVQHO)

33 If they can't read, how does a pamphlet help?

Posted by: torabora at August 20, 2026 02:26 PM (Joe6B)

34 Wouldn't it be more efficient to give women guns and teach them how to shoot rapists? That would solve the problem of the rapist just moving on to other victims.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 20, 2026 02:26 PM (0Htd1)

35 It's almost like it would be easier to not let third-world retards into your country rather than take the time to print pamphlets advising them on how to act like they're not in whatever shithole they came from.

Almost.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 02:26 PM (oqH4h)

36 "Islamist Law is a higher law than English Law, so we can rape and women and children to provide for our sexual desires" Muhammad Abdul Muhammad

Posted by: illiniwek at August 20, 2026 02:27 PM (vbXSk)

37 You mean that's all they had to do?

That simple of a solution was just sitting in front of them the whole time?

When a simple pamphlet would have stopped the thousands of rapes?

A Monty Python skit but the authorities are serious and the consequences are real.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 02:27 PM (3cUTc)

38
The Home Office made this. We need names of who created and sanctioned this. They need to be interviewed, studied.


And put in jars with chloroform, then stuck to cardboard with pins.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 02:27 PM (Riz8t)

39 29 We're missing the important point here, which is that Labour has finally realized that they have a huge problem with the native population. This pamphlet shows just how bereft of feck they are, but it's an indicator that they've realized there's an electoral tsunami headed their way, and they can't swim.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 02:25 PM (Riz8t

We can hope. We can also hope someone notices another viable solution to this problem and executes on it.

Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 02:27 PM (ZdaMQ)

40 "In the UK, people have different beliefs, religions, cultures, relationships and ways of life. You must treat others with respect, even if you disagree with their beliefs or how they live."

Unless they fly a St. George flag or admit to voting for Reform or some "reich-wing" party. In that case, *spit*.

Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 02:27 PM (dz8eD)

41 England already has enough retards.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 02:27 PM (fgbQO)

42 This will take off like wildfire, just like the "STOP! Don't touch me there" campaign.

Posted by: Has its own dance! at August 20, 2026 02:28 PM (TbWk/)

43 Men going off to war don't bring their families along.

A coworker of mine told me the story of his cousin. The cousin someone got refugee status in Sweden even though he is from Jordan.

Cousin got a free apartment, a stipend, free healthcare, the works. He moved in with a Swedish girl and rented out the apartment. Swedish girl found out he had a wife back in Jordan and dumped him.

So he found another woman in Italy who was apparently ok with him having a wife back home and was ok with him travelling back every so often. Still gets the stipend and apartment he is renting out in Sweden.

"Refugee". That travels home. Has a family there. But gets $$$ and nookie in Europe.

What a bunch of bullshit

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:28 PM (sKqQm)

44 The Men of Al Zut are higher than Moohamhead.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 02:28 PM (fgbQO)

45 Hey UK........

Show me images of the area where you're handing these pamphlets out so I can see how many are IMMEDIATLY discarded.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:29 PM (ccf/V)

46 > Sex with someone under the age of 16 is a serious crime in the UK. There are no exceptions to this rule.

One of the patterns that emerged in the English child grooming scandal was all of the authority figures who dismissed victims as child prostitutes. Many police and social workers simply didn't care because they mentally put the victim in that box and felt justified not to act.

So no, I don't believe there are no exceptions to this rule.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 02:29 PM (mkw2N)

47 That place doesn't seem like it's fun.

Posted by: Hunter Biden at August 20, 2026 02:29 PM (Joe6B)

48 Maybe even a little song and dance about it?
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 02:24 PM (ZdaMQ)
__

Here ya go:

https://tinyurl.com/mncurv9x

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 02:29 PM (w65YX)

49 Some of the people doing this know it will not have any effect at all.

But a LARGE amount of the people think that all the poor minorities are just ignorant. Because people are basically good everywhere on earth... Except conservative Christians. They are evil to the core.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 02:29 PM (N1DT3)

50 34 Wouldn't it be more efficient to give women guns and teach them how to shoot rapists? That would solve the problem of the rapist just moving on to other victims.
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 20, 2026 02:26 PM (0Htd1

In a country that doesn’t even arm their police, I am thinking this is not going to happen. This populace has been so castrated, they can’t have knives. Well some special types can, but not normal people. They can’t even have a baseball bat.

Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 02:29 PM (ZdaMQ)

51 We can also hope someone notices another viable solution to this problem and executes on it.
Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 02:27 PM (ZdaMQ)

-------

If it were possible to bet the under on this I would put my life savings on it.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 02:30 PM (oqH4h)

52 10 Didn't some Euroweenies try something similar with harassment at public swimming pools?

How'd that turn out?
Posted by: Martini Farmer


I think that that was in either Sweden or Norway. Adult mideastern men were molesting children at the pools. So, instead of arresting the molesters, they closed down the pools.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 20, 2026 02:30 PM (0Htd1)

53 Unicef makes up little songs.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 02:30 PM (fgbQO)

54 Um, do they speak English? Will they even be able to read this?

Yeah, I was wondering why it wasn't in Urdu, Arabic, and Dari.

Posted by: Nike Stock, Down 78%! at August 20, 2026 02:30 PM (aD4fx)

55 Show them on the doll where they can touch people.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 02:30 PM (enNUy)

56 Sex with someone under the age of 16 is a serious crime in the UK. There are no exceptions to this rule.

Except if she is a whore!

How do we know if she is a whore?

She isn't muslim.
She doesn't wear a burka
She leaves home without a male relative

Posted by: Some rapefugee in Britain at August 20, 2026 02:30 PM (sKqQm)

57 They don't care about rapes or murders. It's all part of the Replacement Program. Omelets and eggs don't cha know.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at August 20, 2026 02:30 PM (V362x)

58 Massive numbers of foreigners flooding into your country who refuse to assimilate and integrate aren't "immigrants"
They are invaders and occupiers.

Refusing to admit this is gonna destroy every single Western European ruling coalition.

The civilization that created the Enlightenment, the Reformation, the Renaissance, human rights, democracy and raised the standard of living for billions is committing slow motion suicide.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at August 20, 2026 02:30 PM (MNCvZ)

59 Well that solves it.
Phew and here I was worried over nothing.

Posted by: Sandy Cocasio Ortez at August 20, 2026 02:31 PM (tZs6V)

60 41 England already has enough retards.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 02:27 PM (fgbQO)

Reminds me of the joke...
If Arkansas annexed the Ozarks, it would double the IQ of both Missouri and Arkansas...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 02:31 PM (l3cgK)

61 I'm gonna go waaaaay out on a limb and guess that the kind of people who need to be told these things are not much of a value add to society. It is unbelievable that we live in a time where governments are openly inviting people to whom they have to explain basic rules of culture (I mean, is most of this shit even tolerated in the 3rd world?) while telling their actual citizens this is a good thing.

Posted by: DPICM at August 20, 2026 02:31 PM (zweKz)

62 I'm going to need some clarification on this. Does the pamphlet discourage against having sex with any child, or are family members still considered OK?

Because, the NHS just beefed up the birth defect departments, and that seems to send mixed signals.

Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 02:31 PM (dIske)

63 "Refugee". That travels home. Has a family there. But gets $$$ and nookie in Europe.

What a bunch of bullshit

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:28 PM (sKqQm)

Damn.

Let it burn.
Quickly and hot.
Like thermite.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 02:31 PM (Sco7b)

64 I suspect the real purpose of the pamphlet was to funnel money to a connected grandee.

I read the whole thing available online. It's a weird document. It's actual purpose can't possibly be to actually try to change behavior.

It also has several parts dedicated to "what to do if you've been raped" which seems aimed at ... migrant women?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 02:31 PM (iFTx/)

65 My wife teaches at a middle school with LOTS of "migrants".

Some can read at grade level in their native tongue, and are learning to read in English. If they keep trying, they will succeed.

Some cannot read at even a 1st-grade level in their native tongue if they came from an illiterate culture or one that does not educate females. There is a lot of work in their futures for them to read at grade level in English. Only a few will make it.

Some cannot read at even a 1st-grade level in their native tongue because their IQ is not high enough for that level of function. They will never read at a functional level, in any language.

In my (second hand) experience, a lot of the migrants can't even read those rape instructions, AND come from a culture where the rape of infidel women is rewarded.

Apparently, wanting to protect women as a normal man would is "far Right" behavior in Europe. I guess the Normies, the moderate Left, and the far Left are just fine with the wholesale rape of females?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 20, 2026 02:31 PM (HlyYF)

66 One of the patterns that emerged in the English child grooming scandal was all of the authority figures who dismissed victims as child prostitutes. Many police and social workers simply didn't care because they mentally put the victim in that box and felt justified not to act.

Because the perpetrators were a protected class. Average white working class brit caught diddling kids would get hammered.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at August 20, 2026 02:32 PM (bVQHO)

67 44 The Men of Al Zut are higher than Moohamhead.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 02:28 PM (fgbQO)

The Men of Al Zut were teaching Mooham about animal husbandry...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 02:32 PM (l3cgK)

68
Okay. I sign. Now where woman?

Posted by: Cultural Enricher at August 20, 2026 02:32 PM (XJ22o)

69 Didn't some Euroweenies try something similar with harassment at public swimming pools?

A blue-haired German bureaucrat put up a poster at pools showing a white woman molesting a brown male amputee.

(And no, I am not making this up.)

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 20, 2026 02:32 PM (aD4fx)

70 Seems to be missing some very important information.

Posted by: British Goat Association at August 20, 2026 02:32 PM (wGerL)

71 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 20, 2026 02:26 PM (bVQHO)

.... if even Reddit is catching on, the left is in real trouble.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 02:33 PM (N1DT3)

72 But a LARGE amount of the people think that all the poor minorities are just ignorant. Because people are basically good everywhere on earth... Except conservative Christians. They are evil to the core.

If you read Greek legends there is often a part where the hero comes upon a woman bathing/doing laundry and promptly has sex with her.

Now...sure, maybe there was occasionally a really horny laundress or something but for the most part this was almost certainly rape. And I don't think the Greek (homos?) are unusual in this aspect they just wrote it all down. Pretty much every pre-Christian society was like this.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:33 PM (sKqQm)

73 55 Show them on the doll where they can touch people.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 02:30 PM (enNUy)

They're not supposed to touch the dolls in the first place...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 02:33 PM (l3cgK)

74 They are coming in under their sharia law. Your laws mean NOTHING to them.

There's a reason it's all military aged MEN coming into your country. They are there for one reason and one reason only. To spread islham and it's barbaric cult around the world.

They will not assimilate. They will not succumb to your laws. They will not respect your women.

They will do what they do.

Why are you too f*cking stupid to see that after ALL of the examples you have available to you from ALL OVER THE WORLD.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:33 PM (ccf/V)

75 One of the Nordic countries, Finland I think did something similar. They put out a video of women dancing and singing “this is my no no zone” while pointing to their vagine area.

That’ll stop the savages as well as a pamphlet I’m sure.

Posted by: Sandy Cocasio Ortez at August 20, 2026 02:33 PM (tZs6V)

76 Here ya go:

https://tinyurl.com/mncurv9x"

The No No song?

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:33 PM (XuXeR)

77 >>>He's Distributing a Pamphlet Telling Migrants They're Not Allowed to Rape (Or Have Sex With Children)

Was that wrong?

Posted by: Mohammed at August 20, 2026 02:34 PM (Ujiq0)

78 UK Home Office guide tells asylum seekers not to rape, harass women or make kissing noises

That's far right extremism right there! To gaol with you, you Tommy Robinson lover!

Posted by: Only a skinhead would say such things at August 20, 2026 02:34 PM (TbWk/)

79 Katie Hopkins wondered the same. If they can even read English:

https://tinyurl.com/bduc3kec

Posted by: beckster at August 20, 2026 02:34 PM (kX27y)

80 Seems to be missing some very important information.

Posted by: British Goat Association at August 20, 2026 02:32 PM (wGerL)/i]



Oh shit......

Posted by: Clarkson's Farm at August 20, 2026 02:34 PM (ccf/V)

81 33 If they can't read, how does a pamphlet help?



it's a cartoon book. illustrated.

hence my comment, above.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 02:34 PM (j+aD2)

82 72 But a LARGE amount of the people think that all the poor minorities are just ignorant. Because people are basically good everywhere on earth... Except conservative Christians. They are evil to the core.

If you read Greek legends there is often a part where the hero comes upon a woman bathing/doing laundry and promptly has sex with her.

Now...sure, maybe there was occasionally a really horny laundress or something but for the most part this was almost certainly rape. And I don't think the Greek (homos?) are unusual in this aspect they just wrote it all down. Pretty much every pre-Christian society was like this.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:33 PM (sKqQm)

R@pe of the Sabine Women...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 02:35 PM (l3cgK)

83 Okay. I sign. Now where woman?"

Where the white women at?

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:35 PM (XuXeR)

84 Gosh, they spent all that money on the RAF in the 40s -- they could've just sent some pamphlets over to Germany and solved the whole problem.

They just needed a section about dropping bombs and missiles.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 20, 2026 02:35 PM (YiKu7)

85 For anyone who is wondering about that poll showing Paxton ahead, I looked up the Texas Pulse site.

Same poll says that Abbott is only ahead of the Dem Challenger by 46% to 45%. Thing is, if you asked people on the street anywhere in Texas, only about one out of ten would even know her name. Totally unknown generic dem with no campaign at all going on. But Texas Pulse says she's only one point behind.

In his previous 3 elections, Abbott has always received between 57% and 63% of the vote. He'll be in that range again. This poll is off by 12 - 15 points, in favor of the democrat, and they're obviously off by the same amount in the Paxton/Talarico race.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 20, 2026 02:35 PM (edUvp)

86
The same culture that screws goats.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 20, 2026 02:36 PM (OkYzo)

87 One of the patterns that emerged in the English child grooming scandal was all of the authority figures who dismissed victims as child prostitutes. Many police and social workers simply didn't care because they mentally put the victim in that box and felt justified not to act.

So no, I don't believe there are no exceptions to this rule.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 02:29 PM


13 year-old English girl: "I've been gang raped by a group of men."

English police (with no examination): "I don't think you have, missy."

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 20, 2026 02:36 PM (HlyYF)

88 Here ya go:

https://tinyurl.com/mncurv9x"

The No No song?
Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:33 PM (XuXeR)
_______

"Well, in my defense, Your Honor, she didn't do that dance ...."

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 02:36 PM (iFTx/)

89 I think the most egregious investigative article I've read was when a house full of Pakistanis pulled two underaged girls into their house with the promise of drinks. The two girls got hammered and were gang raped repeatedly. One was sober enough to call the police, who showed up.

Two arrests were made. The two underaged girls were arrested for public drunkenness. No arrests or anything for the Pakistanis.

Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 02:36 PM (dIske)

90 The polls have been even shittier then usual this year.

The first time in history someone ahead in polling by 20+ points lost a senate primary happened in 2026. As did the second.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:37 PM (sKqQm)

91 R@pe of the Sabine Women...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 02:35 PM (l3cgK)

But it wasn't RAPE rape!

Posted by: Whoopi Goldberg at August 20, 2026 02:37 PM (edUvp)

92 UK Home Office guide tells asylum seekers not to rape, harass women or make kissing noises"

So Tony Montana's brother can't use his pickup move?

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:37 PM (XuXeR)

93 So don’t sodomize little girls, mkay?That’s bad, ‘mkay? This is a public service announcement from your dhimmi government. Pip pip!

Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 02:37 PM (Gqar8)

94 Is it wishful thinking, or do these clowns really and truly believe humans are simply interchangeable meat sticks?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 02:37 PM (O0G1y)

95 Gosh, they spent all that money on the RAF in the 40s -- they could've just sent some pamphlets over to Germany and solved the whole problem.

I saw a British WWII vet that said if he knew what his country was going to become he never would have signed up to fight the Germans...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:38 PM (sKqQm)

96 This comment might get you labelled far right

The comedian Russel Brand has said that he's been accused of being rightwing. I believe that he said one thing that fell out of the boundaries of leftism. I blame the media for this lunacy.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 20, 2026 02:38 PM (0Htd1)

97 >>Rape is a serious crime in the UK. You could go to prison, lose your support and accommodation, and it will affect your asylum claim.
__

"Could?" Another example that the UK has lost its "will."

Posted by: Frasier Crane at August 20, 2026 02:38 PM (bNf8H)

98 Didn't some Euroweenies try something similar with harassment at public swimming pools?

A blue-haired German bureaucrat put up a poster at pools showing a white woman molesting a brown male amputee.

(And no, I am not making this up.)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 20, 2026 02:32 PM (aD4fx)

Yeah, I saw it. You couldn't make this shit up if you tried.

Posted by: Bass-ackward world at August 20, 2026 02:38 PM (TbWk/)

99 To be honest, after witnessing mentally ill women this past week, I'm not so sure that part about "making their own decisions" will survive the decade.

Yeah, that's right, collectively punish all women for the actions of the fractions of a percent of women who are publicly insane.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 20, 2026 02:38 PM (vJrRc)

100 Whig was robbed! Or willow'd:

247 Yes, because He gave us free will.
Posted by: Bulg

Exactly. Only dullards and idiot atheists believe that the Lord makes people do evil on his account. They do so because they want to sin.
Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 02:26 PM (E4rtv)


Muslims too. It is my understanding that mainstream, conventional Islam holds a version of what Christians would identify as one of the Determinist heresies. 'Inshallah' is commonly translated as "God willing" or "if God wills," but I believe that "as God wills" would be more accurate.

I don't pretend to be an expert, but you can observe in their behavior that they freely break every one of their own rules, with remorse only for consequences. Apparently, if they get away with it, that's what Allah meant to happen.

Posted by: SciVo at August 20, 2026 02:39 PM (L3Npt)

101 16? Where's the fun in that?

Posted by: Durka Durka at August 20, 2026 02:39 PM (QaH55)

102 Yeah, that's right, collectively punish all women for the actions of the fractions of a percent of women who are publicly insane.

The woman supporting Clancy are indeed a minority BUT they are quite possibly a majority of active social media users.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:39 PM (sKqQm)

103 For the sake of argument, lets do a thought exercise. Lets say I'm the grand poobah of an oil-rich Middle East nation. And I want to curry some favor with the West. Or maybe even dig in and subvert them in a long game.

I wouldn't do it by sending my worst. I'd send my best. Dig in like an Alabama Tick. And then use that goodwill for good or ill.

Tells you all you need to know about Muslim Immigration. They're sending their worst to get ride of them. We're taking them for Ideology. Mostly pushed by The International Sisterhood of the Vagina, Local 001.

Its the Mariel Boat Lift 2.0. Only a nation of retards would allow. We have met the retards, and they are us.

Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 02:40 PM (WkcFj)

104 The same culture that screws goats.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 20, 2026 02:36 PM (OkYzo)



And have homosexual sex the night before they commit jihad against the infidel.....all is forgiven in the eyes of allah if you die for the cause.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:40 PM (ccf/V)

105 If you read Greek legends there is often a part where the hero comes upon a woman bathing/doing laundry and promptly has sex with her.

Now...sure, maybe there was occasionally a really horny laundress or something but for the most part this was almost certainly rape. And I don't think the Greek (homos?) are unusual in this aspect they just wrote it all down. Pretty much every pre-Christian society was like this.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:33 PM (sKqQm)

Most of the people in the West have no idea that their entire moral structure exists because of Christianity and all the other moral structures are abhorrent, because they literally cannot conceive of any other moral structure than the Christian based one they grew up with. Even the evil ones that think killing babies is fine STILL accept most of the rest of the moral structure. (For now.)

But those on the left have actually flipped the acceptable/abhorrent in their minds because they hate God so much. Even as they act (mostly) in a way defined by Christian morality.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 02:40 PM (N1DT3)

106 Hmmm, after thinking about this, I think this is actually progress.

Last year, the pamphlets would have been for the little girls telling them not to be muslim cock teases.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 02:40 PM (Sco7b)

107 These are the same dummies who spent a generation trying to 'teach men not to rape' because that's what's causing it.

That kind of training makes no difference whatsoever. The non-rapey men don't need the lessons and the rapey ones aren't going to listen anyway.

So dumb.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 20, 2026 02:40 PM (PGK1w)

108 Tom Clancy?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 02:40 PM (fgbQO)

109
Didn't some Euroweenies try something similar with harassment at public swimming pools?

How'd that turn out?
Posted by: Martini Farmer

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

Maybe Germany? I'm pretty sure it was Germany that also published pamphlets that provided handy graphics showing acceptable and unacceptable behavior, and all the bad guys were white and all the victims were dark.

I think this is how it's always done. I had to write a sexual harassment policy once for a company that legit needed it because men of a certain nationality were treating female Ph.D.s like wayward servants. Of course, I was instructed to use Anglo names in the sample scenarios and white guys in the graphics.

Posted by: Cultural Enricher at August 20, 2026 02:40 PM (XJ22o)

110 13 year-old English girl: "I've been gang raped by a group of men."

English police (with no examination): "I don't think you have, missy." You seduced them with your uncovered, sexy, tight little body. And English girls are all sluts anyway.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

Recommended edit for accuracy.

Posted by: Fake AoS Editor at August 20, 2026 02:40 PM (bVQHO)

111 R@pe of the Sabine Women..."

I know some women near the Sabine. They're armed...

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:41 PM (XuXeR)

112 Another thing about that Texas Poll - Texas Pulse says that 57% of Texans think that ICE has "gone too far" and should let up on the deportations - which if you know Texas is an idiotic take, unless you're mainly talking to the illegals and their employers.

It's a complete garbage poll.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 20, 2026 02:41 PM (edUvp)

113 One of the patterns that emerged in the English child grooming scandal was all of the authority figures who dismissed victims as child prostitutes. Many police and social workers simply didn't care because they mentally put the victim in that box and felt justified not to act.

So no, I don't believe there are no exceptions to this rule.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 02:29 PM

13 year-old English girl: "I've been gang raped by a group of men."

English police (with no examination): "I don't think you have, missy."
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 20, 2026 02:36 PM (HlyYF)
_______

The girls were of a lower class and class still means everything in UK. Too many people in UK think young low-class girls are prostitutes or sluts already.

I also think a lot of money was paid to the police and courts as bribes.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 02:41 PM (iFTx/)

114 R@pe of the Sabine Women...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 02:35 PM (l3cgK)

But they treated them REALLY well afterwards, so it's ok!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 02:41 PM (N1DT3)

115 Tim Walz is furiously scribbling down a note, tongue out the corner of his mouth, #2 pencil flying across the page:

Dear Somali Friends,
I know you only just arrived here but you built Minnesota. However, as your loving Governor, please know you should not steal.
And lie.
And commit fraud.
And lie about lying.
And lie about committing fraud.
And lie about lying about stealing.
And lie about lying about lying.
And lie about lying about committing fraud.

I admit it is my fault for not telling you all of this before but please carefully read the enclosed pamphlet.

xoxo
Timmy Walz.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 02:41 PM (3cUTc)

116 "Sex with someone under the age of 16 is a serious crime in the UK. There are no exceptions to this rule. Even if they say yes, it is still illegal. You could go to prison, lose your support and accommodation, and it will affect your asylum claim."

You could go to prison ?
How about you Will go to prison and you Will lose you asylum claim.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 20, 2026 02:42 PM (NpAcC)

117 Where the white women at?
Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:35 PM (XuXeR)

Fucking Paolo, spending the child support money on Xanax, and cheering on female child-killers.

Posted by: Day that ends in Y at August 20, 2026 02:42 PM (TbWk/)

118
The comedian Russel Brand has said that he's been accused of being rightwing. I believe that he said one thing that fell out of the boundaries of leftism. I blame the media for this lunacy.
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 20, 2026 02:38 PM (0Htd1)



I believe he's been red-pilled and has been doing podcasts where he's calling out all the leftiods for their dipshittery.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:42 PM (ccf/V)

119 And have homosexual sex the night before they commit jihad against the infidel.....all is forgiven in the eyes of allah if you die for the cause.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:40 PM (ccf/V)
-------

Getting rogered up the fartclam the night before you clack off a suicide vest seems like a shitty couple of days.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 02:42 PM (oqH4h)

120 For the life of me, I will never understand why lefties reflexively defend asshole cultures.

My FIL consistently tells me the ME is filled with geniuses and they have a superior culture.

Posted by: MJ at August 20, 2026 02:42 PM (XOmY9)

121 Tells you all you need to know about Muslim Immigration. They're sending their worst to get ride of them. We're taking them for Ideology. Mostly pushed by The International Sisterhood of the Vagina, Local 001.

Islam has a particular problem brought on by polygamy.

Since high status men in Muslim countries end up with multiple wives it means there are a bunch of men that will never get a wife if they stay at home. This leads to significant unrest.

Traditionally Islam resolved this by sending those men off to war. If you won they got wives and Islam got more land. If you lost, well at least you got rid of your troublemakers.

Islamic countries can't win traditional wars anymore but they can still send these same sorts of men abroad and like the example I posted above, they are getting rewarded with $$$ and sex in Europe and the US so it is working.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm)

122 Is it wishful thinking, or do these clowns really and truly believe humans are simply interchangeable meat sticks?
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 02:37 PM (O0G1y)

Embrace the healing power of "and"

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 02:43 PM (N1DT3)

123 One person’s no-no square may be different than another’s.

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at August 20, 2026 02:43 PM (OwOp6)

124 I saw also he is going to take 4k of the Cueta invaders.

Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 02:43 PM (YwEeS)

125 Yeah, that's right, collectively punish all women for the actions of the fractions of a percent of women who are publicly insane.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

I don't want my rights decided by the actions of David Hogg.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at August 20, 2026 02:43 PM (bVQHO)

126
Am I the only one that believes the military aged doctors and lawyers should be instantly beaten to within an inch of consciousness, then asked what they did that earned them their ass whipping, then finishing the ass whipping if they got the answer wrong?

Posted by: BifBewalski - at August 20, 2026 02:44 PM (QVmho)

127 > It is my understanding that mainstream, conventional Islam holds a version of what Christians would identify as one of the Determinist heresies. 'Inshallah' is commonly translated as "God willing" or "if God wills," but I believe that "as God wills" would be more accurate.

Plenty of Christians have this attitude too. It's not uncommon to hear a Christian Hispanic say, "Si Dios quiere" in response to a request to act. It literally translates to, "If God wants," but in practical terms it means, "I'm not going to do that, but if God wills it, it will happen."

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 02:44 PM (mkw2N)

128 Of course, I was instructed to use Anglo names in the sample scenarios and white guys in the graphics.

There are several British government ad videos showing white males harassing minority females on the Tube.

Because that is an accurate reflection of reality. /s

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 20, 2026 02:44 PM (aD4fx)

129
Hmmm, after thinking about this, I think this is actually progress.

Last year, the pamphlets would have been for the little girls telling them not to be muslim cock teases.
Posted by: Stateless

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I read about some European superiors suggesting the native women adjust their wardrobes to respect the notions of their foreign guests.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 02:44 PM (XJ22o)

130 Lindsay Clancy should've just loaded up her three kids in the car, windows up, car off and doors locked, and left them in a hot parking lot during the summer while she got a mani pedi and her clam steamed, maybe a latte, like a normal woman would've.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 02:44 PM (enNUy)

131 Another hot take of mine. Grooming gangs tolerated in Britain because all the authorities involved are pedos or pedo adjacent. I mean would you turn your back on Starmer around your kids?

Asking for Lindsey Clancey supporters, who apparently are not just Paki bots.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 20, 2026 02:44 PM (bX16E)

132 Apparently, wanting to protect women as a normal man would is "far Right" behavior in Europe.

Remember, in France it's an official government/media position that air conditions are "extremist far-right technology".

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 02:44 PM (2ocoG)

133 98 Didn't some Euroweenies try something similar with harassment at public swimming pools?

A blue-haired German bureaucrat put up a poster at pools showing a white woman molesting a brown male amputee.

(And no, I am not making this up.)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 20, 2026 02:32 PM (aD4fx)

Yeah, I saw it. You couldn't make this shit up if you tried.

Posted by: Bass-ackward world at August 20, 2026 02:38 PM (TbWk/)

We try our best to make up stuff like this, but it seems they always exceed our work...

Posted by: The Babylon Bee at August 20, 2026 02:44 PM (l3cgK)

134
It's a complete garbage poll.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 20, 2026 02:41 PM (edUvp)



It is rapidly becoming my belief that all polls are election interference.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:44 PM (ccf/V)

135 A new version of the IRA is starting to beat the war drum about the illegal invasion. The governments in Belfast and Dublin should probably take them seriously, given their past performance.

Posted by: Cosda at August 20, 2026 02:45 PM (Fkr3y)

136
"you must never:

stop a woman from working or studying
control what a woman wears or where she goes
stop a woman from seeing friends or family
make decisions for a woman without her agreement"


Hahaha hahaha Hahaha hahahaHahaha hahaha
*catches breath*
Hahaha hahaha Hahaha hahahaHahaha hahaha

Posted by: Stop it. You're killing me! at August 20, 2026 02:45 PM (2Ez/1)

137 Um, do they speak English? Will they even be able to read this?

To prevent illiteracy misunderstandings, the pamphlets use only pictograms illustrating what not to do.

Illegal illiterate invaders took it to be an instruction manual.

Posted by: mindful webworker - obviously at August 20, 2026 02:45 PM (xQnBX)

138 Getting rogered up the fartclam the night before you clack off a suicide vest seems like a shitty couple of days."

Wasn't there one guy who broke his toe by kicking a jihadi in the nads? That would be bad...

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:45 PM (XuXeR)

139 > I also think a lot of money was paid to the police and courts as bribes.

Not just money. I believe some of the local cops were invited to rape parties.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 02:46 PM (mkw2N)

140 Didn't some Euroweenies try something similar with harassment at public swimming pools?
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Yes, it was Germany.

And the perps in the graphics were all white.
And the victims were all brown.

Because that is the real problem--you can't go around accusing immigrants who are groping and raping, of groping and raping:
That would be racist.

But it's not racist to accuse all white people of groping and raping just because they are white.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 02:46 PM (3cUTc)

141 120 For the life of me, I will never understand why lefties reflexively defend asshole cultures.

My FIL consistently tells me the ME is filled with geniuses and they have a superior culture.
Posted by: MJ at August 20, 2026 02:42 PM (XOmY9

Which is made obvious by their cities, the amazing advancements they are making on the tech world, and the desire of others to move to the ME, not from the ME.

Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 02:46 PM (ZdaMQ)

142 A new version of the IRA is starting to beat the war drum about the illegal invasion. The governments in Belfast and Dublin should probably take them seriously, given their past performance.
Posted by: Cosda at August 20, 2026 02:45 PM (Fkr3y)



In before the 'nothing will happen' guy.


Too soon?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:46 PM (ccf/V)

143 For the life of me, I will never understand why lefties reflexively defend asshole cultures.

Guilt. And that's not just "Lefties". Guilt defines American Jews. Defines a wide swath of the Protestant Religion.

Guilt is baked into the Traditional American Gestalt. And its useful - as a negative feedback look. A check on tendencies. A bit of introspection when one is on top.

Up to a point. We're past that point. We're a dying empire. We don't have the luxury of indulging in guilt right now.

Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 02:46 PM (WkcFj)

144 A new version of the IRA is starting to beat the war drum about the illegal invasion. The governments in Belfast and Dublin should probably take them seriously, given their past performance.

I'm gonna guess the Kennedys won't be supporting the IRA this time.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 02:46 PM (2ocoG)

145 110 13 year-old English girl: "I've been gang raped by a group of men."

English police (with no examination): "I don't think you have, missy." You seduced them with your uncovered, sexy, tight little body. And English girls are all sluts anyway.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

Recommended edit for accuracy.

Posted by: Fake AoS Editor at August 20, 2026 02:40 PM


Dang it! I let my cardboard membership lapse last year, so I did NOT receive the AOS style guide for this year.

I will labor to do better. (Although in my defense, I am an Idiot.)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 20, 2026 02:46 PM (HlyYF)

146 I read about some European superiors suggesting the native women adjust their wardrobes to respect the notions of their foreign guests.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 02:44 PM (XJ22o)

"The Devil Wears Prada 3" is going to suck.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 02:46 PM (Sco7b)

147 It looks to me like the UK does not respect muslim cultures. Pretty obvious, when you look at all the rules the government pushes to change their behavior and traditional beliefs.

Racist colonialists.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 20, 2026 02:46 PM (SQPqL)

148 The girls were of a lower class and class still means everything in UK. Too many people in UK think young low-class girls are prostitutes or sluts already.

I also think a lot of money was paid to the police and courts as bribes.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 02:41 PM (iFTx/)

Ten euros says a not insignificant number of cops were customers too.

Posted by: Badges like illegal poon too at August 20, 2026 02:46 PM (TbWk/)

149 I don't pretend to be an expert, but you can observe in their behavior that they freely break every one of their own rules, with remorse only for consequences. Apparently, if they get away with it, that's what Allah meant to happen.
Posted by: SciVo at August 20, 2026 02:39 PM (L3Npt)

This attitude pervades their entire society, with many destructive effects. It's what Winston Churchill was referring to when he wrote about the Terrible Curse that Mohammed placed upon his followers. They react with sloth and lack of action to the most terrible circumstances, because it must be the Will of Allah.

It's also the core reason that Arab armies fail so consistently (except when they're fighting each other) They start off full of fury and passion because Allah is behind them - but once the war starts to go badly, that's a sign that Allah is not behind this war at all. And that's when they simply throw their guns down, change into civilian clothes and run away, like the Syrian Army did a couple years back. It's what all Arab armies do sooner or later.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 20, 2026 02:47 PM (edUvp)

150 If it's not printed in Urdu Bengali, and Arabic it's a wasted effort.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 02:47 PM (RIvkX)

151 My FIL consistently tells me the ME is filled with geniuses and they have a superior culture."

Ok, that's funny right there...

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:47 PM (XuXeR)

152 Oh, I read an amusing thread - the initial claim was "taxes are theft".

And while it got the usual leftist sort of responses - "go to somalia then" (isn't that hate speech now?) or "you are just a rich privileged white man so of course you don't care about anyone else" (a woman posted it)

But a couple tried to really the claim. Their answer? Yes sure you own your own body but not anything you produce yourself because "you didn't build that!" so therefore society can take from you what it wants. Now, the original poster pointed out this is inconsistent - the state that can take the products of your labor because it wants them can obviously all demand to use your body to produce whatever it wants as well and amazingly the leftists agreed to that until it was pointed out that means the government could make you get pregnant or have sex with who it wanted "for the needs of society" and at that point it devolved to "go to somalia!"

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:47 PM (sKqQm)

153 not out to bash any group, truly, but anyone who is female, homosexual, lesbian, transgender, atheist, feminist who supports any Muslim who seeks political power is suffering from a serious probably fatal delusion.

Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 02:47 PM (Gqar8)

154 [Not learning the complete ineffectiveness of the Eurotrash "No No Square" music video, the UK rushes to the forefront of ignorance and dipshittery.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:25 PM (ccf/V)


For reference:
https://tinyurl.com/3djcm4bx

"But officer... her mouth wasn't in her no no square!"

Posted by: weew at August 20, 2026 02:47 PM (9TspW)

155 30 17 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:24 PM (ccf/V)

FIRND!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 02:26 PM (l3cgK)

lol!

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 20, 2026 02:48 PM (U1YJp)

156 Let Europe die. I'm of English and Irish descent and watching them commit cultural and national suicide is rough but they're gone. Pax Americana protected them from each other but not from being internally stupid

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 02:48 PM (rp63B)

157 So he found another woman in Italy who was apparently ok with him having a wife back home and was ok with him travelling back every so often. Still gets the stipend and apartment he is renting out in Sweden.

"Refugee". That travels home. Has a family there. But gets $$$ and nookie in Europe.

What a bunch of bullshit
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:28 PM (sKqQm)

In a just world, the woman who is enabling this behavior would have her Italian citizenship stripped and she can go back to whichever country the "refugee" is originally from to be that guy's second (or whatever number) wife.

Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 02:48 PM (dz8eD)

158 Muslim wasn't wearing proper PPE on a knife job at a packing plant. Safety manager stopped the guy and told him. The Muslim guy said if Allah didn't want him to get hurt, he didn't need PPE and if Allah did want him to get hurt, the PPE wouldn't protect him. Safety manager informed him that apparently, Allah didn't want him working in the packing plant.

Posted by: Wally at August 20, 2026 02:48 PM (avzFa)

159 British Government will put out these leaflets, yet anyone that complains about the Muslim Crimes will still get a visit from the weak kneed cops, warning them about "promoting hate" for not liking the rapes and murders.

Posted by: illiniwek at August 20, 2026 02:49 PM (vbXSk)

160 Domestic abuse is a serious crime in the UK. If you do any of the behaviours in the list, you could be arrested and go to prison, lose your accommodation and support, and it could affect your asylum claim.
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This might be more believable if they actually ENFORCED this...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 02:49 PM (FZ29D)

161 "The Devil Wears Prada 3" is going to suck."

Sponsored by Hefty Cinch Sack?

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:50 PM (XuXeR)

162 The girls were of a lower class and class still means everything in UK. Too many people in UK think young low-class girls are prostitutes or sluts already.

I also think a lot of money was paid to the police and courts as bribes.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 02:41 PM (iFTx/)

Ten euros says a not insignificant number of cops were customers too.
Posted by: Badges like illegal poon too at August 20, 2026 02:46 PM (TbWk/)
__________

100%

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 02:50 PM (iFTx/)

163 So now when a Paki gets caught raping another 10 year old white girl, the convo with police will go:

"well, did you read the pamphlet?"
"no, what pamphlet?"
"You haven't read it? OK, your free to go. But you must read the pamphlet."

And the next week, when he's arrested again for raping a 9 year old:
"You again. Didn't you read the pamphlet?"
"I did. But I didn't understand it, it wasn't in Arabic."

And on and on, ever more outlandish reasons why he didn't read/understand the pamphlet, and at each step down the line, where the worst they do to him is require he read the pamphlet.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 02:50 PM (3cUTc)

164 156 Let Europe die. I'm of English and Irish descent and watching them commit cultural and national suicide is rough but they're gone. Pax Americana protected them from each other but not from being internally stupid

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 02:48 PM (rp63B

I envision everything turning out in our favour.

At about 25% to 35% of the population remaining.
Carbon emmission goals reached.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 20, 2026 02:51 PM (Sco7b)

165 Thank God I don't live in the UK or have plans to travel there again! Beautiful country is gone with these feckless & spineless leaders. Let's have tea and scones and discuss this like civilized people! Who are being overrun by the uncivil.

Of course they don't speak English as you have to assimilate to the culture which they refuse to do anywhere they land their barbarian baboon asses.

I wonder who was on this committee & how long it took to come up with 9 pages at the taxpayer expense.

Their precious migrants would do well to use it as TP vs their left hand while squatting on toilets.

Meanwhile, the barbarians from Morocco in Ceuta are waiting for their fair share of Europe and the UK to support, them with more rumored to be on the way. No one seems to know how many are still there, overcoming the town with scabies and worse infections. Yesterday, from France, news was of the sad sad violin of the "youth" living in cardboard shacks and refusing to leave.

The only cultural enhancement I see illegals bringing are rape, murder & infectious disease.

I realize I should have pity for the "youth" but my pity allowance ran out over 15yrs ago.

None. I have none left to spare.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 02:51 PM (hzuYO)

166 Nations with islham as their governing body cover their women from head to toe because the seeing of SKIN causes the male to go insane and attack them with his cock in every hole possible.


Leadership in the UK thinks a f*cking pamphlet is going to correct this inbred mindset........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:51 PM (ccf/V)

167 Yeah, I was wondering why it wasn't in Urdu, Arabic, and Dari.
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Well, duh. That would be racist.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 20, 2026 02:52 PM (0Htd1)

168 Safety manager informed him that apparently, Allah didn't want him working in the packing plant.

Posted by: Wally
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Safety guy lucky he not knife receptacle.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 02:52 PM (JS6jE)

169 131 Another hot take of mine. Grooming gangs tolerated in Britain because all the authorities involved are pedos or pedo adjacent.

Amazing how many books I read involving historical events or biographies that invariably discuss directly or indirectly how many of the British elites were fags, or at best maybe just bi-curious. When that's your ruling class I think you've reached Caligula's Roman period.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 20, 2026 02:52 PM (QaH55)

170 Home Office Wankers: Wot's all this rape, then?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 20, 2026 02:52 PM (Q45uQ)

171 This effort by the UK is directed at the male Muslims, right? Most of whom can't read. And wouldn't abide even if they could and would likely turn on the person distributing the pamphlets and cut them up.

I see no way this doesn't end up with enraged Muslim males going on some sort of rampage in the near future.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 02:52 PM (2Cry5)

172
Safety manager informed him that apparently, Allah didn't want him working in the packing plant.
Posted by: Wally

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That ought to be made into a Little Golden Book.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 02:52 PM (XJ22o)

173 Do not care, personally, from the part of Europe my ancestors came from. They left for a reason, all of them and I am grateful they did. No Europe Magic for me.

Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 02:53 PM (Gqar8)

174 I see no way this doesn't end up with enraged Muslim males going on some sort of rampage in the near future.

Behead those that say Islam is violent

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:53 PM (sKqQm)

175 170 Home Office Wankers: Wot's all this rape, then?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 20, 2026 02:52 PM (Q45uQ)

OI! WHERE'S YOUR RAPIN' LICOINSE!?!?!

Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 02:53 PM (dz8eD)

176 If it's not printed in Urdu Bengali, and Arabic it's a wasted effort.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 02:47 PM (RIvkX)
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It's a wasted effort

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 20, 2026 02:53 PM (nyjNu)

177 Gender equality. Beyond parody.

Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 02:54 PM (/1cu1)

178
Let Europe die. I'm of English and Irish descent and watching them commit cultural and national suicide is rough but they're gone. Pax Americana protected them from each other but not from being internally stupid

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 02:48 PM (rp63B



I AM INTRIGUED BY YOUR IDEAS AND WOULD LIKE TO SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR NEWSLETTER

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 20, 2026 02:54 PM (y9nCu)

179 How many of these invaders can even read?. A manual of pictures showing what not to do would be porn and and a how to instructional

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 02:54 PM (rp63B)

180 120 For the life of me, I will never understand why lefties reflexively defend asshole cultures.

My FIL consistently tells me the ME is filled with geniuses and they have a superior culture.

Posted by: MJ at August 20, 2026 02:42 PM (XOmY9)

Does he shake their right hand or left hand?

Posted by: The Babylon Bee at August 20, 2026 02:54 PM (l3cgK)

181 Teach men not to Sharia.

Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 02:55 PM (/1cu1)

182 Amazing how many books I read involving historical events or biographies that invariably discuss directly or indirectly how many of the British elites were fags, or at best maybe just bi-curious. When that's your ruling class I think you've reached Caligula's Roman period.

I remain convinced that certain people still want us in NATO because they are Englandophiles. They believe, in their heart, that the English must be just like us because they're mostly white like us and speak mostly the same language as us.

Those people are full of shit.

Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 02:55 PM (WkcFj)

183
"If you have sex with someone without their consent, this is called rape. Rape is a serious crime in the U.K. You could go to prison, lose your support and accommodation, and it will affect your asylum claim," the document states.







OH NO. Don't tell me that it'll go on their Permanent Record!!!! You Limey barbarians!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 20, 2026 02:55 PM (y9nCu)

184 If an invading horde attempts to institute Sharia law, pee on them. Vomit. Blow your Sharia whistle. Then run.

Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 02:56 PM (/1cu1)

185 156 Let Europe die. I'm of English and Irish descent and watching them commit cultural and national suicide is rough but they're gone. Pax Americana protected them from each other but not from being internally stupid
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 02:48 PM (rp63B)

I'm Scotch-Irish, so I have a special kind of hatred for the British. My ancestors came here to get away from them, and 250 years ago finally succeeded.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 20, 2026 02:56 PM (QaH55)

186 >>>>>Amazing how many books I read involving historical events or biographies that invariably discuss directly or indirectly how many of the British elites were fags, or at best maybe just bi-curious. When that's your ruling class I think you've reached Caligula's Roman period.


England is a fag country.

Posted by: Archie Bunker at August 20, 2026 02:57 PM (/OKHJ)

187 Home Office Wankers: Wot's all this rape, then?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 20, 2026 02:52 PM (Q45uQ)

OI! WHERE'S YOUR RAPIN' LICOINSE!?!?!
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"Says in this here pamphlet that it's not rape if she consents."
"She says she didn't consent."
"Well, she's a liar"
"Oh, you got us there--the pamphlet doesn't cover "if she lies. You're free to go."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 02:57 PM (3cUTc)

188 They'll just tear the pamphlet into confetti, toss it over their shoulder, and start rapin' anyway. They don't give a damn what the kuffars say about it.

Posted by: weew at August 20, 2026 02:57 PM (9TspW)

189 There's one weird trick to avoid having to print pamplets telling moslem invaders not to rape the locals: stop importing moslem invaders.

Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 02:57 PM (TN0g+)

190 My FIL consistently tells me the ME is filled with geniuses and they have a superior culture.

I'd tell your father in law that if he truly believes Wakanda exists ? He's a coward for not moving there.

Or I'd just tell him to shut up and leave. Probably the latter.

Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 02:57 PM (WkcFj)

191 Now, see here mate, unsolicited approaches to females are not proper, eh, old chap?

Posted by: An old sod at August 20, 2026 02:58 PM (XeU6L)

192 "The laws and customs of this country may be different."

Ya THINK?

This, sir, is a buttered crumpet too far!

Thou shall eat bacon would be my first command after the rapey parts.

Why do the upper crust elites not realize these low IQ inbred invadors cannot read, they cannot stop themselves from wanting to rut with white girls? It is very clear after the rape gangs of Rotherham. What more do they bloody need?

Deport them before it is too late and you are all in burkas! Before they burn down Westminster Abbey, the Magna Carta, the Book of Kells! Are you blind? Deaf to your own people?

For heaven's sake let Rupert Lowe take a swing at this mess!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 02:58 PM (hzuYO)

193
What is expected of you
What is expected of you
What is expected of you

This is not going to be taken well.

Posted by: m at August 20, 2026 02:58 PM (odBC9)

194 I hope the 57 genders are on there.

Also let them know if they attempt to behead you they will be reported to HR and subject to the hearing process.

Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 02:58 PM (/1cu1)

195 This shit is exactly what the progs are trying to do here

And exactly why you never give up you arms, your communications, or your publishing equpment. Or - and people tend to forget this - your transportation. CA is banning all terrain and offroad tires for a reason.

At a minimum you have to be prepared to name and shame prosecutors, judges, LE, and gov officials who enable the invaders and their crimes in your area.

Posted by: heya at August 20, 2026 02:58 PM (TkJMd)

196
Just say NO to rape.

The more you know*

Posted by: Don Black at August 20, 2026 02:59 PM (ZxPkt)

197 The only way the Brits stop all the raping, raping, and raping, along with the knifings, is to close their border and start up the deportations.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 20, 2026 02:59 PM (nyjNu)

198 These Paki inbred mud people will sooner eat the pamphlet than read it.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 02:59 PM (3cUTc)

199 Thi is not the first "Let us explain to you what "Rape" mean" pamphlet the UK govt has handed out to migrants. They did they same thing about 8 yeara ago, caused a similar kerfuffle.

Bu did the kerfuffle change anything? No. Migrants still flood in.

And did the pamphlets change anything? No. The migrants are still debateaby even homo sapiens, shitting where they stand, raping anything that looks weak, grabbing anything that looks unattended.

But look at the upside: Maybe they can use the pamphlet as toilet paper?

Posted by: zombie at August 20, 2026 02:59 PM (Av6i5)

200 IMO rape is just violent sadism, and the Mahometans rape anything because they are violent sadists by definition. They. like. it. And, the behavior is sanctioned.

Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 02:59 PM (Gqar8)

201 71 This effort by the UK is directed at the male Muslims, right? Most of whom can't read. And wouldn't abide even if they could and would likely turn on the person distributing the pamphlets and cut them up.

I see no way this doesn't end up with enraged Muslim males going on some sort of rampage in the near future.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 02:52 PM (2Cry5)

More likely it will just be ignored, if they even learn the pamphlets exist.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at August 20, 2026 02:59 PM (9ZFZd)

202 200

Posted by: m at August 20, 2026 02:59 PM (odBC9)

203 Another hot take of mine. Grooming gangs tolerated in Britain because all the authorities involved are pedos or pedo adjacent.
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Now do the United States...

Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 03:00 PM (TN0g+)

204 @185 Rex, the Scottish government isn't doing it's people any favors eurher

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 03:00 PM (rp63B)

205 Wait until the pamphlets for white people come out.

"1. If you are a woman, cover your hair."

Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 03:00 PM (/1cu1)

206
Rape is terribly rude, and simply isn't done in polite company. Right. Off you go then.

Posted by: Don Black at August 20, 2026 03:01 PM (ZxPkt)

207 Another hot take of mine. Grooming gangs tolerated in Britain because all the authorities involved are pedos or pedo adjacent.
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Now do the United States...
Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 03:00 PM (TN0g+)


That's not very "Back the Blue".

* shakes head *

Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 03:01 PM (WkcFj)

208 The How Not to Rape Children guide to Cultural Enrichers is so over-wordy. And scoldy. Like the Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic sites, which I loved for their sanity, but now they're over-wordy and seem AI-written.

Posted by: m at August 20, 2026 03:01 PM (odBC9)

209 120 For the life of me, I will never understand why lefties reflexively defend asshole cultures.

My FIL consistently tells me the ME is filled with geniuses and they have a superior culture.
Posted by: MJ at August 20, 2026 02:42 PM (XOmY9)

I guess he likes the idea of throwing gays off roofs.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 20, 2026 03:01 PM (edUvp)

210 r/blackpeopleofreddit (this took a turn I didn't expect)

We failed Jason Arday (RIP) and now some of the allegations are emerging as false. Society may have failed him, but as Black folk, we failed him more.

The UK media is vicious AND RACIST do not forget how hard they hounded Megan Markle for being mixed. This was a digital lynching funded by THE CEO OF LARGEST SURVEILLANCE AI COMPANY IN THE WORLD

Seriously. I was shocked to see that Megan Markle is going back. Granted, America ain't great right now for a cacophony of other reasons... but still.

We don't have black media that is influential in the UK. We do not even have DEI in the UK, the talking points were imported from America. They have blood on their hands. Something has to be done about the demonic and racist British Media.

People are connecting it all with Peter Thiel and his racist campaign against black people. It is obvious he is a descendant of a Nazi.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 20, 2026 03:01 PM (bVQHO)

211 This effort by the UK is directed at the male Muslims, right? Most of whom can't read. And wouldn't abide even if they could and would likely turn on the person distributing the pamphlets and cut them up.

I see no way this doesn't end up with enraged Muslim males going on some sort of rampage in the near future.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 02:52 PM


All adult islamic males are taught to read MSA so they can read the koran. If it is printed in arabic they can read it.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 20, 2026 03:01 PM (cpFbA)

212 " 156 Let Europe die. I'm of English and Irish descent and watching them commit cultural and national suicide is rough but they're gone. Pax Americana protected them from each other but not from being internally stupid
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 02:48 PM (rp63B)
"

Well, good news. They're basically doomed no matter what now. Demographics are past the inflection point.

We need to make sure any refugees we get aren't prog fucktards, or else we just have the international version of the CA-disapora plague. We already have enough demographic problems here of our own.

Posted by: heya at August 20, 2026 03:02 PM (TkJMd)

213 202 200
Posted by: m
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Only counts in hand grenades and horseshoes.

Posted by: An old sod at August 20, 2026 03:02 PM (XeU6L)

214 209 120 For the life of me, I will never understand why lefties reflexively defend asshole cultures.

My FIL consistently tells me the ME is filled with geniuses and they have a superior culture.
Posted by: MJ at August 20, 2026 02:42 PM (XOmY9)

I guess he likes the idea of throwing gays off roofs.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 20, 2026 03:01 PM (edUvp)

They just don't use enough pixie dust...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 03:02 PM (l3cgK)

215 156 Let Europe die. I'm of English and Irish descent and watching them commit cultural and national suicide is rough but they're gone. Pax Americana protected them from each other but not from being internally stupid
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 02:48 PM (rp63B)
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Maybe a hot take, but anyone with courage and ambition left Ireland and the UK to come to the New World.

Just like why Cuban cigars aren't what they used to be. The seeds and the know-how all fled Cuba for Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 03:02 PM (oqH4h)

216 Wasn't it just last week that an African got caught in London because he raped an old hobo dude who had just staggered drunk out of a pub?

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 03:02 PM (enNUy)

217 213 202 200
Posted by: m
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Only counts in hand grenades and horseshoes.

Posted by: An old sod at August 20, 2026 03:02 PM (XeU6L)

Don't forget nukes...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 03:02 PM (l3cgK)

218 213 202 200
Posted by: m
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Only counts in hand grenades and horseshoes.
Posted by: An old sod at August 20, 2026 03:02 PM (XeU6L)

; )

Posted by: m at August 20, 2026 03:03 PM (odBC9)

219 One of the patterns that emerged in the English child grooming scandal was all of the authority figures who dismissed victims as child prostitutes. Many police and social workers simply didn't care because they mentally put the victim in that box and felt justified not to act.
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I believe the authority figures were largely in on a cut of the money and/or in on raping children.

Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 03:04 PM (TN0g+)

220 Wasn't it just last week that an African got caught in London because he raped an old hobo dude who had just staggered drunk out of a pub?

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 03:02 PM (enNUy)

The pamphlet doesn't say you can't rape hobos.

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 20, 2026 03:04 PM (/OKHJ)

221 @215 ballistic, true and with regard to the UK a lot of the best were killed in the world wars.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 03:04 PM (rp63B)

222 I'm of English and Irish descent and watching them commit cultural and national suicide is rough but they're gone
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It ain't a suicide, Gus. Not even close. Shot five times in the back of the head, with a bolt action rifle.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 03:05 PM (O0G1y)

223 Does the pamphlet mention the no no square?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 20, 2026 03:05 PM (ZVgZ4)

224 The pamphlet doesn't say you can't rape hobos.

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 20, 2026 03:04 PM


Raped hobos do not make good jerky.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 20, 2026 03:05 PM (cpFbA)

225 210 r/blackpeopleofreddit (this took a turn I didn't expect)

We failed Jason Arday (RIP) and now some of the allegations are emerging as false. Society may have failed him, but as Black folk, we failed him more.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 20, 2026 03:01 PM (bVQHO)

wut

Posted by: m at August 20, 2026 03:05 PM (odBC9)

226 They come from a society that requires at least 2 other males present during the rape that will come forward and acknowledge the woman was raped.

You think they're worried about UK f*cking laws?

"Did you rape this woman?"

"Nope."

"You two. You were there? Did he rape her?"

"Nope I see NOTHING!!!!"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:05 PM (ccf/V)

227 Wasn't it just last week that an African got caught in London because he raped an old hobo dude who had just staggered drunk out of a pub?

Well ... whom of us hasn't had his gaze turned by an old, fat drunk saucily shaking that apple-bottom as he staggers out the door ?

I'm sure MJs Father-In-Law would understand.

Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 03:06 PM (WkcFj)

228 What we have is a religion that can’t be fixed, that is counter to everything we value. What we don’t have have is a resolute thought out plan of action to combat their onslaught. Bodes ill, that.

Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 03:06 PM (Gqar8)

229 I'm Scotch-Irish, so I have a special kind of hatred for the British. My ancestors came here to get away from them, and 250 years ago finally succeeded.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 20, 2026 02:56 PM (QaH55)

In defense of my ancestors, a lot of the British people that came here ALSO wanted to get away from the British.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 03:06 PM (N1DT3)

230 I'm sure with the Hazbeen prince returning to the UK this all will magically stop!

On top of his own lowered IQ from being dropped on his head as an infant (I guess)...goodness he's fugly!

Close ups of his face make me queasy. First I see his strange nose, with a bulb before it meets his beady, too close together eyes. I wonder if that is some sort of natural storage for cocaine vs someone breaking his snout. I move on to the pubic hair transplant clump and harf.

In the subreddit I used to read for laughs they refer to him as a scrotum head. My life will never be the same as they now require you to register and I am not stupid.

Then I quickly move on. I won't even get into the yacht wife or faceless children of surrogates.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 03:07 PM (hzuYO)

231 UK Home Office guide tells asylum seekers not to rape, harass women or make kissing noises

Nine pages shall be the whole of the law...

Posted by: The United Krapdom at August 20, 2026 03:07 PM (VnVVA)

232 For the life of me, I will never understand why lefties reflexively defend asshole cultures.
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As is noted here continuously, they are psychologically damaged. A socio-political idealogy has displaced their ability to reason.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 03:07 PM (XeU6L)

233 "120 For the life of me, I will never understand why lefties reflexively defend asshole cultures."

They are all convinced that they'll either get to write poetry without having to do real work, or get to run their own little fiefdoms featuring state-approved rape, torture, and murder. Or both. They are all fucking psychopaths, even a lot of the innocuous misguided-sounding middle aged white cat ladies.

Culture doesn't matter to them, POWER does. With a decisive victory they can do whatever they want. They see barbarians like muslims as a tool; if they get uppity later, they can just genocide them, use them for slave labor, or part them out.

ANY outsider group hostile to western civ is a potential ally.

Posted by: heya at August 20, 2026 03:08 PM (TkJMd)

234 No, they can't read it. So the government will spend a billion pounds to provide interpreters.

Posted by: egd at August 20, 2026 03:09 PM (fgke1)

235 IMO rape is just violent sadism, and the Mahometans rape anything because they are violent sadists by definition. They. like. it. And, the behavior is sanctioned.
Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 02:59 PM (Gqar

They raped nuns on the altar in the Hagia Sophia.

They BRAG about that.

Musselmen are violent barbarians.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 03:09 PM (N1DT3)

236 What we have is a religion that can’t be fixed, that is counter to everything we value. What we don’t have have is a resolute thought out plan of action to combat their onslaught. Bodes ill, that.

I'll argue that. What we have is the critical weakness of American Law. The idea that "Religious Objection" trumps all.

That's bullshit. If it's important enough to codify into law, your particular "Religious" views don't concern me.

Its set in our Founding by Quakers and such. Its crap. If your "Religious Beliefs" require beating on my front door at all hours of the night ? I'm going to beat right back. "Religous Beliefs" or not.

Don't stop traffic just because you think God told you to.

Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 03:10 PM (WkcFj)

237 As is noted here continuously, they are psychologically damaged. A socio-political idealogy has displaced their ability to reason.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 03:07 PM (XeU6L)

I think a lack of reason is the polite explanation.

They are hateful bastards, not all of them, some are just stupid.

Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 03:10 PM (/1cu1)

238 Perhaps it would be helpful to educate people as to the customs of a new country BEFORE they go there and expect to be welcomed.

If they don’t get it, they can’t come in.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 03:10 PM (W2Pud)

239 "As is noted here continuously, they are psychologically damaged. A socio-political idealogy has displaced their ability to reason.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 03:07 PM (XeU6L)"

No. No excusing them. They reason just fine; they know what they are doing, and why, and it has worked great for decades.

The results they are getting is ecactly what they want. They just plan to shiv the muslims later

Posted by: heya at August 20, 2026 03:10 PM (TkJMd)

240 204 @185 Rex, the Scottish government isn't doing it's people any favors eurher
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 03:00 PM (rp63B)

Hard pressed to find one that does in the West.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 20, 2026 03:11 PM (QaH55)

241 Maybe give the asylum seekers social aid officers; at local cop stations; where they can be counseled on How To Act Here. Maybe every time they pick up their aid check.

Posted by: m at August 20, 2026 03:11 PM (odBC9)

242 226 They come from a society that requires at least 2 other males present during the rape that will come forward and acknowledge the woman was raped.

You think they're worried about UK f*cking laws?

"Did you rape this woman?"

"Nope."

"You two. You were there? Did he rape her?"

"Nope I see NOTHING!!!!"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:05 PM (ccf/V)
*******
An added twist is this for women before stoning.

Doesn't matter if you are 9yrs or 22yrs as a female virgin refusing to have sex with your chosen husband:

First you shall be publically raped because thou cannot stone a virgin.

I am serious on this law.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 03:11 PM (hzuYO)

243 I guess they assume that these people can actually read in the first place.

Hello, Horde! 😊💕💐

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 20, 2026 03:11 PM (SRRAx)

244 That's bullshit. If it's important enough to codify into law, your particular "Religious" views don't concern me.

Its set in our Founding by Quakers and such. Its crap. If your "Religious Beliefs" require beating on my front door at all hours of the night ? I'm going to beat right back. "Religous Beliefs" or not.

Don't stop traffic just because you think God told you to.
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Our founding fathers would have torched any building that housed any instrument used for a public "Call to prayer".

Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 03:12 PM (TN0g+)

245 What did all the oil money buy? Politicians, academics, lawyers, clerics. Communists never had that kind of money.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 20, 2026 03:12 PM (wxsGM)

246 HR Karen absolute nonsense.

No man in the entire history of the human race has ever read a booklet or attended a training and said, 'well gosh I guess I'll just stop raping women now'.

These stupid sheltered arrogant Karens think that they just need to 'educate' these poor oppressed 3rd world savages and everything will be sugar and rainbows.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at August 20, 2026 03:12 PM (setIA)

247 228 What we have is a religion that can’t be fixed, that is counter to everything we value. What we don’t have have is a resolute thought out plan of action to combat their onslaught. Bodes ill, that.
Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 03:06 PM (Gqar

It is not a religion at all. It is a political movement that desires total world domination and requires religious-like adherence by its followers, right down to demanding that adherents who fall away must be murdered. When we accord it rights as a religion, we miss the forest for the trees.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 20, 2026 03:13 PM (gNl99)

248 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 20, 2026 03:01 PM (bVQHO)


Those "people" actually scare me...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 20, 2026 03:13 PM (+gK6I)

249 Lenin oversold useful idiots and under estimated money.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 20, 2026 03:13 PM (wxsGM)

250 An added twist is this for women before stoning.

Doesn't matter if you are 9yrs or 22yrs as a female virgin refusing to have sex with your chosen husband:

First you shall be publically raped because thou cannot stone a virgin.

I am serious on this law.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 03:11 PM (hzuYO)




Religion of PEACE, yo......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:13 PM (ccf/V)

251 I'm Scotch-Irish, so I have a special kind of hatred for the British. My ancestors came here to get away from them, and 250 years ago finally succeeded.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 20, 2026 02:56 PM (QaH55)

In defense of my ancestors, a lot of the British people that came here ALSO wanted to get away from the British.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian
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One of my ancients participated in the Monmouth Rebellion. Lucky for him, he was not one of those hung, but was sold as a bond slave to Barbados. His son came here (Charleston,SC) ~1725,and here we have been ever since.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 03:13 PM (XeU6L)

252 These stupid sheltered arrogant Karens think that they just need to 'educate' these poor oppressed 3rd world savages and everything will be sugar and rainbows.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at August 20, 2026 03:12 PM (setIA)

Sure, right up until they experience a "sexual emergency" and have that overwhelming need to rape somebody or some animal. Right up until then.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 20, 2026 03:14 PM (gNl99)

253 The pamphlet doesn't say you can't rape hobos.
Posted by: Mark1971 at August 20, 2026 03:04 PM (/OKHJ)

I heard somewhere that hobo dick is the best dick.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 20, 2026 03:14 PM (QaH55)

254 Our founding fathers would have torched any building that housed any instrument used for a public "Call to prayer".
Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 03:12 PM (TN0g+)


Strongly disagree. Now, they would have torched any building using speakers and electronics because that would have been "Witchcraft".

But more than one State that ratified the original Constitution had a State Religion. Them old boys loved them some State mixed with Religion. As long as it went how it suited them.

Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 03:14 PM (WkcFj)

255 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 03:07 PM (hzuYO)


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Wow. Brutal.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 03:14 PM (RIvkX)

256 My BiL is a huge Dem. A few years ago while his mother was dying, he would sit watching msnbc and raving about Trump instead of spending time with his mom and talking to her as she drifted away. Now he's somewhat muted because his prized daughter has hooked up with a Muslim migrant. Money. Mouth. Silence.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 03:14 PM (enNUy)

257 242

An added twist is this for women before stoning.

Doesn't matter if you are 9yrs or 22yrs as a female virgin refusing to have sex with your chosen husband:

First you shall be publically raped because thou cannot stone a virgin.

I am serious on this law.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 03:11 PM (hzuYO)

Not directed at anyone in particular, but I do tire of people who bitch and complain about the Christian patriarchy and women’s ill treatment by the Christian faith. It’s a thing of the Progressive Left, I believe. I just don’t get that.

Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 03:14 PM (Gqar8)

258 219 One of the patterns that emerged in the English child grooming scandal was all of the authority figures who dismissed victims as child prostitutes. Many police and social workers simply didn't care because they mentally put the victim in that box and felt justified not to act.
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It's class. They're all from the other side of the tracks.
ONT has been showing videos from Brittan of guys making Jet Pulse boats and all sorts of middle class fun things.
They don't give a fuck about people from the other side of the tracks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 03:14 PM (JS6jE)

259 These hand out booklets are a total waste of time and money. Will they pictures?

Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 03:15 PM (5/BcT)

260 It's incredible that the UK grandees know that these "migrants" are such feral savages that they need to be specifically informed, in writing, that they can't go around raping women and children.

But at the same time, the grandees are happy to flood the country with these kinds of feral savages in the first place.

You'd think someone -- anyone -- in power would say "hey wait a second, if these people are such violent savages that we have to tell them not to rape little kids, then maybe we shouldn't be letting them into the country."

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 03:15 PM (iFTx/)

261 As is noted here continuously, they are psychologically damaged. A socio-political idealogy has displaced their ability to reason.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 03:07 PM (XeU6L)

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They're evil, not stupid. This is all going according to plan. They're deliberately cultivating and importing Muslim culture and people to replace Christianity and white people both of whom they despise with the heat of a million suns. The destruction of western civilization will enable them to install the Caliphate that they will control absolutely for all time. Muslims as a people and a culture are thoroughly habituated to live under totalitarian regimes. They demand it.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at August 20, 2026 03:15 PM (V362x)

262 Then I quickly move on. I won't even get into the yacht wife or faceless children of surrogates.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 03:07 PM (hzuYO)
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He might be one of the most clueless dumbasses on the face of the earth. He's a prince, for goodness' sake. He could marry literally pretty much any woman he chooses, and all they both have to do is smile for the cameras from time to time and not say anything wildly controversial and they're rewarded by being in the lap of luxury for their entire lives.

He is too stupid to have married a hot piece of arm candy that would keep her fool mouth shut, when surely there exist thousands of such women. Megan isn't even that hot to begin with.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 03:15 PM (oqH4h)

263
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 20, 2026 03:01 PM (bVQHO

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How are these people willing to do so much tortuous "reasoning" and composition but virtually no reading of the facts?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 03:15 PM (XJ22o)

264 Now he's somewhat muted because his prized daughter has hooked up with a Muslim migrant. Money. Mouth. Silence.
Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 03:14 PM (enNUy)



I will pray for mercy on their souls. I will not mourn for them when the time comes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:15 PM (ccf/V)

265 Lucky for him, he was not one of those hung, but was sold as a bond slave to Barbados.
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Hanged. He might have hung, but proper usage is "Hanged"

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 03:15 PM (O0G1y)

266 The soviets used to have this thing .. "if only comrade Stalin knew!". Same deal today with Putin.

It's amazing to watch non lefties appply it from the outside; "they're misinformed! the media has led them astray! if only the left knew the real results of these actions!"

They know. What is happening IS their plan. There is no voting your way out of this unless it is in some form a vote to create a nation without these people in it... whether geographically or otherwise.

Posted by: heya at August 20, 2026 03:16 PM (TkJMd)

267 Not directed at anyone in particular, but I do tire of people who bitch and complain about the Christian patriarchy and women’s ill treatment by the Christian faith.

Posted by: tubal
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I frequent this place and have no memory of that occuring.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 03:16 PM (JS6jE)

268

If they don't speak english, you just have to talk louder!

DON'T BUTTFUCK CHILDREN OR FARM ANIMALS!

Posted by: Hunter Bidet at August 20, 2026 03:16 PM (jC3JY)

269 Those "people" actually scare me...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 20, 2026 03:13 PM (+gK6I)

You have to figure half of them are influencers. Nothing is organic on the left.

Posted by: ... at August 20, 2026 03:16 PM (/1cu1)

270 If the HQ would just prepare a leaflet on not being an asshole in the comments, I'd be better behaved here. You have failed me, dickweeds.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 20, 2026 03:16 PM (TEAKk)

271 230 Then I quickly move on. I won't even get into the yacht wife or faceless children of surrogates.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 03:07 PM (hzuYO)

Please? By request?

Posted by: m at August 20, 2026 03:17 PM (odBC9)

272 267 Not directed at anyone in particular, but I do tire of people who bitch and complain about the Christian patriarchy and women’s ill treatment by the Christian faith.

Posted by: tubal
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I frequent this place and have no memory of that occuring.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 03:16 PM (JS6jE)

Agree.That is why I put the part in about the Progressive Left.

Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 03:17 PM (Gqar8)

273 If the HQ would just prepare a leaflet on not being an asshole in the comments, I'd be better behaved here. You have failed me, dickweeds.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 20, 2026 03:16 PM (TEAKk)

Sorry, that's actually a requirement. Moose out front should have told you.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 03:17 PM (N1DT3)

274
If they don't speak english, you just have to talk louder!

DON'T BUTTFUCK CHILDREN OR FARM ANIMALS!
Posted by: Hunter Bidet at August 20, 2026 03:16 PM (jC3JY)



HEY now. Don't look at me. I damn sure didn't teach him such nonsense!!!

Posted by: Joe Biden at August 20, 2026 03:17 PM (ccf/V)

275 If the HQ would just prepare a leaflet on not being an asshole in the comments, I'd be better behaved here. You have failed me, dickweeds.

Meh. I'd wipe my ass with it. With the Right Hand !!!

I'd wash afterward, though.

Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 03:17 PM (WkcFj)

276 Not directed at anyone in particular, but I do tire of people who bitch and complain about the Christian patriarchy and women’s ill treatment by the Christian faith.

Posted by: tubal
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I frequent this place and have no memory of that occuring.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 03:16 PM (JS6jE)

I do believe he's referencing society and the internet in general, not this particular location.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 20, 2026 03:18 PM (N1DT3)

277 Not directed at anyone in particular, but I do tire of people who bitch and complain about the Christian patriarchy and women’s ill treatment by the Christian faith.

Posted by: tubal
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I frequent this place and have no memory of that occuring.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 03:16 PM (JS6jE)

Pretty much the opposite -- we're generally, Up, Up with Patriarchy! And that everyone here, male and female, is a beloved child of God.

Posted by: LASue at August 20, 2026 03:18 PM (lCppi)

278 Surprised the brits, who are mainly homosexual or at least bi-sexual, did not do a pamphlet asking their moslem rapers to only rape the children.

Posted by: England Is A Fag Country at August 20, 2026 03:19 PM (L8bQ9)

279 The best part about this is saying "In the UK both people must say 'yes'. This is called consent." is that it implies that there's countries out there where that's not the case. What do these people think life is like in North Africa, the Middle East, Afghanistan?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison


Ooh, soooo close to an epiphany but managed to avoid it at the last minute.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 20, 2026 03:19 PM (vTZFs)

280 Islam does not require of any man that he curb his animalistic urges, only that he submit to Allah (Satan) five times a day. After that, he has no reason to NOT act like a savage, since his "perfect man" Ol' Mo behaved like one. Being Mo means never having to do anything, like controlling one's animal behavior, because Mo didn't, either.

Then we have the suicidal leftists who don't have issues with any of the freakazoid cultures: Islam, homosexuality, etc., to the point where they just ignore the degenerates and forgive them for raping and murdering and generally being minions of Satan.

It gets very old.

Oh Lord, how long?

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 20, 2026 03:19 PM (gNl99)

281 >My BiL is a huge Dem.
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how huge
like Bigfoot huge, or Colossus Of Rhodes huge?

Posted by: Don Black at August 20, 2026 03:19 PM (ZxPkt)

282 Hanged. He might have hung, but proper usage is "Hanged"
Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 03:15 PM (O0G1y)
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"They said you was hung!"

"And they was RIGHT!"

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 03:19 PM (oqH4h)

283 267 Not directed at anyone in particular, but I do tire of people who bitch and complain about the Christian patriarchy and women’s ill treatment by the Christian faith.

Posted by: tubal
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I frequent this place and have no memory of that occuring.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 03:16 PM (JS6jE)

Referring to Outsiders? Not AoSHqers.

Posted by: m at August 20, 2026 03:20 PM (odBC9)

284 -----

Hanged. He might have hung, but proper usage is "Hanged"

Posted by: Common Tater
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Dang me, dang me
They're gonna take a rope and hang me
Higher than the highest tree
Woman won't you weep for me?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 03:20 PM (JS6jE)

285 My BiL is a huge Dem.
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how huge
like Bigfoot huge, or Colossus Of Rhodes huge?
Posted by: Don Black at August 20, 2026 03:19 PM (ZxPkt)


Don't be a pussy.

Posted by: Brian Dennehy at August 20, 2026 03:20 PM (WkcFj)

286 281 >My BiL is a huge Dem.
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how huge
like Bigfoot huge, or Colossus Of Rhodes huge?
Posted by: Don Black at August 20, 2026 03:19 PM (ZxPkt)

Michael Moore huge, Brian Stelter huge?

Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 03:20 PM (Gqar8)

287 "You two. You were there? Did he rape her?"

"Nope I see NOTHING!!!!"
Posted by: Sponge

I love these guys.

Posted by: Sergeant Schultz at August 20, 2026 03:20 PM (bVQHO)

288 If the HQ would just prepare a leaflet on not being an asshole in the comments, I'd be better behaved here. You have failed me, dickweeds.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket
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You must have missed Ace's post re collegiality among commenters.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 03:21 PM (XeU6L)

289 Michael Moore huge, Brian Stelter huge?

Fuckin' twinks. Eat a meal, you faggots.

Posted by: Brian Dennehy at August 20, 2026 03:21 PM (WkcFj)

290 Sneezy Tom got prescribed oral antibiotic by the vet. Yesterday while I was trying to get it into him, Tom bit me, but good. So today I have a doctor bill to go with the vet bill. One thing after another.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 03:22 PM (Jr5Lq)

291 Who let the grammar monitors loose?
Who let the grammar monitors loose?
ye ooow

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 03:22 PM (JS6jE)

292 Then I quickly move on. I won't even get into the yacht wife or faceless children of surrogates.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 03:07 PM (hzuYO)
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He might be one of the most clueless dumbasses on the face of the earth. He's a prince, for goodness' sake. He could marry literally pretty much any woman he chooses, and all they both have to do is smile for the cameras from time to time and not say anything wildly controversial and they're rewarded by being in the lap of luxury for their entire lives.

He is too stupid to have married a hot piece of arm candy that would keep her fool mouth shut, when surely there exist thousands of such women. Megan isn't even that hot to begin with.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 03:15 PM (oqH4h)
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I think Harry married her to get quick access to what he thought was her A-List American celebrity. He grossly overestimated that, but I think that was his motivation.

Sorta like that Aussie billionaire a few years back who got engaged to batshit crazy, post-Wall Maria Carey. He clearly could have done much better. But he wanted easy access to her celebrity world.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 03:22 PM (iFTx/)

293 290 Sneezy Tom got prescribed oral antibiotic by the vet. Yesterday while I was trying to get it into him, Tom bit me, but good. So today I have a doctor bill to go with the vet bill. One thing after another.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 03:22 PM (Jr5Lq)

Bad things happen in threes, y'know.

Posted by: m at August 20, 2026 03:22 PM (odBC9)

294 290 Sneezy Tom got prescribed oral antibiotic by the vet. Yesterday while I was trying to get it into him, Tom bit me, but good. So today I have a doctor bill to go with the vet bill. One thing after another.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 03:22 PM (Jr5Lq)

Next time maybe ask for the suppository version.

Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 03:23 PM (Gqar8)

295
Michael Moore huge, Brian Stelter huge?
Posted by: tubal
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Jerry Nadler? Tank Abrams?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 03:24 PM (XeU6L)

296 Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 03:22 PM (Jr5Lq)

Sorry. Sneezy Tom is your cat or your dog?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 03:24 PM (TMc8D)

297 267 Not directed at anyone in particular, but I do tire of people who bitch and complain about the Christian patriarchy and women’s ill treatment by the Christian faith.

Posted by: tubal

Oh yes, those poor put-upon feminists, whom the Church has never forced to do or not do anything whatsoever.

I don't recall the Church demanding that they wear burkas, be accompanied in public by a male relative, be beaten if their husbands think they might have dissed him, and having to produce four actual witnesses if they want prosecution for the assholes who raped them.

I don't recall any of that. But I guess these feminists are more finely tuned than I to the horrible degeneracy of holding Mary up as the ultimate image of womanhood.

*spit*

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 20, 2026 03:24 PM (gNl99)

298
Next time maybe ask for the suppository version.
Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 03:23 PM



EVERYONE knows that sticking things up a dogs ass only makes them stop attacking other dogs, silly!

Posted by: UK Joe at August 20, 2026 03:24 PM (ccf/V)

299 "Sorry. Sneezy Tom is your cat or your dog?"

Giant, powerful Maine Coon cat.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 03:24 PM (Jr5Lq)

300 I’m reading Dreadnaught by Robert K. Massie, England leading up to the First World War. If those Brits existed today there would be wogs on the ground all over.

Posted by: Eromero at August 20, 2026 03:24 PM (5/BcT)

301 Giant, powerful Maine Coon cat.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 03:24 PM (Jr5Lq)

I can relate ...We had one of those..

Posted by: It's me donna at August 20, 2026 03:25 PM (+gK6I)

302 "Bad things happen in threes, y'know."

Yes, when the county health department gets the legally mandated animal bite report from the doctor, a fresh new hell awaits.

Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 03:26 PM (Jr5Lq)

303 Pamphlets are useless against an ingrained self-belief that Muslims are superior to all others, and that Western women are there to be used by Muslim men.

Posted by: RebeccaH at August 20, 2026 03:26 PM (VFung)

304 Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 03:24 PM (Jr5Lq)

.Yes. They are big cats. Sorry. I hope you feel better soon.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 03:26 PM (TMc8D)

305 "This is my no-no square!"

Posted by: red speck at August 20, 2026 03:26 PM (Ve/HL)

306 He is too stupid to have married a hot piece of arm candy that would keep her fool mouth shut, when surely there exist thousands of such women. Megan isn't even that hot to begin with.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 03:15 PM (oqH4h)
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Apparently the two hot blondes he dated did not want to marry his sorry arse. He blamed the press. One a Brit actress; one lovely girl became an attorney and married very well and hatched real kids.

After seeing his fetish if twisting male nipples and sucking on them I think it was more than the press. Plus he's as dumb as he is ugly and addicted to drugs and booze.

He even did this nipple twisting on camera after a wounded warrior deal. Putting the word, "twisted," in a new category for me. Maybe he will join and become islamist so he can rape anyone he can catch.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 03:27 PM (hzuYO)

307
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 03:22 PM (Jr5Lq)

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

I had a cat that had to be medicated several times a day, and more of the med$ went onto his fur than down his gullet. I got a friend who knew the technique to give me a demo and tell me exactly what I was doing wrong. Presto!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 03:27 PM (XJ22o)

308 295
Michael Moore huge, Brian Stelter huge?
Posted by: tubal
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Jerry Nadler? Tank Abrams?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 20, 2026 03:24 PM (XeU6L)

We're gonna need a bigger planet...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 20, 2026 03:28 PM (l3cgK)

309 Via GP:

A woman who converted to Islam five years ago was arrested to an ISIS-inspired plot to bomb the New York State Capitol building in Albany.

Jessica Bowie, 35, told a confidential source between July17 and August 17 that she wanted to do something to “harm the enemies of god.”

Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 03:28 PM (TN0g+)

310 299 "Sorry. Sneezy Tom is your cat or your dog?"

Giant, powerful Maine Coon cat.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 03:24 PM (Jr5Lq)

I was gonna make a snark comment about it being the old retiree neighbor guy who lives next door, alone, but went with the cat suppository jape. Seriously, sorry you got bitten. Take the amoxicillin, gp.

Posted by: tubal at August 20, 2026 03:28 PM (Gqar8)

311 Pamphlets are useless against an ingrained self-belief that Muslims are superior to all others

Have you tried swatting your attacker on the nose with our pamphlet?

Posted by: UK 911 at August 20, 2026 03:28 PM (ATSTk)

312 I think Harry married her to get quick access to what he thought was her A-List American celebrity. He grossly overestimated that, but I think that was his motivation.

Lets not over-think this. Harry was a red-headed boy, never going to be king, that ran into a pretty good lookin' mixed girl.

I'm pretty sure I can connect these dots. Quick access did him in all-right. Just like the rest of us.

Every 50 year old us would love to tell the 20 year old us that the puss just ain't worth the strings attached. And the 20 year old us is going to ignore the 50 year old us every time.

Its like LOOPER, except Bruce Willis materialized into that corn-field and tries to give Jospeh Gordon-Levitt a pack of rubbers. And then, over steak and eggs, tells him "Go to Beijing, have a good time, but you're going to get tired of her too. So just don't let her leave a toothbrush in your apartment."

That movie would make too much sense.

Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 03:28 PM (WkcFj)

313 "Refugee". That travels home. Has a family there. But gets $$$ and nookie in Europe.

What a bunch of bullshit
Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2026 02:28 PM (sKqQm)

These days "migrant" is equally bullshit.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 03:28 PM (uhVAy)

314 These days "migrant" is equally bullshit.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 03:28 PM (uhVAy)


Invader

Posted by: It's me donna at August 20, 2026 03:30 PM (+gK6I)

315 @309 Crusader, saw that. I worked at that building during college and it is a giant slab of rock. The bomb would have done damage to individuals however. There's pictures of her buying bomb making material at Home Depot

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 03:31 PM (rp63B)

316 One's "refugee" status should be revoked the moment one:

A. Travels "home" for any reason
B. Sends money "home"

Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 03:31 PM (TN0g+)

317
he's as dumb as he is ugly

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

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lol I can't agree he's ugly, but I hate-watched a few Harry and Meghan Worldwide Privacy Tour episodes and WOW is he dumb. I used to feel sorry for him getting jerked around by that wife but I think he's right where he wants to be.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 03:31 PM (XJ22o)

318 Jessica Bowie, 35, told a confidential source between July17 and August 17 that she wanted to do something to “harm the enemies of god.”

But you converted to ISIS. Why would you want to harm your Luciferian allies?

Posted by: t-bird at August 20, 2026 03:31 PM (ATSTk)

319 Threads go by so slow (linger) until the hot one's in late afternoon.
Those go by too fast.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 03:32 PM (JS6jE)

320 Posted by: UK 911 at August 20, 2026 03:28 PM (ATSTk)
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Didn't you get the memo?

Your new emergency phone number is--altogether now!--

0118-999-881-999-119-725...3

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 03:32 PM (FZ29D)

321 Why on earth unless you were recently married to a Muslim or had a Muslim
Boyfriend would any woman convert to Islam?. It's a terrible religion for women. I do understand not liking people in state or Congressional government , but my God isn't telling me to bomb them. I guess Islam is a good excuse for violent impulses.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 03:33 PM (TMc8D)

322 Invader

Posted by: It's me donna
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They were invited.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 03:33 PM (JS6jE)

323 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 03:33 PM (ccf/V)

324 Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 03:28 PM (TN0g+)

PJMedia is reporting on this Bowie as well.
We could be shahids, just for one day♫

Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 03:33 PM (88C+u)

325 > Lets not over-think this. Harry was a red-headed boy, never going to be king, that ran into a pretty good lookin' mixed girl.

They're both crazy. Sometimes crazy people find other crazy people and their crazy fuels just the right chaos they're both looking for.

I'm constantly amazed at the people who think Harry couldn't get a hot girl in the UK as a prince. They were lined up around the block every night of the week to get with him.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 03:34 PM (mkw2N)

326 321 Why on earth unless you were recently married to a Muslim or had a Muslim
Boyfriend would any woman convert to Islam?. It's a terrible religion for women. I do understand not liking people in state or Congressional government , but my God isn't telling me to bomb them. I guess Islam is a good excuse for violent impulses.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Well, it does get rid of that nasty clit thing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 03:34 PM (JS6jE)

327 Sneezy Tom got prescribed oral antibiotic by the vet. Yesterday while I was trying to get it into him, Tom bit me, but good. So today I have a doctor bill to go with the vet bill. One thing after another.
Posted by: gp at August 20, 2026 03:22 PM (Jr5Lq)
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Pill or liquid?

I much prefer the liquid form as it's relatively easy to squirt it down their throat. If they get pills, I grind them up, mix them with a bit of water, then squirt the whole thing down their throat.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 03:34 PM (FZ29D)

328 Why on earth unless you were recently married to a Muslim or had a Muslim Boyfriend would any woman convert to Islam?

Before Islam, it was Jehovah's Witnesses. That shit was popular in the 80s.

Or, how about going Mormon ? I know we've got one very vocal member here. Nothing says "Strong Independent Lady" like conferring with the Elders on everything and maybe being a sister-wife.

Look, as a group ? Women just ain't logical. They pick great color schemes though.

Posted by: Just Pretend at August 20, 2026 03:35 PM (WkcFj)

329
It's class. They're all from the other side of the tracks.
ONT has been showing videos from Brittan of guys making Jet Pulse boats and all sorts of middle class fun things.
They don't give a fuck about people from the other side of the tracks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 03:14 PM (JS6jE)

yeah, this is something most of Americans have shed, the indifference to hatred of 'lower classes' that is rife in Europe. The Dems who often try and ape the 'cultured' Europeans have a little of it but it isn't as ingrained even there.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 03:37 PM (uhVAy)

330 Oh, I see "Howdy" is here with his newest handle. LOL,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 03:37 PM (TMc8D)

331 Google is balls deep in the government. No antitrust action will be forthcoming.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 20, 2026 03:39 PM (BI5O2)

332 Pill or liquid?

I much prefer the liquid form as it's relatively easy to squirt it down their throat. If they get pills, I grind them up, mix them with a bit of water, then squirt the whole thing down their throat.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 03:34 PM (FZ29D)

They do have pill things that are plastic sticks that grip the pill as you shove it in, then you hit the release. I have learned the tricks to do it with the hand and have not been seriously nipped when pilling. I did have a cat that would fight like the dickens to avoid the pill and spit it out a few times too.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 20, 2026 03:40 PM (uhVAy)

333 >To be honest, after witnessing mentally ill women this past week, I'm not so sure that part about "making their own decisions" will survive the decade

Wait until you see which demographic overwhelmingly votes for this sh*t.

Every society on the planet across all of history has placed stern limits on women's economic and political sovereignty for a *reason*, and it's not because we're all a bunch of meanies.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at August 20, 2026 03:41 PM (LgYtf)

334 331 Google is balls deep in the government. No antitrust action will be forthcoming.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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It's the other way around.
Govt. it Google's progenitor.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 03:42 PM (JS6jE)

335
lol I can't agree he's ugly, but I hate-watched a few Harry and Meghan Worldwide Privacy Tour episodes and WOW is he dumb. I used to feel sorry for him getting jerked around by that wife but I think he's right where he wants to be.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 03:31 PM (XJ22o)
*******
His art professor at Eton took his exams for him is how dumb.

Markle caught him by wearing Diana's perfume to their first date. She studied Diana. He then decided, because he's a dumb cluck, that she was like mommy. Huge oedipal complex on top of being dumb as a rock.

She knew what she was doing. Used one former husband this way to climb the ladder to tv; and a former bf who escaped once she decided she wanted to marry a prince. Did not matter than he was dumb (it made it easier for her). As a yacht girl it did not matter that he was fugly and has BO (so I have read).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 03:54 PM (hzuYO)

336 welp at least with the guide the invaders will have paper to wipe their asses with instead of their hand!!!!

Posted by: yumper at August 20, 2026 04:14 PM (oP7gD)

FBI Seizes Electronic Devices from Eric Swalwell's Home, As Part of Investigation Into Alleged Sexual Assaults

This guy.

And if it just so happens they discover information about his choice to accept sketchy donations from Chinese government agents, that's how it goes.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_

2h

BREAKING: Per sources familiar to me & colleague @davidspunt, as part of an ongoing federal probe, the FBI seized former Congressman Eric Swalwell's electronics at his home in DC on Sunday. Nobody was home.

We are also told the FBI seized his electronics from him at San Francisco airport (SFO) on Saturday.

Swalwell was not detained or placed under arrest.

We are told this probe is in relation to the sexual misconduct allegations against Swalwell.

FBI is not commenting.

@FoxNews has reached out to Swalwell's attorney for comment.


CNN adds a little background.


Swalwell resigned from Congress in April after reporting from CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle detailed allegations of sexual misconduct.

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department opened criminal investigations into Swalwell in the wake of the reporting. The raids this weekend are part of a federal investigation connected to the claims of sexual assault, the sources told CNN.

Three women who have spoken publicly about sexual misconduct allegations against Swalwell also told CNN they spoke with the FBI.

This story was updated to reflect that three women say they have been contacted by the FBI.

Boy lawfare was sure fun.... until it wasn't, huh?

I hope they also turn up information about Rep. Gomez and Reuben Gallego, Swalwell's fellow "Cool Club Clique" adulterers and assaulters.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:15 PM




Comments

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1 The walls are falling off. Hopefully.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 01:15 PM (ExV1e)

2 I have alerted the others.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 01:16 PM (ExV1e)

3 #MeToo

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 01:16 PM (oqH4h)

4 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:17 PM (ccf/V)

5 Sexual Misconduct?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 01:17 PM (fgbQO)

6 MR. SWALWELL!!!!!!!!

Is Chinese pussy worth getting investigated and your career completely destroyed?


BWWWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:18 PM (ccf/V)

7 I posted about my State Farm.dividend check and rate.reduction.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 20, 2026 01:18 PM (bX16E)

8 A perv and stupid. Bad combination.

Posted by: huerfano at August 20, 2026 01:18 PM (2Xqig)

9 Why isn't he being investigated for national security violations?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 01:18 PM (RIvkX)

10 After I quit Nationwide my rate halved.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 01:19 PM (fgbQO)

11 DC has been so corrupt for so long that asshats like this guy get elected without any real vetting. And the media lies through its ass.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 01:19 PM (2WIwB)

12 Too bad they're not going after him for corruption and taking $$$$ from China while sitting on intelligence committees.


So, I guess my first comment is irrelevant. Oh well.

So I'll have to be happy with his embarrassment and shame. If he were able......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:19 PM (ccf/V)

13 1 The walls are falling off. Hopefully.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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With Swallwell, his pants are falling off is the better metaphor.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 01:20 PM (E4rtv)

14 You'd think that a guy that clearly got honeypotted by a Panda Express 4 would have enough of a sense of shame to just fade into the background, but nope. Swalwell is too retarded to disappear.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 01:20 PM (oqH4h)

15 Waiting for Background Check.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 01:20 PM (fgbQO)

16 So, what?
Will anything happen?
Because I have it on good authority that...

Posted by: Nothing Will Happen at August 20, 2026 01:20 PM (2Ez/1)

17 >>> "the bold one's often have an Achilles heel."
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Yes, they are human. We all have an Achilles heel.

"you can grab 'em by..."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 01:21 PM (JS6jE)

18 So, I guess my first comment is irrelevant. Oh well.

His career *is* over. He thought he was going to glide into Gavin Newsom's chair but the DNC swooped in and said "not a crippled blind black lesbian, REJECT!".

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 01:21 PM (2ocoG)

19
The FBI investigating sexual misconduct? Was he trafficking women or across state lines or holding child pr0n, wtf?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia, tidying up at August 20, 2026 01:21 PM (XJ22o)

20 Regarding policy concerns, potential cancellation, etc: Call your local agent. He wants those sweet renewal commissions and offer to email him personally the pictures/evidence, etc.

And call 2 other insurance companies just for a backup plan.

Posted by: Crusader at August 20, 2026 01:21 PM (TN0g+)

21 I posted about my State Farm.dividend check and rate.reduction.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 20, 2026 01:18 PM (bX16E)



Perfect time to gloat, when someone is about to lose their home because they got their entire policy cancelled for seemingly horseshit reasons.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:21 PM (ccf/V)

22 And, just so we don't forget:

The Washington Post Fact Checker awarded "Four Pinocchios" to then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in 2023 for making unsubstantiated claims and suggesting Eric Swalwell engaged in inappropriate behavior with a suspected Chinese intelligence operative (Christine Fang), noting that Swalwell had cooperated with authorities and cut off contact.

The Washington Post found no evidence of illegal activity or sexual/improper impropriety by Swalwell, reporting that U.S. officials indicated Swalwell cut ties as soon as the FBI provided a defensive briefing.

(Let's see how this holds up)

Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 01:21 PM (dIske)

23 They took my phoooooone,
In San Franciscooooo....

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 20, 2026 01:21 PM (wtvvX)

24 I guess they'll also find out what onlyfans accounts he subscribes to.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 20, 2026 01:22 PM (lByKA)

25 Why isn't he being investigated for national security violations?
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Because, that just isn't done, dear boy. That just isn't done.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 01:22 PM (O0G1y)

26 O/T (but on topic with last thread)

"Polymarket
@Polymarket
49m
BREAKING: James Talarico now favored to flip Texas’ U.S. Senate seat blue for the first time since 1988.

52% chance"

hmm, keep waiting for the day of to vote TX, that'll do her !

Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:22 PM (g47mK)

27 2026 just isn't turning out to be Swalwell's year.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 20, 2026 01:22 PM (Riz8t)

28 I think at least a cursory rummaging through his wife's underwear drawer is in order.

Posted by: mc at August 20, 2026 01:22 PM (C3K2d)

29 Whatever the CCP is paying Fang Fang it wasn't enough.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 01:23 PM (2ocoG)

30 Howdy guys. Anyone want to go to a Talarico bbq?

Posted by: Johns Cornyns at August 20, 2026 01:23 PM (ATSTk)

31 Pepperoni makes a fine snack food.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 01:23 PM (fgbQO)

32 DC has been so corrupt for so long that asshats like this guy get elected without any real vetting.
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It's baked in the cake. Simply by winning an election one has been "deemed" to have passed a background or security agency check.

What could possibly go wrong??

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 01:23 PM (O0G1y)

33

Too many of our elected officials are cozy with the CCP. Treason charges are what this guy needs, but if a sexual assault conviction incarcerates him, so be it.

Posted by: Ann at August 20, 2026 01:23 PM (SHHm+)

34 BREAKING: James Talarico now favored to flip Texas’ U.S. Senate seat blue for the first time since 1988.

This on the heels of reports that polls in July/August always glaze Democrats to the tune of 7-10% and then back off closer to the election (but still glaze the Democrats even day-of).

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 01:24 PM (2ocoG)

35 11 DC has been so corrupt for so long that asshats like this guy get elected without any real vetting. And the media lies through its ass.
Posted by: Diogenes
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It appears to be the same with our generals as well. As these officers playing footsie with Chicoms have come to light. Military is equally infected with rot as are our bureaucrats.

A rotten society ruled by sociopaths generates these outcomes.

Troubled times. Like those in the book of Jonah. It is going to take our entire society to repent from the bottom up from wickedness before things get better.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 01:24 PM (E4rtv)

36
Point of vocabulary.

The term is HONEYTRAP, not HONEYPOT.

Honeypot is still a term of endearment.

Honeytrap is much more evocative and specific, anyway. Better word all around. Use it!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia, tidying up at August 20, 2026 01:24 PM (XJ22o)

37 Polymarket
@Polymarket
49m
BREAKING: James Talarico now favored to flip Texas’ U.S. Senate seat blue for the first time since 1988.


Polls are for strippers. Polymarket is for 400 pound strippers missing half their teeth.

Still... I suppose I can set my hair on fire and run around screaming if it'll make you feel better.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 01:24 PM (ExV1e)

38 . . . and this electronic, wi-fi, bluetooth, USB rechargeable vacuum erection device?

Swalwell: That's not mine.

It's engraved with the initials E S?

Posted by: FBI Agent Johnson at August 20, 2026 01:25 PM (wVcYX)

39 Abbot should stand for a Senate seat.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 01:25 PM (fgbQO)

40 Polymarket is not science, I know. I know. But whites are a minority in TX, and Talarico is inspiring Hispanics and Black Texans to get out and vote for him.

Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:25 PM (g47mK)

41 I'm just amazed that one of the few prominent Democrat man who likes women is now accused of sex crimes, and here I thought he was just another traitor.

Do they have no one who lives a non-criminal existence over there?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 20, 2026 01:25 PM (nyjNu)

42 Why isn't he being investigated for national security violations?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 20, 2026 01:18 PM (RIvkX)


Have you ever wondered why so many defendants who are involved in serious money laundering and security violation issues seem to only get tagged for sexual or minor criminal convictions?

Posted by: Kindltot at August 20, 2026 01:25 PM (rbvCR)

43 Talarico is inspiring Hispanics and Black Texans to get out and vote for him.
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If this is true I'll be shocked.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 20, 2026 01:26 PM (nyjNu)

44 ***I hope they also turn up information about Rep. Gomez and Reuben Gallego, Swalwell's fellow "Cool Club Clique" adulterers and assaulters.
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The one you did on Xavier Becerra using his office to traffic young women and girls into slavery should honor you a Pulitzer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 01:26 PM (JS6jE)

45 Talarico is inspiring Hispanics and Black Texans to get out and vote for him.

According to whom?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 01:26 PM (ExV1e)

46 Hey Swallwell. Call me. I have lots of free time now. Maybe we can grab a twofer. Just make sure one’s a boy.

Posted by: Johns Cornyns at August 20, 2026 01:26 PM (ATSTk)

47 Swalwell resigned from Congress in April after reporting from CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle detailed allegations of sexual misconduct[/]
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We have CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle to thank for Swalwell's resignation? Are they high?

Posted by: Darth Randall at August 20, 2026 01:27 PM (mseD3)

48 Yes, they are human. We all have an Achilles heel.

"you can grab 'em by..."

Posted by: Braenyard

But the bold ones pay for it, squishes slither out of it in this life being neither hot nor cold. No controlling authority or I was just following orders/society/my betters bullshit.

That does create a problem with the Lord in the hereafter though.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 01:27 PM (E4rtv)

49 I don't know about the Senate, but at one time there was a final check in the House. In theory anyhow. It wasn't enough to merely win an election, the House members voted on your suitability to that August body.

Naturally, this was ruled Unconstitutional by some legal jiggery-pokery quackery. Suitably employed (which is saying a lot, but) I think it could have prevented many problems we are enjoying so very much today.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 01:27 PM (O0G1y)

50 Yeah. Ok. Talarico is inspiring Texans. I laughed so hard I puked.

Posted by: Johns Cornyns at August 20, 2026 01:27 PM (ATSTk)

51
Talarico is inspiring Hispanics and Black Texans to get out and vote against him.

Ratshit's bit to the ghetto vote didn't fair well.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 01:27 PM (JS6jE)

52 > Why isn't he being investigated for national security violations?
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I'd bet for certain politicos of a particular party, there's no such thing as a "national security violation."

The judiciary would have to agree that this is a crime. The same judiciary that's squarely aligned with the left. Had this been someone previously associated with the Republicans or Trump, they'd already be on their way to prison.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 01:28 PM (2Cry5)

53 Swallowell is small fry. Lets see them go after Schiff.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 20, 2026 01:28 PM (nyjNu)

54 Talarico is inspiring Hispanics and Black Texans to get out and vote for him.
Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:25 PM


Dude, whatever bet you lost, it's not worth *this* kind of humiliation.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 01:28 PM (2ocoG)

55 >> According to whom?

The jackass who is constantly posting shit here.

Posted by: Johns Cornyns at August 20, 2026 01:28 PM (ATSTk)

56 .
Did the FBI, (AKA FIB,) put in the effort to examine SwallowWellz wife's panties?

Posted by: Marooned at August 20, 2026 01:28 PM (kt8QE)

57 Yeah. Ok. Talarico is inspiring Texans. I laughed so hard I puked.
Posted by: Johns Cornyns at August 20, 2026 01:27 PM (ATSTk)


No, its true, man. He heard it on YouTube. We should all give up.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 20, 2026 01:29 PM (rbvCR)

58 Talarico couldn’t inspire an erection in a dick after 20 Viagra.

Posted by: Johns Cornyns at August 20, 2026 01:30 PM (ATSTk)

59 40 Polymarket is not science, I know. I know. But whites are a minority in TX, and Talarico is inspiring Hispanics and Black Texans to get out and vote for him.
Posted by: runner

Polymarket and other idiotic predictive markets are thinly traded and easy to put a whopping big informal donation by betting on something. It has been proven to be so in the past. They are as fake and gay as a second order derivative can be--first is actual votes, the first derivative is some flawed poll, and the prediction market is a second derivative with people using polling to place a bet at best, or intentional warping of the market at worst by placing a losing bet on purpose to try to make fetch happen.

Predictive markets are bullshit and based on the idiocy of crowds, not smart money.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 01:30 PM (E4rtv)

60 ---

We have CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle to thank for Swalwell's resignation? Are they high?

Posted by: Darth Randall
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He's their sacrificial beard.
_See, we do honest reporting.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 01:30 PM (JS6jE)

61 "I hope they also turn up information about Rep. Gomez and Reuben Gallego, Swalwell's fellow "Cool Club Clique" adulterers and assaulters."
___________

I think it's "Cool Kids Clique"

But regardless, it amazes me that these three creepy doofus losers are what passes for "cool" in DC. They'd all be getting rejected by prostitutes if they weren't holding the levers of power.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 01:30 PM (iFTx/)

62 Have you ever wondered why so many defendants who are involved in serious money laundering and security violation issues seem to only get tagged for sexual or minor criminal convictions? Posted by: Kindltot at August 20, 2026 01:25 PM (rbvCR)

Might get the classified evidence exposed in court. I can see that, to a point. Suppose there were an informant who had knowledge of CCP espionage activities in the US and reported on others besides Fang Fang. Better yet, suppose that informant was in China. I could see the DOJ not wanting to touch that one.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at August 20, 2026 01:30 PM (eStot)

63 39 Abbot should stand for a Senate seat.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 01:25 PM (fgbQO)

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 20, 2026 01:31 PM (wtvvX)

64 How do you know Polymarket isn't just a bunch of bots?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 20, 2026 01:31 PM (2Ez/1)

65 Swalwell : that's not my penis pump
Feds: this ad says the penis pump is endorsed by Eric Swalwell
Feds: this book says The Penis Pump and Me by Eric Swalwell
Swalwell : mommy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 01:31 PM (rp63B)

66 39 Abbot should stand for a Senate seat.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 20, 2026 01:25 PM (fgbQO)

(golf clap)

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 20, 2026 01:31 PM (wtvvX)

67 Polymarket’s bets are largely moved by a few accounts. It’s completely manipulated. They try ton love closer to reality as the event approaches so as to keep the fraud going.

Posted by: Johns Cornyns at August 20, 2026 01:31 PM (ATSTk)

68 How do you know Polymarket isn't just a bunch of bots?
Posted by: I gotta ask


Or a bunch of intelligence contractors goosing things.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 20, 2026 01:32 PM (diia5)

69 After cops grab phones, are there still pay phones at the airport?

When we last flew almost everyone had their ticket on a phone, we were the exception..

Not a comment on Swalwell.

One could do a Tom Brady on one’s phone yearly.

Posted by: Goatweed at August 20, 2026 01:32 PM (jK3NL)

70 Show of hands. Do you think Eric took it in the can?

Posted by: Johns Cornyns at August 20, 2026 01:32 PM (ATSTk)

71 Talarico hates ranching, hates the oil business, wants to vastly increase the welfare state and blow the top off the budget, he worships Satan, he's gay, he loves drag shows, and he wants far more abortions. What part of that inspires Latino voters?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 20, 2026 01:32 PM (nyjNu)

72 Who thinks that Epstein files released is more important than this Dec scandal?

The files where Epstein said a lot of money could be made in causing a pandemic and then owning a vaccine? Where he then called Bill Gates? Who had a conference about a pandemic in 2019? That gave out plush toys shaped like the Covid virus?

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 01:32 PM (2ocoG)

73
Honeytrap is much more evocative and specific, anyway. Better word all around. Use it!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia, tidying up at August 20, 2026 01:24 PM (XJ22o)



"I call 'em 'pussytraps.' Because they TRAP you, with the pussy."

- - - - - - - Eddie Murphy

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:33 PM (ccf/V)

74 Polymarket’s bets are largely moved by a few accounts. It’s completely manipulated. They try ton love closer to reality as the event approaches so as to keep the fraud going.
Posted by: Johns Cornyns at August 20, 2026 01:31 PM (ATSTk)


That's crazy. Who would risk $5 in order to give political operatives an opportunity to sway public opinion. It takes so long so save up for a burrito as it is.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 01:33 PM (ExV1e)

75 I can’t find a person in Texas who is saying they will vote for Talarico except one homeless guy in Houston who said he would vote for $20.

Posted by: Johns Cornyns at August 20, 2026 01:34 PM (ATSTk)

76 49 I don't know about the Senate, but at one time there was a final check in the House. In theory anyhow. It wasn't enough to merely win an election, the House members voted on your suitability to that August body.

Naturally, this was ruled Unconstitutional by some legal jiggery-pokery quackery. Suitably employed (which is saying a lot, but) I think it could have prevented many problems we are enjoying so very much today.
Posted by: Common Tater

Refusing to seat people was unconstitutional and it came about from the Reconstruction era where the House purposefully refused to accept the seating of elected officials from the South. Powell v. McCormick put an end to the practice.

The proper constitutional remedy is expulsion but as that requires 2/3rds of the House, was much harder to do. Again, the Founders had a blind spot regarding political parties as none of them professed liking of them based on their experiences with England (the pro king (Tories) versus the pro people parties (Whigs).

Both the House and Senate though have the constitutional power to determine contested elections by a majority vote.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 01:34 PM (E4rtv)

77 Who thinks Paul is a reetard?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 20, 2026 01:34 PM (zGwE2)

78 Did they bring a locksmith or just do the Swat breakdown the door thing?

Posted by: Goatweed at August 20, 2026 01:34 PM (jK3NL)

79 Sid wants more Epstein files. You go dude, so far the only people in trouble over Epstein are Democrats.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 20, 2026 01:34 PM (nyjNu)

80 Dude, whatever bet you lost, it's not worth *this* kind of humiliation.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 01:28 PM (2ocoG)

Keep your day job.

Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:34 PM (g47mK)

81 Right now Talarico's running ads where he appears with his Pawpaw the Baptist preacher, and he says "loving your neighbor" is the government giving them free stuff, because presumably that's what Jesus would do.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at August 20, 2026 01:35 PM (eStot)

82 Talarico hates ranching, hates the oil business, wants to vastly increase the welfare state and blow the top off the budget, he worships Satan, he's gay, he loves drag shows, and he wants far more abortions. What part of that inspires Latino voters?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 20, 2026 01:32 PM (nyjNu)


He said. "Me encantan las mujeres gordas."

It's a lie, of course.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 01:35 PM (ExV1e)

83 Point of vocabulary.

The term is HONEYTRAP, not HONEYPOT.

Honeypot is still a term of endearment.

Honeytrap is much more evocative and specific, anyway. Better word all around. Use it!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia, tidying up at August 20, 2026 01:24 PM (XJ22o)
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Uh no lol. Calling a hot girl hitting on a schlub to pump him for intel has been called a honeypot since before the cold war.

It's also still used in cybersecurity where someone sets up an easily-compromised system so that a hacker gets access and thinks he's really got something but you're monitoring what he's doing the entire time.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 01:35 PM (oqH4h)

84 Check out all of the AWFLs supporting Lindsay Clancy.

http://tiny.cc/iwz8101

I think this is the natural end state of a crowd that's been indoctrinated since birth that abortion is necessary, correct, and good. They've been told their entire life that a woman's feelings about her developing child determines if it's human or not.

Clancy's feelings told her to kill her children, and they celebrate her.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 01:36 PM (mkw2N)

85 That's crazy. Who would risk $5 in order to give political operatives an opportunity to sway public opinion. It takes so long so save up for a burrito as it is.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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It is a form of political donations to the candidate. And the asshole donors doing that expect some play for their green from the candidate.

It is fake and gay only resembling real events at the very end where the truth becomes undeniable as you get losers dumping their bets.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 01:36 PM (E4rtv)

86 Look at the polls from the summer to now. They are already closing the gap so they don’t completely lose any credibility they have. Listen to TJM. Let’s see where we are by the end of September. I bet Talarico will be at Chucky Cheese giving out free plastic queen crowns with his name on them.

Posted by: Johns Cornyns at August 20, 2026 01:36 PM (ATSTk)

87 Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 20, 2026 01:32 PM (nyjNu)

He hasn't actually said that he worships Satan, has he? He just worships a Jesus who not remotely like anything in the scriptures.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 01:37 PM (JrHfD)

88
Clancy's feelings told her to kill her children, and they celebrate her.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 01:36 PM (mkw2N)



Trial is revealing she was actually on a cornucopia of pharmaceuticals prescribed by her female doctor treating her postpartum depression.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:37 PM (ccf/V)

89 Under what circumstances would federal law enforcement have jurisdiction over sexual assault cases?

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 20, 2026 01:38 PM (/OKHJ)

90 @80; Huck, funny thing is a judge just signed off on releasing a lot of Epstein files that had been previously sealed by a Fed judge

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 01:38 PM (rp63B)

91 The walls are falling off. Hopefully.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 01:15 PM (ExV1e)
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Made of Chinesium.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 01:38 PM (FZ29D)

92 Cream floats to the top. So do scum and turds.

Posted by: It's a coprostocracy at August 20, 2026 01:38 PM (TbWk/)

93 I thought Talerico’s best quote was “ Me la dan por el culo”.

Posted by: Johns Cornyns at August 20, 2026 01:38 PM (ATSTk)

94 Under what circumstances would federal law enforcement have jurisdiction over sexual assault cases?

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 20, 2026 01:38 PM (/OKHJ)



When you're a federal employee committing said sexual assault?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:38 PM (ccf/V)

95 Both the House and Senate though have the constitutional power to determine contested elections by a majority vote
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?
Can you elaborate a bit on that

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 01:38 PM (O0G1y)

96 Keep your day job.
Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:34 PM (g47mK)


You need to work on your stinging argument ending come-backs. Seriously, they are like improv. You can't just gut them out, you need practice and polishing for the best impact.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 20, 2026 01:38 PM (rbvCR)

97 He hasn't actually said that he worships Satan, has he? He just worships a Jesus who not remotely like anything in the scriptures.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 20, 2026 01:37 PM (JrHfD)


He has said that he kneels for Jesús. The gay Mexicans think he's great.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 01:38 PM (ExV1e)

98 What part of that inspires Latino voters? Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 20, 2026 01:32 PM (nyjNu)

Well, none of it, but I could imagine a very low-information voter who sees that his name ends in a vowel, so he must be one of us.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at August 20, 2026 01:39 PM (eStot)

99 @90 if they occurred on Federal land or in Federal buildings

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 01:39 PM (rp63B)

100 I hope they also turn up information about Rep. Gomez and Reuben Gallego, Swalwell's fellow "Cool Club Clique" adulterers and assaulters.
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We need Hobbs to lose and then hold this info until after January--so she can't appoint his replacement.

IIRC, she's stuck in the mid-40s--as the incumbent.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 01:39 PM (3cUTc)

101 Texas are going to be complacent, not vote and Talarico will win.

Bet a beer on it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 01:39 PM (W2Pud)

102 89
Clancy's feelings told her to kill her children, and they celebrate her.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 01:36 PM (mkw2N)


Trial is revealing she was actually on a cornucopia of pharmaceuticals prescribed by her female doctor treating her postpartum depression.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:37 PM (ccf/V)
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Her feelings were affirmed!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 20, 2026 01:39 PM (vvnUP)

103 91 @80; Huck, funny thing is a judge just signed off on releasing a lot of Epstein files that had been previously sealed by a Fed judge
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Eh, my guess in the files, financiers are the ones that are most at risk for being sued.

Most politicians have their own harem of lobbyists and employees to seek solace from. Some like Spitzer simply hire whores.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 01:40 PM (E4rtv)

104 Texas are going to be complacent, not vote and Talarico will win.

Bet a beer on it.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 01:39 PM (W2Pud)



They weren't complacent getting Cornyn's ass out of there, why would they sit back and watch a freak win?

And I already give you beer........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:40 PM (ccf/V)

105 IIRC some of the purported allegations against Swalwell devolve into the Rape Nazi territory in terms of depravity. Dude is one sick puppy.

His own party ratted him out. That should tell you a lot about how dirty he is.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 20, 2026 01:40 PM (2Cry5)

106 It's not a political party. It's a crime syndicate.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 20, 2026 01:41 PM (HinvH)

107 Talarico won his primary with the help of Latino voters. March, 2026 : "In five different rural majority-Latino counties, more votes were cast in Tuesday’s Democratic primary than for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election...In counties that are majority-Latino, Talarico won by roughly 22 points" They like him.

Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:41 PM (g47mK)

108 Under what circumstances would federal law enforcement have jurisdiction over sexual assault cases? Posted by: Mark1971 at August 20, 2026 01:38 PM (/OKHJ)

On federal property and/or involving federal employees at work at their federal "jobs."

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at August 20, 2026 01:41 PM (eStot)

109 Honeytrap is much more evocative and specific, anyway. Better word all around. Use it!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia, tidying up at August 20, 2026 01:24 PM (XJ22o)


"I call 'em 'pussytraps.' Because they TRAP you, with the pussy."

- - - - - - - Eddie Murphy
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:33 PM (ccf/V)

With Chinese agent girls, they are like finger trap novelties. The more you try to pull out, the tighter the trap squeezes.

Posted by: FBI Agent Johnson at August 20, 2026 01:41 PM (wVcYX)

110 Most politicians have their own harem of lobbyists and employees to seek solace from. Some like Spitzer simply hire whores.
Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 01:40 PM (E4rtv)


IIRC Spitzer was doing legal cover for the prostitution rings and taking part of his fees in trade. Am I confusing this with another NY politician?

Posted by: Kindltot at August 20, 2026 01:42 PM (rbvCR)

111 Swalwell : that's not my penis pump
Feds: this ad says the penis pump is endorsed by Eric Swalwell
Feds: this book says The Penis Pump and Me by Eric Swalwell
Swalwell : mommy
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 01:31 PM (rp63B)
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Also made of Chinesium.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 20, 2026 01:42 PM (FZ29D)

112 They like him. Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:41 PM (g47mK)

Or they dislike Jasmine Crockett. She certainly stimulated black turnout in Harris County. No question about it.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at August 20, 2026 01:42 PM (eStot)

113
Going after demoscum after they've left office is okay. I'd much rather they concentrate on Illhan Omar, AOC, and other CURRENT dem office holders.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 20, 2026 01:42 PM (OkYzo)

114
Y'all laughed at Hunter when he demanded "No Yellow!", but you still got the last laugh, 'cause, Hunter.

Posted by: Auspex at August 20, 2026 01:43 PM (Y8DZL)

115
Clancy's feelings told her to kill her children, and they celebrate her.
Posted by: bonhomme

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

Celebrated?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 01:43 PM (XJ22o)

116 Talarico won his primary with the help of Latino voters. March, 2026 : "In five different rural majority-Latino counties, more votes were cast in Tuesday’s Democratic primary than for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election...In counties that are majority-Latino, Talarico won by roughly 22 points" They like him.
Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:41 PM (g47mK)


They like him more than a black woman. Crockett - black woman. Harris - 'black' woman. Talarico - white man.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 01:43 PM (ExV1e)

117 I suspect the CCP intel arm has thoroughly infiltrated the California political, business, and academic venues, and have for years. Just read where a Stanford academic and aeronautical engineer (F-22 and 35 experience) spent a lot of time in China sharing what he knows. An "academic" exchange.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 20, 2026 01:43 PM (2WIwB)

118 I would not wait till September to find out there are holes in support for Paxton. If he runs like he is behind now, maybe he'll be in good shape. Is he running like he is behind and this will not be handed to him?

Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:43 PM (g47mK)

119 He said. "Me encantan las mujeres gordas."

It's a lie, of course.


Yeah, he actually said "Me mucho gusto el pene".

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 01:43 PM (2ocoG)

120 Common Tater,

Article I, Section 5

Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members. . . .

Not justiciable. Last time the House overrode a state was in the 1980's over an Indiana seat. Democrats stole it.

Section Five also has this,

"Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member."

Again, like impeachment, held to be non justiciable in the federal courts (goes to political question doctrine).


Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 01:43 PM (E4rtv)

121 With Chinese agent girls, they are like finger trap novelties. The more you try to pull out, the tighter the trap squeezes. Posted by: FBI Agent Johnson at August 20, 2026 01:41 PM (wVcYX)

I thought that was what happened when they spread their legs?

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at August 20, 2026 01:44 PM (eStot)

122 > Trial is revealing she was actually on a cornucopia of pharmaceuticals prescribed by her female doctor treating her postpartum depression.

That's one disturbing aspect of the case. Despite all of the help she was getting, she still did one of the most monstrous things possible.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 01:44 PM (mkw2N)

123 I'm worried abou the coming years. It seems like the left is going to conduct their blitzkrieg to take over with stolen elections and jail/wipe us out. Every political leftist has committed a crime, time to impose legal justice.

Posted by: Cray Cray at August 20, 2026 01:44 PM (CYBB0)

124 Clancy's feelings told her to kill her children, and they celebrate her.

And they were making choking hand signals. The fuck.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 01:44 PM (2ocoG)

125 ...because we like porn!

Posted by: FBI at August 20, 2026 01:45 PM (VnVVA)

126 OT: I finally found the Body Cam Watch video of a direct descendant of this morning's Art Thread mysterious and haughty woman.

https://youtu.be/lgM3Bllh8WQ

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 20, 2026 01:45 PM (wVcYX)

127 > Celebrated?

See the video I posted upthread. They're applauding for her.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 01:45 PM (mkw2N)

128 Trial is revealing she was actually on a cornucopia of pharmaceuticals prescribed by her female doctor treating her postpartum depression.

As Brandon Herrera said about Mary Trump, "check out the SSR-eyes!"

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 01:45 PM (2ocoG)

129 Swalwells devices may have some interesting information about his buddy Gallego.

Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:45 PM (g47mK)

130 IIRC, she's stuck in the mid-40s--as the incumbent.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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She is under criminal investigation for quid pro quo with a business. Ironically not as yet for her stealing the 2020 and 2022 elections for the Dems.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 01:45 PM (E4rtv)

131 Didn't Polymarket have Hong at an 82% chance to win the WI race?

It's just basically whales stealing from idiots.

And, IIRC, whole lot of Kalama bets cashed out on the news of that fake IA poll.
Millions of dollars worth.
But, I'm sure that had nothing to do with buying that pollster off ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 01:46 PM (3cUTc)

132 @Polymarket
49m
BREAKING: James Talarico now favored to flip Texas’ U.S. Senate seat blue for the first time since 1988.

52% chance"



In a week where it's admitted that polls are fake and gay, a pollster comes out with THIS shit........


Read the room, dumbass.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:46 PM (ccf/V)

133 Talarico is inspiring Hispanics and Black Texans "

Cause they get along so well...

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 01:46 PM (XuXeR)

134 We are very much in the part of the election season known as Operation Demoralize.

Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 01:47 PM (YwEeS)

135 cornucopia of pharmaceuticals prescribed by her female doctor"

Hmmm.

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 01:47 PM (XuXeR)

136 OT:
Thanks for replying, Blonde Mortitia,

Yes, they kept asking for photos which they seem to think do not show that the trees were ($7200 worth of arbortists' opinions) cut off the area of the house. But they REFUSE to send an adjuster to check it. I fucking cannot figure out how to get them to do that!

Posted by: Brunnhilde at August 20, 2026 01:47 PM (3AwA+)

137 We are very much in the part of the election season known as Operation Demoralize.
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 01:47 PM (YwEeS)


That can't be true, all my feed on YouTube is full of how the Democrats and DSA are going to win. They can't be ALL wrong!

Posted by: Kindltot at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (rbvCR)

138 We are very much in the part of the election season known as Operation Demoralize.
Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 01:47 PM (YwEeS)


https://youtu.be/xtaA2SO_4oA

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (ExV1e)

139
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 01:35 PM (oqH4h)

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Nope.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (XJ22o)

140 I hope this scumbag Ardleys himself. F'n democrats.

Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (7l+6B)

141 As Brandon Herrera said about Mary Trump, "check out the SSR-eyes!"
Posted by: Ian S.

Is Mary Trump any relation to Pres. Trump? She was also mentioned in an earlier thread.

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (77rzZ)

142 73 Who thinks that Epstein files released is more important than this Dec scandal?
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No one is ever going to know all of Epstein. He was an international Intelligence op. Your grandchildren won't know everything about Epstein.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (JS6jE)

143 That's one disturbing aspect of the case. Despite all of the help she was getting, she still did one of the most monstrous things possible.


she only took the benzos

and she doctor-shopped

[she is a monster]

she had a NANNY

she strangled them all, in front of each other, in their lovely finished basement with resistance bands from the home gym

please don't with this woman

SHE IS A MONSTER

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (j+aD2)

144 Read the room, dumbass.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:46 PM (ccf/V)

Who are you talking to ?


Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (g47mK)

145 Yes, they kept asking for photos which they seem to think do not show that the trees were ($7200 worth of arbortists' opinions) cut off the area of the house. But they REFUSE to send an adjuster to check it. I fucking cannot figure out how to get them to do that!
Posted by: Brunnhilde at August 20, 2026 01:47 PM (3AwA+)


File a claim?

Posted by: Kindltot at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (rbvCR)

146 Clancy's feelings told her to kill her children, and they celebrate her."

All the women at the Bonnie and Clyde funerals wave...

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 01:49 PM (XuXeR)

147 Pollsters work for $.
Who pays them?

Posted by: torabora at August 20, 2026 01:49 PM (Joe6B)

148 Trial is revealing she was actually on a cornucopia of pharmaceuticals prescribed by her female doctor treating her postpartum depression.

That's one disturbing aspect of the case. Despite all of the help she was getting, she still did one of the most monstrous things possible.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 01:44 PM (mkw2N)
________

If you can call that "help." I don't even think it was a doctor prescribing all these drugs. The text messages with the NP about the drugs and her symptoms are insane.

The woman was clearly deeply mentally disturbed and repeatedly claimed to contemplate suicide. Ticking time bomb. She should have been committed or at least evaluated.

Instead, they just kept jacking her up on more drugs.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 01:49 PM (iFTx/)

149 Is Mary Trump any relation to Pres. Trump? She was also mentioned in an earlier thread.
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (77rzZ)

She's the President's niece.

And of course since she hates The Don's guts, she's given plenty of free air-time to put out her grievances.

Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 01:49 PM (dz8eD)

150 Is Mary Trump any relation to Pres. Trump? She was also mentioned in an earlier thread.

Yes. She's hated him all her life, which was sufficient to make her a Democrat celebrity.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 01:49 PM (2ocoG)

151 That's why I can't understand why the courts got involved.

If the House says "Nah, we don't want this clown", they ought to be able to do that, rightly or wrongly, based upon their own rules. The courts shouldn't be able to restrict that.
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I wouldn't trust Swalwell just lookin' at him. There's just something that trips anyone's creep-o-meter, or should.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 01:50 PM (O0G1y)

152 Arday. Whatever.

Posted by: fd at August 20, 2026 01:50 PM (7l+6B)

153 Is Mary Trump any relation to Pres. Trump? She was also mentioned in an earlier thread.
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (77rzZ)


Niece, I believe. Bad blood cuz her dad didn't get rich or something.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 01:50 PM (ExV1e)

154
But they REFUSE to send an adjuster to check it.
Posted by: Brunnhilde

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

Brilliant, you're guilty until proven innocent, but you need to hire your own experts to make your case -- except you've already done that and they still say guilty!

In my state we do have an insurance commissioner who supposedly rights these wrongs, but meanwhile, is there another insurer who could actually give you a better deal anyway?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 01:51 PM (XJ22o)

155 That can't be true, all my feed on YouTube is full of how the Democrats and DSA are going to win. They can't be ALL wrong!

Yeah, Francesca Hong is a sure thing. Heck, even Sefton thought so.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 01:51 PM (2ocoG)

156 Who are you talking to ?


Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (g47mK)



The pollsters...... Thought that was clear, but I guess I didn't read the room.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:51 PM (ccf/V)

157 Mary L. Trump
American psychologist and writer (born 1965)
Mary Lea Trump is an American psychologist, author, and political commentator. She is the niece of Donald Trump through his brother

In September 2020, [Mary] Trump filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, her aunt Maryanne Trump Barry, and the estate of her late uncle Robert Trump, alleging that they had defrauded her of tens of millions of dollars related to her share of her grandfather Fred Trump's real estate holdings. The case was dismissed in November 2022.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 01:51 PM (JS6jE)

158 Pollsters work for $.
Who pays them?
Posted by: torabora at August 20, 2026 01:49 PM (Joe6B)

Of course they do. And Polymarket is not a poll, it's more of what people are exhibiting here, feeeeelings. But it is interesting where feelings are at this point in time.

Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:51 PM (g47mK)

159 they just kept jacking her up on more drugs
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So, like Congress, then?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 01:51 PM (O0G1y)

160 The woman was clearly deeply mentally disturbed and repeatedly claimed to contemplate suicide. Ticking time bomb. She should have been committed or at least evaluated.


welp. I disagree.

I think she planned a Gone Girl scenario ahead of time with texts and emails and the doctor hopping. she is a psychopath, yes.

but this is not a Yates situation. do you know what happens when Andrea is eligible to leave her mental institution? she asks to stay. she does NOT want to live. never a normal life.

this bitch? she's BEEN living a nice happy little normal life (sans ability to walk from her ridiculous "suicide attempt") and getting babied etc. just like she wants.

she's the center of attention again! and she's happy.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 01:52 PM (j+aD2)

161 Those of us who are 29 remember well Reagan's left wing kids being used against him.

Posted by: steevy at August 20, 2026 01:52 PM (YwEeS)

162 The pollsters...... Thought that was clear, but I guess I didn't read the room.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:51 PM (ccf/V)



Oh, ok. Polymarket is not poll poll. But it's kinda interesting.

Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:52 PM (g47mK)

163 123 > Trial is revealing she was actually on a cornucopia of pharmaceuticals prescribed by her female doctor treating her postpartum depression.

That's one disturbing aspect of the case. Despite all of the help she was getting, she still did one of the most monstrous things possible.
Posted by: bonhomme

Goes to mitigation of sentence not to an actual defense. Unless you claim insanity then she has to prove that--in most states, using the M'Naughton standard.

Kansas replaced that with a better version--guilty but mentally ill--sentence is served in a mental facility but not where the guilty can be treated briefly, 'cured', and then released as they do in Charlotte NC.

M'Naughton, who shot a bureaucrat was held not to be responsible for murder, but he spent the rest of his days in a mental asylum until he died.

Even mentally ill murderers should never walk the streets again as a free person, it should only be where they are incarcerated that should be at issue.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 01:52 PM (E4rtv)

164 But it is interesting where feelings are at this point in time.

Is it, though? It's certainly interesting if it supports a position that you want to flog. That doesn't make it predictive.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 20, 2026 01:53 PM (ExV1e)

165
Oh, ok. Polymarket is not poll poll. But it's kinda interesting.
Posted by: runner at August 20, 2026 01:52 PM (g47mK)



Well, they released a poll, so I naturally equated them to pollsters. Which have been absolute dogshit, especially as of late, and one has admitted to being fake and gay this week.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:54 PM (ccf/V)

166 >>But they REFUSE to send an adjuster to check it.
Posted by: Brunnhilde
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As mentioned above, if you are not talking to your agent or his/her office, you're talking to the wrong people. The last thing your agent wants is for your policy to be cancelled and will likely move heaven and earth to stop that from happening - which would also cause reputational damage to the agency.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at August 20, 2026 01:54 PM (bNf8H)

167 134 Talarico is inspiring Hispanics and Black Texans "

Cause they get along so well...
Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 01:46 PM (XuXeR)
__________________________

Ask any Hispanic what their opinion on "transgenders" happens to be. Ask any Hispanic here legally and able to vote what their opinion on "illegal immigration" happens to be. I assure you that the vast majority don't line up with Talarico. Those are not fence sitting questions for Hispanics.

Additonally, Polymarket does their political predictions based on crowdsourcing. It's a crypto exchange (which right there limits the demographics of those participating). And, those wagers are largely based on bogus polls.

Posted by: Orson at August 20, 2026 01:54 PM (dIske)

168 M'Naughton, who shot a bureaucrat was held not to be responsible for murder, but he spent the rest of his days in a mental asylum until he died.


I guess I'm ok with her being in a nuthouse until she dies, but I don't believe that will happen.

she needs the chair.

look into the case. read transcripts of the trial. watch the video of her poor husband roaming the store talking to her while she's murdering those babies.

then get back to me

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 01:54 PM (j+aD2)

169 Instead, they just kept jacking her up on more drugs."

Some of you may die, but that's a risk we're willing to take...

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 01:54 PM (XuXeR)

170
The woman was clearly deeply mentally disturbed and repeatedly claimed to contemplate suicide. Ticking time bomb. She should have been committed or at least evaluated.

Instead, they just kept jacking her up on more drugs.

Posted by: Elric The Blade

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Holy fvck. People who want to get a loved one involuntarily committed HOPE for that kind of evidence. It's perverse, but a threat of harm to oneself or others is often the only way you can get someone who's clearly off their rocker committed.

And there it was, and... who dropped the ball? Circular finger-pointing squad coming up, I guess.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 01:54 PM (XJ22o)

171 "I call 'em 'pussytraps.' Because they TRAP you, with the pussy."

- - - - - - - Eddie Murphy
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:33 PM (ccf/V)

When you trip the latch and the metal clamps down on your dick you're going nowhere.

Posted by: *snap* OW!!! at August 20, 2026 01:56 PM (TbWk/)

172 The voices told Decarlos brown to get that white girl on the Charlotte train fyi.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 01:56 PM (enNUy)

173 Every time I see that name my brain processes it as "Eric Swallows"

I know it's not nice but I believe it shows that I am contemptuous of this asshole

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 20, 2026 01:56 PM (jrgJz)

174 She should have been committed or at least evaluated.

It's really REALLY hard to commit an adult who hasn't acted out in a violent way already. I've shared this before, but when I was in college, a guy briefly crashed at my apartment for a while. He was a friend of the family of the condo owner, whose son lived in the apartment.

Shortly after he left, he killed his mother and sister's best friend with a kitchen knife. They found him naked, covered in blood, wrapped in an American flag. He had a schizophrenic break. His parents had been trying for years to get him committed.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 01:57 PM (mkw2N)

175 Of course they do. And Polymarket is not a poll, it's more of what people are exhibiting here, feeeeelings. But it is interesting where feelings are at this point in time.
Posted by: runner

The original prediction markets did not permit large bets. I think the first was in Iowa and allowed only a nominal dollar bet. The newer ones are there to make money and generate hype--the larger the number of bets, the bigger the rakeoff. And so the limit on large bets is no longer there.

And the consequences of this shit are already apparent. A soldier involved in the Maduro operation placed a large bet on it using his insider info and made bank. Now facing military charges.

One of the White House tech staff, a guy that ran Trump's teleprompter, also placed a bet on the contents of the upcoming speech, and again, is under criminal investigation.

It is bad enough with the financial markets, the current bet on anything market means that it will be ridden with criminal intentions including trying to sway elections with it. We as a nation are better off without them.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 01:57 PM (E4rtv)

176 Well, they released a poll, so I naturally equated them to pollsters. Which have been absolute dogshit, especially as of late, and one has admitted to being fake and gay this week.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 01:54 PM (ccf/V)

I was here during "unskew the polls" and remember how that turned out. Echo chambers work both ways.

That said I'm nor in Texas and can do nothing about the race there.

Posted by: Bete at August 20, 2026 01:57 PM (LX4y3)

177 Again:

Talarico will be lucky to hit 45% in the actual vote.

The only value to any poll showing him above that is for comedy.

Please stop thinking there's a chance he will win.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 01:58 PM (3cUTc)

178 Every time there's a crime related to drugs or something weird the leftists in my leftist county yell" there's not enough mental health treatment." Clancy got a lot of treatment, lot of good it did.
I've taken testimony of a lot of psychiatrists and psychologists and many are as crazy as their patients

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 20, 2026 01:59 PM (rp63B)

179
Pollsters work for $.
Who pays them?
Posted by: torabora

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

People who publish the results, and people who want to know which way the wind is blowing so they can edit their platforms accordingly.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 02:00 PM (XJ22o)

180 Kinda disappointed... still no "anal intruder/220 volt" jokes about Swallowswell?

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:00 PM (XuXeR)

181 kind of demonstrates that the f bee eye guys will do what they're told. if kamala were president they'd likely be going after trump's associates

Posted by: gnats local 678 at August 20, 2026 02:01 PM (CWTWj)

182 she strangled them all, in front of each other, in their lovely finished basement with resistance bands from the home gym

please don't with this woman

SHE IS A MONSTER
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (j+aD2)

Fuck. And these dry vaginas bints fucking defend her?

Evidently I don't hate people enough.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 20, 2026 02:01 PM (zZu0s)

183 Let's all feel sorry for David crespi for killing his kids because he was on a bunch of psych drugs too. But he was facing the DP and took a plea of life no parole. 20 years in so far.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 02:02 PM (enNUy)

184 > I've taken testimony of a lot of psychiatrists and psychologists and many are as crazy as their patients

Many of them will openly tell you their interest in Psychiatry is driven by their desire to understand their own mental issues.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 02:02 PM (mkw2N)

185 Please stop thinking there's a chance he will win.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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He's totally got the queer vote and the trans vote is sewed up.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 02:02 PM (JS6jE)

186 Check out all of the AWFLs supporting Lindsay Clancy.

http://tiny.cc/iwz8101

I think this is the natural end state of a crowd that's been indoctrinated since birth that abortion is necessary, correct, and good. They've been told their entire life that a woman's feelings about her developing child determines if it's human or not.

Clancy's feelings told her to kill her children, and they celebrate her.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 01:36 PM (mkw2N)

I agree. They hold sacred that the ultimate expression of stronk independent wymynhood is killing your own children. Been that way for a long time and this is of the same spirit, if not the same timing.

Posted by: YAAASS KWEEN SLAY - literally at August 20, 2026 02:02 PM (TbWk/)

187 IIRC, the last poll that showed Talarico winning was a whopping 600 participants.
In a state of some 20 million.

That's statistical noise.
Static.

You can make it say anything you want with such a small sample.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 02:03 PM (3cUTc)

188 Trial is revealing she was actually on a cornucopia of pharmaceuticals prescribed by her female doctor treating her postpartum depression.

Where would our ops be without therapists!

Posted by: The Left at August 20, 2026 02:03 PM (VnVVA)

189 there's not enough mental health treatment." Clancy got a lot of treatment, lot of good it did."

The fact remains that some humans need to be restrained and kept away from others. "Curing" or "rehabilitation" are meaningless in such cases.

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:03 PM (XuXeR)

190 and the trans vote is sewed up."

Golf clap. And ewww

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:04 PM (XuXeR)

191 I guess I'm ok with her being in a nuthouse until she dies, but I don't believe that will happen.

she needs the chair.

look into the case. read transcripts of the trial. watch the video of her poor husband roaming the store talking to her while she's murdering those babies.

then get back to me
Posted by: Black Orchid

On trials, I stay out of commenting on them until complete and sentencing begins. A lot of it depends on exactly what the jury is allowed to see and hear and whether the attorneys involved did a decent job on jury selection.

There are two types of defense attorneys--ones that aim to get you the best plea deal you can get and ones that fight the charges from start to finish but risk the client getting a trial penalty of a harsher sentence if they lose. Each will have a different strategy both legal and media. And the prosecutors have their own story to tell as well.

The plea bargain attorneys or the ones trying to save their client's life because the prosecutors can't or won't deal, will ramp up the sympathy instead of challenging the case. A defense attorney aiming to fight the charges usually goes to the Toddi or Soddi defenses in a serious crime.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 02:04 PM (E4rtv)

192
That said I'm nor in Texas and can do nothing about the race there.
Posted by: Bete at August 20, 2026 01:57 PM (LX4y3)



I am. I've seen a handful of Talarico stickers or signs in this area (North of DFW).

Contrary to the 2 previous Beto candidacies. There were signs everywhere.

He got smoked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:05 PM (ccf/V)

193 In a state of some 20 million."

Ahem.

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:05 PM (XuXeR)

194 21 My point was last year Progressive canceled my homeowners because they were pulling out of my market. The year before they did that they doubled my rate. You can get auto insurance from Progressive dirt cheap because they're buy marketshare. Next year their rates will increase as customers lock in.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 20, 2026 02:06 PM (bX16E)

195 Only polls that have any validity are internal polls.
We don't see them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 20, 2026 02:06 PM (JS6jE)

196 14 You'd think that a guy that clearly got honeypotted by a Panda Express 4 would have enough of a sense of shame to just fade into the background, but nope. Swalwell is too retarded to disappear.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 01:20 PM (oqH4h)


Now you're just being mean. She's a solid 6, against the backdrop of the hard-living mestizos behind the counter.

Posted by: SciVo at August 20, 2026 02:07 PM (L3Npt)

197 she strangled them all, in front of each other, in their lovely finished basement with resistance bands from the home gym

please don't with this woman

SHE IS A MONSTER
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (j+aD2)

Fuck. And these dry vaginas bints fucking defend her?

Evidently I don't hate people enough.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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agreed.
Someone pointed out, if her husband lost his job due to cancer, finds out she'd been cheating on him and she was taking the kids, and then he slapped her around a bit -- not one of these bitches would be "oh, he just was having a bad day."
But cold-blooded murder of 3 little babies?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 02:07 PM (3cUTc)

198 Check out all of the AWFLs supporting Lindsay Clancy.

http://tiny.cc/iwz8101"

Bbbut men are bad for not getting married. Or something

Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:07 PM (XuXeR)

199 A Soddi defense is Some Other Dude Did it, they point out the flaws in the prosecutor case in order to focus on the reasonable doubt that the police investigation got the wrong person. Sometimes that simply can't work given a fact pattern like standing over the bloody corpse with a knife.

In that situation, then it often flips to toddi. The Other Dude Did It. You point to a specific individual and try to show via evidence that this person is equally a viable suspect having means, motive, and opportunity. Again to create reasonable doubt that your client actually did the dirty deed.

The last is the client did it but it was a) self defense, b) they were insane, c) they did it but were so manipulated by another (coercion, gas lighting, etc.) that the wrong person is on trial, d) do something stupid like Karmelo's attorneys did at trial--he should be excused of his actions because of race.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 02:08 PM (E4rtv)

200 You'd think that a guy that clearly got honeypotted by a Panda Express 4 would have enough of a sense of shame to just fade into the background, but nope. Swalwell is too retarded to disappear.
Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 01:20 PM (oqH4h)

Fang Fang was no Anna Chapman, but I think she was very pretty. An 8 overall.

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 02:09 PM (77rzZ)

201 SHE IS A MONSTER

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (j+aD2)


Yes. Exactly. And I hope she is murdered in prison.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 20, 2026 02:09 PM (k5CNB)

202 ISIS whoor

@FoxNews
BREAKING: Woman arrested in alleged plot to detonate bomb in New York State Capitol building, FBI says

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 20, 2026 02:10 PM (diia5)

203 Yeah, Francesca Hong is a sure thing. Heck, even Sefton thought so.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 01:51 PM (2ocoG)


I still don't think Sefton was wrong (in this case).
Milwaukee, those scamps, had election-night shenanigans and tomfoolery. Just a thing we're supposed to laugh off if we're Republicans. But it happened to a DSA this time. Whoopsie! Those scamps!

Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 02:11 PM (88C+u)

204 It's strange, I was just talking to someone who knows the family of a woman who killed her two young boys in 2003, she's out now. It was a big story, but you actually feel great pity for her. She was a member of a radical "out there" end times Church, and had gone completely insane.

I saw an interview with her by a local about a year later, and she said (in all seriousness) that the one thing she couldn't understand is why her 2 boys hadn't been resurrected from the dead yet to become the two Great Prophets of the End Times. Because that's what The Voices had promised her would happen if she sacrificed them.

Yeah, the Voices.

she spent about 20 years in the asylum, she's out now and quietly working on a family farm, where everyone keeps a close eye on her and doesn't let her get around any children. She isn't allowed to drive, either.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 20, 2026 02:11 PM (edUvp)

205 Yes. Exactly. And I hope she is murdered in prison.


she SHOULD be in prison. she should already have been in there! awaiting trial. but no, poor little thing, she was at home being waited on hand and foot, she's mentally ill you see?

she'll never go to prison but if she did? they'd kill her. yes they would. she's not ill. she's a psychopath. she's a malignant narcissist. the gals in there would know what's up.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 02:11 PM (j+aD2)

206 I expect the only Lindsey Clancey supporters are Paki bots.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 20, 2026 02:11 PM (bX16E)

207 The last is the client did it but it was a) self defense, b) they were insane, c) they did it but were so manipulated by another (coercion, gas lighting, etc.) that the wrong person is on trial, d) do something stupid like Karmelo's attorneys did at trial--he should be excused of his actions because of race.
Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 02:08 PM (E4rtv)
___________

It was reported that his lawyers begged him to take a plea but his father talked him out of it. I don't know if that is true or not, but it would explain some things.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 02:11 PM (iFTx/)

208 GAINZZ update.

Yesterday I was able to bench 225lbs x6. For my next set, I did 200lbs x 6.

I recently lost over 30lbs, so I was nervous my numbers would drop, but they're holding steady.

These are clean reps with no gym bro bouncing and my rear is planted on the bench.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 02:12 PM (mkw2N)

209 "Well, they released a poll..."

Is that how poly market works?

IIRC that 52% represents 52 out of every 100 dollars that they collect in bet money.

IE, talafreak-o is now getting 52 dollars in bets to win as opposed to Paxton's 48 dollars. Those dollares don't represent a single person per dollar so who actually knows who is betting on the freak?

Posted by: Insert witty nickname here at August 20, 2026 02:12 PM (FVLZi)

210 I still don't think Sefton was wrong (in this case).


no she won. they frauded that win away.

surprised they couldn't pull that off for Vindman but I guess bc Florida? I'm sure they tried.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 02:12 PM (j+aD2)

211 210 I expect the only Lindsey Clancey supporters are Paki bots.


sadly no

I recommend not going to tiktok

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 20, 2026 02:13 PM (j+aD2)

212 The polling firm that had Hong winning by so wide a load is now singing this song
youtu.be/lAOJ7EAoF14

Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 02:13 PM (88C+u)

213 Vindman lost because he's not a Floridian and is also a fat smelly sack of poo.

Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 02:13 PM (88C+u)

214
Yesterday I was able to bench 225lbs x6. For my next set, I did 200lbs x 6.

I recently lost over 30lbs, so I was nervous my numbers would drop, but they're holding steady.

These are clean reps with no gym bro bouncing and my rear is planted on the bench.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 02:12 PM (mkw2N)



Nice, dude. Keep that shit up. And remember, muscle weighs more than fat. Don't sweat weight loss. Sweat waist size and belly fat, if you must worry about something.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:14 PM (ccf/V)

215 Fang Fang was no Anna Chapman, but I think she was very pretty. An 8 overall.
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 02:09 PM (77rzZ)

I was looking up the Fang Fang story to refresh my memory, and was surprised to find that she died in a plane crash about a year after going back to China. Sounds like she was judged to be a failure in her mission; or she made the wrong person unhappy in some other way.

Anyway, she met a Very Unfortunate Accident.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 20, 2026 02:14 PM (edUvp)

216 I expect the only Lindsey Clancey supporters are Paki bots.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 20, 2026 02:11 PM (bX16E)


Sadly there are actual human beings protesting in person in support of her.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 20, 2026 02:14 PM (k5CNB)

217 201 Check out all of the AWFLs supporting Lindsay Clancy.

http://tiny.cc/iwz8101"

Bbbut men are bad for not getting married. Or something
Posted by: man at August 20, 2026 02:07 PM (XuXeR)

They're dusty and insecure and don't want to provide for them any more.

Posted by: Man up, men! at August 20, 2026 02:15 PM (TbWk/)

218 Sweat waist size and belly fat bourbon and bacon supplies, if you must worry about something.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:14 PM (ccf/V)


FIFY

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 20, 2026 02:16 PM (k5CNB)

219 19
The FBI investigating sexual misconduct? Was he trafficking women or across state lines or holding child pr0n, wtf?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia, tidying up at August 20, 2026 01:21 PM (XJ22o)


I take it that the dumb pseudo-jock (soccer goalie!) did it in the Capitol building, or some other Federal property.

Posted by: SciVo at August 20, 2026 02:16 PM (L3Npt)

220 Evidently I don't hate people enough.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
=======
Put yourself in the Lord's position who can see, hear, and know what is in every human's heart. It is a wonder we have not all be smited.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 02:16 PM (E4rtv)

221 Vindman lost because he's not a Floridian and is also a fat smelly sack of poo.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 02:13 PM (88C+u)



It's getting to be that time of year......


https://shorturl.fm/k7ky7

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:16 PM (ccf/V)

222
FIFY

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 20, 2026 02:16 PM (k5CNB)



I find your corrections valid and acceptable.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 20, 2026 02:17 PM (ccf/V)

223 Put yourself in the Lord's position who can see, hear, and know what is in every human's heart. It is a wonder we have not all be smited.
Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 02:16 PM (E4rtv

But if He is ever in the mood, I have a little list here…

Posted by: Piper at August 20, 2026 02:18 PM (ZdaMQ)

224 Sadly there are actual human beings protesting in person in support of her.
---
SIDS is not real.
Women can and do murder their babies.

It's either accidental suffocation due to co-sleeping.
Or a bureaucratic euphemism for murder.

But it's not a real "syndrome" like, just happens.


Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 02:18 PM (3cUTc)

225 Nope.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 01:48 PM (XJ22o)
-----

Use a search engine or read a fucking book, dumbass. I don't have time to argue with arrogant ignorance.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 02:18 PM (oqH4h)

226 "the FBI seized former Congressman Eric Swalwell's electronics at his home in DC on Sunday. Nobody was home"

If nobody was home, how did they get inside? Tell me they shouted some 1980s-era one-liner and busted down the door with a battering ram. Lie to me if you must.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 02:19 PM (iFTx/)

227 > Nice, dude. Keep that shit up.

Thanks!

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 02:19 PM (mkw2N)

228 IE, talafreak-o is now getting 52 dollars in bets to win as opposed to Paxton's 48 dollars. Those dollars don't represent a single person per dollar so who actually knows who is betting on the freak?
Posted by: Insert witty nickname here at August 20, 2026 02:12 PM (FVLZi)

The betting markets are the most ridiculously corrupt of all. Campaigns have discovered that if you want to move the odds to make your guy look better, all you have to do is go and place a $100,000 bet on him. This will be big enough to move the odds, and all the other traders will see the move, think it's a trend and amplify it. The betting markets encourage it since all they play is the action; it's just free money for them

Betting market "polls" - the only polls where you can literally buy whatever number you want your guy to have.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 20, 2026 02:19 PM (edUvp)

229 It was reported that his lawyers begged him to take a plea but his father talked him out of it. I don't know if that is true or not, but it would explain some things.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

People ignore their own lawyers at their own risk. You hire the best that you can afford and follow what they say unless it is batshit crazy. Best to shop around a bit if you cannot afford to lose.

Sometimes, like Kyle Rittenhouse found out in time, you have a grandstander asshole like Robert Barnes taking to case to get rich and famous, then you fire their asses and get a better lawyer which he did.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 02:20 PM (E4rtv)

230 Nowadays Clancy can't even sing

Posted by: Common Tater at August 20, 2026 02:20 PM (O0G1y)

231 Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 02:18 PM (oqH4h)

Dude, that's no way to talk to an 'Ette. Or anyone else here, either. The point that your disagreeing about is trivially small. Go take a walk or something. Sheesh.

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 02:20 PM (77rzZ)

232 ahh the 1999 Flash era.
I loved JoeCartoon.

Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 02:20 PM (88C+u)

233 I expect the only Lindsey Clancey supporters are Paki bots.

They showed up at the courthouse in pussy hats. They're not bots, they're white women.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 02:20 PM (2ocoG)

234 Evidently I don't hate people enough.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
=======
Put yourself in the Lord's position who can see, hear, and know what is in every human's heart. It is a wonder we have not all be smited.
Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 02:16 PM (E4rtv)

Consider that He made the people that do these horrific things, all within His control, and with His foreknowledge.

Posted by: Wherein shall God be held to account? at August 20, 2026 02:21 PM (TbWk/)

235 213 Vindman lost because he's not a Floridian and is also a fat smelly sack of poo.
Posted by: 88C+u at August 20, 2026 02:13 PM (88C+u)

Didn't help that he stole and devoured all the bear claws he could see in the Panhandle.

Posted by: Thrawn at August 20, 2026 02:21 PM (dz8eD)

236 The banner on CNN just said the FBI seized "devices" from Swallwell in the sexual assault investigation. Didn't say what kind of devices. Thought it might have included a strap on.

Posted by: Toad-0 at August 20, 2026 02:21 PM (FSGl7)

237 231 Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 02:18 PM (oqH4h)

Dude, that's no way to talk to an 'Ette. Or anyone else here, either. The point that your disagreeing about is trivially small. Go take a walk or something. Sheesh.
Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 02:20 PM (77rzZ)
---

She started it.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 02:21 PM (oqH4h)

238 Consider that He made the people that do these horrific things, all within His control, and with His foreknowledge.
Posted by: Wherein shall God be held to account?

Yes, because He gave us free will.

Posted by: Bulg at August 20, 2026 02:22 PM (77rzZ)

239 Nood. Fuckers.

Posted by: nckate at August 20, 2026 02:22 PM (enNUy)

240 > SIDS is not real.
Women can and do murder their babies.

Yeah. I've recently been exposed to some data that made me receptive to the idea SIDS is mostly abuse, neglect, and murder.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 02:22 PM (mkw2N)

241 Dude, that's no way to talk to an 'Ette. Or anyone else here, either. The point that your disagreeing about is trivially small. Go take a walk or something. Sheesh.

Ettes is good people.

That said, "honeypot" is absolutely the modern usage for the old-timey "honeytrap".

Posted by: Ian S. at August 20, 2026 02:22 PM (2ocoG)

242 Don't want to be called a dumbass? Don't pick nits over something stupid when you're actually in the wrong. Pretty simple stuff.

Posted by: ballistic at August 20, 2026 02:22 PM (oqH4h)

243 It was reported that his lawyers begged him to take a plea but his father talked him out of it. I don't know if that is true or not, but it would explain some things.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 20, 2026 02:11 PM (iFTx/)

My opinion, based on some of the remarks by Karmello immediately after the killing, and the way that Texas Counties love to offer plea bargains to save the expense of a trial, is that a good lawyer could have pled manslaughter with a sentence of about 10 - 15 years. But they ended up going all or nothing, and got 35 years instead.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 20, 2026 02:23 PM (edUvp)

244 I gotta get some new glasses--my prescription has gotten worse and not being able to proofread which I am not that great at doing is a lot worse when I can't see that well. Despite having computer glasses when I am online.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 02:23 PM (E4rtv)

245 So that's written to be funny and sarcastic - but I'm not playing. Its a real thing. My wife is a card-carrying member.
__

My condolences.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 20, 2026 02:25 PM (w65YX)

246
I think Beto O'rourke had a better shot of winning than Talarico. But politically, Texas has shifted a bit in the last 6 years. A lot of blue staters have moved there bringing their blue state ideals with them. Assholes.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 20, 2026 02:25 PM (OkYzo)

247 Yes, because He gave us free will.
Posted by: Bulg

Exactly. Only dullards and idiot atheists believe that the Lord makes people do evil on his account. They do so because they want to sin.

Posted by: whig at August 20, 2026 02:26 PM (E4rtv)

248
Use a search engine or read a fucking book, dumbass. I don't have time to argue with arrogant ignorance.
Posted by: ballistic

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

I did use a search engine. I didn't want to quote it to you because Internet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 20, 2026 02:29 PM (XJ22o)

249 SIDS is not real.
Women can and do murder their babies.

It's either accidental suffocation due to co-sleeping.
Or a bureaucratic euphemism for murder.

But it's not a real "syndrome" like, just happens.


Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 20, 2026 02:18 PM (3cUTc)


Incorrect.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 20, 2026 02:30 PM (W2Pud)

250 >>>>I've taken testimony of a lot of psychiatrists and psychologists and many are as crazy as their patients

Many of them will openly tell you their interest in Psychiatry is driven by their desire to understand their own mental issues.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 20, 2026 02:02 PM (mkw2N)
******
I worked with a DOCTOR of Psychology (also a JD and some other sh!t) and as we became friends he said the exact same thing. Went on to admit most, like him, have “mommy issues”. Nice guy, but kind `of a loon.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at August 20, 2026 02:33 PM (QsonG)

251 Good.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 20, 2026 02:36 PM (hzuYO)

252 Who thinks Paul is a reetard?
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*raises hands*

Posted by: Peter and Mary at August 20, 2026 02:49 PM (hmYU4)

253 Hm. This net might pull up some big fish. Pelosi?

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