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Saturday Night Club ONT - March 7, 2026 [2 Ds]

Welcome to Club ONT - a collaboration of The Disco and The Dino.

CSA (Club Service Announcement) - Daylight Savings Time will cause us to lose one hour of Club time tonight. Adjust your partying timeline accordingly!

[Top photo: Ocean Beach Brewery, courtesy of San Diego Magazine]

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Saturday Night Jokes and Other Funnies

A United Nations plane carrying a large number of ambassadors was flying across the Pacific Ocean to go from America to Japan, when suddenly they lost several engines. They were too far away from any land, including Hawaii. The pilot announced that after jettisoning as much as they could from the cargo bay and fuel tanks, they still needed to reduce the overall load by 600 pounds, or three people to reach the closest airport. The crew was needed to fly the plane to safety, so three of the ambassadors would have to sacrifice themselves for everyone else by jumping to their deaths in the ocean below, as there were no parachutes.

While a crew member opened the emergency door, the French ambassador stepped forward. "Vive la France!" he exclaimed as he plunged to his demise. Next, the British ambassador approached the door and said, "God save the king!", and plummeted to a watery grave. Finally, the American ambassador stood up, grabbed the Mexican ambassador and yelled, "Remember the Alamo!" and pushed him out.

Hat tip: JohnFNot Kerry

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A wealthy Texan commissioned an artist to paint him a mural depicting general Custer's last words at the Alamo. He gave the artist free range as to how he would arrange the mural. Weeks passed as the mural was in progress, but eventually the time came for the wealthy man to view the work.

He entered the room, full of expectation, to see a mural depicting a large blue fish with a halo atop a hoard of copulating Native Americans on the hillside below.

"What the hell is this?" the man said. "That's not what I asked for."

"Oh, but it is," said the artist. "It shows the true last sentiments and words of general Custer. I figured they'd be 'Holy Mackerel, look at all those fucking Indians!'"

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Drink of the Night

Tonight we drew the 5 of Clubs from our deck of playing card cocktails

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Club ONT Animal News Desk

Squirrel blamed for government Internet outage in Ohio county

A network outage that caused several government offices to lose phone and Internet services in an Ohio county is now being blamed on a meddlesome squirrel.
Medina County officials said the Feb. 20 outage that knocked out phone and Internet services at government facilities including the county prosecutor's office was initially thought to be caused by contractors accidentally slicing through underground fiber.
County Administrator Matt Springer revealed at last week's commissioner's meeting that the true cause has now been found to be a squirrel that built a nest inside the fiber infrastructure and chewed through multiple lines.

Perfessor, is that you?

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20 Camels Diqualified from Oman Beauty Contest for Botox Fillers and Plastic Surgery

In Arab countries like Oman, camel beauty contests are a big deal! Breeders from far and wide bring their best specimens for a chance to win the title of ‘most beautiful camel in the land,’ but in recent years, events have been plagued by scandals involving various cosmetic enhancements.
Last month, the 2026 Camel Beauty Show Festival in Al Musanaa, Omanaa, was rocked by the disqualification of 20 participants after veterinarians ruled that they had been artificially enhanced. Botox, lip fillers, silicone reshaping, and artificial hump inflation were some of the forbidden procedures discovered during the inspection.
Camel beauty contests are an important part of Arab tradition. For centuries, camel owners struggled to emphasize features like glossy coats, long, well-set necks, full lips, long eyelashes and firm humps through selective breeding and grooming, but in recent years, cosmetic enhancements have become very common.

Video segment at the link. Go ahead - discover more!

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Club ONT Department of Stupid Human Tricks

This woman can play two recorders at the same time - one with each nostril.

Perhaps the most whelming thing about the video is that it has over 2.4 million views and almost 5300 comments.

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Not sufficiently whelmed? How about the world's fastest talker?

This video has 119 million views and over 259,000 comments. Are you not whelmed, now?!

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Club ONT Department of New Food Ideas

Should we put this on the menu?

Este tipo realmente merece prisión por hacer esto 😂 pic.twitter.com/FkeIOqeWQX
— Cultura Literal (@culturaliteral1) March 5, 2026

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OK, this is a much better video clip about meat!

Baby tries steak for the first time and his eyes light up pic.twitter.com/XgZ0goEA6l
— Dudes Posting Their W’s (@DudespostingWs) March 5, 2026

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The Club ONT Jukebox

A march for March

(That catchy song was featured in Season 5, Episode 4 of Better Call Saul).

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Let's stay on the road!

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Top 10ish Comments of the Week

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Club ONT brought to you by:
Valid questions

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Club ONT is not responsible for injuries incurred in the course of time travel. If you are interested in falling back rather than springing ahead, the white haired guy in the carport tinkering with the aluminum sportscar might be able to help. His name is Emmett but he also responds to "Doc."

Posted by: Open Blogger at 10:00 PM

Comments

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1 Affectation is the ridiculous effort of the ignorant to appear wise, the attempt of the barren soul to appear rich.

Posted by: mindful webworker - and the award goes to at March 07, 2026 10:00 PM (l8w2w)

2 "On the day of battle I am glad to have Texas soldiers with me for they are brave and gallant, but I never want to see them before or after, because they are too hard to control."

----- General Zachary Taylor, during the war with Mexico, September, 1846

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 10:01 PM (rCMWO)

3 the joke I heard had the halo on the cow

Posted by: gKWVE at March 07, 2026 10:01 PM (gKWVE)

4 CSA (Club Service Announcement) - Daylight Savings Time will cause us to lose one hour of Club time tonight. Adjust your partying timeline accordingly!

Lose? Nah, you'll just misplace it until November.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 07, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

5 ONT!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 10:05 PM (Qf511)

6 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 07, 2026 10:05 PM (cYBz/)

7 Hey! That baby eats steak just like I do!
Awww...

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 10:05 PM (ZxPkt)

8 ***Adjust your partying timeline accordingly!
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If not for AoS and ONT these things would go unknown leaving your humble readers at disadvantage; However, beware world, we are on top of you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 10:06 PM (rCMWO)

9 CSA (Club Service Announcement) - Daylight Savings Time will cause us to lose one hour of Club time tonight. Adjust your partying timeline accordingly!

Lose? Nah, you'll just misplace it until November.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 07, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

I thought the IRS claimed in as a tax.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 07, 2026 10:06 PM (S/Y4j)

10 *checks top 10ish comments*

Damn! Another assist.
What's a guy gotta do???

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:07 PM (2WIwB)

11 OrangeEnt at March 07, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

I thought the IRS claimed in as a tax.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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Non deductible.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 10:07 PM (rCMWO)

12 'Sup Double D's? Howdy, Horde!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 07, 2026 10:08 PM (DIY2E)

13 USA opening the can of whoop ass on the Brits.

Beisbol.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 07, 2026 10:08 PM (SxfqT)

14 CSA (Club Service Announcement) - Daylight Savings Time will cause us to lose one hour of Club time tonight. Adjust your partying timeline accordingly!

Lose? Nah, you'll just misplace it until November.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 07, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

I thought the IRS claimed it as a tax. They return it when they can't find out how to defraud anyone with it. Since it's government, they don't pay back with interest.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 07, 2026 10:08 PM (S/Y4j)

15 Well, I'm not a big rum guy, but that sounds like a good drink.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (2WIwB)

16 So, Custer at the Alamo, huh?

OK

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (7D3Aa)

17 Grace Slick plays the recorder well and did on several Airplane albums, but she used her mouth, not her nose.

Posted by: Passing Wind at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (oftw2)

18 So. What makes you stick recorders up your nose?

Posted by: Piper at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (pZEOD)

19 general Custer's last words at the Alamo

🤔

Reminds me of that memorial to when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.

Posted by: mindful webworker - history buff at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (l8w2w)

20 20 Camels Diqualified from Oman Beauty Contest for Botox Fillers and Plastic Surgery

I was expecting that to be the Babylon Bee.

What's next, botoxed bulldogs at dog shows?

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (VHUov)

21 So, an assist is when my comment sets up the comment that is cited as a COTW?

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (ZxPkt)

22 I moved my clocks up an hour... 2 hours ago so I wouldn't forget.

Now... I've no fucking idea what time it is.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (jtM2q)

23 Hey! That baby eats steak just like I do!
Awww...
Posted by: Don Black

With no teeth?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 07, 2026 10:10 PM (SxfqT)

24 So. What makes you stick recorders up your nose?
Posted by: Piper

It keeps other people from trying to play yours?

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

25 *checks top 10ish comments*

Damn! Another assist.
What's a guy gotta do???
Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:07 PM (2WIwB)

Don't pass the puck so much

Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:10 PM (vk1lD)

26 general Custer's last words at the Alamo
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Someone leared history on the Atari 2600.

Posted by: Methos at March 07, 2026 10:11 PM (vSvIl)

27 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 10:11 PM (SRRAx)

28 16 So, Custer at the Alamo, huh?

OK
Posted by: LRob in OK at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM
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We have our ways of seeing who reads the content.

Posted by: TRex - holy mackerel dino at March 07, 2026 10:11 PM (1h4Zw)

29 Three Banana Ball games going on at once tonight. Six teams in league now. This is a first on their continued growth.

Posted by: Yellow Journalist at March 07, 2026 10:12 PM (oftw2)

30 OrangeEnt at March 07, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

I thought the IRS claimed in as a tax.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

It'll come back as a tariff refund.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 07, 2026 10:12 PM (1Ff7Z)

31
Wake up, sheeple! Nothing is what it seems!

https://tinyurl.com/yvhr84rz

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 07, 2026 10:12 PM (BI5O2)

32 I just found a stuffed animal Saijo from Japan. It’s $60. Do I need this?

Posted by: Piper at March 07, 2026 10:12 PM (pZEOD)

33 Has anyone seen Jerry Seinfeld in concert? Is he any good?

He is coming to our area in May, and I am thinking I might like to go see him.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 10:12 PM (SRRAx)

34 So. What makes you stick recorders up your nose?
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That is one of the dumbest "Stupid Human Tricks" I've ever seen. Not a single soul wants to hear even ONE well-played recorder. Why would anyone think we wanted to hear two, played badly?

Posted by: Crusader at March 07, 2026 10:12 PM (Cjcf6)

35 Do I need this?

Of course.

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 07, 2026 10:13 PM (7D3Aa)

36 So, an assist is when my comment sets up the comment that is cited as a COTW?
Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (ZxPkt)

All great goal scorers need someone to set them up!

Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:13 PM (vk1lD)

37 ***and artificial hump inflation were some of the forbidden procedures discovered during the inspection.
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Vacuum pumps for the yahooo went unmentioned.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 10:13 PM (rCMWO)

38 I moved my clocks up an hour... 2 hours ago so I wouldn't forget.

Now... I've no fucking idea what time it is.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (jtM2q)

Must resist... resist... Chicago song...

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 07, 2026 10:13 PM (S/Y4j)

39 Baby was little and had no teeth. How about slicing his steak or even a puree?

Posted by: Cruelty Knows No Bounds. at March 07, 2026 10:14 PM (oftw2)

40 I have the teeth I have. Some mine, some I had made.

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 10:14 PM (ZxPkt)

41 I just found a stuffed animal Saijo from Japan. It’s $60. Do I need this?
Posted by: Piper at March 07, 2026 10:12 PM (pZEOD)

As much as I needed the $25 plush bottle of Buffalo Trace I got at the distillery today!

Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:14 PM (vk1lD)

42 So. What makes you stick recorders up your nose?
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That is one of the dumbest "Stupid Human Tricks" I've ever seen. Not a single soul wants to hear even ONE well-played recorder. Why would anyone think we wanted to hear two, played badly?
Posted by: Crusader at March 07, 2026 10:12 PM (Cjcf6)

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Well, it beats a guy farting Dixie with a French horn up his ass.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:14 PM (2WIwB)

43 So, uh, to when the Camel beauty contest can you get a leg up by sleeping with the judge?

Posted by: 18-1 at March 07, 2026 10:14 PM (sKqQm)

44 Hello, night crawlers.

Has the HQ become more staid, more civilized?

Back in the Aughts and Teens, there were donnybrooks and Yellowstone Caldera-level eruptions weekly, sometimes daily, and lots and lots of flouncing, oh my yes. Often by The Man himself.

Not to mention accidentally duping the entire thread in one's comment field. I miss that.

What happened to us, man?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 10:15 PM (kpS4V)

45 Three trumpets >>> Two recorders

https://youtu.be/xywNeumntoE?t=115

Posted by: mikeski enjoys stupid human tricks at March 07, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)

46 Meow
Read the content before clocking in

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at March 07, 2026 10:16 PM (w3u3d)

47 >>> 22 I moved my clocks up an hour... 2 hours ago so I wouldn't forget.

Now... I've no fucking idea what time it is.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (jtM2q)

Time to make the donuts.

Posted by: Dunkin Donuts at March 07, 2026 10:16 PM (ULPxl)

48 If the joke only said A painting of Custer for the Alamo, all would be clear.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 07, 2026 10:16 PM (4NO2D)

49 So. What makes you stick recorders up your nose?
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Nose flute is a thing in the Philippines.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 10:16 PM (kpS4V)

50 17 Grace Slick plays the recorder well and did on several Airplane albums, but she used her mouth, not her nose.
Posted by: Passing Wind
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Yer making fun of Stevie Nicks again.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 10:16 PM (rCMWO)

51 They could keep it in the basement.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 07, 2026 10:16 PM (4NO2D)

52 What happened to us, man?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 10:15 PM (kpS4V)

Became 4pm dinner eaters and 9pm bed timers?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 07, 2026 10:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

53 I think Custer's last words were recorded as, "I have only one life. Let me live it as a blond".

Posted by: Hair Today-Gone Tomorrow at March 07, 2026 10:16 PM (oftw2)

54 Great Doof, you were at Buffalo Trace (great place and tour), and your short armed friend had me in Baltimore all day....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at March 07, 2026 10:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

55 a mural depicting general Custer's last words at the Alamo.

Wut?!

Posted by: Zombie Davey Crockett at March 07, 2026 10:17 PM (Fs0KI)

56 Back in the Aughts and Teens, there were donnybrooks and Yellowstone Caldera-level eruptions weekly, sometimes daily, and lots and lots of flouncing, oh my yes. Often by The Man himself.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 10:15 PM

It was ... blazing.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 07, 2026 10:17 PM (4NO2D)

57 >>>two recorders at the same time - one with each nostril.
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Wally Pickle played three trumpets at the same time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 10:17 PM (rCMWO)

58 I moved my clocks up an hour... 2 hours ago so I wouldn't forget.

Now... I've no fucking idea what time it is.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (jtM2q)

Does anybody really care?

Posted by: Robert Lamm - Original Chicago Vocalist at March 07, 2026 10:17 PM (vk1lD)

59 Wake up, sheeple! Nothing is what it seems!

https://tinyurl.com/yvhr84rz
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 07, 2026 10:12 PM (BI5O2)

HA! I say again HA!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 07, 2026 10:18 PM (0aYVJ)

60 As much as I needed the $25 plush bottle of Buffalo Trace I got at the distillery today!
Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:14 PM (vk1lD)

Damn it!
I just paid $30 at the Ft Lewis Class VI.
And the German bier is up another 30 cents.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:18 PM (2WIwB)

61 Hey, I can play two recorders at the same time sorta well.

But never thought to use my snot chute to do it.

That's what the nose flute is for.
https://w.wiki/JEpW

Posted by: mindful webworker - I are an musicien at March 07, 2026 10:18 PM (l8w2w)

62 Knew from the Mexican fan palms and general look that it was a CA beach up top. Didn't even notice the pier at first. And have never gone to the OB Brewery. OB is too touristy, busy, dog-s**t abundant, and "hip". I think the title for smugly stupid (er, "progressive") might have passed to South Park, but OB still attracts a lot of the worst excuses for citizens. Great wine bar restaurant there, only reason I go now. Oh and a great German restaurant. Both of those are sort of apart and away from the smug/trashy/beach zone.

Friend moved his winery bar out of there last year due to cost and hassle.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 10:18 PM (U/Byj)

63 It was ... blazing.

Careful there . . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 07, 2026 10:18 PM (7D3Aa)

64 Custer was at the Alamo?

I rate that joke as generated by AI.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 07, 2026 10:18 PM (syz1S)

65 I moved my clocks up an hour... 2 hours ago so I wouldn't forget.

Now... I've no fucking idea what time it is.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (jtM2q)

Does anybody really care?
Posted by: Robert Lamm - Original Chicago Vocalist at March 07, 2026 10:17 PM

I can't imagine why.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 07, 2026 10:18 PM (4NO2D)

66 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 07, 2026 10:19 PM (PGK1w)

67 52 What happened to us, man?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 10:15 PM (kpS4V)

Became 4pm dinner eaters and 9pm bed timers?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 07, 2026 10:16

I am pretty much a target 9p bedtime girl, get there at 930. But I get up really early most days, so that makes up for it, right?

Posted by: Piper at March 07, 2026 10:19 PM (OoFl2)

68 Became 4pm dinner eaters and 9pm bed timers?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 07, 2026 10:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

Matlock marathon!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 10:19 PM (kpS4V)

69 GBR 1

USA 8

Bases loaded two out. Bottom of the 6th.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 07, 2026 10:19 PM (A5RD0)

70 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s)

71 Good evening fellas!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at March 07, 2026 10:20 PM (oNzQB)

72 How the heck did England get into the tourney, anyhooose?

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 07, 2026 10:20 PM (7D3Aa)

73 Holly man
how long does the appointment last
holly cleric gang of 50 43 or 42
lifetime
holly man
mine or yours

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:20 PM (gbOdA)

74 and artificial hump inflation were some of the forbidden procedures discovered during the inspection.
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Vacuum pumps for the yahooo went unmentioned.
Posted by: Braenyard

That's not my bag, baby.

Posted by: Al-stin Powers at March 07, 2026 10:20 PM (VHUov)

75
Husband just said *uck setting all the clocks back. We're retired and maybe we'll figure out how to reset everything before the next time change, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)

76 "What makes you stick recorders up your nose?
Posted by: Piper&

Probably the same thing that makes people put beans in their ears.

Posted by: fd at March 07, 2026 10:21 PM (vFG9F)

77 Great Doof, you were at Buffalo Trace (great place and tour), and your short armed friend had me in Baltimore all day....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at March 07, 2026 10:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

Just a short visit. I've done the tour a few times already. Bought more bourbon, of course.

Dafuq you doing in Charm City??

Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:21 PM (vk1lD)

78 I am pretty much a target 9p bedtime girl, get there at 930. But I get up really early most days, so that makes up for it, right?
Posted by: Piper at March 07, 2026 10:19 PM (OoFl2)

Yes. After twenty years of first shift, I'm always up before dawn. Mostly fall asleep halfway through the ONT, then wake up in the middle of the tech thread.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 07, 2026 10:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

79 They are drawing chalk F14 on the pavement for America to waste bombs on.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:22 PM (gbOdA)

80 >>>Last month, the 2026 Camel Beauty Show Festival in Al Musanaa, Omanaa, was rocked by the disqualification of 20 participants after veterinarians ruled that they had been artificially enhanced. Botox, lip fillers, silicone reshaping, and artificial hump inflation were some of the forbidden procedures discovered during the inspection.

Not mentioned: how many were disqualified as the result of Vaginoplasty.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 07, 2026 10:22 PM (syz1S)

81 IED detonated outside the US embassy in Oslo.

Minor injuries.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:22 PM (n1OCj)

82 We have four clocks that are not computer linked. I already moved them up. Our numerous computers and phones will take care of this automatically because of Skynet.

And so, Monday I will be going to work in the dark, but will be able to enjoy longer afternoon sunlight.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 07, 2026 10:23 PM (0aYVJ)

83 Good evening fellas!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at March 07, 2026 10:20 PM (oNzQB)

COMM! What ya drinking tonight? First one's on me!

Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:23 PM (vk1lD)

84 Has the HQ become more staid, more civilized?

Back in the Aughts and Teens, there were donnybrooks and Yellowstone Caldera-level eruptions weekly, sometimes daily, and lots and lots of flouncing, oh my yes. Often by The Man himself.

Not to mention accidentally duping the entire thread in one's comment field. I miss that.

What happened to us, man?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 10:15 PM (kpS4V)

Well, we're kinda waiting on Nurse to free the cantaloupes. That's supposed to be tonight's signal.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:24 PM (2WIwB)

85 Baby grand niece in my wifes lap at Bday.
About 8 or 9 months.
She starts feeding baby bday cake and it is the best day of babys life

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:24 PM (gbOdA)

86 If Arabs weren't so rich as to easily pay for their camel cosmetics, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that American taxpayers are paying for camel botox...😗

Posted by: COMountainMarie at March 07, 2026 10:25 PM (oNzQB)

87 Dafuq you doing in Charm City??
Posted by: Doof
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Hate to break it to you, but the city has truly lost that nickname. Touring around - every been to Second Change - it's an architectural salvage place. Very close to M&T Stadium where unknown to us almost 71,000 people arrived to watch the DC United v Miami (with Messi) soccer game!!!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at March 07, 2026 10:25 PM (IQ6Gq)

88 Injuries at the Oslo thing? Read that it went off middle of the night, no injuries. But the thing with the current degraded low-capability and basically inept society, not only first reports, but subsequent reports are wrong.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 10:25 PM (U/Byj)

89 >Baby tries steak first time
--

But, but, humans are natural vegetarians.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 10:25 PM (rCMWO)

90 COMM! What ya drinking tonight? First one's on me!
Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:23 PM (vk1lD)

I have 3 or 4 airplane bottles of Dripping Springs vodka.
I hide them as my wife does not like to see me drink.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:25 PM (gbOdA)

91 If Custer had been at the Alamo (roll with it, okay?)

Custer: Sir, request permission to take a five man patrol out to locate the Mexican Army!

Bowie/Travis: Permission granted.

(One day later)

Custer: There they are, men! Charge!

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 07, 2026 10:26 PM (QZzSm)

92 Police in Oslo, Norway have now confirmed that the U.S. Embassy was targeted earlier tonight by an explosive device, with the device detonating around 1:00 a.m. outside the consular entrance to the Embassy, resulting in minor injuries and damage, according to a statement provided to NRK by Oslo Police Chief Michael Delmer.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:26 PM (n1OCj)

93 Damn it!
I just paid $30 at the Ft Lewis Class VI.
And the German bier is up another 30 cents.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:18 PM (2WIwB)

$30 isn't bad for B Trace. Never pay more for it.

I'm bringing a few bottles back from Kentucky. Been here 2 weeks. Along with a bunch of other stuff. You don't even want to know the total amount of bottles I'm bringing back. One belongs to CBD. Unless someone outbids him!

Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:27 PM (vk1lD)

94 Baby grand niece in my wifes lap at Bday.
About 8 or 9 months.
She starts feeding baby bday cake and it is the best day of babys life
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:24 PM

My baby girl tasted chocolate for the first time as icing on the cake for her first birthday. The look of joy on her face was great. Then she just buried her face in it.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 07, 2026 10:27 PM (4NO2D)

95 Fun Matlock Fact: Matlock's first case was defending a drunk Larry Rhodes charged with public intoxication.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 07, 2026 10:28 PM (1Ff7Z)

96 Husband just said *uck setting all the clocks back. We're retired and maybe we'll figure out how to reset everything before the next time change, lol.
Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)

I did this for most of my life. "Just because everyone else wants to oblige a fantasy," I said, "doesn't mean I have to. I'm not the stupid one here."

But the wife started making me move the clicks once we were dating.

Now I'm on to a new crusade: the elimination of time zones. Pick one, preferably in southwest Appalachia (because G-d lives right over it), and then everyone can work around that. Time zones are dumb and they suck.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 07, 2026 10:28 PM (BI5O2)

97 Working with surveyors means early mornings. Very early. I arrive at 0700 and most of the crews have already geared up for the field. I am an office guy. So I ain't gotta be there that early.

So, come Monday, I will be driving to work in the dark. But the traffic is minimal.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 07, 2026 10:28 PM (0aYVJ)

98 3 watches, coffeemaker, microwave and stove clocks to set. I only set the watch I'm wearing. The rest of the displays set themselves, including the atomic clock.

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 10:28 PM (ZxPkt)

99 $30 isn't bad for B Trace. Never pay more for it.

I'm bringing a few bottles back from Kentucky. Been here 2 weeks. Along with a bunch of other stuff. You don't even want to know the total amount of bottles I'm bringing back. One belongs to CBD. Unless someone outbids him!
Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:27 PM (vk1lD)

you ever try Travelers?

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:29 PM (gbOdA)

100 I have 3 or 4 airplane bottles of Dripping Springs vodka.
I hide them as my wife does not like to see me drink.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:25 PM (gbOdA)

Dripping Springs is one of the places I've been researching for a move.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:29 PM (2WIwB)

101 $30 isn't bad for B Trace. Never pay more for it.

I'm bringing a few bottles back from Kentucky. Been here 2 weeks. Along with a bunch of other stuff. You don't even want to know the total amount of bottles I'm bringing back. One belongs to CBD. Unless someone outbids him!
Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:27 PM (vk1lD)

And the shit they are making around Austin is banging
Liberty Oak ffs

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:29 PM (gbOdA)

102
Y Dice,

I've never understood the time zones, lol.

I'm sure someone here will explain it.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:30 PM (3ek7K)

103 3 watches, coffeemaker, microwave and stove clocks to set. I only set the watch I'm wearing. The rest of the displays set themselves, including the atomic clock.
Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 10:28 PM (ZxPkt)

Back in the 90s I used to work in a store in the mall. Always got a kick out of the few stores that opened late on the first Sunday of DST because someone forgot to change their clocks.

Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:31 PM (vk1lD)

104 Goodnight.

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 10:31 PM (ZxPkt)

105 83
Hey Doof! I'll have one of those crazy 5 of clubs cocktails. That should set me up for the evening!
As Hillary would say, *Hic!*

Posted by: COMountainMarie at March 07, 2026 10:31 PM (oNzQB)

106 Damn. I did not realize daylight savings was tomorrow.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:32 PM (zZu0s)

107 But the wife started making me move the clicks once we were dating.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 07, 2026 10:28 PM (BI5O2)

I had that happen to me in the middle of a date once. Girl said it's time to move the clock forward. I asked her why since it was the middle of June. She said because she wanted the date to end sooner.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 07, 2026 10:33 PM (1Ff7Z)

108 Dripping Springs is one of the places I've been researching for a move.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:29 PM (2WIwB)

I would love to find a way to build a 1000 little house on a piece of land that I would give give to the owner when I dead.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:33 PM (gbOdA)

109 Texas...Custer...the Alamo...Indians...SMDH...

Posted by: WTP at March 07, 2026 10:33 PM (Q7v6G)

110 Get some Bulleit, Doof. I liked their Rye.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:33 PM (zZu0s)

111 Time zones are dumb and they suck.

Welcome to Coordinated Universal Time.

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 07, 2026 10:33 PM (7D3Aa)

112
Lol Orange 🍊

Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:33 PM (3ek7K)

113 Affectation is the ridiculous effort of the ignorant to appear wise, the attempt of the barren soul to appear rich.
Posted by: mindful webworker - and the award goes to at March 07, 2026 10:00 PM (l8w2w)

Dang. You had time type that sh** out and still get a first?

Posted by: GWB at March 07, 2026 10:33 PM (kyr9/)

114 3 watches, coffeemaker, microwave and stove clocks to set. I only set the watch I'm wearing. The rest of the displays set themselves, including the atomic clock.
Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026

***
I'm about the same, though I have no stove clock. I'll do all three watches before I go to sleep. The atomic clock I may have to put in the bedroom window tomorrow, facing toward Mecca -- uh, I mean Fort Collins, CO, so it will pick up the signal. The TV, phone, and computers will see to things themselves.

I always forget the clock in the car until the next day.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 10:34 PM (wzUl9)

115 Sure hope they reset the clocks at Whiteman in MO so the B-2s don't arrive at the wrong time over target. Skies are crowded with US and Israeli aircraft bringing love to the turbans, wouldn't want any more friendly fire than Kuwait has already graciously bestowed upon our coalition.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 10:34 PM (U/Byj)

116 you ever try Travelers?
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:29 PM (gbOdA)

Yes. Not a fan. No character.

I did get a sample of the full proof today at the distillery. That wasn't bad, but it was overpriced.

The Sazerac rye 125 proof, though -- hell yeah!!

Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:34 PM (vk1lD)

117 Feetloaf - watched 6 sec. Think I got the gist.

Posted by: mindful webworker - stepped in it now at March 07, 2026 10:34 PM (l8w2w)

118 I don't even bother changing the clocks on the microwave and the stove.

As for my truck, I didn't change the clock on the stereo, because I knew I would have to change it back in a few months. I win.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 07, 2026 10:34 PM (0aYVJ)

119 *checks off 'seen COMM' as someone was asking about her this week*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:35 PM (zZu0s)

120 Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (2WIwB)

16 So, Custer at the Alamo, huh?

OK
Posted by: LRob in OK at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (7D3Aa)

Forget it, he’s on a roll.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 10:35 PM (fSA1n)

121 I always forget the clock in the car until the next day.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 10:34 PM (wzUl9)

My truck has Sirius and can see about 26 sats in the sky and I have to set the time? WTFO

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:35 PM (gbOdA)

122 Bulleit rye is pretty solid, especially for the price. Their 10-yr bourbon is also nice. Haven't had any in a while, maybe will pour a bit for later tonight.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 10:35 PM (U/Byj)

123 I've never understood the time zones, lol.
I'm sure someone here will explain it.
Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:30 PM (3ek7K)

Are time zones a Zionist plot to confuse people? I'm just asking questions here.

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at March 07, 2026 10:36 PM (QZzSm)

124 Affectation is the ridiculous effort of the ignorant to appear wise, the attempt of the barren soul to appear rich.
Posted by: mindful webworker - and the award goes to at March 07, 2026 10:00 PM (l8w2w)

*shifty eyes*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:36 PM (zZu0s)

125 I've got an old Sessions mantle clock, chimes on the hour and the half. Springing forward is easy, but falling back is a pendulum stopper.

Posted by: 13times at March 07, 2026 10:36 PM (uH6hO)

126 Hiway Star - longtime favorite of mine.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 10:37 PM (fSA1n)

127 16 So, Custer at the Alamo, huh?

OK
Posted by: LRob in OK at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (7D3Aa)

Forget it, he’s on a roll.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 10:35 PM (fSA1n)

A bagel or a croissant?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 07, 2026 10:37 PM (S/Y4j)

128 Oh, also, secure a supply of bourbon balls, doof.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:37 PM (zZu0s)

129 Get some Bulleit, Doof. I liked their Rye.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:33 PM (zZu0s)

Their rye is solid. It's my go to for cocktails when I'm out. Their regular bourbon is ok. I got 2 bottles of barrel strength bourbon at the Bulleit distillery a few years ago. Outstanding! Their 10 year bourbon is also quite good.

Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:37 PM (vk1lD)

130 Daylight Saving Time. I like the idea of moving the Sprin forward to 4pm on Friday.

The fall back could be Sunday evening.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 10:37 PM (qFwJc)

131 I left my car clock and bedside clock on DST in November. Replaced batteries in my p/u this winter and set the clock to standard time when I set it, and the stove and microwave need to be set. None of those clocks is at all difficult. I have my friends p/u here. (started as a borrow and now its living here cuz 'safer from theft there') That battery got rundown this summer and it lost its time, it took me months just to figure out how to change the radio station on its fancy system, its clock is still whacked, another friend thought she could figure out and had time to play with it as the passenger and she couldn't get it either. I need a youngster to pull up the how to on their smart phone I guess.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026 10:37 PM (CFj4+)

132 127 16 So, Custer at the Alamo, huh?

OK
Posted by: LRob in OK at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (7D3Aa)

Forget it, he’s on a roll.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 10:35 PM (fSA1n)

A bagel or a croissant?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 07, 2026 10:37 PM (S/Y4j)

Kaiser.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:38 PM (zZu0s)

133 Is there an echo in here? lol

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 10:38 PM (U/Byj)

134 106 Damn. I did not realize daylight savings was tomorrow.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:32 PM (zZu0s)

--------

Don't change your clocks just yet. Boasberg said he might cancel it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 07, 2026 10:38 PM (nWPIJ)

135 please type you phone #
I will call you at 2 to set back

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:38 PM (gbOdA)

136 Oh, also, secure a supply of bourbon balls, doof.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:37 PM (zZu0s)

Why not, I did!

Posted by: Mme. La Guillotine at March 07, 2026 10:39 PM (1Ff7Z)

137 World's fastest talking man - just as impressive that he reads that fast.

"The Auctioneer," a 1956 country song by Leroy Van Dyke, co-written with Buddy Black, as performed by the late great Steve Goodman
https://youtu.be/mEqQI2KU5MY

Posted by: mindful webworker - opening bids at March 07, 2026 10:39 PM (l8w2w)

138 Are time zones a Zionist plot to confuse people? I'm just asking questions here.
Posted by: Tucker Carlson at March 07, 2026 10:36 PM (QZzSm)

You're right, Tucker. They are some sort of plot to needlessly complicate shit and have the government display it's power over time. Again, pointlessly.

On the Joo stuff, youre on your own.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:40 PM (zZu0s)

139 Forget it, he’s on a roll.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 10:35 PM (fSA1n)

A bagel or a croissant?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 07, 2026 10:37 PM (S/Y4j)

Kaiser.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:38 PM (zZu0s)

Jelly

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:40 PM (gbOdA)

140 Feetloaf - watched 6 sec. Think I got the gist.
Posted by: mindful webworker - stepped in it now at March 07, 2026

***
If it had starred Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie, or Nicole Kidman, I'd have watched it all.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 10:40 PM (wzUl9)

141 Is there an echo in here? lol
Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 10:38 PM (U/Byj)

Ha! When bourbon nerds get talking...

Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:40 PM (vk1lD)

142 Something pretty significant happened in Iran today, although few understand it.
The President of Iran today said it was a mistake to fire missiles at the country’s all around them and they would stop.
A few hours later the IRGC said he didn’t know what he was talking about and they fired a bunch of missiles at Bahrain.

The civilians, including the Ayatollahs, have lost all control over the Revolutionary Guards. They’re gonna do whatever they feel like doing, including starting wars with every country around them.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 10:40 PM (fSA1n)

143 136 Oh, also, secure a supply of bourbon balls, doof.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:37 PM (zZu0s)

Why not, I did!
Posted by: Mme. La Guillotine at March 07, 2026 10:39 PM (1Ff7Z)

Oh, well fucking played.

*respectful golfclap*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:41 PM (zZu0s)

144 Will set the stove and microwave in the morning- bet I could do that on the home app if I bothered to look. My car does it by itself, and changes when you drive into different time zones, like magic. I have an Apple Watch, so that is automatic, too. My bracelet watch needs a battery so I can set it however I want, it won’t matter.

Posted by: Piper at March 07, 2026 10:41 PM (Wmg4n)

145 Oh, also, secure a supply of bourbon balls, doof.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 10:37 PM (zZu0s)

Got a box from Rebecca Ruth!

Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:41 PM (vk1lD)

146 Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (2WIwB)

16 So, Custer at the Alamo, huh?

OK
Posted by: LRob in OK at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM (7D3Aa)

Forget it, he’s on a roll.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 10:35 PM (fSA1n)
***

Hey!
I was talking about the rum drink.
someone, who shall remain nameless, just copied it all wrong.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:42 PM (2WIwB)

147 I was gonna say something about Custer at the Alamo, but I changed my clock the wrong direction, and now I'm late.

Posted by: RandomDave at March 07, 2026 10:42 PM (aJQbY)

148
Tom,

I've read that Trump said The Big One is coming.

Anyone know what it is?

Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:42 PM (3ek7K)

149 I certainly have no specific idea of how "command" and actual authority runs in Iran at the moment, but Pezeshkian (and most presidents) have never AFAIK had much authority over the IRGC's "military" operations. The contradictions and chaos just add to the dark comedy.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 10:43 PM (U/Byj)

150 I had that happen to me in the middle of a date once. Girl said it's time to move the clock forward. I asked her why since it was the middle of June. She said because she wanted the date to end sooner.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

zombie Rodney Dangerfield approves this message.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 10:43 PM (VHUov)

151 With the IRGC out of control, it means any negotiations to end the conflict are off the table.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 10:43 PM (fSA1n)

152 Come to think of it, I have never changed the CST/CDT on my Casio sport watch. I use it only as a stopwatch, so the little display of clock time in the corner doesn't matter to me. Without looking, I don't know whether it'll be correct tomorrow, or is correct now.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 10:43 PM (wzUl9)

153 So. What makes you stick recorders up your nose?
Posted by: Piper at March 07, 2026 10:09 PM

That's really weird. But this one time, at band camp....

Posted by: Michelle at March 07, 2026 10:43 PM (Wnv9h)

154 Feetloaf - watched 6 sec. Think I got the gist.
Posted by: mindful webworker

Any bets he has another video on pr0nhub making meat balls?

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 10:44 PM (VHUov)

155 43 So, uh, to when the Camel beauty contest can you get a leg up by sleeping with the judge?
Posted by: 18-1
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The camel or the jockey?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 10:44 PM (rCMWO)

156
148
Tom,

I've read that Trump said The Big One is coming.

Anyone know what it is?

Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10

Tehran is currently on fire, all the oil processing plants were bombed. It looks apocalyptic.

Posted by: Piper at March 07, 2026 10:44 PM (Wmg4n)

157 I've read that Trump said The Big One is coming.

Anyone know what it is?

Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:42 PM

I'm right here, you big dummy.

Posted by: Red Foxx at March 07, 2026 10:44 PM (Wnv9h)

158 "My car does it by itself, and changes when you drive into different time zones, like magic."

Yeah, magic. Heh heh.

Posted by: Big Penguin, watching and leaning at March 07, 2026 10:44 PM (vFG9F)

159 I've read that Trump said The Big One is coming.

Anyone know what it is?

Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:42 PM (3ek7K)

I’d like to see him drop Stacy “Tank” Abrams on them, but I doubt thats what he meant.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 10:45 PM (fSA1n)

160
Lol

Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:45 PM (3ek7K)

161 My truck has Sirius and can see about 26 sats in the sky and I have to set the time? WTFO
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026

***
The Buick has Sirius, but I've never subscribed, so I have no idea what happens with it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 10:45 PM (wzUl9)

162 Diogenes we moved to DS from Austin 2yrs ago and absolutely love it. Feel free to email if you have questions: aoshq at massideas dot net

Posted by: Massideas at March 07, 2026 10:46 PM (31+wr)

163 Tom,

I've read that Trump said The Big One is coming.

Anyone know what it is?

Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:42 PM (3ek7K)

***

The Paolo is, how you say, one who makes love, not war.

Posted by: The Paolo at March 07, 2026 10:47 PM (2WIwB)

164 The Jews fixed the time zones so they'd always be 7-10 hours behind the US, and that way they'd know what we did before we did it. I mean, it's obvious, really. That's how they keep making me look like a fool. As an American, I think that's disgusting, and you should too.

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at March 07, 2026 10:47 PM (BI5O2)

165 "On the day of battle I am glad to have Texas soldiers with me for they are brave and gallant, but I never want to see them before or after, because they are too hard to control."

----- General Zachary Taylor, during the war with Mexico, September, 1846
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 10:01 PM (rCMWO)

The Missourian volunteers who marched West to help take California and wound up garrisoning Taos in time for the Taos rebellion were much the same sort of troops. Hard fighting in war, and in peace provoking the locals to rebel.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 07, 2026 10:47 PM (rbvCR)

166
Dripping Springs is better than Dripping Dicks.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:47 PM (3ek7K)

167 2 "On the day of battle I am glad to have Texas soldiers with me for they are brave and gallant, but I never want to see them before or after, because they are too hard to control."

----- General Zachary Taylor, during the war with Mexico, September, 1846
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 10:01 PM (rCMWO)

Sounds about right 😂

******************************

The way I heard the General Custer joke, they were at the Battle of Little Big Horn, the artist painted a bunch of piles of cow turds with haloes over them, and the tag line was, "Holy S*** - look at all those f***in' Indians!"

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 10:48 PM (SRRAx)

168 Feetloaf - watched 6 sec. Think I got the gist.
Posted by: mindful webworker

Any bets he has another video on pr0nhub making meat balls?
Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 10:44 PM (VHUov)

Or bourbon balls

Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:48 PM (vk1lD)

169 I've read that Trump said The Big One is coming.

Anyone know what it is?

Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:42 PM (3ek7K)

Three Brothers Omniwash?

Tomato and Bacon on an Onion roll?

Posted by: Maxwell Smart at March 07, 2026 10:48 PM (1Ff7Z)

170 Yay, moving day ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura -Z28.310 at March 07, 2026 10:48 PM (KZxLN)

171
Blanco,

I hope moving day is going well.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:49 PM (3ek7K)

172 Kind of exciting if you're staying at the Ramada in Beirut. Evil jooos just took out 4* IRGC Quds Force big-turbans with what looks like a fairly precise strike. Two rooms appear to have been hit. Inside hallway view shows minimal disruption and walls/doors not blown out (I think).

They've been doing these one-unit-in-a-highrise hits for some time. Damn impressive. Equally impressive is the apparently cluelessness of the Iranian gangsters. Staying in a hotel, rather than a series of safehouses? WTFF?

As Rabin said to us in a small briefing room decades ago when asked to explain Israel's history of military success, he said (with his great thick sabra accent) - "first, you must consider our enemies".

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 10:50 PM (U/Byj)

173 25 *checks top 10ish comments*

Damn! Another assist.
What's a guy gotta do???
Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:07 PM (2WIwB)

Don't pass the puck so much
Posted by: Doof at March 07, 2026 10:10 PM (vk1lD)

You would say that ...

Posted by: Wayne Gretzky at March 07, 2026 10:50 PM (3sXRv)

174 I've read that Trump said The Big One is coming.

Anyone know what it is?

===

The Paolo is not what, the Paolo is who.

Posted by: The Paolo at March 07, 2026 10:50 PM (GD0B3)

175 zombie Rodney Dangerfield approves this message.
Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 10:43 PM (VHUov)

I was adjusting my tie as I typed it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 07, 2026 10:51 PM (1Ff7Z)

176 Diogenes we moved to DS from Austin 2yrs ago and absolutely love it. Feel free to email if you have questions: aoshq at massideas dot net
Posted by: Massideas at March 07, 2026 10:46 PM (31+wr)

Thanxs.
Look for a note tomorrow. Still early days but the search is on. Probably somewhere between there and Fredericksburg.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:51 PM (2WIwB)

177 If Trump did not get red of daylight saving torture, no one ever will. We are condemned to live with this atrocity forever. Sad.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 10:52 PM (GD0B3)

178 Tehran is currently on fire, all the oil processing plants were bombed. It looks apocalyptic.
Posted by: Piper at March

Saw today. That Israel/US are running more daily sorties than the entire coalition in Iraq 2

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 10:52 PM (YZ0Fo)

179 All Hail Eris, ya want some excitement? We've got different folks posting as The Paolo. Stay tuned!!

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 07, 2026 10:53 PM (7D3Aa)

180 Gas went up 90 cents here.

Posted by: NCKate at March 07, 2026 10:53 PM (uQzkA)

181 Massideas,
Actually just sent an email.
Phone still had some battery so I didn't have to get off my butt.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 10:54 PM (2WIwB)

182 Oh, the * was meant to denote a wait/see approach to actual identity of the deceased. Though reportedly they were taken to a Hezbollah-affiliated hospital.

(be if you went to the basement of that hospital, and possibly its secret sub-basements, you'd find some rather worried Hezb folks cowering)

Reportedly a Russian plane is taking 100+ IRGC and other official Iranians out of Beirut this morning. Israel publicly said 2 days ago that all IRGC and affiliated Iranian nationals better vamoose immediately. Apparently Israel has established some street cred for such warnings, somehow.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 10:54 PM (U/Byj)

183 Batman is on. It's the one with Julie Newmar as reformed Catwoman.
Meow.

Posted by: fd at March 07, 2026 10:54 PM (vFG9F)

184 ...
The civilians, including the Ayatollahs, have lost all control over the Revolutionary Guards. They’re gonna do whatever they feel like doing, including starting wars with every country around them.
Posted by: Tom Servo

IRGC are loose cannons.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 07, 2026 10:55 PM (/lPRQ)

185 I'm just glad the clock in my truck will be right again for a few months...

Posted by: Brewingfrog at March 07, 2026 10:55 PM (/zCZM)

186 They've been doing these one-unit-in-a-highrise hits for some time. Damn impressive. Equally impressive is the apparently cluelessness of the Iranian gangsters. Staying in a hotel, rather than a series of safehouses? WTFF?

Free WIFI !

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 07, 2026 10:56 PM (/lPRQ)

187 IRGC are loose cannons.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 07, 2026 10:55 PM (/lPRQ)

IRGC loose cannons spent eternity in the box.

Posted by: Floorwalker at March 07, 2026 10:56 PM (1Ff7Z)

188
Lol Brewingfrog

Posted by: fourseasons at March 07, 2026 10:56 PM (3ek7K)

Saturday Evening Movie Thread - 3/7/2026

The Oscars

A couple of years ago, I went through all of the Best Picture winners and wrote about the whole experience over the course of about a year. I've been revisiting the whole exercise recently with an eye towards this year's ceremony, and I think I've come away with new thoughts.

Firstly, I think One Battle After Another will win the big award. Why? Well, I still haven't seen it (that'll change if it wins, it's on HBO Max), but it won the Golden Globe, the PGA, and the DGA awards. It's historically unusual for a movie to win that much (the different organizations have a lot of overlapping voters) and lose. I don't really care. I've only seen Frankenstein, F1, Train Dreams, and Sinners from the list of nominees (I'd vote for Frankenstein out of the three I've seen).

However, the point of this is to wonder...why the hell should anyone care?

Cultural Relevance

Is it unusual to hear the message these days that no one cares? Not at all, so I know I'm not the first on that front. However, I think I've come up with some reasons that not many others have considered. The first and foremost is the self-conscious effort by the members of the Academy, several thousand highly respected individuals at the height of power in the world of Hollywood, to separate their premiere awards ceremony from popular taste. And it didn't actually start that recently.

In the beginning, Louis B. Mayer wanted to control the rest of Hollywood not directly under his control at MGM. To help head off the rise of labor unions in Los Angeles, he started the Academy to create something of a clearing house for labor disputes that put the studios at a point of power over talent. He followed that up with the Academy Awards the following year to, as he put it, give out baubles to the talent so they would make the movies he wanted made. MGM made films designed to appeal to the masses. He made middle-brow fare with big stars and lots of entertainment value (and spiraling costs, which would doom the studio no matter its successes in later decades). Long after Mayer lost power in the industry, that ethos largely maintained through huge upheavals in the industry brought on by the downfall of the studio system and the rise of television as a main competitor.

Through the 60s and 70s, the Academy was awarding big money makers that people respected. The vast majority of these films were in the top ten earners of the year. Many of them were top three. However, that changed in the 80s.

The 80s was when Hollywood discovered that franchise/genre filmmaking could be a huge money maker. Genre was always an embarrassing necessity to the studios. Cranking out cheap B-westerns to keep the cash flow positive so they could pay for prestige pictures like The Life of Emile Zola that took longer to make and cost more. However, the 80s, in the wake of the unprecedented successes of Jaws and Star Wars, saw Hollywood find the most reliable revenue stream in theaters in decades: the sequel.

And Hollywood has always hated it. Anything populist in appeal became fodder for franchise filmmaking, and the Academy simply...stopped nominating the biggest money makers as an unspoken rule. Oh, you can find exceptions. Titanic is the big one, but they are very much exceptions. The movies awarded progressively got smaller with smaller returns over time. That dovetailed over the past twenty years or so when the Academy just decided to flip their middle finger at the public, starting with the snubbing of The Dark Knight in 2008 (which wasn't nominated for Best Picture) and extending to today where the only real huge success (there have been smaller successes) was Oppenheimer which feels like an apologia to Christopher Nolan for the Dark Knight snub.

The Academy intentionally told the people, for decades, that their tastes didn't matter when it came to the Academy's biggest annual gala. That the public was good enough to make slop for, but that slop wasn't worthy of praise. No wonder TV ratings are down so much. Seriously, who cares about Nomadland?

An Ideal World

Let's take all of that away, and assume that the Oscars are actually only concerned with awarding the best movie of the year, no matter where it comes from. Should you care? Should you, a peon out in the hinterlands, like me, with no say in major decisions in Hollywood, with no influence beyond our tiny addition to the economic side of the business, with no direct ties to people actually in the industry, care about the Oscars?

No.

No, you should not.

The Oscars are an industry award show. They are the top tier of an industry coming together to celebrate the professional accomplishments of each other. You know who else has an industry award annually? The American Society for Quality, the professional organization for statisticians and industrial engineers. Do you care about who gets their annual fellowship? I kind of care because my father won it twice, but that's it. And the ASQ probably affects our daily lives more than the Academy. Their contributions to industrial processes creates efficiencies that make our lives better. What about the Academy? They entertain us for a couple of hours at a time, at best, and then we're off to live our lives. Should you care about the people who made those and the baubles that they hand to each other?

Absolutely not.

�But, TJM, they are experts and know so much about what makes a good movie. Why should I ignore them?�

Because that's an argument by authority and the Academy is a terrible authority. From the beginning, the entire thing has been about control. Control of the direction of the industry. Mayer did it rather openly. The 50s-70s was an obvious battle between old school studio filmmakers and the emerging New American Cinema (the contrasts between Oliver! and Midnight Cowboy, winning back to back, as well as The French Connection and The Godfather, also winning back to back, are illustrative). The 80s was a real attempt to direct the industry away from the money makers overall. The Academy had residual cultural influence from the decades of them picking from popular movies, which allowed the fiction of their leadership to last for a while. But, the open embrace of politics in the 2010s (really started in the late 2000s) was just accelerating a trend that had already started thirty years early. And that's not even talking about people like Harvey Weinstein mastering the Oscar campaign (begun in 1978 with The Deer Hunter) to win with movies like The English Patient.

The Spectacle

But what about the ceremony itself. Is that worth watching? Well, that's a joke question, right? One reason ratings have cratered is that the show is boring. Which is weird since you have the premiere entertainers of the premiere entertainment industry showing the world that they don't know how to put on a show.

But I think the problem is the format itself. There is literally no drama on display for three hours. Say what you want about the politicization of sports, but the actual show on display is filled with the drama of physical feats. What is the drama inherent in the Oscars?

It's the reveal of the choice. Except, that's not drama. The drama itself is the choice. Those choices were made privately by Academy voters as they cast their ballots. They were when PricewaterhouseCoopers counts the ballots. It's not when someone opens an envelope. That's manufactured tension that lasts for mere seconds. Think of reality television like Survivor. The end of every episode is just a vote that lasts for 5-10 minutes, keeping people riveted to their sets because we are actually seeing the drama play out. It's not great drama, but it's something as we watch the people discuss their choices, go off to write down a name, and then Jeff Probst brings the ballots out one at a time. In contrast, The Oscars has movie stars stiffly deliver badly written dialogue, we get a metaphorical drumroll as they open an envelope, and then they reveal the result of drama. It's brief, manufactured tension, and in between are dresses and tuxedos.

It's honestly a bad show, and it always has been. It helped that the glamour of older Hollywood was more pristine in its presentation due to tighter control of PR agents who kept the biggest stars aloof from most day to day concerns. Outside of the movies themselves, the Oscars were one of the only places to actually see many of the biggest stars of the day. Now, they're just easier to see outside of those venues, so the Oscars is less special. (Also, I would argue that it was the glamour that attracted people, of which the stars were representative, not the stars themselves. I have a long held-antipathy to the very idea of the star system, finding most interpretations of it to be deeply flawed.)

Should You Watch?

I'm not your supervisor, but I'm certainly not going to. I'll probably keep up a blog post on my phone that updates with the winners and refresh every half an hour or so as I watch something else because I have a basic curiosity about the affair.

You see, the list of Best Picture winners is actually...a really good list of movies. Does each individual movie represent the best of the year? I don't...really care. There are a handful of bad movies, but there are a lot of good and a whole lot of great films honored. That list of films is not a bad thing to go through in an ongoing education of film (mostly American) history. But it's no more authoritative than my own lists or the AFI's lists or the BFI's lists or the lists you made about your favorite movies. The presence on this list of Best Picture winners does not make them better. Their absence on the list does not make them worse.

The key though is that the Academy is a nest of snakes who are actually using the industry awards show to jockey for power over the direction of the industry as a whole (you know...the stated point of the whole thing from the beginning), an effort that makes no sense anymore since the winners tend to be tiny movies that can't affect audience tastes anymore since few people see them. I mean, seriously, Anora is so sexually explicit that it will never reach a wide audience (it made $21 million at the US box office, a profit for the $5 million budgeted film). It's also really good, by the way.

Anyway, I love the medium, but I cannot be bothered with the people who make the movies giving each other baubles. It's a minor curiosity, and I am tired of thinking about it.

Movies of Today

Opening in Theaters:

The Bride

Hoppers

Movies I Saw This Fortnight:

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (Rating 1.5/4) Full Review "However, the script is way too thin, the directing doesn't give enough time to really build anything, most importantly a dangerous tone or mood, and the resolution feels like just another disconnected piece to end a series of disconnected pieces." [YouTube]

Death in High Heels (Rating 2/4) Full Review "Still, this is probably the best of the pack so far. That's not saying a whole lot, but it's a more intentional package from the pre-war films." [YouTube]

Dick Barton: Special Agent (Rating 2/4) Full Review "Still, Hammer has to start making something outright good at some point, right? Maybe when they hire Christopher Lee." [Library]

The Dark Road (Rating 1/4) Full Review "At least it's short at less than 70 minutes, but that 70 minutes is largely just dull." [Library]

The Adventures of PC 49 (Rating 3/4) Full Review "It's a bit of a hidden gem. It won't change the world, but it'll entertain for about 60 minutes." [YouTube]

Dick Barton Strikes Back (Rating 2.5/4) Full Review "Still, he does his best, and he can't quite save it. It's close, but not there. Oh well, it was a modest entertainment for a time. I have to appreciate that as it comes." [Library]

The Man in Black (Rating 2/4) Full Review "That being said, this is�mediocre but passable. It's not good, but it's not outright bad either. It's just milquetoast and not really worth much thought." [YouTube]

Room to Let (Rating 2/4) Full Review "I'm disappointed that my difficult trek to discover this movie didn't yield something more fruitful and entertaining, but really I shouldn't be surprised that all I got was milquetoast Hammer out of it." [Personal Collection]

Contact

Email any suggestions or questions to thejamesmadison.aos at symbol gmail dot com.
I've also archived all the old posts here, by request. I'll add new posts a week after they originally post at the HQ.

Please check out my videos from the last couple of weeks, mostly Oscar focused:

History of the Oscars Part One
History of the Oscars Part Two
History of the Oscars Part Three
Stanley Kubrick: The Definitive Ranking
Stanley Kubrick: The Directors Series
My next thread will be on 3/28 and it will discuss a disappointing series of sequels.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at 07:45 PM

Comments

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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 07:46 PM (Ia/+0)

2 The ONLY movies out of this bunch I even remotely like are the war movies. Dunkirk, Hacksaw Ridge and 1917, seen lots of the others but couldn't tell you why the wete made

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 07:48 PM (Ia/+0)

3 Movies were once the thing and Oscar helped make it happen.

While the movies may have 'gotten smaller' other forms have gotten bigger. Some amazing things in limited or extended form have been made in this generation. Name me a more realized character than Tony Soprano.

If Oscar wants to go back to the future, then Sinners should have a great night,

Posted by: Ignoramus at March 07, 2026 07:54 PM (dtajH)

4 Good evening, TJM.

I'm reading "The Kings of Hollywood", which is excellent, and learned that Coppola didn't think much of Puzo's "The Godfather", which he felt was a sleazy potboiler filled with sex and violence. But the studios wanted an Italian to write and direct it, and George Lucas begged him to take the job because Zoetrope Studios was broke. So Coppola put the focus on family dynamics and found an angle he could really get behind, and the rest is history.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 07:54 PM (kpS4V)

5 Saturday night. And I’m reading the Movie Thread.
Huh.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now only somebody that you used to know at March 07, 2026 07:56 PM (+EVjX)

6 I can't remember the last time I watched the Academy Awards. I'll continue that streak.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 07:57 PM (cxFcK)

7 The Offer is a ten-part series on the making of The Godfather.

See it.

Posted by: Ignoramus at March 07, 2026 07:57 PM (dtajH)

8 I think "One Battle After Another" got so many good reviews because it wore its radical politics on its sleeve and so attracted a self-selecting audience.

It may be a great flick, but it came out after a spate of Leftist violence and I wasn't in the mood for that shit.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 07:58 PM (kpS4V)

9 This year I've already watched Band of Brothers, Generation Kill, Chernobyl and I've stated Masters of the Air and The Pacific. It seems I watch them earlier and earlier each year.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:00 PM (cxFcK)

10 My favorite Oscar is the grouch.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 07, 2026 08:00 PM (KAi1n)

11 If Oscar wants to go back to the future, then Sinners should have a great night,
Posted by: Ignoramus

Can't speak to Sinners as I've yet to see it but Jessie Buckley gave a wonderful performance in Hamnet so I guess I'll root for a win for her. This is the first year in a very long time that I've even seen any of the movies nominated.

Posted by: Tuna at March 07, 2026 08:00 PM (lJ0H4)

12 Only movie on this years list I saw was F1... and that one I really liked.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 07, 2026 08:01 PM (mP0Kj)

13 Get your ticket, buy your popcorn, find your seat, and put in your earplugs. By the time the movie starts you have to go take a leak. When you come back the theater looks like the Milky Way with all the cellphones. Not worth it to me. Thanks, TJM.

Posted by: Eromero at March 07, 2026 08:01 PM (LHPAg)

14 With all the critics howling "Horrible!" And "Worst picture of the year!", I knew I absolutely had to see "The Bride!", and I'm glad I saw this big messy gilded turd of a film.

The spirit of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is residing in limbo, trying to break free and complete the second part of Frankenstein as she really wanted to tell it. When Chicago party girl Ida is shoved down a staircase by a mobster's henchmen for threatening to spill his secrets, Mary will find a way to inhabit her broken body.

At the same time, a desperately lonely Monster is in town to beg a scientist to make him a bride. She reluctantly agrees and they dig up a fresh body -- Ida's. She zaps Ida awake and Mary jumps in. The Bride toggles between the plummy tones of the writer and the wisecracking gun moll. Frankie is entranced.

The movie becomes a Bonnie and Clyde story with period movie dancing and singing and bullet-ridden mayhem, as the two lovers evade the law. Jessie Buckley looks like a reanimated Jean Harlow.

I agree with Christian Toto's review: it's a swing and a miss, but Maggie Gyllenhaal is to be commended for taking such a big swing. I was never bored.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:01 PM (kpS4V)

15 I think "One Battle After Another" got so many good reviews because it wore its radical politics on its sleeve and so attracted a self-selecting audience.

It may be a great flick, but it came out after a spate of Leftist violence and I wasn't in the mood for that shit.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 07:58 PM (kpS4V)

I wouldn't bet on it even being a great flick. The trailers alone made it look tedious.

Posted by: Dr. T at March 07, 2026 08:01 PM (lHPJf)

16 The peoples' tastes really don't matter though.
Look at The Bride!. It's shit, and a lot of critics know it (60% on RT ain't great), but Karen is showing up so audience score is 73%.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 07, 2026 08:01 PM (gKWVE)

17 I'll never forgive the Academy for robbing 'Harley Davidson and The Marlboro Man' of an Oscar!!! Bastards!!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 07, 2026 08:03 PM (PGK1w)

18 I rented the new Naked Gun with Liam. I was surprised at how much they kept with the original vibe. I liked it. Pamela Anderson was great.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:03 PM (cxFcK)

19 TJM,
I always appreciate your threads.
And I absolutely do not care about the Oscars.
In fact, I am surprised the local theater is even still open. It has the most empty parking lot in town.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 08:03 PM (2WIwB)

20 The funny thing about One Battle is that it credits Pynchon's Vineland as its original source.

I don't always understand Pynchon (who does?), but I sense that Vineland was lampooning the original hippies of his day, when they had some relevance.

Now they're a punch line.

Did the makers of One Battle not see this/

Posted by: Ignoramus at March 07, 2026 08:04 PM (dtajH)

21 Can't speak to Sinners as I've yet to see it but Jessie Buckley gave a wonderful performance in Hamnet so I guess I'll root for a win for her. This is the first year in a very long time that I've even seen any of the movies nominated.
Posted by: Tuna at March 07, 2026 08:00 PM (lJ0H4)

Of all the movies I saw last year, Sinners and Weapons were the only good ones. This is a promising trend for movies with one-word titles.

Posted by: Dr. T at March 07, 2026 08:04 PM (lHPJf)

22 I used to pay more attention to the Oscars, but haven't watched the presentations in at least fifteen years and maybe more. Always enjoyed movies and if I made it a point to catch the best picture winners and nominees, and the winners for screenplays, I'd see some good stuff and pick up on names of writers I should watch for. Been quite a while since I could count on finding things I'd enjoy that way.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 07, 2026 08:04 PM (q3u5l)

23 18 I rented the new Naked Gun with Liam. I was surprised at how much they kept with the original vibe. I liked it. Pamela Anderson was great.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:03 PM (cxFcK)

It was subpar compared to the originals...I didn't find it very funny, which was disappointing...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 07, 2026 08:05 PM (tOcjL)

24 I plan to watch Project Hail Mary, at home

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 08:06 PM (DoBxX)

25 I liked Sinners

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 08:06 PM (DoBxX)

26 There is no justice in Tinseltown, Puddleglum. I think "Goon" deserved Best Screenplay.

Gord Ogilvey: Alright boys, listen up. We're sill in this thing. We just need a quick one.
John Stevenson: Listen up Cash!
Gord Ogilvey: We gotta work harder than them, okay?
John Stevenson: Harder than them, guys.
Gord Ogilvey: You know what's hard work? Going through a divorce, she's trying to get all my money now. She can have half of it, I don't give a shit. The other half, hard work, mine! Some guys on their team are fuckin' divorced. Three guys there, who's fuckin' marriages are in the fuckin' toilet.
John Stevenson: We're playing divorced guys.
Doug Glatt: Yeah!
Gord Ogilvey: We gotta be fuckin' triceps, biceps, arceps hard!
Doug Glatt: Hard!
Gord Ogilvey: Greek fuckin' underground gay porn hard!
John Stevenson: We're all Adonises!
Gord Ogilvey: Highlanders, gay porn hard!
Doug Glatt: Gay porn hard!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:06 PM (kpS4V)

27 "I agree with Christian Toto's review: it's a swing and a miss, "

It will be a Midnight Movie Classic. There's parts of it that soar. Mostly Jessie and Christian being the star-crossed lovers.

Posted by: Ignoramus at March 07, 2026 08:08 PM (dtajH)

28 We watched all the Oscar vids last night. Really enjoyed them. Was shocked at how many of my "alternate" picks were in agreement with you haah

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:08 PM (YZ0Fo)

29 No pynchon was dead earnest,

Neesons dead pan delivery only goes so far

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:08 PM (bXbFr)

30 Mostly Jessie and Christian being the star-crossed lovers.
Posted by: Ignoramus at March 07, 2026 08:08 PM (dtajH)
----

It was touching!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:09 PM (kpS4V)

31 It was subpar compared to the originals...I didn't find it very funny, which was disappointing...
Posted by: Nova Local

Oh, c'mon! When Pamela tried to buy time by singing skat jazz? I thought that was great. Plus the scene where all the detectives were on their knees paying homage to their father's portraits and OJ's son just looks into the camera and shakes his head. No way, man.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:10 PM (cxFcK)

32 Of all the movies I saw last year, Sinners and Weapons were the only good ones. This is a promising trend for movies with one-word titles.
Posted by: Dr. T at

Love both of those. Also enjoyed Frankenstein and the performances in hamnet and Marty supreme.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:11 PM (YZ0Fo)

33 I sleo liked Weapons

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 08:12 PM (eZ5tL)

34 I have a long held-antipathy to the very idea of the star system, finding most interpretations of it to be deeply flawed.
_______
You really should explain exactly what you mean by that, and why you believe it. Not just your subjective feelings.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 07, 2026 08:12 PM (AlhUl)

35 "Train Dreams" was in my top five. A real mood piece.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:13 PM (kpS4V)

36 Train Dreams" was in my top five. A real mood piece.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf

That's at the top of my watch list. Just haven't got to it yet.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:14 PM (YZ0Fo)

37 Haven't seen any new films, though F1 might interest me. I do love racing movies. I might like Sinners too. Lots of good vampire movies out there. Lots of bad ones too (Twilight, meh). I couldn't get through the first 5 minutes of it. Then, I'm not its audience. Avatar was the same way. Horrible dialogue within the first 5 minutes and I never tried to get through it. It was just bad.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 07, 2026 08:15 PM (PGK1w)

38 Sinners was pretty creative, better than what coogler has been able to do certsinly since black panther

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:16 PM (bXbFr)

39 34 I have a long held-antipathy to the very idea of the star system, finding most interpretations of it to be deeply flawed.
_______
You really should explain exactly what you mean by that, and why you believe it. Not just your subjective feelings.
Posted by: Eeyore at March 07, 2026 08:12 PM (AlhUl

====

I've written a thread on it before. It is not the topic of this thread.

Posted by: TJM's phone at March 07, 2026 08:16 PM (GBKbO)

40 I did catch the Neeson/Anderson Naked Gun, and didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I'd hoped to.

Neeson did a nice deadpan -- not quite up to Leslie Nielsen, but not bad at all. Anderson was okay in her part. Kinda liked some of the quick sight gags. But the whole thing had a been-there-done-that feel to it and there wasn't much there that really equalled (I wasn't hoping for surpassed) the original. YMMV.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 07, 2026 08:17 PM (q3u5l)

41 Haven't seen any new films, though F1 might interest me. I do love racing movies. I might like Sinners too. Lots of good vampire movies out there. Lots of bad ones too (Twilight, meh). I couldn't get through the first 5 minutes of it. Then, I'm not its audience. Avatar was the same way. Horrible dialogue within the first 5 minutes and I never tried to get through it. It was just bad.
Posted by: Puddleglum at

F1 was a ton of fun. Thought it was really well made. Racing scenes esp. and the characters were all likeable of believable.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:17 PM (YZ0Fo)

42 Are the Academy Awards even on OTATV nowadays?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 07, 2026 08:17 PM (4NO2D)

43 But michael b jordan is michael b jordan all the time

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:17 PM (bXbFr)

44 In honor of the Oscars, I am watching Innerspace. It's a dumb 80s movie, but i like it. And I have always liked Martin Short. Sad about his daughter's passing.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 07, 2026 08:18 PM (0aYVJ)

45 Oscar the Grouch

Oooo, my VPN IS BANNED

Posted by: epador at March 07, 2026 08:18 PM (TRnzq)

46 re the Academy Awards even on OTATV nowadays?
Posted by: toby928(c

Still ABC. They signed a deal to move to YouTube. I think it starts in 28. Could be off on the year.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:19 PM (YZ0Fo)

47 I had read reviews of One Battle After Another, and knew it was another one of those "message" movies that the scolds in Hollywood use to bash over our heads until we agree with their misguided ideas. Hard pass before even trying to slog through it.

Mr. TiFW, on the other hand, grew up in a miniscule town 30 miles from the nearest movie theater, and with 5 kids on a school principal's salary, he only saw 3 movies in the theater when he was growing up. He will watch ANYTHING, even if he figures out during the first 5 minutes that a movie is absolute dreck.

He forced himself to sit through One Battle After Another. He can't stop talking about how absolutely AWFUL he thought it was.

So, yeah, it will probably win Best Picture.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 08:19 PM (SRRAx)

48 In honor of the Oscars, I am watching Innerspace.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank

I'm watching another Twilight Zone marathon on SyfY. Sigh.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:20 PM (cxFcK)

49 Took my suster to see F-1, lkke many movies its plausible otherwise it wouldn't be interesting maybe.

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:20 PM (Ia/+0)

50 I haven't cared about any awards for decades. The problem with awards is that they pull things toward them. No one would have made "Nomadland" or "Moonlight" because they thought it would be popular. I suspect they were made precisely because they're considered "Oscar bait."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 07, 2026 08:20 PM (CHHv1)

51 It doesn't help the Oscars that politics rears its head so often, back to Brando and Fonda and Redgrave at least. And now they bleat and yammer all day every day.

Make one miss the days of studio control, almost.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:21 PM (kpS4V)

52 He forced himself to sit through One Battle After Another. He can't stop talking about how absolutely AWFUL he thought it was.

So, yeah, it will probably win Best Picture.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth

The cinematography is quite great. And the car "chase" was well done. Yup. That's all I got for positives.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:21 PM (YZ0Fo)

53 My choices for tonight are SISU 2, Rental Family, Nuremberg, or the latest Superman.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 07, 2026 08:22 PM (4NO2D)

54 choices for tonight are SISU 2, Rental Family, Nuremberg, or the latest Superman.
Posted by: toby928(c) at

That's quite the range of movies!

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:23 PM (YZ0Fo)

55 Or I could start a ten year old five season SciFi series called Killjoys.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 07, 2026 08:24 PM (4NO2D)

56 31 It was subpar compared to the originals...I didn't find it very funny, which was disappointing...
Posted by: Nova Local

Oh, c'mon! When Pamela tried to buy time by singing skat jazz? I thought that was great. Plus the scene where all the detectives were on their knees paying homage to their father's portraits and OJ's son just looks into the camera and shakes his head. No way, man.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:10 PM (cxFcK)

The OJ joke was in the trailer...and when the trailer has the best jokes of the movie...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 07, 2026 08:24 PM (tOcjL)

57 My choices for tonight are SISU 2, Rental Family, Nuremberg, or the latest Superman.
Posted by: toby928(c)

Those are good choices. Take Nuremberg and tell me if it's worth it.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:24 PM (cxFcK)

58 Michael might b. Jordan but he don't b. like Mike.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 07, 2026 08:24 PM (KAi1n)

59 An action packed adventure series following a fun loving hard living trio of interplanetary bounty hunters.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 07, 2026 08:25 PM (4NO2D)

60 Okay I just looked at what's up for Best Picture:

Sinners, One Battle after Another, Hamnet, Sentimental Value, Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent, and Train Dreams.

I've seen Bugonia, Frankenstein, and Train Dreams. I'd be happy if any of those won.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:26 PM (kpS4V)

61 We might have a Firefly sequel soon.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:26 PM (cxFcK)

62 the list of Best Picture winners is actually...a really good list of movies...But it's no more authoritative than my own lists or the AFI's lists or the BFI's lists or the lists you made about your favorite movies. - TJM

Amen. I would like to include Fanboy Flicks' list of movies as wildly overlooked group of films by people the make film lists. Granted, these movies appeal to those with a rather esoteric and peculiar sense of taste and style. To this I argue shouldn't be a reason to shun them. It is why we should embrace them as they represent the collective mind of something artistically special and are examples of cinema in a class of their own. Mentally ill, criminal, or just plain clueless also comes to mind. Long Live Fanboy Flicks! Hoorah!

https://www.youtube.com/@FanboyFlicks

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 07, 2026 08:26 PM (BnDlA)

63 Oh, c'mon! When Pamela tried to buy time by singing skat jazz? I thought that was great. Plus the scene where all the detectives were on their knees paying homage to their father's portraits and OJ's son just looks into the camera and shakes his head. No way, man.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually

We saw it in the theater and the place was packed and people were laughing so hard at different jokes that you missed some. It's been ALONG time since I've experienced that in a theater. The crane with the car freaking killed me.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:26 PM (YZ0Fo)

64 I've seen Bugonia, Frankenstein, and Train Dreams. I'd be happy if any of those won.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She

Haven't seen bugonia yet. But I always enjoy his movies. How was it compared to his others?

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:27 PM (YZ0Fo)

65 I haven't watched the oscars in years. I just don't give a shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 08:27 PM (snZF9)

66 Yeah i dread what they will do with,

Nathan fillion doesnt look that bad

One recalls he got his debut in that terrible dracula 2000

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:28 PM (bXbFr)

67 We might have a Firefly sequel soon.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:26 PM

I aim to eat prunes. - Malcolm Reynolds

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 07, 2026 08:28 PM (4NO2D)

68 So did gerald butler

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:29 PM (bXbFr)

69 Okay, Nuremberg it is.

Russell Crowe better be a good Hermann Göring.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 07, 2026 08:30 PM (4NO2D)

70 Yeah i dread what they will do with,

Nathan fillion doesnt look that bad

One recalls he got his debut in that terrible dracula 2000
Posted by: Miguel cervantes

He was in saving private ryan.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:30 PM (YZ0Fo)

71 Haven't seen bugonia yet. But I always enjoy his movies. How was it compared to his others?
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:27 PM (YZ0Fo)
---

Just as batshit as "Poor Things" (which I also loved), but there is real pathos in Jesse Plemmons' performance that makes it a cut above.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:30 PM (kpS4V)

72 The Deer Hunter - first sat through this from start to finish about a year ago.
JFC that was bad. Like they decided to see how much they could insult blue-color Americans while dumping a bunch of money to make it look like a slick production.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 07, 2026 08:30 PM (/lPRQ)

73 I admit I had to look up some of the classic actors/actresses in TJM's pics. I don't know the first one; perhaps it's from the first Academy Awards?

The second is from 1956, when Ernest Borgnine won Best Actor and Jack Lemmon Best Supporting. The woman on the left must be Jo Van Fleet, the one on the right Anna Magnani. But who is the woman at center?

The fourth pic is William Holden and Donna Reed. Donna no doubt for From Here to Eternity, but I'm not sure which role Bill won for, or was tagged for, that year. The "JJ Sefton" role in Stalag 17, I guess?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 08:31 PM (wzUl9)

74 William Holden looks drunk as a skunk.

Who's the big girl in the pic above?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 08:31 PM (rCMWO)

75 My favorite part of the Oscars is the deep thoughts political speeches by people who confuse being able think deeply about a subject with being able to memorize scripts and spit out their lines with or without their clothes on.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 07, 2026 08:32 PM (BnDlA)

76 Just as batshit as "Poor Things" (which I also loved), but there is real pathos in Jesse Plemmons' performance that makes it a cut above.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She

Awesome. I'll bump it up the to do list. I loved poor things too. But lobster is still my favorite of his.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:32 PM (YZ0Fo)

77 I still need to watch the end of Venom 3 at some point.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 07, 2026 08:32 PM (4NO2D)

78 Was he (,i didnt look that closely)

Fox did joss whedon dirty how they handled thar series

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:33 PM (bXbFr)

79 Deer Hunter - first sat through this from start to finish about a year ago.
JFC that was bad. Like they decided to see how much they could insult blue-color Americans while dumping a bunch of money to make it look like a slick production.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley

I had to watch that in a college class and then wrote an essay about it. I did not have kind things to say. The professor did not care for my take.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:33 PM (YZ0Fo)

80 Yes sinatra and aldo ray were in fhte

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:33 PM (bXbFr)

81 I thought Sinners was a Hate Whitey movie. I don't sense that now. I'll give it a go.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:34 PM (cxFcK)

82 Was he (,i didnt look that closely)

Fox did joss whedon dirty how they handled thar series
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March

Minnesota Ryan

And yes thy did.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:34 PM (YZ0Fo)

83 I got one of the Oscar's from the 40s show up in my ewetub suggested. Hosted by Bob Hope.

He was funny.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 08:35 PM (zZu0s)

84 Nobody cares because the movies stink and the actors stink. There may be three or five actual good movies in a year the rest are trash. There is no real competition to be awarded. That's their problem.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 08:35 PM (rCMWO)

85 Only movie on this years list I saw was F1... and that one I really liked.
Posted by: Romeo13

Ditto.

As far as the show, the most I'll see of it is Piper's ONT fashion rundown, if she does one.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 08:35 PM (VHUov)

86 Miss Linda wants me to watch the first Wicked movie. She says I might like the animals. I might. Almost anything would be an improvement over the sequel.

When did movie and theater musicals start having songs that all sound alike? There are no upbeat songs, no fast ones, no catchy ones that send you out of the theatre humming them or singing some of the lyrics. Oh, for the days of Guys and Dolls and My Fair Lady --!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 08:35 PM (wzUl9)

87 Thx TJM great post and vid.
Haven't been to a movie theater probably since The Return of the King. Haven't seen any of the movies this year
The English Patient is mentioned. I would rather stick knitting needles in my eyes than watch that again

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 07, 2026 08:36 PM (/C62k)

88 They did that with most of his projects

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:36 PM (bXbFr)

89 thought Sinners was a Hate Whitey movie. I don't sense that now. I'll give it a go.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

You just have to accept that the film maker (coogler) is going to have a point of view. As long as you accept that and set it aside it's a pretty great viewing experience.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:36 PM (YZ0Fo)

90 William Holden looks drunk as a skunk.

Who's the big girl in the pic above?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026

***
That, I've heard, was Holden's offscreen hobby.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 08:37 PM (wzUl9)

91 For us, the movie that all others get compared to for worst movie is "Eye Of The Beholder", starring Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, and kd lang.

Lots of interesting premises, but at some point when watching the movie, the end credits start rolling.

I swear, we had to laugh when EVERYONE in the theater turned to the person they were with and said, " Is that it? Is the movie over?"

And then everyone started nervously chuckling because they realized that everyone else around them was asking the same thing.

We left the theater to find a whole lot of people lined up to see the next showing. Police officers were actually there - I guess to keep people without tickets out (it was opening day). When we got into the car, we speculated that the theater was going to need those officers there later on to keep patrons from rushing the box office, demanding a refund.

After all these years, no movie has pushed that one out of first place for worst movie we have paid good money to see, but Mr. TiFW ranks "One Thing After Another" right up there in that category...

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 08:37 PM (SRRAx)

92 >>>confuse being able think deeply about a subject with being able to memorize scripts and spit out their lines with or without their clothes on.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
--

Charlie Sheen ! Two good men - funny. Charlie good.
Charlie forgets that he's a good actor but has no thoughts of his own. Charlie leaves the show. Charlie falls on face.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 08:38 PM (rCMWO)

93 If the average Joes and Janes do not care about the titles up for the Oscars, it is meaningless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 07, 2026 08:38 PM (hJH5n)

94 Oh that was a terrible film wth were they thinking with that film

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:39 PM (bXbFr)

95 I haven't seen the movie, but I just know I'd have an Elaine Benes reaction to "The English Patient".

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:39 PM (kpS4V)

96 86 Miss Linda wants me to watch the first Wicked movie. She says I might like the animals. I might. Almost anything would be an improvement over the sequel.

When did movie and theater musicals start having songs that all sound alike? There are no upbeat songs, no fast ones, no catchy ones that send you out of the theatre humming them or singing some of the lyrics. Oh, for the days of Guys and Dolls and My Fair Lady --!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 08:35 PM (wzUl9)

Wicked 1 is superior...although I find both worthwhile...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 07, 2026 08:40 PM (tOcjL)

97 Yeah but as with grant, send them the same thing he waa drinking

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:40 PM (bXbFr)

98 haven't seen the movie, but I just know I'd have an Elaine Benes reaction to "The English Patient"

======

It's the most bored I've ever been watching a movie. I'm sure there is a redeeming quality or 2. I was too bored to even look for them.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:41 PM (YZ0Fo)

99 William Holden looks drunk as a skunk.
Posted by: Braenyard

Speaking of drunks. Broadrick Crawford won best actor Academy Award for his work in all the All the King's Men (this film also won the best picture award). One of my favorites.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 07, 2026 08:41 PM (BnDlA)

100 After all these years, no movie has pushed that one out of first place for worst movie we have paid good money to see, but Mr. TiFW ranks "One Thing After Another" right up there in that category...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 08:37 PM (SRRAx)

Nope, worst was the original Blair Witch Project...there is NOTHING redeeming about that movie...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 07, 2026 08:41 PM (tOcjL)

101 I haven't been in an actual movie theater in 20 years or so, so.my opinion about present movies is probably not representative, but I saw Frankenstein and I thought it was wonderful. I entered with my unconscious expectations bounded by Karloff and Mel.Brooks. By the end, the Dr and the monster were real.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 07, 2026 08:41 PM (sR2WI)

102 Saw Deer Hunter when it first came out, H8ed it really.

This week decided my top 10 war movies, Master and Commander I think is my favorite, Battleground is 2nd

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:42 PM (Ia/+0)

103 98
It's the most bored I've ever been watching a movie. I'm sure there is a redeeming quality or 2. I was too bored to even look for them.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:41 PM (YZ0Fo

===

It is a very pretty movie. Also bad. And morally repugnant. But pretty.

Posted by: TJM's phone at March 07, 2026 08:42 PM (GBKbO)

104
Need subtitles on the pics.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 08:44 PM (rCMWO)

105 This week decided my top 10 war movies, Master and Commander I think is my favorite, Battleground is 2nd
Posted by: Skip at March

Where do all quiet on the western front and all quiet on the western front rank?

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:45 PM (YZ0Fo)

106 It is a very pretty movie. Also bad. And morally repugnant. But pretty.
Posted by: TJM's phone

See a redeeming quality.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:46 PM (YZ0Fo)

107 Who is the woman with the bearded guy?
Is she a woman? The grip she's got on Oscar could strangle a guy. Who is she?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 08:47 PM (rCMWO)

108 It is a very pretty movie. Also bad. And morally repugnant. But pretty.
Posted by: TJM's phone

See a redeeming quality.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Nice score. Another redeeming quality.

Posted by: Tuna at March 07, 2026 08:47 PM (lJ0H4)

109 Or Sahara or Sahara?

Actually 3 Last of the Mohicans
Das Boot
Great Escape
Blackhawk Down
Paths of Glory
12 o'clock High
Mr Roberts
Stalag 17

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:48 PM (Ia/+0)

110 Stalag 17 river kwai sunset boulevard toko ti

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:49 PM (bXbFr)

111 107 Who is the woman with the bearded guy?
Is she a woman? The grip she's got on Oscar could strangle a guy. Who is she?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 08:47 PM (rCMWO)

Google Image says "This image depicts Francis Ford Coppola holding an Oscar award alongside Talia Shire, likely at an Academy Awards ceremony in the 1970s."

Posted by: Nova Local at March 07, 2026 08:49 PM (tOcjL)

112 A Firefly sequel? Well, most of the cast are still above ground so if everybody was on board for the project, might work. The iffy part would be the writing -- Joss Whedon has spent a decade mostly doing comic book franchise movies, and I'd think that's gotta hurt. It'd be nice to be wrong about that.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 07, 2026 08:49 PM (q3u5l)

113 AI - Talia Rose Shire is an American actress and member of the Coppola family, known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather trilogy and Adrian Pennino Balboa in the Rocky series. Born Talia Rose Coppola, she is the daughter of composer Carmine Coppola and younger sister of director Francis Ford Coppola. Shire is also the mother of actor Jason Schwartzman and filmmaker Robert Schwartzman, and the aunt of Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola, and Nicolas Cage.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 07, 2026 08:50 PM (tOcjL)

114 The English Patient is mentioned. I would rather stick knitting needles in my eyes than watch that again
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 07, 2026 08:36 PM (/C62k)

I still have to laugh whenever I run across the Seinfeld episode where J. Peterman drags Elaine to watch that movie and she f***in HATES it 😂😂😂

https://tinyurl.com/ElaineHatesTheEnglishPatient

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 08:50 PM (SRRAx)

115 Actually 3 Last of the Mohicans
Das Boot
Great Escape
Blackhawk Down
Paths of Glory
12 o'clock High
Mr Roberts
Stalag 17
Posted by: Skip at March

Do sword and sandal epics qualify?

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:50 PM (YZ0Fo)

116 Count. Almasy played by fiennes was a thoroughly nasty character minghella made him more anbiguous

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:50 PM (bXbFr)

117 Firefly sequel? Well, most of the cast are still above ground so if everybody was on board for the project, might work. The iffy part would be the writing -- Joss Whedon has spent a decade mostly doing comic book franchise movies, and I'd think that's gotta hurt. It'd be nice to be wrong about that.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March

He was also PNGd during #MeToo

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:51 PM (YZ0Fo)

118 Posted by: Skip
---

Saw Stalag 17 when I was very young.
Talk about a reality check.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 08:52 PM (rCMWO)

119 That's writer Dorothy Puzo standing next to Coppola.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:52 PM (kpS4V)

120 If its a war
Actually 7 Samurai is a favorite, not sure its a war movie, maybe a western just takes place in Japan

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:53 PM (Ia/+0)

121 That's writer Dorothy Puzo standing next to Coppola.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She

Mario's daughter I believe.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:53 PM (YZ0Fo)

122 And JJ has staring roll in it

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:54 PM (Ia/+0)

123 Ayup.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:54 PM (kpS4V)

124 The parts with willem dafoe were all scrambled

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:54 PM (bXbFr)

125 its a war
Actually 7 Samurai is a favorite, not sure its a war movie, maybe a western just takes place in Japan
Posted by: Skip at

The obvious inspiration (or a remake) for magnificent 7. And then again magnificent 7.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:54 PM (YZ0Fo)

126 But jurgen prochnow has an interesting role (not on the book)

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 08:55 PM (bXbFr)

127 Actually 7 Samurai is a favorite, not sure its a war movie, maybe a western just takes place in Japan
Posted by: Skip

I've talked about it before but please give Greyhound a watch. I think (and maybe it's only me) it's a great war movie. Forget Tom Hanks is in it.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:55 PM (cxFcK)

128 They'll F'k up Firefly.

I liked Deer Hunter. (shrugs). Then, I grew up in a town that pretty much looked like the one in the movie. There portrayal wasn't too far off.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 07, 2026 08:56 PM (PGK1w)

129 I've talked about it before but please give Greyhound a watch. I think (and maybe it's only me) it's a great war movie. Forget Tom Hanks is in it.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually

I was actually surprised how much I liked it. There were come cgi stuff that drove me nuts. But overall a good movie. And not a story I was too familiar with.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 08:56 PM (YZ0Fo)

130 I want to but never saw Greyhound
A favorite list can have places bumped up or down or replaced, haven't seen every war movie yet

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:58 PM (Ia/+0)

131 And not a story I was too familiar with.
Posted by: BruceWayne

I ended up reading the book it was based on, The Good Shepherd. It was also good.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:59 PM (cxFcK)

132 Ever see a movie with Jeff Chandler? hahahahah
Awwwwg

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 08:59 PM (rCMWO)

133 First 30 minutes of Saving Private Ryan is all I watch of that movie anymore

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:59 PM (Ia/+0)

134 Also does lives of others count as a war movie? Berlin in the height of the Cold War. Cause that would be my number 1 if it qualifies.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:00 PM (YZ0Fo)

135 ended up reading the book it was based on, The Good Shepherd. It was also good.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually

It's one of my dad's favorites. Maybe I should check it out.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:00 PM (YZ0Fo)

136 Am I alone? I stopped watch the Oscars 10 years ago, maybe 15 years. Why? I think it has much to do with my ever growing lack of cultural affinity anymore with Hollywood as much as it does with I don't go to theaters anymore because I have 75" TV, a more than adequate sound system and and streaming services. Somewhere I lost the thread of being highly interested in current films whereas once upon a time I was at a theater at least once a week.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 07, 2026 09:01 PM (BnDlA)

137 Well maybe I will get up in a couple hours to watch F-1 in Australia
Back then possibly

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 09:01 PM (Ia/+0)

138 First 30 minutes of Saving Private Ryan is all I watch of that movie anymore
Posted by: Skip at March

Thin red line >>>>>>>>>>>> saving private ryan

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:01 PM (YZ0Fo)

139 Thin red line >>>>>>>>>>>> saving private ryan
Posted by: BruceWayne

I don't think I can argue with that.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 09:02 PM (cxFcK)

140 First 30 minutes of Saving Private Ryan is all I watch of that movie anymore
Posted by: Skip

They do a lot of dumb shit.

First time one sees it you might think, "Why didn't they just blow the bridge?". Then virtually every scene they do some dumb shit. I'll never watch it again.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 07, 2026 09:04 PM (/lPRQ)

141 Thats a powerful opening as is the last quarter of hacksaw rodgr did they have to make it so grueling

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:05 PM (bXbFr)

142 The Longest Day >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Saving Private Ryan

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:06 PM (zZu0s)

143 Thats a powerful opening as is the last quarter of hacksaw rodgr did they have to make it so grueling
Posted by: Miguel cervantes

Hacksaw ridge is great. I also really like we were soldiers. But I also love the book it was based on We were soldiers... and young.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:06 PM (YZ0Fo)

144 There's a Jeff Chandler western called The Plunderers that was kinda fun, I thought.

War movies? These may not be on anyone's 10 best list (if I tried to make a 10 best of my own I'm not sure they'd all be there either) but I liked:
Attack
The Young Lions
To Hell and Back
The War Lover
The Guns of Navarone
Hell to Eternity
The Longest Day
A Bridge Too Far
Hell Is For Heroes

As well as previously mentioned films like Bridge on the River Kwai, etc.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 07, 2026 09:06 PM (q3u5l)

145 The Great Escape

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:07 PM (zZu0s)

146 Also yes it's Michael Bay. But 13 hours is a pretty great flick.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:08 PM (YZ0Fo)

147 I have come to appreciate Michael Bay more and more the older I get.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:08 PM (zZu0s)

148 After the first 30 minutes its a bit anti climactic

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:09 PM (bXbFr)

149 Or if we count Sicario as a war movie then it def makes my list.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:09 PM (YZ0Fo)

150 have come to appreciate Michael Bay more and more the older I get.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work

He does what he does and he likes what he likes. And I find it entertaining.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:10 PM (YZ0Fo)

151 When it came out on VHS, my sister rented Private Ryan so my father could see it. His comment after seeing it: "Now let me tell you everything they got wrong in that one." He was WWII 82nd Airborne and knew whereof he spoke.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 07, 2026 09:12 PM (q3u5l)

152 Hollywood just makes movies for Hollywood people. And they love patting themselves on the back. The 'best picture' is never the movie that the public liked best. It's the politically correct movie that makes the industry feel good about itself.

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 09:12 PM (ZxPkt)

153 It kind of is, and the question of who is the villain in the story as addressed before

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:13 PM (bXbFr)

154 Spielberg went odd as he got older. Became more... theatrical and in a lot of ways less good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:13 PM (zZu0s)

155 Today was war movie day

13 hours
Hurt Locker
Lone Survivor
American Sniper

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 09:14 PM (+nEug)

156 The subsequent transformer films show how good he was

Same with the last bad boys films

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:14 PM (bXbFr)

157 When it came out on VHS, my sister rented Private Ryan so my father could see it. His comment after seeing it: "Now let me tell you everything they got wrong in that one." He was WWII 82nd Airborne and knew whereof he spoke.
Posted by: Just Some Guy

Unless he kept it short ("virtually everything"), his dissertation may have been longer than the movie.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 07, 2026 09:14 PM (/lPRQ)

158 I'm watching "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" in 4K.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 07, 2026 09:14 PM (CHHv1)

159 146 Also yes it's Michael Bay. But 13 hours is a pretty great flick.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:08 PM (YZ0Fo)
Made from an accurate account of a real event depicting dedication, bravery, and sacrifice in the face of treachery. I don’t know how it got made.

Posted by: Eromero at March 07, 2026 09:15 PM (LHPAg)

160 The subsequent transformer films show how good he was

Same with the last bad boys films
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:14 PM (bXbFr)

But when he was on:

The Rock
Armageddon

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:15 PM (zZu0s)

161 American sniper the best of those

Although hurt locker does a gut punch

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:16 PM (bXbFr)

162 "Unless he kept it short ("virtually everything"), his dissertation may have been longer than the movie."

Probably would have been. I wasn't there for their viewing of SPR, and was told of his response later.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 07, 2026 09:17 PM (q3u5l)

163 But when he was on:

The Rock
Armageddon
Posted by: Aetius451AD

13 hours
Pain and gain

Styx: show me the way

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:17 PM (YZ0Fo)

164 Another interesting point: The Longest Day was made 18 years after the events it depicted. Memories would have been fresh.

Oddly, they did not feel the need to show the regular German soldier as the embodiment of all evil.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:17 PM (zZu0s)

165 Oh yeah cant tell you how many teams ive seen the rock

(The last sean connery bond) in some peoples opinion

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:17 PM (bXbFr)

166 Jaws: PSA

Saw first shark scare, on my news feed, of the season.

2025, More shark attacks than average.

that is all

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 09:17 PM (rCMWO)

167 Divynls: I Touch Myself

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:18 PM (YZ0Fo)

168 My gripe about Saving Private Ryan is that after the intense opening, the succeeding scenes are a string of cliches. The recent miniseries Masters Of The Air struck me the same way.

IMO

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 09:18 PM (ZxPkt)

169 First 30 minutes of Saving Private Ryan is all I watch of that movie anymore
Posted by: Skip at March

Thin red line >>>>>>>>>>>> saving private ryan
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:01 PM (YZ0Fo)

Concur. Although the first 20 minutes of SPR are exceptional.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 09:18 PM (2WIwB)

170 And yet they didnt make it gratuitous

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:18 PM (bXbFr)

171 I'm reading that producer Robert Evan's wanted a traditional leading man to play Michael Corleone -- like Robert Redford.

Ha! Can you imagine?

Michael was described in the book as delicately handsome with olive skin. Pacino was perfectly cast.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 09:19 PM (kpS4V)

172 (The last sean connery bond) in some peoples opinion
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:17 PM (bXbFr)

And better than most of the official Bond movies.

Yeah. I said that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:19 PM (zZu0s)

173 And even the first 30 mins. Its spectacle. Enemy at the Gates did similar, but I did not feel it to be as manipulative.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:20 PM (zZu0s)

174 Going to finish off the evening with Zero Dark Thirty.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 09:20 PM (+nEug)

175 My gripe about Saving Private Ryan is that after the intense opening, the succeeding scenes are a string of cliches. The recent miniseries Masters Of The Air struck me the same way.

IMO
Posted by: Don Black at March

I thought Masters of the Air was fine. Not band of brothers or the pacific by any stretch. But it did a fairly good job of showing what those pilots went through. Which we haven't had many shows or movies about. Like Memphis belle what else?

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:21 PM (YZ0Fo)

176 Of course ed harris motivation is bonkers

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:21 PM (bXbFr)

177 We have been duped by Hollywood. We were supposed to have jet packs, flying cars, and moon bases 25 years ago. It was all fantasy. Jet packs only work for a few terrifying minutes and the few flying cars we will get are just oversized quadcopters. And I'll be surprised if we get a real moonbase in my lifetime. We wanted the stars and we got Instagram.

Son Of Frankenstein is on Svengoolie. The sets are one of the great things about this movie.

Posted by: fd at March 07, 2026 09:21 PM (vFG9F)

178 Pappy Eromero said the landing carnage was pretty accurate in SPR. He was there and was uninjured til he got to Saint Lo, when he got his own lifetime personal dose of carnage.

Posted by: Eromero at March 07, 2026 09:21 PM (LHPAg)

179 American sniper the best of those

Although hurt locker does a gut punch
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:16 PM (bXbFr)

I saw Blackhawk Down alone, in an afternoon showing with maybe four other people in the theater. Just the way I needed to see it. Powerful. I still have the musical score on CD.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 09:21 PM (2WIwB)

180 Youre gonna threaten to kill thousands of people...profit

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:22 PM (bXbFr)

181 When I retire I am going to have time to sit and watch things. Plus will be home while kids are gone so will be able to watch things I don't want them to see lol. Sitting on two complete CD collections of series I have never seen in completion...Sopranos and Peaky Blinders. Expect it to be fun. Re modern movies- I hear about them and they just don't sound aimed at me. Saw Fury and Midway and the new Top Gun in the theater but otherwise don't really see movies. When people moved to online or streaming the world got filled with cheap DVDs and VHS even of all the movies. I own physical of just about every movie I ever liked so will watch those in the future. Wonder if VHS players are still available like turntables got available again? Mine still works for now

Posted by: Azjaeger at March 07, 2026 09:22 PM (3/XaG)

182 Of course ed harris motivation is bonkers
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:21 PM (bXbFr)

His motivation... I got the feeling they wanted to go that his son was killed by a sharpshooter and he wanted some good old vengeance.

His heel turn is straight out of wrestling and as clownish.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:22 PM (zZu0s)

183 reading that producer Robert Evan's wanted a traditional leading man to play Michael Corleone -- like Robert Redford.

Ha! Can you imagine?

Michael was described in the book as delicately handsome with olive skin. Pacino was perfectly cast.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She

Have you watched The Offer? Miles Teller Juno Temple. It all about how the godfather was made. Pretty interesting and fun.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:22 PM (YZ0Fo)

184 Oh, I thought we were talking enemy at the gates.

The problem with it was, you knew the way he was presented in the rock that it was all a bluff. He's a by God hero, looking out for his men.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:24 PM (zZu0s)

185 But black hawk is a slow burn till you hit the midpoint, rhen it all goes pearshaped

Btw macgregor is mark lawsons (wedge antilles) neohew

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:24 PM (bXbFr)

186 saw Blackhawk Down alone, in an afternoon showing with maybe four other people in the theater. Just the way I needed to see it. Powerful. I still have the musical score on CD.
Posted by: Diogenes at March

That's how I saw Warfare. What a fantastic visceral movie.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:24 PM (YZ0Fo)

187 Blackhawk down was also good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:24 PM (zZu0s)

188 "Oddly, they did not feel the need to show the regular German soldier as the embodiment of all evil."

Yep -- memories fresh. Same was true of the TV series Combat! IIRC, series honcho Robert Pirosh was a combat veteran. For a nice example of both sides being depicted as human beings, hit YouTube and check out an episode of that series called "A Cry in the Ruins."

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 07, 2026 09:25 PM (q3u5l)

189 Have you watched The Offer? Miles Teller Juno Temple. It all about how the godfather was made. Pretty interesting and fun.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:22 PM (YZ0Fo)
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I have not, but it sounds perfect to queue up after reading "The Last Kings of Hollywood". Where can I watch it?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 09:25 PM (kpS4V)

190 Oh, I thought we were talking enemy at the gates

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Thats another "not great" movie that I love.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:26 PM (YZ0Fo)

191 Yeah i dont think i could watch warfare (any timd soon)

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:26 PM (bXbFr)

192 have not, but it sounds perfect to queue up after reading "The Last Kings of Hollywood". Where can I watch it?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She

Paramount

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:26 PM (YZ0Fo)

193 I ever liked so will watch those in the future. Wonder if VHS players are still available like turntables got available again? Mine still works for now
Posted by: Azjaeger at March 07, 2026 09:22 PM (3/XaG)

Heh.
I still have two. They've been in the garage for years. Just can't seem to toss 'em.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 09:26 PM (2WIwB)

194 saw Blackhawk Down alone, in an afternoon showing with maybe four other people in the theater. Just the way I needed to see it. Powerful. I still have the musical score on CD.
Posted by: Diogenes at March

That is one of my favorite films. I too find It demands complete concentration. I've probably seen it 10 or 12 times.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 07, 2026 09:27 PM (BnDlA)

195 Yeah i dont think i could watch warfare (any timd soon)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes

Ya my buddy that served in Afghanistan said he can't ever watch it.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:27 PM (YZ0Fo)

196 Blackhawk Down made me so mad, I never watched it again.

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 09:27 PM (ZxPkt)

197 Heh.
I still have two. They've been in the garage for years. Just can't seem to toss 'em.
Posted by: Diogenes at

But do you still have the vhs/dvd combo?

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:29 PM (YZ0Fo)

198 Specially in light of the fustercluck it became at the end

Iraq has also been a (redacted)

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:29 PM (bXbFr)

199 Frankly every wat of the last 60 years has been this way

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:31 PM (bXbFr)

200 Thats another "not great" movie that I love.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:26 PM (YZ0Fo)

Watching Ron Perlman get headphones eith a stupid expression on his face is worth the price of admission alone.

The soviet stuff is very good (including the outtakes where kruschev is describing Stalin at the outbreak of Barbarossa.)

The romance is retarded.

The stuff at the end is horrible.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:32 PM (zZu0s)

201 I thought Masters of the Air was fine. Not band of brothers or the pacific by any stretch. But it did a fairly good job of showing what those pilots went through. Which we haven't had many shows or movies about. Like Memphis belle what else?

Hard to show that in a film. The basic story was that at first if you were in a B-17 the odds were really high you wouldn't complete your tour. Then it slowly got better as the Luftwaffe was defeated and the losses dropped and dropped. Three years roughly timeline. Most war movies are about the story of a small unit so you can get to know the people and watch what happens. That was kind of the problem with Memphis Belle for me. One last mission and drama galore. I understand why they did it that way but it was hard for me to get into it cause it seemed ridiculous to me.

Posted by: Azjaeger at March 07, 2026 09:32 PM (3/XaG)

202 Headphones, phone? Headshot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:33 PM (zZu0s)

203 Modern day streaming movies have one large problem; sound engineering and production. There are many times when I have to rewind to catch the dialogue. I frequently have to just turn on the subtitles even if the flick is in english.

Turn the volume up, you say? There's no point, it's just louder.

Is there a clarity knob?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 09:33 PM (M9gjJ)

204 Watching Ron Perlman get headphones eith a stupid expression on his face is worth the price of admission alone.

The soviet stuff is very good (including the outtakes where kruschev is describing Stalin at the outbreak of Barbarossa.)

The romance is retarded.

The stuff at the end is horrible.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work

Hahah exactly. I just really like the sniper v sniper stuff. Makes it an infinitely watchable movie for me.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:33 PM (YZ0Fo)

205 Close enough

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:34 PM (bXbFr)

206 Turn the volume up, you say? There's no point, it's just louder.

Is there a clarity knob?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 09:33 PM (M9gjJ)

Preach it, Rev!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:34 PM (zZu0s)

207 Pappy Eromero said the landing carnage was pretty accurate in SPR. He was there and was uninjured til he got to Saint Lo, when he got his own lifetime personal dose of carnage.
Posted by: Eromero at March 07, 2026 09:21 PM (LHPAg)

I was 13 when I met my first Army Ranger. He was a truck driver and it was the first time I saw someone as not just another adult, but a real hard, stud of a guy. He said he made it about 25 feet up the cliff at Pont du Hoc before getting shit in the leg. It was months before rejoining his unit. Looking back, I see now he was still haunted by it. Much like my dad when he'd talk about Japanese depth charging.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 09:34 PM (2WIwB)

208 Modern day streaming movies have one large problem; sound engineering and production. There are many times when I have to rewind to catch the dialogue. I frequently have to just turn on the subtitles even if the flick is in english.

Turn the volume up, you say? There's no point, it's just louder.

Is there a clarity knob?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at

Set the streaming service to reduce loud sounds and enhance dialog. Not all of them have it. But the one that do it's a game changer.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:35 PM (YZ0Fo)

209 You're not alone, Rev. Wishbone. I have pretty good hearing but they don't isolate the dialog enough and I rely on subtitles. A lot of folks do nowadays.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 09:36 PM (kpS4V)

210 But do you still have the vhs/dvd combo?
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:29 PM (YZ0Fo)

One is.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 09:36 PM (2WIwB)

211 Dial it to eleven

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 07, 2026 09:36 PM (bXbFr)

212 I was 13 when I met my first Army Ranger. He was a truck driver and it was the first time I saw someone as not just another adult, but a real hard, stud of a guy. He said he made it about 25 feet up the cliff at Pont du Hoc before getting shit in the leg. It was months before rejoining his unit. Looking back, I see now he was still haunted by it. Much like my dad when he'd talk about Japanese depth charging.
Posted by: Diogenes at March

My gpa served in the pacific theater. He would never talk about it.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:36 PM (YZ0Fo)

213 The sound levels are horrible. Everyone mumbles. This didnt used to be a problem.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:37 PM (zZu0s)

214 One is.
Posted by: Diogenes at

Nice. I still got one of those floating around somewhere

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:37 PM (YZ0Fo)

215 Im surprised F1 is nominated It entertaining and the race scenes are well done but its pretty formulaic, and definitely not a great movie by any standard Bugonia was quirky and the acting was good but its hardly up there with Gone with the Wind or the Godfather The is oscars ain't worth anything anymore

Posted by: LASue at March 07, 2026 09:38 PM (lCppi)

216 200

'The soviet stuff is very good (including the outtakes where kruschev is describing Stalin at the outbreak of Barbarossa.)'

I enjoyed the Khruschev parts.

'You're being relieved and recalled to Moscow for a court martial.
(Hands failed general a pistol).
Of course if you prefer to skip the red tape...'

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 07, 2026 09:38 PM (fd80v)

217 Some actors seem to think whispering their lines is Real Acting.

ACTING!

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 09:39 PM (ZxPkt)

218 My gpa served in the pacific theater. He would never talk about it.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:36 PM (YZ0Fo)

As kids we only heard the funny stuff. It wasn't until I was commissioned that he would talk about the more serious side of the war.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 09:39 PM (2WIwB)

219 My gpa served in the pacific theater. He would never talk about it.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:36 PM (YZ0Fo)

Mine either. He was in the Pacific. It was odd, but he was career artillery (later AA.) It almost seemed like to him it was just the job. It did not seem like he was haunted. Mom said that after he came back hed have nightmares, but he was still the best man i have ever known. You'd have to know him.

Pappaw in Europe would talk quite a bit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:40 PM (zZu0s)

220 I think the first pic is Janet Gaynor who won the first Academy Award for best actress in 1929.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 07, 2026 09:42 PM (y171U)

221 A childhood friend of my twin brother's was the guy who got to explore what went wrong in Blackhawk Down. I asked his wife how she handled it. She said, "You mean packing my husband's handgun?"

Maybe.

She said he wasn't allowed to call her, but he could send a message to her company: "Dave's in the plane. He didn't get shot."

Posted by: Wenda at March 07, 2026 09:43 PM (8eeWV)

222 World Baseball Classic

USA 5. GBR 1

Two on two out bottom of the 5th.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 07, 2026 09:43 PM (A5RD0)

223 Oh the townspeople are pissed now. Here they come!

Posted by: fd at March 07, 2026 09:44 PM (vFG9F)

224 World Baseball Classic

USA 5. GBR 1

Two on two out bottom of the 5th.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Cause cubbie PCA got it started.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:44 PM (WcNzu)

225
I rely on subtitles. A lot of folks do nowadays.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

Have to do that with some Youtube videos. Mostly because of the accents.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 07, 2026 09:45 PM (Cqx++)

226 My uncle was 82nd Airborne, fought in France and Belgium. The only war story I ever heard him tell was about what a .50 caliber machine gun could do to opposing infantry.

'Sawed 'em in half' was how he put it.

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 09:45 PM (ZxPkt)

227 However, the point of this is to wonder...why the hell should anyone care?

Oh, thank goodness.

[clicks away to some random video]

Posted by: mindful webworker - and the award goes to at March 07, 2026 09:47 PM (l8w2w)

228 World Baseball Classic

USA 5. GBR 1

Two on two out bottom of the 5th.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Cause cubbie PCA got it started.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March

Fun fact: PCAs mom was the mom from movie Little Big League.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:50 PM (YZ0Fo)

229 But Pappaw too wouldnt talk about parts. I was always more fascinated by the tank. He would talk about that endlessly. Never mentioned his buddies (I found out later they all were killed.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 09:50 PM (zZu0s)

230 And outta here for the evening.

Thanks for the thread, TJM.

Have a good one, gang.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 07, 2026 09:50 PM (q3u5l)

231 Oh tanks. Fury is another Great War movie many people didn't see.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:51 PM (YZ0Fo)

232 Mine either. He was in the Pacific. It was odd, but he was career artillery (later AA.) It almost seemed like to him it was just the job. It did not seem like he was haunted. Mom said that after he came back hed have nightmares, but he was still the best man i have ever known. You'd have to know him.

Pappaw in Europe would talk quite a bit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work

Ya. Really all know about my gpa's service was he was at Okinawa and Saipan. From what I've learned about those I'm not surprised he didn't ever talk about it

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 07, 2026 09:54 PM (YZ0Fo)

233 Thanks for another entertaining Movie Thread, TJM.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 09:57 PM (kpS4V)

234

So everyone is over on the main page, slapping F5 like an unresponsive penis

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 09:59 PM (ZxPkt)

235 Oscar night is the one night of the year when Hollywood comes together and congratulates themselves for being the type of people that they aren’t.

I like to look back at different movies and actors on IMDB. I often look up awards they won, or who else was nominated. It’s remarkable in this day and age when there might be one or two good movies and no exceptional ones to look back at 2001 or similar years and see nominations to multiple excellent films. It brings home how far entertainment has fallen from what it used to be.

Posted by: Advo at March 07, 2026 10:05 PM (jO4mz)

236 I knew an old Marine at my high school who'd done a ridiculous amount of time in Vietnam, and he didn't talk too much about battle. Mostly about food and beaches and chicks. But he did say his favorite weapons on patrol were the Remington 870s.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 07, 2026 10:06 PM (BI5O2)

237 /sock

Posted by: Oddbob at March 07, 2026 10:28 PM (Fs0KI)

238 Doh, missed this one.

Yea for cultural irrelevance!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 07, 2026 10:50 PM (xcxpd)

Hobby Thread - March 7, 2026 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. We gave the Ace of Spades Wheel of Hobbies (TM) a spin and it landed on paper cutting.

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What are you hobbying?

As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. All (legal) hobbying is welcome. I understand that some people pay attention to military hardware, tactics and strategy as a hobby. Discussion of current events permitted but must be made in the form of hobby commentary. Pants are optional. As always, puns are welcome and encouraged.

Play nice and do not be rude. Do not be a troll and do not feed the trolls.

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Paper cutting? Yes, paper cutting.

It takes patience and precision, but some people are wise in the ways of cutting and layering paper to make three dimensional art. Seems like a sharp knife and a working knowledge of negative space helps quite a bit.

We'll do a separate theme someday on origami and paper airplanes, so let's leave those for another time. No need to confuse paper cutting with paper folding.

Your dino host has a small brain and short arms, so cutting paper is beyond my reach. Need your contributions in the gray boxes for help.

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Thomas Witte:

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Not sure what makes this paper cutting "Japanese," but interesting to watch an artist create a piece based on a photograph:

Not sure what makes this paper cutting "Swiss," but interesting to watch this artist make her pieces from scratch. She cuts only with scissors. Worth watching to see her workspace too.

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Works by an Ohio artist from Joe Kidd (who gets credit for the theme suggestion):

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EPSON is a Japanese company that makes printers. They sponsor a wide variety of Japanese auto racing teams. Everything you see on this page on their website can be printed on paper and made in three dimensions. Race cars, transport trucks, and even pit lane crew and equipment.

Warning - the website is in Japanese, so you either need to know how to speak Japanese or know how to translate.

There are many other race car paper templates on the interweb if this intrigues you. Some are basic and targeted to children. Others are more sophisticated (like Formula One cars).

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Cutting silhouettes with a live subject seems like quite a challenge:

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If you're really fancy, making pop-up cards out of paper is impressive.

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Cutting paper snowflakes isn't exactly the same as other paper cutting here, but the content would be incomplete without it!

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Want to know more about the manufacturing of curling stones? Lots of interesting nuggets in these two videos. The heavy Scottish accent is included for no additional charge.

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NOTICE: Next week the theme will be calligraphy and the written word. Think tools and technique, process, and end results. If you have suggestions, contributions, photos of your work, or photos/links of pieces by others that would qualify, please send. Space permitting, we'll feature Horde submissions in the content. If you don't send anything, I'll just post pages from the Book of Kells.

Even if you make no submissions, have a think during the week and come prepared!

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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did an wood lathe turning theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

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Notable comments from last week:

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Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

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If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute your own. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things but don't run with scissors.

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1 Welcome Hobbiests

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 05:30 PM (Ia/+0)

2 I like the 3D of it

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 05:33 PM (Ia/+0)

3 Afternoon and evening, Hobby Folken!

This week Miss Linda dragged me to a watercolors class at the local library. I was reluctant. The smell of watercolor paint, at least the ones my mother used to bring home from Woolworth's, has always reminded me of river mud. But the paint they passed out here did not . . . and I discovered, using the "white space" method the teacher's video recommended and an angled brush, that it was easy to sketch out shapes. I ended up doing two tightly curled roses, a third more organic shape that looked vaguely like a pumpkin, a green leaf, and finally a shape that -- once I turned the paper 90 degrees -- came out looking like an angel fish! Not the right colors, no, but somehow I managed to give it an eye and a sort of face. They really are not bad for a first try.

TRex, I might send you pics of these and you can decide whether to include them in a future Hobby Thread.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:35 PM (wzUl9)

4 TRex, I might send you pics of these and you can decide whether to include them in a future Hobby Thread.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:35 PM
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Yes, please!

Posted by: TRex - rock scissors paper dino at March 07, 2026 05:37 PM (IQ6Gq)

5 Wolfus practice can only make you better

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 05:37 PM (Ia/+0)

6 Best I can contribute is the paper snowflakes we used to make in elementary school.

IYKYK

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 05:38 PM (jtM2q)

7 When I was a kid, my mom did what she called Decapage ?
Anyway, cutting out pictures then glued on wood then coated with clear lacquer

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 05:39 PM (Ia/+0)

8 Wolfus practice can only make you better
Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026

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I noticed I got better as I went along. After I completed the angel fish, I said I'd better quit while I was ahead.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:40 PM (wzUl9)

9 Best I can contribute is the paper snowflakes we used to make in elementary school.

IYKYK
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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I'm right there with you....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at March 07, 2026 05:40 PM (IQ6Gq)

10 When I was a kid, my mom did what she called Decapage ?
Anyway, cutting out pictures then glued on wood then coated with clear lacquer
Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026

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I've seen the word "decoupage" all my life, but didn't know what it referred to.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:41 PM (wzUl9)

11 The silhouette of the girl with the pony tail seems to be a standard. Mom had in on the cover of sketch books and I think she has it framed hanging in the house somewhere (to be fair, after 45 years in the same house, mom has filled up almost all the wall surface area with something.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 05:45 PM (zZu0s)

12 Damn! I'm going to spend a lot of time watching the videos in the post. Based on what is in the thumbnails, the activity looks fascinating.

I probably have the tools to try this: X-acto knives and such. I am sure any attempts could be 'interesting'.

Posted by: JTB at March 07, 2026 05:45 PM (yTvNw)

13 I've seen the word "decoupage" all my life, but didn't know what it referred to.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:41 PM (wzUl9)

Sounds dirty.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 05:45 PM (zZu0s)

14 > I've seen the word "decoupage" all my life, but didn't know what it referred to.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:41 PM (wzUl9)

Sounds dirty.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 05:45 PM (zZu0s)
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Sounds like it should refer to women's under garments. Sexy!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 05:47 PM (jtM2q)

15 I like the monochrome item with the cloaked griffin rider soaring above the locomotive. An interesting juxtaposition of elements -- magical steampunk, if you will.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:50 PM (wzUl9)

16 I've seen the word "decoupage" all my life, but didn't know what it referred to.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026
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Sounds dirty.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026
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Sounds like it should refer to women's under garments. Sexy!
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026

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"New at Victoria's Secret: Decoupage in leather and lace!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:51 PM (wzUl9)

17 We did a decoupage theme a month ago.

It did not attract a large volume of comments.

Posted by: TRex - decoupage dino at March 07, 2026 05:52 PM (IQ6Gq)

18 I like the 3D of it
Posted by: Skip

Vaguely reminiscent of those old View-Master stereoscope toys.

Or Super-Nintendo/N64-era side-scrolling games, where the foreground, playfield, and background scrolled at different rates.

I like the top pic and the bicycle pic the most. The truck/reindeer one is technically amazing, but too busy.

If I spent years practicing, I might be able to make something like the barn pic.....

And it seems like you could add a bunch of testosterone to this concept, and use a water-jet or laser cutter to make similar art out of different types/colors of metal sheets.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 05:53 PM (VHUov)

19 The silhouette of the girl with the pony tail seems to be a standard. Mom had in on the cover of sketch books and I think she has it framed hanging in the house somewhere (to be fair, after 45 years in the same house, mom has filled up almost all the wall surface area with something.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026

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The silhouette of the seated naked girl in profile often seen on truck mudflaps might be something like this -- the white silhouette on the black rubber. Never having had those on any of my vehicles, I don't know if the human figure is raised above the rubber surface, or printed on it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:53 PM (wzUl9)

20 Don't do 3D, that said as I've mentioned before I have been making flowers out of origami paper. Roses, lavender, tulips and daffodils. This video shows the full sized roses. I also made tiny versions to glue to decorated eggs.
https://tinyurl.com/ycxxkbhk
Had to buy smaller pliers and scissors to fashion the roses for the eggs.
I'm going to try the 3D paper pictures next since I also bought cardstock for the paper flowers and it's too stiff.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 07, 2026 05:54 PM (2NHgQ)

21 > We did a decoupage theme a month ago.

It did not attract a large volume of comments.
Posted by: TRex - decoupage dino
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Probably because there were no pictures of women's under garments being modeled.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 05:54 PM (jtM2q)

22 I've read accounts of artists in the 18th and 19th centuries who made a living, at least in part, offering to do silhouettes of loved ones. It was something that could be done in a city or on the frontier, the tools and materials were light and portable, and it might have taken less time than even a pencil portrait. Probably less expensive as well. I recall one where a peddler offered them along with his usual wares.

Posted by: JTB at March 07, 2026 05:55 PM (yTvNw)

23 21
Probably because there were no pictures of women's under garments being modeled.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 05:54 PM
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My duties as a contributor to this site only go so far.

Posted by: TRex - fashion model dino at March 07, 2026 05:56 PM (IQ6Gq)

24 Probably because there were no pictures of women's under garments being modeled.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 05:54 PM (jtM2q)

Big tits would have generated interest.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 05:57 PM (zZu0s)

25 have a think during the week and come prepared!
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[hones penknife, breaks out goose quill]

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 06:03 PM (XeU6L)

26 > 24 Probably because there were no pictures of women's under garments being modeled.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 05:54 PM (jtM2q)

Big tits would have generated interest.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 05:57 PM (zZu0s)
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And just like that.... boobs. 24 comments, could be in the top ten for derailing a thread.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 06:04 PM (jtM2q)

27 When I was a kid, my mom did what she called Decapage ?
Anyway, cutting out pictures then glued on wood then coated with clear lacquer
Posted by: Skip
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Was very popular in the 60's, when magazines were still commonly subscribed to.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 06:06 PM (XeU6L)

28 Never done paper cut crafts myself. Over the last, year my youngest little hobbit was all about cutting out paper boys, making whole armies of them. He also made paper planes, artillery, tanks, and ships similar to the race cars featured above. I was impressed at how much precision he exercised being just 11-12 years old.

Posted by: She Hobbit at March 07, 2026 06:06 PM (ftFVW)

29 We did the pater cutting silhouettes in elementary school for Abe Lincoln and George Washington as well as making basic snowflakes. This was in the old old days before they added MLK day and made it Presidents day, but we didn't get holiday days, school just focused on Lincoln and Washington on their birthdays.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026 06:07 PM (CFj4+)

30 This week in pipe smoking, I've been trying a new-to-me blend called Redburn from Cornell & Diehl. It comes in a compressed cake and you shave off bits to put in your pipe. The stuff has a good cocoa aroma, but it's too strong for me by itself. I mix it with something milder with a similar or at least non-clashing aroma -- Sutliff Ready Rubbed, for instance, or a Virginia flake like Luxury Twist Flake. The Redburn's presence makes for a good wake-up smoke with your coffee.

Thinking about a road trip up to Jackson, MS, to visit the full-scale pipe shop there, the Country Squire. I bought some blends from them last year and feel like doing it again. Besides, a good road trip (three hours each way) is never a bad idea.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 06:07 PM (wzUl9)

31 When I was a kid, my mom did what she called Decapage ?
Anyway, cutting out pictures then glued on wood then coated with clear lacquer
Posted by: Skip
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Was very popular in the 60's, when magazines were still commonly subscribed to.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 06:06 PM (XeU6L)
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When you absolutely, positively, need to write a ransom note.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 06:08 PM (ESVrU)

32 Not a school thing but we also did 'paper dolls' usually cutting the pictures out of sales catalogs. Not artistry like this featured paper cutting, its just what we did in the days before cheap plastic toys and smart phones.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026 06:10 PM (CFj4+)

33 I like the top pic and the bicycle pic the most. The truck/reindeer one is technically amazing, but too busy.

If I spent years practicing, I might be able to make something like the barn pic.....

And it seems like you could add a bunch of testosterone to this concept, and use a water-jet or laser cutter to make similar art out of different types/colors of metal sheets.
Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 05:53 PM (VHUov)

The beach scene is my favorite too. The monochrome locomotive is a close second.

The artist is a relative of someone I used to hang with. If anyone is in Ohio and finds her at a live show, hope you can let her know that her works and website were feature here. She seems like good people.

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 07, 2026 06:10 PM (nbLIj)

34 Was very popular in the 60's, when magazines were still commonly subscribed to.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026

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And the magazines cost .50-.99 an issue, instead of $8.95 or more. I see there are lots of magazines still at the local Barnes & Noble, though not too many of interest to straight guys. True, there are car and motorcycle magazines, ones for high-end watches, some for model train enthusiasts and model car builders, and then ones for fans of Star Wars, Trek, classic horror and SF movies, etc. But they are not cheap.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 06:11 PM (wzUl9)

35 Was very popular in the 60's, when magazines were still commonly subscribed to.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 06:06 PM (XeU6L)

Even up to the 80s. Remember science projects or stuff for a science fair or other presentation? Before there was kinkos or staples even to print everything out, each kid had to be a newspaperman and block out cut out bits of type.

Remember the big trifold heavy cardboard presentation...? Thing?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:11 PM (zZu0s)

36 Its like a triptych. Now I have to look it up.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:13 PM (zZu0s)

37 Presentation Boards per the internet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:13 PM (zZu0s)

38 TRex, your imagination is such a gift to us all. Even when I know I'll never try most of them, I love reading about them.

My own goal is to keep knitting my stash of yarn. You've heard/seen the acronym SABLE?
It stands for Stash Accumulated Beyond Life Expectancy.

Posted by: Wenda at March 07, 2026 06:14 PM (8eeWV)

39 Presentation Boards per the internet.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:13 PM (zZu0s)
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Still popular.

I see them all the time at the student group recruitment fairs in the spring and fall at the university where I work.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 06:15 PM (ESVrU)

40 Captain Kangaroo had us cutting construction paper with little stubby scissors.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 07, 2026 06:15 PM (Cqx++)

41 I see them all the time at the student group recruitment fairs in the spring and fall at the university where I work.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 06:15 PM (ESVrU)

I would assume kids could either print out big size sheets at a print shop, or still do the same thing described here.

How else are you going to explain your foam volcano?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:16 PM (zZu0s)

42 When you absolutely, positively, need to write a ransom note.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirre
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Oh geeze. Potential 'Gutherie!' trigger.

Heh, checked. There's an 'app' that will produce a 'pasted up' font.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 06:17 PM (XeU6L)

43 Seems very cool

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 06:18 PM (LmPA0)

44 Wenda - its a common statement to minature collectors to have way more figures than you can paint or finish in your lifetime

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 06:18 PM (Ia/+0)

45 Captain Kangaroo had us cutting construction paper with little stubby scissors.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 07, 2026 06:15 PM (Cqx++)

Safety scissors. And the teacher would have a real pair with sharp points. Cool.

I bet the kids have to fold and glue everything now. Except some kids might have a glue allergy. Tape?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)

46 Some of the women's magazines Mom read had paper doll cutouts to keep the kiddies occupied so that Mom could enjoy reading the articles.

They never lasted very long, though, being that they were made out of really thin paper. Still, they were fun, and they taught us hand eye coordination.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 06:18 PM (SRRAx)

47 Wenda - its a common statement to minature collectors to have way more figures than you can paint or finish in your lifetime
Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 06:18 PM (Ia/+0)

Also true of tabletop Warhammer 40k players.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)

48 I would assume kids could either print out big size sheets at a print shop, or still do the same thing described here.
How else are you going to explain your foam volcano?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

They obviously work well. One Presentation Board with a picture of a sea turtle with a straw in his nose, and a whole plastic-straw-making industry went away.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 06:19 PM (VHUov)

49 Watching s new video ln YouTube of a German Propaganda film made in May 1940, for minature modlers it has to be a treasure to see whag is being used and what shape its kn in carrying baggage

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 06:19 PM (Ia/+0)

50 Safety scissors. And the teacher would have a real pair with sharp points.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

And us lefties had to fight over the one pair with the green handles.

IYKYK.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 06:21 PM (VHUov)

51 Remember map puzzles? They would have the countries cut out in a pile, then you'd have a board with the outline of continents. Then you had to recognize and fit each country. As Teresa said above taught you spatial awareness as well as geography.

Have we done a map hobby thread?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:21 PM (zZu0s)

52 I drew some machines for an upcoming (hopefully) animation.

https://tinyurl.com/mvpzzbt6

I call them "trucks" but I don't know why. I don't even know what they're supposed to do.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 07, 2026 06:21 PM (CHHv1)

53 My own goal is to keep knitting my stash of yarn. You've heard/seen the acronym SABLE?
It stands for Stash Accumulated Beyond Life Expectancy.
Posted by: Wenda at March 07, 2026 06:14 PM (8eeWV)

I read somewhere - years ago, now - that in some cultures they used to bury a woman with all of her unfinished projects.

I told Mr. TiFW he'd better not do that for me - the mound would be so large it would be a tourist attraction! 😂😂😂

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 06:22 PM (SRRAx)

54 I read somewhere - years ago, now - that in some cultures they used to bury a woman with all of her unfinished projects.

I told Mr. TiFW he'd better not do that for me - the mound would be so large it would be a tourist attraction! 😂😂😂
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth

No, tell him you're worth a pyramid!

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 06:23 PM (VHUov)

55 Speaking of 3-D paper cutting, I am a HUGE fan of cards made by a company called love pop - I always have a stash of those sitting around waiting to be sent to loved ones 💕💕💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 06:25 PM (SRRAx)

56
https://tinyurl.com/mvpzzbt6

I call them "trucks" but I don't know why. I don't even know what they're supposed to do.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
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Very well done, whatever they are!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 06:25 PM (XeU6L)

57 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth

No, tell him you're worth a pyramid!
Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 06:23 PM (VHUov)

This. Better than flowers for a funeral. Be surrounded by the things that were important to you.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:25 PM (zZu0s)

58 Safety scissors. And the teacher would have a real pair with sharp points.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

And us lefties had to fight over the one pair with the green handles.

IYKYK.
Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 06:21 PM (VHUov)

I had a pair those in the first grade. I could not figure out how to make them work. I've always used regular scissors. It's not hard, just a little torsion with the thumb and fingers.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 07, 2026 06:26 PM (0aYVJ)

59 BeckoningChasm they look great, who knows what another civilization would have

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 06:26 PM (Ia/+0)

60 My own goal is to keep knitting my stash of yarn. You've heard/seen the acronym SABLE?
It stands for Stash Accumulated Beyond Life Expectancy.
Posted by: Wenda
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Ha! That describes my collection of electro/mechanical stuff. All too potentially useful to be discarded. The unenlightened would call me a hoarder.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 06:28 PM (XeU6L)

61 When I was a kid, a teacher taught us a paper cutting art from Poland. Bright colors on a black background. It really separated the kids without fine motor skillls!

Posted by: NaughtyPine at March 07, 2026 06:29 PM (0q/UL)

62 This. Better than flowers for a funeral. Be surrounded by the things that were important to you.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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We're gonna need a larger funeral parlor.

Posted by: Mike Hammer's survivors at March 07, 2026 06:31 PM (XeU6L)

63 This. Better than flowers for a funeral. Be surrounded by the things that were important to you.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:25 PM (zZu0s)
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Using that logic, I should be buried in a coffin made of books.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 06:32 PM (ESVrU)

64 The weather here is a nice change from last week's frog-drowning rain, so I got up early and did a SOTA hike. I got 10 quick contacts before 20 meters dropped off. Other hams reported that there's no snow on many of the local mountains, so I may have a nice long season of hiking (unless the dry weather results in an early fire season).

Posted by: PabloD at March 07, 2026 06:33 PM (+HNa2)

65 Using that logic, I should be buried in a coffin made of books.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 06:32 PM (ESVrU)

Hmmm, I'd say do it with the books I hate, but I'd also hate to be surrounded by Game of Thrones. Maybe under my ass?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:33 PM (zZu0s)

66 51 Have we done a map hobby thread?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:21 PM
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No, but a map theme is high on the list for the Wheel of Hobbies. Great idea.

Posted by: TRex - geographical dino at March 07, 2026 06:35 PM (IQ6Gq)

67 No, but a map theme is high on the list for the Wheel of Hobbies. Great idea.
Posted by: TRex - geographical dino at March 07, 2026 06:35 PM (IQ6Gq)

Cool, I have stories for maps, but I'll need to find links to explain.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)

68 Was looking at a website had for a long time today of arial photography of England during the war

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 06:37 PM (Ia/+0)

69 No, but a map theme is high on the list for the Wheel of Hobbies. Great idea.
Posted by: TRex - geographical dino at March 07, 2026 06:35 PM (IQ6Gq)

Cool, I have stories for maps, but I'll need to find links to explain.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)
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I've gained some interesting knowledge on modern maps courtesy of my job....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 06:37 PM (ESVrU)

70 Before everyone had printers, there used to be sheets of rub-on letters one could use for reports and presentations and such. My dad had scads of these and I used them all the time. He also had books on professional lettering for windows, signage, and posters/graphics. There was a brace the letterer could rest his hand on while painting.

We've lost a lot of talents.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 06:38 PM (kpS4V)

71 "...but a map theme is high on the list for the Wheel of Hobbies. Great idea.
Posted by: TRex - geographical dino at March 07, 2026 06:35 PM (IQ6Gq)"
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Do it! I've been drawing maps after a lull of decades.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 06:40 PM (kpS4V)

72 Wenda - its a common statement to minature collectors to have way more figures than you can paint or finish in your lifetime
Posted by: Skip

Like knitting. Your stash of yarn is always larger than you'll ever use.

Posted by: Tuna at March 07, 2026 06:40 PM (lJ0H4)

73 We've lost a lot of talents.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 06:38 PM (kpS4V)

When I went to school for drafting, it was still mostly board drafting, AutoCAD only being a portion of the training. I still have a nice Leroy lettering set stashed somewhere. I was a also good at freehand lettering on architectural drawings. Just had to be careful not to smudge, because southpaw.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 07, 2026 06:43 PM (0aYVJ)

74 I was using X-acto knives at a very young age (at home). You learn to be very careful, and to store them with the guard cylinder over the pointy bits.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 06:44 PM (kpS4V)

75 Was looking at a website had for a long time today of arial photography of England during the war
Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 06:37 PM (Ia/+0)

Was that here? There was a very cool video of a guy flying over WWI battlefields in Belgium (iirc.) It was restored/enhanced. Even cooler because of the type of plane he was flying (more of a powered ballon.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:45 PM (zZu0s)

76 The crafter of high status will be buried with his or her unfinished projects along with minions to assist in the next life.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 06:46 PM (kpS4V)

77 The link to that WWI battlefield video. This is a longer one than I remember and I have not watched it yet.

https://youtu.be/2olAr_KYbuU?
si=0nToNNfV88aC2C3E

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 06:47 PM (zZu0s)

78 Some of the paper cutting reminds me of relief carving and some scroll saw techniques where separate layers of thin wood are stacked so as to create the sense of three dimensions. The shadows from undercut pieces give even more depth.

Posted by: JTB at March 07, 2026 06:49 PM (yTvNw)

79 I am destashing most of my commercial yarns. (Don't worry, they are staying in the Horde). I knit a lot slower now. And I want to spend my time spinning and working with handspun. Also purging some knitting books.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 07, 2026 06:56 PM (gQ15S)

80 I drew some machines for an upcoming (hopefully) animation.

https://tinyurl.com/mvpzzbt6

I call them "trucks" but I don't know why. I don't even know what they're supposed to do.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 07, 2026 06:21 PM (CHHv1)

Martian tripods! Aiieeeai! (runs for life)

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 07, 2026 06:56 PM (8zz6B)

81 I bet the kids have to fold and glue everything now. Except some kids might have a glue allergy. Tape?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
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Mod Podge

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at March 07, 2026 06:58 PM (IQ6Gq)

82 I remember getting assignments to create rooms, houses, wardrobes, etc. and we would cut from magazines and present them. Not only developed fine motor skills, but also allowed one to use the imagination. Now a days the assignments are all the same, in the name of fairness!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at March 07, 2026 07:00 PM (IQ6Gq)

83 So once I did a diorama of "The Cat From Outer Space" but these give the feeling that there's another world inside the frame.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 07:01 PM (RIvkX)

84 I may have stumbled onto a new hobby: rockhound.

Got some co-workers who are avid rockhounds, and Idaho is a great place for such a hobby. It is a geological wonder.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 07, 2026 07:02 PM (0aYVJ)

85 https://tinyurl.com/mvpzzbt6

I call them "trucks" but I don't know why. I don't even know what they're supposed to do.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 07, 2026 06:21 PM (CHHv1)
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EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!

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

86 EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 07:03 PM (RIvkX)

Only if you turn it on.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 07, 2026 07:04 PM (zZu0s)

87 TRex, I look forward to a post on maps--not because I love them but because I don't. And I need to get past that, because all fantasy books have to have maps, so I have to ejumacate myself to know what's good and what isn't.

Posted by: Wenda at March 07, 2026 07:04 PM (8eeWV)

88 There used to be a little studio on Main Street in Disneyland where they'd do paper silhouettes. My Mom had these done for us three kids and I still have mine floating around here somewhere...

And I, too, look forward to a post on maps, TRex!

Posted by: tankascribe at March 07, 2026 07:06 PM (NtoJk)

89 The hoops I had to go through to sign up for Apple TV
Signing up for accounts isn't a hobby, its s nightmare

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 07:08 PM (Ia/+0)

90 TRex, I look forward to a post on maps--not because I love them but because I don't. And I need to get past that, because all fantasy books have to have maps, so I have to ejumacate myself to know what's good and what isn't.
Posted by: Wenda at March 07, 2026 07:04 PM (8eeWV)
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Tolkien's maps were works of art. As a nerdy teenager, I drew maps, and they had the look of Lord of the Rings, with the little trees and shaded mountains, and thick lines for rivers. And the old timey script.

I also have atlases of most of the states I have lived in.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 07, 2026 07:09 PM (0aYVJ)

91 Maps are fun but graphic representations of statistical analyses are better.

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

92 I always loved maps, military history thrives on maps

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 07:12 PM (Ia/+0)

93 TRex, I look forward to a post on maps--not because I love them but because I don't. And I need to get past that, because all fantasy books have to have maps, so I have to ejumacate myself to know what's good and what isn't.
Posted by: Wenda
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N: ↑
S: ↓

There. E/W you're on your own.

Posted by: Mercator at March 07, 2026 07:12 PM (XeU6L)

94 Worst map ever is the one Jack Vance drew for Emphyrio. Truly back of the envelope.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 07:13 PM (RIvkX)

95 I was asked to give a demonstration of carving a ball and claw foot chair leg by one of my buddies a while back and we finally got to it this week. I hadn't done one in decades but luckily, I found my first practice one and since it still had most of the layout lines on it, it was an immense help. Buddy's leg looked pretty good all things considered. He's a retired pediatric orthopedic surgeon so his hand skills are excellent.

The only other woodworking I did this week was to attempt to dig out a nasty magnolia stump. Still working on that.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 07, 2026 07:14 PM (cYBz/)

96 When I was a kid, a teacher taught us a paper cutting art from Poland. Bright colors on a black background. It really separated the kids without fine motor skillls!
Posted by: NaughtyPine at March 07, 2026 06:29 PM (0q/UL)
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I have a couple, actually three, Polish paper cutting art pieces hanging in my house! They are so intricate and pretty.

I also have hand-cut silhouettes of all my kids when they were little. A lady used to come to a big craft fair and she was amazing. She really caught little details of their profiles. She used sheep shears. I don't know how on earth she did it, it only took about five minutes per kid. She just cut as she looked at them and she never messed up.

I love that paper art from the Ohio artist above. Incredible.

Posted by: bluebell at March 07, 2026 07:14 PM (79pEw)

97 Wenda! Hello! How are you doing? So nice to see you.

Posted by: bluebell at March 07, 2026 07:15 PM (79pEw)

98 When we were in Boston last autumn we visited the map room of some hotel by the seaport that showed how the contours of the city changed since colonial times as the Bostonians reclaimed more and more land.

The "North End" used to be at the end of a spit. Castle "Island" used to be an island.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 07:16 PM (RIvkX)

99 Ultimate map geek out....

I worked for the USGS Western Mapping Agency in the early 2000's. Menlo Park, CA.

They still had some of old, optical systems and manual drawing tools to do topo maps. Seriously old school stuff.

Somewhere around here I have some of that kit they were going to excess... which basically means tossing in the trash.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 07:17 PM (jtM2q)

100 fantasy books have to have maps, so I have to ejumacate myself to know what's good and what isn't.
Posted by: Wenda at March 07, 2026 07:04 PM (8eeWV)
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To paraphrase Duke Ellington, if it [looks] good, it IS good. Your brain and eye know what's what.

I've checked out some library books on fantasy mapping:

Fantasy Mapmaking by Cody James King
Here Be Dragons: Exploring Fantasy Maps and Settings by Stefan Ekman
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places by two Italian dudes

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 07:18 PM (kpS4V)

101 There are very detailed line drawings you can get online of aircraft you can print, cut and make into 3D models. A lot more work than plastic models but they look nice.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 07, 2026 07:19 PM (3uBP9)

102 I love maps but I've never drawn them, I just like looking at them. Tonight at Mass we were sitting behind a family and the little boy had a children's Bible he was looking at. He was flipping through some pages with maps and I was trying to look over his shoulder. Darn kid was flipping too fast for me to get a good look though.

Posted by: bluebell at March 07, 2026 07:20 PM (79pEw)

103 Of course, no tabletop crafts like inking and beadwork are safe from feline predation, especially in the wee hours. I have to cover everything.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 07:22 PM (kpS4V)

104 Learned how to read topo maps in 8th grade Earth Science class. An invaluable skill that has served me well over the years.

Posted by: davidt at March 07, 2026 07:22 PM (Q+gd/)

105 There's a software, Campaign Cartographer by Profantasy Software that is good at making maps. They have whole line for different kinds of maps. Good for tabletop roleplay prep. But I think it would be really good for making any kind of map.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 07, 2026 07:23 PM (3uBP9)

106 Not sure if many people have the attention span anymore to do the careful, intricate cutting needed for detailed paper cutting. But there are so many benefits to the activity: patience, creativity, ability to see details, and, above all, developing fine motor skills. Even simpler examples like the snowflakes would be appropriate for kids. Yeah, they might get minor cuts using scissors or a knife and some supervision would be good. But any injuries would be minor compared to scrapes and broken bones from skate board accidents.

Posted by: JTB at March 07, 2026 07:25 PM (yTvNw)

107 I'd be fine a map making, but people expect them to be "to scale"...same as our architect!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at March 07, 2026 07:26 PM (IQ6Gq)

108 Maps... https://tinyurl.com/3nchcw2v

Posted by: davidt at March 07, 2026 07:26 PM (Q+gd/)

109 Time to say thank you before the next act takes the Ace of Spades stage. The Horde has spoken and we will do a map theme at some point, but next week is Calligraphy and the written word. Send submissions and come prepared.

Don't forget to stop by Club ONT later!

Posted by: TRex - messy handwriting dino at March 07, 2026 07:26 PM (IQ6Gq)

110 By the way, please click on the videos on the content. There is really good stuff to be seen. I think you'll enjoy.

Posted by: TRex - content reminder dino at March 07, 2026 07:27 PM (IQ6Gq)

111 Bluebell, Grammy Winger turned me on to the NKJV Study Bible, which has great maps.

I would love to see a print of the Ethiopian Bible which has great illustrations (illuminations?)., like something Indiana Jones would steal

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 07:28 PM (kpS4V)

112 Hobby today? Making pizza dough. In my world pizza is a hobby.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 07:28 PM (snZF9)

113 I was spinning with a spindle today. Patsy was fascinated. But there is danger for kitties! She sniffed at it while it was spinning, it grabbed a whisker and pulled it out! She was not happy, but hopefully this will convince her to leave spinning wheels alone.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 07, 2026 07:29 PM (gQ15S)

114 This should be a golden time for paper cutting with the easy availability of different weight and quality papers out there.

Posted by: JTB at March 07, 2026 07:30 PM (yTvNw)

115 Bers, it's a CALLING.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 07:30 PM (kpS4V)

116 One of my favorite map-as-graphic. Napoleon's troop strength on the way to Moscow vs. the trip back.
https://shorter.me/gYTeg

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 07:31 PM (XeU6L)

117 >>When we were in Boston last autumn we visited the map room of some hotel by the seaport that showed how the contours of the city changed since colonial times as the Bostonians reclaimed more and more land.

I have a map of Boston, the harbor islands and some surrounding towns from 1782. Boston has changed a bit, most notably the Back Bay neighborhood where I used to live. It didn't exist in 1782, it was part of the Charles River basin.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 07, 2026 07:31 PM (viF8m)

118 This topic made me flash back to the electric Snippy Scissors I used in the 1950s. I recall the one I had was supposed to look like a smiling fish.

Posted by: JTB at March 07, 2026 07:31 PM (yTvNw)

119 Curling stone lass has that look aboot her.

Posted by: Eromero at March 07, 2026 07:39 PM (LHPAg)

120 When we were in Boston last autumn we visited the map room of some hotel by the seaport that showed how the contours of the city changed since colonial times as the Bostonians reclaimed more and more land.

I have a map of Boston, the harbor islands and some surrounding towns from 1782. Boston has changed a bit, most notably the Back Bay neighborhood where I used to live. It didn't exist in 1782, it was part of the Charles River basin.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Historic maps are just that. It can be very interesting to consider the development of any area.

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

121 Posted by: bluebell at March 07, 2026 07:20 PM (79pEw)

Have you heard from Grammie Winger re her surgery?

Posted by: Tuna at March 07, 2026 07:42 PM (lJ0H4)

122 I was thinking about getting back into coin collecting, since I haven't bought anything new in 3 years. It seems like a dumb idea moneywise since the intrinsic value is so much higher than numismatic for most things now. But I love coins, and I also collect bullion, so I'll probably do it anyway... I can sell it either way, I guess, if at a loss.

LOL, I just tell myself that, I could never sell the currency coins anyway.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 07, 2026 07:43 PM (BI5O2)

123 >>Historic maps are just that. It can be very interesting to consider the development of any area.

Anyone who has driven in Boston knows that most of the city is maze of twisty roads that don't always seem to make sense. Accept one area, the Back Bay. It's a very easy to understand grid of straight streets and cross streets. Because that whole area is reclaimed land and they made the land fit the function.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 07, 2026 07:44 PM (viF8m)

124 WE HAZ A MOVIE MARQUE

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 07:46 PM (Ia/+0)

125
Historic maps are just that. It can be very interesting to consider the development of any area.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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NC circa 1770, embiggen, if interested
https://shorturl.at/kiWW9

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 07:48 PM (XeU6L)

126 Hobby today? Making pizza dough. In my world pizza is a hobby.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 07:28 PM (snZF9

I made carnitas. Not deep fried in lard, though. Trying not to die quite yet. Slow cooked in chicken broth, orange juice, onions, & Mexican coke. Cumin, chipotle, chili powder, garlic, oregano, bay leaves - 12hrs. Broiled to finish.

F'in killer.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 07, 2026 07:49 PM (BI5O2)

127 I HATE MOVIES. Don't watch them.

Posted by: Ronster at March 07, 2026 07:50 PM (6J32i)

128 I often use historic maps when doing genealogy, to discover where all the ancestors lived...luckily, NYC keeps lots of old photos of the old neighborhoods. Hopefully that continues...

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at March 07, 2026 07:51 PM (IQ6Gq)

129 And I just looked up Polish paper cutting...the 3D stuff is absolutely fantastic. I gotta try this....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at March 07, 2026 07:52 PM (IQ6Gq)

130 Every place in the Roman Empire was a rational grid layout, except Rome. After the first sack of Rome, they just told everybody "rebuild immediately at your own expense and we won't ask too many questions about how it happens, so long as it happens."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 07, 2026 07:52 PM (BI5O2)

131 Oh, and cloves. Don't forget cloves.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 07, 2026 07:53 PM (BI5O2)

132 LAST CALL FOR NOOD

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 07:54 PM (Ia/+0)

133 Screw your last call.

Posted by: Ronster at March 07, 2026 07:58 PM (6J32i)

134 Eris,
I ordered all three. Such is my trust in the Horde.
I may pass them on to my daughter, who is an extraordinary artist. Everything from watercolor to gold leaf. Hopefully between us we'll be inspired.

Thank you.

Posted by: Wenda at March 07, 2026 08:03 PM (8eeWV)

135 I am actually related to the author of the book on which the movie "The Life of Emile Zola" was based!

Another great movie from that year (1937) was "Make Way for Tomorrow" Have the tissue box ready for that one!

Posted by: Isophorone at March 07, 2026 08:58 PM (IG5iM)

Ace of Spades Pet Thread, March 7

Courtesy Terry Glenn

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

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Hey there Morons, IllTemperedCur here.
The proper use for AI. Meowstein!

Dramatic!

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Meet The PetMorons

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Hello Horde -Haven't posted in quite a while. You'll find me occassionally posting as Our Country is Screwed. While I've been lurking, we have adopted a 5yr old dog whose family was relocating out of the country and couldn't take her with them. She is originally from Bosnia and is a Lab/Terrier/Hungarian Mudi mix, at least according to the DNA test the prior owners did on her.
Her name is Ozi and after several months of adjustment, we think we've come to an understanding on whose house it really is. After losing Fenway, our Flatcoated Retriever a couple years ago, it is great to have a canine companion again. And, she watches TV where she'll growl whenever she sees dogs on the screen. Watching the Westminster Dog Show was an overload for her, and so funny to watch.
Our two cats, Dini (tabby on the left) and Smudge (Maine Coon to the right) have also come to terms with Ozi and her mannerisms. While we haven't witnessed it, we are sure there was a bitch-slap delivered to the dog, as only cats can do.

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So sorry that you lost Fenway, glad that you adopted Ozi, who deserves a family.

Love Dini and Smudge. Thanks for the great photos!

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PetMoron Adjacent Animals
Encountered by Members of The Horde

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Just this week, Mrs OCiS and I were looking out into our back yard when we noticed two birds of prey in a tree near our shed. At the top is a Coopers Hawk. If you look down the tree, you'll see a Barred Owl. We hear the owls all the time at night, but never have we seen one this close in the wild.

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Regards,Our Country is Screwed

Nice to see those birds so close to your home!

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Some tips for discovering PetMoron Adjacent Animals from By-Tor, with a couple of cropped images (for privacy).

I got a Blink camera system on Amazon a month ago. I was skeptical for $60 for two cameras, but Ring was $200 for one, so worth a shot.
It’s pretty good! Easy setup, great picture. And with the subscription I get to review clips of all the activations. And watch live.

I get alerts that pop up on my phone that tell me what’s happening in real time. Like this one-
“dark cat is walking on driveway.”

It’s lithium battery powered so no bothering with hard wiring, but they are cheap and last six months or so. The color picture shows how clear it is, with the same pesky cat setting it off.
I recommend.

Not raccoons this time!

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Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:

petmorons at protonmail dot com
Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the
Ace of Spades Pet Thread, February 28

I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

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1 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 03:22 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Meow....

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at March 07, 2026 03:29 PM (sAmhv)

3 Dachshunds are adorable no matter what they're doing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 03:31 PM (RIvkX)

4 Hero dog saves woman on frigid morning walk;

https://tinyurl.com/38d39j9e

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 03:34 PM (PFs9e)

5 If you could hear neighbors dog whine/bark you'd swear experiments were being done to her.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 03:39 PM (Kt19C)

6 Dachshunds are adorable no matter what they're doing.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

As the owner of a mini dachshund, I agree wholeheartedly.

Posted by: Tuna at March 07, 2026 03:39 PM (lJ0H4)

7 We have the Blink security system here too. The AI generated captions were... amusing but mostly stupid and only correct about half the time. We typically get about 20 clips of our cats on the porch or somewhere around the house. Caught a couple raccoons, possums and rabbits too.

Anyway, we spotted about 6 deer cavorting in the backyard earlier. It poured rain and there's a large puddle in the low laying area near a creek. The deer were running through the water over and over and over....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 03:43 PM (jtM2q)

8 Shopping for lunch.
No serving booger steaks.
But not running snot.
More like the Greek yogurt of boogers.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 03:43 PM (Kt19C)

9 Cutie pets! We just got back from a walk at a preserve here, it’s a little warm today! Saijo is still wearing his extra furry coat, so he is now passed out on the bed with the cats. I may need to jump in the pool!

Posted by: Piper at March 07, 2026 03:45 PM (OoFl2)

10 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Mr. TiFW started adding water to the bird bath (which he relocated just outside of the living room window), and added a bird feeder on the archway next to it, so we see lots of birds year round now (before, they would only visit in the summer when the grapes were growing).

We have also seen an increase in traffic from neighborhood kitties, who occasionally stroll through that part of the garden from who knows where to who knows where. All we know is that our yard is the conduit. We suspect the increase in traffic is in direct correlation to the increase in bird activity, but so far no casualties have occurred - at least in our line of sight.

The increase in cat traffic has also increased the number of times that late daughter's cat, Mocha, feels the need to go outside and patrol "her" turf. Every once in a while we hear a minor dust-up, and Mocha comes inside with a bloody nose, but so far she has emerged the victor.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 03:45 PM (SRRAx)

11 Afternoon, pet folken,

Smudge looks much like my Dagny La Siberienne: the same long grayish-brown striped fur, the small bit of white on the muzzle. Smudge seems to have more white on his shirtfront (his bib or -- there's another word for "shirtfront" we used to describe little Oreo's snowy chest fur, but now I can't think of it).

Big black Stirling was just sleeping with me. Now he's on the floor closer to the living room window. Dagny met me when I got up, hoping for some water from the bathroom tap. Don't worry, she has plenty of fresh water from her fountain, and she uses it. But like her brother, she really loves the cold fresher water from the tap.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 03:45 PM (wzUl9)

12 Violet beagle turned 13 weeks yesterday. About the time we believe she has a routine we can follow she changes things. This is driving Mr. nec nuts. We've had her for 3 weeks and he believes she should be house broken. Ba waa-waa-waa. He doesn't remember what it was like 10 years ago when we trained Lily.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 07, 2026 03:48 PM (2NHgQ)

13 Doggeh has old doggy problems- heart murmur, cataracts, maybe arthritis
Took him to a second vet to check the heart murmur coz a vet cardiologist is too $$$

2nd vet said everything is mild and manageable with supplements for the moment.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 03:50 PM (J5RCE)

14 The big black cat has made himself unpopular this week. NO, he hasn't gotten me up by leaping over me and kicking me as he goes -- at least, not every morning. But yesterday, zooming around before breakfast, he knocked over their plastic water bowl. Since they both like their water so much I thought to leave them a bowl overnight. usually I put it on the drainboard over the sink. But I'd moved it for a moment to the counter and forgot to return it.

Zoom! Thunk! Splash!

Fortunately for me, and him, none of the water got to my tax return papers. Grumpy & Recalcitrant suggested this morning zoominess means he's bored and needs a cardboard box or something to play with and in.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 03:52 PM (wzUl9)

15 "Jabot"! That's the word I was looking for to describe the cats' "shirtfront"! "[A] decorative clothing-accessory consisting of lace or other fabric falling from the throat, suspended from or attached to a neckband or collar, or simply pinned at the throat."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 03:55 PM (wzUl9)

16 We have an appointment to take the other cat that belonged to Michelle to the vet next week. She looks like she might be losing weight, and she seems under the weather. She is either 9 or 10 years old now, so I guess that's to be expected, but these two kitties are the last living link to Michelle, and I know that I am going to be an emotional wreck when they finally pass.

Mr. TiFW thinks I'm being silly, but they have worked their way into his heart, too. It will probably hit him just as hard, if not harder. I do love that man! 💕💕💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 03:57 PM (SRRAx)

17 Had a bit of a sad moment this morning as I came home from Walmart.

Passed a poor dog that had been killed by a car. He definitely looked like someone's pet had gotten loose.

This is the main reason why I keep my cats indoors all the time.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 03:58 PM (ESVrU)

18 Jr High school mate:
My dog will eat his own poop if I put syrup on it. Wanna watch?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 04:00 PM (Kt19C)

19 Sorry to be so maudlin today. Must be the weather - it's kinda gloomy outside today. But I do like rainy days every so often. The flowers and the lawn are loving it! 💐💐💐

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 04:02 PM (SRRAx)

20
GCH Soyara's Vala Rama

September 23, 2015 - March 7, 2026

Run free, silly boy, and wait for us.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at March 07, 2026 04:06 PM (tgvbd)

21 I am so sorry Hadrian.

Posted by: Piper at March 07, 2026 04:07 PM (OoFl2)

22 Hadrian. They will all be waiting for you. My condolences.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 07, 2026 04:08 PM (2NHgQ)

23 I am considering making Patsy an indoor cat. I let her out a few times as she healed, and she would head to the neighbors. She is trainable as she has learned to stay back from the door when I use it. She is young though and gets wound up at night. I worry about her and cars. She does not get along with Fanny and Jake gets pretty upset when the cats fight. I am hoping that gets better with time.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 07, 2026 04:08 PM (gQ15S)

24 We have an appointment to take the other cat that belonged to Michelle to the vet next week. She looks like she might be losing weight, and she seems under the weather. She is either 9 or 10 years old now, so I guess that's to be expected, but these two kitties are the last living link to Michelle, and I know that I am going to be an emotional wreck when they finally pass. . . .

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026

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Being the tough upright Vulcan wannabe that I am, I wouldn't admit this anywhere but here . . . but:

One reason I was hit so hard by big red tabby Arizona's passing in '99 was that Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 and I picked him out at the SPCA when he was but six weeks or so old and raised him together. For years he was the last strong link to her after our divorce and to those happy days.

In return, when I heard last year that *she* had passed away, it again brought up strong memories of him, those days, and us.

Dusty in here, man. Time to turn on a fan, I think.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:10 PM (wzUl9)

25 That's too bad, Hadrian. You are very kind and helpful to all your dogs and you mentioned this one frequently.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 04:11 PM (ix8EF)

26 I am considering making Patsy an indoor cat. I let her out a few times as she healed, and she would head to the neighbors. She is trainable as she has learned to stay back from the door when I use it. She is young though and gets wound up at night. I worry about her and cars. She does not get along with Fanny and Jake gets pretty upset when the cats fight. I am hoping that gets better with time.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 07, 2026 04:08 PM (gQ15S)
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Can you give Patsy her own space for a while? I had trouble with Allie at first. She'd get into spats with my other cats. Then I confined her to my library for a few months with her own food, water, and litter box. Eventually, she integrated into my house and she's now a model kitty.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 04:11 PM (ESVrU)

27 Passed a poor dog that had been killed by a car. He definitely looked like someone's pet had gotten loose.

This is the main reason why I keep my cats indoors all the time.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026

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Same here. And the possibility of coyotes. They've been sighted now and then in the city.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:11 PM (wzUl9)

28 Isn't "pesky cat" a redundancy?

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 07, 2026 04:11 PM (CHHv1)

29 Grumpy & Recalcitrant suggested this morning zoominess means he's bored and needs a cardboard box or something to play with and in.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026

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Blanche Bickerson: "It's easy to make friends with a cat. Bring him something to play with."

John Bickerson: "I'll bring him a dog in the morning!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:13 PM (wzUl9)

30 @Hadrian

Sorry, man. Went down that road a few weeks ago with a GCH, the one who got the invite to Orlando in 2019. It doesn't get easier no matter how many times you go through it.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 04:14 PM (Y1sOo)

31 The problem is that she wants to sleep in the bedroom with me and Jake. But Fanny is ready to rotate out of the other bedroom, so she has been spending time there. Fanny and Troubles have shared that bedroom, which has helped. I don't really have a good spot as I am trying to clear out a lot of things stored in what used to be a garage. I did get a two story wired structure that I could use, if I can figure out a place to set it up. This is a small house.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 07, 2026 04:16 PM (gQ15S)

32 Can’t fool a weinerdog.

Posted by: Eromero at March 07, 2026 04:17 PM (sH4Bk)

33 I don't think a day goes by without a social media post about "loose dogs" around here. I get it... we're rural, but more animals that are "cut loose" because their owners are lazy get off'ed by irate land owners when the dogs go after livestock or their own pets.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 04:17 PM (jtM2q)

34 Just got back from the self-serve dog wash. Miss Lily the corgi (6-1/2) enjoyed getting her dingleberries soaked and removed.

Posted by: M. Gaga at March 07, 2026 04:18 PM (KiBMU)

35 Hey guys,

Ozi, Dini and Smudge are beautiful. I'm glad Ozi got a great new family. Sad she couldn't go with her original family though.

Not too much of an update on our cats, but some cute pictures.

https://tinyurl.com/dg65258

Posted by: Joyenz at March 07, 2026 04:19 PM (2F0/Y)

36 Stirling has also been showing a little aggression toward Dagny. Remember, he is only four years old (this week, in fact!), which means he is about twenty in human terms. If he were a young male human, he'd be driving his fixed-up Nissan 370Z with the loud glasspack muffler at twenty miles or more over the speed limit, smoking Marlboros or stronger things, and getting in scuffles at local bars over hot girls. (This, despite Stirling being altered long ago.)

He corners her from time to time, and she growls back, but I don't know if she ever cuffs him across the nose. She does not have his reach or weight advantages. I still see them grooming each other's heads and necks. Maybe it's only rough play.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:20 PM (wzUl9)

37 Hadrian, when you get to the Rainbow Bridge, think of the big reunion. And the struggles over seniority and who is you favorite!

Or maybe that's all been solved in Heaven. Let's hope so.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:22 PM (wzUl9)

38 The swallowtail kites migrate through my part of SW FL this month each year. Also wood storks. The kites, as big as they are, eat mostly insects caught airborne.

Posted by: M. Gaga at March 07, 2026 04:23 PM (KiBMU)

39 https://is.gd/WvA3WI

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 04:25 PM (Kt19C)

40 I intend for my Rainbow Bridge reunion to be a chaotic gaggle of many many dogs.

Posted by: weew at March 07, 2026 04:27 PM (S4IL1)

41 Yet another issue with Stirling is that he likes to go behind the curtains in the living room window which bracket the window A/C unit. He's been known to pick loose the insulation strips I've packed there around the A/C box -- and besides, I don't want him to find that curtains are fun to play with. He spotted something outside just now. I distracted him by opening the door so he can stare out at whatever it is.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:27 PM (wzUl9)

42 >>>Would you like a treat?

I would like a treat!

Posted by: m at March 07, 2026 04:28 PM (+YA9H)

43 I intend for my Rainbow Bridge reunion to be a chaotic gaggle of many many dogs.
Posted by: weew at March 07, 2026

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Mine will be a question of ownership.

"Back off, Fat Boy! This one is MY human!"

"Stick a fish in it, Black Cat. He's MINE!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:28 PM (wzUl9)

44 Good afternoon, pet folks.

Lucy the Fink atill has the snots. She’s not coughing anymore but she sneezes occasionally and has the snorts. Eating fine. Drinking fine. Naps like a champ. I tried some homeopathic cat congestion drops and they seemed to help, but she does not care for the taste. Since she already gets a pill twice a day, I decided to let her have the win and stopped administering. Plus, I only have so much blood.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 07, 2026 04:31 PM (A5RD0)

45 Hadrian, Condolences are sent to you and Her Majesty. His memory will be in your heart forever.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at March 07, 2026 04:32 PM (yTvNw)

46 Lucy the Fink atill has the snots. She’s not coughing anymore but she sneezes occasionally and has the snorts. Eating fine. Drinking fine. Naps like a champ. I tried some homeopathic cat congestion drops and they seemed to help, but she does not care for the taste. Since she already gets a pill twice a day, I decided to let her have the win and stopped administering. Plus, I only have so much blood.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 07, 2026

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If she'd due for a vet visit soon, be sure and mention all this. Though it's possible it's something new she's allergic to, or something new in your place that is simply irritating her mucous membranes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:33 PM (wzUl9)

47 Woof!!! OCiS, those are great looking pets. Congrats on the adoption of Ozi. Hadrian, sorry for loss, but I'm sure he lived his best life with you.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at March 07, 2026 04:33 PM (znbnV)

48 Post-surgery, MiladyJo has been sleeping in a recliner. Daisy the brilliant Malinois has been by her side a lot. A few nights ago, though, Daisy decided that, since Milady's side of the bed was vacant, she, Daisy, might as well sleep there.

We originally had Daisy trained not to get on our bed, the guest bed, or the couch, but then the kids' dogs came over, jumping on the guest bed and the couch, and Daisy's training was overpowered. Still, as a rule, the dogs stay off the main bed.

An exception was, recently, when the cooking timer a/k/a the enormously loud smoke alarm went off, and I was napping on the bed, Daughter's dog Maya jumped up and laid next to me, and the usually fierce and fearless Daisy was whining and pawing at me, so I told her to come up and lie on the other side. Was kind-of cute, how upset they were, to huddle by me.

Posted by: mindful webworker - a two-dog afternoon at March 07, 2026 04:35 PM (l8w2w)

49 When my sister still had 2 Persian cats, I would cat sit when she had to go out of town. I work mids, so one morning I come home, they are waiting for me as usual, pets, play, gaze at there magnificence (Persians know they are beautiful), and then I went to bed. About 30 minutes later I hear the girl kittuh screaming bloody murder in cat. I get up to see WTH is going on. Remember the sibling game of 'I'm not touching you', where you are as close to the person as possible but not touching? Well, Casper was doing that to Laura and she was upset. I came out and everything stopped. Laura just started taking a bath and Casper gave me a happy "Mrff" and strolled away like nothing. I was annoyed. It was like 'Go away hooman, this doesn't involve you'.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at March 07, 2026 04:38 PM (sAmhv)

50 Run free, silly boy, and wait for us.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at March 07, 2026 04:06 PM (tgvbd)

So sorry. Hugs!

Posted by: Joyenz at March 07, 2026 04:40 PM (2F0/Y)

51 {{{Hadrian}}}

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 04:40 PM (LmPA0)

52 Wolfus,
I avoid the vet like the plague. Lucy hates the car. She is terrified and pants and pees herself and gets shakey.

Plus I don’t know what they would do. Once I was told she had a heart murmur and was advised to spend once a thousand dollars on cardiac testing. I declined. Two years later, a different vet said he didn’t hear anything abnormal at all.

I already spend more on her healthcare than I do my own.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 07, 2026 04:40 PM (A5RD0)

53 Remember the sibling game of 'I'm not touching you', where you are as close to the person as possible but not touching? . . .
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at March 07, 2026

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"Mom! She's *looking* at me!!!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:41 PM (wzUl9)

54 nurse ratched: "I tried some homeopathic cat congestion drops and they seemed to help, but she does not care for the taste."

Nurse, the homeopaths say you can dissolve the medicine in clean water for pets.

Homeopathy, the world's most powerful and effective placebo. So powerful its placebo effect even fools animals.

Posted by: mindful webworker - fifty years of effective placebing at March 07, 2026 04:42 PM (l8w2w)

55 Wolfus,
I avoid the vet like the plague. Lucy hates the car. She is terrified and pants and pees herself and gets shakey.

Plus I don’t know what they would do. Once I was told she had a heart murmur and was advised to spend once a thousand dollars on cardiac testing. I declined. Two years later, a different vet said he didn’t hear anything abnormal at all.

I already spend more on her healthcare than I do my own.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 07, 2026

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Maybe you could get one of those air cleaner/ionizer devices. Miss Linda got me one for my place to clean out the pipe smoke particles. I don't puff my pipe near the cats, and they have never shown any sniffles or coughs from it, but it can't hurt to run it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:44 PM (wzUl9)

56 *sigh*

Time to "make the rounds" and clean out the litterboxes for the day.

Not the most fun part of owning cats, but certainly very important.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 04:45 PM (ESVrU)

57 Moron-adjacent "pets" - sort-of:

With the warm weather last week, bugs are back. Found a cute little ladybug in the bathroom.🐞

And, this morning, ugh, a tick in my back. We're getting a whole cow soon; sure hope I don't get that tick-related disease that makes one allergic to red meat!!!

Posted by: mindful webworker - We hates tickses we hates them forever. at March 07, 2026 04:48 PM (l8w2w)

58 Time to "make the rounds" and clean out the litterboxes for the day.

Not the most fun part of owning cats, but certainly very important.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026

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What brands do you use? I was getting the Petco litter, $14 for 30 lbs. But the last batch, and another a while ago, failed utterly to clump as it should. The bathroom and bedroom began to smell as though someone had been using ammonia as a war gas. I've shifted back to Walmart's Special Kitty, $7.85 for 20 lbs., and it seems to work much better.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:48 PM (wzUl9)

59 23 I am considering making Patsy an indoor cat. I let her out a few times as she healed, and she would head to the neighbors. She is trainable as she has learned to stay back from the door when I use it. She is young though and gets wound up at night. I worry about her and cars. She does not get along with Fanny and Jake gets pretty upset when the cats fight. I am hoping that gets better with time.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 07, 2026 04:08 PM (gQ15S)

My friends outdoor cats Snowflake and Starry adapted pretty quickly to living inside my place. Of course, it was crazy cold here for several weeks. Ralphy likes Snowflake and he'd playfully chase Starry.

It warmed up and I put them out weeks ago. They still try to come in even though I no longer feed them. The dog is about 15 years old. When he goes outside Snowflake races in sometimes.

The dog has slowed down. He no longer follows me everywhere all the time. As long as he can still make it down the two stairs outside, we're good. A few months ago, the vet was impressed at the amount of life in him.

But I've noticed changes in him. Sigh...

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 04:51 PM (Sco7b)

60 What brands do you use? I was getting the Petco litter, $14 for 30 lbs. But the last batch, and another a while ago, failed utterly to clump as it should. The bathroom and bedroom began to smell as though someone had been using ammonia as a war gas. I've shifted back to Walmart's Special Kitty, $7.85 for 20 lbs., and it seems to work much better.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:48 PM (wzUl9)
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I use Purina Tidy Cat. It's $25 at Walmart for the "Light Weight" version, which is only 17 pounds or so, but equivalent volume to the heavier stuff. Seems to work pretty well for clumping.

Usually one container will last me about two weeks.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 04:53 PM (ESVrU)

61 Stateless try giving the dog Cosequin

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 04:55 PM (LmPA0)

62 I use Purina Tidy Cat. It's $25 at Walmart for the "Light Weight" version, which is only 17 pounds or so, but equivalent volume to the heavier stuff. Seems to work pretty well for clumping.

Usually one container will last me about two weeks.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026

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I've seen that and shuddered at the price, but was curious about it. Since I have only half the livestock you do, it might last us quite a while.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:58 PM (wzUl9)

63 We use Feline Pine. The cats love it and makes the house smell so good with pine scent. We don't get nasty smells like we did with the litter that acts like cement when wet. We ended up using the Pine because it was safe for kittens of all ages and wouldn't get stuck on momcat while nursing newborns.

Posted by: Joyenz at March 07, 2026 04:59 PM (2F0/Y)

64 I've seen that and shuddered at the price, but was curious about it. Since I have only half the livestock you do, it might last us quite a while.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 04:58 PM (wzUl9)
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It really does work quite well. Even keeps the smell down quite a bit--mostly. Fresh squeezin's that aren't covered up tend to still reek.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 05:00 PM (ESVrU)

65 I distracted Stirling from the window by throwing one of their fuzzy mice for him, and then using the fuzzy mouse on a stick. Now he's relaxing on the floor again.

He and Dagny like their toys. They go into the basket on their own and pull out something to play with. I find them scattered all over the living room floor.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:00 PM (wzUl9)

66 We use Feline Pine. The cats love it and makes the house smell so good with pine scent. We don't get nasty smells like we did with the litter that acts like cement when wet. We ended up using the Pine because it was safe for kittens of all ages and wouldn't get stuck on momcat while nursing newborns.
Posted by: Joyenz at March 07, 2026

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Can you get it at Walmart too? And how extortionate is the price?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:01 PM (wzUl9)

67 Time I took the cats' latest can of Friskies out of the fridge to warm a bit, and ran some water in their bowls to clean those up. Dinnertime for them is at five p.m., and breakfast around five a.m.

Tomorrow I expect they will be happy to eat an hour earlier by their internal clocks -- their "appetite alarm," as the old TV commercial used to say.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9)

68 61 Stateless try giving the dog Cosequin
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 04:55 PM (LmPA0)

It's not his movement that's the big problem. He sleeps a lot more. Especially at night. He no longer gets up with me.

And I have checked on him before to make sure he's breathing. Did that with Mom and Dad occasionally too. Always a weird feeling.

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 05:06 PM (Sco7b)

69 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:01 PM (wzUl9)

Our Walmart has the 20lb bag in-store for $11.38. We get the 40lb bag shipped to us, it's $22.99. You only scoop out poops while the urine turns it to sawdust. You change it out when it is mostly sawdust and you only put enough in to cover the bottom of the box.

Posted by: Joyenz at March 07, 2026 05:07 PM (2F0/Y)

70 Our Walmart has the 20lb bag in-store for $11.38. We get the 40lb bag shipped to us, it's $22.99. You only scoop out poops while the urine turns it to sawdust. You change it out when it is mostly sawdust and you only put enough in to cover the bottom of the box.
Posted by: Joyenz at March 07, 2026

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I might try a bag this next time. If I do I'll keep some of the regular stuff in reserve, in case the feline thugs hate the Pine for some reason.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:08 PM (wzUl9)

71 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:08 PM (wzUl9)

I hope you all like it :-) Even our cats who grew up using the cement stuff, immediately enjoyed the pine.

Posted by: Joyenz at March 07, 2026 05:11 PM (2F0/Y)

72 Joyenz, I see on their site Feline Pine has clumping and non-clumping varieties. Which do you use?

And they advise to put the new stuff down in the clean box, then put a layer of the fresh clay litter on top. Don't mix them, they say, the cat will do that naturally. Then the next time you clean up the box, you can go all Feline Pine.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:12 PM (wzUl9)

73 OCIS, Beautiful pets. Thanks for taking in your friends pup. Bosnia? That is certainly different.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at March 07, 2026 05:15 PM (yTvNw)

74 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:12 PM (wzUl9)

Non-clumping and we use feline pine only. No clay litter because it wasn't kitten safe.

Posted by: Joyenz at March 07, 2026 05:16 PM (2F0/Y)

75 This is the one we use, no clay needed

https://tinyurl.com/bdfvwrua

Posted by: Joyenz at March 07, 2026 05:18 PM (2F0/Y)

76 This is the one we use, no clay needed

https://tinyurl.com/bdfvwrua
Posted by: Joyenz at March 07, 2026

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Looks good. One of the reviews says to use a different scooper; is that necessary, and if so, what kind?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:28 PM (wzUl9)

77 Noodus hobbyana

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:30 PM (wzUl9)

78 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:28 PM (wzUl9)

We used normal scooper since you just scoop out poops until you just dump the whole box to put fresh in. The urine doesn't clump. The pine absorbs and turns to sawdust. This litter is also lighter and easier when it comes to doing a full dump of the box.

Posted by: Joyenz at March 07, 2026 05:32 PM (2F0/Y)

79 HOBBY NOOD

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 05:32 PM (Ia/+0)

80 We used normal scooper since you just scoop out poops until you just dump the whole box to put fresh in. The urine doesn't clump. The pine absorbs and turns to sawdust. This litter is also lighter and easier when it comes to doing a full dump of the box.
Posted by: Joyenz at March 07, 2026

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Okay, then, I think I'll try it. The effort involved in rinsing out the box and carrying the dirty water in a bucket through the living room to dump it on the lawn is the worst part of the whole process. If I can skip that and make them happy too, good.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:37 PM (wzUl9)

81 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:37 PM (wzUl9)

We just dumped into a rubbish bag when doing full dump. Used old shopping bags when just scooping poops. You want a scoop with holes big enough to let the pine pellets fall back in box, but still keep the poop.

My sister used to have to do all the boxes herself because the clay stuff was too heavy for my disabled butt. Now I can help because the pine is lighter and does not concrete itself to the box.

Posted by: Joyenz at March 07, 2026 05:42 PM (2F0/Y)

82 The Epstein case just took a very dark turn
I always thought it was a suicide I now no longer believe that.
One of the 2 correctional officers on duty in special housing felidited over 11000 dollars in cash. Including 1 of 5000 that triggered an alert shortly before his death in 2029. She also purchased a 2019 Land Rover
And his body was found st 542 am she googled Jeffery Epstein twice on the 40 mins before his body was found

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 07, 2026 07:47 PM (gSrq8)

Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, March 7

Happy first Saturday in March! Don't forget to Spring Forward!

Sometimes the professionals do a good job with landscaping. What can we learn?

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

Last week, WeeKreekFarmGirl posted this comment. The last part caught my attention:

42 Hi KT and fellow gardeners, still at it here. Just not much new to share. My Lady Banks haven't started to bloom yet. I did have to thin the under growth this year. My trellis is leaning at a wonky angle from the weight. It is 20 years old and we may have to severely prune it next year to fix the trellis structure.
Just planted 5 kinds of melons this morning, mahdu, Minnesota midget, model melon, charentais melon and a watermelon. Got my first jujube from my tree after 6 years. I hope I get many more as it was delicious.
Growing a new green/herb/lettuce, not quite sure what it is considered, called sculpit. It is very hardy and I seem to have a lot of it, it likes it here. I read the garden thread every week, keep up the good work horde!

She grows a lot of unusual and interesting things!

I looked up Sculpit in a blog from the UK: Sculpit � a herb worth letting grow

If you were to read a random selection of recipe books or growing guides, you would probably reach a limit of the number of herbs mentioned pretty quickly. There doesn’t seem much choice beyond the culinary standards we’re all familiar with. But in the real world, there are many more herbs available than even the most resourceful chef might have encountered.
One such herb that has barely made an impact in UK kitchens and gardens is sculpit (latin name silene inflata). But this green veg is much more common in Cyprus, Spain and Italy, where it’s also known as ‘stridolo’ and, in some parts, is celebrated with an annual festival. It comes under the tag ‘weed’ in North America, maybe because of its less appealing name ‘bladder campion’, but that didn’t stop me from attempting to grow some.
Like most herbs it grew fairly easily and quickly, throwing up tall stalks with long slender leaves. Besides using the leaves to pep up a range of Mediterranean dishes, from salads to stews, younger shoots are also picked in bunches and are the main feature of several pasta dishes. My harvest wasn’t vast so I’ve used it more sparingly – it has a lightly herby, peppery flavour which I think goes particularly well with egg based nosh.

But one of the best discoveries with this plant is not in its flavour, but its flowers. Allow it to grow and you’ll be rewarded with daintily spectacular blooms of petals perched on the end of miniature pink oval lanterns.

It's a Silene. Charming. More photos of the plant and flowers at the link.

Here's a U.S. seed source that mentions the festivals for this herb in a rather lengthy description of the culture and uses of this herb in Europe.

This deep cultural connection is evident across the continent. For instance, the town of Galeata in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region holds an annual festival ("Sagra dello Stridolo") each April dedicated to Sculpit, featuring market stalls and culinary demonstrations highlighting pasta and ravioli dishes made with the herb. Similarly, in Spain's La Mancha region, specialized foragers known as collejeros historically gathered and sold the wild leaves (collejas) for use in traditional stews like gazpacho viudo. Further evidence of its long-standing use comes from Crete and Cyprus, where browning the tender leaves and shoots in olive oil is a documented culinary practice.

Found anything interesting in your seed catalogs?

I have officially become that person who gets excited when the seed/plant catalog arrives. New potatoes? Tell me more... pic.twitter.com/fWyIKGgcVm
— Dan J Kroll (@DanJKroll) January 29, 2026

Ah, Nature

California Poppies and Lupines (In California and Arizona)

Gardens of The Horde

The blooming almond trees near us attract some bees to our rosemary, but not every day.

Anything going on in your yard, garden or neighborhood?

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

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Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Feb. 28

I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 01:27 PM

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1 BOING!

And incoming!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 07, 2026 01:32 PM (1o8D5)

2 Wait until Oh God Beyond All Praises plays in your head. Amen!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 07, 2026 01:35 PM (Hji/X)

3 I thought my rosemary had dried out too much and was dead. But then I noticed a brighter green cast to some needles. I'm watering it and I think it will survive. I need to transplant it asit'sbeen in that pot too long

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 07, 2026 01:40 PM (gQ15S)

4 Good afternoon Greenthumbs
My yard is a mess, still piles of leaves to gather now snow is gone

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 01:49 PM (Ia/+0)

5 I was out this morning making the first apple grafts for the season. I am putting known fruit wood on sprouted root stock. With luck I will get more trees.
Today was Gravenstien and Winesap.
I don't have much more variety this year and I am looking at some of my root stock that are now about 5 foot high after two years and I am tempted to plant them as is. They may not be good apples, but they will be enormous.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 07, 2026 02:03 PM (rbvCR)

6 This morning 1/2 inch rain thus far.

Posted by: Eromero at March 07, 2026 02:07 PM (LHPAg)

7 I also have to get some netting up to reinforce the fence against the neighbors' chickens, the earliest plum (might be a shiro plum, but it is a random graft from a vacant lot) is starting to bloom out, and the lilac, and the blackcaps are starting to leaf out.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 07, 2026 02:07 PM (rbvCR)

8 I'm starting to see some signs of spring approaching. More squirrel activity, including trying to head fake oncoming cars. Several pairs of geese that I'm pretty sure are a male and a female. And Mrs. JTB said she saw some flowers starting to show, maybe crocus or tulips. After an unusually nasty winter so far, I'll take any signs I can get.

Posted by: JTB at March 07, 2026 02:13 PM (yTvNw)

9 69° in Van Nuys.
Windy as all hell.
Makes riding a bicycle like uphill in an earthquake.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 02:17 PM (Kt19C)

10 reinforce the fence against the neighbors' chickens

https://m.youtube.com/watch

v=vKcruJ36BfM&pp=0gcJCTMBo7VqN5tD

Try this on chickens.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 02:20 PM (Kt19C)

11 Lovely little violas! I'd love to plant pansies and violas but we are currently in Third False Spring (or is it Fourth?) and we're expecting snow in a couple days. Right now it's in the mid-sixties.

Eh. Michigan.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 02:25 PM (kpS4V)

12 Do have early wild flowers popping up, and Daffodils are poking out of the ground

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 02:28 PM (Ia/+0)

13 I have a few bulbs of some sort poking through.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 02:29 PM (kpS4V)

14
#10, would you shorten that link, please. Can't figure out how to watch it.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 07, 2026 02:33 PM (2Ez/1)

15 Purchased some seed packets this week-Spider flowers, Cosmos, and the variety of heirloom sunflowers that I grew last year. I will start them in pots sometime in April. The only edible we grow, besides herbs, are tomatoes. Last year we grew Early Girl and Best Boy. Had tons of tomatoes from the EG but not so many from the BB. I might just stick to Early Girl because I would love to have enough tomatoes to put in the freezer this year. Any advice about trimming lavender? Ours grew like mad last year and really need to be cut back. When and how? Thanks so much!

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at March 07, 2026 02:35 PM (dyL4B)

16 https://is.gd/32q9DR

Try that Quarter Twenty

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 02:37 PM (Kt19C)

17 From Boise area: lows 32-45 F, highs 46-61. Some rain on Monday.

Not much going on - mostly Husband building the dry-stacked stone bed. The vegetable beds are already weeded, so I've mostly been watching the indoor seeds germinate, waiting for warm weather and irrigation water.

I do need to make my Territorial Seed Co. order soon, so I have the Asian pea seeds and Scarlet Sage I want to plant this year.

Our annoying raccoon has spent this week tipping over the cat's water bowls. I check out there every day anyway, so I keep refilling them. Live trap has been ordered...

Posted by: Pat* at March 07, 2026 02:37 PM (rRROJ)

18 Last year, right after I got my diagnosis, I wanted to have pretty things growing outside of my window and in the rest of the gardens for what I thought might be my last spring. So I bought an obscene amount of bulbs and had our lawn service plant them for me. They were more than happy to do that - they even made it a priority. And last spring, we had a beautiful display of nature's wonders.

Thankfully, modern medicine has granted me at least one more spring, and all of those bulbs that were planted are now starting to peek out of the ground and start God's show again this year.

Interspersed among the pansies which we have the lawn guys plant every year, the hyacinths have started blooming, the daffodils and Dutch irises are starting to shoot up leaves, and the rest of the perennials are starting to wake up. The asparagus plant even offered up enough stalks for us to have a tasty treat the other day.

And next month the rosebushes that I ordered will be delivered, and the lawn guys will plant those for us as well. We had to get rid of the bushes that had grown there when we installed our fence, but the fence was moved this year to put in a much-needed curb (cont)

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 02:38 PM (SRRAx)

19 Anyone seen the sun? Its been missing here for over a week

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 02:41 PM (Ia/+0)

20 Love the pansies up top - I’ve often grown them in the winter, but don’t have any out this year.

The Arizona poppies are beautiful to see - they only bloom after a rare wet winter, but the seeds will stay in the ground for years until the right conditions come along.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 02:43 PM (fSA1n)

21 That's wonderful, Teresa! What rises are you going to grow?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 02:44 PM (kpS4V)

22 #16 - thanks!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 07, 2026 02:44 PM (2Ez/1)

23 19 ... "Anyone seen the sun? Its been missing here for over a week"

We get a few gleams of sunlight now and then. The damn weather is just teasing us. I'm beginning to think it's personal.

Posted by: JTB at March 07, 2026 02:44 PM (yTvNw)

24 Roses, not rises.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 02:44 PM (kpS4V)

25 19 Anyone seen the sun? Its been missing here for over a week
Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 02:41 PM (Ia/+0)

We’re having one of those days where it rains for an hour, then it suddenly clears up and gets sunny, but after about an hour clouds are back and it rains again.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 02:45 PM (fSA1n)

26 Teresa, I am so glad you will get to see those lovely flowers you planted! I have bulbs that have bloomed for years, and yet it is always a sweet surprise to see the daffodils popping up. You are on my prayer list and are included in my weekly rosary for the sick. God bless you, my dear.

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at March 07, 2026 02:45 PM (dyL4B)

27 By the way, the California/Arizona flowers are beautiful, KT.

Posted by: Eromero at March 07, 2026 02:50 PM (LHPAg)

28 Shopping for lunch.
Hmm, no serving boogers.
Moves along..

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 02:51 PM (Kt19C)

29 ....so we will once again have a line of beautiful Duchesse du Brabant tea roses lined up along the southern fence. Hopefully, I will get to see them grow to their former glory - they are prolific bloomers all season long, and they smell just wonderful.

One thing, though - in the interim, we had 2 pecan trees "volunteered" by the squirrels, and they are quite large now, and provide some much-needed shade where 20 years ago there was none. We shall see if the new rose bushes fare as well as the old ones did.

One other thing that we had planted last year was a Japanese red maple. We sited it where it wouldn't get blazing afternoon sun, and it thrived last year. I am excited to see how it does this year - we planted it next to our (fake) pond, and it looks right at home there. Our gardens, small as they are, have really come a long way in the years that we have been here. I am so glad that Mr. TiFW agreed to hire the lawn service - our yard finally looks like I always dreamed it would (and he hasn't complained much about them taking over mowing and weeding duties, either!)

Anyway, Spring is springing here in Fort Worth, and everything is starting to look beautiful again!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 02:52 PM (SRRAx)

30 Beautiful pictures today
Still grey and gloomy here.
70's promised this coming week but I won't be.ieve til it happens.
Cherry blossoms due by 3/30 but maybe as early as 3/15. But pro ably depends on whether we get those promised temps.
I should be able to get pictures this year now that I can hike the trail again. 🌸

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at March 07, 2026 02:55 PM (t/2Uw)

31 Thank you, Mrs. Leggy! Somebody up there is definitely listening! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 02:55 PM (SRRAx)

32 Oh, and the poppy plants are starting to peek out again! They don't really grow well in the beds, because of all of the soil disturbance from the lawn guys, but they just love to sprout in our compost bin every year, and they are so pretty and happy that I don't let Mr. TiFW disturb them until they turn brown. We always collect the seeds at the end of the season and give them to family and friends.

We also get sunflowers in the compost bin every summer, and they are always quite pretty, too. Mr. TiFW tolerates them until they start encroaching on the driveway - then he cuts them back. The poppies and sunflowers reseed themselves every year - we never have to do anything to see them again!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 03:03 PM (SRRAx)

33 The US Military Just Sent A Long Secret Message

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

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 07, 2026 03:12 PM (jrgJz)

34 Picked a bushel of lemons this AM.

Rather than lemonade, wondering how they would work as clay pigeons.

Posted by: epador at March 07, 2026 03:15 PM (TRnzq)

35 WE HAZ A PET NOOD

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 03:22 PM (Ia/+0)

36 Lovely pictures.

I'm not really much of a gardener I just wanted to share that after the snow melted and spouse cleared away some leaves I saw my first crocus outside today. It made me happy to see this sign of Spring- and I guess that means we'll have some more snow. Crocuses seem like such optimistic flowers, if flowers could think. They eagerly come up before it's officially Spring and then they get slammed with snow again.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 03:25 PM (Nx5jP)

37 Love your comments today, Teresa.

Anybody notice the leaves of a fancy geranium amonst the little violas in the top photo, to add some drama as they fade?

Posted by: KT at March 07, 2026 03:28 PM (7vIsy)

38 The description of Sculpit at the US Seed Source, Terroir Seeds, teaches us a lot about Europe - not just about this plant.

You have to scroll down and hit "VIEW ALL" under "Description".

Posted by: KT at March 07, 2026 03:36 PM (7vIsy)

39 The crocuses in my yard are blooming. About a month earlier than normal, due to the lack of snow in my neck of the woods (and mountains). Pretty, but I would happily delay the blooms if it meant we had a better snowpack. It could be a very dry summer...

Posted by: Castle Guy at March 07, 2026 04:11 PM (Lhaco)

40 sculpit (latin name silene inflata)

It comes under the tag ‘weed’ in North America, maybe because of its less appealing name ‘bladder campion’

The Latin name doesn't help, either. I'd think you'd get wicked gas from a plant named "silent inflate."

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 05:29 PM (VHUov)

These Mullahs are serious!

NO! Now is not the time for resignation!

Yesterday, Ace mentioned reports of visits to the UK for certain medical procedures by the apparent favorite of the Mullahs to be the new Supreme Leader of Iran.

He is said to be an avid gardener when not planning the massacre of protesters or celebrating terrorism. Harmless, yet "ten times as dangerous as his father", as some have called him.

I, myself, am kind of wondering why the UK would not be just a little bit uneasy about this guy owning SEVERAL luxury properties in London. And why Spain would have been happy about his recently deceased father owning property there.

Tim Orr studied Islam in London. He wrote a piece that was published in Substack and elsewhere: The Iranian Revolution and the Failure of the Secularization Thesis

History occasionally produces events that overturn the intellectual frameworks used to interpret the modern world. The French Revolution did this in 1789 by demonstrating the political power of mass mobilization, and the Russian Revolution did it again in 1917 by introducing an ideological state built on Marxism. Yet the Iranian Revolution of 1979 posed a challenge even more unsettling to modern assumptions. It had become a modernizing state that many believed was steadily moving toward secular development, given Peter Burger’s at that time on the secularization thesis, which he later rejected. It argued that as societies modernize, religion gradually loses social, political, and cultural influence.

Yet, suddenly, Iran produced a theocratic government led by clerics. For many scholars and policymakers, the outcome seemed almost inconceivable beforehand, given its shift to a more secularized government. The shock was not simply political; it was intellectual as well. The Iranian Revolution revealed a blind spot in modern political theory: the enduring political power of religion.

Prior to the revolution of 1979, most academic work, led by Burger, which was built upon the work of Max Weber and Émile Durkheim, assumed that modernization caused religion to retreat from politics as secular regimes rose to power. Industrialization, urbanization, and advances in education pushed religion away from the public sphere and toward private life. Indeed, Iran appeared to be heading in this direction under the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah, whose regime was committed to economic modernization and an alliance with the West. . .

Much of the continuing Western misinterpretation of Iran reflects the lingering influence of secularization theory. Many policymakers still assume that economic development, generational change, or deeper integration into global markets will gradually normalize Iran’s political system. Yet the revolution itself suggested otherwise. In Iran, modernization strengthened the social networks through which religious leaders organized political resistance. The Islamic Republic therefore represents not simply a temporary deviation from secular modernity but a different model of political modernity in which religious authority remains central.

The Iranian Revolution ultimately forces a broader reconsideration of how political change unfolds in the modern world. Revolutions do not inevitably produce secular or liberal outcomes. Instead, they reveal which institutions command the deepest trust within a society. In Iran, centuries of religious organization prepared the clerical establishment to assume power when the monarchy collapsed. What many observers once viewed as an irrational upheaval can instead be seen as the logical outcome of Iran’s historical structure. The deeper lesson is simple: religion remains one of the most powerful political forces in the modern world. Ignoring that reality will continue to produce misunderstandings about Iran—and about revolutions more broadly.

Something to think about.

Comment on this piece, which is much longer than the excerpts above:

The Mullahs of Iran and Bolshevik rise to power in Russia have many parallels. Both future leaders were in exile in Europe, and both sent in to disrupt the political situations in Russia and Iran. Both countries were suffering from instable and reactionary governments. And, as both succeeded, a small minority was able to seize power and brutally establish an authoritarian system that eliminated the competition and enforced their agenda over the populus. The USSR eventually collapsed from its own rot, the mullahs will have to be forcibly removed or they will hold on indefinitely.

It always amazes me that so many dictators of the 20th Century who mass-murdered their own people spent time in Paris first.

I tend to think of Marxism and some of its variants as religions, too.

Tim Orr also wrote an academic piece with references concerning the theology of the Mullahs. You might want to keep it handy for reference: Iran's War Against Israel: The Shia Eschatological Vision Behind a Messianic Conflict

My personal journey into understanding why Iran is so intensely hostile toward Israel began when I studied at the Islamic College in London, which teaches the Twelver Shiʿa tradition. My time there was unique, as it gave me a rare opportunity as a non-Muslim to learn from Muslim and Shiʿa scholars and to listen carefully to their perspectives. During that time, I came to see more clearly how religion—specifically Ayatollah Khomeini’s revolutionary, Twelver Shiʿa–influenced messianic theology—shapes the Iranian regime’s perception of reality.

While pursuing my studies, I came to my own conclusion that the animosity of Iran toward Israel is not just political, but religious, which is fundamentally different and is not well understood in the West. And while the religious nature of Israel’s elimination in Iran is often either denied or downplayed by political and academic analysts, understanding Khomeini’s Shia end-of-days ideology, is nonetheless key. Political discourse is a side-effect of the Khomeini’s worldview, which is dictated by his eschatology. Appeasement and compromise with the Iranian regime will not accomplish the elimination of its desires to obliterate Israel since the regime views the destruction of Israel as a precursor to the arrival of the Mahdi (Twelfth Imam), as revealed by Shiite texts.

Perhaps the scariest part of Iran’s apocalyptic belief system that is not deterred by mutually assured destruction is Iran’s feverish desire to obtain nuclear weapons. Whereas other states see nuclear weapons as tools for deterrence, Iran’s regime believes nuclear weapons will allow them to destroy Israel, and possibly the world, facilitating the necessary chaos for the arrival of the Twelfth Imam.

Iranian political and military officials, including the late Ahmadinejad, have claimed again and again that Israel must be “wiped off the map.” These are not empty threats. It is their religious obligation to do so. Should Iran obtain a nuclear weapon, the world will be dealing with a regime willing to use it as an act of obedience to God.

Iran’s genocidal dreams about Israel cannot be dismissed as rhetoric, political bluster, or even calculated decisions that can be altered through international engagement and rational discourse. It is a religiously motivated war, and until the world recognizes this, containment of Iran will fail. This is not a regime that can be negotiated with or appeased.

MEANWHILE,

Full mask off moment for the social justice theocracy as the UK declares its nation�s own literary legacy to be a terroristic peril https://t.co/dYLsPs9M1k
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) March 5, 2026

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WEEKEND

The Week In Pictures: Ayatollahed You So Edition

The Week In Pictures: Ayatollahed You So Edition
Much happened this week: there were primaries in Texas, Bill and Hillary Clinton testified on Jeffrey Epstein, Tim Walz and Keith Ellison testified in Congress, Kristi Noem’s career crashed. But there was only one really big story, our long-overdue revenge on Iran’s mullahs. So let’s get to it–The Week In Pictures, Ayatollahed You So Edition:

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Music

Stairway to Heaven

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Hope you have something nice planned for this weekend.

This is the Thread before the Gardening Thread.

Serving your mid-day open thread needs

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From two weeks ago, before last Saturday's surprise: February 21, When will the left show us what "The Right Side of History" should look like?

Comments are closed so you won't ban yourself by trying to comment on a week-old thread. But don't try it anyway.

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Soon after the surprise, a glimpse of a leftie social media page which I follow did not find a meme to express feelings directly about what had happened in Iran. The political post quoted something from December.

Trump’s sinister achievement is to delegitimize the old intellectual and political establishment while at the same time cementing the racial hierarchies and regimes of repression that this elite exploited during the war on terror. In yet another parody of the “responsibility to protect” hucksters, the white-supremacist president also wishes to be seen as the authentic savior of a benighted world at war.
Western liberalism, constantly searching for monsters abroad, turns out to have been a moral mask for an intellectual service class—a fashion accessory tossed aside by Trump. It is of no use to those presiding over a swift and brutal reversal of racial progress. It should not surprise us how quickly the nineteenth-century prejudice that white men should dominate “inferior” Africans, Asians, and Latin American peoples has become common sense for much of Western politics and journalism. “The subterranean stream of Western history has finally come to the surface,” Arendt warned in 1950, after the nineteenth-century ideologies of racial aggrandizement had achieved a monstrous culmination in the heart of Europe. That subterranean stream has again come to the surface in 2025, and it is sweeping away the once-unassailable idea of the West.
- Pankaj Mishra, Harper’s Magazine, December 2025

Let me know if you deeply understand this text.

Posted by: K.T. at 11:00 AM

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Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 11:20 AM (cxFcK)

2 Good morning KT

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 11:21 AM (Ia/+0)

3 I'm open to an Open Thread. I'm easy that way.

Posted by: Air Head at March 07, 2026 11:22 AM (oftw2)

4 almost

Posted by: doug at March 07, 2026 11:23 AM (Hy+R4)

5 I have so far discounted signing my phone into my Kindle, which it kees wanting to fo. Reading a book on phone doesn't appeal to me.

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 11:23 AM (Ia/+0)

6 Good morning and welcome back Mr. Khameini. You are familiar with our procedure. Here is a specimen cup. There is a KY dispenser next to the paper towels. There is also a stack of recent Goat Aficionado Quarterly. Leave the specimen cup on the rotating shelf next to the sink.

Posted by: muldoon at March 07, 2026 11:23 AM (qgHp7)

7 Happy Saturday all. The VP has been absent ever since he war started. I wonder what's up with that.

Posted by: Pete Seria at March 07, 2026 11:24 AM (jyd01)

8 Afaik you just have to sign into your amazon account on your kindle?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 11:24 AM (tcsrY)

9 Gah!! Sock fail. @6

/Receptionist at a London infertility clinic.

Posted by: muldoon at March 07, 2026 11:25 AM (qgHp7)

10 Ayn Rand isn't on the banned list?

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 11:26 AM (Sco7b)

11 It argued that as societies modernize, religion gradually loses social, political, and cultural influence.
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That was the great fantasy of both the classical and progressive liberals. It dates from the 17th C (arguably the 16th), when thinkers feared that religion was the great divisive force in mankind. They seem to have forgotten how non religious wars have been frequent, too.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 07, 2026 11:28 AM (AlhUl)

12 10 Ayn Rand isn't on the banned list?
Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 11:26 AM (Sco7b)
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Why would she be? What they hate is Christianity, above all.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 07, 2026 11:29 AM (AlhUl)

13 I wonder on the Democide list ( a government killing its own citizens) how the Muslims are doing to catch up to Marxists?

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 11:31 AM (Ia/+0)

14 Speaking of euphemisms . . .

U.S. Military, Ecuador Conduct “Lethal Kinetic Operations” Targeting Narco-Terror Groups

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 11:32 AM (FXNzP)

15 From the last thread, apologies for hijacking the main topic:

Speaking as someone who has chronic depression, Stateless, don't downplay it. Yes, other people have problems, but that darkness is a destructive beast.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 07, 2026 11:22 AM (ufSfZ)

Can it be helped?

Also nood.
Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 11:27 AM (Sco7b)

Meds can help for a while, though there's always the possibility that you'll outgrow them and need stronger and stronger prescriptions (which is something I don't like). IMO, the best cure is to like yourself. I find this nearly impossible to achieve, but you might be able to do it. Exercise and hobbies are also, I am told, good ways to banish depression.

I hope this helps. You can always e-mail me off the board if you want to talk.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 07, 2026 11:33 AM (ufSfZ)

16 Willowed- but I thought it was really funny...

442 407 Don't naval ops generally occur in international waters?
Posted by: Halfhand at March 07, 2026 11:02 AM (I9O2A)

Usually, but not always. I recall one patrol we made on The Carver in a place in the middle of Long Island, called Mills Pond. That was a tense one.
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 07, 2026 11:26 AM (e2WND)

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 07, 2026 11:34 AM (e2WND)

17 Let me know if you deeply understand this text.

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I got lost after Trump delegitimized the previous established civil world order which, according to her, was illegitimate to begin with.

Posted by: muldoon at March 07, 2026 11:34 AM (qgHp7)

18 Islam is the pissed off son that has been rejected by Dad that favored Abraham, Isaac and Jacob with the gentiles grafted into a royal position. Sux to be third place. Satan and the Islamist, no daylight between them; rage against the dying light. in short Daddy don't love me, kill everyone.

Posted by: kingsman at March 07, 2026 11:34 AM (ehY6c)

19 Obviously, Augustine's City of God has to be on the banned list. Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples and his history of WW2 must also be banned.

Musically, "Rule Brittania" and "Land of Hope and Glory" should be immediately silenced.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 07, 2026 11:35 AM (ufSfZ)

20 They assume that all religions will secularize because that is sort of what Christianity did. The thing is, they are basing this off a Judeo-Christian framework.

A lot of Judeo-Christian philosophy though can be boiled down to: Your instincts tell you to be an asshole. God does not want you to be an asshole. Don't be an asshole.

The religion itself is already trying to ... soften the base instinct. They would say secularize because they are assholes.

We know you hate that guy. Don't.

We know you want to take advantage of that weaker guy (or that woman, or that kid.) You should help them out instead. That is why God has given you strength.

Islam DOES NOT think this way. Tribalism is baked in. Deceit is baked in. Taking advantage of the weak is baked in.

It is EXPLICITLY anti-Judeo-Christian. They cannot coexist.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 11:37 AM (bss/y)

21 Posted by: kingsman at March 07, 2026 11:34 AM (ehY6c)

Genius. Borrowing this, if I may.

Posted by: sal at March 07, 2026 11:38 AM (f+FmA)

22 Islam is sharia, good muslim = sharia, sharia and western civilization - incompatible. Either one or the other. Look at all the Christian countries in the ME, Africa. It's either islam or nothing.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 11:39 AM (GD0B3)

23 18 Islam is the pissed off son that has been rejected by Dad that favored Abraham, Isaac and Jacob with the gentiles grafted into a royal position. Sux to be third place. Satan and the Islamist, no daylight between them; rage against the dying light. in short Daddy don't love me, kill everyone.
Posted by: kingsman at March 07, 2026 11:34 AM (ehY6c)

Hmm, envy. Lucifer.

That was a good part of the Prophecy movie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 11:39 AM (bss/y)

24 Obviously, Augustine's City of God has to be on the banned list. Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples and his history of WW2 must also be banned.

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Also Dick and Jane. Not only are the names cismormative but Dick actually has a dick!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 11:40 AM (FXNzP)

25 OK, folks, think I'll take a nap. See you on the Book Thread tomorrow.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 07, 2026 11:40 AM (ufSfZ)

26 Iran’s genocidal dreams about Israel cannot be dismissed as rhetoric, political bluster, or even calculated decisions that can be altered through international engagement and rational discourse.

Same mistake that Israel made with Hamas and with "Palestinians" generally.

"Sure, they want to kill Jews, but they also want to live comfortable lives, so it is possible to buy them off and leave you in peace, aside from the occasional symbolic attack."

No - they just want to kill Jews, and will live in mud huts if that enables them to kill Jews.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 11:40 AM (n1OCj)

27 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 07, 2026 11:33 AM (ufSfZ)

Thanks for the info.

I plan on making a lot of changes including leaving the house more and spending time with my friends more.

Separately, I'm trying to find any details on on Iran being bombed. Nothing.

But considering how the left would wail and rend their garments, maybe that's a wise choice.

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 11:41 AM (Sco7b)

28 Majority Christian countries in the ME disappeared under islam. then in our lifetimes , it invaded Yugoslavia. Clinton supported bombing Serbia and the window was open for islam to reconquer Europe.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 11:41 AM (GD0B3)

29 Genius, o boy the gist of my opinion is Old Testament script.

Posted by: kingsman at March 07, 2026 11:41 AM (ehY6c)

30 I would add to the UK Banned Book List the author William Tyndale who translated the Greek and Hebrew Bible into English.

Tyndale, born in Gloucestershire, England, had to flee to the Continent because the English authorities threatened to imprison and even execute him for the crime of translating the Bible without ecclesiastical approval. (heresy)

John Wycliffe's work was also condemned and the copies he made were confiscated and burned.

Tyndale was ultimately betrayed and arrested near Brussels and executed.

I see the Anglican priesthood and leadership of that day just as tyrannical and bloodthirsty as today's dead Iranian Supreme Loser.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 11:41 AM (a4flb)

31 "Iranian political and military officials, including the late Ahmadinejad"

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I thought Imadinnerjacket survived the recent attack? No?

Posted by: Bigsmith at March 07, 2026 11:41 AM (1Au9i)

32 Stateless, also get s blood test. Some deficiencies can exacerbate depression- low iron, low thyroid, low vit D.

Mind-body connection is important.

And as a believer, I pray you turn to God. He us our refuge and our comfort, and He loves us more than we love ourselves.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 11:42 AM (tcsrY)

33 20: Some of the stuff on support of Western Liberalism, etc. at the Spin, Strangeness and Charm post linked by Sarah Hoyt is really interesting

https://instapundit.com/779982/

Posted by: KT at March 07, 2026 11:42 AM (7vIsy)

34 "Let me know if you deeply understand this"

You mean stringing together a few non sequiturs in place of an actual argument? Or the multiple instances of accusing others of doing the very thing Lefties are doing? The fact that only someone heavily educated could string together this much polysyllabic pablum?

I would suggest he needs a lobotomy, an exorcism, and a several years digging canals.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 07, 2026 11:43 AM (w/O5Q)

35 30 years later, people cannot go to Christkindlmarkt without being harassed my muslim hordes. UK's working class has been raped by muslim gangs for decades, and now they are debating approval of cousin marriages on the floor of parliament.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 11:44 AM (GD0B3)

36 Part of the problem is that modern Westerners can't believe that anyone would take religion that seriously.

I remember during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, NPR ran a think piece trying to figure out "what is the real reason" for the conflict in Northern Ireland.

The idea that people would kill other people over religion was so bizarre that NPR decided that there had to be some other reason for the conflict.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 11:45 AM (n1OCj)

37 I don't even shallowly understand it.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 07, 2026 11:45 AM (2Ez/1)

38 BTW , do you know who was the prosecutor or whatever the title is in the UK who covered up Jimmy Savile's rapes of children ? Yep , Keir Starmer. Same as he covered up rapes of vulnerable working class girls by majority Paki gangs.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 11:46 AM (GD0B3)

39 Maybe that is why he got the title handed to him.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 11:46 AM (GD0B3)

40 Phil Hartman on Dennis Miller's show, 1997:

x.com/youngmalevoters/status/
1993347586556936609

Amazing.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 07, 2026 11:48 AM (3uBP9)

41 Maybe already mentioned, the UK report that probably had the terrorism-inducing books (classics, all, of course) also said the Union Jack could be a sign of extremism. Not making this up.

The UK, or at least the predominant or ruling portions thereof, has become a parody of itself. A disgusting, outrageous, disastrous parody, but a parody.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 11:48 AM (U/Byj)

42 Islam is the pissed off son that has been rejected by Dad that favored Abraham, Isaac and Jacob with the gentiles grafted into a royal position.

Except the vast majority of Muslims have no lineage with Abraham. Islam is not a race, its a demonic tyrannical government and culture using religion as a justification for its violent practice and expansion.

And Islam came thousands of years after, centuries after Christianity. It is a foundational belief that Mohammed is a descendant of Abraham through Ishmael, but there is no reliable documentation beyond maybe Adnan and that still leaves many centuries of fill-in-the-blank.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 11:51 AM (a4flb)

43 said the Union Jack could be a sign of extremism.

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Remove the crosses and the colors and all that's left is a solid field of white. Seems apt.

Posted by: muldoon at March 07, 2026 11:52 AM (qgHp7)

44 Bigsmith not sure in initial hit, but he is mort now anyway

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 11:52 AM (Ia/+0)

45 And as a believer, I pray you turn to God. He us our refuge and our comfort, and He loves us more than we love ourselves.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 11:42 AM (tcsrY)

Thanks. That's very high on the list.

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 11:53 AM (Sco7b)

46 Meds can help for a while, though there's always the possibility that you'll outgrow them and need stronger and stronger prescriptions (which is something I don't like). IMO, the best cure is to like yourself. I find this nearly impossible to achieve, but you might be able to do it. Exercise and hobbies are also, I am told, good ways to banish depression.

I hope this helps. You can always e-mail me off the board if you want to talk.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 07, 2026 11:33 AM (ufSfZ)

Yeah, drugs never did much for me, so I've only taken them sporadically, was taking Prozac until the prescription ran out a month ago- didn't even notice really. I have always "liked" myself, i.e. I know I'm a goodish person with sympathy and probably more importantly, empathy. My biggest problem, especially lately, is that as I approach 29 I'm starting to find it hard to actually cares what happens to me.

OK, just re-read that, and it's way inapprops for a beautiful sunny Saturday... but I wrote it, so I'll send it.

Posted by: Denny Crane - Sometimes I Reflect On Serious Things. at March 07, 2026 11:55 AM (e2WND)

47 Lots of interesting information KT, thank you.

Islam was established before the state of Israel so I'm curious how the "destroy Israel, enter 12th Imam" came about. Was there something in Islam that morphed into this idea? Was the destruction aimed at Jews as a "race" before the state? Was this idea established after the state of Israel. I know next to nothing about Islam. Maybe someone here knows.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 11:56 AM (RkOfE)

48 "Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran's bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time." - POTUS

Interesting.

Navy already targeted for elimination. Air force pretty much gone. Army (Artesh)? IRGC obviously priority target all along. "Areas" - presumably installations/bases?

Maybe we'll see. Meanwhile the world wonders (hat tip USN coding clerk in October 1945) if/why not the important missile defense radar in Jordan was not effectively protected. Possibly just that perfection is not a standard - but would think those assets would have very heavy defenses.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 11:56 AM (U/Byj)

49 If Pankaj Mishra had a cock in his mouth instead of between his thighs, he would be Kamala Harris.

What flavor of dressing would you like on your salad, madam?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 11:57 AM (M9gjJ)

50 Except the vast majority of Muslims have no lineage with Abraham. Islam is not a race, its a demonic tyrannical government and culture using religion as a justification for its violent practice and expansion."

Exactly! No wonder leftists feel such an affinity for Islam, it's they system they've always dreamed of - an oppressive totalitarian system that justifies the execution of anyone who disagrees with the leadership on the grounds of Heresy.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 11:58 AM (/QdgR)

51 KT … One of your Best Columns EVAH! Excellent piece and documentation. Ya did GOOD!

Posted by: Dr_No at March 07, 2026 11:59 AM (ayRl+)

52 Was the destruction aimed at Jews as a "race" before the state? Was this idea established after the state of Israel. I know next to nothing about Islam. Maybe someone here knows.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 11:56 AM (RkOfE)

Hatred of Jews is foundational to Islam. They teach that from the start, Ishmael was the chosen son of Abraham and that Isaac and his mother disgracefully engineered his expulsion, so that all Muslims must forever seek the utter destruction of the sons of Isaac.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 12:00 PM (/QdgR)

53 "Though the inferno encroaches, I shall sip my tea with dignified resignation."

Until I've had my coffee, I am in no way ready for this level of cerebral discussion.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 12:01 PM (2WIwB)

54 A lot of leftardism is mental masturbation in service of an ideology. They couch it in hyperanalysis which itself legitimizes the text.

We all like written communication to some extent, but this deep complicated pretzelization elevates their worldview to a level of authoritative righteousness dressed up in proclamation that is nearly biblical in its self-regard.

Posted by: ... at March 07, 2026 12:01 PM (vE0+H)

55 Red-Green alliance is not a joke. This was picked up by the USSR, and all of Balestenians and assorted jihadists like the ones who helped remove the shah of Iran in 1979 were trained in those camps. The MEK that aligned with khameini were Soviet puppets, trained alongside arafat.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 12:01 PM (GD0B3)

56 Intellectually I think humans are hard-wired to be spiritual. Communists AFAICT want to ban traditional religions and have people worship the government. Many many western secularists have substituted their notion of Science for god. I used to puzzle over how communists who hate god could be so enamored of Islam, but its rather similar. Islam AFAICT says only the clerics can decide who is fit to be governing. Communism says the party (not the general public) decides who is governing and you must accept the government as the supreme authority; aka worship it. And I guess both Islam and communists hate the Jewish and christian god. I've read that Allah is just their word for the same god, but it doesn't ring true by muslim actions.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026 12:01 PM (vlkz/)

57 Oh hey, Iran apologized for spraying missiles around at neighboring countries.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:01 PM (bss/y)

58 I shudder to think of what "Perfessor" squirrel will do when he sees the UK's list of "terrorist" books.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 12:02 PM (lXPRc)

59 The thing is, they are basing this off a Judeo-Christian framework.

Could you explain this alleged Judeo-Christian framework?

The Jewish leadership at the time killed the Messiah. That seems to be a full 180° difference.

Furthermore, Jewishness was based on secular lineage (they didn't accept the Samaritans as being fully Jewish). The New Covenant is based on a physical but spiritual lineage (God loved certain people from Eternity Past and Chose them for Adoption).

The only point of intersection is Paul's "grafting in to the Olive Tree" in his Roman letter, and that was based on a common faith in the Son of God and the Promised Land not being a patch of land on the Eastern Med, but heavenly.

Furthermore, and I know I'll lose RC and EO here, but spiritual life is by faith, not works - which is an alien idea to all other religious frameworks.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 12:02 PM (a4flb)

60 Thx K.T.
One of the things that has kept the mullahs in power is their extensive security state. Secret police, militias and lots of informants. Add on technology and they're hard remove

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 07, 2026 12:02 PM (/C62k)

61 When you truly understand the beliefs of Shia Islam, you realize that it was insanity on our part not to use our nuclear arsenal to wipe them out 47 years ago, and we have compounded that insanity every year since.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 12:03 PM (/QdgR)

62 Speaking as someone who has chronic depression, Stateless, don't downplay it. Yes, other people have problems, but that darkness is a destructive beast.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 07, 2026 11:22 AM (ufSfZ)

Can it be helped?

Also nood.
Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 11:27 AM (Sco7b)

Just choose to not be depressed.

Posted by: Idiotic advice people have unironically given at March 07, 2026 12:04 PM (TbWk/)

63 So now they now use propaganda to go after and divide the west the same way USSR used propaganda to divide the west.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 12:04 PM (GD0B3)

64 Could you explain this alleged Judeo-Christian framework?

The Jewish leadership at the time killed the Messiah.

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Your and you mama's sins killed Jesus. Not "Jewish Leadership" 2000 years ago.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 12:05 PM (GD0B3)

65 Pankaj Mishra
After reading his article I am more confused. It seems his idea of a Western Civilization is moving towards a social and economic democracy with no strong leaders. Was he not around under the 8 years of Bush and 8 years of Obama when American Western Civilization was berated daily? Was he on vacation when Biden surrendered billions of dollar to illegals, third world refugees, and NGO that begat more illegals, third world refugees?
So in the end Trump is a totalitarian for actually standing up for the American Citizen and Taxpayer. And now for the first time in my life a President is standing up for the Americas and the 15 or so countries that want their own self rule as well a free market trading. His final thesis is that Trump is a white-supremacist (maybe he is thinking of the 19th century White Mans Burden) for even thinking he has the “responsibility to protect” US Americans above all other Americas citizens.
Is this not the argument "stolen land" and Fuck Ice? The US Citizen has NO right(s) to sovereignty, to rule of law, or to economic benefits as all of these are just white-supremacist ideas that do not belong in a (post)modern world.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 12:05 PM (gbOdA)

66 Furthermore, and I know I'll lose RC and EO here, but spiritual life is by faith, not works - which is an alien idea to all other religious frameworks.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 12:02 PM (a4flb)
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Who lost whom?

Posted by: mrp at March 07, 2026 12:06 PM (rj6Yv)

67 This is why I have no patience for people who say American forces should not be involved in this war against Iran. If they understood anything at all, they would see that this war is just as important to our long term survival as the war against Nazi Germany was.
Luckily we're in a much stronger position now, and the war won't take nearly so long.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 12:07 PM (/QdgR)

68 Democide list ( a government killing its own citizens) how the Muslims are doing to catch up to Marxists?

You forgot to count the brown ones.

Posted by: A sub-continents worth of murders at March 07, 2026 12:07 PM (PMJuY)

69 Let me know if you deeply understand this text.
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I think it is another effort to secure the narrative of "white colonialiser bad". It isn't logical so it is hard to follow.

>>>It is of no use to those presiding over a swift and brutal reversal of racial progress. It should not surprise us how quickly the nineteenth-century prejudice that white men should dominate “inferior” Africans, Asians, and Latin American peoples has become common sense for much of Western politics and journalism

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First: reversal of racial progress? Please tell me more because I suspect my definition of this term will be quite different from the author's. Second: where are these white men who are saying they must dominate the "inferiors"? If the author is referring to the Iran action, the author is wrong. That action was taken, as far as I can tell, because of a perceived threat which is not a desire to dominate.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 12:07 PM (RkOfE)

70 Well, strictly speaking 'Yo mama' in this context is Mary- who was born without sin.

Generally correct though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:07 PM (bss/y)

71 Yeah, you know what I have loved since 2008? All the racial progress. Same since the 1960s (welfare not civil rights.)

Now from 1860s to 1950s, there was actual progress.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:09 PM (bss/y)

72 56 "Intellectually I think humans are hard-wired to be spiritual..."

Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026 12:01 PM (vlkz/)

I agree, and often wonder why exactly that is. It can be argued that it's because we "evolved" to question Life, the Universe, and Everything, but that just doesn't ring as completely true to me.

I truly believe there is Something More.

Posted by: Denny Crane - Sometimes I Reflect On Serious Things. at March 07, 2026 12:09 PM (e2WND)

73 We want to be part of something greater, but also believe that there is a reason to be.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:09 PM (bss/y)

74 It's amazing how a country sitting on so much natural wealth is so poor. Even billions and billions of investment in Chicom and Russian technology did not help. Any free society, even without so much natural wealth , is so much richer than that massive country.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 12:09 PM (GD0B3)

75 65: Where is the Pankaj Mishra article?

Posted by: KT at March 07, 2026 12:10 PM (7vIsy)

76 Islam was established before the state of Israel so I'm curious how the "destroy Israel, enter 12th Imam" came about.

There was no state of Israel at the time of the Holocaust, yet enough Germans found it acceptable to round Jews up and execute them.

Maybe the problem isn't "Israel" its a problem of Satan still grinding his axe against God's Chosen People.

Of all the people groups and ethnicities that has ever inhabited the Earth, its the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob who are promised to be around to the End of Days.

No guarantees for any other exist, with the possible exception of Ishmael's descendants mostly because there is no sunset language in the Genesis prophecy about them infesting and tearing up every nation with their existence.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 12:10 PM (a4flb)

77 Re: International “Law”

During the Nuremberg trial there was significant pressure to go after Karl Dönitz, head of the German submarine fleet. If I recall my history correctly USN admiral Nimitz pointed out the US was doing the same thing.

Submarines were never thought very sporting to begin with, and there were calls (before even the first War To End All Wars And Make the World Safe For Democracy) to outlaw submarine warfare.

“Unrestricted” submarine warfare has a bit of a sordid history. There isn’t room to pick up survivors, not very many anyhow.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 12:10 PM (hlNSv)

78 Whenever some idiot wants to ban books, the proper response is "We don't have to live this way and we are banning you!' as you put them testicles first into the wood chipper.

Posted by: Enough Of The Sucking Already at March 07, 2026 12:11 PM (Ksqrb)

79 "Intellectually I think humans are hard-wired to be spiritual..."

Imago Dei?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 12:11 PM (a4flb)

80 'Crimes against Peace' iirc were the charges against Donitz.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:12 PM (bss/y)

81 Separately, I'm trying to find any details on on Iran being bombed. Nothing.

According to people watching flight trackers on X, a ton of refueling jets and B1 bombers have taken off in the last hour or so, and there was a massive campaign of IRGC buildings exploding all over Iran this morning (morning Iran time, so before we woke up).

It's important to have sources outside of the MSM, because the MSM's caught on to the fact that most people believe something didn't happen if the MSM didn't mention it. A lot of the grumbling about Trump is because the MSM didn't tell people DOGE is now in every Federal agency cutting things (they pretty regularly post updates on X) or that ICE is arresting and deporting people every day.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 07, 2026 12:12 PM (QZThv)

82 It's amazing how a country sitting on so much natural wealth is so poor
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Now do Mexico. Smart, industrious hard working people. Strange.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 12:13 PM (hlNSv)

83 78 Whenever some idiot wants to ban books, the proper response is "We don't have to live this way and we are banning you!' as you put them testicles first into the wood chipper.
Posted by: Enough Of The Sucking Already at March 07, 2026 12:11 PM (Ksqrb)

*working out the logistics*

Ok, we can make this happen, we need to have AOP fabricate a set of lubed parallel walls and a plunger system...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:13 PM (bss/y)

84 For the disobediance of Adam a sacrifice was needed so that all mankind , condemned to death, should be saved by the sacrifice of one man for all of mankind, Jesus the Christ. This was and is God's plan. As to who is responsible for this unfolding, God. If you must find a scapegoat blame everyone, blame no one. Why God laid this down I have no idea. Love the mystery.

Posted by: kingsman at March 07, 2026 12:14 PM (ehY6c)

85 Now do Mexico. Smart, industrious hard working people. Strange.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 12:13 PM (hlNSv)

Hmmm. I bet you could draw parallels to Russia and Mexico. Different psychology but the 'criminal' is sort of the same and the end result works out to be much the same.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:14 PM (bss/y)

86 Now do Mexico. Smart, industrious hard working people. Strange.

If Mexico could be de-cartel-ized (and I mean the government enablers too) it could become a China-scale manufacturing giant. Would be nice to have something like that in our hemisphere.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 07, 2026 12:15 PM (QZThv)

87 Where is the Pankaj Mishra article?
Posted by: KT at March 07, 2026 12:10 PM (7vIsy)

https://harpers.org/archive/2025/12/
liberal-totalitarianism-pankaj-mishra-western-hypocrisy/

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 12:15 PM (gbOdA)

88 > Let me know if you deeply understand this text.
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My eyes glazed over at the word "delegitimized." I mean, I understand what Pankaj's trying to say, but sometimes the 25 cent words carry a lot less weight than the ones for a (extinct) penny.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 12:15 PM (jtM2q)

89 I'm not a religious scholar or historian. I have read the Bible, but not multiple times. But the Jewish leadership had to hand Jesus over to the Roman governor and demand his death to fulfill all the prophets of the OT. Many everyday jews converted to Christianity, including the apostles.

Saying 'the jews killed Christ' has been used to whip up antagonism to jews, for centuries especially when some king ran up huge debts to jewish lenders.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026 12:15 PM (vlkz/)

90 What else would you add to the list?
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The obvious, Animal Farm, The little Red Hen

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 12:16 PM (XeU6L)

91 “Unrestricted” submarine warfare has a bit of a sordid history. There isn’t room to pick up survivors, not very many anyhow.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 12:10 PM (hlNSv)

I don't recollect Bismarck hanging around to pick up survivors of Hood.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 07, 2026 12:16 PM (8zz6B)

92 Now do Mexico. Smart, industrious hard working people. Strange.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 12:13 PM (hlNSv)

Notice every illegal here in the US makes the US a better place?

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 12:16 PM (gbOdA)

93 Now do Mexico. Smart, industrious hard working people. Strange.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 12:13 PM (hlNSv)

Mex is a narco state.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 12:16 PM (GD0B3)

94 The thing is, they are basing this off a Judeo-Christian framework.
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Could you explain this alleged Judeo-Christian framework?
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When I think of this term, I don't think of genetics nor blame for the Crucification. I think J-C refers to the 10 commandments and the sharing of the Old Testament.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 12:16 PM (RkOfE)

95 The UK, or at least the predominant or ruling portions thereof, has become a parody of itself. A disgusting, outrageous, disastrous parody, but a parody.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 11:48 AM

Concern over mass migration is terrorist ideology, says Prevent

Online guidance says 'cultural nationalism' could be a reason for referring someone for deradicalisation

We define extreme right-wing terrorism as the active or vocal support of ideologies that advocate discrimination or violence against minority groups. The 3 most common sub-categories of extreme right-wing terrorist ideologies and their narratives are:

Cultural nationalism: 'Western culture' is under threat from mass migration and a lack of integration by certain ethnic and cultural groups.

YouTube: https://bit.ly/46L4x1w

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 12:16 PM (P5BPp)

96 If Mexico could be de-cartel-ized (and I mean the government enablers too) it could become a China-scale manufacturing giant. Would be nice to have something like that in our hemisphere.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 07, 2026 12:15 PM (QZThv)

We could take over Mexico, build a real constitutional republic with zero taxes on income and investment, slap a coat of paint on it and flip to Europeans that need an escape.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 12:18 PM (gbOdA)

97 Just choose to not be depressed.
Posted by: Idiotic advice people have unironically given
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I had quite the reaction to this statement until I saw the nic! Thanks for making this point in a memorable way 😊

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 12:18 PM (RkOfE)

98
Let me know if you deeply understand this text.

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Trump is Hitler.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 07, 2026 12:19 PM (JF3MH)

99 Who lost whom?

I tend to go by the teaching of the Apostles (Sola Scriptura).

Once any entity says that Holy Tradition and Ex Cathedra statements have the same or greater authority than the Scriptures, there is a problem. From a logical standpoint, if a book is left open for anyone to write in, then people will write things in. There doesn't have to be coherence once the authority of Scriptures is subordinated to contemporary thought and culture. (think: syncretism to pagan practices)

Why does the EO look at "sin" as "missing the mark" when the Latin church made it a penal issue? Rome left the EO when they decided they wanted to build a religion on Latin rather than the original languages. (that, and the Great Schism)

The Reformation stripped out all of the detritus and yeeted out the non apostolic additions (eg Purgatory) to restore which once was.

So is it the Latin Mass or Vatican 2 which is the genuine thing?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 12:19 PM (a4flb)

100 Makpfaz Kamengetme seems like a regular guy. I mean for a regular shatain worshiper.

Posted by: Eromero at March 07, 2026 12:20 PM (Lytz7)

101
the Jewish leadership had to hand Jesus over to the Roman governor and demand his death to fulfill all the prophets of the OT.

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There's something circular about this reasoning.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 07, 2026 12:21 PM (JF3MH)

102 It's amazing how a country sitting on so much natural wealth is so poor
Now do Mexico. Smart, industrious hard working people. Strange.

Manana...Manana! Siesta mi amigo, luego cerveza.

Posted by: Mexican Joe at March 07, 2026 12:21 PM (Ksqrb)

103 Why should anyone be shocked the Union Jack is considered “extremist”? They did exactly the same thing with the American flag. I’ll not defend the Stars and Bars per se, but where does it end? The Rebel flag lost any sort of genuine secessionist sentiment or pro-slavery coding afaik, merely being a redneck or good ole boy trademark.

Colors. It’s OK to burn the American flag in protest - protected speech - however there’s a guy serving 13 years in prison. - in Iowa - for burning the buttstuff flag. Somehow that is not protected speech.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 12:21 PM (hlNSv)

104 "People are as happy as they make up their mind to be." - A. Lincoln

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 12:21 PM (qFwJc)

105 We could take over Mexico, build a real constitutional republic with zero taxes on income and investment, slap a coat of paint on it and flip to Europeans that need an escape.

El Salvador is trending kind of in that direction. I periodically see reports on X from people vacationing there that it's approaching Japanese levels of being clean and safe. As Bukele likes to say, all you have to do is keep the criminals in prison.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 07, 2026 12:22 PM (QZThv)

106 It's important to have sources outside of the MSM, because the MSM's caught on to the fact that most people believe something didn't happen if the MSM didn't mention it. A lot of the grumbling about Trump is because the MSM didn't tell people DOGE is now in every Federal agency cutting things (they pretty regularly post updates on X) or that ICE is arresting and deporting people every day.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 07, 2026 12:12 PM (QZThv)
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Yes. Meanwhile, DJT is working to loosen sanctions on Russian oil, he's ordered the US Navy to escort tankers out of the Persian Gulf, and the Administration is jawboning US defense contractors to increase production of armaments. The tyrants in Cuba are facing a rebellious population, and the PRC's economy is in the toilet.

There's a lot on the plate at the moment.

Posted by: mrp at March 07, 2026 12:22 PM (rj6Yv)

107 Saying 'the jews killed Christ' has been used to whip up antagonism to jews, for centuries especially when some king ran up huge debts to jewish lenders.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026 12:15 PM

America's greatest President.

It's me, Rand, open up.

America's greatest President.

Dammit... who is Ronald Reagan.

A casual shoe for yachting.

What're you trying to figure out, BD? Who could I be? *sigh* What is a blucker.

They killed Jesus Christ.

Who are the Jews, open up, sucko!

YouTube: https://bit.ly/4d7ZKLu

Posted by: Balls and Shaft at March 07, 2026 12:22 PM (P5BPp)

108 "One day, as he was reading to the king the story of our Lord's sufferings, Clovis was so much moved by it that he started up in anger and cried out -- "If I had been there with my Franks, I would have avenged His wrongs!"

I wonder if the Priest kind of looked uncomfortable for a moment and told Clovis: 'Right idea, but also misses the point. Or proves it.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:23 PM (bss/y)

109 Its a feature of every totalitarian regime to have a iron fist security system. One goes with the other

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 12:23 PM (Ia/+0)

110 Furthermore, and I know I'll lose RC and EO here, but spiritual life is by faith, not works - which is an alien idea to all other religious frameworks.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 12:02 PM (a4flb)

So, what I hear from those of this view is "I have faith, so I want to please God because I love Him, so I do things that I know He would like me to, but it's not "works"."

We would ask, how is that not "works"?"
We must be using two different definitions here.

Posted by: sal at March 07, 2026 12:23 PM (f+FmA)

111 "I don't recollect Bismarck hanging around to pick up survivors of Hood."

All 4 of them had to swim back to England.

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 07, 2026 12:24 PM (FylAi)

112 It's amazing how a country sitting on so much natural wealth is so poor
Now do Mexico. Smart, industrious hard working people. Strange.

Latin American political culture, which the Deep State is furiously trying to import here.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 12:24 PM (n1OCj)

113 After being born ,stayed in hospital 3 weeks; family had to be reminded to come get me, I wasn't going to die. Put up for adoption by parents but no takers. Sis very disappointed in that. So my point to the chronic depressed is buck up. God is your father. The sun will rise tomorrow and there just might be a pony in that shit pile you call life. Go find your real Father , He welcomes you with eternal love. He made you for a reason. Be His servant. That is your true destiny. God is love.

Posted by: kingsman at March 07, 2026 12:25 PM (ehY6c)

114 Jesus was a threat to the High Priest and others making a fortune in the "Temple Business."

He was breaking their rice bowl.

The Father did for us what He asked Abraham to do to Isaac. Isaac agreed to it, believing in the resurrection. "His faith was counted as righteousness."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 12:25 PM (qFwJc)

115 As Bukele likes to say, all you have to do is keep the criminals in prison.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 07, 2026 12:22 PM (QZThv)

At the watering hole last week I claimed that you could take a city like Houston, round up 1000 people, exile them off, and crime would drop 50%.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 12:25 PM (gbOdA)

116 What else would you add to the list?
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The obvious, Animal Farm, The little Red Hen

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Love the addition of the Little Red Hen! How about The Ants and the Grasshopper? Aesop's Fables, Grimm's Fairy Tales?

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 12:25 PM (RkOfE)

117 When I think of this term, I don't think of genetics nor blame for the Crucification. I think J-C refers to the 10 commandments and the sharing of the Old Testament.

Have you even read the 10 Commandments?

It says right, in the preamble: "I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery"

Before issuing out an Antinomian slur, consider Matthew 5, harmonizing with the New Covenant that says the Spirit will first bring the dead spirit to life then write the Law on the Believer's heart (meaning this is more than head knowledge, but becomes part of the externally regenerated Will - something absent in pre 70AD Judaism)

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 12:26 PM (a4flb)

118 Yes. Meanwhile, DJT is working to loosen sanctions on Russian oil, he's ordered the US Navy to escort tankers out of the Persian Gulf, and the Administration is jawboning US defense contractors to increase production of armaments. The tyrants in Cuba are facing a rebellious population, and the PRC's economy is in the toilet.

There's a lot on the plate at the moment.

Posted by: mrp at March 07, 2026 12:22 PM (rj6Yv)

Indeed. The PRC's also got an oil shortage it appears.

And trucks full of gold and currency leaving Ukraine were found in a routine traffic stop in, I think, Hungary. So something is happening with that war too.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 07, 2026 12:27 PM (QZThv)

119 So is it the Latin Mass or Vatican 2 which is the genuine thing?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 12:19 PM (a4flb)
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Both are the "genuine thing".

My turn.

How many Protestant denominations and "non-denom" Christian communities are there around the world?

And why is that?

Posted by: mrp at March 07, 2026 12:27 PM (rj6Yv)

120 Submarines were never thought very sporting to begin with, and there were calls (before even the first War To End All Wars And Make the World Safe For Democracy) to outlaw submarine warfare.

Wikipedia:

The Jolly Roger is a symbol that has been used by submarines, primarily those of the Royal Navy Submarine Service and its predecessors. The practice came about during World War I: remembering a 1901 complaint by Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson that submarines were "underhanded, unfair, and damned un-English" and that submarine personnel should be hanged as pirates, Lieutenant Commander Max Horton began flying the flag after returning from successful patrols

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 12:27 PM (n1OCj)

121 To THAT type of list
I would add the book "Starship Triopers"
And these dangerous documents:
The Magna Carta
The Declaration of Independence
The US Constitution
Dignitatis Humanae (1965): The Vatican II Declaration on right to religious Freedom

But never ban the Quran

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 12:27 PM (TA9gW)

122
the Union Jack could be a sign of extremism. Not making this up.

Posted by: rhomboid

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I haven't seen any particularly loud agitations against the Royal Family lately. Are the haters too smart/cautious to go there? There's always a rumbling and grumbling about them, but not much beyond that.

Incredibly, I don't think the tipping point has come yet in the UK. I think that happens when the masses are massing in front of Buckingham Palace yelling DOWN WITH THE KING and such.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 07, 2026 12:28 PM (JF3MH)

123 "Intellectually I think humans are hard-wired to be spiritual..."

Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026 12:01 PM (vlkz/)

I agree, and often wonder why exactly that is. It can be argued that it's because we "evolved" to question Life, the Universe, and Everything, but that just doesn't ring as completely true to me.

I truly believe there is Something More.
Posted by: Denny Crane
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I have a good friend who is now 96 years old. He has been involved with the community and his church since he was a young man, also, 101st during Korea. Universally respected as a good man. Raised four good children.

One afternoon, having coffee together, I asked him, 'Walter, your're 95 years old...have you figured out what life is about?'. He didn't even have to think about it, he replied, 'No, I don't think that we are supposed to know'.

I tucked that away in the back of my head.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 12:28 PM (XeU6L)

124 Pankaj Mishra... evidently doesn't like the new meritocracy.
(What do I win?)

Posted by: MkY at March 07, 2026 12:28 PM (q6tQZ)

125 I tend to think of Marxism and some of its variants as religions, too.
Posted by: K.T. at 11:00 AM

Is Marxism a pseudo-secular crypto-religion, or is Islam a crypto-secular pseudo-religion? This apparent dilemma can be resolved by recognizing that it is based on a category error: they are both confidence schemes, not proper ideologies.

I assert that Marxism and Islam are correctly understood as organized criminal rackets -- albeit spectacular, whole-of-society grifts that take all of a nation's accumulated wealth and enslave the populace on top of it, for the benefit of the insider clique with its hands on the apparatus of control. As such, they are based on cynical "nihilistic lying," where they might not even know whether their own words are true, and they certainly don't care. Their words' purpose is for being effective at manipulating the marks of their con job; it is missing the point entirely to analyze the truth value at all.

Posted by: SciVo at March 07, 2026 12:29 PM (Sy6m/)

126 And trucks full of gold and currency leaving Ukraine were found in a routine traffic stop in, I think, Hungary. So something is happening with that war too.

Heading for Ukraine, actually. A retired Ukrainian secret police general was part of the Ukrainian group engaged in a "routine bank transfer".

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 12:29 PM (n1OCj)

127 “Concern over mass migration is terrorist ideology“

Who says that?

Well, conveniently enough, it’s the people forcing mass migration. That’s the terrorism here, where none was before. Nobody voted for this. There is no rationale for importing illiterate hordes of unassimilated third worlders other than to break them.

The victims in this arrangement are being punished for deigning to object albeit only verbally. This was the plan to begin with, as the conflict was inevitable. If it were happening in only a country or two, here and there, it might not be so obvious this is a conscious long term strategy by whatever goblins are ruining the world.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 12:30 PM (hlNSv)

128 I read somewhere that once people absorb antisemitic ideas, they are unreachable by logic, or historical argumentation, or anything like that. They become so fused to the conspiratorial, it becomes a crutch (not intellectual, there is nothing intellectual about it). No need to do anything, accept any responsibility, here is your answer! And there is always this very easy "theory". Honed by thousands of years of hate, either coming from religious or political authorities. Religious would push replacement "theology", political would, rather then solve their own problems , point a finger to the "real culprits". We are seeing it today, of course.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 12:30 PM (GD0B3)

129 Incredibly, I don't think the tipping point has come yet in the UK. I think that happens when the masses are massing in front of Buckingham Palace yelling DOWN WITH THE KING and such.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 07, 2026 12:28 PM

The British Patriot @TheBritLad

BREAKING: Protests have ERUPTED at multiple locations across Edinburgh, with crowds marching through the streets waving Scottish and British flags.

Chants of “Sink the boats” echo through Edinburgh tonight.

The Scots are demanding the removal of all illegal immigrants.

X video: https://bit.ly/4d9wC6x

Posted by: Balls and Shaft at March 07, 2026 12:30 PM (P5BPp)

130 As with many things Trump, the war with Iran has been most revealing regarding backstabbers and fake conservatives. Sure, a general unease around use of military force is healthy, but the stretches to justify opposing the war are ridiculous. We've got the "we're puppets of Israel, damn those Joos!", the "we're going sacrifice thousands of lives in another forever war. That's not MAGA!" folks, and the biggest retards of all, the "Iran struck our radar in the region, we underestimated their capabilities, and we and our allies in the region are going to get smashed!"

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 07, 2026 12:30 PM (jeAJZ)

131 Annnd, we're back...

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 12:30 PM (P5BPp)

132 Tousi is showing all the latest boom booms going on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR51d5AVywI

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 07, 2026 12:31 PM (FylAi)

133 At the watering hole last week I claimed that you could take a city like Houston, round up 1000 people, exile them off, and crime would drop 50%.

For the cities I've seen the figures for you could make a dramatic difference with under 100 people rounded up. If I remember right, solid gains are possible up through 500-ish in most places.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 07, 2026 12:31 PM (QZThv)

134 Is Marxism a pseudo-secular crypto-religion, or is Islam a crypto-secular pseudo-religion?
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Communism with a God?

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 12:31 PM (hlNSv)

135 IMO, the best cure is to like yourself. I find this nearly impossible

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 07, 2026 11:33 AM (ufSfZ)

I like you and enjoy your posts.

Posted by: Nicless at March 07, 2026 12:32 PM (nPp6w)

136 That list of 'right wing' books doesn't surprise me but is still sickening. Britain has about a dozen living people I care about, mostly poets, and a history of literature that has shaped and enriched western civilization in a positive way for centuries. If those few people are safe and the literature secured, the whole place can rot in the hell they have created for themselves. I would not mourn the loss for more than a moment. Britain's sole value right now is to serve as a warning about what to avoid here.

Posted by: JTB at March 07, 2026 12:32 PM (yTvNw)

137 The Jolly Roger is a symbol that has been used by submarines, primarily those of the Royal Navy Submarine Service and its predecessors. The practice came about during World War I: remembering a 1901 complaint by Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson that submarines were "underhanded, unfair, and damned un-English" and that submarine personnel should be hanged as pirates, Lieutenant Commander Max Horton began flying the flag after returning from successful patrols
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 12:27 PM (n1OCj
Having been a VF 84 Jolly Roger, but not a submariner, I say thank the Lord we have a great silent service.

Posted by: Eromero at March 07, 2026 12:32 PM (Lytz7)

138
Love the addition of the Little Red Hen! How about The Ants and the Grasshopper? Aesop's Fables, Grimm's Fairy Tales?
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
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Yes, all of them. These were things that we read as children, and which entertaingly conveyed easily absorbed morality/life lessons.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 12:33 PM (XeU6L)

139 The victims in this arrangement are being punished for deigning to object albeit only verbally. This was the plan to begin with, as the conflict was inevitable. If it were happening in only a country or two, here and there, it might not be so obvious this is a conscious long term strategy by whatever goblins are ruining the world.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 12:30 PM (hlNSv)

I have always thot the reason the Obama and Biden let crime run wild is to get the People to agree to any plans they offer up and the Plan will have 1)few guns, b) national surveillance/police, and iii) 50% income tax burdens.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 12:33 PM (gbOdA)

140 The UK is in trouble , no doubt. I think they would have been in a much better shape was it not for the class system that they have. It is as bad as the caste system in India.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 12:33 PM (GD0B3)

141 133 At the watering hole last week I claimed that you could take a city like Houston, round up 1000 people, exile them off, and crime would drop 50%.

For the cities I've seen the figures for you could make a dramatic difference with under 100 people rounded up. If I remember right, solid gains are possible up through 500-ish in most places.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 07, 2026 12:31 PM (QZThv)

I can't quote exact numbers right now, but something I read recently said you are exactly right. Something like 5% (just pulling the number to illustrate). If you just executed (for arguments sake) these people on catching them, no recourse, violent crime would drop by 90%.

The argument was that not just a very small fraction of people who are doing the violent crime, but it is always the SAME people.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:34 PM (bss/y)

142 Are we supposed to argue with that, ass?

Oh wait, you are saying they are supposed to be happy with grooming gangs? You support child rape and sexual slavery.

It IS on brand for your ilk, ass.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)

143 The obvious collapse is affecting the "little people", and the upper classes think they are immune to it. That their daughters will not be harassed, raped by the paki gangs. Well, they will be raped by other means, your lordships.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 12:36 PM (GD0B3)

144 "People are as happy as they make up their mind to be." - A. Lincoln

IIRC, Lincoln suffered from depression, so to me, this statement sounds like wish casting.

And yes, as in all things, a relationship with God is the answer. Also, as with all things, a relationship with God doesn't make all problems go away. And also, those problems can be an avenue to a stronger relationship to God.

Personally I encourage sympathy and not judgment for depression, encourage turning to God while not neglecting tangible solutions as well.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 12:36 PM (RkOfE)

145 We've got the "we're puppets of Israel, damn those Joos!", the "we're going sacrifice thousands of lives in another forever war. That's not MAGA!" folks, and the biggest retards of all, the "Iran struck our radar in the region, we underestimated their capabilities, and we and our allies in the region are going to get smashed!"

As a highly upvoted comment of mine on El Gato Malo's place says, I can justify preventing 7th century goatfuckers from blowing up Apple's and Intel's top processor design teams without any mention of the Bible or Zionism or whatever the MacGuffin in play is. (Said teams are in Israel, for the unfamiliar).

I realize a lot of the anti-Jew/anti-Israel mongoloids also say that Israel has no importance for us outside of religion. Not true: a staggering amount of the technology we use daily was and is being developed there.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 07, 2026 12:36 PM (QZThv)

146 Crimes against Peace' iirc were the charges against Donitz.
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Right, but to have Soviets on the court didn’t exactly lend any legitimacy to the affair. They weren’t any better than Nazis. It was a joke, pretty much. Churchill, like everyone else, thought that once captured, Nazi leaders should have been shot.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 12:37 PM (hlNSv)

147
So, what I hear from those of this view is "I have faith, so I want to please God because I love Him, so I do things that I know He would like me to, but it's not "works"."

Trees bear fruit as to what type of tree they are. So a tree that has been made by God to bear fruit should indeed bear fruit.

I think the hang up here for you is that "works" are redemptive despite "all of our works are as filthy rags" (Is 64:6)

Works follow faith, are a result of a regeneration of the spirit.

Lets say that a person struggles with sexual sin. They would say "I don't want to be a Christian because then I would have to give up adultery, and I don't want to". But what if the desire went away because of spiritual regeneration and renewal of the Will rather than constantly battling an carnal Will? Works?

What if with a renewed will you saw a person in need and felt a conviction to fill the need? Work or Fruit?

If the Will is bent towards carnality and the rules stipulate that you have to cut back some arbitrary amount, you have the world's religion because the world doesn't recognize spiritual regeneration - the brining of the dead spirit to life.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 12:37 PM (a4flb)

148 Just like I don't blame Clarence Thomas for the Taney court, why would anyone blame modern Jews because the Sanhedrin decided to be assholes a couple of thousand years ago? (At the same time, why do so many treat Pilate as scum for following the law?)

And yes, both Jewish Law and Christian Teaching encourage one to reject Evil and the habits of Evil. That often governments and societies fail at this, badly, does not mean the rules/teachings do not exist, as some seem to be trying to say.

Finally, both Faith and Works are required, per James and Paul - we are saved by Grace but our Grace is only fulfilled when it results in Works! Faith alone, as James says, "is dead". In a coma, at least.

Posted by: RandomDave at March 07, 2026 12:39 PM (aJQbY)

149 ''Let me know if you deeply understand this text.""

Insane scribblings from the janitor of Pankot.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 12:39 PM (snZF9)

150 The love of Got provides a safe harbor for those whose lives are anchored on Him.

Great sailors must venture out into the ocean , such is life. Embrace the storms. God is with you, always. Saint Paul thanked God for the tribulations.

Posted by: kingsman at March 07, 2026 12:39 PM (ehY6c)

151 The argument was that not just a very small fraction of people who are doing the violent crime, but it is always the SAME people.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:34 PM (bss/y)
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Even MSM reports include a mention of a perp's rap sheet. No one's surprised when the prosecutor is called a "Soros DA", either.

Posted by: mrp at March 07, 2026 12:40 PM (rj6Yv)

152 When I think of this term, I don't think of genetics nor blame for the Crucification. I think J-C refers to the 10 commandments and the sharing of the Old Testament.

Have you even read the 10 Commandments?
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🤣 No, I am illiterate and don't even know what I typed. I don't even know how I can type with the drool all over my keyboard. I am enjoying the laugh though, so thanks for that.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 12:41 PM (RkOfE)

153 At the watering hole last week I claimed that you could take a city like Houston, round up 1000 people, exile them off, and crime would drop 50%.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 12:25 PM

Houston, TX is being taken over by Muslims. Remove all the Muslims from Texas and that city improves dramatically.

Amy Mek @AmyMek

ALERT TEXAS - CAIR CONQUERS ANOTHER COUNTY!

Tonight's Dhimmi of the Day award goes to Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia!

This guy showed up to a CAIR-Texas Ramadan event in "Islamic attire" - the same CAIR that Gov. Abbott designated a foreign terrorist organization (Muslim Brotherhood ties) back in November 2025.

He tells them straight up: "Assalamu Alaikum... I've got your back!"

Got their back against what?

The "hate" and "hurtful rhetoric," he says, is coming from state and national levels — the "ridiculous stupidity" he slams.

X: https://bit.ly/47kpYqp

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 12:41 PM (P5BPp)

154 I realize a lot of the anti-Jew/anti-Israel mongoloids also say that Israel has no importance for us outside of religion. Not true: a staggering amount of the technology we use daily was and is being developed there.

That is why these losers want to kill or crab bucket people of genuine achievement, skill and talent.

Just like wanting to break the knees of a better figure skater.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 12:42 PM (a4flb)

155 Stateless, re the advice to get a blood test--DNA analysis can be very helpful. My son is bipolar/schizoaffective, and discovered that he has a gene that inhibits absorption of B vitamins, which doesn't help his condition since they are often prescribed as supplements to mental health treatment.
The test was recommended, because they are discovering a lot with it that helps guides meds--some work great for some folks, and not well for others, and there can be a genetic component to understanding what might work best.
(from my experience, psych meds are like an ongoing darts game. It can be very frustrating to be weaned on, check for results, weaned off if necessary, and try again with the same process. It is also worth sticking it out, to find what works for you. In my prayers, and I will say it has helped me to have small daily rituals that are good for me. Husband died three years ago, still paying off the bills on a fixed income, and son in and out of psych ward throughout. I am doing better all the time with things that are good for me. Best to you)

Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 12:42 PM (enw9G)

156 Great sailors must venture out into the ocean , such is life. Embrace the storms. God is with you, always. Saint Paul thanked God for the tribulations.
Posted by: kingsman
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We were not promised smooth sailing, only a safe landing.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 12:43 PM (XeU6L)

157 Right, but to have Soviets on the court didn’t exactly lend any legitimacy to the affair. They weren’t any better than Nazis. It was a joke, pretty much. Churchill, like everyone else, thought that once captured, Nazi leaders should have been shot.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 12:37 PM (hlNSv)

Yeah, pretty much like the end of WWI.

I mentioned last night that on my phone ewetub, I got another Nazi Camp Guard execution (it's always women. I think ewetub thinks I'm a misogynist.) In any event, I did NOT click on the video, but I looked up the name. Considering the video, I assumed there would be info on this woman and she would be an infamous sadist or something. Per the wiki entry (which has a picture of her hanging dead), she was a guard for a short time (like 2-3 months.) Supposedly she separated some women in a work camp. She 'said' she was just separating people who could work from those who could not work- but did not know they were going to be gassed. She actually fled from the camp in January of 1945. Nevertheless, when she was caught, they charged her for choosing people to be executed. She appealed, it was rejected and she was hanged.

Cont.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:43 PM (bss/y)

158 Marxism is certainly a religion, the Government is god

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 12:44 PM (Ia/+0)

159 Rob Schneider @RobSchneider

Let’s do this here…

Today!

Genius Tech @Geniustechw

Pakistani imam in Italy preaches that every Muslim must fight the infidels or face “catastrophic consequences”

next day Giorgia Meloni personally orders his deportation after 30 years in the country

X: https://bit.ly/47f3lni

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 12:44 PM (P5BPp)

160 Pankaj Mishra has his(?)head so far up his ass that he can't tell if he is coming or going. Pure intellectual masturbation. No longer has any connection to reality, lost in dogma.

Posted by: clarence at March 07, 2026 12:44 PM (lBwkW)

161 We were not promised smooth sailing, only a safe landing.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 12:43 PM (XeU6L)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

162 Just like I don't blame Clarence Thomas for the Taney court, why would anyone blame modern Jews because the Sanhedrin decided to be assholes a couple of thousand years ago? (At the same time, why do so many treat Pilate as scum for following the law?)

Right, Jesus wasn't killed on behalf of Judaism, he was killed on behalf of the Roman Empire. Same as how Jewish Marxists around the world are working for Schwab, Soros, that Chinese guy, Reid Hoffman, etc, etc. Same as how Pelosi, Biden, and most of the Kennedys aren't pushing for abortion-on-demand on behalf of Catholicism.

I know "I was just doing my job" is often considered to be a weak excuse now, but the fact that there hasn't been any organized right-wing counter-Antifa is exactly because everyone on the right has a real job they can't afford to lose.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 07, 2026 12:45 PM (QZThv)

163 IIRC, the USS Kidd DDG-100, is the only US surface warship allowed to hoist the Jolly Roger. From the images I've seen, it is not a small flag, either.

Posted by: mrp at March 07, 2026 12:47 PM (rj6Yv)

164 Cont.

So, this article is a good reason why I hate wikipedia (I also love it.) 1) There is very little info. 2) How much has this entry been 'massaged?'

Now, this chick might have been a monster- although the fact that she ran after a very short time is interesting to me. Jan of '45 though, the writing was on the wall if people had eyes to see.

Is this an example of rush to judgement and purge the monsters? Was she a valid kill? Or was she someone who realized 'what the fuck am I doing?' and tried to escape it?

I don't know. I just find it odd there is a video on it. It is ghoulish as fuck.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)

165 Leftist and Islamists, the real book burners.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 12:48 PM (N72/9)

166 The argument was that not just a very small fraction of people who are doing the violent crime, but it is always the SAME people.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:34 PM

Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog

Something like 70 to 75 percent of Americans are never arrested in their lives. Another 20 to 25 percent are arrested once, usually for something minor. Almost all of the arrests, especially for violent crimes, are coming from about 5 percent of the population.

If all of these people were just thrown in a cage forever and forgotten about, the rest of us could live in peace. That's a fact. You could essentially solve the crime problem, almost completely, by arresting the tiny minority of the population that commits basically all of it.

Instead, we let them roam the streets, continually release them back into the public, and watch helplessly as they kill, rape, and destroy, even though nobody on Earth can explain why this system makes sense, or is fair, or moral, or just.

End Wokeness @EndWokeness

Damon Johnson just set someone on fire in NY while on parole. 131 prior arrests.

X: https://bit.ly/47yzG8H

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 12:49 PM (P5BPp)

167
And trucks full of gold and currency leaving Ukraine were found in a routine traffic stop in, I think, Hungary. So something is happening with that war too.
-----
I think it has to do with Hungary refusing to continue to finance the Ukrainian war, through their vote in NATO.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 12:49 PM (RkOfE)

168 barbarausa, I will pray for you.
I also find small rituals very helpful.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 12:50 PM (LmPA0)

169 Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 12:49 PM (P5BPp)

I doubt his 'remove these people and we all live in peace.' We KNOW it would not work like that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:50 PM (bss/y)

170 Something else to consider also.

At this moment Iran probably has more warships at sea than the Royal Navy.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 12:50 PM (N72/9)

171 Yeah I thought that was pretty much common knowledge, at least in law enforcement circles. Maybe not in the wider community.

The cops know exactly who the “bad guys” are, and it is a relatively small number of individuals. They just can’t prove it, or get a conviction. If you thought emptying the insane asylums was a bad idea you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

This is all moot now, because leftists basic aim now to empty the prisons and lock up the cops. They’ve been sending their very best from overseas for a while now.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 12:50 PM (psViZ)

172 Pakistani imam in Italy preaches that every Muslim must fight the infidels or face “catastrophic consequences”

next day Giorgia Meloni personally orders his deportation after 30 years in the country

X: https://bit.ly/47f3lni

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 12:44 PM (P5BPp)

I love that woman.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 12:50 PM (snZF9)

173 I think J-C refers to the 10 commandments and the sharing of the Old Testament.

Have you even read the 10 Commandments?

Your God is cruel. He deprives you of so many pleasures. My God only demands you submit (and be male).

Posted by: Muhammed Xerxes at March 07, 2026 12:50 PM (jeAJZ)

174 I think it has to do with Hungary refusing to continue to finance the Ukrainian war, through their vote in NATO.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 12:49 PM (RkOfE)

And Tracksuit Commando Che threatening to assassinate Orban.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:51 PM (bss/y)

175 At this moment Iran probably has more warships at sea than the Royal Navy.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 12:50 PM (N72/9)

Maybe 'under' the sea.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:51 PM (bss/y)

176 Instead, we let them roam the streets, continually release them back into the public, and watch helplessly as they kill, rape, and destroy, even though nobody on Earth can explain why this system makes sense, or is fair, or moral, or just.
End Wokeness @EndWokeness
Damon Johnson just set someone on fire in NY while on parole. 131 prior arrests.
X: https://bit.ly/47yzG8H
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 12:49 PM (P5BPp)

Exactly...we don't have to live like this. Garbage humans allowed to be garbage humans while normals have to suffer.

Posted by: Make Penal Colonies Great Again at March 07, 2026 12:52 PM (Ksqrb)

177 Clyde Shelton @ 12:49

I remember reading years ago that Cuba had managed to halt the spread of AIDS by strictly quarantining, in camps, anyone infected.
They weren't mistreated, but they were sequestered to keep the virus from spreading to the general populace.
IOW, they treated it like the dangerous contagious disease it is.
Did not get much airplay--guessing it conflicted with the preferred myth of the progressive socialist paradise.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 12:53 PM (enw9G)

178 My go to ritual is memorize scripture and repeat daily. I liken it to my Catholic brothers and sisters saying the rosary. The darkness attacks daily so our spiritual armour must be strengthened every day. Resist the devil and he will seek other , easier targets. Harden your defences with prayer.

Posted by: kingsman at March 07, 2026 12:54 PM (ehY6c)

179 Aetius

The Royal Navy does not have a single carrier or attack sub to deploy. All are tied to the pier for maintenance. Some have been immobilized for over 1,000 days.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 12:54 PM (N72/9)

180 Maybe we could get Meloni to govern Texas for a bit to take care of the Muslim takeover of cities there.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 12:56 PM (RkOfE)

181 Pakistani imam in Italy preaches that every Muslim must fight the infidels or face “catastrophic consequences”

next day Giorgia Meloni personally orders his deportation after 30 years in the country

X: https://bit.ly/47f3lni

==

Good for her, and we should do the same. Every day I come across some imam in the US preaching the same , or worse. Many in NY city. They feel safe under aytollah mamdami.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 12:56 PM (GD0B3)

182 I think it has to do with Hungary refusing to continue to finance the Ukrainian war, through their vote in NATO.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 12:49 PM (RkOfE)
=====

The immediate flashpoint (and it's becoming a very hot issue) is that Hungary and the Slovak Republic both import Russian oil for their energy requirements. That oil is transported in a pipeline that transits Ukraine. Zelensky has closed the pipeline since Jan. 27 and is in no hurry to re-open it.

Posted by: mrp at March 07, 2026 12:56 PM (rj6Yv)

183 The Royal Navy does not have a single carrier or attack sub to deploy. All are tied to the pier for maintenance. Some have been immobilized for over 1,000 days.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 12:54 PM (N72/9)

And what they have something like 35 admirals and only 20 surface ships?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:57 PM (bss/y)

184 Why is anyone surprised Mamdani's wife likes the Oct 7 attacks? Hell, we know Mamdani himself probably jacked off to them.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:59 PM (bss/y)

185 And the British Army has more horses than tanks.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 12:59 PM (N72/9)

186 Thanks, vmom--every bit helps!
I started making new year's resolutions that I can keep, and in the process found it easier to make good habits.

A couple from two years ago that are now entrenched: fresh fruit and veg every day. It is good for me, I feel better, and the good habit it spawned was progressing to cooking at home even though it is now just me and the dog.
I eat like a queen, AND save money.
This year is another personal care--every night, while I watch a favorite rerun or movie, I cream my elbows, and clean/file my nails.
Sounds silly, but I'm not ashamed of my elbows any more, and my hands look nice.
After elbows conquered, I move on the decimate the stock of foot cream my daughter keeps me supplied with, lol. This year, I will not just feel good, but look better!

Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 12:59 PM (enw9G)

187 James Woods @RealJamesWoods

I am done with the Republican Party.

Between this and Thune’s refusal to pass the SAVE Act, I’m done with these uniparty traitors.

I’m changing my party affiliation to Independent. No wonder President Trump is fighting an uphill battle every day.

Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes

WOW. The Republican Party is protecting Ilhan Omar from accountability

Rep Nancy Mace “I tried to subpoena her immigration records, her brother husband's immigration records, and IT WAS REPUBLICANS that killed my motion”

It’s a Uniparty. One Big Club.

X: https://bit.ly/3NkTZzE

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 12:59 PM (P5BPp)

188 183 The Royal Navy does not have a single carrier or attack sub to deploy. All are tied to the pier for maintenance. Some have been immobilized for over 1,000 days.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 12:54 PM (N72/9)

And what they have something like 35 admirals and only 20 surface ships?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:57 PM (bss/y
A good world war would thin them out.

Posted by: Eromero at March 07, 2026 12:59 PM (Lytz7)

189 Posted by: kingsman at March 07, 2026 12:54

Very nice idea, thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 01:00 PM (lQ+/f)

190 One of the UK's two aircraft carriers has been placed on advanced readiness to sail from Portsmouth, the BBC understands.

The crew of HMS Prince of Wales have been told they must be ready to leave in five days, defence sources said.

This may raise speculation the carrier could be deployed to the Mediterranean to help defend British interests threatened during the conflict in the Middle East.

Before this, the ship's "notice to sail" was 14 days.

~ BBC

Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 01:00 PM (Y1sOo)

191 185 And the British Army has more horses than tanks.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 12:59 PM (N72/9)

So... Just like between WWI and II, eh?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:00 PM (bss/y)

192
At this moment Iran probably has more warships at sea than the Royal Navy.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 12:50 PM (N72/9)

For something like 15-20 years until today, the Royal Navy had more admirals than ships.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 07, 2026 01:00 PM (Th7dZ)

193 A nuking of Admiralty house would thin out the trimmers and flotsam.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 01:01 PM (N72/9)

194 >> The Royal Navy does not have a single carrier or attack sub to deploy. All are tied to the pier for maintenance. Some have been immobilized for over 1,000 days.

But, they have Curry.

Posted by: garrett at March 07, 2026 01:01 PM (l9aEn)

195 Not just Muslims taking over Texas cities. People from India as well.

This is what happens when all the California companies move to Texas and then staff with H-1Bs.

Info Battle Maiden @info_maiden

The Celina, TX indian population has increased by 3,600% in the last 10 years.

Classrooms filled with primarily indian children.

Telugu overtook Spanish as #2 language in Celina ISD bilingual program.

New indian grocery/restaurant/dental clinic construction popping up daily.

A town that no longer resembles Texas.

X: https://bit.ly/40S16Tg

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 01:02 PM (P5BPp)

196 Great post, KT! LOVE the meme!!!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 07, 2026 01:03 PM (WONhk)

197 Scripture verses on faith and hope in difficult times:

https://tinyurl.com/2kr8pz5y

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 01:03 PM (8Xy/A)

198 regarding depression, has anyone looked into/used trashthepills.com?

Posted by: free tibet with purchase of equal or greater value tibet at March 07, 2026 01:03 PM (iNp3L)

199 But, they have Curry.
Posted by: garrett at March 07, 2026 01:01 PM (l9aEn)

You know, if that carrier does have to put to sea, they might want to look at the rum ration again.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:04 PM (bss/y)

200 Oohhh

14 to 5 days...

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 01:04 PM (N72/9)

201 One of the UK's two aircraft carriers has been placed on advanced readiness to sail from Portsmouth, the BBC understands.

The crew of HMS Prince of Wales have been told they must be ready to leave in five days, defence sources said.

This may raise speculation the carrier could be deployed to the Mediterranean to help defend British interests threatened during the conflict in the Middle East.

Before this, the ship's "notice to sail" was 14 days.

~ BBC

Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 01:00 PM (Y1sOo)

Somehow I think it will the first and only carrier lost in the war.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 01:05 PM (snZF9)

202 I think the hang up here for you is that "works" are redemptive despite "all of our works are as filthy rags" (Is 64:6)

Works follow faith, are a result of a regeneration of the spirit.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 12:37 PM (a4flb)

I see your point, but that's not what we think.

Posted by: sal at March 07, 2026 01:05 PM (f+FmA)

203 FenelonSpoke, currently absorbing Psalm 91. Memorization is also might slow down dementia, so brain enhancement and as well as spirit. I will not go gently into that good night.

Posted by: kingsman at March 07, 2026 01:05 PM (ehY6c)

204 I wonder how rum and curry go together?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:05 PM (bss/y)

205 Let's see. Here are some other British writers that could be considered right wing because they have faith or just a positive view of western culture. Dorothy Sayers, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Tennyson, all the Inklings, Edmund Spenser, Chaucer, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Kipling, H. Rider Haggard, Chesterton, and probably Winston Churchill. Don't forget J.K. Rowling. Throw in John Constable paintings of British landscapes.

Posted by: JTB at March 07, 2026 01:05 PM (yTvNw)

206 Good for her, and we should do the same. Every day I come across some imam in the US preaching the same , or worse. Many in NY city. They feel safe under aytollah mamdami.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 12:56 PM

Yep. Here in Michigan as well, it has likely been happening for decades.

@XTexasGirlX @XtexasgirlX

Dearborn, Michigan: Muslim prayer gathering openly chants 'Allah, kill every Jew, Christian, and American.' This is ON VIDEO. In AMERICA. Not the Middle East. Not 'free speech.' This is a call for mass 💀 on our soil. Why is this tolerated?

X video: https://bit.ly/4b6jcpq

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 01:05 PM (P5BPp)

207 >>regarding depression, has anyone looked into/used trashthepills.com?

I have not. But I have found, over a lifetime, that the surefire cure for depression is exercise. That can come in the form of recreation or manual labor.

The real key is finding purpose in your life. But, exercise mimics this, sufficiently, imo.

Posted by: garrett at March 07, 2026 01:06 PM (l9aEn)

208 Somehow I think it will the first and only carrier lost in the war.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 01:05 PM (snZF9)

That would truly be 'bad luck.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:06 PM (bss/y)

209
The Royal Navy does not have a single carrier or attack sub to deploy. All are tied to the pier for maintenance. Some have been immobilized for over 1,000 days.

But, they have Curry.
Posted by: garrett at March 07, 2026 01:01 PM (l9aEn)

The Royal Navy ceased to be a naval force to be feared when they pulled all the Pusser's Rum from the fleet in 1970 and shit on hundreds of years of British Naval Tradition

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 07, 2026 01:06 PM (Th7dZ)

210 Curry'd rum?

Eeewww

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 01:06 PM (N72/9)

211 >>The Royal Navy ceased to be a naval force to be feared when they pulled all the Pusser's Rum from the fleet in 1970 and shit on hundreds of years of British Naval Tradition

They dropped the Rum and Lash...but, they cling to the Sodomy.

Posted by: garrett at March 07, 2026 01:07 PM (l9aEn)

212 210 Curry'd rum?

Eeewww
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 01:06 PM (N72/9)

No! Curried whatever, with a good rum. (although I assume the rum ration was horrible rum- not El Dorado 15.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:08 PM (bss/y)

213 Somehow I think it will the first and only carrier lost in the war.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 01:05 PM (snZF9)
That would truly be 'bad luck.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:06 PM (bss/y)

Or a lesbian ship captain.

Posted by: New Zealand at March 07, 2026 01:08 PM (Ksqrb)

214 25 mosques opened in Dallas past 2 years.

Posted by: kingsman at March 07, 2026 01:08 PM (ehY6c)

215 Thanks for verses link, Fen. I pray every day, and always start with "Thank you God".
Despair is the deadliest sin; with no hope, what difference do any of the others make?

Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 01:08 PM (enw9G)

216 IIRC Britain's new carriers have had engineering issues, no one has had time to find out if Lucas Electric did a bang up job.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 01:09 PM (N72/9)

217 "Reducing the notice to sail from 14 days to 5 days requires preparations to be accelerated. Final maintenance tasks must be completed, the ship’s company recalled from leave and training courses and all systems checked to ensure the ship is at the highest state of readiness. The ship already has aircraft ordnance and munitions in her magazines that were embarked last year."

Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 01:10 PM (Y1sOo)

218 Mexico, and the rest of Latin America have suffered from the long legacy of Spanish Colonial Government for centuries. This was their foundational model, and it is very difficult to break free of. A tightly controlled central government with an intimidating, all encompassing bureaucracy that has its fingers in everything. Also a business structure where all large companies are tied to the central government one way or another, and a culture where government corruption on both the small and large scale is not just endemic, but openly tolerated.

It is very difficult for any system set up like this to ever truly reform.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 01:10 PM (fSA1n)

219 213 Somehow I think it will the first and only carrier lost in the war.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 01:05 PM (snZF9)
That would truly be 'bad luck.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:06 PM (bss/y)

Or a lesbian ship captain.
Posted by: New Zealand at March 07, 2026 01:08 PM (Ksqrb)

https://tinyurl.com/4s6jk293

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:10 PM (bss/y)

220 I've learned that every time you post what sounds like stupid shit you got from some random X account with 5 followers -- which is often -- I need to look up the real information.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 01:10 PM (Y1sOo)

221 Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 01:08 PM

What a wonderful way to approach the day, Barbarausa.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 01:11 PM (8Xy/A)

222
No! Curried whatever, with a good rum. (although I assume the rum ration was horrible rum- not El Dorado 15.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:08 PM (bss/y)

I was never a rum guy when I was still drinking, but I found Pussers to be kinda awful compared to other rums.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 07, 2026 01:11 PM (Th7dZ)

223 > IIRC, the USS Kidd DDG-100, is the only US surface warship allowed to hoist the Jolly Roger. From the images I've seen, it is not a small flag, either.
------------
Occasionally, when returning from a successful, clandestine mission, USN ships or submarines will fly the Jolly Roger. It's supposed to acknowledge something pretty significant has been accomplished.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 01:11 PM (jtM2q)

224 There is ALWAYS SOMETHING to give thanks for.

Little things for the win(s)

Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 01:12 PM (enw9G)

225 Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 01:05 PM (P5BPp)

People chanting this need to be deported. Please consider sending the woman's post to the White House.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 01:13 PM (8Xy/A)

226
Rep Nancy Mace “I tried to subpoena her immigration records, her brother husband's immigration records, and IT WAS REPUBLICANS that killed my motion”

It’s a Uniparty. One Big Club.

X: https://bit.ly/3NkTZzE
Posted by: Clyde Shelton

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

I don't care about Nancy Mace's efforts. They'll result in a circus -- an ineffective congressional hearing or investigation and referral to the DOJ -- which is the only place where this case can be meaningfully prosecuted and where it should be under active investigation anyway.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 07, 2026 01:14 PM (JF3MH)

227 There is an Amelia video where she states that the UK has enough curry recipes. I couldn't find it now tho.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 01:14 PM (RkOfE)

228 25 mosques opened in Dallas past 2 years.

Posted by: kingsman at March 07, 2026 01:08 PM

Gunther Eagleman @GuntherEagleman

There should be exactly ZERO in America.

Mosques per U.S. State:

New York: 570
California: 481
Texas: 399
Florida: 250
Illinois: 228
New Jersey: 210
Michigan: 127

X: https://bit.ly/4b738Uh

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 01:14 PM (P5BPp)

229 And what they have something like 35 admirals and only 20 surface ships?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:57 PM (bss/y
A good world war would thin them out.
Posted by: Eromero at

Not enough to cover three eight hour shifts.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 07, 2026 01:14 PM (sl73Y)

230 When USS Charlotte pulls into port flying a broom, hope President Trump is there to award a PUC to the crew and to throw a huge party.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 01:15 PM (N72/9)

231 Kangmin Lee @kangminlee

These people despise America, spit on its history, and mock the blood of those who died for it.

No reverence, no loyalty.

No reason they can't be removed.

Kaylee Campbell @kaylee_ashlynn

Your ancestors died so Indians could dance on the WW2 memorial.

X video: https://bit.ly/3Nkmaid

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 01:17 PM (P5BPp)

232 Prior to the revolution of 1979, most academic work, led by Burger, which was built upon the work of Max Weber and Émile Durkheim, assumed that modernization caused religion to retreat from politics as secular regimes rose to power.

I could talk about this all day. That statement above ties into so many things. The love of some for G.K. Chesterton. The broad-sweeping attitudes of various generations. How we are at the insanity that so many see now - although there is little agreement across the spectrum of how to define it, just a general agreement to disagree that everything is falling apart without getting into the details.

That one sentence above explains so much.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 01:17 PM (VK2pC)

233 If you want to be reminded where all the division and hate in our country started, I urge you to go listen to Obama’s speech at Jesse Jackson’s funeral. He is the most loathsome, hateful, divisive and purposeful subversive our country has ever elected. He will stop at nothing to undermine our republic by using the people as his weapon.

If you don’t believe me, take the time to go back and review the state of race relations, and the general divisions in our country prior to his election. You will find his policies and rhetoric not only undermined our unity, but he used the goodwill some people handed him to do it. They trusted him, and he expressed his thanks by using the auspices of government to wage a war against the people.

It’s a disgusting period in our history, driven by some of the most deliberately devious intentions one can imagine.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 07, 2026 01:18 PM (04KGT)

234 UAE declares war on Iran
Moj has been found ,targeted and severely wounded
More regular army troops are defecting

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 01:18 PM (+nEug)

235 Well, Hordelings, it's been fun. I must away.

Peace

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 01:18 PM (RkOfE)

236 I take some herbal supplements that are supposed to be good for anxiety and lifting my mood. I did not do this by getting blood tests and using an expert, but just searching the internet and trying things so I won't list what I'm using, and I wouldn't recommend this method of trying herbal compounds for others, even though what I'm taking is helping me for now. I went this route mostly because of fear of getting dependent on a prescription and then it becoming unavailable due to Chi-com actions, figured the herbs would stay available. I did not seek out a naturopath? I think it would be, because busy and didn't want to spend the time to do it plus I'm bull-headed. I think both herbs and prescription medicines can be helpful. Having something to take the edge off helped with getting out more and getting that emotional benefit.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026 01:19 PM (vlkz/)

237 >>They'll result in a circus -- an ineffective congressional hearing or investigation and referral to the DOJ -- which is the only place where this case can be meaningfully prosecuted and where it should be under active investigation anyway.

It is.

https://tinyurl.com/ye22cnff

Posted by: JackStraw at March 07, 2026 01:19 PM (viF8m)

238 Not enough to cover three eight hour shifts.
Posted by: From about That Time at March 07, 2026 01:14 PM (sl73Y)

LOL.

Hot Bunking Admirals!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:19 PM (bss/y)

239 Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 01:12

I try to begin everyday to say not only thanks, but to ask the Lord to show me something of his grace and goodness each day. Today ( so far ) it was a cute little boy jumping up and down in the supermarket, a ride through the countryside and ( this may sound odd) but it was a man wearing a bright green knit cap which brightened up a gray day. I told him I liked his cap and he and I exchanged words of "God bless you."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 01:19 PM (8Xy/A)

240 Hot lesbian action!

https://is.gd/983VhF

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 01:19 PM (FXNzP)

241 Hot boinking admirals?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 01:20 PM (N72/9)

242 So we will have gold plated Aks and Desert Eagles joining the fight. Maybe some Bugatti Chase cars.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:20 PM (bss/y)

243 241 Hot boinking admirals?
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 01:20 PM (N72/9)

Heh. That was implied.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:20 PM (bss/y)

244 Somehow I think it will the first and only carrier lost in the war.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 01:05 PM (snZF9)

Actually Iran built some stupid “drone carrier”, a cargo ship mocked up too pretend it was some kind of real carrier with a big plywood flat top on it.

Satellite photos showed it burning in the straits a couple days ago.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 01:20 PM (fSA1n)

245 Three Admirals, One Bunk.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:21 PM (bss/y)

246 RINO's want the vote fraud going

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 01:21 PM (Ia/+0)

247 There is an Amelia video where she states that the UK has enough curry recipes. I couldn't find it now tho.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 07, 2026 01:14 PM

Yes, you're referring to the viral AI-generated character Amelia (often called "Amelia AI" or the "purple-haired goth schoolgirl"), who originated from a UK Home Office-funded counter-extremism video game called Pathways (or Game Pathways). The game aimed to deter young people from far-right extremism, but it massively backfired.

Amelia became a huge meme and symbol among online right-wing / anti-immigration communities in late 2025 / early 2026. People started creating and sharing AI videos of her spouting exaggerated patriotic, anti-mass migration rhetoric in a posh British accent.

In one of the most popular clips (widely shared on X, Instagram, YouTube, etc.), Amelia says something along the lines of:

"Curry is fine, but we have several recipes already. We don't need 2 million Indians here to make it for us."

Grok: https://bit.ly/4be8QUy

Video (Instagram): https://bit.ly/3OWPeN9

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 01:21 PM (P5BPp)

248 Islam is antithetical to the American Republic. It is a political cult driven by their fascist desire for conquest. They prove it every day by using the freedoms and liberties we all value so much, against us. It is an infection that is spreading and needs to be eradicated.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 07, 2026 01:21 PM (04KGT)

249 Number 2 intelligence guy that got promoted to # 1 is now dead

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 01:22 PM (+nEug)

250 If you want to be reminded where all the division and hate in our country started, I urge you to go listen to Obama’s speech at Jesse Jackson’s funeral.

And here we go. Groups were assassinating judges and politicians - here - long before Barry Sortero uttered a word on the public stage.

Get this ... judges in certain areas were letting criminals run free long before then as well. We got films like Death Wish exactly because if it.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 01:22 PM (VK2pC)

251 Wouldn't that be 'Three admirals in the rack'??

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 01:22 PM (N72/9)

252 If you want to be reminded where all the division and hate in our country started, I urge you to go listen to Obama’s speech at Jesse Jackson’s funeral.

My old granny was a typical white woman afraid of black men. She would cross the street so she wouldn't get stabbed, or burned or pimp slapped. I called her "Toot".

Posted by: Barack Obama, Let Me Be Clear at March 07, 2026 01:23 PM (Ksqrb)

253 Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026

And what are the supplement which you have found helpful? . I know someone who takes St. John's Wort, SameE and elderflower and it had been helpful.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 01:23 PM (8Xy/A)

254 I know "I was just doing my job" is often considered to be a weak excuse now, but the fact that there hasn't been any organized right-wing counter-Antifa is exactly because everyone on the right has a real job they can't afford to lose.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 07, 2026 12:45 PM (QZThv)

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I have wrestled with this a great deal myself. I am belatedly reaching the conclusion that our choice (akin to those faced by our Founders) is between saving the country and preserving our freedoms, or maintaining our personal wealth and comfort. Logically, the answer seems obvious. But it also means that, like the Founders, we must be prepared spiritually to make very difficult decisions. That's a tougher slog when our personal inertia has had us primarily focused on taking care of our families. It ultimately boils down to whether we truly trust in Divine Providence....

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 07, 2026 01:23 PM (DIY2E)

255 You can lie all you want troll boy.

The unpleasant facts about Obama and what he did are plain for everyone to see. He’s still doing it.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 07, 2026 01:24 PM (04KGT)

256 Second look at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

Seems transcendent meaning of life still tops the list.

I've thought for some time that atheist/agnostic analysts are seriously handicapped when trying to suss out the motives of Muslim zealots, especially the votaries of the ultra-violent Shia Twelver sect.

Posted by: Beverly at March 07, 2026 01:24 PM (reMys)

257 Fenelon - An odd thing happened to me last week. I awoke one morning with a humn running through my mind. Curious, because while it is commonly sung by congregations, I do not believe that I have heard it in years.

I enjoy finding Youtube recordings of carols/hymns, that show the congregation, particularly at Christmas time. So, searched for the hymn that played in my head. This one came as somethng of a surprise:
https://tinyurl.com/3bxa9dp2

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 01:24 PM (XeU6L)

258 251 Wouldn't that be 'Three admirals in the rack'??
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 01:22 PM (N72/9)

Bunk sounds dirtier, to be honest.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:24 PM (bss/y)

259 Muzzies are demanding zones free of dogs.
I demand zones free of muzzies.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 01:25 PM (2WIwB)

260 Unknown Drip Under Pressure -

You’re right about William Tyndale and the Anglican Church, but John Wycliffe was a Catholic priest and his troubles came from a Catholic England.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 07, 2026 01:26 PM (BHlFn)

261
It is.

https://tinyurl.com/ye22cnff
Posted by: JackStraw

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Then let's ditch Nancy Mace's circus where Ilhan refuses to show up and everyone screams racism.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 07, 2026 01:26 PM (JF3MH)

262 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 01:24 PM (XeU6L)

I love that hymn, and thanks for the site recommendation.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 01:26 PM (8Xy/A)

263 It doesn't sound odd, Fen.
Today it is warm enough that the bugs are waking up (not for long. NoVA has several fake springs/falls every year), and it told me my guard bees will be up and about before too long.
I have no wasp troubles on my balcony, because the big fat bumbling white faced carpenter bees wage very effective war against them.
Last year grandgirl was on the balcony with me, and one did its usual fly-up-and-hover to fake us out (they do not sting, just act aggressive as part of their process), and she got a bit nervous.
I told her to come sit by me, because they are my friends who keep the wasps away.
She did, and while watching them asked, with great hopeful six year old skepticism, "Okay granny, but are they MY friends?"
I still smile every time I see one of my guard bees.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 01:28 PM (enw9G)

264 The unpleasant facts about Obama and what he did are plain for everyone to see. He’s still doing it.

The unpleasant fact is that he wasn't first. He's not a criminal mastermind. He's an expression of will. And he's not unique.

That's the problem with "Blame Obama". The entire notion pretends that the entire notion is new. Its not.

Barry Sortero is the radical 2010s reflection of radical 1960s. Can't blame that on the young uns.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 01:28 PM (VK2pC)

265 As such, they are based on cynical "nihilistic lying," where they might not even know whether their own words are true, and they certainly don't care. Their words' purpose is for being effective at manipulating the marks of their con job; it is missing the point entirely to analyze the truth value at all.
Posted by: SciVo

The problem with the mafia model is that the True Believers are willing to torch piles of cash to enforce orthodoxy. True Believer Marxism morphs into money-making racket only after the State solidifies into an unchallengeable, permanent thing. In Islam, that may never occur, and the permanent revolution continues.

Marxism = transitional quasi-religion to justify a totalitarian State.
Islam = violent, supremacist ideology inside a thin shell of a religion to justify conquest of all.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 07, 2026 01:28 PM (diia5)

266
https://tinyurl.com/ye22cnff
Posted by: JackStraw

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Harmeet Dhillon: "Look, Ilhan Omar has some legal issues regarding her citizenship. I’ll just leave it at that.”

Continuing, she added, “I think that they’ve been well covered in the press, but it’s shameful, and I am so happy to be an American. And you know, people need to get out there and touch some grass in other countries and see what they go through, to really appreciate how great we have it in this country.”

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I'm not seeing an investigation in the DOJ. All I'm seeing is the same things I say all the time, and nothing happens.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 07, 2026 01:28 PM (JF3MH)

267 Get this ... judges in certain areas were letting criminals run free long before then as well. We got films like Death Wish exactly because if it.
Posted by: And I Would Love To
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Judge Roy Bean was my preferred judge.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 01:29 PM (XeU6L)

268 How people of quality eat cereal.

https://is.gd/qtnx3x

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 01:29 PM (FXNzP)

269 And I find I helps me get out of myself and can brighten someone elses day if I can give a genuine compliment to at least one person- aside from my family, I mean - everyday.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 01:30 PM (8Xy/A)

270 My old granny was a typical white woman afraid of black men. She would cross the street so she wouldn't get stabbed, or burned or pimp slapped. I called her "Toot".

And Barry didn't invent that little trick either. The rhetorical act of pretending that groups - as a group - don't act like groups.

I'd advise any woman to cross the street to get away of a group of black boys at night. Or a group of white boys dressed a certain way, for that matter. Or a group of goth girls. Or a group of heavy-set sturdy girls with hair colors not in the natural-for-human spectrum.

And that act began in the 60s as well.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 01:31 PM (VK2pC)

271 Islam is antithetical to the American Republic. It is a political cult driven by their fascist desire for conquest. They prove it every day by using the freedoms and liberties we all value so much, against us. It is an infection that is spreading and needs to be eradicated.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 07, 2026 01:21 PM (04KGT)

Absolutely.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 01:33 PM (snZF9)

272 That's the problem with "Blame Obama". The entire notion pretends that the entire notion is new. Its not.

Barry Sortero is the radical 2010s reflection of radical 1960s. Can't blame that on the young uns.
Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 01:28 PM (VK2pC)

I'd agree with that, he allowed the sentiment to be voiced, mainstreamed and reinforced.

I'd still say things were visibly less tense in say 1995.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:33 PM (bss/y)

273 Or a group of goth girls. Or a group of heavy-set sturdy girls with hair colors not in the natural-for-human spectrum.

And that act began in the 60s as well.
Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 01:31 PM (VK2pC)

I think the question we all have is: do the goth girls have big tits?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:34 PM (bss/y)

274 Muzzies are demanding zones free of dogs.
I demand zones free of muzzies.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 07, 2026 01:25 PM (2WIwB)

Yeah, the US zone, the Earth zone, the SOL system zone, etc

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 01:35 PM (snZF9)

275 I'm not seeing an investigation in the DOJ. All I'm seeing is the same things I say all the time, and nothing happens.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 07, 2026 01:28 PM

Grok summary:

No, Ilhan Omar is not being prosecuted by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Recent reports from early 2026 indicate that the DOJ opened an investigation into her finances, campaign spending, and possible interactions with a foreign citizen during the Biden administration (starting in 2024). However, credible sources like The New York Times describe this inquiry as having stalled or appeared to stall due to a lack of evidence.

President Trump publicly referenced and amplified claims of an ongoing DOJ probe (often tied to questions about her reported wealth increase and unrelated Minnesota fraud scandals), but no official DOJ announcements, indictments, or active prosecutions against her have been confirmed.

Grok: https://bit.ly/4s2oc5G

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 01:35 PM (P5BPp)

276 Barbarausa

You might like like this devotional on bees and gratitude:

https://tinyurl.com/y8v3efy8

Thanks for sharing your gratitude and spirit here at ASHQ

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 01:36 PM (8Xy/A)

277 I give random true compliments as well.
They often start very enjoyable conversations, which frequently include that another terrible consequence of lockdown--by design?--is that people forgot how to just talk to one another.
I am convinced that lockdown was intended to cause despair, and that made me so angry I turned that rage toward refusing to submit to despair.
Again, every day, something to smile about and give thanks.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 01:36 PM (enw9G)

278 I'd still say things were visibly less tense in say 1995.

Sure. And by the 80s some of us closer to 29s were looking at our dads skeptically while Donna Summer was on the TV. Yes - things were better in the late 80s and early 90s.

But that doesn't mean they were good. Race still got you five points on your promotion packet. Race was still the tie-breaker.

This idea that everything was just great until that damn Barry Sortero. It gets tired. The same as the Everything was great until Clinton argument.

It wasn't. And the seeds were sown in the 60s. No wonder certain folks want to swear everything was perfect until 1/1/70.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 01:37 PM (VK2pC)

279 Obama himself was an Op. He was groomed for the job by the International Left.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 07, 2026 01:37 PM (8zz6B)

280 Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 01:36

Amen. That's great!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 01:38 PM (8Xy/A)

281 This is pretty hilarious over at Insty:

https://instapundit.com/781057/

"Amazing. They can’t get the story they wanted, but this is close enough for CNN."

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:38 PM (bss/y)

282 And now for some aircraft carrier news that isn't complete bullshit:

The USS Ford SG has in-chopped to CENTCOM AOR by transiting the Suez Canal yesterday and into the Red Sea.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 01:38 PM (Y1sOo)

283 Amen back at you <3

Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 01:39 PM (enw9G)

284 Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 01:37 PM (VK2pC)

I'd agree with the general sentiment.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:39 PM (bss/y)

285 " However, credible sources like The New York Times"

Bwahahaha!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 07, 2026 01:39 PM (8zz6B)

286 The USS Ford SG has in-chopped to CENTCOM AOR by transiting the Suez Canal yesterday and into the Red Sea.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 01:38 PM (Y1sOo)

I just had a thought: could you launch strikes from the carrier while in the canal? No reason you couldn't, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:40 PM (bss/y)

287 Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 12:42 PM (enw9G)

Thank you. I'm seeing people soon.
Thanks to all of you.
This is temporary and can be fixed.

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 01:42 PM (Sco7b)

288 Gardening thread is nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:42 PM (bss/y)

289 I just had a thought: could you launch strikes from the carrier while in the canal? No reason you couldn't, right?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:40 PM (bss/y)

Carriers usually turn into the wind when launching or landing planes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 07, 2026 01:43 PM (8zz6B)

290 The Houthis have been very quiet.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 01:44 PM (+nEug)

291 The USS Ford SG has in-chopped to CENTCOM AOR by transiting the Suez Canal yesterday and into the Red Sea.

By all accounts that crew has been at sea for nine months now. And that's the problem with being on Serial Number One of a new super-weapon.

In all fairness, I never let down at my 3/4 wrench and think "I've used you all day, maybe you need a break" either.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 01:44 PM (VK2pC)

292 I avoid St Johns Wort because I'm already prone to sunburn plus it can cause diarrhea. I take Ashwagandha, funny thing, I had heard commercials for "stress gummies" and thought they were a CBD thing and one day listened better and "oh I take that, but just capsules of the powder" Blanking the name but I take something that is supposed to balance female hormones. I tried 5-HTP when I was in a period of anxiety and every little thing made me want to "Hulk smash" I dropped that after a bit because I felt like it was making me too lazy. I added Rhodiola rosea and that seems to help me a lot. I am not a herbalist and the dart(s) that worked for me may not be be useful for others. I only shared because in my own experience herbs can be an option between prescription pills, and 'just exercise and meditate'

Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026 01:45 PM (vlkz/)

293 I'd advise any woman to cross the street to get away of a group of black boys at night.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 01:31 PM (VK2pC

Didn't Jesse Jackson once say he'd do the same thing?

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 01:46 PM (Sco7b)

294 293 I'd advise any woman to cross the street to get away of a group of black boys at night.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 01:31 PM (VK2pC

Didn't Jesse Jackson once say he'd do the same thing?
Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 01:46 PM (Sco7b)

Which is where I think Obama's writers got the story. I would imagine almost 90% of his biography is completely fabricated. You know, everything but the coke and cock.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:47 PM (bss/y)

295 >>Carriers usually turn into the wind when launching or landing planes.

They also need a certain amount of wind over the deck to launch. That which is not created by the actual wind is augmented by the ship's speed. Carriers move through the canal very slowly.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 01:49 PM (Y1sOo)

296 The banned list of the Western canon reminds me of that asshat grifter Jesse Jackson leading the Stanford student idiots in the 1980s, ranting "Hey hey, ho ho, Western Civ has got to go!"

Q.e.d., democracy really does die in the darkness of ignorance.

Sigh. Anyone else sick to death of these people? They could derail an erotic daydream...

Posted by: Beverly at March 07, 2026 01:51 PM (reMys)

297 They also need a certain amount of wind over the deck to launch. That which is not created by the actual wind is augmented by the ship's speed. Carriers move through the canal very slowly.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 01:49 PM (Y1sOo)

Thanks. I was actually envisioning, what if an enemy attacked while the carrier was transiting? They would be a sitting duck. I am assuming they have planes out while transiting though, right?

Or, I guess the idea would be that you would not use a canal while there was any chance of engagement?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:52 PM (bss/y)

298 They need to add "Camp of the Saints" to the Index Librorum Prohibitorum.

Posted by: Beverly at March 07, 2026 01:55 PM (reMys)

299 The banned list of the Western canon reminds me of that asshat grifter Jesse Jackson leading the Stanford student idiots in the 1980s, ranting "Hey hey, ho ho, Western Civ has got to go!"

The Western Canon. Now I've seen folks who quote Bloom as a fact. As in "This is the Canon".

I'm no fan of either Bloom or those like him. They're presumptuous. Credentialist. And generally just easy to punch in the mouth.

Not to mention that Mark Twain doesn't appear even 26 names down on his stupid list. And that's the problem, such as problems are, when you allow a society access to libraries and basic education as well as work and such. You might screw around and raise up independently minded men who see Bloom as a fool.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 01:57 PM (VK2pC)

300 best to you, stateless, and in my prayers <3

Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 01:59 PM (enw9G)

301 >>I see the Anglican priesthood and leadership of that day just as tyrannical and bloodthirsty as today's dead Iranian Supreme Loser.

Er, Wm Tyndale was offed (strangled at the stake and then burned) by the Roman Catholics. Pre-Anglican. Protestants were the ones who translated the Bible into the languages of the people.

Posted by: Beverly at March 07, 2026 01:59 PM (reMys)

302 Thanks. I was actually envisioning, what if an enemy attacked while the carrier was transiting? They would be a sitting duck. I am assuming they have planes out while transiting though, right?

Or, I guess the idea would be that you would not use a canal while there was any chance of engagement?
*****
I know security by the local authority is stepped-up when high value targets pass through.

Other than having 3 touch-and-goes, one arrestment and one catapult shot in a T-2 Buckeye trainer, I wasn't carrier-based, so I have no idea what airwing tasking may be prior to transiting the canal.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 02:00 PM (Y1sOo)

303 Husband died three years ago, still paying off the bills on a fixed income, and son in and out of psych ward throughout. I am doing better all the time with things that are good for me. Best to you)
Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 12:42 PM (enw9G

Sorry, I'm all caught up.
I'm glad you found ways to make yourself happy. The elbows was funny.

All the best to you and your family.

I also agree with exercise. It fell by the wayside when I was taking care of Mom. I really liked 'Convict Conditioning'

I've never been a pill person. I've been to my family doctor once in, now twice in 10 years. I do take various supplements as was mentioned above. These prescriptions will be tempirary and I'm going to placebo effect the heck out of them.

Just getting out of the house would be amazing. On the plus side, down the road, I'll be a nice siurce of comfort to caregivers here. Especially solo ones...

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 02:01 PM (Sco7b)

304 They need to add "Camp of the Saints" to the Index Librorum Prohibitorum.
Posted by: Beverly
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Yup. Should be read by those who haven't.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 02:06 PM (XeU6L)

305 If there are any Grok users here, I would be interested in what Grok has to say about The Camp of the Saints.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 02:07 PM (XeU6L)

306 stateless, I am not on meds for anything but asthma, and would prefer to keep it that way. Many of the side effects of all the advertised drugs seem worse than some of the diseases, and they always come with "and BTW you need to eat right and exercise" so I started there.
I've watched my son struggle with what works and what doesn't, and it is so hard for him.
I wish he did not treat himself so harshly, but the nature of his illness involves finding a balance between being all the way down or all the way manic, with the added danger of going too far in one direction and tipping over into psychosis.
My demon seems to be despair, and so far I'm holding my own, and winning most days (in terms of not succumbing--don't want to press my luck, lol)
(The elbows didn't USED to be funny, so I started with them this year. We have a family gathering the end of April, so I'm trying to budget one of my biannual salon pedis before then. They are MUCH cheaper than a podiatrist, and I like picking a great sparkly color)

Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 02:19 PM (enw9G)

307 Perhaps the Iranian revolution of 1979 upset the "secularization thesis" and revealed a vastly underestimated and largely overlooked social demand for religion. Or maybe it, along with the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, and even the American Revolution mere displays the viability of being the first comprehensive entity that can put together a national upheaval.

Breaking current society into pieces achieves nothing but chaos unless your outfit - regardless of philosophy / orientation / agenda - is the one strong enough and organized enough to pick up the pieces.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at March 07, 2026 02:21 PM (bufu1)

308 FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash

The FBI and our partners arrested an individual illegally in the U.S., charged with voting in the last 5 presidential elections - each time falsely claiming he was a U.S. citizen to vote

"Illegal immigrant charged with voting in Pennsylvania in 5 Presidential elections.

Mahady Sacko was ordered removed from the U.S. in 2000 but remained under ICE supervision while casting ballots, prosecutors allege."

X: https://bit.ly/4rWuWC1

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 02:24 PM (P5BPp)

309 Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 02:19 PM (enw9G)

You're right about the side effects.
They may cause you to be deader than this thread.
Back to doing stuff.

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 02:28 PM (Sco7b)

310 Pankaj Mishra, Harper’s Magazine, December 2025

I don't think English is xis native tongue.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 07, 2026 02:32 PM (4NO2D)

311 If there are any Grok users here, I would be interested in what Grok has to say about The Camp of the Saints.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 07, 2026 02:07 PM

The Camp of the Saints (original French title: Le Camp des Saints) is a 1973 dystopian novel by French author and explorer Jean Raspail (1925–2020). It is a highly controversial work of speculative fiction that depicts the collapse of Western civilization — specifically France and broader Europe — due to an overwhelming wave of mass immigration from the Third World.

Upon release, the book was a bestseller in France but faced sharp criticism for its racist depictions and xenophobic themes. Groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center have long described it as a "racist fantasy" popular among white supremacists and anti-immigration extremists, comparing it to The Turner Diaries as an analog in far-right circles.

It gained renewed attention in the 2010s amid European migrant crises, with figures on the populist right hailing it as "prophetic." Marine Le Pen (France's National Rally) has kept a signed copy and referenced its ideas.

Grok: https://bit.ly/4lj3z2A

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 02:32 PM (P5BPp)

312 Camp of the Saints needs to be rewriting, missed its target by that ( ) much.

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 02:35 PM (Ia/+0)

313 Sounds like The Turner Diaries is another must-read.

In essence, The Camp of the Saints is a passive nightmare of demographic conquest through immigration, warning that the West will commit cultural suicide if it doesn't harden itself. The Turner Diaries is an active fantasy of revolutionary triumph through terrorism and genocide, providing a supposed roadmap for white supremacists to seize power.

Both remain polarizing: critics view them as dangerous racist propaganda that normalizes hate and violence, while some on the far right see them as prescient warnings or heroic narratives. Their enduring presence in extremist ecosystems underscores how fiction can shape ideology and, tragically, action. If you're exploring these for research or literary analysis, approach with caution — they contain extreme, graphic content.

Grok: https://bit.ly/47kIbEh

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 02:38 PM (P5BPp)

314 "Let me know if you deeply understand this text."

The extra points Pankaj has been awarded for being a brown POC with an exotic name have dried.up, and now, to quote Dan Aykroyd in Ghostbusters, "They expect results!", and he doesn't like that.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 07, 2026 02:39 PM (sR2WI)

315 In essence, The Camp of the Saints is a passive nightmare of demographic conquest through immigration, warning that the West will commit cultural suicide if it doesn't harden itself.

All Groups - as a Group - act as a Group. Individuals can differ from the Group as a statistical variance.

And that's the long and short of the dysfunction of Western Civ. The refusal to believe that previous statement.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 02:40 PM (VK2pC)

316 And that's the long and short of the dysfunction of Western Civ. The refusal to believe that previous statement.
Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 02:40 PM (VK2pC)

To fracture the group by making it believe that it is no a group. No Nation, No Culture.

Why do you think they kept repeating in the 70s 80s and 90s that america had 'no culture?' THEIR thought was probably to try to destroy prejudice, but it also fractured the 'group' that believe in public service, patriotism, God, etc.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 02:43 PM (bss/y)

317 Let me know if you deeply understand this text.
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I piss on that text.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 02:45 PM (RIvkX)

318 Because america's culture was:

1) There is no class. Anyone can make it no matter their beginnings (be it wealth or race.)

2) All are equal before the law.

3) Government is an enemy (if not now, then eventually), so you have to destroy it's ability to infringe upon you. Or even be able to GAIN that ability.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 02:45 PM (bss/y)

319 THAT was a major culture- that was completely antithetical to most throughout human history. Unique.

They did not like that though because at root, it denied them power.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 02:47 PM (bss/y)

320 "but it also fractured the 'group' that believe in public service, patriotism, God, etc."

This is why I think the primary purpose of lockdown was to engender despair.

So many people have remained broken, not by the disease, but by how it was used.

And it remains to be seen how an entire generation of children was crippled by what it did to their normal development, to go so far as to prevent babies and toddlers from even seeing faces.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 02:47 PM (enw9G)

321 So many people have remained broken, not by the disease, but by how it was used.

And it remains to be seen how an entire generation of children was crippled by what it did to their normal development, to go so far as to prevent babies and toddlers from even seeing faces.
Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 02:47 PM (enw9G)

It's a good point.

It... damaged me what happened with the election and the J6 thing. It was like a nightmare that I could not believe was happening.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 02:49 PM (bss/y)

322 ... No, Ilhan Omar is not being prosecuted by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Recent reports from early 2026 indicate that the DOJ opened an investigation into her finances, campaign spending, and possible interactions with a foreign citizen during the Biden administration (starting in 2024). However, credible sources like The New York Times describe this inquiry as having stalled or appeared to stall due to a lack of evidence.
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... credible sources like The New York Times ....

LOL,
See, even GROK AI is FBAR

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 07, 2026 02:51 PM (/lPRQ)

323 It... damaged me what happened with the election and the J6 thing. It was like a nightmare that I could not believe was happening.

And that is where we differ. After Ruby Ridge and Waco and the actual 2020 steal ? Its like folks like you finally woke up.

Did you notice six cities shutting her down within 15 minutes on election night ?

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 02:55 PM (VK2pC)

324 Did you notice six cities shutting her down within 15 minutes on election night ?
Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 02:55 PM (VK2pC)

I did- that's what I'm talking about.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 02:56 PM (bss/y)

325 I did- that's what I'm talking about.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 02:56 PM (bss/y)

OK ... did you notice all the lead up to it ? Like a wife getting shot in her kitchen, while the sniper didn't get prosecuted and the lawyer that protected him eventually getting promoted by Trump ? That man was Bill Barr.

Did you notice all the kids getting burned alive in a church to protect them from the cult leader that went to town every day ?

The 2020 steal and J6 did not happen in a vacuum. But many insisted on not seeing it coming.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 02:59 PM (VK2pC)

326 That a number of major city voting shut down like clock work has to be under a higher authority, the odds all did it independently has to be nearly impossible

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 03:02 PM (Ia/+0)

327 I knew about Ruby Ridge and Waco, of course. BUT. It was fairly easy to see that as rotten fruit of a dem admin. Cleared out next when the 'good guys' were back in power.

Right or wrong and willing to say I was wrong.

Part of my point, and what my point always has been, is that the power of the government has to not just be lessened, but that power not be allowed to be concentrated. It does not mean that it is ok when Trump does it- because at least right now if trump was replaced by a dem the brakes would be FULLY off and we would be living in that dystopia again. People are getting a bit too triumphalist about thing (it is good to enjoy the success) but structurally we have not solved shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 03:03 PM (bss/y)

328 Lockdown stole what was left of my husband's physical health, and our son's mental health.

I will never stop being enraged by that.

But as I discussed above many times, I will be damned if I let it make me give up. i refuse to despair, but I still have cold anger.

It reminds me to be a happy warrior, and to remember the best revenge is living well.

and I remember to thank God for every day and the good things that come with it.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 07, 2026 03:03 PM (enw9G)

329 I knew about Ruby Ridge and Waco, of course. BUT. It was fairly easy to see that as rotten fruit of a dem admin. Cleared out next when the 'good guys' were back in power.

There are no "good guys" in power. If only those older than us had understood.

Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters. - Daniel Webster

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 03:08 PM (VK2pC)

330 Dearborn, Michigan: Muslim prayer gathering openly chants 'Allah, kill every Jew, Christian, and American.' This is ON VIDEO. In AMERICA. Not the Middle East. Not 'free speech.' This is a call for mass 💀 on our soil. Why is this tolerated?
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It's that damned pesky First Amendment. It's neither immanent nor concrete. I can write (or stand on a street corner and preach) for Peter Pan and Tinkerbell to skewer every Islamic cleric in the world for the same reason.
Now, if the chant was "Followers of Allah, kill ..." they could be charged.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 07, 2026 03:09 PM (sR2WI)

331

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 03:09 PM (VK2pC)

332 It's that damned pesky First Amendment. It's neither immanent nor concrete. I can write (or stand on a street corner and preach) for Peter Pan and Tinkerbell to skewer every Islamic cleric in the world for the same reason.

And hence the problem. We've been through this before - but a certain, shall I say "older generation" just doesn't want to believe.

The 1A protects you from Government. So bitch about Government all you want.

But start posting bills, or even stand in the Common Square, and start talking about how My Momma' is Whore ? Or, as posted, my elimination ? My murder ?

Then Johnny Law just needs to go home. And let nature take its course. And if Johnny Law does not ? Then Johnny Law is the same problem here that he is in England.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 03:12 PM (VK2pC)

333 WE HAZ A PET NOOD

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 03:22 PM (Ia/+0)

334 Add Caliphate by Tom Kratman to your reading list of dystopian novels of a future with a large portion of formerly semi-Christian secular nations overrun by Islam.
Unfortunately, plausible.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 07, 2026 03:28 PM (sR2WI)

335 Or just read the koran. Or just a few parts of it. Its Mein Kampf for Muslims.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 03:36 PM (VK2pC)

336 I see man of many handles is back again.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 04:04 PM (ix8EF)

337 And I see the scold of just one would like to talk to the manager again. Would you like to talk to the manager ? Would you like to decide who can talk and who can not ?

That's a rhetorical question. Of course you would.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 04:29 PM (VK2pC)

338 335 Or just read the koran. Or just a few parts of it. Its Mein Kampf for Muslims.

Some of that Twelver stuff is not in the Koran.

Posted by: KT at March 07, 2026 04:30 PM (7vIsy)

339 Ha ha. I talk to no manager( and that s all I read if your last post ) . I just notice it which is reinforced by your telling other posters how the baby boomers finally woke up, but you got it all along.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 04:35 PM (PFs9e)

340 Some of that Twelver stuff is not in the Koran.

Posted by: KT at March 07, 2026 04:30 PM (7vIsy)

Don't care. When a core group is using the text ... the koran ... to justify whipping your ass ?

Bringing up nuanced points about how they ain't interpreting their own faith correctly is a losing strategy. The kind that ends up with some factually accurate folks taking a walk into the camps.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 04:39 PM (VK2pC)

341 And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 04:39 PM

The Mullah's Twelver stuff is worse. Responsibility to bring chaos on the whole world, etc. And they are financing most of the Sunni terrorists.

Posted by: KT at March 07, 2026 05:22 PM (7vIsy)

342 And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 04:39 PM

One wacky exercise is to look at how countries in the West changed who they supported (and when they supported both sides (or three sides if you count the Marxists) in the Iran-Iraq war.

Posted by: KT at March 07, 2026 05:25 PM (7vIsy)

343 Hobby nood if still here

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 05:31 PM (Ia/+0)

344 One wacky exercise is to look at how countries in the West changed who they supported (and when they supported both sides (or three sides if you count the Marxists) in the Iran-Iraq war.

I watched the West change sides as Jimmy Carter left the Shah to twist in the wind in '78. While Americans were held hostage on live TV for over a year. Watched no less than Walter Fuckin' Cronkite try to spin it. While my elders ate that shit up - just like they did every evening their entire lives.

I tire - I really tire - of all this "America wasn't betrayed by my Generation" bullshit.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 05:34 PM (VK2pC)

345 And some of us are tired of you talking about it, AIWLT. You are not going to convince all the baby boomers, no matter how much you blame them for all thinking the same thing or believing the same thing. Find some way to deal with decades of disappointment and hurt and anger with parents and whomever else let you down.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 06:02 PM (Nx5jP)

346 I can't believe this "war" has been going on for seven days. Will this Never-Ending-War (c) ever end?

Posted by: LASue at March 07, 2026 06:30 PM (lCppi)

347 And some of us are tired of you talking about it, AIWLT.

The we finally - in the macro - understand each other. You think, generationally, that your shit never stank and we should all enjoy the taste of it.

And just about everybody else a decade or two younger just wishes you'd shut up - and better yet - get out of the way. And that about covers it.

Posted by: And I Would Love To at March 07, 2026 06:33 PM (VK2pC)

348 Senate Majority Leader John Thune Blocks President Trump's Recess Appointments

Last updated
5 minutes ago

Senate Majority Leader John Thune prevented President Trump from making recess appointments. This action contrasts with historical uses by previous presidents, such as Bill Clinton's 139 and George W. Bush's 171 recess appointments, while Trump has made zero. The obstruction has impacted unfilled positions, including ambassador roles in the Middle East.

X: https://bit.ly/4s4XCZS

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 06:41 PM (P5BPp)

349 Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews

BREAKING - The NYPD has just confirmed that the homemade bomb thrown at conservative protesters in New York City by a leftist shouting “Allahu Akbar” was a shrapnel bomb filled with nuts, bolts, and screws that, if successfully detonated, would have killed countless people.

X: https://bit.ly/47ihf8a

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 06:52 PM (P5BPp)

350 Oliya Scootercaster @ScooterCasterNY

BREAKING: NYPD ID'S both suspects after attempted bomb attack on outside Gracie Mansion.

Device is Jar wrapped in black tape with NUTS BOLT AND SCREWES and fuse inside.

Video shows second suspect pass bomb along to another, second suspect being arrested by the NYPD outside Gracie Mansion. Close up of the device.

X video: https://bit.ly/4b6NdFC

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 06:56 PM (P5BPp)

351 MAZE @mazemoore

For some reason people are making a big deal that Mamdani's wife liked social media posts calling for the end of Israel apartheid and occupation.

Um, this was Mamdani himself two weeks before Oct. 7th.

X video: https://bit.ly/4ldETIG

MAZE @mazemoore

[Mamdani] Two weeks after October 7th. Completely unhinged.

X video: https://bit.ly/4bdXuzK

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 06:58 PM (P5BPp)

352 Kevin Sorbo @ksorbs

A mass shooting, a bomb threat on a plane, and now a bomb thrown at an American citizen.

Islam is a cancer, and it will spread if not taken care of

Jake Lang - January 6 Political Prisoner @JakeLang

I just survived an assassination attempt by these two Muslim men;

The homemade bomb they threw landed 3 feet in front of me.

The detonator failed to ignite, because God is on the throne of my life.

X video: https://bit.ly/3PoKTlZ

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 07:02 PM (P5BPp)

353 The U.S.A. is on the same path as Europe, just a few years behind.

Tommy Robinson @TRobinsonNewEra

White population of America in decline.

Dallas, Texas
1950: 83%
Now: 27%

Chicago, Illinois
1950: 86%
Now: 31%

New York City, New York
1950: 90%
Now: 30%

Miami, Florida
1950: 92%
Now: 12%

Los Angeles, California
1950: 93%
Now: 24%

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 07:04 PM (P5BPp)

354 Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh

HOLY CRAP! Police just confirmed that a potential BOMB was launched at anti-Islamic invasion protestors in NYC, with two Muslims involved now arrested

Devices were thrown, causing Jake Lang and others to run off

One YELLED "Allahu Akbar!"

DEPORT NOW!

X video: https://bit.ly/46QOpf4

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 09:34 PM (P5BPp)

The Classical Saturday Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

[Correction on Number 3. Go fishing. The book can be read later.]

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Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few house keeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Grantsburg)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice. Be excellent, don't be Pretti Good.
3) Running with sharp objects? Sure, go ahead, ER doc needs to get braces on that love child.
4) Have a great weekend!

AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
1/6 – Diogenes requested prayers for his best friend since college, who was diagnosed with cancer. Within hours or hearing this, the friend’s son, a man that Diogenes has known since he was a baby, collapsed from what appears to be a brain tumor. The prognosis isn’t hopeful. Please pray for both of these fine men.
1/23 Update – Diogenes’ best friend’s son Sean had emergency brain surgery. The labs are back and it’s not good news. He has stage 4 brain cancer. They were scheduled to meet with an oncologist on 1/26 to determine the best pathway ahead for the time he has remaining. This is just crushing news. Thanks to all the Horde for their prayers and support for this fine young man.
2/11 Update – Sean has not started brain cancer treatments yet. There are still some issues to work out. But he had more bad news when his wife’s sister was hit by a truck on 2/10 and is in critical condition (broken back, severe concussion, bleeding on the brain). Diogenes asks for anyone in the Horde to speak up if they know of any support groups for people in Sean’s situation. Thanks in advance.
1/8 - Doof asked for prayers for his mother. She was hit hard by the flu. She couldn’t get out of bed the morning of 1/8 and was sent by ambulance to the hospital. She is alert and communicating but prayers are appreciated for her recovery. Prayers are also appreciated for Doof, as he absolutely despises hospitals.
2/18 Update – Mom was moved to a different facility on 2/12. She is still receiving post-hospital rehab, but this place also has long term care and assisted living options, so more robust care is available. She is happier there and is improving daily. She still has a long way to go, so continued prayers are much appreciated!
1/24 – Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd posted some updates and requests. In the blessings department: blood glucose has continued to fall, well within normal range. BP is good. The hole where his molar used to be is coming along nicely. The youngest has jaw surgery coming up in February. This is many years in the making and should correct her bite and ease the pain in her jaw and ears. She’s not looking forward to the liquid diet, but is looking forward to the pain relief. Prayers are always appreciated, and based on what they have been through, he knows they are efficacious.
2/7 Update – He does not have any pain related to his lost molar anymore. And his (adult) daughter’s jaw surgery is scheduled for 2/9. She will stay overnight at the hospital in Ann Arbor.
2/14 Update – His daughter’s jaw surgery seems to be fully successful, thanks be to God. She is recuperating rapidly, the swelling is sharply down, and she’s counting the days to getting off the liquid diet.
1/31 – George V asked for prayers for his wife. She needs a heart valve replacement but first needs a heart cath to assess the valve and determine the replacement procedure and perhaps put stents in the coronary arteries that may be partially blocked. Also, the preliminary CT scan of her heart showed spots on her lungs that may be cancerous.
2/21 Update – The prayers are working. Thanks be to God and everyone who prayed. The heart cath showed no blockages in her arteries. The heart valve procedure will be in about 4 weeks. The pulmonologist said the lung spots have a very low chance of being cancerous, but a second scan will tell for sure. So far good news, and thanks to all who prayed for her.
2/4 – BifBewalski posted that it has been a little over a year since he took Smash to the ER for abdominal problems. After a full year of insurance BS, specialists, and other doctors visits, she has been taken back for abdominal surgery today. Please offer a prayer for her successful procedure and a speedy recovery.
2/7 Update – BifBewalski brought Smash home from the overnight stay in the hospital. She is recovering well. The post-surgery fever broke and the pain is minimal. A full recovery is expected. Thank you for the prayers – it truly makes a difference!
2/7 – Frankie asked for prayers for her godmother, Linda, who has been in declining health and recently had to move to a care facility.
2/7 – Vmom deport deport deport requested prayers for her hubby, who has had the coughing crud since 2/2.
2/14 Update – Vmom also asks for prayers on behalf of her husband, as his employer is expected to file for Chapter 11. They are hoping for a decent severance.
2/11 – Bluebell sent an update from grammie winger: "I've finished my 6th round of chemo. Thursday (Feb. 12) I will meet with the surgeon who will decide if surgery is an option for me. If not, I'm not sure if there's a Plan B. Maybe more chemo? Ugh - it's already deteriorated my vision and hearing. Nasty stuff. But it's all in the Lord's hands. I don't know how people who don't have faith do it. I miss Ace but it's something I have to set aside for now. I love each and every one of you. Even the trolls. LOL"
2/26 Update from grammie winger, via Bluebell: “Tomorrow (2/27) I go in for an all day marathon of tests and consultations. Then Monday (3/2) they will attempt the surgery. It is quite complex and they are not exactly sure they can do it. If they can, it will be a ten hour procedure. I confess to being a little apprehensive. The Rev is a little overwhelmed poor soul. Fortunately my two kids have me covered. My daughter the nurse for the medical side, and my son for the spiritual side. He has been a rock.”

2/11 – Joe Kidd sent an update related to his friend, Bill, who we prayed for in December. Bill’s former girlfriend had passed away, and Bill and the girlfriend’s family were devastated by the loss. Bill has sold the house he (and the girlfriend) had lived in, and sent half the proceeds to his former girlfriend’s family. Just recently, Bill took early retirement to care for his 90 year old mother. Joe Kidd sends thanks. If you know, you know.
2/13 – Whigwife posted that Whig made it through surgery and was resting comfortably.
2/14 – TCN in Alaska asked for advice. She is currently allowing her son, his girlfriend, and their infant to live in a condo she owns, and they are providing a terrible environment for the baby: pot-smoking, booze, no food, no formula. TCN in Alaska asked for advice about how to handle the situation. Prayers would help.
2/14 – L gave an update on her brother Ron. He has been in declining health for the last 6+ months, and has been transferred to a nice facility for hospice. They had been discussing this possibility for months. He would make improvements, then relapse, each time ending up more disabled. The best part is that he is at peace with the decision. He is aware enough to assist with the final plans and is enjoying parceling out his remaining possessions to family and friends. L’s daughter’s cardiac recovery continues. L says she cannot thank all sufficiently for the many prayers.
2/19 – mindful webworker requested prayers for his wife. Milady Jo will be having surgery on 2/26. It should be outpatient, and then a couple of weeks of recovery. Prayers are welcome for her, her surgeon, and her hapless husband while she’s down.
2/26 Update – The surgery is for Respiratory Epithelial Adenomatoid Hamartomak (REAH) – basically a blocked up nose. It’s relatively rare. It took a while to find an ENT whose diagnosis and surgical recommendation gave confidence. The surgery should improve her life greatly. It is scheduled for 1 pm.
2/28 Update – Thanks for the good thoughts and prayers for MiladyJo’s surgery. It took about 4 hours and seems to have been completely successful. There has been a great improvement in breathing and even appearance. She said that, after years of waiting, it seems like a dream, and that she knows with family, friends, and Morons and ‘Ettes, she is much loved.
2/20 – Gouveneur Morris requested prayers for herself as she has surgery scheduled for 2/27 for spondylolisthesis.
2/21 - Skip asked for prayers for his sister and her two children, as they grieve their husband/father. The memorial service was on 2/21.
2/21 – Vmom deport deport deport asked for prayers for Gerry and Cathy, the elderly parents of her co-worker, B. Gerry and Cathy are in failing health, and B is bravely trying to keep them cared for and independent while also being a mom to her own kids.
2/21 – San Franpsycho requested a prayer for complete and immediate healing for PS, his oldest living relative, who is back in the hospital due to post-surgery fever and possible pneumonia.
2/21 – Sock Monkey asked for prayers of comfort and peace for Rickb223, who recently lost his wife to cancer. It was apparently a long battle and he was her primary caregiver. He is struggling. Please pray for him.
2/25 – LinusVanPelt posted a request for prayers for himself. He had a health scare and it’s freaking him out a bit. He had a real thing happen, and then received a clean bill of health, but has 2 more doctors to see. He can’t stop irrationally worrying that they’re going to say bad stuff (despite the real reason for the visits is to adjust medication levels).
2/28 Update – He woke up in a hospital ICU recently. Everything checked out, and it was a stress-induced incident, but that means he needs to make changes in his professional life. He is looking for the Lord’s guidance.
2/25 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted that she might need some prayers. Her PET scan was less than encouraging. She will have more information on 2/26.
2/26 Update – There were 2 new spots on her liver and a couple of weird things in the transverse colon. But the oncologist says he is not worried by anything he saw on the PET scan.
2/27 Update – The newest chemo protocol appears to be working. Her cancer markers are below the “cancerous” range. So for now they will continue with 2 weeks of continuous medication delivered directly into the Hepatic Artery and 2 weeks off. Unfortunately, one of the meds is a low dose of steroids, so her appetite and her Zepbound are currently duking it out.
2/25 – Robert posted that he needed an ‘Ette to kindly bash his brains in. He is suffering yet another massive gout flare up, and needs someone to end it all for him. He asks for an ‘Ette because he knows women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
2/26 – Farmer could use some prayers. A biopsy is scheduled soon. The dentist said he found a couple of suspect spots. After having had prostate cancer, anything like this really alarms him.
2/26 – Bluebell passed along news from grammie winger: “Tomorrow (2/27) I go in for an all day marathon of tests and consultations. Then Monday (3/2) they will attempt the surgery. It is quite complex and they are not exactly sure they can do it. If they can, it will be a ten hour procedure. I confess to being a little apprehensive. The Rev is a little overwhelmed poor soul. Fortunately my two kids have me covered. My daughter the nurse for the medical side, and my son for the spiritual side. He has been a rock.”
2/27 – turambar posted that his/her mom had surgery for a broken left hip. Lots of pins and a rod were required to fix her up. She is in recovery now and doing okay, but she has a long road ahead since she is 86 years old. Thanks for your prayers; turambar appreciated them so much.
2/28 – 2009Refugee asked for prayers for an older sister who was scheduled for brain surgery on 3/4.
2/28 – no one of any consequence requested prayers for the repose of his oldest friend, who died on 2/22. His friend had returned to the church in recent years. No one of any consequence will be giving the eulogy at his memorial mass.
2/28 – San Franpsycho asked for prayers for P’nina Bat Surel, who remains hospitalized and still is not stabilized.
2/28 – Fenelon Spoke asked for prayers for a friend, P, who is dealing with a pinched nerve and has to have surgery in a week or so. She also has a daughter, K, who just got out of the hospital having had major mental health problems.
2/28 – LinusVanPelt requested prayers for our troops, President Trump, and for Israel’s government and the IDF as well.
2/28 – Sock Monkey requests prayers for Mrs. Sock. She crashed and burned pretty hard while skiing Thursday. She went to work very sore and using a cane.
2/28 – JJ posted that his wife was discharged from her rehab facility and her prognosis post shunt surgery to regain strength and physical abilities is excellent.
3/2 – RickZ posted that he received bad news. He went to the ER with muscle pain and came out with a cancer diagnosis. He could use prayers for an extremely capable oncological team of cancer specialists, and that God guides their hands and minds as they work to rid Rick of cancer. And also that God would provide him peace and calm, and to help sustain him through this trial.
3/5 – Inogame posted the good news that baby #5 arrived! Baby was overdue by 12 days. Mom and baby are doing well. Baby was 9 pounds 8 ounces, and 21.5 inches long.
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2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 08:00 AM

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1 Good morning, MisHum.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 07, 2026 07:51 AM (u73oe)

2 Mornin', y'all.

Posted by: Bert G at March 07, 2026 07:51 AM (WhGni)

3 Recent update - Gouverneur Morris’ surgery was successful, and the prayers are appreciated.

Posted by: AnniesStew at March 07, 2026 07:54 AM (VEsJT)

4 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at March 07, 2026 07:55 AM (2Ez/1)

5 En mi casa toman Bustelo!

Posted by: Caffiend at March 07, 2026 07:55 AM (oftw2)

6 IrishEi requests prayers for upcoming major surgery on 3/16.

Posted by: AnniesStew at March 07, 2026 07:57 AM (VEsJT)

7 Good morning Mis Hum and Horde

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 07:57 AM (Ia/+0)

8 Is this James Talarico the first Senate candidate who hasn't reached puberty?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 07, 2026 07:57 AM (zh591)

9 Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said ‘give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime’.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 07:58 AM (M9gjJ)

10 Is this James Talarico the first Senate candidate who hasn't reached puberty?

His personal demon hopes to inhabit him for a very long time.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 07:59 AM (a4flb)

11 Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said ‘give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime’.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

I have a corollary: Give an illegal alien a fish and you feed him for a day. Kick him out of the country and you never have to feed him again.

Posted by: Gen. Buck Turgidson at March 07, 2026 08:01 AM (cxFcK)

12
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 07, 2026 08:02 AM (tljrc)

13 Yonder Horde

This Talarico "person" looks like a human bobblehead.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 08:02 AM (jtM2q)

14 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 08:03 AM (ZOv7s)

15 No news from grammie winger - I'm hoping no news means good news and that she was able to have the surgery. Of course I will let everyone know whenever I hear anything.

Posted by: bluebell at March 07, 2026 08:05 AM (79pEw)

16 Making pancakes, sausages with strawberries on top
Like going to IHOP and not leaving home

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:05 AM (Ia/+0)

17 Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
Stay safe in the tornado zone, this week is looking nasty
Thx MIsHum

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 07, 2026 08:09 AM (/C62k)

18 Morning, y'all...
Not on the list, but we're having a small ceremony tonight in memory of The Old Man - so if you're so inclined, we're having a family wide (some are in other parts of the world) toast in his memory at 5 PM Central today...

Posted by: man at March 07, 2026 08:09 AM (XuXeR)

19 Influenza A has breached the gates of Chateau Lloyd and walks the halls. The grandkids brought it in (of course) and their mother dithered about taking them into the doctor, and now she's got it has bee laid out. Youngest, who is recovering from a successful jaw surgery, is also wrecked. Told my middle kid to stay away for the time being. My wife and I have avoided it thus far.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 08:10 AM (ZOv7s)

20 Good morning, prayer revival horde. Blessings to all on the Prayer List and to all that needs them.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 07, 2026 08:13 AM (wVcYX)

21 Making pancakes, sausages with strawberries on top
Like going to IHOP and not leaving home
Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:05 AM (Ia/+0)

And the syrup jars and table tops are not sticky!

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 07, 2026 08:14 AM (wVcYX)

22 Making pancakes, sausages with strawberries on top
Like going to IHOP and not leaving home
Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:05 AM (Ia/+0)
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Nice! Amidst the lamentations (including my own), I do have some good news. Last week I had blood work done and my A1C came back at 5.8. I am officially "pre-diabetic" and barely of out the "normal" window. No meds, just diet and exercise. Based on my metering, my glucose levels are still retreating, so I have every reason to expect that I'll be in normal range when I'm tested again in 90 days.

Blood pressure remains a little elevated, but the meds take care of it, though with the weather starting to break, I think I'll crack that when I can start running and biking again.

Thank you for all your prayers and God be with you.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 08:14 AM (ZOv7s)

23 May the Lord bless all afflicted. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Posted by: Inogame at March 07, 2026 08:15 AM (fcoLq)

24 That list seems more like 5 steps to having a good day rather than 5 ways.

6: Don't tolerate the pedantic.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 07, 2026 08:15 AM (DOeHh)

25 Morning all. Prayers up... it's raining pretty good here in north Texas

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 08:15 AM (xT8gx)

26 Irreverent story about Eisenhower, but I thought it was funny. There’s a sort of similar tale about General Patton, who once directed a Chaplain during World War 2 to pray for good weather, who raised at least some nominal objections. Patton wasn’t having any of that.

The president ordered his White House staff in a tight arrangement with clearly delineated duties but gave them wide latitude to act. “It was almost scary how much power he delegated to you,” commented Attorney General Herbert Brownell.

The special White House organs and their meeting schedules reflected Eisenhower’s desire for order. His cabinet met every Friday, with Eisenhower beginning each meeting by observing a silent prayer. Once, when he forgot the ritual and cabinet secretary Maxwell Rabb slipped a note to remind him, Eisenhower blurted out, “Goddammit! We forgot the silent prayer!”

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 08:16 AM (oAa51)

27 Any news on Grammie's 3/2 surgery I might've missed on a previous thread? Prayers to all who are in need, spiritually and physically.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 07, 2026 08:16 AM (qBdHI)

28 Hmmm.

Fishing? An excellent idea...

Posted by: man at March 07, 2026 08:18 AM (XuXeR)

29 My son in law, Kenny, is coming up on 3 years cancer free. He beat lymphoma and leukemia and I want to thank everyone here who prayed for him. I’m not the most religious man but I do know that prayer works.
He returned to work, was promoted to sergeant and is doing a great job with both my grandsons.
Thanks again to all you all.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at March 07, 2026 08:18 AM (0QbT1)

30 Morning again, caffeinators,

MisHum's advice at the top of the post is solid. I do nearly all those things every day. The "avoid people" is often difficult, but can be achieved with forethought.

I am cleaned, shaved, partly fed, dressed, and still planning to run out to my favorite grill for a coffee and a slice of cake. They don't open until eight am, though, so I've got time.

The furry thugs, Dagny the Duchess and Stirling the Duke of Vicksburg, are doing well. The latter is sprawled on a blanket atop the back of the couch. The former is around somewhere in one of her little caves. I'll be sure to check all the closets before I leave so I don't close her into one of them.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 08:18 AM (wzUl9)

31 Good morning again dear morons and thanks to mh and annie and the horde for praying

Hiya JT
{grammie}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

32 Actual news about the war in Iran continues to be difficult to come by; this is where it becomes obvious that the so-called “news” business now just reads generic press releases combined with a few things they make up, useless.

But one story does appear to be true; Starmer had announced that he was sending a destroyer, the HMS Dragon to aid in missile defense. However its departure has been delayed for an unknown amount of time because UK dockworkers say their contract only allows them to work from 9-5, no overtime, and no work on weekends at all.

So the Dragon is still tied up in port.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 08:19 AM (fSA1n)

33 Good Saturday morning, horde. Prayers said for all, hope we have an update on grammie winger today.

Hiya, JT!

Congratulations, Inogame!!!! What a wonderful spot of light among our stresses!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 07, 2026 08:19 AM (h7ZuX)

34 >>6: Don't tolerate the pedantic.

*pedant

Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 08:19 AM (Y1sOo)

35 Making pancakes, sausages with strawberries on top
Like going to IHOP and not leaving home
Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:05 AM (Ia/+0)

And the syrup jars and table tops are not sticky!
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 07, 2026

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And you keep $50 in your pocket.

(Disclaimer: I haven't been to IHOP in years and don't know how much a breakfast such as Skip describes costs there. But I would not be surprised to learn that even for one person it tops $30.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 08:20 AM (wzUl9)

36 War movies happening today:

Bridge At Remagen

https://youtu.be/qb-dUGyv4W0

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 08:20 AM (ZxPkt)

37 Please pray for GB, the husband of my friend; he just had a quadruple bypass a couple of days ago following a heart attack.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 08:21 AM (eZ5tL)

38 Any news on Grammie's 3/2 surgery I might've missed on a previous thread? Prayers to all who are in need, spiritually and physically.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 07, 2026 08:16 AM (qBdHI)
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I haven't heard anything yet. The last I heard from her was when she was at the hospital on Friday of last week going through all the tests to see if she could have the surgery on Monday. I'm hoping the fact that I haven't heard anything means all went well, but I don't know anything. I promise to report!

Posted by: bluebell at March 07, 2026 08:21 AM (79pEw)

39 Sometimes when I think I’ve been dealt a bad hand, I read the prayer list and realize I have it pretty darn good. I thank God that my wife and I are relatively healthy as is our extended family.
I will pray for all of you as you have prayed for my family in the past.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at March 07, 2026 08:22 AM (0QbT1)

40 34, a true pedant.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 08:22 AM (qFwJc)

41 So the Dragon is still tied up in port.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 08:19 AM (fSA1n)
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Starmer is a snake. He doesn't have the guts to actually kick the US out and break the alliance, but he desperately wants to.

And the British system gives parliament almost limitless power, so a bill could sail through in seconds authorizing emergency, mandatory overtime if that is what is wanted. Look at how fast Thatcher had the Royal Navy ready to sail to the Falklands in 1982.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 08:22 AM (ZOv7s)

42 How are the ice fish biting, MisHum?

Posted by: fd at March 07, 2026 08:23 AM (vFG9F)

43 I used to love IHOP

The last time about 3 years ago we walked out before eating.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)

44 I do miss items on the prayer list, but this morning I saw one that stood out to me: friend of Diogenes with brain tumor. I will say a special prayer for the man as it hits home to me. Almost 30 years ago (almost by accident... a long story for another time), I had an MRI and it showed what the doc thought was a cancerous brain tumor. So I had a craniotomy to remove it... surgery scheduled for 12 hours but (praise God) they plucked it out in only 2 hours. They sent the thing to Johns Hopkins pathology lab and their report came back.... "We don't know what it IS," they reported... "But we know it's not malignant." They called it "reactive tissue"... doc's best guess was I had a hard bump on the head as a kid and a resultant brain bleed... the surrounding tissue reacted to the bleed and formed scar tissue. Then years later as an adult my body finally decided to inform me something was there.... the reactive tissue they removed was that scarring. Anyway, big scare as a young man but the Lord was gracious and I'm still here. So I pray for friend of Diogenes... being told you have a brain tumor is terrifying, I know...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 08:26 AM (xT8gx)

45 I used to love IHOP

The last time about 3 years ago we walked out before eating."

Hmm. Post covidiocy, we tried a few old favorites, but generally gave up on pretty much every eatery...

Posted by: man at March 07, 2026 08:26 AM (XuXeR)

46 Thanks again to all you all.
Posted by: Uncle Slayton at March 07, 2026 08:18 AM (0QbT1)
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What great news! Thank you for letting us know. I wish the very best for your family.

Posted by: bluebell at March 07, 2026 08:26 AM (79pEw)

47
and another one gone
and another one gone
another one bites the dust

@0hour1
·
1h
Abbas-Ali Mohammadian Chief of Tehran Police Eliminated.

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 08:27 AM (ZxPkt)

48 Yes mazel tov Inogame always great news

It is your 5th so you know what you're in for...

First-time parents are a hoot.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 08:27 AM (RIvkX)

49 34 >>6: Don't tolerate the pedantic.

*pedant
Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 08:19 AM (Y1sOo)

Demanding nouns when the use of an adjective is perfectly reasonable is something up with which I will not put,

Posted by: tankdemon at March 07, 2026 08:28 AM (DOeHh)

50 Some good stuff at the PowerLine funnies. I assume everyone has already seen. My favorite is the meme of the guy in front of the betting board asking "Who had liberals defending the Islamic Replublic?"

A woman answers "Literally everyone".

Posted by: Gen. Buck Turgidson at March 07, 2026 08:28 AM (cxFcK)

51 I used to love IHOP

The last time about 3 years ago we walked out before eating.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026

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Probably ten years ago at IHOP, I asked for some salsa to put on my eggs. They wanted to charge me for it! I objected, saying, "What, are you going to charge for salt and pepper next?" They took it off the bill with the poorest possible grace, and I have not graced their door since.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 08:28 AM (wzUl9)

52 On IHOP - I don’t go there often, but always liked their menu, and I had occasion to go to one recently. I was pleasantly surprised to find that we could still get a very nice meal for about $15 per person.
My biggest price disappointment lately has been Whatabuger, maybe it’s due to beef prices but their costs have soared to where their meals are now more expensive than regular sit down restaurants.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 08:28 AM (fSA1n)

53 Best wishes and positive vibes to all who are in distress this day.

Posted by: Don Black at March 07, 2026 08:28 AM (ZxPkt)

54 I'll be sure to check all the closets before I leave so I don't close her into one of them.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 08:18 AM (wzUl9)

We have an enclosed back porch, and during the winter, we close both the back door and that porch door. A couple of times, our little black cat has been caught in "the air lock," as we call it, and has spent a desperate night trying to scratch her way in or out. It's heartbreaking. It's so hard to see her in there, though, in the dark.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 07, 2026 08:28 AM (h7ZuX)

55 Even Colonial Penn turned me down!

Posted by: Supreme Leader at March 07, 2026 08:28 AM (vFG9F)

56 Morning

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:29 AM (cxFcK)

57 "We don't know what it IS," they reported... "But we know it's not malignant."
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 08:26 AM (xT8gx)
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My eldest is a super-narcolept. It manifested in high school, when she became very lazy, fell asleep in class, even in the shower. We ran tests, tried various meds and of course scanned her brain.

There were abnormalities in there, and my wife started freaking out, but when we met with the doctor, he laughed it off. He showed us the images on his monitor and then opened a special folder and began to whip through other pictures. Apparently there are lots of things in your skull besides a brain and they don't seem to do anything. He had curated a collection of them.

Turns out, there's plenty of room, and this is why (for example) people can get shot or have a spike penetrate the brain and not be seriously affected. The doc went on to say that we don't really know how prevalent it is because healthy people never get scanned, so the samples we have are very skewed. Unless it gets cheap enough that everyone goes in for a routine screening, we'll never really know.

Which is yet another reason not to put all your trust in SCIENCE.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 08:31 AM (ZOv7s)

58 On IHOP - I don’t go there often, but always liked their menu, and I had occasion to go to one recently. I was pleasantly surprised to find that we could still get a very nice meal for about $15 per person.
My biggest price disappointment lately has been Whatabuger, maybe it’s due to beef prices but their costs have soared to where their meals are now more expensive than regular sit down restaurants.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026

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Really? $15/person? Surprising to me.

I hate the kind of poor wait staff you get in so many places around Da Swamp. Maybe when I move north, some century, I'll give the pancake place a shot again.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 08:31 AM (wzUl9)

59 So the Dragon is still tied up in port.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 08:19 AM (fSA1n)
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Starmer is a snake. He doesn't have the guts to actually kick the US out and break the alliance, but he desperately wants to.

And the British system gives parliament almost limitless power, so a bill could sail through in seconds authorizing emergency, mandatory overtime if that is what is wanted. Look at how fast Thatcher had the Royal Navy ready to sail to the Falklands in 1982.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 08:22 AM (ZOv7s)

I guess the WWII spirit of, "There's a war on, you know!" is long gone. A different time, a different peoples, a different zeitgeist.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 07, 2026 08:31 AM (wVcYX)

60 Lord hear our prayers.

"6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

8Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

1 Peter

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 07, 2026 08:33 AM (7Cdr7)

61 55 Even Colonial Penn turned me down!
Posted by: Supreme Leader

Yeah, you can go squeeze a breeze!

Posted by: Jonathan Lawson @ Colonial Penn at March 07, 2026 08:33 AM (oftw2)

62 IHOP is fine if you don't mind finding a nose ring in your pancakes.

Posted by: fd at March 07, 2026 08:33 AM (vFG9F)

63
Grateful as always, apologies to Weird Dave for confusing him with Doof.

Thessalonians 5:16-18

Posted by: Auspex at March 07, 2026 08:33 AM (Y8DZL)

64 We have an enclosed back porch, and during the winter, we close both the back door and that porch door. A couple of times, our little black cat has been caught in "the air lock," as we call it, and has spent a desperate night trying to scratch her way in or out. It's heartbreaking. It's so hard to see her in there, though, in the dark.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 07, 2026

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When I accidentally shut either Dagny or Stirling into a closet, they apparently resign themselves to it and take a nap. When I open the door, they hurry out. But before you know it they've gone back in again, if I don't close the door.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 08:33 AM (wzUl9)

65 I'm obeying Dr. MisHum's five point health regimen. Coffee is a restorative elixir; people are entertaining energy vampires.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:34 AM (kpS4V)

66 51 I used to love IHOP

The last time about 3 years ago we walked out before eating.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026

The breaking point for all food service; good management, good hiring, that never happens. Bad management , that always happens.

I referenced my recent visit to IHOP here, I want to go back just because the staff was so friendly and engaging. I got the impression that a local entrepreneurial black family has taken over the local operation and runs it like their family business.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 08:35 AM (fSA1n)

67 Thanks for the update on Grammie, Bluebell. Prayers for our dear Grammie and the Rev too.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:36 AM (kpS4V)

68
My biggest price disappointment lately has been Whatabuger...

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 08:28 AM

I would commit multiple felonies to be able to be "disappointed" by Whataburger today

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 07, 2026 08:36 AM (tljrc)

69 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

A thunderstorm rolled through my area in the wee hours of the morning, so I'm a bit sluggish right now.

Allie the Calico Kitty Cat (the *other* cutest cat of them all) is perched in my lap right now...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 08:38 AM (ESVrU)

70 Is this James Talarico the first Senate candidate who hasn't reached puberty?
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His personal demon hopes to inhabit him for a very long time.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
==

Very cursory net search says almost nothing but that Republicans will paint him as radical.

That in itself is weird.
Right up there with "No somolians are engaged in fraud."

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 07, 2026 08:38 AM (/lPRQ)

71 I'm part of a tiny demographic that loves NCAA (folkstyle) wrestling. The Big Ten is the premier wrestling conference and they're tournament championship starts this morning... I will be watching! Very exciting....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 08:38 AM (xT8gx)

72 My favorite place for pancakes was a little luncheonette near St Paul's Church so we had to get there before morning Mass ended or else all the old Chinese ladies would elbow us out.

Fun fact: They used the church and surrounding area to shoot the exteriors for Sister Act

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 08:38 AM (RIvkX)

73 When I accidentally shut either Dagny or Stirling into a closet, they apparently resign themselves to it and take a nap. When I open the door, they hurry out. But before you know it they've gone back in again, if I don't close the door.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 08:33 AM (wzUl9)
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We keep the basement door closed, which is why both cats rush in whenever we open it and then have to be routed out. Sometimes they get stuck in there, though.

The bedtime routine is pretty set here, so if one isn't where she normally is, we'll check and see if she's trapped somewhere. We don't have to worry much about them getting out because the elder hates the world outside and will cry if you bring her into it. The younger one is curious, but not that curious.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 08:38 AM (ZOv7s)

74 Which is yet another reason not to put all your trust in SCIENCE.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 08:31 AM (ZOv7s)

I joke with people that I'm one of the few that can provide medical documentation that I do, indeed, have a brain!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 08:39 AM (xT8gx)

75 Is that Texas Talarico aka James Causey you're talking about? James changed his name to be more ethnically compatible.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 08:40 AM (7X7ea)

76 mornin' all.

Update on a prayer request for young Jasmine. She is the adopted daughter of a friend of a friend. Said friend was visiting last year when he met Jasmine for the first time. She was withdrawn, and kept to herself. My friend was told that she had been rescued from a very abusive environment, and the new blended family (recently married - he has three daughters, she has Jasmine) was desperately trying to help her.

No details on what, if any, therapy was pursued. I did pass along a suggestion from Tecumseh Tea (bless you, dear lady). My friend recently told me that he took all of the daughters, along with his eldest daughter, on an RV trip to Vegas. He assigned Jasmine as his copilot, and everyone had a great time. Jasmine was at first a bit skittish at the crowds and the casino noise, but his eldest made sure to be close and hold her hand whenever the other adults were otherwise occupied.

So from this telling, it appears that God has surrounded this young girl with an army of angels, and your prayers for her are being heard. May those listed here and whispered elsewhere receive similar affirmation..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 07, 2026 08:40 AM (nbLIj)

77
Found out the hard way that the "Waygu" burger at Aldi's is actually just a 70/30 blend.

Posted by: Auspex at March 07, 2026 08:40 AM (Y8DZL)

78 My wife and I have avoided it thus far.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 08:10 AM (ZOv7s)

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Prayers for you older folks to remain clear of the flu.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 08:40 AM (rsCxw)

79 Which is yet another reason not to put all your trust in SCIENCE.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Thanks for that post. When I had "emergency" surgery to drain my brain, everyone insisted it had to be acute. The consistency of the fluid dictated it.
But it cured the dizziness I had suffered from since summer. Put not all your trust in science, indeed.
As an aside, while in there, I had an operation to open up my right femoral artery, and got informed I had no flow in my left carotid. No worries, they said... and yet no one suggested I see a cardiologist.
I'm remedying that next week.

Posted by: MkY at March 07, 2026 08:41 AM (q6tQZ)

80 Mornin' Horde. Congrats to Inogame and family! Prayers for all the Horde and your loved ones and hiya to JT.

Posted by: screaming in digital at March 07, 2026 08:41 AM (fVXtb)

81 The last IHOP in San Francisco they turned into a gold and coin dealer.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 08:41 AM (RIvkX)

82 >>Posted by: Jonathan Lawson @ Colonial Penn

Your 3Ps:

1. Price you can afford
2. Price that doesn't increase
3. Price that fits your budget.

1 and 3 are the same thing, dumbass.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 08:41 AM (Y1sOo)

83 I used to love IHOP

We used to do the tour, Original Pancake House in Dallas, we found a lesser version in Austin. If we didn't want the wait, IHOP, then occasionally Cracker Barrel, then we found First Watch and frequented there until Covid.

Since then, the enshittification has hit all of them with substance abusing wait staff front of the house, illegal aliens in the back of the house, high prices, low grade Sysco sourced food.

And we learned about metabolic dysfunction with the high carbs, seed oils, HFCS everywhere.

As the Boomers and Gen-X move on, their replacements in management just don't care since everything is numbers and algo driven - plus the labor pool has no work ethic to speak of.

OTOH, saving lots of money, food quality is much better, portion control where it should be, and not having to deal with crowds and the diseases they leave behind by making everything at home.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 08:42 AM (a4flb)

84 Men's breakfast this morning at church. I have to head in early today. Normal breakfast is 14 to 18 men. We're having a missions conference this weekend so the expected turnout is about double that number. Alot of flapjacks to flip this morning. Normally I would come home and take a nap afterwards but besides being the head cook I'm also in charge of church security. There's a women's luncheon scheduled after our breakfast so I will spend the afternoon in the church parking lot. Say a small prayer that nap time waits until after I'm home. I'll catch up on moron wisdom and wit later today. Have a good day and keep your heads on a swivel folks.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 07, 2026 08:42 AM (7Cdr7)

85 Good morning good people. Prayers for all Hordian intentions - those requested and those known but to God.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 07, 2026 08:42 AM (cYBz/)

86 55 Even Colonial Penn turned me down!
Posted by: Supreme Leader
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Call us.
877-CASH-NOW

Posted by: J.G. Wentworth at March 07, 2026 08:42 AM (2Ez/1)

87 Allie the Calico Kitty Cat (the *other* cutest cat of them all) is perched in my lap right now...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 08:38 AM (ESVrU)
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I have taken up my usual station in the Comfy Chair with a fuzzy blanket on my legs. Mittens has taken up her station on and around my feet. She has every aspect of this figured out. If I stop typing and set the laptop aside, she jumps off because I'm about to get up. When I grab the blanket and sit down, she comes running.

To mix things up, I also sit on the couch, and there again she knows where to sit. Her day is basically defined by eating, crapping and then going to all her favorite napping places. When they were young, I told them that taking all those naps tires a cat out, that's why she needs so much sleep.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 08:43 AM (ZOv7s)

88 I am starting to doubt the sun is still in the sky, haven't seen it in a week

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:43 AM (Ia/+0)

89 @Rightanglenews
- Newly revealed FCC records show Thomas Massie received several $7,000 donations from donors surnamed Mahrouq, who also backed Ilhan Omar, Ro Khanna, Cori Bush, and Keith Ellison, with 79% of his donors also contributing to Democrats and ActBlue

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 08:43 AM (7X7ea)

90 1 and 3 are the same thing, dumbass.
Posted by: one hour sober

Might have to invent a 4th P for you, buddy!

Posted by: THE Jonathan Lawson @ Colonial Penn at March 07, 2026 08:44 AM (oftw2)

91 Found out the hard way that the "Waygu" burger at Aldi's is actually just a 70/30 blend.

Wait until you know how little of your Kona Coffee is actually sourced out of Hawaii.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 08:45 AM (a4flb)

92 That in itself is weird.
Right up there with "No somolians are engaged in fraud."
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 07, 2026 08:38 AM (/lPRQ)

Takerico has said, on record, that it would have been just fine if Mary had decided to abort Jesus, because our Heavenly Father supports and encourages abortion.

Talerico openly preaches a viciously perverted and satanic version of Christianity. And leftist idiots think actual Christians will fall for it. Talerico is a demon walking around in human form, and a dangerously clever one.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 08:45 AM (fSA1n)

93 So from this telling, it appears that God has surrounded this young girl with an army of angels, and your prayers for her are being heard. May those listed here and whispered elsewhere receive similar affirmation..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 07, 2026 08:40 AM (nbLIj)

Thank you, Lord, for Your healing hand in this girl's life. Wonderful to hear.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 07, 2026 08:47 AM (h7ZuX)

94 To mix things up, I also sit on the couch, and there again she knows where to sit. Her day is basically defined by eating, crapping and then going to all her favorite napping places. When they were young, I told them that taking all those naps tires a cat out, that's why she needs so much sleep.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 08:43 AM (ZOv7s)
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Cats wallow in a life of leisure from Day 1 that we hairless apes only enjoy upon retirement.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:47 AM (kpS4V)

95 It will be sunny and warm today all day high of 74. We plan to dine al fresco tonight at our favorite non-Mission Mexican restaurant. More of a bar than a restaurant.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 08:48 AM (RIvkX)

96 As the Boomers and Gen-X move on, their replacements in management just don't care since everything is numbers and algo driven - plus the labor pool has no work ethic to speak of.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 08:42 AM (a4flb)
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I disagree. There are capable younger people, but they are hampered by a society that prefers to check boxes rather than reward excellence. Why strive when the promotion goes to the "diversity" crowd? And if you're part of that Elect, you get everything for free.

That is changing, and it will be fascinating to watch.

Also, keep in mind that the lockdown DESTROYED young people. There are millions of them that lost the key developmental years of their life in one of the most horrific social experiments ever undertaken.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 08:48 AM (ZOv7s)

97 Has anyone ever tried cacao coffee?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:49 AM (cxFcK)

98 Talerico openly preaches a viciously perverted and satanic version of Christianity. And leftist idiots think actual Christians will fall for it. Talerico is a demon walking around in human form, and a dangerously clever one.

I call him Screwtape, because that is likely who is speaking through Talerico.

I can understand Leftists who would think that nominal Christians would fall for it - just look at the success Joel Osteen and John Hagee have.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 08:49 AM (a4flb)

99 Good morning. Rainy here.
Wondering if there is any news on the following people we've been praying for:
D's wife Susan, with pancreatic cancer -- no news lately

MKy's wife -- how is she doing?

Did I see something fairly recently about CoMountainMarie having a recurrence of her cancer?

And any news on FromAboutThatTime on his lymphoma treatments?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 07, 2026 08:49 AM (nz1sK)

100 Bizarre comment on the Michigan tornado,

If Trump wasn't so busy blowing the crap out of anyone who is in his way to world dominance he could have prevented this tornado action. That's the kind of otherworldly power he posesses. Just ask him. Far superiors to all of us "stupid people. Just shows that "America first" is simply throw-away words for him. [rant continues...]

WTF? That TDS is some powerful stuff.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 07, 2026 08:50 AM (/lPRQ)

101 16 Making pancakes, sausages with strawberries on top
Like going to IHOP and not leaving home
Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:05 AM (Ia/+0)

And yet you do not share with us. You dastardly breakfast villain.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 07, 2026 08:51 AM (CkDaS)

102 Seeing 78 high for Tuesday and Wednesday, high 40s today

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 08:52 AM (Ia/+0)

103 95 It will be sunny and warm today all day high of 74. We plan to dine al fresco tonight at our favorite non-Mission Mexican restaurant. More of a bar than a restaurant.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 08:48 AM (RIvkX)

Well you can be just like your congress critter, Nancy. You can drink your dinner.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 07, 2026 08:52 AM (CkDaS)

104 I'm pondering making chocolate chip pancakes.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:52 AM (kpS4V)

105 97 Has anyone ever tried cacao coffee?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:49 AM (cxFcK)

I love the roasted cacao, but only as an additive to my coffee grounds. I have tried it brewed by itself, and it's ok, but I still prefer coffee.

But a little scoop of the cacao goes into the hopper with the beans every day, and my coffee smells like brownies. I love that.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 07, 2026 08:53 AM (h7ZuX)

106 Update on Smash's post abdominal surgery. She's doing very well now, frst two weeks were rough. She gets to eat real food in very small portions next week and is looking forward to non-pureed food again.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 07, 2026 08:54 AM (QVmho)

107 But a little scoop of the cacao goes into the hopper with the beans every day, and my coffee smells like brownies. I love that.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

Do you use cacao powder or the nibs or beans? I'm keen to try it.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:54 AM (cxFcK)

108 Bizarre comment on the Michigan tornado,

If Trump wasn't so busy blowing the crap out of anyone who is in his way to world dominance he could have prevented this tornado action. That's the kind of otherworldly power he posesses. Just ask him. Far superiors to all of us "stupid people. Just shows that "America first" is simply throw-away words for him. [rant continues...]

WTF? That TDS is some powerful stuff.

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He can control tornadoes? Wow, who knew. Maybe he stole the Jew's Weather Machine. He's a thief too!

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 07, 2026 08:54 AM (qBdHI)

109 TecumsehTea

Thank you for asking. She's doing well. She has another scan later this month. We're hoping her tumors have shrunk enough for her to discontinue the cancer meds for awhile. Side effects are dismal... sore spots all over her body, and even sores on the bottom of her feet. None life-threatening, though.
She had a 3 month span not taking them while her port healed this fall. She felt great! But the tumors did NOT shrink, either.
We so appreciate the prayers.

Posted by: MkY at March 07, 2026 08:54 AM (q6tQZ)

110 There's an IHOP not far from my 'hood. I routinely meet friends there and it's fine. Granted, it costs $20 for an omelette and coffee, but hey, a Subway foot long is twelve bucks thanks to Bidenflation.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 07, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)

111 Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said ‘give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime’.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 07:58 AM (M9gjJ)

Teach a man to create an artificial shortage of fish and he eats beef.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 07, 2026 08:55 AM (ExV1e)

112 Cats wallow in a life of leisure from Day 1 that we hairless apes only enjoy upon retirement.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:47 AM (kpS4V)
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I really enjoyed Tailchaser's Song, particularly the cat mythology that humans were once cats but cursed for their crimes, having had their hair and tails taken away and condemned to walk upright.

And of course, they must serve cats forever. It is forbidden for a cat to show gratitude to the accursed. Dogs of course, do, but they're degenerate idiots.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 08:55 AM (ZOv7s)

113 104 I'm pondering making chocolate chip pancakes.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:52 AM (kpS4V
Leaves you no wiggle room sweets-wise.

Posted by: Eromero at March 07, 2026 08:56 AM (LHPAg)

114 Has anyone ever tried cacao coffee?

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I drink cacao brew every day. I don't mix it in with coffee, but drink it by itself. It's delicious and I crave it when I can't have it. Mine comes from Captain's Chocolate.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 07, 2026 08:56 AM (qBdHI)

115 Since then, the enshittification has hit all of them with substance abusing wait staff front of the house, illegal aliens in the back of the house, high prices, low grade Sysco sourced food.

Correct. As part of our hiring practices, we seek to employ convicted felons and undocumented asylum seekers to better our communities by giving them a leg up and a leg out of the poor environments these folks find themselves in. Hate has no home here at IHOP, your pancake fantasy awaits your next visit!

Posted by: Les Grossburger, IHOP CEO at March 07, 2026 08:56 AM (Ksqrb)

116 WTF? That TDS is some powerful stuff.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 07, 2026 08:50 AM (/lPRQ)

Trump could've "prevented tornado action"... yes, that is a strong mental illness. Good grief...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 08:57 AM (xT8gx)

117 Do you use cacao powder or the nibs or beans? I'm keen to try it.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:54 AM (cxFcK)

I get criobru, which is roasted and very coarsely ground. But it gets ground fine with my coffee beans.

Nibs would probably not brew well, unless you grind those up. Not sure how powder would do, though I've seen some purveyors of "ceremonial cacao" who have it powdered and pressed into blocks. I might try that, if I can be certain they haven't performed some sort of demonic "ceremonial" blessing over it.

Powdered cocoa has very high surface tension and is really hard to incorporate into water. I don't know how they get around that with the cacao powder.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 07, 2026 08:58 AM (h7ZuX)

118 I drink cacao brew every day. I don't mix it in with coffee, but drink it by itself. It's delicious and I crave it when I can't have it. Mine comes from Captain's Chocolate.
Posted by: Lady in Black

Is it powder or the special brewing cacao? Do you use French press or pour over?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:58 AM (cxFcK)

119 Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

Thank you! Just put it in my Amazon basket.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 08:59 AM (cxFcK)

120 "We don't know what it IS," they reported... "But we know it's not malignant."

Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Morning all.
Just had that scare in January. Went in for a kidney stone, came out with a 50mm x 60mm mass by my pancreas. They said it's not cancer & we don't know what it is, but it looks like a bag of marbles.

They performed an upper GI & biopsy two weeks ago. Received the no cancer news Thursday.

I completely understand the freaking out part.

Prayers to you & prayers to friend of Diogenes.
I know God is trying to teach me patience and to put all my trust in Him. Trust yes. Patience is hard.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2026 08:59 AM (oKJ0C)

121 Powerline's WIP has quite a few laugh out loud items today....

World mourns as Robert DeNiro was found alive this morning... heh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 09:00 AM (xT8gx)

122 I'm on session five of six of chemo, and I wouldn't recommend it to anybody. I miss the pony tail.
But not having to shave is quite nice.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 07, 2026 09:00 AM (sl73Y)

123 I discovered Folgers Columbian K-cups.

I always liked their Columbian coffee. This makes it super easy.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 09:01 AM (qFwJc)

124 Is it powder or the special brewing cacao? Do you use French press or pour over?

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They have a special grind just for brewing called "Cacao Brew." I use a French press and let it steep about 25 minutes. I also get their cacao nibs that are excellent to put in yogurt. So, so good. I actually just bought some more online this morning. If you're curious, there's a 15% off coupon floating around out there you could use. I used it this morning and it worked: DEEPDIVE15

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 07, 2026 09:01 AM (qBdHI)

125 Mine comes from Captain's Chocolate.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 07, 2026 08:56 AM (qBdHI)

I've never heard of that one. Will check into it.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 07, 2026 09:01 AM (h7ZuX)

126 “For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.”

Psalm 139:13-14

Posted by: Marcus T at March 07, 2026 09:01 AM (MIRqM)

127
Does Colonial Penn pay claims? If so, they have State Farm beat.

They should both be indicted for cringe commercials.

Posted by: Auspex at March 07, 2026 09:01 AM (Y8DZL)

128 They performed an upper GI & biopsy two weeks ago. Received the no cancer news Thursday.

I completely understand the freaking out part.

Prayers to you & prayers to friend of Diogenes.
I know God is trying to teach me patience and to put all my trust in Him. Trust yes. Patience is hard.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2026 08:59 AM (oKJ0C)

Great to hear that you got the good news, Rick! But yeah.... waiting for those kinds of results is almost intolerable....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 09:01 AM (xT8gx)

129 All of this breakfast talk is making me hungry. Normally I'd head to my favorite spot and get some chicken fried steak, but I'm leaving in about an hour to go hiking and I don't need that in my gut while I'm slogging up a hill.

On the other hand, if I get attacked and eaten by a bear it would be a nice surprise for it. "Hey, this one has a sausage gravy filling!"

Posted by: PabloD at March 07, 2026 09:02 AM (+HNa2)

130 Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said ‘give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime’.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

Deport his ass and you never have to feed him again.
Trump 1:20

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2026 09:02 AM (oKJ0C)

131 I can understand Leftists who would think that nominal Christians would fall for it - just look at the success Joel Osteen and John Hagee have.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 08:49 AM (a4flb)
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It's a category error. They looked at how fast the Protestants collapsed and think that this can continue. What they missed is that the Mainline got woke because the Boomers finally had taken all of the leadership roles and subverted them from within. Younger people fled in droves, and the demographics bear this out. Most of the rump Mainline churches (like United Methodists, Anglicans, etc.) skew very old. They are also rich.

Pope Francis was the last hurrah of this liberal theological movement, and the flailing of the USCCB is evidence that they know their days are numbered. There are zero liberal Catholic seminarians today. I'm seeing this play out in my parish, btw. The Mass keeps getting more traditional, more old customs and practices are being restored (even altar rails!) and the liberals hate it.

But the kids are eating it up.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:02 AM (ZOv7s)

132 Blutarski, I would definitely use french press so you can let it steep longer and get more goodness out of it than you could through the drip brewer.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 07, 2026 09:02 AM (h7ZuX)

133 Posted by: Lady in Black

Thank you! I've been putting a bit of cacao in my morning coffee for while now but never thought to brew just the cacao until YouTube put a video in my feed.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 09:02 AM (cxFcK)

134 Does Colonial Penn pay claims? If so, they have State Farm beat.

They should both be indicted for cringe commercials.
Posted by: Auspex

MetLife does. Zero complaints.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2026 09:03 AM (oKJ0C)

135 I'm going to visit my niece's son, who is in a psychiatric hospital.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 07, 2026 09:04 AM (zh591)

136 Blutarski, I would definitely use french press so you can let it steep longer and get more goodness out of it than you could through the drip brewer.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

Absolutely. With such a long steeping time the pour over wouldn't work. Thank you both again.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 09:04 AM (cxFcK)

137 >> AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List

“ Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.”

Matthew 15:30

Posted by: Marcus T at March 07, 2026 09:04 AM (MIRqM)

138 This Easter our parish will welcome 53 adults into the Church, which is a modern record. Though it was a smaller parish, when our family converted we were the only ones that year.

When i was a sponsor in 2016, we had more than 20 and that was a Very Big Deal. Student Mass attendance is way up, and there are a half-dozen on-campus prayer groups, which was unheard of when I was in school.

I have seen a report on twitter (not yet confirmed through official channels) that our diocese will welcome a staggering 940 people into the Church this Easter. That's crazy. God be praised!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:06 AM (ZOv7s)

139 MkY, thanks for the update. Cancer sucks. Prayers continue for both of you, for healing and patience, perseverance through the difficult days.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 07, 2026 09:06 AM (nz1sK)

140 Just put me in some foo foo packaging, label me organic and fair trade and double the price.

Posted by: Store brand cocoa at March 07, 2026 09:06 AM (2Ez/1)

141 Does Colonial Penn pay claims? If so, they have State Farm beat.

They should both be indicted for cringe commercials.
Posted by: Auspex at March 07, 2026 09:01 AM (Y8DZL)
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Farm Bureau does, and is very quick. Highly recommend.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:07 AM (ZOv7s)

142 I disagree. There are capable younger people, but they are hampered by a society that prefers to check boxes rather than reward excellence.

Given the Pixy Limit, it is sort of forces us to communicate in broad stereotypes. Before you were born I operated in a high trust monoculture (yeah, the urban area was a jungle, same as today) in Fly-Over Country. My peers all were in some form of retail outside HS. So we all did our school and worked as soon as the law allowed.

Didn't have illegal aliens taking up the gigs; had functional society that didn't integrate criminals and crack-heads, but marginalized them to the prisons or the gutter.

For those with college in mind, after hours and summer work would cover a huge chunk of the post HS education, now it is folly to assume it can, and with selective government funding and DEI, work was replaced with scoring social credits.

Then the MBAs went to work to enshittify the work place by bringing in the dregs and illegals and expecting HR selected "management" to merely keep them from burning the place down.

So good employers can't find good workers (no drug habits) and potential good workers don't have any good models.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 09:07 AM (a4flb)

143 Edward Hale (Senate Chaplain, early 1900s) was noted for his quick wit.

For example: “Do you pray for the Senators, Dr. Hale?” asked a visitor to the Capitol.

“No, I look at the Senators, and pray for the country”

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 09:09 AM (783iK)

144 Morning all.
Just had that scare in January. Went in for a kidney stone, came out with a 50mm x 60mm mass by my pancreas. They said it's not cancer & we don't know what it is, but it looks like a bag of marbles.

They performed an upper GI & biopsy two weeks ago. Received the no cancer news Thursday.

I completely understand the freaking out part.

Prayers to you & prayers to friend of Diogenes.
I know God is trying to teach me patience and to put all my trust in Him. Trust yes. Patience is hard.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2026 08:59 AM (oKJ0C)

You still have a gallbladder? Any chance it's an accumulation of gallstones (mine looked like a bunch of grapes - the problem was my bunch of grapes blocked my bile duct)...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 07, 2026 09:10 AM (tOcjL)

145
Prayers up for the Union Lake, Mi. tornado victims.

There used to be a small furniture store there run by an old couple who ran it almost as a community center; locals came in and drank really good free coffee and chatted, it was never a paying proposition.

Posted by: Auspex at March 07, 2026 09:12 AM (Y8DZL)

146 >>MetLife does. Zero complaints.

Same with me and Prudential. All they wanted was a copy of a few specific pages of my wife's trust. Once they received those, it was only a matter of a few days before the claim was approved and a check issued.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 09:12 AM (Y1sOo)

147 I disagree. There are capable younger people, but they are hampered by a society that prefers to check boxes rather than reward excellence.

Someone posted on X that no Canadian university has hired a white male for ten years. Wow, if true.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 07, 2026 09:13 AM (cxFcK)

148 >> Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:02 AM (ZOv7s)

Precisely.

The younger generation I see coming to Jesus are fleeing the online culture and the values they try to promote. They see the move to Christianity as a respite from all of that, which the liberal theologians have deviously try to frame in Christian doctrine. They have failed miserably not just because even a pedestrian reading of scripture uncovers their deceit, but because it is incompatible with the fundamental tenets of Christianity. You can’t conflate or obfuscate Christian teachings to a person who knows the love of Jesus Christ. It is unceasing and filling your heart with His Holy Sprit occupies what was a big void in your life that led you towards sin.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 07, 2026 09:13 AM (MIRqM)

149 I'm going to visit my niece's son, who is in a psychiatric hospital.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 07, 2026 09:04 AM (zh591)
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For those keeping score, hashem looks with great favor on this. Like a triple word score in scrabble.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 09:14 AM (RIvkX)

150 140 Just put me in some foo foo packaging, label me organic and fair trade and double the price.
Posted by: Store brand cocoa at March 07, 2026 09:06 AM (2Ez/1)

Again, surface tension. Doesn't work. Put a spoonful in some water, and you'll see what I'm on about.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 07, 2026 09:15 AM (h7ZuX)

151 Before you were born I operated in a high trust monoculture (yeah, the urban area was a jungle, same as today) in Fly-Over Country.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 09:07 AM (a4flb)
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While I am only 29, I observed that world in its sunset and high school jobs were common. My father actually prohibited me from working while taking classes in college because he found it a distraction that delayed his graduation, but it was still an option. I did manage to convince him to let me take a summer job when I was only carrying a single class.

But yet, much of that is gone, though some of it may come back. Draining the illegals from the labor market will help as will the continued destruction of DEI, which is now reaping a rich harvest of social mockery.

Things are changing for the better, but like my blood glucose, it takes time to clean it all up.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:17 AM (ZOv7s)

152 The Holy Spirit is busy in the world. Lots of folks converting.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 09:18 AM (qFwJc)

153 People of all ages really, but young people particularly cultivate an appetite for authenticity.

Some whack job with neon green hair lecturing the congregation their lawnmower is destroying da Erf, that ain’t it. They want the real deal. It’s easy to see why long traditions upheld, to be a rock and not to roll, as Catholicism at least tries to, will see a lot of interest.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 09:18 AM (783iK)

154 What they missed is that the Mainline got woke because the Boomers finally had taken all of the leadership roles and subverted them from within

I know that you have a tick that forces you to irrationally blame all of your personal woes on an single demographic - as if Rush Limbaugh (Boomer) personally sought you out to destroy your life.

And being that you are RC, you categorically reject the Doctrines of Grace so you will hold to a different understanding of the doctrines of Regeneration and Sanctification.

But to know those doctrines helps to understand that this has been going on since 2 Peter 2 not since the US won WW2 and the victors had a lot of babies.

If you insist on blaming someone specifically - look no further than Charles Finney. (older than Boomer). He is the architect of the Big Box - No Apologetics - Wham Bam Jesus Jam - Petapalooza Baptisms - Manipulate Them Into The Kingdom, American Religion.

When you don't have transcendent catechisms, doctrine and apologetics, you have DIY Christianity - there is your enemy Right There. And Screwtape is there to exploit it.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 09:19 AM (a4flb)

155 These really are the platonic ideal of fluffy yet substantial pancakes.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 09:19 AM (kpS4V)

156 This Easter our parish will welcome 53 adults into the Church, which is a modern record. Though it was a smaller parish, when our family converted we were the only ones that year.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

That is crazy good! Well done.

(I'm pretty sure the biggest draw was the fact that Catholics serve beer at KoC meetings and have wine and cheese parties after Mass)

Posted by: Tonypete at March 07, 2026 09:19 AM (cYBz/)

157 You still have a gallbladder? Any chance it's an accumulation of gallstones (mine looked like a bunch of grapes - the problem was my bunch of grapes blocked my bile duct)...
Posted by: Nova Local

No. They said it looked like a sack of marbles. They removed the GB in 2018. I doubt they would have missed that. And without the GB, they wouldn't have continued to grow, would they?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2026 09:20 AM (oKJ0C)

158 Tim Young @TimRunsHisMouth

My friend’s mom called @LeaderJohnThune’s office today to tell them to pass the SAVE Act and a female staffer told her that he OPPOSES it because

‘Voter fraud is very rare’

I couldn’t believe that’s what she was told so I called my friend’s mom directly to confirm that she called the 202-224-3121 switchboard line to get transferred to his office…

She then texted me what she sent to herself so she didn’t forget the conversation.

X: https://bit.ly/4ubkiJj

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 09:21 AM (P5BPp)

159 Good morning Horde. Prayers are offered for all in need whether they know it or not.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 07, 2026 09:22 AM (0nHVk)

160 Ah, another intergenerational religious war.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 09:22 AM (kpS4V)

161 Does Colonial Penn pay claims? If so, they have State Farm beat.

Posted by: Auspex

MetLife does. Zero complaints.
Posted by: rickb223

I've had very good experiences with Erie - both auto and homeowners. But, they don't offer contracts in all states.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 07, 2026 09:22 AM (cYBz/)

162 There is so much that goes on around and above us that we are unaware of.

When you embrace that spiritual reality, your entire worldview changes. It takes you away from the present and places you in the realm of the eternal.

Things that happen, suddenly take on new meaning. It’s easier to accept and acknowledge circumstance. Not easy, but easier.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 07, 2026 09:22 AM (MIRqM)

163 Ash Wednesday is now a major event, bringing in Christmas and Easter levels of attendance. Our pastor said that this is unheard of in recent times.

I have also heard that Protestants are using ashes as well. This goes back a couple of years, but our Wing Chaplain (formerly in my squadron) said that the young pastors in his denomination (Missouri Synod Lutheran) are bringing back a lot of older practices, including ashes and devotions to Mary.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:22 AM (ZOv7s)

164 I am still amused with the Simpsons episode where Marge and Lisa are in Protestant Heaven with nothing but soft music and they look over to Catholic Heaven and there's a Mariachi band and eating and drinking and two Irish guys are having a fist-fight.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 09:22 AM (qFwJc)

165 In the large corporate world that I work in, one problem for younger folks that I did NOT have to face back in the day: These large corporations just don't do promotions anymore. I'm in engineering and when I was coming up, if you did a good job you could expect a promotion every few years... Now eventually promotions got harder because, obviously, you can only go so high.

But now? I see young kids come in out of college and they do good work and yet wait 5 years or more with no promotion. It's ridiculous.... so of course they leave to another company or even another sector because that's the only way to get a significant bump in pay and promotion. I truly believe that the executive suites and HR are stupid... they only look at short-term incentives

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 09:23 AM (xT8gx)

166 (I'm pretty sure the biggest draw was the fact that Catholics serve beer at KoC meetings and have wine and cheese parties after Mass)
Posted by: Tonypete at March 07, 2026 09:19 AM (cYBz/)
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Part of the campus ministry is Pints with Priests where they meet at a local pub and discuss theology.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:24 AM (ZOv7s)

167 Avoid people x 2 = Good
Caffeine x 2 = Good

I'd just throw in some nicotine.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 09:25 AM (bss/y)

168 “Voter fraud is very rare”

Uh-huh. What an assclown.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 09:25 AM (gIVe3)

169 Is there a reason i don't want my tv to conect to Google account?

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 09:28 AM (Ia/+0)

170 Many Catholics for years have been envious of the organized Bible study evangelicals and other denominations did. It was almost discouraged. But now that is coming back as well. We just started a bunch of different Bible study groups. Praise Jesus.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 07, 2026 09:29 AM (MIRqM)

171 [iI did manage to convince him to let me take a summer job when I was only carrying a single class.

Those formative years are probably why you are a Producer and can think for yourself. I'm not the only one who has noticed that those who had real responsibilities early in life - and those who would patiently guide the childish impulses out, make good citizens such as yourself.

I remember to this day when in my earliest days in a career, where an older guy pulled me aside in the break room and got my mind right - reminding me that I had no where near the world experiences of my co-workers and all that which follows.

Wish I learned that the first day I was hustling grocery bags at the Kroger on my 16th Birthday.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 09:29 AM (a4flb)

172 Voter fraud is very rare

Thats why they fight tooth and nail to keep it

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 09:29 AM (Ia/+0)

173 Whattaburger. A boutique burger joint with extra "meh" food that is popular with the glitteratti because it's not "That Place"

Whatta burger.

//end definition

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 07, 2026 09:29 AM (FylAi)

174 It's a crazy ecumenical world out there. One of our Deacons will be ordained to the priesthood in June.

He grew up Jewish, after college became a Baptist minister for 10 years and then studied for the priesthood.

He has great experience opposing stan and all his works as he was, for a time, an investment banker. (Similar to Fr. Dan Reehil out of Nashville).

Posted by: Tonypete at March 07, 2026 09:29 AM (cYBz/)

175 I find diatribes by folks castigating all other brands of Christianity other than their own tiresome. Yes; I well understand people celebrating the beauties and truth of their own tradition, but I think l Jesus loves so many more people than Some Christianity's adherents do.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 09:29 AM (QJ2Hs)

176 104 I'm pondering making chocolate chip pancakes.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 08:52 AM (kpS4V)

Make or Make Not, There is No Pondering.

Posted by: Hangry Yoda at March 07, 2026 09:30 AM (eOFY+)

177 Adding chocolate powder. Whatever amount of water to powder ratio you want nuke for 1 minute. Powder is totally dissolved

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 09:30 AM (+nEug)

178 160 Ah, another intergenerational religious war.
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Pretentious author can't resist showing his buttocks then crying foul when he's called on it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 09:30 AM (7X7ea)

179 But now? I see young kids come in out of college and they do good work and yet wait 5 years or more with no promotion. It's ridiculous.... so of course they leave to another company or even another sector because that's the only way to get a significant bump in pay and promotion. I truly believe that the executive suites and HR are stupid... they only look at short-term incentives

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 09:23 AM

Prior to COVID, the "do good work, get promoted" strategy was the norm at Chrysler. At least from the time I started there in 2011. It all changed with the COVID lockdowns. There was a Great Reset.

Chrysler laid off all contract engineers and went "lean" for a year or two. Then after the merger and formation of Stellantis, the outsourcing to India and Mexico began. My department of 200 had been 100% in-office, local engineers. Over the past 5 years, it has changed to 75% outsourced to India. In other areas of the company, there are some full departments of 50 people who are all in India or all in Mexico.

Our product development department has a policy that for every local engineer in the department, there must be 3-4 cheap outsourced Indians.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 09:30 AM (P5BPp)

180 When you don't have transcendent catechisms, doctrine and apologetics, you have DIY Christianity - there is your enemy Right There. And Screwtape is there to exploit it.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 09:19 AM (a4flb)
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Keep in mind that my degree is in political science, so just as you speak in broad terms, so I also use shorthand for demographic trends. If you look down using the "30,000 feet view," you see that swings in the electorate are not so much about issues and changing opinions as changes to the electorate itself.

This is also apparent in how institutions function, particularly in places like higher education, where gatekeeping may take 20 years for its full effect to be felt.

It is undeniable that (for example) liberal Catholicism was very popular among seminarians formed during the 1960s and 1970s. It is now extinct, and partly because of the retirement cliff, the newly ordained are having a much larger impact because there is such a shortage, so instead of remaining vicars for a few years, they are getting their own parishes after only a couple of years.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:31 AM (ZOv7s)

181 Aldi 70 per cow whats the other 30?

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 09:31 AM (gbOdA)

182 Most of the rump Mainline churches (like United Methodists, Anglicans, etc.) skew very old. They are also rich.“

Having observed this effect in organizations over the years, I’ve concluded that for an organization, having too much money is a far greater curse than having too little. Everyone becomes comfortable with the idea that they can hire everything out, and that they themselves no longer need to do anything at all.

I know of a couple of once large local churches that are now essentially little more than funeral parlors with long waiting lists.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 09:32 AM (fSA1n)

183 If you love chocolate and love salty/sweet snacks, you must try Trader Joe's Snacky Clusters. They're the best.

I tell you this as I stare forlornly at a bag of Snacky Clusters right now, having given up chocolate for Lent.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 07, 2026 09:32 AM (3ImbR)

184 Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 07, 2026 09:32 AM (bQ4nt)

185 When i worked ((shudder)), the peristaltic pace of promotion was confounded by lateral transfers of upper management cut loose from the constant churn of Reorg. Or my favorite, there wasn't enough money in the pot for promotion within our own chain, but there was enough scratch for new hires at high entry levels who invariably moved on to higher visibility jobs within the organization.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 09:33 AM (kpS4V)

186 IrishEi, prayers ascending for your upcoming surgery.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 09:33 AM (+nEug)

187 Many Catholics for years have been envious of the organized Bible study evangelicals and other denominations did. It was almost discouraged. But now that is coming back as well. We just started a bunch of different Bible study groups. Praise Jesus.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 07, 2026 09:29 AM (MIRqM)
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It helps to have actual Catholic study bibles. I got the St. Ignatius Press Bible for my wife at Christmas, hoping that I might get a crack at it, but it's hard to pry it away from her.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:33 AM (ZOv7s)

188 Anybody seen CoMM around?

Or FromAboutThatTime?

BrotherTim is another one we haven't heard from in awhile.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 07, 2026 09:34 AM (nz1sK)

189 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

May God shower grace and blessings on all of His children this fine day.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 07, 2026 09:34 AM (kB9dk)

190 Currently drinking a coffee at 29,000 feet. On my way home from DC and my ww2 veteran grandfather's funeral at Arlington National Cemetary.

Anyone who has had the honor of attending a military funeral will know how special it is... and how it reminds us of how great a nation we are.

Posted by: Defenestratus at March 07, 2026 09:34 AM (lA5hY)

191 172 Voter fraud is very rare

Thats why they fight tooth and nail to keep it
Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 09:29 AM (Ia/+0)

If you do NOT know who registered, then you do NOT know who voted.

I do believe there are Republicans that are freaking out scared that the SAVE Act could wipe out 15 to 20 MILLION votes.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 09:34 AM (gbOdA)

192 188 Anybody seen CoMM around?

Or FromAboutThatTime?

BrotherTim is another one we haven't heard from in awhile.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 07, 2026 09:34 AM (nz1sK)

BrotherTim I am pretty sure I saw on a thread yesterday.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 09:35 AM (bss/y)

193 Voter fraud is rare... that is not an argument against the SAVE act.

That is a classic non sequitur... Even if it's rare (we all know it isn't), don't you want to make it even rarer? Even nonexistent?

These people are transparently stupid... and they think we're even more stupid

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 09:35 AM (xT8gx)

194 Thunder and heavy rain outside, "Afternoon of a Faun" on the radio, coffee, and cat trilling for rubz.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 09:35 AM (kpS4V)

195 The Methodists here have been observing Ash Wednesday for some time. There is a bowling league here that is mainly Catholic, but not exclusively. We bowl on Wednesday nights, but not on Ash Wednesday. A Methodist gal I know loves to shout "Get your ashes in church!"

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 09:35 AM (qFwJc)

196 Aldi 70 per cow whats the other 30?
Posted by: r hennigantx

Probably 70% Wagyu & 30% feeder cow.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2026 09:35 AM (oKJ0C)

197 Many Catholics for years have been envious of the organized Bible study evangelicals and other denominations did.

Organized Bible Studies are overrated. Maybe BSF, just because they don't put up with nonsense.

The most promising (but it wasn't) was a regular study from a Systematic Theology book. Its like the classroom only worse, people of all different skill and knowledge levels are in the room and one can only cater to the lowest common denominator for so long.

So many just turn into taking turns going around the room reading a handful of passages before letting the person next to you read the next few - then answering some MadLib questions (questions that are pretty much the same week after week, just exchanging the names of a prophet or a city)

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 09:35 AM (a4flb)

198 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:9

God calls us all to holiness whatever our Christian tradition is. It is a life long process and the Holy Spirit will help us if we ask his aid. Let us support one another in our faith.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 09:35 AM (yZ9w8)

199 I do believe there are Republicans that are freaking out scared that the SAVE Act could wipe out 15 to 20 MILLION votes.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 09:34 AM (gbOdA)

And?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 09:36 AM (bss/y)

200 This is more for the Pet Thread, but why does Allie always want to curl up in my lap when I need to get up and do something else?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 09:36 AM (ESVrU)

201 I see Thune has not received enough phone calls.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 09:36 AM (+nEug)

202 Currently drinking a coffee at 29,000 feet. On my way home from DC and my ww2 veteran grandfather's funeral at Arlington National Cemetary.

Anyone who has had the honor of attending a military funeral will know how special it is... and how it reminds us of how great a nation we are.
Posted by: Defenestratus at March 07, 2026 09:34 AM (lA5hY)

It wasn't a funeral, but one of the most moving experiences I've ever had was witnessing the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington.... just indescribable

The Old Guard soldiers are amazing

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 09:37 AM (xT8gx)

203 their replacements in management just don't care since everything is numbers and algo driven - plus the labor pool has no work ethic to speak of."

Well... I'm starting to wonder if the 20th century sit down restaurant model will last much longer... at higher price points, ok, but "sit down fast food chain"?
Not looking good...

Posted by: man at March 07, 2026 09:37 AM (XuXeR)

204 Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 07, 2026 09:32 AM (3ImbR)
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not eating these? *yoinks clusters*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 09:38 AM (RIvkX)

205 Trump -

"Their army is gone. They're just about,... Look. Their navy is gone. Their communications are gone. Their leaders are gone. Two sets of their leaders are gone. They're down to their third set. Their Air Force is wiped out entirely. Think of it, they have 32 ships, all 32 are at the bottom of the ocean.

Other than that, they're doing very well coach. Very well."

Posted by: banana Dream at March 07, 2026 09:39 AM (3uBP9)

206 I know of a couple of once large local churches that are now essentially little more than funeral parlors with long waiting lists.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 09:32 AM (fSA1n)
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My current parish went through a cycle like that. Very wealthy, very old. The campus location was sort of a side gig (used to be its own parish, but was absorbed due to priest shortage and dwindling Mass attendance).

Covid was like a wrecking ball, and even when the lockdowns were over, Mass attendance was low and donations also bottomed out. Add in scandal with the pastor and it was the prefect storm.

The replacement Pastor was younger (about my age), much more orthodox, and he began to systematically sweep away the 1970s decorations and return to traditional icons and modes of worship. This did not sit well with the older crowd, who stopped showing up. But the young people love it, and so we're in a place where more people are going, but finances have not yet recovered. Still, thats also a function of how many young people haven't yet hit their stride.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:39 AM (ZOv7s)

207 Currently drinking a coffee at 29,000 feet. On my way home from DC and my ww2 veteran grandfather's funeral at Arlington National Cemetary.

Anyone who has had the honor of attending a military funeral will know how special it is... and how it reminds us of how great a nation we are.
Posted by: Defenestratus at March 07, 2026 09:34 AM (lA5hY)
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May his memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 09:39 AM (RIvkX)

208 This is more for the Pet Thread, but why does Allie always want to curl up in my lap when I need to get up and do something else?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

She's telling you to not sweat the big stuff & pet the small stuff.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2026 09:39 AM (oKJ0C)

209 It wasn't a funeral, but one of the most moving experiences I've ever had was witnessing the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington.... just indescribable

The Old Guard soldiers are amazing
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 09:37 AM (xT8gx)
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I had the opportunity to witness that when I was much, much younger. Unfortunately, I was really too young to appreciate the significance (I was eight going on nine).

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 09:40 AM (ESVrU)

210 rickb223, perfect answer

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 09:40 AM (+nEug)

211 Aldi 70 per cow whats the other 30?

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 09:41 AM (Kt19C)

212 Edward Hale (Senate Chaplain, early 1900s) was noted for his quick wit.

For example: “Do you pray for the Senators, Dr. Hale?” asked a visitor to the Capitol.

“No, I look at the Senators, and pray for the country”

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hahah! hmmm, nothing changed

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 09:41 AM (GD0B3)

213 Voter fraud is "rare" like abortions are "safe, legal and rare".

Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes

HOLY CR*P

- Democrats did give MILLIONS of illegals Social Security Numbers
- They were REGISTERING TO VOTE
- Elon Musk has confirmation THEY DID VOTE
- Democrats qualified illegals for MAX SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
- They enrolled in Medicaid with their new Social Security Numbers

See graph in video:

"Then you'll notice there's a strange, what jumped out at us when we saw these numbers. We're like, what is this? In 2021, you see 270,000 people, it goes all the way to 2.1 million and 2024. These are non-citizens that are getting social security numbers.

This is a mind-blowing charge. This literally blew us away."

"If I hadn't seen this myself, I'm not sure I believed it. I went through it myself and mapped it. And Elon is right. This is true. The defaults in the system from social security to all of the benefit programs have been set to max inclusion, MAX PAY for these people and minimum collection."

X video: https://bit.ly/4lb6vhy

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 09:41 AM (P5BPp)

214 I hate the kind of poor wait staff you get in so many places around Da Swamp.
Many moons ago I had the misfortune to have a work assignment in D.C. for a several months. All in all, not the worst place for friendly people (that would be the Boston area), but one day went to some restaurant for lunch and the waitress asked us if we'd like to hear the specials for that day. I politely declined (we all knew what we wanted), not wanting to waste her time with the spiel. This, apparently, was taken as some sort of personal affront, whereupon the manager was called. A truly bizarre situation.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 07, 2026 09:42 AM (XMwZJ)

215 Thank you, Ben Had!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 07, 2026 09:43 AM (3ImbR)

216 I know of a couple of once large local churches that are now essentially little more than funeral parlors with long waiting lists.

The alternative is to be Hip and Cool and then get into a financial death spiral because whatever you were pushing to get them in, you need to keep pushing to get them to stay to cover the mortgage, salaries, and other running expenses.

Rich churches don't have that impediment. I kind of like where I'm going now. Pretty low frills. We have a fellow congregant that needed a new septic tank installed and didn't have the wherewithal so the pastor texted a few of us to work something out.

We did.

It ain't just sitting in the pews for Communal Worship. Faith in Action beats an emotional guitar riff in the post-modern "music" being performed.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 09:43 AM (a4flb)

217 I am grateful that I have friends who are Evangelical and Catholic and we pray for each other and our families and don't get into arguments about about our traditions. Yesterday I learned from one of them about Saint Charbel who was an Eastern Catholic from and was from Lebanon. I was grateful to learn about his holy man.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 09:44 AM (pus6K)

218 Residents in a small community outside of Jerusalem shot down an incoming drone with small arms fire

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 09:44 AM (+nEug)

219 Trump is one of the funniest Presidents in history, up there, if not fully above Reagan. But, of course he doesn't get credit for it. But he is LOL funny.

A lot of intentional self depreciating humor which of course flies over the heads of the left. Self aware humor, he knows who and what he is and he plays on it.

I bet one of the things that grabbed Melania is the man's humor.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 07, 2026 09:44 AM (3uBP9)

220 They aren’t stupid, they are profoundly corrupt. They think you’re stupid, or they don’t care about corruption. Their’s, or anyone else. It’s a big club.
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I don’t want to add chocolate to my coffee. I prefer to add coffee to my cocoa. Make a big mug of sweet hot chocolate. Several tablespoons of cane sugar, two big tablespoons of cocoa, and a healthy pinch of salt. Milk or half & half is best. Evaporated in a pinch. Whole milk powder ok, dry non-fat is better than nothing, though just barely.

To this add a heaping tablespoon of instant or freeze-dried crystals. Even the cheap stuff tastes fantastic here. Mocha!

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 09:45 AM (gIVe3)

221 219 Residents in a small community outside of Jerusalem shot down an incoming drone with small arms fire
Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 09:44 AM (+nEug)

Hmmm, 20 gauge shotgun you think?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 09:45 AM (bss/y)

222 Let's pray for our Men In Harm's Way and women too, and those of the IDF. Let's also pray that they have a swift at decisive victory at that the regime that has been tormenting Iran for 47 years would collapse. And be replaced with a more decent government it doesn't torture and murder keep you all.

I'm also praying that our leaders understand the particular type of jihad mentality our opponents have, which is apocalyptic and not susceptible to the usual blandishments and bribes for peace. The Iranians need a NEW government that won't machine-gun them in the streets by the tens of thousands.

Also, please pray that our Quisling Contingent here at home be exposed for the bad 'uns they are.

Posted by: Beverly at March 07, 2026 09:45 AM (reMys)

223 We here in the USA were not in imminent danger from Iran
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You are not "we" my Bengali friend

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 09:46 AM (RIvkX)

224 Okay, this is interesting. The five checkboxes for a Just War. The first three are from St. Augustine. The last two were added by St. Thomas Aquinas.

1 Proper intent
2 Right authority (e.g. War Powers Act)
3 Just cause
4 Last resort - give diplomacy a chance
5 Good probability of success.

If any one of those does not apply, it is not a Just War.

IMHO, all five boxes are checked.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 09:46 AM (qFwJc)

225 Nick Sortor @nicksortor

JUST IN: President Trump is demanding the US Senate pass the SAVE America Act IMMEDIATELY, per Karoline Leavitt

John Cornyn is REFUSING to support enforcing the talking filibuster — the ONLY WAY this bill would pass.

Cornyn’s a BACKSTABBER, 47!

X video: https://bit.ly/4sQDSJt

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 09:46 AM (P5BPp)

226 Grain of salt report. Supposedly Iran has apologized and surrendered to the neighboring countries and will.not shoot at them anymore.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 09:47 AM (+nEug)

227 Sorry I got busy

Prayers for all the horde in need.

Lord, graciously hear us.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 09:47 AM (DoBxX)

228 "Most of the rump Mainline churches...."
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Rump Shakers!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 07, 2026 09:47 AM (kpS4V)

229 227 Grain of salt report. Supposedly Iran has apologized and surrendered to the neighboring countries and will.not shoot at them anymore.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 09:47 AM (+nEug)

Out of ammo

Posted by: It's me donna at March 07, 2026 09:48 AM (PVwTT)

230 Grain of salt report. Supposedly Iran has apologized and surrendered to the neighboring countries and will.not shoot at them anymore.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 09:47 AM (+nEug)
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Iran's promises are worth less than the "presents" my cats leave in their litter boxes.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 09:48 AM (ESVrU)

231 >>> I hate the kind of poor wait staff you get in so many places around Da Swamp.
Many moons ago I had the misfortune to have a work assignment in D.C. for a several months. All in all, not the worst place for friendly people (that would be the Boston area), but one day went to some restaurant for lunch and the waitress asked us if we'd like to hear the specials for that day. I politely declined (we all knew what we wanted), not wanting to waste her time with the spiel. This, apparently, was taken as some sort of personal affront, whereupon the manager was called. A truly bizarre situation.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 07, 2026 09:42 AM (XMwZJ)

I've only quickly passed through D.C., quickly, doors locked, but I've spent a good bit in nearby PAX. It must be completely different because all the service at every restaurant there and even grocery stores is super great.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 07, 2026 09:48 AM (3uBP9)

232 Grain of salt report. Supposedly Iran has apologized and surrendered to the neighboring countries and will.not shoot at them anymore.

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and then bombed them

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 09:49 AM (GD0B3)

233 Tears up also for the morons and moronets who are facing health challenges. And other difficulties of this life.

I also have a gentle suggestion for any of our agnostic or atheist friends: years ago a friend suggested me when I was wrestling with these matters that I wake up in the morning and ask God to reveal himself to me, then go through my day keeping my eyes peeled for any signs, and then thank him each evening for the day when I go to bed. I asked her how long would that take for me to get some kind of answer, and she said, and I quote, how the f*** should I know??

And the happy news is that I did get my answer and it has changed my life. God bless you all.

Posted by: Beverly at March 07, 2026 09:49 AM (reMys)

234 The Old Guard soldiers are amazing
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 07, 2026 09:37 AM (xT8gx)

We got to Arlington early and took a 4 hour tour including the changing of the guard and a wreath laying.

One of those moments that really makes an impact on the soul.

Posted by: Defenestratus at March 07, 2026 09:50 AM (lA5hY)

235 >>>not eating these? *yoinks clusters*
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Hahaha!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 07, 2026 09:50 AM (3ImbR)

236 5 Good probability of success.

If any one of those does not apply, it is not a Just War.

IMHO, all five boxes are checked.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 09:46 AM (qFwJc)
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I'm going to disagree with the good saint on that one. Sometimes it doesn't matter if you "win," you have to fight for what is right. The forlorn defense of Rhodes, the deliverance of Malta, the two sieges of Vienna speak to this.

Tolkien laid a heavy emphasis on fighting on without hope of victory.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:50 AM (ZOv7s)

237 whoa , savage!
"BREAKING: The Commander of the Israeli Air Force, Major General Tomer Bar, has flown in strikes against Iran’s Islamist Terror Regime, reports"

must have had a vendeta...

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 09:50 AM (GD0B3)

238 Smitty, does the Staff know you’re on the Internet unsupervised again? You don’t want your privileges taken away like last time

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 09:50 AM (gIVe3)

239 Fen, did you hear the story about the lady that went to the St. Charbal monastery and the gate was locked. The church was closed. After awhile a monk walked up and let her in to see the place. Look for it on youtube. I don't want to spoil the ending.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 09:50 AM (qFwJc)

240 Democrats did give MILLIONS of illegals Social Security Numbers

News reporter critical of ICE in Tennessee just got busted by ICE for being illegal. Came in from Columbia on a 14 day tourist visa and stayed.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2026 09:50 AM (oKJ0C)

241 Out of ammo
Posted by: It's me donna at March 07, 2026 09:48 AM (PVwTT)
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Kissinger once remarked that a "moderate Muslim" was one who had run out of ammo.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:51 AM (ZOv7s)

242 The Chosen.

Posted by: Come And See at March 07, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

243 News reporter critical of ICE in Tennessee just got busted by ICE for being illegal. Came in from Columbia on a 14 day tourist visa and stayed.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2026 09:50 AM (oKJ0C)
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FAFO in action!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 09:52 AM (ESVrU)

244 Posted by: Beverly at March 07

Thanks for your testimony.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 09:52 AM (yZ9w8)

245 Defenestratus, my condolences on tge passing of your grandfather.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 09:52 AM (DoBxX)

246 "Just War" ??? is it like ..."International Law" ??

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 09:53 AM (GD0B3)

247
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 09:50 AM (qFwJc)

Hadn't heard that one but I did read about a lot of his miracles. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 09:53 AM (yZ9w8)

248 Are you saying we don't have good probability of success? Or that it is not important?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 09:54 AM (qFwJc)

249 do you hit them when they are down in a "Just WAR"? axing for a friend

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 09:54 AM (GD0B3)

250 Anybody facing cancer, do consider fenbendazole. It has shown great effectiveness in about 50% of the types of solid tumors, including pancreatic, breast, lung, and brain cancers. I first twigged to this when I read the Joe Tippen's blog, "my cancer story rocks". Check it out. It can't hurt and it has helped a lot of people. No side effects. Joe has been in remission from stage 4 lung cancer for I think 5 years now and he was given 3 months to live.

Posted by: Beverly at March 07, 2026 09:54 AM (reMys)

251 And the happy news is that I did get my answer and it has changed my life. God bless you all.
Posted by: Beverly

Great advice

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 09:55 AM (DoBxX)

252 Praying for all on the list and any intentions held in our hearts.
Hubby made delicious pancakes this morning with our favorite Vermont syrup.
Today is reset day, puzzling, husband paints and later he will tolerate Siamese mah Jong with me.
3 months until hubby retires. We are both excited but a bit unsure what this next chapter will bring. Also doing one more scouting in summer to another location to see if we can find a home Iin our dream location.
Hope everyone has a beautiful day.

Posted by: Hyacinth at March 07, 2026 09:55 AM (7x3MF)

253 Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 07, 2026 09:41 AM

Shhhh. The grownups are trying to enjoy their coffee.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 07, 2026 09:56 AM (kgE5c)

254 Menbendazole and Ivermectin. You now have "the right to try."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 09:56 AM (qFwJc)

255 Just figured out after watching Formula 1 for 28 years they don't want me anymore.

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 09:57 AM (Ia/+0)

256 Regular military are defecting in droves. The remaining ones are sleeping outside because so many of their barracks are now being targeted.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 09:57 AM (+nEug)

257 Former NBA all-star, Isiah Thomas, honored “the five presidents” attending Rev Jesse Jackson’s funeral service.

Thomas lists then lists the following individuals:

President Harris
President Clinton
President Bill Clinton
President Joe Biden
President Barack Obama

hahahaha

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 09:57 AM (gbOdA)

258 Regular military are defecting

I'd shit too

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 09:57 AM (Kt19C)

259 Anybody seen CoMM around?

---saw her on an ONT this last week at some point

Or FromAboutThatTime

----not positive, but I could swear I saw some comments recently

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 07, 2026 09:58 AM (BI5O2)

260 Fenbendazole is low risk to try and promising.
I am not sure ivermectin actually has a mechanism against cancer that they've seen, maybe it depends on the kind.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 09:58 AM (DoBxX)

261 ust figured out after watching Formula 1 for 28 years they don't want me anymore.
Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 09:57 AM (Ia/+0)
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Has it been politicized?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 09:58 AM (RIvkX)

262 I admit that the vehemence of my arguments can be off-putting, but that is a function of my life experience. I was raised by rebellious parents who despised the faith of their parents (Catholicism and Methodism) and grew up openly mocking religious. I wasn't an atheist. In college I had looked at the debate and felt the Christians had the stronger argument. But I figured God was just a chill dude - a very Gen X mentality. There were moments when faith pricked my conscience, but I never acted upon it until I met my wife and children became an issue.

We both had been feral, but were horrified at having kids as bad as we were. My dog tags tell the story of the faith journey: non-Denom Protestant, Lutheran, RC.

I love the Church, and I love the transformation my conversion is still working on me. Now I do snark, but that is the language of my people. Our pastor used "retarded" in his homily last week. We can't help it.

And faith has helped my kids succeed in ways I never could, which is an additional blessing and further vindication to m. I am passionate because I want others to share this beautiful treasure I have received.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:59 AM (ZOv7s)

263 And that's a wonderful thing we do here. Christians of various traditions as well as Jewish believers Praying for ASHQ participants and their loved ones. Thanks to Annie's Stew for her faithful service on this and for the folks who send in requests from other threads.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 09:59 AM (pus6K)

264 Apple bought all rights, I got nothing Apple

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 10:00 AM (Ia/+0)

265 Good morning all
Almost couldn't get on the thread. Got that weird pop up ad d then the access comments that doesn't take you to comments. I was bereft. But logged on again, did not remove ads til I got comments and it worked.
Grey day again here. It feels like some weird in between time,not winter and not spring. Almost cherry blossom time so I am trying to be optimistic.
How is everybody doing?

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at March 07, 2026 10:00 AM (t/2Uw)

266 that's lovely AH Lloyd!

good morning all

all kids home for spring break now. I feel like a lot of pressure to be The Best Mom! I'll maybe get one more of these

I wish Easter was earlier but we'll do a mini-pre-Easter or something

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 07, 2026 10:01 AM (j+aD2)

267 @232 - Banana Dream, yes, the further you get away from D.C. proper, the more likely to meet normal people.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 07, 2026 10:01 AM (XMwZJ)

268 *waves at sharon*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 07, 2026 10:02 AM (kgE5c)

269 Posted by: Hyacinth at March 07, 2026 09:55 AM (7x3MF)

Thanks. Same to you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 10:03 AM (qx04c)

270 Big hug to Sharon and RMBS.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 10:04 AM (+nEug)

271 {{{Ben Had}}}

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 07, 2026 10:04 AM (kgE5c)

272 I want to clarify something. By "succeed" I don't mean material or employment success. I mean succeed in having a moral foundation and structure that keeps them away from sin and gives them strength.

The sins I accumulated during my "lost years" were deeply shameful, and I do not want them to carry that burden. The sacrament of Reconciliation is been greatly comforting to me, helping reform and heal my diseased soul. If such a wretch as I can find consolation, mercy and forgiveness, anyone can.

It warms my heart to see my kids staying well away from the things I did, and I sometimes chuckle at what they consider major transgressions.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:06 AM (ZOv7s)

273 Welp, all out of rubber bands here. So, I need to go out and buy either asparagus or lobster.

Posted by: Savvy Consumer at March 07, 2026 10:06 AM (oftw2)

274 We both had been feral, but were horrified at having kids as bad as we were. My dog tags tell the story of the faith journey: non-Denom Protestant, Lutheran, RC.

I love the Church, and I love the transformation my conversion is still working on me. Now I do snark, but that is the language of my people. Our pastor used "retarded" in his homily last week. We can't help it.

And faith has helped my kids succeed in ways I never could, which is an additional blessing and further vindication to m. I am passionate because I want others to share this beautiful treasure I have received.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 09:59 AM (ZOv7s)

This is beautiful Thanks for posting.

Posted by: LASue at March 07, 2026 10:07 AM (lCppi)

275 I feel bad for the poor souls who are compelled either by vindictiveness or poverty to write nonsense on a Saturday morning. We should remember them in our prayers as well, for I fear they are much more in need of God's grace than we are.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:07 AM (ZOv7s)

276
Maybe the Iranian government shouldn't have tried to assassinate Trump.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 07, 2026 10:08 AM (azNOR)

277 Welp, all out of rubber bands here. So, I need to go out and buy either asparagus or lobster.
Posted by: Savvy Consumer at March 07, 2026 10:06 AM (oftw2)
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I know. I wish there was a way to get them by themselves. My fridge can't old any more celery.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)

278 Nick Sortor @nicksortor

JUST IN: President Trump is demanding the US Senate pass the SAVE America Act IMMEDIATELY, per Karoline Leavitt

John Cornyn is REFUSING to support enforcing the talking filibuster — the ONLY WAY this bill would pass.

Cornyn’s a BACKSTABBER, 47!

X video: https://bit.ly/4sQDSJt
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 09:46 AM (P5BPp)

So.... Paxton it is!

Posted by: LASue at March 07, 2026 10:09 AM (lCppi)

279 {{{Ben Had}}} {{{RMBS}}}
I miss everybody!!
Started thinking about Texas. There was some talk about a different area for hotel. Any thoughts about that?

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at March 07, 2026 10:09 AM (t/2Uw)

280 I have a religious question. I believe in asking for the intercession of Saints. They often seem to have their areas they're known for, but if I ask Saint Charbel to intercede for a family member needing a job is he going to "say". , "That's not my purview. Please talk to St .Joseph down the hall."?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 10:10 AM (yZ9w8)

281 I'm back from my coffee-and-cake at the local grill. Both were fine, tasty and energizing.

Miss Linda has some idea of going to our local chain grocery to get some special pasta she has a coupon for. The grocery is also having some kind of tasting event starting at eleven, so maybe we'll stay for that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 10:12 AM (wzUl9)

282 Random recollection: I was editing a sociology book by the usual Maoist sort of sociologists, and one sentence leaped out at me:

"Hypermasculinity is the root cause of rampant individualism."

This was about 20 years ago. Explains why manliness is in the baddies' crosshairs, doesn't it?

Posted by: Beverly at March 07, 2026 10:12 AM (reMys)

283 >>> Welp, all out of rubber bands here. So, I need to go out and buy either asparagus or lobster.
Posted by: Savvy Consumer at March 07, 2026 10:06 AM (oftw2)
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I know. I wish there was a way to get them by themselves. My fridge can't old any more celery.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)

Don't worry, there's more in that drawer with all the non functioning pens, food bag clips, and twisty ties.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 07, 2026 10:12 AM (3uBP9)

284 Sharon, yes. There is an alternative site

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 10:12 AM (+nEug)

285 I mean, I really don't think of heaven like a big bureaucracy like a holy version of the Monty Python version of the ministry of arguments where people are told to go to some other department.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 10:13 AM (yZ9w8)

286 Mrs. JTB had asked about any updates on the murder of my F-I-L in 2008. After extensive excavation following a strong cadaver dog response in 2023 did not yield a body or remains, an active ongoing search for the convicted pedophile who owned that property had not located him through 2024-25. The local DA was convinced by the existing evidence to issue a 2nd degree murder warrant for the fugitive. Now, after a comprehensive multi-agency investigation the agents in charge have told us they have credible information that the fugitive may have died while on the run and living rough. They will be trying to get a familial DNA match with any John Doe or unidentified human remains, but that is a long shot. If true, this will effectively end the search and F-I-L's body has not been recovered, and barring someone stumbling over a shallow grave somewhere in the vast SLV, likely never will be. Justice is now in God's hands.

The hidden blessing is that this predator will never hurt anyone else.

Posted by: muldoon at March 07, 2026 10:14 AM (qgHp7)

287 Or FromAboutThatTime?

BrotherTim is another one we haven't heard from in awhile.
Posted by: TecumsehTe

I'm here regularly. Lymphoma sucks, but I'll beat it or die trying. And try to keep the humor up while doing so.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 07, 2026 10:15 AM (sl73Y)

288 I have a religious question. I believe in asking for the intercession of Saints. They often seem to have their areas they're known for, but if I ask Saint Charbel to intercede for a family member needing a job is he going to "say". , "That's not my purview. Please talk to St .Joseph down the hall."?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 10:10 AM (yZ9w

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LOL. No. People are drawn to saints on particular topics because of a shared affinity. St. Martin of Tours speaks to me because he was a soldier who turned away from military life and devoted himself to God.

If a saint seems to be calling to you, answer!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:15 AM (ZOv7s)

289 Black orchid, had a funny thought reading your post and remembering those days when my boys were in college. I live near them now but spend a lot of time texting them about when they are returning from business trips as both travel for work. I am so lucky to still be part of their lives and wish the same for you.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at March 07, 2026 10:16 AM (t/2Uw)

290 Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Talarico: “The clearest anti-Trump we have is Jesus."

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Really? I thought the clearest anti-Christ we have is Talarico.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 10:17 AM (FXNzP)

291 >>> I hate the kind of poor wait staff you get in so many places around Da Swamp.
Many moons ago I had the misfortune to have a work assignment in D.C. for a several months. All in all, not the worst place for friendly people (that would be the Boston area), but one day went to some restaurant for lunch and the waitress asked us if we'd like to hear the specials for that day. I politely declined (we all knew what we wanted), not wanting to waste her time with the spiel. This, apparently, was taken as some sort of personal affront, whereupon the manager was called. A truly bizarre situation.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 07, 2026

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Never had that happen. A waitress here might walk off in a huff for some ungodly reason, but the last thing she'd want is to have a manager called.

There are exceptions here in the low- to medium price range. Strangely, those are the ones I go back to and tip extra well when I leave.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 10:17 AM (wzUl9)

292 Is there a reason i don't want my tv to conect to Google account?
Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 09:28 AM (Ia/+0)

Other than google being evil, you mean?

Really, these days TV's should not be connected at all. It's all shit.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 07, 2026 10:17 AM (8zz6B)

293 Ben Had
I'll email you.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at March 07, 2026 10:18 AM (t/2Uw)

294 If finding a job is a "hopeless cause," try St. Jude.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 10:18 AM (qFwJc)

295 Test.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:18 AM (n1OCj)

296 Most car collisions happen in intercessions.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 10:19 AM (Kt19C)

297 Xi Jinping has to be shitting bricks right now. We are completely dismantling Iran and our losses are limited to a couple of lucky shots and the Kuwaitis having itchy trigger fingers.

Remember, when we struck Iran last year, the news of it arrived while Trump and Xi were being served dessert.

Xi has to wonder what awful surprise will transpire the next time he dines with Trump.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)

298 >>> Test.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:18 AM (n1OCj)

Are you going to try out your umlaut skills like ace yesterday?

Posted by: banana Dream at March 07, 2026 10:21 AM (3uBP9)

299 I find diatribes by folks castigating all other brands of Christianity other than their own tiresome. Yes; I well understand people celebrating the beauties and truth of their own tradition, but I think l Jesus loves so many more people than Some Christianity's adherents do.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 09:29 AM (QJ2Hs)

But there certainly are demons, grifters, and self-dealers who pose as Godly men (and women) to manipulate others, or to scam them for money. Talarico, e.g.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 07, 2026 10:21 AM (8zz6B)

300 Grain of salt report. Supposedly Iran has apologized and surrendered to the neighboring countries and will.not shoot at them anymore.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026

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"Grain" of salt? You're gonna need a whole salt lick for that!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 10:21 AM (wzUl9)

301 Xi Jinping has to be shitting bricks right now. We are completely dismantling Iran and our losses are limited to a couple of lucky shots and the Kuwaitis having itchy trigger fingers.

There is a theory that we know that Xi has ordered the invasion of Taiwan for 2027, and we are using Venezuela and Iran in part to demonstrate that this would be a Bad Idea.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:22 AM (n1OCj)

302 Test.
Posted by: The ARC of History!

Crap. I was going to study this weekend!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2026 10:22 AM (oKJ0C)

303 Whenever I buy a box of rubber bands I use one, then the rest sit in a desk drawer until the next time I need a rubber band two years later they have all dried out and deteriorated or stuck together so they are worthless.

Posted by: muldoon at March 07, 2026 10:23 AM (qgHp7)

304 James Talarico
@jamestalarico
Last week, I gave a sermon at my church about the moral crisis we face in our country and in our world. Take some time to listen. Then reply with your own thoughts and reflections. Full sermon: http://bit.ly/SFHsermon

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Is human sacrifice included?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 10:23 AM (FXNzP)

305 I have a religious question. I believe in asking for the intercession of Saints.

Intercessory prayer doesn't know boundaries, same way that it doesn't when we pray for one another in this temporal life.

Patronage does not restrict a saint's intercession but highlights a relationship - not a limitation.

From what I understand, most patronages are not assigned but occur organically.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 10:23 AM (a4flb)

306 Apropos of naught in particular: Seems like "Jewish space lasers" are a thing? The IDF is using battle lasers in the Iran war ... they aim them at the bombs and missiles of the enemy, which heats them until they cook off and explode. Wild.

Posted by: Beverly at March 07, 2026 10:23 AM (reMys)

307 300 Grain of salt report. Supposedly Iran has apologized and surrendered to the neighboring countries and will.not shoot at them anymore.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026

Claimed it was "accidental. Media headline I saw said "Iran apologizes to neighbors, Trump vows to escalate war." Big bad USA going after apologetic little Iran...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 07, 2026 10:23 AM (VE6XX)

308 But there certainly are demons, grifters, and self-dealers who pose as Godly men (and women) to manipulate others, or to scam them for money. Talarico, e.g.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 07, 2026 10:21 AM (8zz6B)
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Yes, and I confess I have a particular animosity for "churches" that teach sin is just fine, even to the point of celebrating it. They are doing actual spiritual harm, jeopardizing souls who will remain complacent and unrepentant. The worst of them excuse the murder of infants, which means that are not servants of God, but Moloch. One cannot remain silent in the face of such horrific evil.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:24 AM (ZOv7s)

309 Xi Jinping has to be shitting bricks right now. We are completely dismantling Iran and our losses are limited to a couple of lucky shots and the Kuwaitis having itchy trigger fingers.

There is a theory that we know that Xi has ordered the invasion of Taiwan for 2027, and we are using Venezuela and Iran in part to demonstrate that this would be a Bad Idea.
Posted by: The ARC of History!

Winnie the Shit is finding out in real time that his reverse engineered weapons systems don't work.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2026 10:24 AM (oKJ0C)

310 Are you going to try out your umlaut skills like ace yesterday?
Posted by: banana Dream at March 07, 2026 10:21 AM (3uBP9)

To get real fancy, he needs to go for the eszett.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 07, 2026 10:24 AM (eOFY+)

311 I have a religious question. I believe in asking for the intercession of Saints. They often seem to have their areas they're known for, but if I ask Saint Charbel to intercede for a family member needing a job is he going to "say". , "That's not my purview. Please talk to St .Joseph down the hall."?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 10:10 AM (yZ9w

I see intercessary prayer as similar to asking friends/neighbors to pray for you. You're asking forba favor, so you're probably better off asking it of somebody you have a good relationship with than a total stronger.

Of course, there are some saints who were given specifically jurisdiction (eg St. Anthony for lost items.) Seeking them out is ainm to seeking out an expert for your problem. If your toilithe doesn't flush, you will consult a plumber, not an electrician.

Also remember that the saints are intercessaries-- they are a messenger between you and God, they are not independent actors with the ability to solve your problems on their own.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 07, 2026 10:25 AM (DOeHh)

312 Xi has to wonder what awful surprise will transpire the next time he dines with Trump.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Fortune cookie say, "You f*cked."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 10:25 AM (FXNzP)

313 There is a theory that we know that Xi has ordered the invasion of Taiwan for 2027, and we are using Venezuela and Iran in part to demonstrate that this would be a Bad Idea.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:22 AM (n1OCj)
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There's a report on one of the China channels I watch that the PLAAF has stopped flying sorties over the Taiwan Strait. China does not have a strategic petroleum reserve. Hard to invade when your ships have no fuel.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:26 AM (ZOv7s)

314 There is a theory that we know that Xi has ordered the invasion of Taiwan for 2027

Never forget that John Brennan got all of our spies in China killed through poor communications security, which did not have the slightest effect on his upward progress through the national security bureaucracy.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:26 AM (n1OCj)

315 I think Trump's visit to China is a bad idea.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 10:26 AM (GD0B3)

316 Since it doesn’t look like we are going to get a book thread, I splurged on a box set of The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth.

It’s a very nice edition and covers advanced comp sci concepts in a very jocular and interesting manner.

Knuth has a bit of a George RR Martin problem as he takes a long time release new volumes.

The series started in 1962 with three volumes and over the last 60 years has expanded to 5 volumes, 4a and 4b. He’s working on volume 5 but at 88 years old, he’s gotta hurry up and finish before it’s too late.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 07, 2026 10:27 AM (pfGJe)

317 Yes; I well understand people celebrating the beauties and truth of their own tradition, but I think l Jesus loves so many more people than Some Christianity's adherents do.

I'm trying to understand you - are you saying that Doctrine Divides therefore we should avoid it?

IOW, All paths lead to Christ? So if a person doesn't believe the Trinitarian doctrines, its OK to come up with something else? When Screwtape says that Mary could have aborted the Christ, that is OK?

Is the principle of 1 Corinthians 2:14 true or not? And if true, how does the Spirit lead people into Believe In Anything - Just Be Sincere

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 07, 2026 10:27 AM (a4flb)

318 Darn.. I see we are gonna lose Daryl Issa..Not running again because he was gerrymandered out of a seat in CA.

Posted by: It's me donna at March 07, 2026 10:27 AM (VE6XX)

319 Are you going to try out your umlaut skills like ace yesterday?
Posted by: banana Dream at March 07, 2026 10:21 AM (3uBP9)

Pixy refuses to let me post "my hovercraft is full of eels" in Russian.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:27 AM (n1OCj)

320 >>> Whenever I buy a box of rubber bands I use one, then the rest sit in a desk drawer until the next time I need a rubber band two years later they have all dried out and deteriorated or stuck together so they are worthless.
Posted by: muldoon at March 07, 2026 10:23 AM (qgHp7)

Yeah, what's up with that? They don't last anymore. But I've found rubberbands at work from the 60s 70s that are still stretchy. Vulcanized rubber. They must make them out of gopher guts now.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 07, 2026 10:28 AM (3uBP9)

321 There is a theory that we know that Xi has ordered the invasion of Taiwan for 2027,

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iiiiinteresting...where is this floated ?

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 10:28 AM (GD0B3)

322 Don't worry, there's more in that drawer with all the non functioning pens, food bag clips, and twisty ties.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 07, 2026

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Which reminds me, I need to bum a paper clip off of someone to attach my W-2 to my fed tax return. I used to get those at work, and I even had some at home. They appear to be all gone.

The "free" tax help this past week turned out to be worth just what I paid for it. The supposedly IRS-trained clerk at first said, "You made above our limit," until I pointed out my gross income, more than $5K below their line. Then she looked over my papers and told me I had too many forms, it would take more than half an hour, and she couldn't help me.

"If I can cobble this together in pencil," I said, "you can put it into your computer system just like that. I don't want you to submit the form, just check my answer." But no dice.

I asked why she couldn't have told me this on the phone when I called and described my situation. A shrug was my answer.

This week I'll mail the return. If I've made a mistake, I'm more than sure the IRS will tell me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 10:28 AM (wzUl9)

323 Iranian drone tech came from reverse engineering one of our drones that was shot down and Barky refused to retrieve it

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 10:28 AM (+nEug)

324 Book thread on Sunday, Thomas.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at March 07, 2026 10:29 AM (t/2Uw)

325 Apropos of naught in particular: Seems like "Jewish space lasers" are a thing?

Posted by: Beverly at March 07, 2026 10:23 AM (reMys)
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We live in strange times. Despite constant arguments to the contrary by Catholics, Orthodox, Lutherans, Calvinists (and lots of others) Dispensationalism continues have a hold on the American public.

However, I'm now seeing people argue that AKTUALLY it's a sneaky Jewish plot to make America a slave to Israel and THIS seems to actually gaining traction. What a stupid time to be alive.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

326 Tamar Ish Shalom @tamarishshalom

Rama Duwaji, the wife of NY Mayor Mamdani, liked posts praising the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel.

Yet the (embarrassing) New York Times headline describes it as “Support for the Palestinian cause.”

In an attempt to downplay the story, the NYT is implying that the “Palestinian Cause” means slaughtering 1,200 Israeli men, women, babies and the elderly, raping men and women, and kidnapping 251 people - including children, babies and grandparents over 80.

X: https://bit.ly/4rYuGTb

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 10:30 AM (P5BPp)

327 I'll mention a book about prayer:
"Moving Mountains: Praying with Passion, Confidence, and Authority" by John Eldredge.

https://a.co/d/02z01F5B

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 07, 2026 10:30 AM (2Ez/1)

328 Please pray for Publius, that he may find strength in the Lord and trust that things will work out. He has some dental surgery to deal with in a few months (which he doubts is a worthwhile investment - I disagree). Satan is jerking him around, and that needs to stop.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 07, 2026 10:30 AM (w6EFb)

329 ß ß ß

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 07, 2026 10:30 AM (FylAi)

330 289 Black orchid, had a funny thought reading your post and remembering those days when my boys were in college. I live near them now but spend a lot of time texting them about when they are returning from business trips as both travel for work. I am so lucky to still be part of their lives and wish the same for you.

aw thanks Sharon! am hoping that like you I keep everyone nearby. although we're planning on moving to AL after the youngest graduates so not sure how that is going to happen but who knows.

you are very blessed!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 07, 2026 10:30 AM (j+aD2)

331 iiiiinteresting...where is this floated ?

On X.

Of course, X is also full of AI videos of Tel Aviv being destroyed, so take it with a grain of salt.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:31 AM (n1OCj)

332 STORY OF THE DAY

A Florida man was found sunburned and disoriented on a causeway claiming he was kidnapped by dolphins & forced to build an underwater city.

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I hate when that happens.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 10:31 AM (FXNzP)

333 ümlaut skills, anyone?

Posted by: muldoon at March 07, 2026 10:32 AM (qgHp7)

334 Updating my daughter's latest post-cancer surgery and cancer treatments: After five years (doesn't seem that long in hindsight), she finally got the Signatera test. The post-test results said that she's now 100% cancer-free. Between God's help and members of The Horde, she's now pretty close to Original Issue condition.Thanks again to every Horder, Hordette, and Hordeling for sending the Words Up during her Time of Uncertainty … Y'all are the best.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 07, 2026 10:32 AM (ayRl+)

335 In an attempt to downplay the story, the NYT is implying that the “Palestinian Cause” means slaughtering 1,200 Israeli men, women, babies and the elderly, raping men and women, and kidnapping 251 people - including children, babies and grandparents over 80.

That is, in fact, precisely what the "Palestinian Cause" is.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:32 AM (n1OCj)

336 Did you know that the USS Abraham Lincoln has been sunk at least 4 times already?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 10:32 AM (+nEug)

337 Posted by: Dr_No at March 07, 2026 10:32 AM (ayRl+)

Great news

Posted by: It's me donna at March 07, 2026 10:32 AM (VE6XX)

338 The China Show had a special edition this week and they featured a collection of articles in the Global Times and other CCP mouthpieces explaining how super-awesome China's missiles were and how Iran was going to wipe out our airpower should we dare to test it.

Now? Silence.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:33 AM (ZOv7s)

339 The Reformation: I want the Bible alone, and the church's money. Amen

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 07, 2026 10:34 AM (YlWIZ)

340 Did you know that the USS Abraham Lincoln has been sunk at least 4 times already?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 10:32 AM (+nEug)
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I saw one that looked like they had rendered it out of legos.

Be better, China.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)

341
323 Iranian drone tech came from reverse engineering one of our drones that was shot down and Barky refused to retrieve it
Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 10:28 AM

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Chinese technical people in Iran spoofed it into landing at an Iranian airfield. Obama refused to even destroy it on the ground. It looked like he and his people wanted China and Iran to have it.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 07, 2026 10:34 AM (VWtfl)

342 Talerico looks just the Ellen who became Elliot. They both look like they are 12 years old.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at March 07, 2026 10:35 AM (t/2Uw)

343 iiiiinteresting...where is this floated ?

On X.

Of course, X is also full of AI videos of Tel Aviv being destroyed, so take it with a grain of salt.

Xi's long-standing directive to his flunkies was to be ready for a Taiwan invasion by 2027.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 07, 2026 10:35 AM (Riz8t)

344 There is a theory that we know that Xi has ordered the invasion of Taiwan for 2027

The theory you're referring to appears to stem from a combination of U.S. intelligence assessments about China's military modernization goals and recent geopolitical analyses linking U.S. military actions in Venezuela and Iran to broader deterrence strategies against China. I'll break this down based on available reporting and discussions, focusing on what is substantiated versus speculative. [ . . . ]

In summary, the "theory" has roots in real intelligence on China's 2027 readiness goals and ongoing debates about U.S. strategy, but it's overstated — the 2027 timeline is about potential capability, not a confirmed invasion order, and U.S. moves in Venezuela and Iran are multifaceted (involving regime change, counterterrorism, and energy security) rather than solely Taiwan-focused. If these actions are meant as a "demonstration," it's indirect and part of a larger "peace through strength" approach to raise costs for China. For the latest developments, ongoing monitoring of U.S.-China dialogues and PLA activities would be key.

Grok: https://bit.ly/4aWGTBH

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 10:36 AM (P5BPp)

345 Chinese technical people in Iran spoofed it into landing at an Iranian airfield. Obama refused to even destroy it on the ground. It looked like he and his people wanted China and Iran to have it.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 07, 2026 10:34 AM (VWtfl)
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What if it wasn't "spoofed." What if it was a setup. No, the operators didn't know, but backchannel people got control equipment to Iran, knew the flight path and arranged the "exploit" from the inside.

I mean, no less insidious than flying in pallets of cash.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:36 AM (ZOv7s)

346 Just flipped on Kaylee Mcenamy show an Pence is on. Said he was by Trump's side when he directed the killing of Sulemani.
Said he thinks Trump did the right thing with this strike . I strangely don't care about his opinion

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 07, 2026 10:36 AM (/C62k)

347 ü è Ä ö å

Special characters for sale! Please visit me at specialcharacters4sale.com 10% of and free shipping for your first order!

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 07, 2026 10:36 AM (FylAi)

348 STORY OF THE DAY

A Florida man was found sunburned and disoriented on a causeway claiming he was kidnapped by dolphins & forced to build an underwater city.

Again?! Man, this is becoming a real problem.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 07, 2026 10:36 AM (Riz8t)

349 Pixy refuses to let me post "my hovercraft is full of eels" in Russian.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:27 AM (n1OCj)

Thanks. You just ruined my excuse for tonight's ONT.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 07, 2026 10:36 AM (DOeHh)

350 The Palestinian cause, by Yassir Arafat, an Egyptian, "Where is mu money?"

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 07, 2026 10:37 AM (YlWIZ)

351 Xi's long-standing directive to his flunkies was to be ready for a Taiwan invasion by 2027.

And he's quite serious about that - Xi's excuse for exceeding the usual ten-year term for a Chinese leader is that continuity of leadership is required for finally dealing with Taiwan.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:37 AM (n1OCj)

352 Please pray for Publius, that he may find strength in the Lord and trust that things will work out. He has some dental surgery to deal with in a few months (which he doubts is a worthwhile investment - I disagree). Satan is jerking him around, and that needs to stop.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 07, 2026 10:30 AM (w6EFb)
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Prayer for a complete and speedy recovery

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 10:38 AM (RIvkX)

353 Nazi says what?

Graham Platner says that billionaires are responsible for the trans in sports issue: “I was a captain of my high school wrestling team in 2003. I wrestled girls. Nobody cared. There was no uproar. We had girls wrestling in boys wrestling, or vice versa, 20-plus years ago. There was a girl on our high school football team. Nobody cared. I’m sorry—I cannot take it seriously.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 10:39 AM (FXNzP)

354 348 STORY OF THE DAY

A Florida man was found sunburned and disoriented on a causeway claiming he was kidnapped by dolphins & forced to build an underwater city.

Again?! Man, this is becoming a real problem.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 07, 2026 10:36 AM (Riz8t
Were they Somali dolphins?

Posted by: Eromero at March 07, 2026 10:39 AM (sH4Bk)

355 Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson

President Trump now has his eyes on Cuba: “We’re looking forward to the great change that will soon be coming to Cuba. Cuba is at the end of the line.”

X video: https://bit.ly/3MSn85b

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 07, 2026 10:39 AM (P5BPp)

356 ü è Ä ö å

The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 10:40 AM (Kt19C)

357 The CCP wants Taiwan back, and while people keep talking about how patient the Chinese are, that doesn't apply to Communists. They want unification yesterday, and may have the self-awareness to know that their demographic collapse is going to make a war harder and harder to sustain.

So there was always something of a race against time in that respect, though for a while it seemed offset by what seemed to be inevitable American decline. I remain convinced that the best time for China to attack was 2023 or 2024 at the latest. Biden was a pawn and his people would have kept him out of the way, with "covid" and release statements while sending Harris out to make word salads. Our spineless flag officers would have happily sat and watched it all unfold.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:40 AM (ZOv7s)

358 - Fen, Philippians 4:6 tells you who to make your requests known to.

We are also told there is one God and one mediator between God and man. Who's that?

Now, there are those who allow others to explain away the clear meaning of scripture for them. Not this kid.

Matt 23:9 is one of many of those. Right in the midst of the Scribes and Pharisees getting hammered.

I could go on...

Posted by: TeeJ at March 07, 2026 10:40 AM (o2gtA)

359 I wrestled girls. Nobody cared. There was no uproar.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 10:39 AM (FXNzP)
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I find that hard to believe. Of course, did he also share locker rooms with them?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:42 AM (ZOv7s)

360 Biden was a pawn and his people would have kept him out of the way, with "covid" and release statements while sending Harris out to make word salads. Our spineless flag officers would have happily sat and watched it all unfold.

If I were Xi, I'd wait until until 2029, to see if the D's recapture the Presidency.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:42 AM (n1OCj)

361 STORY OF THE DAY

A Florida man was found sunburned and disoriented on a causeway claiming he was kidnapped by dolphins & forced to build an underwater city.

Again?! Man, this is becoming a real problem.
Posted by: Archimedes

Meesa say dis person all fucked upa!

Posted by: Jar Jar Binks at March 07, 2026 10:42 AM (/a1Sq)

362 >>>
A Florida man was found sunburned and disoriented on a causeway claiming he was kidnapped by dolphins & forced to build an underwater city.

Again?! Man, this is becoming a real problem.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 07, 2026 10:36 AM (Riz8t)

He needs representation. Time for a walkout, Strike! Human Underwater Dolphin City Builders of the World UNITE!

Posted by: banana Dream - HUDCBotW Member in good standing at March 07, 2026 10:43 AM (3uBP9)

363 Xi has to wonder what awful surprise will transpire the next time he dines with Trump.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)

All 50 of the ground to ship missile China sold to Iran failed.
None of Chinas stuff works as advertised.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:43 AM (gbOdA)

364 Cuba is self imploding. Whodathunk taking out Maduro would have such wide ranging repercussions.... other than everyone here

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 10:43 AM (+nEug)

365 Now, there are those who allow others to explain away the clear meaning of scripture for them. Not this kid.

Posted by: TeeJ at March 07, 2026 10:40 AM (o2gtA)
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Do you ever ask other people to pray for you? Serious question.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:43 AM (ZOv7s)

366 NYPost: Epstein prison guard googled him minutes before body found — and made mysterious deposit before pedophile’s suicide: DOJ

Posted by: SMOD at March 07, 2026 10:43 AM (GITLP)

367 362 >>>
A Florida man was found sunburned and disoriented on a causeway claiming he was kidnapped by dolphins & forced to build an underwater city.

This is totally false, and our lawyers are prepare to take action against this vile slander...

Posted by: Big Dolphin at March 07, 2026 10:44 AM (eOFY+)

368 He needs representation. Time for a walkout, Strike! Human Underwater Dolphin City Builders of the World UNITE!
Posted by: banana Dream - HUDCBotW Member in good standing at March 07, 2026 10:43 AM (3uBP9)

He told officers the dolphins communicated through "a series of clicks that he eventually learned to interpret" and that the project foreman was a dolphin he referred to as "Gerald"

When asked how he breathed underwater for 3 days he said "Gerald handled that. I didn't ask questions. You don't question Gerald."

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:44 AM (gbOdA)

369 Jerry Dunleavy IV
@JerryDunleavy
Pakistani national Asif Merchant — who admitted on the stand that he willingly worked for Iranian intelligence, had an IRGC handler, & agreed to assassinate Trump & others on behalf of the IRGC — was found guilty of the murder-for-hire plot by a NYC jury.

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Well, I hope the IRGC kept their receipt.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 10:44 AM (FXNzP)

370 All 50 of the ground to ship missile China sold to Iran failed.
None of Chinas stuff works as advertised.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:43 AM (gbOdA)
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China has a world-historical corruption problem. Even Russia was never this bad. The Russians had some issues, but the baseline equipment worked, and often worked very well.

Everyone in China is in on the take, and no one cares who gets hurt.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:46 AM (ZOv7s)

371 Thirteen minutes ago:

The United Arab Emirates reports new missile and drone attacks as Iran continued its retaliatory strikes across the Gulf.

So much for the claim that Iran would stop attacking Arab states...

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:46 AM (n1OCj)

372 I need to rotate laundry but the cat has immobilized my foot.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:48 AM (ZOv7s)

373 353 Nazi says what?

Graham Platner says that billionaires are responsible for the trans in sports issue: “I was a captain of my high school wrestling team in 2003. I wrestled girls. Nobody cared. There was no uproar. We had girls wrestling in boys wrestling, or vice versa, 20-plus years ago. There was a girl on our high school football team. Nobody cared. I’m sorry—I cannot take it seriously.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 10:39 AM (FXNzP)

Was there a girls' wrestling team, or did the girls wrestle against the boys (in a sport that is already divided into weight classes to avoid an unfair advantage) because that is the only way they could participate? If you can't see a difference between that and a boy/man participating in a girls/women's only event there is seriously something wrong with you.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 07, 2026 10:48 AM (DOeHh)

374 I guess the WWII spirit of, "There's a war on, you know!" is long gone. A different time, a different peoples, a different zeitgeist.

You got that right. I've been re-watching The World At War. Those Brits are not just from a different time, they're from a different world.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 07, 2026 10:49 AM (ufSfZ)

375 China built economy on 40 to 50 dollar illegal Iran and Venezuela oil.
Now that is gone.
So they go from 50 to 100 dollar oil within about 3 weeks.
Their 5 years plan just took it in the butthole.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:50 AM (gbOdA)

376 lol, while touring the US and doing shows and interviews, Tommy Robinson took apart that UK fraud called Piers Morgan. Among other things. Tommy is great. He is trying to warn the US about the threat of sharia. he lived though its rise and is now living through its consequences in the UK and Europe. Timely, they have a playbook.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 10:50 AM (GD0B3)

377 Top elected officials in Virginia are ducking the press. Why? Because a repeat, violent illegal immigrant was on the streets, not in prison, and stabbed to death, a forty year old mother at a bus stop.

Three times the police sent emails warning that he was violent and may killsomeone. And he did.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 10:51 AM (rsCxw)

378 1 Kings 2:19

What did Solomon do with his mother?

He put a throne for her on his right.

What did she do there?

She interceded for the people.

Jesus did no less for His mother.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 10:51 AM (qFwJc)

379 The Russians had some issues, but the baseline equipment worked, and often worked very well.

Everyone in China is in on the take, and no one cares who gets hurt.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:46 AM (ZOv7s)

The Russian early warning radar missed 100% of the US flying into Venezuela.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 07, 2026 10:51 AM (gbOdA)

380 ABC News
@ABC
The sinking of an Iranian warship Tuesday by a U.S. submarine thousands of miles from the war zone in international waters raises questions about whether the attack was legal under the rules of war.

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Once that torpedo blew, it became a war zone.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 10:52 AM (FXNzP)

381 If you can't see a difference between that and a boy/man participating in a girls/women's only event there is seriously something wrong with you.
Posted by: tankdemon at March 07, 2026 10:48 AM (DOeHh)
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There is something wrong with him. That's obvious.

I've said before that it's completely insane that we went from "Colleges are rape factories, protect the girls!" to "You must shower naked with that man, bigot!"

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:52 AM (ZOv7s)

382

Left in 2022: $4 gas is no biggie quit whining, Biden is awesome

Left Now: gas at $3 is going to kill every man woman and child on the face of the earth

Posted by: Heroq at March 07, 2026 10:52 AM (XXK+d)

383 None of Chinas stuff works as advertised.

The wrappers were pretty.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 10:53 AM (Kt19C)

384 My History teacher was a Marine Corps officer. After contracting malaria in the South Pacific he was recuperating in San Diego. He went to a store to buy a white dress shirt. The clerk said that they didn't have any and said

"Don't you know there's a war going on?"

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 10:53 AM (qFwJc)

385 Chineseium.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 10:53 AM (qFwJc)

386 > All 50 of the ground to ship missile China sold to Iran failed.
None of Chinas stuff works as advertised.
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Failed? Or spoofed, jammed, shot down? Whatever the case they apparently are not quite up to snuff. I'm not surprised.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 10:53 AM (jtM2q)

387 sinking of an Iranian warship Tuesday by a U.S. submarine thousands of miles from the war zone

That's a long range torpedo.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 10:55 AM (Kt19C)

388 Security incident causes Southwest fight to divert into Atlanta last night. Weird "heads down, hands up" chanting going on. Not sure who that is coming from.

https://tinyurl.com/37zwfe5y

Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 10:55 AM (Y1sOo)

389 So much for the claim that Iran would stop attacking Arab states...
Posted by: The ARC of History!

Dude, it was an Islamic promise.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 10:55 AM (FXNzP)

390 The sinking of an Iranian warship Tuesday by a U.S. submarine thousands of miles from the war zone in international waters raises questions about whether the attack was legal under the rules of war.

ABC, 1939:

The sinking of the Graf Spee warship Tuesday by a British squadron thousands of miles from the war zone in international waters raises questions about whether the attack was legal under the rules of war.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:55 AM (n1OCj)

391 The sinking of an Iranian warship Tuesday by a U.S. submarine thousands of miles from the war zone in international waters raises questions about whether the attack was legal under the rules of war.
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Once that torpedo blew, it became a war zone.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 10:52 AM (FXNzP)
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I love the International Law crowd falling over themselves defending a lawless terrorist state.

BTW, another Iranian ship on the same exercise interned itself in a Sri Lankan port. That was the smart play.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:55 AM (ZOv7s)

392 Dolphins are clever, who knows what they are up to?

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 10:56 AM (Ia/+0)

393 None of Chinas stuff works as advertised.

The wrappers were pretty.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 10:53 AM (Kt19C)

None of the fireworks I've shot off over the years have killed me, so there's that.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Did Lose a Thumb, But That Was the Whiskey's Fault. at March 07, 2026 10:57 AM (/x4R5)

394 The sinking of the Graf Spee warship Tuesday by a British squadron thousands of miles from the war zone in international waters raises questions about whether the attack was legal under the rules of war.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:55 AM (n1OCj)
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Technically, the Graf Spee scuttled itself.

But the point stands.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:57 AM (ZOv7s)

395 I have now lived long enough to hear people seriously claim that it is illegal to sink an enemy warship in international waters.

A brand-new wrinkle in so-called "international law".

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:58 AM (n1OCj)

396 During covid the fam and I were getting stir crazy. Florida was starting to open a little. So we planned a week down there. Mostly Universal and seaworld. You got your own cabana type setup by this big wading pool with some sea creatures in it. Felt good. But we also scheduled a dolphin "experience". These are normally very expensive but with things shut down the prices were very reasonable.

We weren't wearing masks for the most part while we were there, but suddenly the staff told us we had to put them on around the dolphin. ??? A black waterproof mask. I don't know what they were thinking.

Anyway, the dolphin experience was you stand out in the water and the dolphins swim around you and then when you are done you get to hold on to the dolphin and he pulls you for a ride. Just you, the dolphin, and your stupid mask.

So I'm getting ready for the dolphin to yoink me up and away and he looks at me, intelligent mammal to intelligent mammal and we bonded in that instance. I very distinctly remember staring into his soulful eyes as he looked at me in my mask, in the middle of a wide bay, alone with him, and he communicated to me this message:

YOU STUPID MF'ER!

Posted by: banana Dream at March 07, 2026 10:59 AM (3uBP9)

397 Posted by: TeeJ at March 07, 2026 10:40 AM (o2gtA)

I make my requests known to Jesus regularly. I. The same way. I ask for friends on earth to pray to Jesus for me, I ask Saints to intercede for me. I DO NOT pray to them . I ask them to pray They are recognized as holy through miracles and are very close to Jesus.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 10:59 AM (GdrUi)

398 I have now lived long enough to hear people seriously claim that it is illegal to sink an enemy warship in international waters.

A brand-new wrinkle in so-called "international law".
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:58 AM (n1OCj)
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And so close to Pride Month!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 10:59 AM (ZOv7s)

399 That's a long range torpedo.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 07, 2026 10:55 AM (Kt19C)

Yes, it is.

Posted by: The Paolo at March 07, 2026 10:59 AM (/x4R5)

400 Dear IRGC, Charlie Manson wants his foreign policy back.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 07, 2026 10:59 AM (YlWIZ)

401 I love the International Law crowd falling over themselves defending a lawless terrorist state.

The sole point of "international law" is to constrain the activities of Western countries.

The savages can do whatever they want.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:59 AM (n1OCj)

402 @365 - Yes of course.

Live brothers and sisters who can actually hear me.
Not those who a "church" has taken it upon itself to decide who is a saint and who can't hear me.

Posted by: TeeJ at March 07, 2026 11:00 AM (o2gtA)

403 "...raises questions about whether the attack was legal under the rules of war."
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Just where are these Rules Of War written down?

Posted by: I gotta ask at March 07, 2026 11:00 AM (2Ez/1)

404 I make my requests known to Jesus regularly. I. The same way. I ask for friends on earth to pray to Jesus for me, I ask Saints to intercede for me. I DO NOT pray to them . I ask them to pray They are recognized as holy through miracles and are very close to Jesus.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 10:59 AM (GdrUi)

Not trying to be flip or anything, but it sounds like you got a good handle on it.

Posted by: Denny Crane - Sometimes I Can Be Serious. at March 07, 2026 11:01 AM (/x4R5)

405 The sole point of "international law" is to constrain the activities of Western countries.

The savages can do whatever they want.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 07, 2026 10:59 AM (n1OCj)
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It's always "who, whom" with those people. Has been for a while.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 11:01 AM (ZOv7s)

406 Prayer for a complete and speedy recovery

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 10:38 AM (RIvkX)

Thank you. He needs deep faith, and like me in earlier times, he kinda keeps God at arms length.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 07, 2026 11:01 AM (w6EFb)

407 Don't naval ops generally occur in international waters?

Posted by: Halfhand at March 07, 2026 11:02 AM (I9O2A)

408 Cuba is self imploding. Whodathunk taking out Maduro would have such wide ranging repercussions.... other than everyone here
Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 10:43 AM

I know, right? Total mystery. 😂

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 07, 2026 11:03 AM (Wnv9h)

409 Don't naval ops generally occur in international waters?
Posted by: Halfhand at March 07, 2026 11:02 AM (I9O2A)
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AKSHUALLY, International Law requires a petition to the UN for permission to conduct combat in a specific five-mile area at a time agreed upon by both sides.

Posted by: Liberal International Law Expert at March 07, 2026 11:04 AM (ZOv7s)

410
The sinking of an Iranian warship Tuesday by a U.S. submarine thousands of miles from the war zone in international waters raises questions about whether the attack was legal under the rules of war.

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Iran is launching missiles and drones at countries
outside the war zone.

If they could sink US Navy ships thousands of miles away they would have done it by now..

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 07, 2026 11:04 AM (VWtfl)

411 Iran is launching missiles and drones at countries
outside the war zone.

If they could sink US Navy ships thousands of miles away they would have done it by now..
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 07, 2026 11:04 AM (VWtfl)
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The essence of "rules and norms" is for the West to accept being gracious losers.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 11:05 AM (ZOv7s)

412 The United Arab Emirates reports new missile and drone attacks as Iran continued its retaliatory strikes across the Gulf.

So much for the claim that Iran would stop attacking Arab states...

It probably means that there is no centralized control of the military now, and individual officers are doing what they damn well please. This could be good or bad.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 07, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

413 "The CCP wants Taiwan back"

The PRC has never governed Taiwan or exercised sovereignty over it.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 07, 2026 11:06 AM (w6EFb)

414 404 I make my requests known to Jesus regularly. I. The same way. I ask for friends on earth to pray to Jesus for me, I ask Saints to intercede for me. I DO NOT pray to them . I ask them to pray They are recognized as holy through miracles and are very close to Jesus.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 10:59 AM (GdrUi)

Not trying to be flip or anything, but it sounds like you got a good handle on it.
Posted by: Denny Crane - Sometimes I Can Be Serious. at March 07, 2026 11:01 AM (/x4R5)

Hope I get to that point someday.

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 11:07 AM (Sco7b)

415 ABC News, 1942.

The sinking of four aircraft carriers at Midway raises questions about the USN expanding the war.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 11:07 AM (FXNzP)

416 The CCP wants Taiwan back"

The PRC has never governed Taiwan or exercised sovereignty over it.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 07, 2026 11:06 AM (w6EFb)
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They want it back under Mainland control. The fact that the KMT unified China but the CCP has not is an ongoing humiliation for them.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 11:08 AM (ZOv7s)

417 The biggest question surrounding that sinking is did the sub commander have a judicial warrant for the sinking. If he didn't, whoaa boy! Is he in trouble!!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 07, 2026 11:09 AM (FylAi)

418 53 Dems Vote Against Declaring Iran a State Sponsor of Terror

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More of a misunderstanding really.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 11:10 AM (FXNzP)

419 Well, I have to get going. God be with you!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 11:11 AM (ZOv7s)

420 Audiobook (on the bluetooth earpiece) so as not to scare the fish.

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at March 07, 2026 11:11 AM (sI8S8)

421 Stateless, I have been praying for you

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 11:13 AM (DoBxX)

422 If we had todays FNM in 1945 not only would they have called Truman a war criminal for the nuclear bombs, but they would have attacked Audie Murphy for using a tank destroyer weapon directly on german soldiers to defend his men.

Even watching Hunt for Red October I think "the U.S. ambassador to the USSR is fully on the side of the U.S. and its believable, that wouldn't be the case today (well maybe today, but not when Barky and then Biden were appointing the ambassadors) when I last watched the movie.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026 11:13 AM (vlkz/)

423 It was a mostly peaceful sinking.

Posted by: The media we used to watch at March 07, 2026 11:13 AM (2Ez/1)

424 Really too damp outside to do much
Can't read ebook because its being used
Didn't get up until late so don't need a nap

Is it tok early to start drinking?

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 11:14 AM (Ia/+0)

425 Iran seeking asylum in Sri Lanka. So are navy relatives in Iran being stalked by the IRGC? Imagine the intellegence treasure trove aboard that vessel! Goats! WW2 small arms! Porn!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 07, 2026 11:14 AM (YlWIZ)

426 Security incident causes Southwest fight to divert into Atlanta last night. Weird "heads down, hands up" chanting going on. Not sure who that is coming from.

https://tinyurl.com/37zwfe5y
Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 10:55 AM (Y1sOo)

Not sure what is going on there, but the guilty party(s) should be put to death.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 07, 2026 11:16 AM (8zz6B)

427 You gotta start in the morning if you're going to drink all day.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at March 07, 2026 11:16 AM (2Ez/1)

428 Is it too early to start drinking?
Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 11:14 AM (Ia/+0)

Not in my book. I'm writing, or I'd be half in the bag already (11.14am, EST)

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 07, 2026 11:17 AM (ufSfZ)

429 421 Stateless, I have been praying for you
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 11:13 AM (DoBxX)

Thank you so much. I am getting counseling this week and medications for anxiety and depression.

My issues pale in comparison to others here....

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 11:18 AM (Sco7b)

430 Skip you know you can install kindle and other e-reader apps on your phone and computer. Or buy a 2nd e-reader, they don't cost all that much.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026 11:19 AM (vlkz/)

431 Security incident causes Southwest fight to divert into Atlanta last night. Weird "heads down, hands up" chanting going on. Not sure who that is coming from.

https://tinyurl.com/37zwfe5y
Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 10:55 AM (Y1sOo)

Not sure what is going on there, but the guilty party(s) should be put to death.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 07, 2026 11:16 AM (8zz6B)

ME looking man (allegedly) made a bomb threat, fright had to be diverted to Atlanta, and SWAT took him off the flight.

Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 11:19 AM (GD0B3)

432 The PRC has never governed Taiwan or exercised sovereignty over it.

There is a reason Mao never got his feet wet. He never washed his ass anyways, and even today the Red Chinamen would bleed profusely if they ever tried to cross the Taiwan Strait.

Posted by: Old Iron Pants at March 07, 2026 11:19 AM (Ksqrb)

433 I bet that in Mr. Hegseth's Navy there are no JAGs on the bridge giving OKs or thumbs down on engagement.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 07, 2026 11:22 AM (gm9Sb)

434 Muldoon, Thank you for the update. Sorry not all answers were found. Glad the most recent efforts were made by law enforcement and others. Prayers are sent for peace in your family.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at March 07, 2026 11:22 AM (yTvNw)

435 My issues pale in comparison to others here....
Posted by: Stateless

Me too, but they don't feel small while we're in it.

Sometimes I think of our time in the world as spiritual boot camp - can be so tough, but trust that God is shaping you and will always see you through.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 07, 2026 11:22 AM (tcsrY)

436 James Woods Goes Nuclear: If You Back Chopping Up 5-Year-Olds, You’re Certifiably Nuts
“If you’re still a Democrat and you support mutilating five year olds because they like the color pink, you’re just a monster.”

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But what about LGBTEIEIO?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 07, 2026 11:22 AM (FXNzP)

437 Thank you so much. I am getting counseling this week and medications for anxiety and depression.

My issues pale in comparison to others here....
Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 11:18 AM (Sco7b)

Speaking as someone who has chronic depression, Stateless, don't downplay it. Yes, other people have problems, but that darkness is a destructive beast.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 07, 2026 11:22 AM (ufSfZ)

438 >>Not sure what is going on there

It's weird. Not sure if it's coming from other pax or the cabin crew.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 07, 2026 11:23 AM (Y1sOo)

439
The CCP wants Taiwan back"

The PRC has never governed Taiwan or exercised sovereignty over it.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 07, 2026 11:06 AM (w6EFb)
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They want it back under Mainland control. The fact that the KMT unified China but the CCP has not is an ongoing humiliation for them.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 07, 2026 11:08 AM (ZOv7s)

I've long asserted that the CCP doesn't actually give a shit about Taiwan the island. They're only interested in wiping out the KMT, for the long-ago humiliation of getting their asses kicked by the Nationalists so badly in S China that they had to undertake The Long March to survive in N China.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 07, 2026 11:25 AM (Th7dZ)

440 Taiwan and China used to lob shells at each other, but they had civilized rules, they paused on weekends or somthing like that. (Taiwan had mandatory service and my work has Taiwan born scientists, one was talking about this one time, but I confess my memory is super fuzzy on the details) there was some contested island maybe.

Not sure about today, but I used to think China would never invade Taiwan, they would just rig the Taiwan congress and get a unification resolution passed.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 07, 2026 11:26 AM (vlkz/)

441 - Fen, you also think the niv (purposely lower case) is a proper Bible version.
It is just one of many New Age Bible versions.
If that doesn't ring a bell, put that and, I think the gal's name was Gail Riplinger (it's been around 50 years) in a search engine.
Maybe also put "American Presbyterian Church ESV" in a search engine.
Scroll to the bottom on that one and read what has been done to certain verses. You'll find the highly touted nasb has done the same to some.
Then scroll back up and read about Wescott and Hort.

And down to comment 413 no one has touched Matt 23:9 yet.

Pardon the delay but one finger typing on this phone...

Also, I realize I come across as harsh on matters but know it's intended in love.
Some might remember my old I'm gone for now...
Leofb

Posted by: TeeJ at March 07, 2026 11:26 AM (o2gtA)

442 407 Don't naval ops generally occur in international waters?
Posted by: Halfhand at March 07, 2026 11:02 AM (I9O2A)

Usually, but not always. I recall one patrol we made on The Carver in a place in the middle of Long Island, called Mills Pond. That was a tense one.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 07, 2026 11:26 AM (e2WND)

443 Speaking as someone who has chronic depression, Stateless, don't downplay it. Yes, other people have problems, but that darkness is a destructive beast.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 07, 2026 11:22 AM (ufSfZ)

Can it be helped?

Also nood.

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 11:27 AM (Sco7b)

444 Fen, you also think the niv (purposely lower case) is a proper Bible version.
It is just one of many New Age Bible versions.

I use the Douay-Rheims version; it's a 16th century translation of the Latin Vulgate.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 07, 2026 11:29 AM (ufSfZ)

445 ME looking man (allegedly) made a bomb threat, fright had to be diverted to Atlanta, and SWAT took him off the flight.
Posted by: runner at March 07, 2026 11:19 AM (GD0B3)

Terrorism, then. Bullet to the brain.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 07, 2026 11:31 AM (8zz6B)

446 Prayers for all.

Posted by: Mick at March 07, 2026 11:39 AM (HFx9z)

447 I actually use various versions of the Bible to compare translations. My favorite is the KJV Life Application Bible . Now, if anyone else wants to argue with me, I'm afraid I have to leave now😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 11:46 AM (PFs9e)

448 As always, with regard to the "lead us not into temptation" part of the Lord's Prayer, I pray for God to harden the investigators' and prosecutors' hearts against False Mercy for the guilty fraudsters. That would be cruel to their innocent victims, which is all of us, and also temptation. I have never made six figures in my life, and the "services" frauds (like daycare or medical transport) are auto-laundering, since the money comes from an official business already. If they go "oh well we just don't have enough resources" and only focus on the 7+ figure frauds, then that would be injustice for the public, and also a temptation for the less successful. May the guilty all get hard time in Federal prison and/or deported with prejudice, amen.

Posted by: SciVo at March 07, 2026 12:11 PM (Sy6m/)

Daily Tech News 7 March 2026

Top Story

New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has killed the Exploration Upper Stage project for the SLS and will be open to bids for a replacement that might actually exist some day. (Ars Technica)

Development of the Exploration Upper Stage has been in progress since 2016, with the initial launch date set for 2021. It's five years behind schedule and with $3.5 billion spent so far - nearly ten times the initial estimate - is no close to reality.

The lead contractor for the project was Boeing, for what it's worth.

Tech News

Lenovo's new ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 received a 10 out of 10 score for repairability on iFixit. (Liliputing)

It comes in both Intel (Panther Lake) and AMD (Ryzen 400 series) models, and uses LPCAMM2 rather than soldered memory. The display, keyboard, and battery are easily swapped out, as are the memory and SSD. The Thunderbolt ports are modular - there's a little adaptor that connects the socket to a matching socket on the motherboard, so if you trip over the cable you break a $2 part rather than the entire $2000 laptop.

A welcome change.
Indie game Slay the Spire 2 has 393,000 players on Steam right now. (WCCFTech)

That's a thousand times more than much-hyped TenCent-backed title High Guard, which received top billing at the Video Game Awards. (Which are, apparently, bigger than the Super Bowl, though I resolutely watch neither.)

Video games are alive and well. The video game industry is dying of self-inflicted wounds. Latest heir to the Concord crown is expected to be Marathon, though it's been out for two days and isn't dead yet.
AI startup Hayden AI is suing its former CEO over alleged instances of fraud and theft and pettifoggery and exaggerating on his resume. (Ars Technica)

The mopery and dopery appears to go back a ways:
According to Carson's LinkedIn profile, he completed a doctorate from Waseda University in Tokyo in 2007.
"That is a lie," the complaint states. "Carson does not hold a PhD from Waseda or any other university. In 2007, he was not obtaining a PhD but was operating 'Splat Action Sports,' a paintball equipment business in a Florida strip mall."
Did he use Cluely to get the job?
Things are bad, but not that bad. (Tom's Hardware)

Yes, prices of 32GB memory kits did hit $4000 on Newegg, up almost tenfold in a single day.

It only affected a couple of ranges of G.Skill memory - 27 products in all - including some bundles containing that specific memory. Affected prices should be back to the new normal now.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: You can't go wrong with a potato. Or you can, I guess, but you'll at least know you messed up.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

Comments

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at March 07, 2026 04:01 AM (+YA9H)

2 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at March 07, 2026 04:01 AM (lJ0H4)

3 Morning.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 07, 2026 04:03 AM (BLOW1)

4 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 07, 2026 04:03 AM (bQ4nt)

5 According to Carson's LinkedIn profile, he completed a doctorate from Waseda University in Tokyo in 2007.

"That is a lie," the complaint states. "Carson does not hold a PhD from Waseda or any other university. In 2007, he was not obtaining a PhD but was operating 'Splat Action Sports,' a paintball equipment business in a Florida strip mall."

Maybe call up one or two of the references, rather than just trusting his resume? See if they're all real people, or just the same guy talking through AutoTune?

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 04:04 AM (VHUov)

6 >>>AI startup Hayden AI is suing its former CEO over alleged instances of fraud and theft and pettifoggery and exaggerating on his resume. (Ars Technica)

The mopery and dopery appears to go back a ways

>Let the AI prosecute the case. He may have bailed with his retirement because he knew the product was shit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 04:15 AM (M9gjJ)

7 Maybe call up one or two of the references, rather than just trusting his resume? See if they're all real people, or just the same guy talking through AutoTune?
Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 04:04 AM (VHUov)

I was grossly disappointed when I got older and found out that older people are actually mostly just better at keeping their mouths shut, and otherwise the same dumbasses that they were when they were younger people.

Posted by: SciVo at March 07, 2026 04:18 AM (Sy6m/)

8 via @redsteeze

David M. McIntosh
@DavidMMcintosh
17h
Trump's State Department discovers what the Biden State Department was up to for 4 years: "I think we were trying to make the maps more gay."

accompanying video!

Posted by: m at March 07, 2026 04:20 AM (+YA9H)

9 They cancelled Exploration Upper Stage but are continuing with Artemis in hopes of increasing flight rotation.
Rotation 1
Rotation 1
Rotation 1

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 04:22 AM (83+LM)

10 >>>... fraud and theft and pettifoggery ... (Ars Technica)

lions and tigers and bears
oh, my

Posted by: m at March 07, 2026 04:24 AM (+YA9H)

11 @visegrad24 . 1h
Romanian TV news:

“Our only chance to solve the demographic crisis in Romanian is for migrants to come here and have children with Romanian women”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 04:28 AM (83+LM)

12 >Let the AI prosecute the case. He may have bailed with his retirement because he knew the product was shit.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 04:15 AM (M9gjJ)

Funny thing about Imposter Syndrome: sometimes it's because they really don't know what they're doing, they tried the ol' "fake it 'til you make it" when they shouldn't have, and their subsequent freak-out is justifiable and correct. Well, that's not to justify their behavior; I mean, they should've panicked sooner, before it reached the point where quitting had consequences for others.

Posted by: SciVo at March 07, 2026 04:28 AM (Sy6m/)

13 7 I was grossly disappointed when I got older and found out that older people are actually mostly just better at keeping their mouths shut, and otherwise the same dumbasses that they were when they were younger people.
Posted by: SciVo

Don't be disappointed. That's 90% of true wisdom right there.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 07, 2026 04:29 AM (BLOW1)

14 he UK announced it’s sending the air defense-destroyer HMS Dragon to protect UK airbases on Cyprus from Hezbollah’s suicide drone attacks against the island.

That deployment has now been delayed.

The union says repairs are held up because the naval base only operates 9–5
_Telegraph

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 04:30 AM (83+LM)

15 11 @visegrad24 . 1h
Romanian TV news:

“Our only chance to solve the demographic crisis in Romanian is for migrants to come here and have children with Romanian women”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 04:28 AM (83+LM)

Ethnocide, straight up. They are ruled by evil.

Posted by: SciVo at March 07, 2026 04:33 AM (Sy6m/)

16 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 07, 2026 04:35 AM (Wg6v7)

17 16 Mornin'
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 07, 2026 04:35 AM (Wg6v7)

That it is!

Posted by: m at March 07, 2026 04:36 AM (+YA9H)

18 13 7 I was grossly disappointed when I got older and found out that older people are actually mostly just better at keeping their mouths shut, and otherwise the same dumbasses that they were when they were younger people.
Posted by: SciVo

Don't be disappointed. That's 90% of true wisdom right there.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 07, 2026 04:29 AM (BLOW1)

What you say reflects my experience, too. Except for the rather large number of older people--elderly, maybe--who simply cannot shut up, maybe a reversion to childhood?

Posted by: m at March 07, 2026 04:38 AM (+YA9H)

19 >>>I was grossly disappointed when I got older and found out that older people are actually mostly just better at keeping their mouths shut, and otherwise the same dumbasses that they were when they were younger people.
Posted by: SciVo

Don't be disappointed. That's 90% of true wisdom right there.

>It's better to just watch the drama without volunteering anything unless asked directly. Sure, people lack experience, but you will soon learn who the narcissists are and those are the dangerous ones. Enjoy the spectacle!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 04:55 AM (M9gjJ)

20 The union says repairs are held up because the naval base only operates 9–5
_Telegraph

But you've got dreams he'll never take away
In the same boat with a lot of your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in
And the tide's gonna turn an' it's all gonna roll your way

Posted by: Dolly Parton at March 07, 2026 05:03 AM (D0HYP)

21 >>>The union says repairs are held up because the naval base only operates 9–5
_Telegraph

>That's hilarious. The Brits are becoming the French. Surrender now and save yourselves the trouble.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 05:08 AM (M9gjJ)

22
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 07, 2026 05:25 AM (tljrc)

23 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at March 07, 2026 05:26 AM (AN2gy)

24 19 It's better to just watch the drama without volunteering anything unless asked directly. Sure, people lack experience....
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 04:55 AM (M9gjJ)

1) Don't answer a question that hasn't been asked.
2) Just because someone asks a question doesn't mean you have to answer it.

Posted by: m at March 07, 2026 05:27 AM (+YA9H)

25 >>> That's hilarious. The Brits are becoming the French. Surrender now and save yourselves the trouble

I saw a meme yesterday showing the names and flags of Islamic countries in favor of actions in Iran. Basically every Gulf state. The Islamic countries opposed: England, France and Spain.

Posted by: fluffy at March 07, 2026 05:31 AM (AN2gy)

26 What you say reflects my experience, too. Except for the rather large number of older people--elderly, maybe--who simply cannot shut up, maybe a reversion to childhood?
Posted by: m at March 07, 2026 04:38 AM (+YA9H

Yeah, they're "special." Some people are unbright and just get older without ever growing up -- they can leave high school, but it never leaves them -- and others might have "second childhood" senescence. However, I'm convinced (without proof) that there are two other categories of Unfiltered Ones: those with brain damage from chronic drug and alcohol use, and then the selfish ones that just give themselves permission to be childish when they're finally able to stop having to keep a job.

Posted by: SciVo at March 07, 2026 05:35 AM (Sy6m/)

27 11 @visegrad24 . 1h
Romanian TV news:

“Our only chance to solve the demographic crisis in Romanian is for migrants to come here and have children with Romanian women”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 04:28 AM (83+LM)

Or they could advertise really cheap spring break beach packages to attract some young men to visit Romania!

Posted by: m at March 07, 2026 05:36 AM (+YA9H)

28 Tis better to be silent and thought to be a fool than speak and remove all doubt.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 07, 2026 05:39 AM (qFwJc)

29 >>>That's hilarious. The Brits are becoming the French. Surrender now and save yourselves the trouble

I saw a meme yesterday showing the names and flags of Islamic countries in favor of actions in Iran. Basically every Gulf state. The Islamic countries opposed: England, France and Spain.

Posted by: fluffy

>Let's get some Germans in there and really kick this thing off!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 05:40 AM (M9gjJ)

30 26 ... Some people are unbright and just get older without ever growing up -- they can leave high school, but it never leaves them -- and others might have "second childhood" senescence.

However, I'm convinced (without proof) that there are two other categories of Unfiltered Ones: those with brain damage from chronic drug and alcohol use, and then the selfish ones that just give themselves permission to be childish when they're finally able to stop having to keep a job.
Posted by: SciVo at March 07, 2026 05:35 AM (Sy6m/)

Old age isn't for the faint of heart.
Or words to that effect.

Posted by: m at March 07, 2026 05:40 AM (+YA9H)

31 >>> the selfish ones that just give themselves permission to be childish when they're finally able to stop having to keep a job.

You just described my retirement plans. I don't plan to do much talking, but I intend to treat the world as my playground, as much as possible.

Posted by: fluffy at March 07, 2026 05:41 AM (AN2gy)

32 You can't go wrong with a potato.

Ah, that's how I proposed to my wife!

Posted by: Brian Stelter at March 07, 2026 05:52 AM (eOFY+)

33 Evening to the Saturday toilers, morning to the early risers for the last day of real time before Daylight Shaving comes in! Yes, it'll be dark in the morning. But then the endless yellow daylight, hot and humid and draining, will drag on until seven in the evening, bringing with it despair and depression . . .

Ahem. That's, uh, just me, isn't it?

Still, I'd prefer regular time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

34 7 I was grossly disappointed when I got older and found out that older people are actually mostly just better at keeping their mouths shut, and otherwise the same dumbasses that they were when they were younger people.
Posted by: SciVo

***
Most people are just making it up as they go along.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 05:54 AM (wzUl9)

35 >>> But then the endless yellow daylight, hot and humid and draining, will drag on until seven in the evening, bringing with it despair and depression

The further north you go, the longer summer days will last. Don't move to Grand Forks, ND.

Posted by: fluffy at March 07, 2026 06:01 AM (AN2gy)

36 https://x.com/miguelifornia/status/2029960126762021290

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 07, 2026 06:02 AM (jrgJz)

37 The Gospel of John read by David Suchet at Westminster Abbey. If you have an interest you'll have to cut it off where you chose to, because it's the whole gospel . I read it from chapter one to verse 14. I love all the references to the light:

https://tinyurl.com/52putshy

And thanks to LASue ( I may have garbled her handle-sorry-who was so kind to bring up David Suchet reading the NT)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 06:05 AM (looXz)

38 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 06:08 AM (Ia/+0)

39 Bloodhound tracks down and rescues a 13 year old boy with autism. Scroll down for video:

https://tinyurl.com/marmww6h

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 06:09 AM (looXz)

40 Shaquille ONeal who seems like a generous, nice guy helps a boy with a sports dream:

https://tinyurl.com/3anvympk

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 06:13 AM (looXz)

41 https://moonbattery.com/open-thread_260306/#disqus_thread

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 07, 2026 06:14 AM (jrgJz)

42 Good morning morons

Avalon is a very good song, ethereal and hypnotic, creating a sense of being "someplace else"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 06:15 AM (RIvkX)

43 I wish we would stop changing clocks 2 times a year

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 06:18 AM (Ia/+0)

44 Powerline Week In Pictures:

https://tinyurl.com/4yrbxa82

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 07, 2026 06:19 AM (eOFY+)

45 In a twist, Grok claims the Roxy Music "Avalon" video was directed by Ridley Scott. I guess in his pre-Alien, pre-Gladiator days, he was making music videos.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 07, 2026 06:21 AM (hs23C)

46 Update: Boy's meeting was held as scheduled and went fairly well, they may be able to expand some of his social-recreational opportunities away from mom and dad. On employment, she completely punted to Department of Rehabilitation. Good news is I started an application there 3 months ago and his intake is scheduled next week.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 06:21 AM (RIvkX)

47 Moar memes from Bookworm Room:

https://tinyurl.com/399r4ke5

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 07, 2026 06:22 AM (eOFY+)

48 Devotional from the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews and Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the Lord and Lean not on your own understanding"

https://tinyurl.com/3pdzrnjm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 06:24 AM (looXz)

49 Waiting for my coffee IV drip

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 06:25 AM (Ia/+0)

50 Grok also says the ethereal woman in the video was played by Sophie Ward, an English actress who went on to act in numerous movies and also in many stage productions. Along the way she collected a PhD in comparative literature with a sideline in philosophy, before deciding she is a lesbian and marrying a poetess.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 07, 2026 06:26 AM (q6S/B)

51 Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 06:21 AM (RIvkX)

Thanks for the update. Hopefully they will be able to do that, and good for you for contacting the Dept of Rehabilitation some time ago. Will continue to pray.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 06:26 AM (looXz)

52 Wither the Royal Navy?

Both Queen Elizabeth carriers are tied to piers for the foreseeable future.

All Astute class attack submarines are similarly immobilized.

In fact, the Royal Navy can deploy only ONE 'major' combatant to guard Britain's base at Cyprus, which is the eastern Med and not the far distant Pacific, is HMS Dragon a Type 45 destroyer.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 07, 2026 06:27 AM (2GVsD)

53 Good news is I started an application there 3 months ago and his intake is scheduled next week.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 06:21 AM (RIvkX)
===================
Tiger dad for the win. Smart parents devoted to children's success are a blessing to their kids.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 07, 2026 06:28 AM (q6S/B)

54 Two cups of coffee and a fragrant pipe to start off my Saturday. Maybe this week I will take a road trip up to Jackson, MS, to the full-scale pipe shop there. I need a road trip to shake me out of the early-summer doldrums.

Breakfast? Dunno. Maybe I'll go out to my favorite neighborhood grill today. Or have the solid food here, and stop in there for a coffee and a slice of cake.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 07, 2026 06:31 AM (wzUl9)

55 Great ____ing Pratchett reference!

Posted by: Grouchy Dino at March 07, 2026 06:33 AM (CHt+W)

56 Midwest Chick meme drop:

https://tinyurl.com/4dwfzxnu

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 07, 2026 06:42 AM (eOFY+)

57 "It's five years behind schedule and with $3.5 billion spent so far - nearly ten times the initial estimate"

If we took all the BILLIONS of dollars men waste in this country we could probably fix some really fucked up parts of our society.

Posted by: sidney at March 07, 2026 06:44 AM (rzwGB)

58 Hey! I'm a hell of a lot farter than most of you. No kidding. Jill calls me "The Farter of our country". I am not joking. I'm the greatest president since Jimmy Farter.

Posted by: Joe Biteum at March 07, 2026 06:46 AM (vFG9F)

59 Australian Grand Prix tonight, 11pm here

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 06:47 AM (Ia/+0)

60 And back at ya. I have a whole plan laid out in my mind for FenSon.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 06:48 AM (RIvkX)

61 Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 06:48 AM (RIvkX)

Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 06:50 AM (7RYym)

62 Thanks for the memes, everyone!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 06:52 AM (7RYym)

63 It's five years behind schedule and with $3.5 billion spent so far - nearly ten times the initial estimate
——-

I’m no government finance expert, but isn’t this sort of thing done with fixed price contracts? I know there is usually a little bit of wiggle room over time, particularly in regards to monetary inflation but a ten fold increase should fall on Boeing, not the government. Plus, it’s behind schedule to say the least. Whst the hell happened to Boeing??

Posted by: Common Tater at March 07, 2026 06:53 AM (JowJ5)

64 And spouse particularly liked the meme of the Ayatollah" saying, "Follow me to rubble" .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 07, 2026 06:54 AM (7RYym)

65 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 07, 2026 07:01 AM (MIIRH)

66 In fact, the Royal Navy can deploy only ONE 'major' combatant to guard Britain's base at Cyprus, which is the eastern Med and not the far distant Pacific, is HMS Dragon a Type 45 destroyer.
Posted by: Anna Puma
---

They had to wait until 9 AM. Dock workers union works 9 to 5.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 07:07 AM (7X7ea)

67 Gosh, I'm back again.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 07:08 AM (7X7ea)

68 Good morning Horde , thx Pixy.
If Milei wasn't the president of Argentina, I could see them attacking the Falklands again. British can't do squat

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 07, 2026 07:08 AM (/C62k)

69 Avi Mayer 7XD '2X
@AviMayer • Follow
X An Israeli Air Force F-35 has shot down an Iranian Air Force Yak-130 in air-to-air combat over Tehran, marking the first "kill" in the F-35's history and the first time an Israeli fighter plane has shot down another manned
aircraft in 40 years.
2:25 AM • Mar 4, 2026

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 07:09 AM (RIvkX)

70 >>>Whst the hell happened to Boeing??

Posted by: Common Tater

>They moved out of WA and were taken over by a murder of pentagon bureaucrats. They are a part of the deep swamp and have become a juggernaut, and Trump needs to wrangle them back into line.

https://tinyurl.com/4ynd8x4c

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 07:10 AM (M9gjJ)

71 Morning peeps.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 07, 2026 07:15 AM (jtM2q)

72 literature with a sideline in philosophy, before deciding she is a lesbian and marrying a poetess.

Posted by: Huck Follywood
--

Lit. and philosophy, are only preceded by the arts as gay paradise. Drama is supreme.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 07:19 AM (7X7ea)

73 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 07, 2026 07:21 AM (u82oZ)

74 70 - but all their paperwork is impeccable!

and all the dei compliance! *chef's kiss*

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 07, 2026 07:21 AM (MIIRH)

75 which is the story of where our nice civilization went, in a nutshell

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 07, 2026 07:22 AM (MIIRH)

76 Do the new Boeings come equipped with a piece of plywood at the window seats in case of unplanned glass evacuation?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 07:25 AM (7X7ea)

77 I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper

Thank you for the links. The good ones are sent on, to amuse my peeps.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 07, 2026 07:27 AM (u82oZ)

78 76 - no, you need to bring your own ... if tsa will allow you to carry it on board.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 07, 2026 07:31 AM (MIIRH)

79 Spider solitaire is evil

Posted by: Skip at March 07, 2026 07:33 AM (Ia/+0)

80
Was there not a children's book titled "The Adventures of Gerald McBoing-Boing" or some such? Boeing truly ought to be renamed "Boing".

Why do I get the sense that NASA is so far off track that Kristi Noem and her rifle should be sent over to Houston to put it down?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 07:35 AM (xG4kz)

81 McBoing-Boing was a cartoon kid who spoke in sound effects.

Posted by: fd - My Affirmations Are For Me Only at March 07, 2026 07:37 AM (vFG9F)

82 Former NBA player Isiah Thomas honors “the five presidents” at Rev Jesse Jackson’s service.

President Kamala Harris
President Hillary Clinton
President Bill Clinton
President Joe Biden
President Barack Obama

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 07:37 AM (7X7ea)

83 11 @visegrad24 . 1h
Romanian TV news:

“Our only chance to solve the demographic crisis in Romanian is for migrants to come here and have children with Romanian women”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 04:28 AM (83+LM)
---
Welcome to the Caliphate! -- UK, Germany, France, etc...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 07, 2026 07:39 AM (ESVrU)

84 "Development of the Exploration Upper Stage has been in progress since 2016, with the initial launch date set for 2021. It's five years behind schedule and with $3.5 billion spent so far - nearly ten times the initial estimate - is no close to reality."

"If it's Boeing, you're not going."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 07, 2026 07:40 AM (O7YUW)

85
Wither the Royal Navy?

Sodomy. 'Twas ever thus.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 07:41 AM (xG4kz)

86 Why do I get the sense that NASA is so far off track that Kristi Noem and her rifle should be sent over to Houston to put it down?

I make $221,900.00 a year as the NASA administrator. What I actually do all day is still a mystery to me. Basically nothing to tell you the truth. I am so wealthy I donate my salary to some space camp thingee in Alabama. Those toothless wonders need all the help they can get.

Posted by: Jared Isaacman, NASA Director and Billionaire at March 07, 2026 07:41 AM (Ksqrb)

87 t's five years behind schedule and with $3.5 billion spent so far - nearly ten times the initial estimate

And we would have gotten more out of them if it weren't for you meddling kids!

Posted by: Boeing at March 07, 2026 07:42 AM (04KGT)

88 Liberal Daily Mail has this lede about their prime minister:

"Desperate and Deluded: We can't put a warship to sea, Trump's frozen him out, Britain is a laughing stock... but Keir Starmer insists he IS in control..."
_DM

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 07:42 AM (7X7ea)

89
Former NBA player Isiah Thomas honors “the five presidents” at Rev Jesse Jackson’s service

Roundballer. Underdeveloped brain. Everyone knows that President Corey Booker likely was there, too.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 07:44 AM (xG4kz)

90 Our only chance to solve the demographic crisis in Romanian is for migrants to come here and have children with Romanian women”

What is this "demographic crises"? And it's got our betters freaked out worldwide...

Posted by: man at March 07, 2026 07:45 AM (XuXeR)

91 Lit. and philosophy, are only preceded by the arts as gay paradise. Drama is supreme. Posted by: Braenyard

Kid, you're the one with the Roxy Music videos.
Let's have a real chat about who the queers are.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 07, 2026 07:46 AM (zdLoL)

92
How tarted up and signaling that she's available was "Doctor" Jill at the ceremony?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 07:47 AM (xG4kz)

93 “Our only chance to solve the demographic crisis in Romanian is for migrants to come here and have children with Romanian women”

--

When my sibling was a US Marshal, he had to travel the world over. One of his favorite places to see was Romania. Beautiful, Old World charm, clean, lovely people. Looks like they've been targeted for destruction too. How terribly sad.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 07, 2026 07:47 AM (qBdHI)

94 Loved the Midwest Chick's meme this week about "Beans" the cat. Beans stole that chicken fair and square y'see. No, you can't have it back, and if you try, you'll enter the "FO" part of "FAFO".

Against the rules you say? Well there's human rules, and then there's kitty rules, and according to kitty: Kitty rules.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 07, 2026 07:47 AM (O7YUW)

95 I will shed not one tear for poor Albion.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 07:47 AM (RIvkX)

96 What is this "demographic crises"? And it's got our betters freaked out worldwide...
Posted by: man at March 07, 2026 07:45 AM (XuXeR)

Just another way to excuse bringing in more slave labor and new subjects to replace the wiser, older ones.

I remember in the 70's all the experts said the earth would be so overcrowded in the future it would make Soylent Green look like a paradise.

All bullshit, all the time.

Posted by: Snip Snip at March 07, 2026 07:49 AM (Ksqrb)

97 What is this "demographic crises"? And it's got our betters freaked out worldwide...

--

The same "betters" who keep saying 7 billion of us need to die because there are too many people on Erf?

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 07, 2026 07:50 AM (qBdHI)

98 @88/Braenyard: "... but Keir Starmer insists he IS in control..."

Sure he's in control. In control of selling out UK kids to Muslim rapist gangs.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 07, 2026 07:50 AM (O7YUW)

99 Had dinner last night with a friend who trades oil futures for a living. She said the betting is oil goes to $135 in short order, which could mean a recession, but the war is over shortly thereafter, and six months from now no one will remember any of the economic pain. Hope she is right.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 07, 2026 07:51 AM (RPJEV)

100 100

(m fell asleep at the switch, apparently)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 07, 2026 07:53 AM (O7YUW)

101 Had dinner last night with a friend who trades oil futures for a living. She said the betting is oil goes to $135 in short order"

Lunch yesterday w/some old oil guys - the table was split between "it's going up" and "ITSGOINGUP"... but both sides said it'll be back down by July oneth...

Posted by: man at March 07, 2026 07:54 AM (XuXeR)

102 Just another way to excuse bringing in more slave labor and new subjects to replace the wiser, older ones."

Likely. I've been following the Japan demographic thingy for some time, and it's interesting to see who's been pushing Japan to open their borders and why...
The claim is that "if Japan doesn't they'll ... something", but the reality is that if Japan continues to exist w/o taking in hordes, then the world will see that a large scale economy just doesn't need the bodies...

Posted by: man at March 07, 2026 07:58 AM (XuXeR)

103
Along the way she collected a PhD in comparative literature with a sideline in philosophy, before deciding she is a lesbian and marrying a poetess.

You be you, sweetie!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 07:59 AM (xG4kz)

104 If Romanians wanted to be men about the demographics they would invite women to come and marry and become Romanians and make Romanian babies.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 08:02 AM (7X7ea)

105 The attack on Mayor Lurie was covered by Gutfeld last night.

Still, total blackout on SFGate.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 08:07 AM (RIvkX)

106 Coffee

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 07, 2026 08:12 AM (RIvkX)

107 32 You can't go wrong with a potato.

Ah, that's how I proposed to my wife!
Posted by: Brian Stelter at March 07, 2026 05:52 AM (eOFY+)

; )

Posted by: m at March 07, 2026 09:39 AM (+YA9H)

108 Why are all men in Australia women now?

Posted by: Fisht at March 07, 2026 10:31 AM (BHEHK)

109 "
That's a thousand times more than much-hyped TenCent-backed title High Guard, which received top billing at the Video Game Awards. (Which are, apparently, bigger than the Super Bowl, though I resolutely watch neither.)

Video games are alive and well. The video game industry is dying of self-inflicted wounds. Latest heir to the Concord crown is expected to be Marathon, though it's been out for two days and isn't dead yet."

Nobody hyped Highguard, lol, and they knew it was going to flop because they had almost no marketing spend and almost no prelaunch open tests. They just shit it out and waited for Tencent to bail.

Marathon is not going to pull a Concord. Concord had max concurrent player counts under 2,000 after launch, and less than 1,600 actual sales (if you pull out free copies sent to devs, etc). Marathon is doing well over 50x that player count and has over 90% positive Steam reviews.

It won't take all that much to recoup costs - most don't realize most of the development was done with a skeleton crew. Dozens of devs, not hundreds. Can't say that's enough to save a floundering studio, but all the observers saying Sony will take over missed that they already did.

Posted by: heya at March 07, 2026 11:26 AM (nH+RN)

110 The US and Israelis are now taking out fuel supplies. Praise be to the heroes on the ground that are supplying real time and location information to act on

Posted by: Ben Had at March 07, 2026 05:19 PM (+nEug)

In The Kingdom Of The Blind, The One-Eyed ONT Is King

Hello everyone! Welcome to Friday. What kind of a day are y'all having?

Bovine Friday: Cows!

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— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) March 7, 2026

Community note of the year (so far)

Oh, so THAT'S why

Want

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Burn

At least the cats are OK

Aussie housecleaning

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Protein

This week in the Texas primaries

Cargo Cult copter

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Apostrophe means �Here comes an S!�

That will show her!

Ooops

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— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) March 7, 2026

Be me.
Drowning.
Oh thank God! A rescue helicopter, I'm saved!
*Rescue helicopter swoops in and drops a metal ladder on my head*
Bonk!

Never thought it could happen

Damn you auto-cucumber!

Daily cute

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Shapes

Milk

Every parent has been there

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Who's in charge

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Posted by: Mrs. IS ROTH at March 06, 2026 09:56 PM (VmRHc)

2 Bovine Friday: Cows!

Is that Skip (IIRC) railing on his co-workers?

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 09:57 PM (jlI90)

3 Like, whoa!

Posted by: IS Roth at March 06, 2026 09:57 PM (VmRHc)

4 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 06, 2026 09:58 PM (SRRAx)

5 Wild Goose was made of wood.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 10:02 PM (83+LM)

6 That was a minute and five seconds of nonstop cow cussing! What a creative vocabulary! And they do it every day?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 06, 2026 10:05 PM (AFr51)

7 Is one of those two milking a Minotaur?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 06, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

8 Dyke with Glock should trade in for cock.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 10:05 PM (/lPRQ)

9 My cousin had a handgun accidentally go off in his home. The bullet went through his closet the long way, and put a hole in every shirt he owned.

Posted by: Half Dozen at March 06, 2026 10:05 PM (EYvpB)

10 Half Dozen, I know I shouldn't have, but I laughed a LOT about the shirt disaster!!

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 06, 2026 10:07 PM (7D3Aa)

11 That last pic, some family trees are straighter than that. Minnesota's Somali population proves that.

Posted by: RickZ at March 06, 2026 10:07 PM (gKDq2)

12 The pilot of the cargo cult copter'

"I'm givin her all I can, captain! She'll not take much more!"

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 06, 2026 10:08 PM (S/Y4j)

13 Guarantee that Glock had a safety. Also wtf you idiots.

I wish on the Daily Cute thing, they didn't have that stupid background 'song' messing with what I was hearing.

Good evening, horde!

Posted by: RandomDave at March 06, 2026 10:09 PM (aJQbY)

14 Sneks!!!
Sneks bad!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 10:09 PM (2WIwB)

15 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)

16 Dyke with Glock should trade in for cock.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 10:05 PM (/lPRQ)

Did you see the one where the boyfriend is complaining that his girl has a dildo she made by casting her ex, and he is unhappy that she insists on using it?

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 10:09 PM (rbvCR)

17 Sorry I'm late, I was beset by a legion of marauding penguins and had to call in a few favors from the leopard seals to secure my disentanglement.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 06, 2026 10:10 PM (Y2W/e)

18 Sounds like a demolition ranch video.

'HOW MANY SHIRTS TO STOP A 9MM!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)

19 Did you see the one where the boyfriend is complaining that his girl has a dildo she made by casting her ex, and he is unhappy that she insists on using it?

Calling it now, not as Ex as she claims...

Posted by: RandomDave at March 06, 2026 10:11 PM (aJQbY)

20 Nope, Dave, not a lever operated, button operated safety. Just a press lever built into the trigger. If she pulled the trigger, she disengaged the safety.

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 06, 2026 10:11 PM (7D3Aa)

21 @LRob, okay, my bad. Not used to Glocks.

Posted by: RandomDave at March 06, 2026 10:12 PM (aJQbY)

22 Nature in Australia is brutal! Those Strikes are tough like Texas gals (although you won't find me dragging snakes out of anything...)

And I want that tea towel!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 06, 2026 10:12 PM (SRRAx)

23 That is a fine collection of memes.

You have my thanks.

Posted by: 29Victor at March 06, 2026 10:12 PM (0MjtC)

24 Sky News UK ran an article claiming the US was depleting our ammo supplies in Iran and may run out.

I'm still laughing. There are YouTubers with more ammo than the entire UK. Never mind the military.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 10:12 PM (sabhw)

25 Yay, moving day eve ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at March 06, 2026 10:13 PM (lUFok)

26 Thanks for the ONT, WeirdDave!

Never could keep track of how the cousin-stuff worked. Thanks for that, too!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 06, 2026 10:13 PM (rdVOm)

27 18 Sounds like a demolition ranch video.

'HOW MANY SHIRTS TO STOP A 9MM!'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)

The answer was, "More than he had in the closet."

Posted by: Half Dozen at March 06, 2026 10:13 PM (EYvpB)

28 Good evening morons en bedankt wd

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)

29 Not Strikes, "Sheilas" 🙄🙄🙄

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 06, 2026 10:14 PM (SRRAx)

30 Community notes may be the best thing Twitter/X has ever done.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 10:15 PM (Fs0KI)

31 Those guys are real casual around unstable high rotation speed metal thingies.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 10:15 PM (3uBP9)

32 The pilot of the cargo cult copter'

"I'm givin her all I can, captain! She'll not take much more!"

What an ingenious way of delivering a 2x4 to the teeth of everybody who ever laughed at your idea!

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 10:15 PM (jlI90)

33 The home-made helicopter: lucky he didn’t have enough power to leave the ground because he has no counter torque. Had he made it off the ground he would have had a ride in a real whirlybird!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 06, 2026 10:16 PM (cK4Fj)

34 The women in Australia are so badass that their men can sit back and chat with them while the woman wrangles two snakes out of the ceiling.

Bare handed.

I think we have a few 'ettes here that might match them
.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 06, 2026 10:16 PM (jCCEQ)

35 Hola, Hall! Happy Friday night!

Hey, Weird Dave.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:17 PM (77rzZ)

36 Had he made it off the ground he would have had a ride in a real whirlybird!

I think every Moron watching that was hoping for exactly that outcome.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 10:17 PM (sabhw)

37 Nope, Dave, not a lever operated, button operated safety. Just a press lever built into the trigger. If she pulled the trigger, she disengaged the safety.
----

I know so many defenders of Glock, but this "feature" just isn't. Its certainly not a "safety".

Posted by: Crusader at March 06, 2026 10:17 PM (Cjcf6)

38 There are YouTubers with more ammo than the entire UK. Never mind the military.
-
One of them is going to be a Congressman.

Posted by: Methos at March 06, 2026 10:17 PM (vSvIl)

39 "Federal government does fascist things in our community."

Flannel, not lipstick.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 06, 2026 10:18 PM (8AONa)

40 HOW MANY SHIRTS TO STOP A 9MM!'

You don’t have enough.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 06, 2026 10:18 PM (cK4Fj)

41 Dude never heard of a tail rotor?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 06, 2026 10:18 PM (jCCEQ)

42
My family tree is a stump.

Posted by: Ayatollah Khomeini at March 06, 2026 10:19 PM (azNOR)

43 Piss, shit and puke: the kid’s going for the trifecta!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 06, 2026 10:19 PM (cK4Fj)

44 "Don't pull the trigger" is not a safety. Glocks are garbage.

Back to work now.

Posted by: Reforger at March 06, 2026 10:19 PM (KjMtX)

45 We have a portrait of little baby Girl F. happily unloading right down Mrs. F's back. Perfect aim.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)

46 I have a Smith and Wesson 9mm. It does not have a safety.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 06, 2026 10:21 PM (qFwJc)

47 Somebodies live transcription on their phone has heard masturbate so many times it just defaults to that when unsure. "I'll meet or beat anybody's..." [beep boop, "I'll masturbate anybody's" beep beep boop]

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 10:21 PM (3uBP9)

48 If the gal has cast the dick of an ex boyfriend, she is already cheating on you. Maybe not with him, but she is, shall we say, bent.

Sorry dude, but if you stayed I'd say youre into it, because that would not be the only sign.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)

49 "Don't pull the trigger" is not a safety.

Like Limbaugh used to say about abstinence: works every time it's tried.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 10:21 PM (Fs0KI)

50 Go WILD!

Beat Vegas!

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at March 06, 2026 10:22 PM (t/Eo5)

51 LMAO over the cow in the water tank. Hope the rest of the content is just as funny

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at March 06, 2026 10:22 PM (w3u3d)

52 so niece/nephew is first cousin -1 removed?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 10:23 PM (gKWVE)

53 FYI - Racket News drops the story about the FBI's prohibited files and instantly the NY Times drops hit pieces on Kash Patel. That snake up there. That's the Left. We're going to have to cut it's fucking head off or it will strangle all of us.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 06, 2026 10:23 PM (MZ+PY)

54 Yeah, the Glock safety on the f**king trigger is problematic. I'm a dinosaur and prefer external thumb safeties.

Per the Glocktards, ackshually there are three safeties. Given the prevalence of negligent discharges, none of them work.

Posted by: Butch at March 06, 2026 10:23 PM (98xTj)

55
I was wondering if the jungle gym helicopter was going to throw a blade into the closely-gathered, unwary, lacking-in-imagination crowd.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 06, 2026 10:23 PM (azNOR)

56 Slingshot boy needs a quieter coat. It's as bad as denim jeans in the snow - veep veep veep veep.

Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 10:23 PM (kyr9/)

57 If I'm reading that sign right, the two people are Maryland Guernsey Breeders.

Posted by: Half Dozen at March 06, 2026 10:24 PM (EYvpB)

58 Slingshot boy needs a quieter coat. It's as bad as denim jeans in the snow - veep veep veep veep.
Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 10:23 PM (kyr9/)

But it is a cool contraption.

Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 10:24 PM (kyr9/)

59 Rotor track & balance needs ah, a little more work before first flight. Everyone watching was lucky they weren’t maimed or kilt, never mind rotor-head

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 10:24 PM (+E7BZ)

60 Two counter rotating lift props would work, like the Focke-Wulf FW 61. The inventor in the video is missing some crucial design points.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 06, 2026 10:24 PM (cK4Fj)

61 Alright youse mooks

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 10:25 PM (ZxPkt)

62 I really want one of those slingshots...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at March 06, 2026 10:25 PM (oNzQB)

63 >>My cousin had a handgun accidentally go off in his home. The bullet went through his closet the long way, and put a hole in every shirt he owned.

This seems like a story that needs to be told.

If for no other reason than to protect my shirts from accidental discharge.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 10:25 PM (viF8m)

64 Any JD Vance sightings lately? He seems to have disappeared

Posted by: Pete Seria at March 06, 2026 10:25 PM (Xg5gj)

65 The inventor in the video is missing some crucial design points.

Yeah, like "lift."

Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 10:25 PM (Fs0KI)

66 And, snake lady is hot.

Also, "She can handle the big snakes, yes?"
/Paolo

Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 10:26 PM (kyr9/)

67 Greetings Everyone

Thank you Weird Dave!

Epic, Epic cow in water tank rant.

I laughed all the way thru it!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 10:27 PM (QGaXH)

68 I could smell that baby puke right through the screen.

Posted by: Formula For Disaster at March 06, 2026 10:29 PM (oftw2)

69 Per the Glocktards, ackshually there are three safeties. Given the prevalence of negligent discharges, none of them work.
Posted by: Butch at March 06, 2026 10:23 PM (98xTj)
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Reminded of the legendary video of a guy explaining gun safety to school children and shooting himself in the leg.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 10:29 PM (ZOv7s)

70 "She took a safety course!" Obviously the course didn't take with her, though.

Posted by: RandomDave at March 06, 2026 10:30 PM (aJQbY)

71 #2. Allah didn’t protect him, then he had info on HRC.*snort *
You’re on a roll tonight, Dave

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at March 06, 2026 10:30 PM (w3u3d)

72 >>> Yeah, like "lift."
Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 10:25 PM (Fs0KI)

Rotorcraft don't generate lift. Their abhorrent nature repels the ground.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 10:31 PM (3uBP9)

73 Every morning I watch Varney & Co on Fox Bidness. On Fridays they read Viewer Feedback submissions.

This week, for the second week in a row, they read one of my submissions on the air.

I sent them a note saying 'Now my wife says I obviously have too much time on my hands'

We'll see next Friday if I make 3 for 3.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 10:31 PM (QGaXH)

74 Dude never heard of a tail rotor?
——-

Probably best, or he’d likely have lost his head. There’s another, similar vid of a homebrew garage chopper, he ran it up and the tail vibration was excessive and came apart, killing him. Really sad, anybody who works with helicopters knows what’s next in these kinds of videos.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 10:31 PM (+E7BZ)

75 The same cousin found an anthill and spent a whole afternoon pouring black powder around the entrance and watching the worker ants clear it out by packing the powder away down inside the nest.

When he finally lit it off, it tore a trench ten feet into the neighbor's lawn.

Posted by: Half Dozen at March 06, 2026 10:31 PM (EYvpB)

76 That cousin explainer is useless.

No one cares who's your second cousin once removed.

That's Aunt's Ruth's granddaughter Selma, or Sally, or Susie...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 10:31 PM (RIvkX)

77 That last pic, some family trees are straighter than that. Minnesota's Somali population proves that.
Posted by: RickZ at March 06, 2026 10:07 PM (gKDq2)

Hmmmm.... I wouldn't say "straight." More like "braided."

Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 10:31 PM (kyr9/)

78 Nope, Dave, not a lever operated, button operated safety. Just a press lever built into the trigger. If she pulled the trigger, she disengaged the safety.
----

I know so many defenders of Glock, but this "feature" just isn't. Its certainly not a "safety".
Posted by: Crusader
===

I have a Ruger P95 with no safety. However when de-cocked it has a double-action trigger pull so a lot safer than the Glock.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 10:32 PM (/lPRQ)

79 What kind of a day are y'all having?

I'm getting my papers organized for doing my taxes. What does that tell you?

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 06, 2026 10:32 PM (0Htd1)

80 So I'm guessing this dude in africa saw a helicopter, had a bright idea, and suddenly his neighbor's moped is missing an engine.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 06, 2026 10:32 PM (snZF9)

81 Mazel tov ARiK but I missed it again this week too.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX)

82 I did mine about a month ago. Came in handy to do early, cuz the State wanted copies of some docs.

Posted by: RandomDave at March 06, 2026 10:33 PM (aJQbY)

83 Reminded of the legendary video of a guy explaining gun safety to school children and shooting himself in the leg.
——-

I think he was a Fibbie? Lost his job, and then (naturally) sued to get it back. “I am the only one qualified here to handle this weapon” Bang! Shot hisself in the foot, as I recall.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 10:34 PM (+E7BZ)

84 Those Ayatollahs all look alike to me. Is that racist?

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 06, 2026 10:34 PM (0Htd1)

85 @LauraLoomer
Never forget!
@JohnCornyn’s Comms Director allegedly sent money to a Latin prostitute on Venmo and called the payment a “back yard project”.
I have some advice for them.
Less anal sex, more focus on being loyal to Trump and codifying President Trump’s agenda!

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 10:34 PM (gKWVE)

86 My cousin had a handgun accidentally go off in his home. The bullet went through his closet the long way, and put a hole in every shirt he owned.
Posted by: Half Dozen at March 06, 2026 10:05 PM (EYvpB)

"Had"? No, not passive. I almost guarantee someone fired it "accidentally."

Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 10:34 PM (kyr9/)

87 Nice! I giggled whilst reading
But I don't understand what the top pic is?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 10:35 PM (DoBxX)

88 That Aussie woman is tough. husband, "do you want a hand with that second snake?" her " No thanks. I've got it" That would not be me. In fact I'd be way more likely to be having non-accidental firearm discharges than calmly removing any sneks. Thus the husband would have to do the snake removal to avoid the damage to the plaster.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 10:35 PM (vlkz/)

89 Yeah, the Glock safety on the f**king trigger is problematic. I'm a dinosaur and prefer external thumb safeties.

Per the Glocktards, ackshually there are three safeties. Given the prevalence of negligent discharges, none of them work.
Posted by: Butch

1) No mag, no round in chamber
2) mag locked, chamber loaded, Glock on table
3) Glock in hand no booger hook on trigger?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 10:35 PM (/lPRQ)

90 My dentist is on strike. I guess ill have to brace myself.

Posted by: Muchas buchas at March 06, 2026 10:35 PM (CDX35)

91 I think he was a Fibbie? Lost his job, and then (naturally) sued to get it back. “I am the only one qualified here to handle this weapon” Bang! Shot hisself in the foot, as I recall.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 10:34 PM (+E7BZ)
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Yeah, and then he walks around with a limp, saying "I meant to do that, it's a learning experience."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 10:38 PM (ZOv7s)

92 >>> Nice! I giggled whilst reading
But I don't understand what the top pic is?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 10:35 PM (DoBxX)

Grocery store. Baby needs aisle, and the beer & wine aisle.

Then as one sentence Baby needs beer & wine. Like a guy throwing dice saying baby needs ____

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 10:38 PM (3uBP9)

93 Per the Glocktards, ackshually there are three safeties. Given the prevalence of negligent discharges, none of them work.
Posted by: Butch at March 06, 2026 10:23 PM (98xTj)

No way in hell I would ever own one. I'm sooo not a fan of striker fire. I'm a big believer in external hammer, hammer drop safety, and double action. I could do without the hammer drop safety, not a deal breaker, but its nice.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 06, 2026 10:39 PM (snZF9)

94 That last pic, some family trees are straighter than that. Minnesota's Somali population proves that.
Posted by: RickZ at March 06, 2026 10:07 PM (gKDq2)

Hmmmm.... I wouldn't say "straight." More like "braided."
Posted by: GWB

Omar's family tree is a strangler fig.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 10:39 PM (/lPRQ)

95 The gun slinging lesbians are lucky they have a Glock. If they had a Sig 320, it would be stalking them through the house, just waiting to get a clear shot at them.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 06, 2026 10:39 PM (k4T4e)

96 Really enjoyed the Texas Primary meme pic. Nice find!

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 06, 2026 10:39 PM (wVcYX)

97 I have a baby g lock
It's cute coz it's a baby
*whispers: don't listen to them -you are safe with me*

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 10:39 PM (eZ5tL)

98 Per the Glocktards, ackshually there are three safeties. Given the prevalence of negligent discharges, none of them work.
Posted by: Butch at March 06, 2026 10:23 PM (98xTj)
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Reminded of the legendary video of a guy explaining gun safety to school children and shooting himself in the leg.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 10:29 PM (ZOv7s)

He wasn't just explaining safety, he was telling them only a professional like himself is smart enough to handle a handgun. That is why I love that one so much.

Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 10:40 PM (kyr9/)

99 Rotorcraft don't generate lift. Their abhorrent nature repels the ground.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 10:31 PM (3uBP9)

They don't fly, the beat the air into submission.

Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 10:40 PM (kyr9/)

100 I have a Ruger P95 with no safety. However when de-cocked it has a double-action trigger pull so a lot safer than the Glock.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 10:32 PM (/lPRQ)
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The Ruger P89 controls mirror those of the M9 because it was in competition with it. Of course the .45 version was used by Antonio Banderas in the superlative "Desperado."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 10:41 PM (ZOv7s)

101 Before you all make fun of my accordion again, watch this short clip.

https://tinyurl.com/5c79dyuj

Taught that guy everything he knows, I did.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 06, 2026 10:41 PM (3ImbR)

102 If they had a Sig 320, it would be stalking them through the house, just waiting to get a clear shot at them.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

Lol

Posted by: Kratwurst at March 06, 2026 10:42 PM (fcDpY)

103 Did the lesbian partner try the "This has never happened to me before" excuse?

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 06, 2026 10:42 PM (wVcYX)

104 He wasn't just explaining safety, he was telling them only a professional like himself is smart enough to handle a handgun. That is why I love that one so much.
Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 10:40 PM (kyr9/)
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"Yeah so, I meant to do that, just to show you primitive screwheads how much smarter I am. Can I get a field dressing or something?"

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 10:42 PM (ZOv7s)

105 Reminded of the legendary video of a guy explaining gun safety to school children and shooting himself in the leg.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 10:29 PM (ZOv7s)

IIRC he was a DEI DEA agent, and therefore retarded.

Posted by: Super duper qualified at March 06, 2026 10:43 PM (TbWk/)

106 I've got a Kahr PM9 with no external safety. Gonna sell it.

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 10:43 PM (ZxPkt)

107 Did the lesbian partner try the "This has never happened to me before" excuse?
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 06, 2026 10:42 PM (wVcYX)
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That's a Penthouse Letters preface, so unknown to them.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 10:43 PM (ZOv7s)

108 My cousin had a handgun accidentally go off in his home. The bullet went through his closet the long way, and put a hole in every shirt he owned.
Posted by: Half Dozen at March 06, 2026 10:05 PM (EYvpB)

"Had"? No, not passive. I almost guarantee someone fired it "accidentally."
Posted by: GWB

Had a co-worker whose kid burned down their house by shooting a flaregun into his closet...
I said something along the lines of "Bummer. Negligent discharge."
She sternly corrected me that "It was an accidental discharge."

Ummm, whatever, I see the kid got your brains (no I didn't say it out loud. I don't think so anyway)

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 10:44 PM (/lPRQ)

109 I'm Pro-Accordion and I Vote!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX)

110 He was a DEA agent. I’m gonna watch it again, just for the lulz. Vintage DEI casualty.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 10:45 PM (+E7BZ)

111 The gun slinging lesbians are lucky they have a Glock. If they had a Sig 320, it would be stalking them through the house, just waiting to get a clear shot at them.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 06, 2026 10:39 PM (k4T4e)
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Of course, it wasn't accidental. The shooter was "compelled" to pull the trigger. By an overwhelming compulsion.

She/they/xir don't need a manual safety, but require a young priest, an old priest, a crucifix and holy water.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 10:45 PM (ZOv7s)

112 Did the lesbian partner try the "This has never happened to me before" excuse?
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 06, 2026 10:42 PM (wVcYX)
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That's a Penthouse Letters preface, so unknown to them.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 10:43 PM (ZOv7s)

I thought it was "I never believed the stories in your Letters, but..."?

Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 10:46 PM (kyr9/)

113 The home-made helicopter: lucky he didn’t have enough power to leave the ground because he has no counter torque. Had he made it off the ground he would have had a ride in a real whirlybird!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 06, 2026 10:16 PM (cK4Fj)

It was his last ditch attempt to return that coke bottle.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 06, 2026 10:46 PM (snZF9)

114
So. Using that there family tree...
Bonnie Parker (of Bonnie & Clyde) is my first cousin, twice removed.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 10:46 PM (QVmho)

115 73 Every morning I watch Varney & Co on Fox Bidness. On Fridays they read Viewer Feedback submissions.

This week, for the second week in a row, they read one of my submissions on the air.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 10:31 PM
***
Congrats! (but Club ONT Comments of the week > Varney viewer feedback)

Posted by: TRex - Friday dino at March 06, 2026 10:46 PM (IQ6Gq)

116 Federal government does fascist things...like letting you a gun things ??

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 10:48 PM (GD0B3)

117 I thought it was "I never believed the stories in your Letters, but..."?
Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 10:46 PM (kyr9/)
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I confess I am not a subject matter expert.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 10:48 PM (ZOv7s)

118 >>>I'm Pro-Accordion and I Vote!
~~~~~

A man of exquisite taste!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 06, 2026 10:48 PM (3ImbR)

119 The Ruger P89 controls mirror those of the M9 because it was in competition with it. Of course the .45 version was used by Antonio Banderas in the superlative "Desperado."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

I should get a CCP so if I ever see a clean metal frame Ruger at a gun show I can make an impulse purchase.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 10:49 PM (/lPRQ)

120 Of course, it wasn't accidental. The shooter was "compelled" to pull the trigger.

Yep. I don’t think there’s a manual safety for being an idiot with a loaded gun.

Posted by: Kratwurst at March 06, 2026 10:49 PM (fcDpY)

121 I think he was a Fibbie? Lost his job, and then (naturally) sued to get it back. “I am the only one qualified here to handle this weapon” Bang! Shot hisself in the foot, as I recall.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 10:34 PM (+E7BZ)

Leaving your finger in the trigger guard while holstering is how you do that.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 10:50 PM (rbvCR)

122 Before we married, my wife had a handgun that her dad had got her, and her (then) teenage brother was fooling with it in her room; they were sitting in her room and she wasn’t paying attention to him. Suddenly BAM !!! He didn’t know what had happened any more than she did, scared thevshit out of both of them. ( hat tip: don’t goof around with loaded guns)

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 10:50 PM (fSA1n)

123 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 06, 2026 10:50 PM (Wg6v7)

124 you won't believe this, but ayatollah's (the main one that was whacked, not tier 2 and 3 that got whacked) X account is still posting stuff !

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 10:50 PM (GD0B3)

125 Every Gun Is Loaded...

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 10:51 PM (GD0B3)

126 The home-made helicopter: lucky he didn’t have enough power to leave the ground because he has no counter torque. Had he made it off the ground he would have had a ride in a real whirlybird!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 06, 2026 10:16 PM (cK4Fj)

It was his last ditch attempt to return that coke bottle.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Heh

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 10:52 PM (/lPRQ)

127 Evening all,

Great ONT.
Not hanging out tonight as today's lack of sleep has me exhausted.

We have a launch in the morning.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-18
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: March 7, 2026
Launch Time: 2:58 a.m. PST (1058 UTC, 11:58 CET)

https://youtu.be/pkGOc2mHYy8

Alternative link if needed.

The Launch Pad

https://youtu.be/97c69Gqv994

Posted by: Joyenz at March 06, 2026 10:53 PM (2F0/Y)

128 Guy tries to build a helicopter, ends up with just another oversized vibrator.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at March 06, 2026 10:53 PM (lUFok)

129 So. Using that there family tree...
Bonnie Parker (of Bonnie & Clyde) is my first cousin, twice removed.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 10:46 PM (QVmho)
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I am William Henry Harrison's first cousin, seven times removed. Or is it 8?

I'm an only child, and my parents are divorced, so a few years ago I began inviting myself to my cousins' family reunions, which is fun because now I have grandkids and they have kids and we try to figure out the exact degrees of kinship between the little ones.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 10:53 PM (ZOv7s)

130 It was his last ditch attempt to return that coke bottle.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Heh
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Oh - Was that The gods must be crazy?

Posted by: Kratwurst at March 06, 2026 10:54 PM (fcDpY)

131
No way in hell I would ever own one. I'm sooo not a fan of striker fire. I'm a big believer in external hammer, hammer drop safety, and double action. I could do without the hammer drop safety, not a deal breaker, but its nice.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Got a 1938 Walther ppk in .32 caliber. The decocking scares the bejesus out of me. Bought a modern version in .22LR for Smash to use for range practice. Nice weapon, but the walther decocking is skeery AF. Almost like trusting a tri-color junker cage with a smashed up front end's turn signal, when on a motorcycle.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 10:54 PM (QVmho)

132 Guy tries to build a helicopter, ends up with just another oversized vibrator.
Posted by: Blanco Basura

Splendid Idea - he should charge the ladies of the village for rides!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 10:56 PM (/lPRQ)

133 Just three basic rules to remember to work out the cousin thing:

1. First/second/third cousin is how many generations back you have to go to find a common ancestor with someone of your own generation.

2. Once/twice removed for younger generations is how many generations decended they are from your cousins.

3. Cousins are reciprocal. If you're in a younger generation and someone's first cousin twice removed (i.e., the grandchild of their first cousin), then they are also *your* first cousin twice removed.

Posted by: Bitblt at March 06, 2026 10:56 PM (11pZm)

134 Got a 1938 Walther ppk in .32 caliber. The decocking scares the bejesus out of me. Bought a modern version in .22LR for Smash to use for range practice. Nice weapon, but the walther decocking is skeery AF. Almost like trusting a tri-color junker cage with a smashed up front end's turn signal, when on a motorcycle.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 10:54 PM (QVmho)
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WOW. Those are kind of pricey. Inheritance or actual purchase? I hate the way the Hitler stamp costs extra (Waffenamt). I have the Manurhin PP for that reason.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 10:57 PM (ZOv7s)

135 Oh - Was that The gods must be crazy?
Posted by: Kratwurst at March 06, 2026 10:54 PM (fcDpY)

Yes. That was a 'shoot me now' ex's movie choice one night.

Posted by: RickZ at March 06, 2026 10:57 PM (gKDq2)

136 I've been watching the series Dark and it is really good.

One thing I am amused by, it is originally in German, and the version I have is dubbed. I turned the subtitles on and the two differ significantly in the words they choose.

And sometimes one is better then the other but...consistently they still express the same thoughts.

German is about the closest language to English, so it is interesting at just how much freedom you have to express a thought differently even in a sister langauge.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:58 PM (sKqQm)

137 The decocking scares the bejesus out of me.

I'm with you there although I suppose I could condition myself out of it if I had to. The HK USP decocker is nice though.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 10:59 PM (Fs0KI)

138 hat tip: don’t goof around with loaded guns)

Always assume a gun is loaded

Never point one at someone/thing you don't want to shoot.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 11:00 PM (sKqQm)

139 Got a 1938 Walther ppk in .32 caliber. The decocking scares the bejesus out of me. Bought a modern version in .22LR for Smash to use for range practice. Nice weapon, but the walther decocking is skeery AF. Almost like trusting a tri-color junker cage with a smashed up front end's turn signal, when on a motorcycle.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 10:54 PM (QVmho)

HK decockers work pretty good. It blocks the firing pin when it drops the hammer.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 11:00 PM (rbvCR)

140 Someone above was asking how today went.

Mine started really crappy. Colonoscopy- no signs of cancer. No signs of ulcers that might explain my anemia. Now, I'm just tired. My sense of humor appears to be off, and I'm not sure how long I'll be posting tonight.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 06, 2026 11:01 PM (S/Y4j)

141 German is about the closest language to English, so it is interesting at just how much freedom you have to express a thought differently even in a sister langauge.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:58 PM (sKqQm)
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English is a Germanic language. If you study German, you will become an English grammar supra-genius.

The only problem is that the Germans are nuts. They didn't used to be, but they absolutely are now.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 11:01 PM (ZOv7s)

142 Was that The gods must be crazy?
Posted by: Kratwurst

Loved that movie as a kid

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:01 PM (tcsrY)

143 German is the closest to English among major languages, but tiny little Frisian is closer to English than German.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 06, 2026 11:02 PM (cK4Fj)

144 I actually meant Walther.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 11:02 PM (rbvCR)

145 There are so many red flags in that lesbian gun story. She loads and unloads , racks it to “soothe herself”? She needs a fidget, not a gun. She’s in therapy. She practices with a live round. She had a compulsion to pull the trigger. She’s exactly who red flag laws were created for. ( yes I know red flag laws can be abused)

Posted by: Jen the original at March 06, 2026 11:02 PM (neW46)

146 Yes. That was a 'shoot me now' ex's movie choice one night.
Posted by: RickZ

I don’t think anyone liked that movie. Some just spread the misery.

Posted by: Kratwurst at March 06, 2026 11:02 PM (fcDpY)

147 Not a fan of the girlfriend that committed the ND.

I've dated/married troubled/mentally ill folks before and there is nothing to recommend it.

Surer than hell, big trouble is going to find that boy sooner or later.

EJECT! EJECT! EJECT!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 11:03 PM (cYBz/)

148 Helluva hockey game
Avalanche beat Dallas, 5-4 shootout win

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 11:04 PM (ZxPkt)

149 I don’t think anyone liked that movie. Some just spread the misery.
Posted by: Kratwurst at March 06, 2026 11:02 PM (fcDpY)
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What? That was a laugh riot. The sequence where the guy was thrown from the helicopter while it was still on the ground only to be told "next time we will be higher" was hilarious.

Also the whole guerillas trying to fire a bazooka round and it falling apart, and then they blow up bananas...classic.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 11:05 PM (ZOv7s)

150 If someone would like a Dog's take on Pour Some Sugar on Me.

https://youtube.com/shorts/kySQShcLYLM

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 06, 2026 11:05 PM (S/Y4j)

151 Hour of the Wolf, what have they ruled out as causing the anemia?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:05 PM (tcsrY)

152 Loved that movie as a kid
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

Really? I had a buddy who ho claimed he liked it because of the cinematography. And he’s straight. I didn’t hate it but I could have just watched sham wow

Posted by: Kratwurst at March 06, 2026 11:05 PM (fcDpY)

153 The only problem is that the Germans are nuts. They didn't used to be, but they absolutely are now.

A few hundreds year of the best and brightest leaving or dying has left a mark.

I suspect if things get sane in the world again one topic of discussion among future historians will be how Europe drained itself so thoroughly and completely.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 11:06 PM (sKqQm)

154 ---
WOW. Those are kind of pricey. Inheritance or actual purchase? I hate the way the Hitler stamp costs extra (Waffenamt). I have the Manurhin PP for that reason.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

No. Shit. Dad was a Methodist country preacher. One of his church members was a retired Louisianan state trooper, and former General Paton body guard. Every photo of Patton, this dude was off side with a .45 Thompson. (And for Besreker) a Harley MP Scout bike. I met him in '93 when Dad drug me to breakfast one time when home from gw1. He gaveDad the handgun for repairing his grandkid's quad. No. Shit. That's how it got transferred in ow ership.

I cleaned it up, made it safe to fire again, cleaned it after ~200 rounds, and put it away. Serial # traces to a LOT number issued to Whermact Polizei in 1938.

I'm NEVER getting rid of it.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 11:06 PM (QVmho)

155 ayatollah's ... X account is still posting stuff !

"Didn't think it would be so warm here..."
"brb, some skinny guy on a boat seems insistent"
"where all the virgins at?"

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 11:07 PM (gKWVE)

156 There are so many red flags in that lesbian gun story. She loads and unloads , racks it to “soothe herself”? She needs a fidget, not a gun. She’s in therapy. She practices with a live round. She had a compulsion to pull the trigger. She’s exactly who red flag laws were created for. ( yes I know red flag laws can be abused)
Posted by: Jen the original at March 06, 2026 11:02 PM (neW46)
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It's like the Simpsons sequence where the guy is polishing the shotgun, repeating "I am the angel of death..."

This is not what normal gun owners do.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 11:07 PM (ZOv7s)

157 Hour of the Wolf, what have they ruled out as causing the anemia?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:05 PM (tcsrY)

So far, diet, based on the bloodwork. It isn't common in my family. Right now, they're looking for internal bleeding.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 06, 2026 11:07 PM (S/Y4j)

158 Dark ist auf Deutsch besser

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 11:07 PM (RIvkX)

159 That last pic, some family trees are straighter than that.

"If your family tree doesn't fork....."
- Jeff Foxworthy

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 06, 2026 11:08 PM (SRRAx)

160 Really? I had a buddy who ho claimed he liked it because of the cinematography. And he’s straight. I didn’t hate it but I could have just watched sham wow
Posted by: Kratwurst

Yeah, as a kid the main character was easy to identify with - the other characters were the dumb adults around, just stick in their own dramas.
I thought it was hilarious.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:09 PM (tcsrY)

161 HK decockers work pretty good.

Isn't a decocker also what they use for trans surgery?

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 11:09 PM (2iOMD)

162 German is about the closest language to English, so it is interesting at just how much freedom you have to express a thought differently even in a sister langauge.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:58 PM (sKqQm)
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No love for Jive?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 11:09 PM (RIvkX)

163 I'm NEVER getting rid of it.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 11:06 PM (QVmho)
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It's absolutely a keeper. I was absolutely thrilled to see that Walther is finally making PPK/S in .32, which was what they were really designed to be. Americans love .380, but its too much for that frame. Chambering it in .32 ACP is Just Right.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 11:10 PM (ZOv7s)

164 Walther has shut down production of the PP- PPK-PPK/s series, and they are being coy about whether they will restart it.

If you desperately want one right now, cdnn.com has them in stock.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 06, 2026 11:11 PM (k4T4e)

165 So far, diet, based on the bloodwork. It isn't common in my family. Right now, they're looking for internal bleeding.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

How low is it?

Any supplements you might be taking or over the counter stuff? Some of them can cause low red blood cells.

You been waking up with two red holes in your neck?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:12 PM (tcsrY)

166 Dark ist auf Deutsch besser
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 11:07 PM (RIvkX)
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Wenn meine Grossmutter vier Rede hatte, wurdie sie eine Omnibus sein!

I took six years of German, was able to read Kafka and yet now I have papers written in my own hand that I cannot read.

HOWEVER, when I deployed to Germany and got a few Bittburgers into me, it all came back. Weird how that works.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 11:14 PM (ZOv7s)

167 Walther has shut down production of the PP- PPK-PPK/s series, and they are being coy about whether they will restart it.

If you desperately want one right now, cdnn.com has them in stock.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 06, 2026 11:11 PM (k4T4e)
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That was fast. It's the old paradox: permissive gun laws actually drive gun prices down, creating a bear market. Fear of confiscation drives them up, so Obama and Biden were actually huge friends of the firearm industry.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 11:16 PM (ZOv7s)

168 I saw the ND story on Instapundit. The guy didn’t want to admit it straight up, but his “girl” is trans, and “she’s” a bit paranoid about it. One comment was she’s two missed therapy sessions from a mass shooting incident.

Posted by: Advo at March 06, 2026 11:18 PM (jO4mz)

169 TOP 175 Comments! Love the ONT, Weird Dave!

I am unsure how anyone got film of my father with his black angus cows (he had other breeds,too, I think trying to create a hybrid). My brothers and husband said his Marine training came out with his herd, altho he never cussed around me or ladies.

I love moo cows! They are nitwits but I love them! The first morning in our new house he had built my mother got out of the shower to a crowd of them peering in the bathroom window from the front porch.

Love the almost made it off the ground helicopter. I was waiting for some decapitation action.

Lesbians should not own guns or cats.

The baby projection from all orifices. Our first night home with #1 son my mother was told we had this and to go to bed. She heard my husband yell from the diningroom/temporary nursery:"He's peed in his ear! What do I do now!"

Baby boys I can at least predict from their warning device. Baby girls I cannot and both grandgirlies have peed on their changing table. This one now and then harfs, too, but she's really cute and smart and smiles a lot when not doing all of that. She discovered my husband's unshaved cheek a week ago and perfers it to clean shaven.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 06, 2026 11:18 PM (WONhk)

170 Any JD Vance sightings lately? He seems to have disappeared
Posted by: Pete Seria at March 06, 2026 10:25 PM

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He must have heard that Ace is down on him.

Posted by: Bigsmith at March 06, 2026 11:19 PM (1Au9i)

171
I think... that guy's beef would be tough and stringy as his harangues clearly stress those wee poor beasties.

He could market his products as Upper Deckers' Beef, however.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 06, 2026 11:20 PM (xG4kz)

172 157 So far, diet, based on the bloodwork. It isn't common in my family. Right now, they're looking for internal bleeding.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 06, 2026 11:07 PM (S/Y4j)

I had iron deficiency anemia. After endoscopy and further bloodwork, found I had Celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder triggered by gluten. No more gluten for me!

Posted by: Joemarine at March 06, 2026 11:20 PM (y171U)

173 I like this

WALTHER PPK/S 32ACP STAINLESS
$699.99

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 11:21 PM (ZxPkt)

174 How low is it?

Any supplements you might be taking or over the counter stuff? Some of them can cause low red blood cells.

You been waking up with two red holes in your neck?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

It's been relatively stable for a few years, not too bad. I take Magnesium and D3 with a multivitamin. I tried cutting caffeine, and adding B12, and it got worse. I do need to add potassium, and have.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 06, 2026 11:21 PM (S/Y4j)

175 168 I saw the ND story on Instapundit. The guy didn’t want to admit it straight up, but his “girl” is trans, and “she’s” a bit paranoid about it. One comment was she’s two missed therapy sessions from a mass shooting incident.
Posted by: Advo at March 06, 2026 11:18 PM (jO4mz)

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being worse of warped homos, trans are 1000. So this is not good.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 06, 2026 11:22 PM (WONhk)

176 African gyrocopter?

Posted by: wth at March 06, 2026 11:22 PM (BT3km)

177 You been waking up with two red holes in your neck?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

Forgot this question. No vampires.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 06, 2026 11:22 PM (S/Y4j)

178 Any aisle of the supermarket where you can buy baby wipes and malt liquor is the aisle where I'm hanging out.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 06, 2026 11:22 PM (JkO4W)

179 What? That was a laugh riot. The sequence where the guy was thrown from the helicopter while it was still on the ground only to be told "next time we will be higher" was hilarious.

Also the whole guerillas trying to fire a bazooka round and it falling apart, and then they blow up bananas...classic.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 11:05 PM (ZOv7s)

I thought it was hysterical. A lot of funny shit in that movie. The rino showing up out of nowhere to stomp the campfires was some funny shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 06, 2026 11:23 PM (snZF9)

180 167 Walther has shut down production of the PP- PPK-PPK/s series, and they are being coy about whether they will restart it.

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A. Schickelgruber reports reliable jam-free operation and excellent buttery mouth feel.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 06, 2026 11:24 PM (JkO4W)

181 He could market his products as Upper Deckers' Beef, however.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 06, 2026 11:20 PM (xG4kz)

If stringy it could be because I don't think I saw any grass?

They can take the cussing as their hide is tough. They also don't speak English and really don't care. Goats are even worse and we only had one. He thought he was a dog.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 06, 2026 11:27 PM (WONhk)

182 Hour of the Wolf, how liw is your ferritin?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:27 PM (0JWOm)

183
It was his last ditch attempt to return that coke bottle.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

The joke's on him. It was no-deposit no-return.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2026 11:27 PM (Cqx++)

184 *how low

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:27 PM (0JWOm)

185 So which pistols actually have a physical safety now?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:27 PM (bss/y)

186 182 Hour of the Wolf, how liw is your ferritin?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:27 PM (0JWOm)

Ferrets?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:28 PM (bss/y)

187 I looked at the exam test results. The GI Dr. tools biopsies to test for celiac disease, the notes indicate the current diagnosis is iron deficient anemia.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 06, 2026 11:28 PM (S/Y4j)

188 So which pistols actually have a physical safety now?
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The Ruger Security 9 does. 15+1 configuration and its a Ruger at a great price.

Posted by: Crusader at March 06, 2026 11:28 PM (Cjcf6)

189 Walther has shut down production of the PP- PPK-PPK/s series, and they are being coy about whether they will restart it.

If you desperately want one right now, cdnn.com has them in stock.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 06, 2026 11:11 PM (k4T4e)
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That was fast. It's the old paradox: permissive gun laws actually drive gun prices down, creating a bear market. Fear of confiscation drives them up, so Obama and Biden were actually huge friends of the firearm industry.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 11:16 PM (ZOv7s)

I have a .380 PPKs I got in the 80's. I don't know, mine is a fairly unreliable piece of shit, which was shocking actually. I haven't tried a bunch of different ammo to see if there is the magic bullet for it. I tried a few different brands, and I eventually tossed it back in the box and was done with it. I have to pull it out of mothballs one day and try some more ammo brands.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 06, 2026 11:30 PM (snZF9)

190 Hour of the Wolf, how liw is your ferritin?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:27 PM (0JWOm)

Don't see that in the tests.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 06, 2026 11:32 PM (S/Y4j)

191 So which pistols actually have a physical safety now?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:27 PM (bss/y)

Most do now. Revolvers mostly don't.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 11:32 PM (rbvCR)

192 Fun fact, most Spanish pistols have a disconnect so the trigger is disabled when the magazine is not inserted all the way.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 11:34 PM (rbvCR)

193 The guy didn’t want to admit it straight up, but his “girl” is trans, and “she’s” a bit paranoid about it.

One of the side effects of the FNM using tranny pronouns is people will assume if you are a mannish looking woman that you are in fact a man.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 11:35 PM (sKqQm)

194 Primary care doc looked at my CBC panel, low white blood cells. Thought it was internal bleeding.

Followup bloodwork showed iron and ferritin deficiency. Endoscopy biopsy confirmed celiac disease.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 06, 2026 11:36 PM (y171U)

195 Undefeated Miami of Ohio and the 15-15 Ohio Bobkittuhs are playing a hell of a basketball game right now. It's in OT right now. Great game, they're all playing hard.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 06, 2026 11:36 PM (Wg6v7)

196 FYI:
Ferritin is a protein that stores iron in the body and is crucial for maintaining iron levels.
Ferritin levels are often assessed through blood tests to determine iron storage; low levels indicate iron deficiency, which can lead to anemia.
2
High ferritin levels may suggest iron overload or inflammation, as ferritin can be mobilized during acute inflammatory reactions.
2
A ferritin test can provide insights into various health conditions, making it an important diagnostic tool.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:37 PM (bss/y)

197 Ugh. Liberalgunowners. Who believe they need guns because the "federal government is fascist." Who can't resist a compulsion to pull the trigger of a loaded gun.

These are the type of people who think I should not have access to guns.

Posted by: Emmie at March 06, 2026 11:39 PM (FMtrg)

198 You been waking up with two red holes in your neck?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

It's been relatively stable for a few years, not too bad. I take Magnesium and D3 with a multivitamin. I tried cutting caffeine, and adding B12, and it got worse. I do need to add potassium, and have.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 06, 2026 11:21 PM (S/Y4j)

Have you tried raising your intake of garlic?

Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 11:39 PM (kyr9/)

199
Sometimes in genealogy you come across a "Mth cousin Nth removed", you review their life story, and you wished that you could pick a much larger value for N.

The beauty of genealogy is there is an unwritten rule to this effect: "If you come across a relative who is living, you are under no obligation to initiate contact with that person."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 06, 2026 11:40 PM (xG4kz)

200 197 Ugh. Liberalgunowners. Who believe they need guns because the "federal government is fascist." Who can't resist a compulsion to pull the trigger of a loaded gun.

These are the type of people who think I should not have access to guns.
Posted by: Emmie at March 06, 2026 11:39 PM (FMtrg)

Intrusive thoughts + Guns = ?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:41 PM (bss/y)

201 Ferritin is part of the iron panel.
If it's iron deficiency anemia they should run that, along with CBC.
It's a cheap test.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:41 PM (gDlxJ)

202 The beauty of genealogy is there is an unwritten rule to this effect: "If you come across a relative who is living, you are under no obligation to initiate contact with that person."
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 06, 2026 11:40 PM (xG4kz)

It allowed us to connect with my Aunt- my Dad's OLDER sister (from England, now BC) that we did not know existed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:43 PM (bss/y)

203 Joemarine, before you found out you had celiac, did you ever notice reacting to eating gluten?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:44 PM (gDlxJ)

204 *must ... not ... pull .. trigger*

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 11:44 PM (4NO2D)

205 Anemia can also be caused by liver issues - mine is an extreme example, but you may want to ask your doctor to start looking for some "unicorns"....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 06, 2026 11:44 PM (SRRAx)

206
Ugh. Liberalgunowners. Who believe they need guns because the "federal government is fascist." Who can't resist a compulsion to pull the trigger of a loaded gun.

I read that as, "She means to shoot YOU, eventually, dumbass."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 06, 2026 11:45 PM (xG4kz)

207 I already know I live with an evil cat, but I had no idea how his evil could spread.

It used to be that dogs would be happy to see me. Can't tell you the number of times I heard "Well, he usually doesn't like strangers" and the dog is like "Best friends!" almost immediately.

Now, all dogs are like "You're evil and intend harm, don't you? Don't lie, I'll know!" They must smell him.

I miss dogs.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 06, 2026 11:46 PM (CHHv1)

208 One .380 handgun that had me excited recently is a beretta 80X Cheetah my brother bought a few weeks ago. What a nice little carry piece. Double action, hammer drop safety, sleek external hammer that won't get caught on anything, and the double action trigger pull is smooth as silk and light. It come with two 13rd mags, but he had to have the mags pinned, because fucking jersey, but damn what a nice piece.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 06, 2026 11:46 PM (snZF9)

209 Ugh. Liberalgunowners. Who believe they need guns because the "federal government is fascist." Who can't resist a compulsion to pull the trigger of a loaded gun.

I read that as, "She means to shoot YOU, eventually, dumbass."
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 06, 2026 11:45 PM (xG4kz)

From what I can tell, she was using a Glock as a fidget spinner.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:46 PM (bss/y)

210 Re Iron Deficiency from celiac disease

Other vitamins can be low like B12. Once gluten free, you should be able to absorb iron normally. It takes 3-6 months taking iron supplements after the hemoglobin returns to normal to refill body iron stores.

Posted by: epador at March 06, 2026 11:47 PM (TRnzq)

211 Damn straight baby needs beers And wines

And TEQUILA

Or I will wreck that trailer house

Posted by: Darleen at March 06, 2026 11:48 PM (Al4HM)

212 Intrusive thoughts + Guns = ?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:41 PM (bss/y)

I hate to say, especially now that we hear that the compulsive trigger-puller might be trans. I'm glad the partner has secured the gun, but we all know that may not be enough to prevent tragedy.

Posted by: Emmie at March 06, 2026 11:50 PM (FMtrg)

213
It allowed us to connect with my Aunt- my Dad's OLDER sister (from England, now BC) that we did not know existed.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Oh, I have contacted some relations of mine through my efforts, but I got to pick and choose which ones and why I would make contact.

My searches are entirely records' based. No "take a DNA test" for this boy-o, I can assure you.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 06, 2026 11:50 PM (xG4kz)

214 She wore red dresses and told such sweet lies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xht-4O0s6Cg

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 11:50 PM (83+LM)

215 I have a Smith and Wesson 9mm. It does not have a safety.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 06, 2026 10:21 PM (qFwJc)

I am working on a 100+ year old H&R pocket hammerless .32. It has no safety, but it is double-action only, and there is a piece inside called the "rebounder" which I believe would make it drop-safe, too. Takes a real determined pull on the trigger to fire it.

LOL at the cargo-cult helicopter.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 11:51 PM (8zz6B)

216 Miklos, did you hear the news? Hungarian police stopped and detained Ukrainians in an armored van moving gold and cash from Ukraine to somewhere in the EU

"Magyars kidnapping Slavs and stealing their gold" was not on my bingo card for the 21st century, much the way that "Greeks sending warships to Crete to forestall the Persians" wasn't

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 11:51 PM (rbvCR)

217 I read that as, "She means to shoot YOU, eventually, dumbass."
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM)

It, IT means to shoot You eventually...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 11:52 PM (/lPRQ)

218 "Greeks sending warships to Crete to forestall the Persians" wasn't

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Have they?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:52 PM (6U1c2)

219 It come with two 13rd mags, but he had to have the mags pinned, because fucking jersey, but damn what a nice piece.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Any day now.
DC mag capacity ban has been overruled by DC Circuit.
Not that they can buy them there anyway.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 11:54 PM (/lPRQ)

220 Two counter rotating lift props would work, like the Focke-Wulf FW 61. The inventor in the video is missing some crucial design points.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 06, 2026 10:24 PM (cK4Fj)

Lemmesee. Rotor blades not airfoils, check. No collective pitch control, check. No cyclic control, check. No tail rotor, check.

It's nearly perfect!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 11:54 PM (8zz6B)

221 213
It allowed us to connect with my Aunt- my Dad's OLDER sister (from England, now BC) that we did not know existed.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Oh, I have contacted some relations of mine through my efforts, but I got to pick and choose which ones and why I would make contact.

My searches are entirely records' based. No "take a DNA test" for this boy-o, I can assure you.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic
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Seance?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 11:55 PM (83+LM)

222 Miklos, did you hear the news? Hungarian police stopped and detained Ukrainians in an armored van moving gold and cash from Ukraine to somewhere in the EU

"Magyars kidnapping Slavs and stealing their gold" was not on my bingo card for the 21st century, much the way that "Greeks sending warships to Crete to forestall the Persians" wasn't
Posted by: Kindltot

Monitoring the situation. The people have been let go, the stash is uncertain

Posted by: Miklos could solve this for a reasonable fee at March 06, 2026 11:55 PM (Al4HM)

223
High ferritin levels may suggest iron overload or inflammation, as ferritin can be mobilized during acute inflammatory reactions.

If you are a post menopausal woman and your ferritin level is extremely high, immediately get a genetic test for hemochromatosis. Your body has begun accumulating iron as you no longer menstruate, and that is bad news.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 06, 2026 11:56 PM (xG4kz)

224 Thank you, everyone, for the information. Sometimes I think AoSHQ is better than some medical sites. Well, most sites on the internet.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 06, 2026 11:56 PM (S/Y4j)

225 I've had Glocks for 30+ years. Never had a negligent or accidental discharge. I am a fan, because they fit great in my hands. I think I'm about to get an H&K soon. I like the way they fit in my hands. That's really what matters.

Posted by: AnchorPoint at March 06, 2026 11:57 PM (Cjcd2)

226 When our boys were small we almost moved to Australia for 5yrs. A lot of money tax free and we discussed it. Then whatever the job they were sending him for fell through.

Later I discovered that nearly everything in Australia will kill you and was thankful. Florida was bad enough.

I hate snakes. Once when the boys were small they went on a little tour of a botanical garden with others and thought we'd be thrilled. It is the only time in my life I hyperventilated.

A thick jungle with little puddles next to the creek. Visions of snakes and gators.

I was making such loud wheezing sounds that when we popped out at the end a man was taking water samples from a bridge and stared at us.

We came to a narrow portion of the creek that I could easily jump but I stepped right in it running instead as I was looney tunes at that point.

My husband said he did not recognize me. A lesson learned or leared that day to never take me again into a jungle.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 06, 2026 11:59 PM (WONhk)

227 It's almost midnight. Time to let the ferret in.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2026 11:59 PM (Cqx++)

228 Have they?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:52 PM (6U1c2)

A couple of Shahed drones hit the airfield at Akrotiri, and apparently the Greeks sent a couple of ships .

Posted by: Kindltot at March 07, 2026 12:00 AM (rbvCR)

229 Haven't looked into it cuz festivities to the south currently more exciting, but saw reports of much spiciness betw Hungary and Ukraine. Same issues as they've had for a while. Russki oil supply to Hungary and Slovakia cut off/menaced by Ukraine, those two states threatening various kinds of retaliation.

Seems that central Europe remains a very good place not to be, consistent with much modern history.

Saw a Trump post praising Orban. And just a few days ago, in a post on another topic, Trump mocked Zelensky as "P.T. Barnum". Wild. Love it. Decades of consuming (and producing) the tedious, vapid hackneyed shit that passes for official pronouncements and commentary make Trump's Queens bare-knuckle style a hilarious relief.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 12:00 AM (U/Byj)

230 Seance?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 11:55 PM (83+LM)

No, Pappaw got friendly with a nurse when he was wounded in France. As far as we can tell he had no idea. Her mom would not tell her any more than that he was a GI.

She carried Pappaw's picture in her wallet til the day she died though. Never married.

She found my uncle and Dad who are both into geneology and had done the 23 and me. Said they were a close match and she was looking for her father. Said she had a picture she found in her Mom's wallet when she passed away of who she assumed was her father. It was Pappaw staring out (one of those photo booth kind of things.) Eerie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:01 AM (bss/y)

231 Regarding the Glock "owners",

Somebody's gonna die.

Posted by: pawn at March 07, 2026 12:02 AM (iQdLI)

232 "Magyars kidnapping Slavs and stealing their gold" was not on my bingo card for the 21st century, much the way that "Greeks sending warships to Crete to forestall the Persians" wasn't

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The oddsmakers are favoring Greece in light of recent Greek victories at Salamis, Plataea and Marathon.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 07, 2026 12:02 AM (JkO4W)

233
The thing about the DNA test in genealogy is that its results are out there for all and sundry to see (as it were), and you potentially could be peppered with requests to talk / meet with folks who may mean well, but will take up a lot of your time.

By records' based, I meant their paper trail -- censuses, states' records of births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths and burials, and so forth. I am over one half Norwegian and believe me, those folks recorded everything. Then they moved into or through Minnesota one hundred years or more ago, and those folks recorded everything.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 12:04 AM (xG4kz)

234 Maybe there should be a tic tok trend of trans shooting their peckers off with guns? A walloping fast transisiton. I am sure we'd get some takers.

Why doesn't Ace like Vance anymore? I must have missed it. I think I like him! Vance, I mean. We all know I love Ace.

I have a theory about Ace. He's either newly in love or has a baby or puppy to be rushing off for weekends lately. He no longer misses you Morons.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 07, 2026 12:05 AM (WONhk)

235 Have an XD9, no external safety. Has the grip safety, like a 1911. Chose it over the Glock entirely because of a better fit. It's got the same reliability as the Glocks. Not sure how many rounds through it by now (10K+ for sure), never a problem. The little roll pin that serves as the slide stop eventually broke, free and easy to replace myself. Only other incident in all these years was a mysterious stuck round part way into the chamber (re-sizing issue). Some idiot who reloaded the round was responsible.

Oh. Wait.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 12:05 AM (U/Byj)

236 I don't think I would want to be standing that close to an Erector Set helicopter when the engine atsrts-- I'd be expecting the blades to do some sort of Final Destination scenario.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 07, 2026 12:05 AM (TC15r)

237 WOW. Those are kind of pricey. Inheritance or actual purchase? I hate the way the Hitler stamp costs extra (Waffenamt). I have the Manurhin PP for that reason.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 10:57 PM (ZOv7s)

I have a GI bring-back P38 with the Waffenamt marks, and no import stamps. It shoots real nicely. Nurse R has fired it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 07, 2026 12:06 AM (8zz6B)

238 ace feels that Vance is too chummy and apologetic for Tucker. Hence the enmity.

I pointed out he was a fan of both Desantis AND Rick Perry at one point.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:06 AM (bss/y)

239 Obituary today, my first love and long ago -ex. I was not mature enough to know I had a keeper. Nurse, veteran, and teacher who made many lives better. RIP Sue.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 12:06 AM (kofr7)

240 216 Miklos, did you hear the news? Hungarian police stopped and detained Ukrainians in an armored van moving gold and cash from Ukraine to somewhere in the EU

"Magyars kidnapping Slavs and stealing their gold" was not on my bingo card for the 21st century, much the way that "Greeks sending warships to Crete to forestall the Persians" wasn't
Posted by: Kindltot
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Orban told Snively not to fuck with the oil flow.
Snively's response was military threat.
Oban's not the guy to fuck with.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 12:07 AM (83+LM)

241 Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 12:06 AM (kofr7)

Sorry for your loss, JM.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:07 AM (bss/y)

242 The beauty of genealogy is there is an unwritten rule to this effect: "If you come across a relative who is living, you are under no obligation to initiate contact with that person."
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 06, 2026 11:40 PM (xG4kz)

It allowed us to connect with my Aunt- my Dad's OLDER sister (from England, now BC) that we did not know existed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:43 PM (bss/y)

We recently connected with an entire missing branch of our family from that genealogy thing. My grandmother's brother and his line. Nobody really ever talking about him. He was 15 years older, and fought in WWI, and we're still piecing it together how he drifted off. I have 3 new 2nd cousins that I never knew about, and they didn't know about us. One of my second cousins that I only met a few times was trying to find out if there was any family left in italy since she's going there this year. I could have told had she asked, which is a big no since they have all been here for a few generations, but she did track down a missing part of the family in the process.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 12:08 AM (snZF9)

243 We came to a narrow portion of the creek that I could easily jump but I stepped right in it running instead as I was looney tunes at that point.
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You're like me in this regard. I don't *care* that poisonous snakes eat mice, rats, and other varmints. I want them dead, because poisonous snakes also kill humans. I don't want to read scientific studies, or listen to scientific lectures. I just want poisonous snakes dead, rather than a threat to me.

Posted by: Crusader at March 07, 2026 12:08 AM (Cjcf6)

244 Orban told Snively not to fuck with the oil flow.
Snively's response was military threat.
Oban's not the guy to fuck with.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 12:07 AM (83+LM)

Didn't he threaten to have him murdered? Using his SS... I mean 'Special forces'?

And he finds assholes moving gold across his borders?

Well, thanks.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:09 AM (bss/y)

245 The cold the baby gave me is at the stage of concrete in my sinuses no matter what I do. It's only been three days, so I hope this is a good sign. I haven't been sick in two years and this is fairly mild but irritating.

Is JQ around? I want to know what her BIL is doing. What a nightmare for her!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 07, 2026 12:09 AM (WONhk)

246 >>I pointed out he was a fan of both Desantis AND Rick Perry at one point.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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And they started out so well.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 12:10 AM (83+LM)

247 Great ONT, WeirdDave! Wonderful way to enjoy a Friday.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 12:10 AM (kofr7)

248 245 The cold the baby gave me is at the stage of concrete in my sinuses no matter what I do. It's only been three days, so I hope this is a good sign. I haven't been sick in two years and this is fairly mild but irritating.

Is JQ around? I want to know what her BIL is doing. What a nightmare for her!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 07, 2026 12:09 AM (WONhk)

I had the congestion thing really bad a couple days ago. I went Mammaw old school. Vicks Vapo rub under my nose- just a touch. Woke up the next day and the head congestion was completely gone.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:10 AM (bss/y)

249 And they started out so well.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 12:10 AM (83+LM)

I know. I was a huge fan of Fred Thompson.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:11 AM (bss/y)

250 Of course, it wasn't accidental. The shooter was "compelled" to pull the trigger. By an overwhelming compulsion.

Yeah, don't really anybody makes a gun that is safe to pull the trigger on with a round in the chamber when you know what will happen but you are "compelled" to do it

Posted by: Azjaeger at March 07, 2026 12:13 AM (3/XaG)

251 Has anyone heard about a new show from Canada? It's called Doctor Death Race, and consists of 8-12 "doctors" in hardened vehicles. They drive from Vancouver to Halifax. The winner is the driver with the lowest time, adjusted by the number and caliber of MAID patients they kill with their vehicle.

Rumors indicate that this may be both a spring and fall series.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 07, 2026 12:14 AM (S/Y4j)

252 Dave Barry's rules of punctuation said an apostrophe is used in small business signs to tell you an S is coming. This big business really leveled up.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 12:15 AM (kofr7)

253 By the way, Pixy should consider some changes at some point. The ads are *still* locking down the "continue reading" button, and the site is "jerking back and forth" (hello Devo) when one posts a new comment. Neither of these things took place a month or so ago. Neither should be the new norm.

Posted by: Crusader at March 07, 2026 12:15 AM (Cjcf6)

254 253 By the way, Pixy should consider some changes at some point. The ads are *still* locking down the "continue reading" button, and the site is "jerking back and forth" (hello Devo) when one posts a new comment. Neither of these things took place a month or so ago. Neither should be the new norm.
Posted by: Crusader at March 07, 2026 12:15 AM (Cjcf6)

I get the jumping ANY time there is a twitter embed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:16 AM (bss/y)

255 Just wait until she is "compelled" by the government fascists in her neighborhood.

Or her partner taking away her constitutional rights.

Posted by: pawn at March 07, 2026 12:17 AM (iQdLI)

256 Regarding the post about the cows: Thank you for that. You know you really need a good laugh when you laugh so hard you are crying.

Posted by: Nancy@7000ft at March 07, 2026 12:17 AM (4qIhJ)

257 His?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:17 AM (bss/y)

258
Rumors indicate that this may be both a spring and fall series.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

When I started reading this "Doctor Death Race" item, I just knew that MAID would be in there somewhere! And you did not disappoint! LOL!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 12:18 AM (xG4kz)

259 The thing about guns is that you can't just change your mind after you pull the trigger.

Posted by: pawn at March 07, 2026 12:18 AM (iQdLI)

260 ace feels that Vance is too chummy and apologetic for Tucker. Hence the enmity.

I pointed out he was a fan of both Desantis AND Rick Perry at one point.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:06 AM (bss/y)

DeSantis employs the right people. Smart people. Clever people, who are related to worthy people.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 07, 2026 12:18 AM (rbvCR)

261 I just want poisonous snakes dead, rather than a threat to me.
Posted by: Crusader at March 07, 2026 12:08 AM (Cjcf6)

I want all snakes dead. We had a 5' black snake who lived in the hedge in front of our house along the walk every summer. I had to check the mail going out the garage. My husband claimed they ate rats but this one did not get the memo as we had a rat in our attic once.

He/she once got in the garage with me and I was very brave and screamed (do they have ears?) and threw a broom at it and it left. If it got in the house we'd have to move or burn it down.

One of my BF in FL, who is acting weird since Trump 2024 as a Dim does not kill anything. She once "saved" a coral snake to show the neighbor children and called the zoo or someone. I would have sent my husband out to kill it instead.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 07, 2026 12:19 AM (WONhk)

262 So, started watching the new Guy Richie Sherlock Holmes series... and suddenly realized I LIKED the story... but... also hated it....

Why? Good story IF IT HAD BEEN ORIGINAL. Not rewriting a classic character.

Which is one of my major pet peeves with Hollyweird.

If you have a story to tell... tell it... don't use YOUR story to rewrite a classic, to try to get published.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 07, 2026 12:19 AM (mP0Kj)

263 Reports of protests in ..... Havana. 3 days without electricity. Seemingly the traditional pots & pans noise-making kind of protest. One neighborhood in particular, but also at least one other location (on video).

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 12:20 AM (U/Byj)

264 235 Have an XD9, no external safety. Has the grip safety, like a 1911. Chose it over the Glock entirely because of a better fit. It's got the same reliability as the Glocks. Not sure how many rounds through it by now (10K+ for sure), never a problem. The little roll pin that serves as the slide stop eventually broke, free and easy to replace myself. Only other incident in all these years was a mysterious stuck round part way into the chamber (re-sizing issue). Some idiot who reloaded the round was responsible.

Oh. Wait.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 12:05 AM (U/Byj)

The XD9 is one of my ATF's and my EDC currently (that does change). I have over 30k rounds through mine and all I've had to change is recoil springs. Malfunctions are numbered on one hand. Staggeringly reliable and very accurate. Never had a problem with the grip safety either.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 07, 2026 12:20 AM (xcxpd)

265 The oddsmakers are favoring Greece in light of recent Greek victories at Salamis, Plataea and Marathon.
Posted by: Cicero

I'll have the souvlaki, retsina, and a half bottle of ouzo

Posted by: Miklosopoulos at March 07, 2026 12:21 AM (Al4HM)

266 Rumors indicate that this may be both a spring and fall series.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

When I started reading this "Doctor Death Race" item, I just knew that MAID would be in there somewhere! And you did not disappoint! LOL!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 12:18 AM (xG4kz)

Just bringing Roger Corman's classic Death Race 2000 up to date. It's still better than the 2050 remake.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 07, 2026 12:22 AM (S/Y4j)

267 Our nephew on Paul's side found out - quite unexpectedly - that the man he always assumed was his father.....wasn't.

I think we may be the only family members he has told; he asked us not to share info with other family members.

He did gain some new half-siblings, though. He met with them and they all got on famously. He even mentioned how interesting it was, seeing a resemblance to people he had never met.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 12:22 AM (SRRAx)

268 "compelled" to pull the trigger

I try not to, as Sarah says, be into 'woo-woo', but... things like this make me think, "maybe possessed by a demon means possessed by a demon"

Posted by: RandomDave at March 07, 2026 12:23 AM (aJQbY)

269 We fought our way through 40 minutes of heavy snowbird seasonal traffic, 15 miles, 32 lights, four needed two cycles to get through, this is SW FL in March, to go to Costco, mid day, we knew it was torture, but wanted something they rarely have but had, not wanting to miss it.

The parking lot was full, we crept around looking for a car backing out, found one out near the rear outer limit. Inside was a total jam, everybody old and gray like us, the checkout area packed. Carts piled high. We ended up behind a couple, no cart, carrying a bag of dried prunes.

Who would put up with that for a bag of prunes. But that was not all. Passing the cart pack parked at the eating tables on way out, there sat a cart, one box in it, a box of womens' Depends. Torture for Depends, torture for prunes. OR NOT? It's the way we entertain ourselves.

Posted by: M. Gaga at March 07, 2026 12:23 AM (KiBMU)

270 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 07, 2026 12:19 AM (WONhk)

At 9 years Old, I was camping with my Dad and my Older Brothers Boy Scout Troop in the Siera Nevada Mts...

Went to get wood... stepped across and literally stepped on a Diamond Back Rattle Snake... did the best thing I could have out of instinct.... and froze.

Yelled for Dad, who came and killed it with a shovel.

Brother had no idea what had happened... Dad kind of remembered it late in life.... but... yeah... I see ANY snake... you will believe that I can defy gravity.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 07, 2026 12:23 AM (mP0Kj)

271 I get the jumping ANY time there is a twitter embed.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

That may be driven by your web browser as most download the simple text type content first, put you where you were, then loads the Twitter / YouTube shit which pushes everything down.

Other web-pages do it too.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 07, 2026 12:23 AM (/lPRQ)

272 He did gain some new half-siblings, though. He met with them and they all got on famously. He even mentioned how interesting it was, seeing a resemblance to people he had never met.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 12:22 AM (SRRAx)

False Paternity is a bitch.

And so was she.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:24 AM (bss/y)

273 I get the jumping ANY time there is a twitter embed.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

If you get a a twitter in bed, that's your problem

Posted by: Miklosopoulos, with Wisdom of the Ancients (no homo) at March 07, 2026 12:24 AM (Al4HM)

274 Yep Mark, thought of you when I posted, knew you also had an XD9 and loved it. I got the "tactical" (stupid name) version with the 5" barrel just for the extra inch of sight radius.

Some day I may finally get a compact, and one in .45. They've sold used for very little, for years, around here.

I see very few XDs at the casual shootin' matches I attend. Though everyone seems to think highly of them.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 12:24 AM (U/Byj)

275 That may be driven by your web browser as most download the simple text type content first, put you where you were, then loads the Twitter / YouTube shit which pushes everything down.

Other web-pages do it too.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 07, 2026 12:23 AM (/lPRQ)

Could be. When there is no tweets, then everything is rock steady (or it is just images of tweets.)

Brave does not seem to have issues with the 'continue reading' button.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:25 AM (bss/y)

276 you will believe that I can defy gravity.
Posted by: Romeo13

Little boys can defy gravity and move faster than the speed of light

Posted by: Miklos' Mama yelling with my middle name because late for dinner at March 07, 2026 12:26 AM (Al4HM)

277
So, started watching the new Guy Richie Sherlock Holmes series... and suddenly realized I LIKED the story... but... also hated it....

Are you referring to the two movies he did that starred Robert Downy, Jr. and Jude Law as Holmes and Watson? They both were entertaining in their own right, although the second one ("Game of Shadows") had far more foitprints from Doyle's stories in it than had the first.

I enjoyed the interplay between the two lead characters. They needed not be Holmes snd Watson, as you said. An original story free of Doyle in all respects would have served equally well.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 12:26 AM (xG4kz)

278 I only allow scripts on ace.mu.nu and acecomments.mu.nu. Keeps things running smooth on the laptop.

Posted by: RandomDave at March 07, 2026 12:29 AM (aJQbY)

279 FUN FACT

There are no poisonous snakes in Hungary

At least not of the obviously reptilian kind

Posted by: Miklos does not advise lawsuits there at March 07, 2026 12:30 AM (Al4HM)

280 Miklos, what about venomous ones?

Posted by: RandomDave at March 07, 2026 12:31 AM (aJQbY)

281 False Paternity is a bitch.

And so was she.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:24 AM (bss/y)

Honestly, I don't know if she knows about all of this. I don't think he has mentioned it to her.

She was apparently quite wild in her younger years.

The man he thought was his dad certainly suspected/knew it, though - only left nephew $25 in his will. It was confusing to him at the time.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 12:32 AM (SRRAx)

282 One of the side effects of the FNM using tranny pronouns is people will assume if you are a mannish looking woman that you are in fact a man.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 11:35 PM (sKqQm)

I know what you mean. I now have to wonder every time I encounter a mannish-looking woman, and I find that irritating.

Posted by: Nerd Herd at March 07, 2026 12:32 AM (NZPfR)

283 ace develops third-degree butthurt whenever someone contradicts him when he's policing the boundaries of the legitimate "right"

it's okay; it's not like he's really wrong

just a wee bit excitable

and he tends to paint with a broad brush when he's on "right"-watch, and it always rubs some commenters (occasionally me) wrong, which just exercises him more

a spot of keto lasagna will set him right, assuming he hasn't dehydrated beyond repair

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 07, 2026 12:33 AM (YVuAl)

284 Reports of protests in ..... Havana. 3 days without electricity. Seemingly the traditional pots & pans noise-making kind of protest. One neighborhood in particular, but also at least one other location (on video).

Posted by: rhomboid

Una mas Ocasio-n?

Posted by: Miklos de Nike-Cortez y Cerveza at March 07, 2026 12:33 AM (Al4HM)

285 I owned a Star PD chambered in .45 ACP. Nice little shooter, aluminum framed and reliable. I was careful to only shoot standard load FMJ in the pistol, as the manufacturer's manual made it very clear that stronger loads might damage the gun and the person firing it.

As the second owner found out to his regret.

Posted by: mrp at March 07, 2026 12:34 AM (rj6Yv)

286 I see ANY snake... you will believe that I can defy gravity.
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 07, 2026 12:23 AM (mP0Kj)

I can literally jump vertically with feet moving before I land like Wile E. Coyote.

I did this once in FL while we were walking and a type of lizard, that is not a snake, popped out of the grass.

Out here I was walking with a son and husband and son pointed one off trail. I walked/rain about 50' and he said we should tie one to the back of my shirt for cardio each morning.

I sometimes don't like my family.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 07, 2026 12:35 AM (WONhk)

287 just a wee bit excitable

Be nice

ace weighs maybe 30 pounds when garret gets him soaking wet

Posted by: Miklos requests Kindness for a few brief seconds at March 07, 2026 12:35 AM (Al4HM)

288 Miklos, what about venomous ones?
Posted by: RandomDave

None, other than lawyers and politicians

Strip bars also kinda dicey

Posted by: Miklos speaks from Knowledges at March 07, 2026 12:38 AM (Al4HM)

289 One of my BF in FL, who is acting weird since Trump 2024 as a Dim does not kill anything. She once "saved" a coral snake to show the neighbor children and called the zoo or someone. I would have sent my husband out to kill it instead.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 07, 2026 12:19 AM (WONhk)

A coral snake?? To show the kids?? Jesus, how did she get through life without a helmet?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 12:38 AM (snZF9)

290 Absolutely no idea about any of the relevant context (apart from, duh, years of economic stagnation and now accelerating decline and energy crisis): have there been such protests in Cuba recently, or ever (since you know when), what size, what was the state security response?

And having no idea about any of that, maybe I should become a journalist, or "influencer", or pundit, and opine aggressively all about it.

Seems to work for 99% of the aforementioned categories.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 12:39 AM (U/Byj)

291
On my desktop, when I am viewing the home page of an article, there sometimes (all the time?) appears a small and floating check box midway down the right hand side of the screen with a short text whose content I cannot not recall (and I am not now on a laptop to be able to check what it is).

Under those circumstances, if I attempt to click on the "Comments" link nothing happens when that link is at the same level as, or below the floating check box. I simply cannot raise the comments' view for that thread.

However, if I scroll the screen so that the "Comments" link is decidedly above the level of the floating check box, I can bring forth the comnents view for that thread.

Go figure.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 12:40 AM (xG4kz)

292 I see ANY snake... you will believe that I can defy gravity.
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 07, 2026 12:23 AM (mP0Kj)

I'll break the sound barrier.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 12:41 AM (snZF9)

293 First thing my Dad taught me about walking through the woods is NEVER step over a log in your path. Always step up on top and check for snakes sunning themselves on the other sides.

I've never seen one doing that but I'd rather not step on a diamondback out in the middle of nowhere.

Posted by: pawn at March 07, 2026 12:41 AM (iQdLI)

294 Smoke 'n Scan's got an eclectic menu tonight. CA street crime/chase/incident streamers, a bar in FL, and .... Beirut.

A stupidly wonderful time to be alive.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 07, 2026 12:41 AM (U/Byj)

295 An odd thing I realized tonight; of course I follow the current war carefully. But when looking around the net for stories of today’s events, it struck how little actual reporting is being done on this war, and also how much of what you can find is ridiculous, made up stuff that can be debunked with 10 seconds of checking.

I get that part if the problem is that it’s an air war, do information is tightly controlled. But I also get the feeling that because it’s going so well, better than even the most optimistic predicted, the media is trying to say as little about it as possible.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 12:42 AM (fSA1n)

296 The man he thought was his dad certainly suspected/knew it, though - only left nephew $25 in his will. It was confusing to him at the time.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 07, 2026 12:32 AM (SRRAx)

That is rough for the kid. Not his call. Just sucks all around.

And just saying she was 'wild' is enough you think?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:43 AM (bss/y)

297 My mother got into genealogy back in the '80's. Computer programs and emails when we were learning. She now (age 95) routinely picks fights if someone is wrong on family trees.It gives her something to do we figure.

She once hired a French guy to trace one branch and he and a friend came to the USA and stopped by the farm for dinner. My father was worried he was a serial killer (where I get it from), but it was ok. She'd met him in Normandy.

She found out my father's grandfather was a bigamist who had another family in LA. My great-grandmother threw all his clothes and stuff out into the front yard when she found a love letter from a woman in his jacket. They never divorced as it was 1913 and people then thought she was a widow.

Imagine the surprise of the family in LA when mother told the mother that they were perhaps not legally married after he died and had a daughter.

Until then my father and aunt thought their grandmother was widowed (she was dead by then before all this came out). Otherwise my family is fairly normal and not inbred.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 07, 2026 12:45 AM (WONhk)

298 Cuba's economy has been in a death spiral for years.

"Located at the confluence of the northern Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, the Republic of Cuba shipped US$1.3 billion worth of exported products around the world in 2024.

That estimated dollar amount results from a -23.9% decline from $1.7 billion five years earlier in 2020.

Year over year, the total value of Cuban exports dropped -21.1% compared to $1.64 billion for 2023."

Posted by: mrp at March 07, 2026 12:45 AM (rj6Yv)

299 how little actual reporting is being done on this war, and also how much of what you can find is ridiculous, made up stuff that can be debunked with 10 seconds of checking

Has the Russo-Uke unpleasantness been any different?

It seems like "news" has really been hollowed out (not that it was super before, but now it seems mostly like press releases, infotainment, and naked propaganda).

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 07, 2026 12:46 AM (YVuAl)

300 a spot of keto lasagna will set him right, assuming he hasn't dehydrated beyond repair
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 07, 2026 12:33 AM (YVuAl)

ace gets on his kicks. I don't blame him as he seems to view traitors as a personal betrayal. Hell, he may have know Tucker. IIRC, it is an 'autistic' trait to view loyalty quite strongly. Nothing wrong with that as I share the idea.

I get tired of the designated hate objects. Cady, fuck her in the ass. Fuentes should have been drowned in a ziploc bag.

Tucker, well guy has lost his shit, but he did a good and courageous thing in my eyes. I am not going to jump on the soap in a sock routine.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 12:46 AM (bss/y)

301 Happy Friday Horde.

I am terrified of snakes.

When I visited my brother at the rehab today the staff was glued to CNN's coverage of the Jessie Jackson funeral, I am telling you it was absolutely insane. Please remind what Jessie Jr. was convicted of? I haven't watched CNN in so long it makes the cow's water tank look like a mighty fine place to swim.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 07, 2026 12:46 AM (0nHVk)

302 >>>Neither of these things took place a month or so ago. Neither should be the new norm.
Posted by: Crusader
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Probably mal ware or a virus.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 12:49 AM (83+LM)

303 I know what you mean. I now have to wonder every time I encounter a mannish-looking woman, and I find that irritating.
Posted by: Nerd Herd at March 07, 2026 12:32 AM (NZPfR)

Use the Crocodile Dundee method to check the undercarriage, it's the only way to be sure.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 07, 2026 12:52 AM (k4T4e)

304
A coral snake?? To show the kids?? Jesus, how did she get through life without a helmet?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 12:38 AM (snZF9)

She's a nurse and I met her at the med center. She somehow put the snake in a garbage can.

We are total opposites as she'd rather die than wear make up and I won't leave the house without mascara unless the house is on fire. We have gotten along well since the hanging chads and she found out I voted Bush. This seems different.

They have no children and are well traveled and cultured and all that stuff. I like them but she has some weird ideas like this. Maybe she's now Buddist or something. Do they kill coral snakes?

They are in FL and have been very quiet since the election. We last saw them when our son got married in June 2024. Dunno.

I refuse to be ghosted so I will bug her when I am there again. If nothing else to irritate her. We don't talk politics, so maybe her friend, the wife of a former UNESCO Brit diplomat told her not to talk to me.Her husband is a weird dude and wears socks with sandals on the beach.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 07, 2026 12:52 AM (WONhk)

305 I did not attend Jesse Jackson's funeral.

Does that make me a Bad Person?

Posted by: the Right Reverend Miklos at March 07, 2026 12:52 AM (Al4HM)

306 >>>Tucker, well guy has lost his shit, but he did a good and courageous thing in my eyes. I am not going to jump on the soap in a sock routine.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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More pissed at Tucker because he was there, hard.
Speech at CPAC and others and interviews then he goes 180 idiot. I want to punch him.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 12:54 AM (83+LM)

307 Smoke 'n Scan's got an eclectic menu tonight. CA street crime/chase/incident streamers, a bar in FL, and .... Beirut.

A stupidly wonderful time to be alive.
Posted by: rhomboid

wait till the girls all get off shift

Friday is Pay Day

and No tax on tips

Posted by: Miklos braces himself at March 07, 2026 12:54 AM (Al4HM)

308
Thd missus was all wild about doing ger family tree for about a decade or so.

First she found out that her father's father was not the person in whose home he was raised (and her father suspected this already and pretty much knew who was his father -- "Your grandmother was wild when she was young").

Then she found out, and briefly saw actual evidence for (a baptismal record), that her mother's mother was not the woman in whose home she was raised, but actually was the woman who was the oldest daughter in that household.

She pretty much dropped her pursuit of her family's history at that point.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 12:54 AM (xG4kz)

309 If it's not small, dark green with lighter stripes, I'm not touching it.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 12:55 AM (YpHxX)

310 @301..DDS...did the pall bearers hoist the coffin on their shoulders like the Brits did Diana or the jazzy black guys in Africa? That's what they did with Whitney Houston's gold coffin and almost face planted her. I nearly died laughing.

I forgot to watch his funeralizing, but am aware Barky Obungo spoke, so it is just as well as I have never heard him speak.

I do want to still remove his facial mole next to his nose with a rusty razor.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 07, 2026 12:56 AM (WONhk)

311 Her husband is a weird dude and wears socks with sandals on the beach.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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That's the topper.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 12:57 AM (83+LM)

312 so maybe her friend, the wife of a former UNESCO Brit diplomat told her not to talk to me.Her husband is a weird dude and wears socks with sandals on the beach.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Socks and sandals means creep, because my best friend's sister's boyfriend's EU diplomat brother's girlfriend heard from a guy who knows a Ukrainian kid who's going with this Iranian girl who saw him pass out at the Money Bar in West Palm last night. I think it's seriously creepy

Posted by: Miklos repeats verbatim at March 07, 2026 12:59 AM (Al4HM)

313 JJ Jr. was convicted of mail fraud et cetera for using $750,000 of campaign funds for personal use. Nice Rolex.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 12:59 AM (PSFnA)

314 More pissed at Tucker because he was there, hard.
Speech at CPAC and others and interviews then he goes 180 idiot. I want to punch him.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 12:54 AM (83+LM)

Yeah, my thoughts too.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 07, 2026 01:02 AM (bss/y)

315 Please remind what Jessie Jr. was convicted of?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz

Lyin', thievin' and messin' around

Posted by: Miklos as Sammy Davis HERE COME THE JUDGE at March 07, 2026 01:03 AM (Al4HM)

316 She once "saved" a coral snake to show the neighbor children and called the zoo or someone. I would have sent my husband out to kill it instead.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 07, 2026 12:19 AM (WONhk)

I would’ve done that. I don’t mess with the poison ones, but when I find an ordinary snake I usually try to catch it and look at it, then let it go. Snakes are cool, never bothered me.

And I would never kill a coral snake, they’re incredibly beautiful, little works of art! I’d relocate it if I found one too close to people.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 01:04 AM (fSA1n)

317 Socks and sandals means creep, because my best friend's sister's boyfriend's EU diplomat brother's girlfriend heard from a guy who knows a Ukrainian kid who's going with this Iranian girl who saw him pass out at the Money Bar in West Palm last night. I think it's seriously creepy
Posted by: Miklos repeats verbatim at March 07, 2026 12:59 AM (Al4HM)

Nah. He's just a weird Brit. I mean he could be creepy but I've only met him a few times. Smallish guy I could crush easily. Birdlike and shy.

My friend's husband is normal.

Well, I have to go to bed early and someone tell JQ I was looking for her and hope things are better with her BIL's invading her house.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 07, 2026 01:04 AM (WONhk)

318 311 Her husband is a weird dude and wears socks with sandals on the beach.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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That's the topper.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 12:57 AM (83+LM

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Tell me: no Bermuda shorts

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 01:05 AM (PSFnA)

319 Has the Russo-Uke unpleasantness been any different?

It seems like "news" has really been hollowed out (not that it was super before, but now it seems mostly like press releases, infotainment, and naked propaganda).
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls `
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I think that war is over. Russia has the Crimea and the Russian speaking eastern territories and Spike is stomping his feet.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 01:07 AM (83+LM)

320
One of my 2nd great grandmothers unknowingly married a bigamist (he was supposed to have divorced his first wife) after her first husband died.

She only found out about her second husband's perfidy after he passed away and she applied for his Civil War veteran's benefits. Then, in tge investigation to establish that she indeed was owed that pension, it came out that her marriage to him was not valid because he was a bigamist.

Then it came letter that announced denial of the benefit for her and thd reason why arrived at the home of the sister with whom she was staying. That very day she was discovered on her bed, dead, in her bedroom.

I am convinced that the news of her having hitched her wagon to a bigamist and that she would be bereft of support that she had expected to have was what killed her.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 01:10 AM (xG4kz)

321 It seems like "news" has really been hollowed out (not that it was super before, but now it seems mostly like press releases, infotainment, and naked propaganda).
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 07, 2026 12:46 AM (YVuAl)

That’s really about it. I get most news from a few sources I’ve carefully cultivated on X, and even these I only believe because I’ve watched them for months and they’ve got a good track record for being right about things.

But there’s also an incredible amount of pure crap on that platform. An entire contingent believes Iran has sunk the US fleet and is winning the war.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 07, 2026 01:11 AM (fSA1n)

322 Well, getting real sleepy here. Time to hit the sack. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 07, 2026 01:13 AM (8zz6B)

323 There's a thirty minute video out there of the many early attempts at flight. Some w.ere so confident...yet doomed. I cannot recall the name, but it ended with folks in hang gliders, soaring to sound of Pachelbel's Canon

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 01:15 AM (jCCEQ)

324
A Gentleman dresses properly for a proper beach walk

https://tinyurl.com/yc7da3ed

Posted by: Miklos Milhous Nixon at March 07, 2026 01:15 AM (Al4HM)

325
JJ, Jr was a loud, lying, moralistic and preening scumbag and racial grifter, the likes of which we had never seen.

Then along came Barky, who topped him in practically every disgusting aspect ('cept having affairs or kiddos by other women), and who took active steps to poison race relations in this country.

I despise them both.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 01:16 AM (xG4kz)

326 I see Barry Soetoro has crawled out of his ultra-gay compound to give a rousing tribute and lecture, complete with an authentic negro dialect, at a Jesse Jackson service. Are you not entertained!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 01:16 AM (M9gjJ)

327 325 Then along came Barky, who topped him in practically every disgusting aspect ('cept having affairs or kiddos by other women), and who took active steps to poison race relations in this country.

I despise them both.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 01:16 AM (xG4kz)

Barry has sealed himself in the well, not to permanently re-emerge until Islam's final battle with the rest of the world.

OK, OK, he's probably not actually the 12th Imam.

Maybe.

Posted by: XTC at March 07, 2026 01:18 AM (6Uni8)

328 Good night AOP.

Thanks JM, for the Jessie info, the grifter didn't fall far from the tree! I am sorry about your ex, you must be feeling very nostalgic tonight, I get that way from time to time.

Christy, good night, I didn't see the whole thing, just Bill Clinton, Kamala Harris and Jessie Jr., Maxine Waters was on deck when I left.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 07, 2026 01:18 AM (0nHVk)

329
Today's "war correspondents" patrol the dangerous and deadly pathways of social media and press releases in order to bring you news from "the front". Posers, the lot of them.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 01:18 AM (xG4kz)

330 Jesse Jackson Jr convicted of mail fraud et cetera for using $750,000 of campaign funds for personal use. Nice Rolex.

Surely, a victim of circumstances! Coulda happened to anybody!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 01:19 AM (jCCEQ)

331 There I was, lazily watching some video, then wandered over to AoS, and *forehead slap* it's the Friday WeirdDave ONT! File under: Would have been here sooner but…

Hard to pick out a favorite. Cargo cult copter was good; reminds me of the Zambian Space Program.
https://youtu.be/QMIgcm2ygTE

Aussie housecleaning: Last time I had that job, there were two black snakes in the walls of a bathroom we were taking down. They were only about five feet long each, though, and not as girthy. Later had to evict them from under the floor of a tent. They just didn't want to leave.

Every parent has been there - wins the award for best cinematic drama.

Aw, heck, they were all great. Thanks, WD!!

$#!+ -- just discovered I never hit Post on this hours ago.

Posted by: mindful webworker - ooops indeed at March 07, 2026 01:21 AM (l8w2w)

332 I recall that at the prospect of Barry Soetoro running for President, the Rev. Jackson said "I'll cut his nuts off".

As if needed

Posted by: Miklos vaguely recalls at March 07, 2026 01:21 AM (Al4HM)

333
I recall that at the prospect of Barry Soetoro running for President, the Rev. Jackson said "I'll cut his nuts off".

Big Mike laughed at that.

"I already got 'em!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 01:22 AM (xG4kz)

334 Surely, a victim of circumstances! Coulda happened to anybody!
Posted by: JM

I read that in a Curley voice

Posted by: Miklos, the neglected sixth Stooge at March 07, 2026 01:23 AM (Al4HM)

335
I'm out. G'night, all!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 07, 2026 01:24 AM (xG4kz)

336 Nice placard

YOUR TOLERANCE IS

islam will dominate the world

OUR WEAPON

https://tinyurl.com/3cnvprst

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 01:25 AM (83+LM)

337 What a day. It was cloudy, then sunny, then heavy rain, then cloudy, then tornadoey (south of us), then gentle rain, and now it's pounding rain sprinkled with hail.

Must be March in Oklahoma.

Stopped at an Irish place for lunch. Had fish 'n' chips and a Guinness. Oh, good, spellchecker had the right spelling for Guinness.

Speaking of IrishEi, I tried to play that accordion piece linked above, but the dog started whining.

And now I'm about 120 comments behind.

Posted by: mindful webworker - but who's counting? at March 07, 2026 01:27 AM (l8w2w)

338 The home-made helicopter: lucky he didn’t have enough power to leave the ground because he has no counter torque. Had he made it off the ground he would have had a ride in a real whirlybird!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

I guess that's why WD labeled it "cargo cult." The original was seen, but not understood.

And this, too, is the story of everything Democrats ever did.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 01:28 AM (VHUov)

339 When I visited my brother at the rehab today the staff was glued to CNN's coverage of the Jessie Jackson funeral, I am telling you it was absolutely insane. Please remind what Jessie Jr. was convicted of? I haven't watched CNN in so long it makes the cow's water tank look like a mighty fine place to swim.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 07, 2026 12:46 AM (0nHVk)

Nothing could make me watch that funeral. Well, unless it was viking style, but instead of a boat he was stuffed in a garbage can, and instead of flaming arrows it was flaming bags of dog launched by trebuchet, and also floated in NY harbor and not some scenic shore somewhere. I would watch that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 01:32 AM (snZF9)

340 The Telegraph
@Telegraph
·
9h
🔴 BBC Persian, which broadcasts to audiences inside Iran, mistranslated remarks by the US secretary of defence, telling viewers Washington was bringing death to the Iranian “people."

Purposefully mistranslated.

Posted by: 13times at March 07, 2026 01:36 AM (slFzJ)

341 The Cousin Explainer is missing double cousins.

And half- and step-cousins, but it's harder to draw divorces and remarriages on a family tree.

Double cousins happen when a pair of siblings marries another pair of siblings. One of my grandmother's sisters was married to one of my grandfather's brothers, so my father has double-first-cousins. (And I have double-first-cousins-once-removed.) Double cousins, because my Dad's mom's sister's kid, and his dad's brother's kid, are the same kid.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 01:36 AM (VHUov)

342 Incidentally, Kamala offered up the phrase unburdened by what has been if I recall correctly, I might have dozed off and dreamt it though.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 07, 2026 01:37 AM (0nHVk)

343 Nothing could make me watch that funeral.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Or if they just drop it....

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran) on June 6, 1989, after his death on June 3.
As the body was being transported in an open wooden coffin, the coffin was dropped or overturned multiple times.
The body fell out onto the ground, partially exposing it (feet and parts of the body visible as the shroud was torn).
Revolutionary Guards fired warning shots in the air, used hoses to disperse people, and struggled to retrieve the body.

Posted by: Miklos, Old Ways are Best ways at March 07, 2026 01:39 AM (Al4HM)

344 It might be interesting to know why people watched JJ Jr's funeral; maybe it was enough that he made himself famous. No matter how.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 01:39 AM (oVzgM)

345 J. Jackson funeral...pfft. Got better things to do LOL.

BIL likes *abc* nooz, but thankfully we can have volume OFF and closed-captions ON, and he can consume the sh!t sandwiches (willingly!) while I don't have to hear any of it. Yay!

Saw obastard on teevee for a moment, but deliberately ignored the CC because fk him-- I don't care what he spews. Ugh!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)

346 Free wilson's wife for murder of malcolm X in iran says to release his the black lists, Showing the oil! What is how she hate republican honduras el salvador a pedophile I will so will they prosecuted for not standidates with their way into hell!

Posted by: raimondo on tap at March 07, 2026 01:43 AM (Al4HM)

347 336 Nice placard

YOUR TOLERANCE IS

islam will dominate the world

OUR WEAPON

https://tinyurl.com/3cnvprst
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 01:25 AM (83+LM)

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I'm keeping a copy of that image. One of the loudmouths in new york city is telling everybody, "We're taking over".

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 01:43 AM (TM2g0)

348 A Rainman sighting!

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 07, 2026 01:45 AM (k4T4e)

349 A Rainman sighting!
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

He just can't quit us.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 01:46 AM (VHUov)

350 If Soros pay

I am make you helicopter

of Much Power

Posted by: John Frum at March 07, 2026 01:47 AM (Al4HM)

351 349 A Rainman sighting!
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 07, 2026 01:45 AM (k4T4e

----

Isn't it cute?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 07, 2026 01:47 AM (TA9gW)

352 Hungary REJECTS the European Union Migration Pact.

"We will not ACCEPT migrants from any Western European country."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 01:48 AM (83+LM)

353 Didn't do much today, wrt BIL's issues.. Just waiting for our meeting on Tuesday w/elder & disability resources.

Next hurdle: the photo ID.. can't do much else without that.

I will help him replace his other documents, get auto-deductions stopped on accounts he no longer requires, replace his cell phone.

And then he can GTF away.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 01:49 AM (rdVOm)

354 Hungary REJECTS the European Union Migration Pact.

"We will not ACCEPT migrants from any Western European country."
Posted by: Braenyard

What it means-

Hungary gave citizenship to ethno-Hungarians from neighboring countries. The US did not want to include them in the Visa-free system to visit the US. Because....gypsies.

Now Hungary thinks that an EU citizenship or papers has nothing to do with being European. Which is correct, and the US government is trying to figure this out too.

BUT...about 2 million Hungarians now live in other EU countries and the UK.

A sticky wicket, old chaps

Posted by: Monocitizen Miklos at March 07, 2026 01:54 AM (Al4HM)

355 Nice placard

YOUR TOLERANCE IS

islam will dominate the world

OUR WEAPON

https://tinyurl.com/3cnvprst
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 01:25 AM (83+LM)

When we stop being tolerant is when they should worry. They won't like us when we're angry.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 01:55 AM (snZF9)

356 Have I formally requested that all commie fucks get woodchipped? Because I don't want a lot for Christmas but I do want that.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 07, 2026 01:57 AM (RVnoa)

357 And then he can GTF away.
Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 01:49 AM (rdVOm)

If he comes back, you plan on tarring and feathering him, using your tarbending skills? (grin)

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 07, 2026 01:57 AM (S/Y4j)

358 I figured as much, Tarbender, you are kind and compassionate and waiting until the photo ID arrives, after that you do what you need to do but he will no longer be your problem. Christy was asking for you tonight.

Sweet dreams Horde, I am trying to adapt to less of a vampire schedule. Old habits die hard.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 07, 2026 01:58 AM (0nHVk)

359 When we stop being tolerant is when they should worry. They won't like us when we're angry.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Insom needs to wake up and get to work

Could use illegals on day release from Alligator Alley if he needs cheap labor

Posted by: Miklos thinks "right tool for the job" at March 07, 2026 01:58 AM (Al4HM)

360 They won't like us when we're angry.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 01:55 AM (snZF9)

I'm a very peaceful guy until I ain't.

Posted by: Reforger at March 07, 2026 01:58 AM (KjMtX)

361 Let's get angry, Bers, let's get angry. I'm there...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 07, 2026 01:59 AM (RVnoa)

362 I just ran across a YouTube video that says several fertilizer companies are under investigation.

Are they shipping bad shit?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 07, 2026 01:59 AM (S/Y4j)

363 And then he can GTF away.
Posted by: Tarbender

And may the Lord be with you

Posted by: Miklos at March 07, 2026 01:59 AM (Al4HM)

364 'Night, Debby! Sorry I missed ya tonight.

Yeah, once BIL has photo ID, he gets the boot.

I've *had it* already w/him... Jeepers, what a leech!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 02:00 AM (rdVOm)

365 Let's get angry, Bers, let's get angry. I'm there...
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

*serves DLV and Bers Milwaukees' Best*

This oughtta get em going

Posted by: Miklos at some personal risk at March 07, 2026 02:01 AM (Al4HM)

366 So, Jackson's really dead?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 02:03 AM (83+LM)

367 Shit, I'll take 20, Miklos...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 07, 2026 02:04 AM (RVnoa)

368 Jackson's really dead?

That's the seasons. He's making way for Jasmine.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 02:05 AM (83+LM)

369 This is probly the only Cheap Trick song I like:

youtu.be/ir6C8wdavH8

Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 02:06 AM (rdVOm)

370 Shit, I'll take 20, Miklos...
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

Spoken like a Viking

Right now I only got PBR (the Natty Daddy's are for Darleen) but I got a few Olde English 800s for Special Guests

Posted by: Miklos notes that these are the Big Bottle Olde English 800s at March 07, 2026 02:07 AM (Al4HM)

371 Fosters.

Posted by: Reforger at March 07, 2026 02:09 AM (KjMtX)

372 I am to please urinate on Ayatollah Assohollah corpse? 20 Beast Lights in and I am distress.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 07, 2026 02:09 AM (RVnoa)

373 >>>The home-made helicopter: lucky he didn’t have enough power to leave the ground because he has no counter torque. Had he made it off the ground he would have had a ride in a real whirlybird!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

I guess that's why WD labeled it "cargo cult." The original was seen, but not understood.

And this, too, is the story of everything Democrats ever did.

Posted by: mikeski

>He did manage to get it to rotate 180deg. That should have been some clue. Meanwhile, the assembled crowd are using cell phones to capture video.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 02:10 AM (M9gjJ)

374 Fosters.
Posted by: Reforger

Here you have to drink those upside down.

Ax Pixy

Posted by: Miklos way to lazy fo dat at March 07, 2026 02:12 AM (Al4HM)

375 This is probly the only Cheap Trick song I like:
youtu.be/ir6C8wdavH8
Posted by: Tarbender

I don't think I've heard that one before. And I don't think I would have recognized it as Cheap Trick if I had. It doesn't have the tongue-in-cheek style I associate with them.

Probably because I just know their radio hits: Surrender, The Flame, Dream Police, I Want You To Want Me.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 02:13 AM (VHUov)

376 I got a few Olde English 800s for Special Guests
Posted by: Miklos notes

Ain't no bottle full enough, ain't no hangover low enough. Wait, wut? Jammin to AIC...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 07, 2026 02:14 AM (RVnoa)

377 Yeah, mikeski @375---

That's why I like it. Because it's not the overhyped CheapTrick that made the airwaves so much!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 02:15 AM (rdVOm)

378 I am to please urinate on Ayatollah Assohollah corpse? 20 Beast Lights in and I am distress.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

*Mik9,,Mik9*

*Mik9 here need ammo and a keg*

*roger Mik9*

*and small festive umbrellas and more ammo*

*Good to have the A-Team, Mik9*

Posted by: Tehran CIA Station chief at March 07, 2026 02:17 AM (Al4HM)

379 He did manage to get it to rotate 180deg. That should have been some clue. Meanwhile, the assembled crowd are using cell phones to capture video.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

He still understood helicopters better than I understand autogyros.

Helicopter: powered spinning blades that push air down to provide lift. This makes perfect sense.

Autogyro: unpowered spinning blades that push air up to provide lift? This is backwards and also backwards and furthermore is backwards.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 02:17 AM (VHUov)

380 Here you have to drink those upside down.

Ax Pixy
Posted by: Miklos

I've never tried to down one upright.

Hmmm...

...Those days are behind me.

It's brewed in Texas and universally rejected by every Aussie I've ever met. When I worked ski the Aussies I hired all were gaga over Corona.

Posted by: Reforger at March 07, 2026 02:20 AM (KjMtX)

381 Palanatir war contractor, Anthropic was subcontractor. Antropic asked Palantir if they used Claude on Maduro - can't tell you, it's top secret.
Shit hits fan.
Sam Altman secures contract for openAI then calls Trump a dictator.
They are still in the middle of a slap fight while we are in the middle of a war. A lash to the both of them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 02:20 AM (83+LM)

382 Upside down ~~margaritas~~ *beers*??? WTF???

Guys, that is just wrong... wrong on so many levels...

Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 02:24 AM (rdVOm)

383 Tarbender,
Pour. Just pour.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 07, 2026 02:27 AM (Wxuvv)

384 This is probly the only Cheap Trick song I like:
youtu.be/ir6C8wdavH8
Posted by: Tarbender

That was some weird shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 02:28 AM (snZF9)

385 Tarbender,
Pour. Just pour.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings
----------

Yazza!

*pourin' here like a boss, Boss!*

Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 02:29 AM (rdVOm)

386 That was some weird shit.
Posted by: Berserker
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Before *your time* Bers?

Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 02:30 AM (rdVOm)

387 Hope that freak-ass half white Weirdbeard motherfucker burned all the way down. Forever. While fucking his mother. And his goat. But mostly his mother.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 07, 2026 02:31 AM (Wxuvv)

388 Tarbender,
Pour. Just pour.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

Long straws have their uses

Posted by: Just Mentioning Miklos at March 07, 2026 02:31 AM (Al4HM)

389 So, Jackson's really dead?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 02:03 AM (83+LM)

Yes, feel free to snoopy dance.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 02:32 AM (snZF9)

390 And his goat. But mostly his mother.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

But perhaps, Grasshopper, you repeat yourself

Posted by: Blind Monk Miklos of Shaolin at March 07, 2026 02:32 AM (Al4HM)

391 *pourin' here like a boss, Boss!*
Posted by: Tarbender

damm

Lots of "wastage and breakage" in the inventory this week

happens

Posted by: Assistant Manager Miklos knows the F&B bidnis at March 07, 2026 02:35 AM (Al4HM)

392 Gotta busted whisky bottle and a lead pipe. Let's get it on, motherfuckers

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 07, 2026 02:36 AM (Wxuvv)

393 That was some weird shit.
Posted by: Berserker

Nah. That was so normal it was wearing a necktie.

This is some weird shit:

https://youtu.be/5geU-Y31e_M

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 02:36 AM (VHUov)

394 Straws, Miklos? Nah, bro... real men don't use straws.

*Real Men* guzzle straight from the pitcher. No mug, no glass, no straw. They chug and spill down their chin without embarrassment while consuming as much, as quickly, as possible before their wives/gf's can catch them "in the act"

Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 02:39 AM (rdVOm)

395 That was some weird shit.
Posted by: Berserker
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Before *your time* Bers?

Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 02:30 AM (rdVOm)

No, not before my time. No doubt during my time. It was just frigging weird. Its like it was pieced together from scraps of shit that didn't make it into other songs from a half dozen different genres of music.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 02:39 AM (snZF9)

396 Born today, March 6: David Gilmour, in 1946. Guitarist, singer, and songwriter with Pink Floyd, they need no introduction or explanation, so here is a 2016 concert video focusing on him. There's no Roger Waters in it, who left the band in 1987, and has since succumbed to the same Jew Derangement Syndrome as so many others. The video prominently features Gilmour's famous 1970 black Fender Stratocaster, a few years before it was auctioned for charity for $3.9M, similar to the Strat used by John Frusciante of RHCP in last night's link; but Gilmour heavily modded his, including replacing the rosewood fretboard with maple.

David Gilmour - Comfortably Numb Live in Pompeii 2016
https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568

Incidentally, instead of a signature guitar, you can buy a signature pre-loaded pickguard with pickups, wiring, and controls for $350; you can get an entire Squier Stratocaster guitar for less, but it actually looks like a good deal for tone-chasers. For an artist of his renown, a signature guitar could easily break the $2K mark -- and that's the plebe version. The fancy version could be over $5K. We're better off this way.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search?s=david+gilmour

Posted by: SciVo at March 07, 2026 02:41 AM (Sy6m/)

397 Nah. That was so normal it was wearing a necktie.

This is some weird shit:

https://youtu.be/5geU-Y31e_M

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 02:36 AM (VHUov)

WTF???!!!

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 02:41 AM (snZF9)

398 This is some weird shit:

https://youtu.be/5geU-Y31e_M
Posted by: mikeski
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oH, fuck, that's not weird, Webster doesn't have a word for that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 02:43 AM (83+LM)

399 *Real Men* guzzle straight from the pitcher. No mug, no glass, no straw. They chug and spill down their chin without embarrassment while consuming as much, as quickly, as possible before their wives/gf's can catch them "in the act"
Posted by: Tarbender

And!? Catch this! *grab* Next...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 07, 2026 02:44 AM (Wxuvv)

400 Its like it was pieced together from scraps of shit that didn't make it into other songs from a half dozen different genres of music.
Posted by: Berserker
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Still, the most *listenable* from that particular band, IMO. Heh.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 02:45 AM (rdVOm)

401 WTF???!!!
Posted by: Berserker

Probably the official name for that genre of music.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 02:47 AM (VHUov)

402 This is some weird shit:

https://youtu.be/5geU-Y31e_M
Posted by: mikeski

From Canada? Quebec even?

Are you really surprised?

Posted by: Miklos is oddly unsurprisee at March 07, 2026 02:54 AM (Al4HM)

403 *Real Men* guzzle straight from the pitcher. No mug, no glass, no straw. They chug and spill down their chin without embarrassment while consuming as much, as quickly, as possible before their wives/gf's can catch them "in the act"
Posted by: Tarbender

You promised you wouldn't tell

Posted by: Miklos sucks remaining malt liquor from own shirt at March 07, 2026 02:56 AM (Al4HM)

404 From Canada? Quebec even?
Are you really surprised?
Posted by: Miklos is oddly unsurprisee

Playing in Quebec. They're from Oakland, CA.

Which..... doesn't change your premise.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 02:56 AM (VHUov)

405 OK

I have now lived long enough to realize that by today's standards, Lene Lovitch and Nina Hagen are soooo Boring like NORMAL

Posted by: Miklos lives and sometimes even learns at March 07, 2026 02:58 AM (Al4HM)

406 Which..... doesn't change your premise.
Posted by: mikeski

Thees is not my premees

Posted by: Inspector Mikleuse Clouseau at March 07, 2026 02:59 AM (Al4HM)

407 Incidentally, instead of a signature guitar, you can buy a signature pre-loaded pickguard with pickups, wiring, and controls for $350; you can get an entire Squier Stratocaster guitar for less, but it actually looks like a good deal for tone-chasers. For an artist of his renown, a signature guitar could easily break the $2K mark -- and that's the plebe version. The fancy version could be over $5K. We're better off this way.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search?s=david+gilmour

Posted by: SciVo at March 07, 2026 02:41 AM (Sy6m/)

The only problem is that Gilmour didn't start using emg pickups until the mid 80's, so its not his earlier sound. The best thing to do is find a highway 1 strat, and load it up with custom shop '69 pickups and you'll be right in the area of his early stuff, or use a seymour duncan SSL when you want to get into his later 70's tone. I see highway 1 strats for in the $800-1000 area, and they are miles...light years..ahead of a squire. They are almost vintage like in their build, made in USA, but they have larger fret wire, 22 frets, flatter fingerboard radius, high mass bridge blocks. Its a much way better way to go.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 03:01 AM (snZF9)

408 BIL was getting snippy with me about what needed to happen, for him to *regain his autonomy*...

Apparently, he has more $ than he wanted me to know about (HEH!!!!) and doesn't want to spend it. LOL! Fk that. Too late now, he can suck it up and spend his own $ for his shit!

He thinks he'll get another truck (or whatever) and drive to [next victim's place] and be able to LEECH off another family member.

I am disgusted by this. Wtf. I will NOT help him reinstate his DL. Nope, he's a road hazard on his own, and needs to quit driving.

He should just settle into some kind of housing and stay TF there. Take the bus. Live his life. Make new friends. Stay off the road! And accept that this is his new normal!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 03:02 AM (rdVOm)

409 Actually, those long straws are for the Lay-tees

Don wanna mess up they Stuff, ya know?

Posted by: Miklos admires fake leopard skin hatband I got offa Cleon at March 07, 2026 03:03 AM (Al4HM)

410 After all the strange it suddenly seems quiet in here.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 03:04 AM (83+LM)

411 The truth is, "Miklos" is not a very good name for Da Pimp Life.

Dress sharp, run yo bidnis, but "Miklos" jus ain't gone cut it.

Time fo a ReBrand befo Saddy Nite

Posted by: DaMiklos DeQuan Jones-Smythe at March 07, 2026 03:07 AM (Al4HM)

412 After all the strange it suddenly seems quiet in here.
Posted by: Braenyard

The VIP guests have retired to the Lounge Area and Rumpus Room

Posted by: DaMiklos axin if you somebody at March 07, 2026 03:09 AM (Al4HM)

413 After all the strange it suddenly seems quiet in here.
Posted by: Braenyard

My apologies.

Here's some normal.
https://youtu.be/lPlhajTopuk

.....I lied. That was weird too.

Here's some normal.
https://youtu.be/DKXp5uw_YZ8

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 03:10 AM (VHUov)

414 WTF???!!!
Posted by: Berserker

Probably the official name for that genre of music.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 02:47 AM (VHUov)

No clue, but that was not from this planet.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 03:14 AM (snZF9)

415 No clue, but that was not from this planet.
Posted by: Berserker

They're not the weirdest band I listen to, but they're the weirdest one I've seen live, by far.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 03:15 AM (VHUov)

416 408 BIL was getting snippy with me about what needed to happen, for him to *regain his autonomy*...
----

There's your answer, just what he wants, help him regain his autonomy. Kick him out the door. Call a lawyer and get a 'peace bond' on him.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 03:15 AM (83+LM)

417 They're not the weirdest band I listen to, but they're the weirdest one I've seen live, by far.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 03:15 AM (VHUov)

You seen them live?? Damn, thats ...yeah I don't even have a word for it. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 03:17 AM (snZF9)

418 Here's some normal.
https://youtu.be/DKXp5uw_YZ8
Posted by: mikesk
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Oh, yes, like that's totally normal. Comfortable.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 03:20 AM (83+LM)

419 Braenyard-- my lawyer lives just 1/4 mile away... and is a good friend.

Joke's on BIL, if he thinks he'll *pull one over* on me!

It's exhausting, that's what. What he says he wants, vs. what action he wants to take. UGh!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 07, 2026 03:20 AM (rdVOm)

420 As for that Jesse Jackson funeral

How disrespectful

Posted by: the John McCain fan Club at March 07, 2026 03:23 AM (Al4HM)

421 Here's some normal.
https://youtu.be/DKXp5uw_YZ8
Posted by: mikesk
---

Oh, yes, like that's totally normal. Comfortable.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 03:20 AM (83+LM)

lol. It is an improvement. At least they don't look like they walked off the set of blade runner.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 03:29 AM (snZF9)

422 420 As for that Jesse Jackson funeral

How disrespectful

Posted by: the John McCain fan Club at March 07, 2026 03:23 AM (Al4HM)

I'm sure the family will love the collection of Obama speeches dickhead will give the family as a sympathy gift.

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 03:33 AM (Sco7b)

423 The only problem is that Gilmour didn't start using emg pickups until the mid 80's, so its not his earlier sound. The best thing to do is find a highway 1 strat, and load it up with custom shop '69 pickups and you'll be right in the area of his early stuff, or use a seymour duncan SSL when you want to get into his later 70's tone. I see highway 1 strats for in the $800-1000 area, and they are miles...light years..ahead of a squire. They are almost vintage like in their build, made in USA, but they have larger fret wire, 22 frets, flatter fingerboard radius, high mass bridge blocks. Its a much way better way to go.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 03:01 AM (snZF9)

Thanks! I bookmarked the Reverb listing for that line, which I didn't know existed. USA Strats for under a grand? And 2006 on have the Greasebucket treble bleed? Very nice.

Posted by: SciVo at March 07, 2026 03:34 AM (Sy6m/)

424 Here's some normal.
https://youtu.be/lPlhajTopuk

.....I lied. That was weird too.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 03:10 AM (VHUov)

That was a kind of extreme folk metal. Yeah, maybe a little weird, but not revolting. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 03:42 AM (snZF9)

425 This is where normal lives, it is the fashion.

https://tinyurl.com/phm84udv

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 03:42 AM (83+LM)

426 >>>I'm sure the family will love the collection of Obama speeches dickhead will give the family as a sympathy gift.

Posted by: Stateless

>Didn't JEF give the queen of the UK a DVD formatted for a zone that wouldn't decode on their players?

Jimmy Carter may been the most incompetent president in American history, but the SCOAMF was the laughably the greatest narcissistic puppet.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 03:44 AM (M9gjJ)

427 OK, this one has to be "normal." I mean, she opened for Taylor Swift, who's as mainstream as it gets.

https://youtu.be/X1X6Tna5Z9o

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 03:48 AM (VHUov)

428 >Didn't JEF give the queen of the UK a DVD formatted for a zone that wouldn't decode on their players?

Jimmy Carter may been the most incompetent president in American history, but the SCOAMF was the laughably the greatest narcissistic puppet.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 03:44 AM (M9gjJ

I know Obama gave the Queen all of his speeches. I don't remember much else.

That was hilarious though...

Posted by: Stateless at March 07, 2026 03:49 AM (Sco7b)

429 Thanks! I bookmarked the Reverb listing for that line, which I didn't know existed. USA Strats for under a grand? And 2006 on have the Greasebucket treble bleed? Very nice.

Posted by: SciVo at March 07, 2026 03:34 AM (Sy6m/)

I don't think the highway 1 had the grease bucket. Up to about 2006-2007 maybe, they had the small vintage headstock, nitro lacquer finish, and vintage string spacing. 2007-up they had the large headstock, slightly narrower string spacing and way hotter pickups. I have a few from each era. They are amazing guitars, and I don't even play strats, but when I was getting them they were dirt cheap. I bought one new for $550, and most of my used ones were $3-350. I couldn't stop buying them they were so damn cheap. It was like the best kept secret. I was getting different custom shop pickups and setting each one up for a certain era sound. Of course now the word is out and they are more. I think I got 6 of them. 6 or 7 maybe. Looking around the web I saw one for $700, and I think one for $675. Maple or rosewood board. It does not pay to by import anything and the prices you can get those for.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 03:50 AM (snZF9)

430 Nah, he just gave the Queen an iPod filled with his speeches. Unfortunately, the speeches were perfectly accessible.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at March 07, 2026 03:53 AM (/HDaX)

431 Another thing. I think they stopped making then in 2011, and they were available with 3 single coils, or 2 singles and a bridge humbucker.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 03:55 AM (snZF9)

432 Nah, he just gave the Queen an iPod filled with his speeches. Unfortunately, the speeches were perfectly accessible.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent

The iPod would be worth something, after the exorcism.

Posted by: mikeski at March 07, 2026 03:55 AM (VHUov)

433 Heh.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at March 07, 2026 03:59 AM (/HDaX)

434 Nah, he just gave the Queen an iPod filled with his speeches. Unfortunately, the speeches were perfectly accessible.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at March 07, 2026 03:53 AM (/HDaX)

What a fucking narcissist. He actually had the idea that the queen would give a rat's ass what he had to say.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 04:00 AM (snZF9)

435 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at March 07, 2026 04:01 AM (+YA9H)

436 I don't think the highway 1 had the grease bucket.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 03:50 AM (snZF9)

I'm just credulously repeating whatever the Brave AI summary tells me, and it says mid-2006 on has Greasebucket. I'm tangentially worried about how fast I came to trust it, I have enough tech background to be skeptical, and it's sucking me in.

Posted by: SciVo at March 07, 2026 04:02 AM (Sy6m/)

437 Looks like Neocon 3.0 is about to get a firmware upgrade.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 07, 2026 04:02 AM (M9gjJ)

438 I'm just credulously repeating whatever the Brave AI summary tells me, and it says mid-2006 on has Greasebucket. I'm tangentially worried about how fast I came to trust it, I have enough tech background to be skeptical, and it's sucking me in.

Posted by: SciVo at March 07, 2026 04:02 AM (Sy6m/)

On the highway 1 I'm not sure. I'll have to check mine, I don't remember any having that detent on the tone knob.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 04:05 AM (snZF9)

439 Former NBA player Isiah Thomas honors “the five presidents” at Rev Jesse Jackson’s service.

President Kamala Harris
President Hillary Clinton
President Bill Clinton
President Joe Biden
President Barack Obama

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 07, 2026 04:05 AM (83+LM)

440 Hmmm, now I'm really curious about that grease bucket circuit. the web says it had it but I changed pickups in at least 4 of them and I don't remember seeing it. I have 3 regular american series strats and they have the detent on the tone knob, unless thats strictly the no load or delta tone circuit and has nothing to do with the grease bucket. I really need to check this. I never remember seeing anything different in them.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 07, 2026 04:13 AM (snZF9)

441 Let's review: If you..................

1) pull the trigger a glock goes bang

2) Don't pull the trigger and it doesn't fire

I can see how keeping your booger hook off the bang switch would befuddle those that can't figure out a bass guitar

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 07, 2026 05:48 AM (jrgJz)

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Posted by: Breed triggers at March 07, 2026 10:24 PM (Gjtoo)

Friday Cafe

Griffith Observatory, LA
Brandon Yoshizawa

Jumping into Friday like...

Some cats just want to watch the world burn.

2026 explaining to 2004 why Iranians are dancing to YMCA.

Golden retrievers help mom raise the baby.

Netflix crime "documentaries" are fake and gay and follow a rote script.

Speaking of fake and gay: Fake Star Trek writers aren't sending their best.

Border collie is now in middle-level management.

Monument Valley.

Pretty sure I�d dribble a little if I saw this!

pic.twitter.com/TXMkE4aw8S
— Tickle (@TickleTexts) March 6, 2026

Australian sunset.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/Vhfx1PXrye
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) March 6, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:20 PM

Comments

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1 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 07:22 PM (cYBz/)

2 I could have been first but In was trying to find out what is it about.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 07:24 PM (vFG9F)

3 Evening all

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 07:25 PM (oKJ0C)

4 B2s are really friggin loud at air shows.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 07:25 PM (3uBP9)

5 Is Tickle single?

Just asking. For a friend.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 06, 2026 07:25 PM (0aYVJ)

6 B-2 vid looks mighty like A I

Posted by: I member zebra at March 06, 2026 07:25 PM (+abK1)

7 And the snipes get screwed over again!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 07:25 PM (cYBz/)

8 I'm Gonna Get You Sucka !!!

Posted by: Ima Banned at March 06, 2026 07:25 PM (cntUY)

9 i remember the guy who draws zippy the pinhead used to do a weekly called the griffith observatory.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 07:26 PM (R11M+)

10 >>> Pretty sure I’d dribble a little if I saw this!

What?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 07:27 PM (/lPRQ)

11 In the early 20th century or thereabouts there was a big push to put an observatory on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. It isn’t a particularly good location at all for this purpose, but somebody wanted one there very badly.

A lot of interesting history of that area, there was a lot of opposition to turning it into a national park. Private landholders, among them Randolph Hearst of newspaper fame, owned getaway cabins and such.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 07:29 PM (SpYDH)

12 I was at an Indianapolis 500 one year when they had a B2 flyby. It was overcast, and this enormous bat like thing glided down out of the clouds. It was even better than seeing it coming.

Posted by: Advo at March 06, 2026 07:29 PM (jO4mz)

13 10 >>> Pretty sure I’d dribble a little if I saw this!

Like with a basketball?

Posted by: I member zebra at March 06, 2026 07:29 PM (+abK1)

14 Netflix crime "documentaries" are fake and gay and follow a rote script.
---
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" did an awesome parody of Making of a Murderer or whatever that Netflix show was...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 07:29 PM (ESVrU)

15 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)

16 B-2 yea!!! No penguins, yea!! Life is clement.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 07:32 PM (0sNs1)

17 I once saw or heard really, a crew chief tweaking a fighter jet of some sort at full throttle static on the flight line at Osan, it was the loudest fricking thing I ever heard. Tuning for “maximum smoke” maybe I dunno. Jeeze louise it was insane.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 07:32 PM (SpYDH)

18 Willowed from previous thread,
238 213 I got my little tom-cat back from the vets for a neutering, and he is having the worst time with the e-collar. He keeps tripping and going face down.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 07:18 PM (rbvCR)
Well, duh. You cut out an important part of his guidance system.
Posted by: Eromero at March 06, 2026 07:26 PM (LHPAg)

Posted by: Eromero at March 06, 2026 07:33 PM (LHPAg)

19 That star trek vid of that guy on stage. I don't trust dudes that severely cross their legs. Like really wrenching the ol' huevos, while just perched up on a stool chatting away like nothing is happening. I would be screaming my lungs out. Sometimes I get the frank&beans wedged together just sliding out of the car and I think I'm going to die. Something is really wrong with you if your groin can do that.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 07:33 PM (3uBP9)

20 B2 or not B2, that is the question.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 07:34 PM (FXNzP)

21 this enormous bat like thing glided down out of the clouds. It was even better than seeing it coming.
Posted by: Advo at March 06, 2026 07:29 PM

As with all bat-like thing sightings, a boon.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 07:34 PM (0sNs1)

22 But Penguin didn't stick the landing
( holds up 3.0 card)

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 07:35 PM (Ia/+0)

23 Doggone it, my no penguins observation was misguided.

Sad!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 07:36 PM (0sNs1)

24 When we lived in Monterey, CA the Thunderbird and Blue Angles would swap air shows.

My wife worked for the Naval Postgrad School. So, when the Angles were in town they'd do fly overs, really low over her building.

When the Thunderbirds were in town, they'd spank the shit out of the entire campus.

Then, there was the Army. Doing rooftop repelling. With nobody noticing. Yea.. they were that good.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 06, 2026 07:36 PM (jtM2q)

25 Netflix crime "documentaries" are fake and gay and follow a rote script.
---
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" did an awesome parody of Making of a Murderer or whatever that Netflix show was...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Just started watching Young Sherlock on Amazon Prime. Interesting.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 07:36 PM (oKJ0C)

26 The B2 is orbiting in an accelerated turn, like a coordinated turn but with a positive nz increment.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 07:38 PM (3uBP9)

27 Duncanthrax, I feel your pain last mention I have seen of a Yak was being shot out of the sky.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 07:38 PM (+nEug)

28 It’s Friday! 🎉

===

🎊🎉

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 07:39 PM (GD0B3)

29 Loudest thing ever was an AV-8B in the hover at Miramar. Unbelievably loud. Next was the sound of F-14s making arrested landings on the USS JFK (even on the top of the island). They gun their engines upon touchdown in case they miss the cables.

Third was most amusing. Flyover by a B-1 at an Air Force/BYU football game. Really, REALLY low. We were up near the rim of the stadium, noise was close to hearing-damage level if not at it (everyone covered their ears). B-1 was in wings-back configuration and really moving. We smelled the exhaust. Pilot got in hot water later. Crowd loved it.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 07:39 PM (U/Byj)

30 B2 or not B2, that is the question.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 07:34 PM

Fuck you.

Posted by: The Mullahs at March 06, 2026 07:40 PM (Wnv9h)

31 B2 or not B2, that is the question.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 07:34 PM

Fuck you.

Posted by: The Mullahs at March 06, 2026 07:41 PM (Wnv9h)

32 I like the puppy life preserves, they seem to naturally know how to swim

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 07:41 PM (Ia/+0)

33 Duncanthrax, I feel your pain last mention I have seen of a Yak was being shot out of the sky.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 07:38 PM

A Yakovlev Yak-9, Yak-7B, or Yak-3?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)

34 Pre China virus they used to do an air show at the Quonset Air Base every summer. We'd always head out to see it.

Lots of impressive stuff including the Blue Angels but the B2 coming up the bay, low over our heads, was spectacular. Much more impressive in real life than on video.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 07:43 PM (viF8m)

35 [I was getting some good belly laughs from the prior thread's porn names -- so, WILLOWED:]

First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.

Bismarck Kearsarge

Meh.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 07:24 PM (y9nCu)

----------------

My porn name would be Sport Blanton.

The Wifey's would be Bubbles Maple. lmao

Wifey says she's got Big Bubbles and she cannot lie ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 07:44 PM (CM8PF)

36 Loudest plane for me was the B-1. I lived just north of McConnell AFB in Wichititty when B-1s were stationed there. They would take off, and right above my tiny house they would rotate and hit the afterburners. The whole house would shake and vibrate. I think it hit some structural resonance freq of the house. Like being in drum.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 07:44 PM (3uBP9)

37 A Yakovlev Yak-9, Yak-7B, or Yak-3?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)
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Yak-130. I had to look it up. Trainer/light combat aircraft. Bounced by Israeli F-35I

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 07:44 PM (ZOv7s)

38 12 I was at an Indianapolis 500 one year when they had a B2 flyby. It was overcast, and this enormous bat like thing glided down out of the clouds. It was even better than seeing it coming.

Posted by: Advo at March 06, 2026 07:29 PM (jO4mz)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEL8xx6448Y

2011, Not my video, etc. I was there but not as drunk as they were yet

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 06, 2026 07:45 PM (jrgJz)

39 porn name now my nic

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 06, 2026 07:46 PM (cntUY)

40 I'm old enough to have seen the XB-70 land at WP for it's final resting place. That was something to see.

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 06, 2026 07:47 PM (jrgJz)

41 We smelled the exhaust. Pilot got in hot water later. Crowd loved it.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 07:39 PM (U/Byj)
---
In 2005, the flight line at Alpena CRTC was much closer to the buildings along it, all of which have been subsequently replaced. Anyhoo, arriving early to my work station on a chilly morning, I was gratified when one of the F-16s fired up its engine and bathed me in nice, warm jetwash. Downright cozy.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 07:47 PM (ZOv7s)

42 King Thomas

That's actually not too bad.

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 07:47 PM (Sco7b)

43 Hah...

Strawberry jam guy is hilarious.

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2026 07:48 PM (aTgV0)

44 Pre China virus they used to do an air show at the Quonset Air Base every summer. We'd always head out to see it.

Lots of impressive stuff including the Blue Angels but the B2 coming up the bay, low over our heads, was spectacular. Much more impressive in real life than on video.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 07:43 PM (viF8m)

---------------

I grew up in Las Vegas in the '60s and '70s about a dozen miles from Nellis Air Force Base -- home of The Thunderbirds -- and we got to frequently watch them practice their stunt-flying overhead.

In '89 I moved to the Silicon Valley and Bay Area for work, and the Blue Angels would fly over downtown San Francisco and The Bay during "Fleet Week."

Back when most Democrats still loved America, and everybody working would go outside to see them.

Damn, makes me wanna cry ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 07:49 PM (CM8PF)

45 I was at the El Paso airport when I first saw an
F-117. Must have flown out of White Sands.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 06, 2026 07:49 PM (cntUY)

46
Obama broke out in tears at Jackson's funeral today.

Geez Louise, get a life. Can't you enjoy the money you have and shut the fuck up?

Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 07:49 PM (3ek7K)

47 My stealth name is Undercover Subaru.

Don't tell anyone!

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2026 07:50 PM (aTgV0)

48 I have proof it really happened

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igF1X48ddWA

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 06, 2026 07:50 PM (jrgJz)

49 First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 07:24 PM (y9nCu)

Beauregard Aleutian. Could go with Bobo instead.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 07:50 PM (I40wl)

50 There’s not been a sea otter in 2026 on the Cafe.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 07:50 PM (SfVf3)

51 OK, how the hell did that B-2 pull that off... he was in enough of a bank to not have much lift... should have lost 'some' altitude...

Does the thing defy gravity not just radar waves?

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 06, 2026 07:50 PM (mP0Kj)

52 I was told my father was watching an air show on top of the Ellsworth AFB hospital as I was being born.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 06, 2026 07:50 PM (cntUY)

53 Back when most Democrats still loved America, and everybody working would go outside to see them.

Damn, makes me wanna cry ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 07:49 PM (CM8PF)

We get Arctic Thunder air show every other year. All over the Anchorage bowl. You can hear it across the inlet. Awesome to watch, shakes the entire city.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 07:51 PM (I40wl)

54 Crave up here is advertising a show based on a true story. It actually looks interesting.

It's about Mennonite drug dealers.

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 07:51 PM (Sco7b)

55 50 There’s not been a sea otter in 2026 on the Cafe.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 07:50 PM (SfVf3)

It's because of the Honey Badger's FCC complaint about equal access...

Next, they are going after Big Penguin.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 06, 2026 07:51 PM (mP0Kj)

56 I'm not sure I like this porn name thing....

Posted by: Fluffy Route 1 at March 06, 2026 07:52 PM (XE5AP)

57 32 I like the puppy life preserves, they seem to naturally know how to swim
Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 07:41 PM (Ia/+0)

DH used to hold our Australian Terrier over, not in, the hot tub, and the little shit would swim like mad. Not in the water, mind you. Over it.

It's a pretty natural response for dogs.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 07:53 PM (I40wl)

58 Despite being known as flightless birds, penguins can actually fly, just not very well. They do fly better than ostriches, but not as well as puffins, or even wild turkeys.

Because of this ornithological handicap, penguins have historically been confined to the nether regions of the planet. After the Nazi-penguin collaboration from the 30s up until the early 60s,
and the subsequent rise of Big Penguin, the mephitic menace has spread across the southern hemisphere, with it's beady little eye on the remainder of the so far untainted northern portion of Earth.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at March 06, 2026 07:53 PM (vFG9F)

59 Also, Wifey and I drove out to March AFB back before we escaped Califzuela -- maybe 20 years ago -- to attend an Air Show.

We arrived late and had to park quite a distance away. As we were walking into the airfield, some military aircraft was diving straight down from several thousand feet right above us -- and then went horizontal just above the main parking lot.

The vibration was so violent during that maneuver that all of the car alarms went off at the same time ... it was hilarious.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 07:54 PM (CM8PF)

60 Puffins will eat so much fish that they can't fly off the water surface. They are hilarious to watch.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 07:54 PM (I40wl)

61 We get Arctic Thunder air show every other year. All over the Anchorage bowl. You can hear it across the inlet. Awesome to watch, shakes the entire city.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 07:51 PM (I40wl)

Back when the SAC base was open here, we had the Merced Air Show. At the time, it was YUGE.... hundreds and hundreds of historic planes.

Merced Antique Fly in... shut down in the 70's.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 06, 2026 07:54 PM (mP0Kj)

62 >>In '89 I moved to the Silicon Valley and Bay Area for work, and the Blue Angels would fly over downtown San Francisco and The Bay during "Fleet Week."

I never worked in Silicon Valley but I did work for a couple Valley based companies roughly around that time. I loved going to the Bay Area back then.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 07:55 PM (viF8m)

63 Obama broke out in tears at Jackson's funeral today.

Geez Louise, get a life. Can't you enjoy the money you have and shut the fuck up?

Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 07:49 PM (3ek7K)

He can't, because he's a douchebag.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 06, 2026 07:56 PM (snZF9)

64 Merced Antique Fly in... shut down in the 70's.
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 06, 2026 07:54 PM (mP0Kj)

There is still the EAA Fly In at Oshkosh. Everything shows up there. You can get recordings from the tower, identifying all sorts of odd things coming and going. It is rather entertaining.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 07:56 PM (I40wl)

65 He can't, because he's a douchebag.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 06, 2026 07:56 PM (snZF9)

Douchebags are useful. He is a flatworm.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 07:57 PM (I40wl)

66 56 I'm not sure I like this porn name thing....
Posted by: Fluffy Route 1

Me neither.

Posted by: Chinook South 5th at March 06, 2026 07:57 PM (NFX2v)

67 My cats Penny and Allie are sharing my bed this evening. (I'm not in it)

It's a magical night!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 07:57 PM (ESVrU)

68 True story - I was a contractor working at Edwards AFB at a remote site, and a B2 buzzed right over me. November 1988.

I said, WTF was that?

The next day they unveiled it to the press. But for a whole day I thought I'd seen some sort of UFO.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 06, 2026 07:57 PM (HRH9e)

69 My stealth name is Undercover Subaru.

Don't tell anyone!
Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2026 07:50 PM

We won't, but be advised that ICE is starting to use Subaru as undercover vehicles.

For some reason the Left doesn't approve of this.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 07:57 PM (0sNs1)

70 Years ago the Blue Angels were at the Loveland airport. I was commuting, working in Denver. We lived close by in Fort Collins. Sons sat in lawn chairs and watched them practice for several days. Lucky little bastages.

I was stuck in my office all week. But, we saw the show that weekend. Dammit I love that shit. My grandpa was a Boeing/NASA engineer.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 06, 2026 07:57 PM (0aYVJ)

71 I never worked in Silicon Valley but I did work for a couple Valley based companies roughly around that time. I loved going to the Bay Area back then.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 07:55 PM (viF8m)

Even 10 years ago we used to hold Sword Fighting practice in Golden Gate Park... weekly... over by the Archery Range.

Now... would not enter that area without a gun...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 06, 2026 07:58 PM (mP0Kj)

72 6 I'm not sure I like this porn name thing....
Posted by: Fluffy Route 1

Me neither.
Posted by: Chinook South 5th at March 06, 2026 07:57 PM (NFX2v)
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Quit yer whinin'!

Posted by: Fido Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Lake Shore Drive at March 06, 2026 07:59 PM (ESVrU)

73 Loudest aircraft I remember? 9/11, when a plane carrying the vice-president flew overhead from Wyoming on its way to Great Falls MT to get him on official aircraft. The only plane in the sky. I think people watched him and prayed for him all the way. I know we did.

Posted by: Wenda at March 06, 2026 07:59 PM (8eeWV)

74
Loudest thing ever was an AV-8B in the hover at Miramar. Unbelievably loud. Next was the sound of F-14s making arrested landings on the USS JFK (even on the top of the island). They gun their engines upon touchdown in case they miss the cables.

Third was most amusing. Flyover by a B-1 at an Air Force/BYU football game. Really, REALLY low. We were up near the rim of the stadium, noise was close to hearing-damage level if not at it (everyone covered their ears). B-1 was in wings-back configuration and really moving. We smelled the exhaust. Pilot got in hot water later. Crowd loved it.

Posted by: rhomboid

Cold war 1980s variant of the kc-135. Those pieces of noisy shite need to be burned at the ramp.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 07:59 PM (QVmho)

75 45 I was at the El Paso airport when I first saw an
F-117. Must have flown out of White Sands.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 06, 2026

My sister was born in White Sands.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 08:00 PM (Wmg4n)

76 Because of this ornithological handicap, penguins have historically been confined to the nether regions of the planet. After the Nazi-penguin collaboration from the 30s up until the early 60s,
and the subsequent rise of Big Penguin, the mephitic menace has spread across the southern hemisphere, with it's beady little eye on the remainder of the so far untainted northern portion of Earth.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at March 06, 2026 07:53 PM (vFG9F)

---------------

"Cucker Qatarlson, Jussie Owens, and rock-ribbed conservative St. Nick have assured me that Big Penguin is an arm of The Jewish Mind- and Weather-Controller Conspiracies, and have blackmailed Trump & Erika Kirk into going to War over their heinous acts of child-trafficking and -rape as depicted in The Epstein Files! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 08:00 PM (CM8PF)

77 I believe the British Avro Vulcan is considered the loadest plane.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at March 06, 2026 08:01 PM (Vh9CX)

78 Any jet can be quite loud especially at speed

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 08:01 PM (Ia/+0)

79 72. Quit yer whinin'!
Posted by: Fido Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Lake Shore Drive

🤣🤣

Posted by: Chinook South 5th at March 06, 2026 08:01 PM (NFX2v)

80 In Re B2 Bomber shape and color against the sky:

everyone is gangsta until the sky starts losing pixels

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 08:01 PM (rbvCR)

81 Most airshow aircraft are high fuel, low stores, and aft cg. Not that you would need stores for a show flight. But high fuel is generally mitigative for critical wing bending shear torsion. And aft CG helps performance. With minimal stores it's hard to get a good ballast for aft cg but there's generally a way to get enough.

Some of the maneuvers look crazy but the aircraft is actually way way within it's structural design envelope at low Q and mach.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:02 PM (3uBP9)

82 oh, look, the roos are out trolling for crocs!

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 08:03 PM (rbvCR)

83 >>Even 10 years ago we used to hold Sword Fighting practice in Golden Gate Park... weekly... over by the Archery Range.

>>Now... would not enter that area without a gun...

The thing that is so infuriating about what leftists have done to the places they infest is that it can all be turned around so fast. We've seen what has happened in DC in a few weeks. But they choose to live with this shit and ruin it for everyone.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 08:03 PM (viF8m)

84 Fucking B-bomber's unreal. Sci-fi is here today brought to you by the United States along w/Israel's engineering community. Thank you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 08:03 PM (83+LM)

85 How has there never been a comic book character called the Colonel of Truth?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 08:03 PM (06Hmj)

86 Cold war 1980s variant of the kc-135. Those pieces of noisy shite need to be burned at the ramp.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 07:59 PM (QVmho)

Grew up 1.5 miles from Castle Air Force Base... B-52 training base, with KC-135s, and F-104s for a bit.

Day and night Touch and Go's... often 24/7... Yes, I can ignore Jet noises.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 06, 2026 08:03 PM (mP0Kj)

87 Mone does not work for me, but would for a woman:

Trudy Saratoga

Trudy is a name you do not hear very often.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:04 PM (zZu0s)

88
Guinness World Records
Loudest aircraft | Guinness World Records
The loudest aircraft ever flown was likely the Republic XF-84H "Thunderscreech", a turboprop-driven variant of the US Air Force's F-84 Thunderjet fighter. No scientific measurement…
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com › world-records

Must be true. It's Guinness.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 08:05 PM (/lPRQ)

89 I live near Boise airport. I can tell which way the planes are taking off, based on wind direction. Westerly is louder.

I find it oddly soothing, as I slowly wake up in the morning. I go to work pretty early, because land surveyors are like my grandpa.

"We're burning daylight here! Let's go!" An hour later, the sun rises.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 06, 2026 08:05 PM (0aYVJ)

90 During Trumps first term when he had some celebration he had jets doing flybys all over the place. I was at a car show and directly overhead a B-2 flanked by 2 fighters flew by. They were real low, and flying low speed. One fighter was an F-22, not sure about the other since I was fixated on the B-2. That was wicked. The crowd went ape shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 06, 2026 08:06 PM (snZF9)

91
Day and night Touch and Go's... often 24/7... Yes, I can ignore Jet noises.
Posted by: Romeo13

High frequency hearing loss, the world ends and nothing exists but that jp8 being turned into noise.

I am a 100% supporter of manpads. And pilot ambush with lead pipes to the knees. But mostly lead pipes to the knees of the noise makers.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:07 PM (QVmho)

92 First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.

Muffet Madison.
Evidently I'm the new Willow.

Posted by: MkY at March 06, 2026 08:07 PM (q6tQZ)

93 Nose art on a B-17

IRL Monterey 2007

https://ibb.co/ShSCLMS

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 06, 2026 08:07 PM (jtM2q)

94 >>>Randolph Hearst of newspaper fame, owned getaway cabins and such.
Posted by: Common Tater
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John Wayne and his refurbished minesweeper.
Whatever. About the only way to get away from all the busybodies is a nice boat or a thousand acres.
Sometimes a boat is easier to get to.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 08:08 PM (83+LM)

95 I''m getting a barge so that I may float out and watch the burning times from a distance.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 08:08 PM (83+LM)

96 Only think seen 1 fighter jet do over mach speed, when a teenager one glew over back yard silent until it was well past then a roar hit.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 08:09 PM (Ia/+0)

97 Thanks, Ace. Have a good weekend. 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 08:09 PM (NFX2v)

98 Do I have to write it down again?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 06, 2026 08:09 PM (YlWIZ)

99 I imagine the loudest aircraft ever flown was the space shuttle. I mean it is technically an aircraft, generates lift. And on liftoff it is really loud, boosters and all.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:10 PM (3uBP9)

100
First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.
Muffet Madison.
Evidently I'm the new Willow.
Posted by: MkY

Smokey Chester

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:11 PM (QVmho)

101 Dudley Bertis. If itvwas first dog, Jiggs Bertis

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 06, 2026 08:11 PM (YlWIZ)

102 Even at Langley AFB don't think it happened

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 08:11 PM (Ia/+0)

103 Iirc, I heard a couple sonic booms on 9/11.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:11 PM (zZu0s)

104 There’s not been a sea otter in 2026 on the Cafe.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 07:50 PM

This does not bode well.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 08:12 PM (Wnv9h)

105 Trudy is a name you do not hear very often.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:04 PM (zZu0s)

I went out with a Gertrude back in high school

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:12 PM (3sXRv)

106 I went out with a Gertrude back in high school
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:12 PM (3sXRv)

Nice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:13 PM (zZu0s)

107
I''m getting a barge so that I may float out and watch the burning times from a distance.
Posted by: Braenyard

The zombies can climb anchor chains. Have you not seen Pirates of the Caribean movies?

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:13 PM (QVmho)

108 Although if we mean our own dogs. And adult homes.

Ajax Timberview

I.miss that dog. He was a good boy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:14 PM (zZu0s)

109 Fucking B-bomber's unreal. Sci-fi is here today brought to you by the United States along w/Israel's engineering community. Thank you.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 08:03 PM (83+LM)

The B-2 supposedly uses plasma discharge over sections of the wing to modify the airflow, and change the lift potential and stall speed or the wing.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 08:14 PM (rbvCR)

110 Occasionally an aircraft would go SS around Wichita. Generally an oopsie because the fighter pilot flew through an inversion. It would slightly rattle windows and by the time it got to the city would sound like a muffled double fart.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:15 PM (3uBP9)

111 Reef is awesome, he just has more energy than any 5 dogs i have ever seen.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:18 PM (zZu0s)

112 First street you remember living on ... big difference here:

Dutchess Allen Lane

My first memories are from around four years old

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:18 PM (3sXRv)

113
Although if we mean our own dogs. And adult homes.
Ajax Timberview
I.miss that dog. He was a good boy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Bwahahahahhaa!

MegaRoy's Shadow Wood

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:19 PM (QVmho)

114 I find it oddly soothing, as I slowly wake up in the morning. I go to work pretty early, because land surveyors are like my grandpa.

"We're burning daylight here! Let's go!" An hour later, the sun rises.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 06, 2026 08:05 PM (0aYVJ)

Having tried to do a long shot with a transit in the afternoon in Ontario Oregon and later near Burns, early is better for a lot of reasons. It is hard to see for the thermals.
Of course, that is all ancient tech now, everyone uses GPS, and no-one knows what a Philly rod is.

(I have been fired from a lot of jobs and that was one of them!)

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 08:19 PM (rbvCR)

115 "Cucker Qatarlson, Jussie Owens, and rock-ribbed conservative St. Nick have assured me that Big Penguin is an arm of The Jewish Mind- and Weather-Controller Conspiracies, and have blackmailed Trump & Erika Kirk into going to War over their heinous acts of child-trafficking and -rape as depicted in The Epstein Files! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 08:00 PM (CM8PF)
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I saw Ace talking about some of this earlier, and what I would like to see him do is pick standard Ace Style Guide names for these people and ONLY use them, never the names of the grifters so they are denied free advertising and web presence.

I was trying to make that point when he was getting worked up, but his fur was up and he wasn't listening. Maybe some of the COBs can explain it to him that there is actually an entire genre of advertising based on "YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT [BLANK] JUST DID! IT'S TERRIBLE! and then you click on the link to find out how awful it is.

That is their business model now. Feel free to trash them, but instead of using the right names, settle on Ace-approved (tm) substitutes.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:21 PM (ZOv7s)

116 >>Occasionally an aircraft would go SS around Wichita

Wichita you say.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 08:21 PM (viF8m)

117 If he wants to get really hard-core, have posts that use the actual names be blocked. Ban their names from the site. Choke them out completely. Only insulting parodies allowed.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:22 PM (ZOv7s)

118 Sammy St. Paul

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 06, 2026 08:22 PM (MIIRH)

119 The zombies can climb anchor chains. Have you not seen Pirates of the Caribean movies?
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:13 PM (QVmho)
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This was one of the more retarded ideas of the Zombie Survival Guide. Um, why would mindless creatures climb something just because it is there? Why doesn't this apply to telephone poles and power lines?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:23 PM (ZOv7s)

120 106 I went out with a Gertrude back in high school
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:12 PM (3sXRv)

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You were probably doing her a favor.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 06, 2026 08:23 PM (mNdmn)

121 That is a great photo of Griffith...brings back fond memories of parties and events we attended there....but still thrilled to be out of CA!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at March 06, 2026 08:24 PM (IQ6Gq)

122 >>> Wichita you say.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 08:21 PM (viF8m)

Out of McConnell AFB generally training and way out over plains. But people would complain and the AFB would put out a statement. It really was nothing more than a muffled fart and some mild shaking by the time it got to the city.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:24 PM (3uBP9)

123 Good evening, horde!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 06, 2026 08:24 PM (h7ZuX)

124 Why doesn't this apply to telephone poles and power lines?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:23 PM (ZOv7s)

Because there isn't food up telephone poles or power lines.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:25 PM (zZu0s)

125 Next was the sound of F-14s making arrested landings on the USS JFK (even on the top of the island). They gun their engines upon touchdown in case they miss the cables.

I used to live within earshot of a USAF base. You could always tell by the sound when the Navy came for a visit.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 08:25 PM (Fs0KI)

126 MegaRoy's Shadow Wood

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:19 PM (QVmho)

Heh. Nice. Sounds like a badass cool guy DnD character.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:27 PM (zZu0s)

127 B-2 vid looks mighty like A I
Posted by: I member zebra at March 06, 2026 07:25 PM (+abK1)

I'm inclined to agree. I don't think that bird has the kind of thrust it takes to maintain a back angle that steep for that length of time.

And speaking of bank angle, it'd be nuts to really turn a seriously expensive B-2 that steeply. The odds of pulling a Lt. Col. Bud Holland would be unacceptable.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 06, 2026 08:27 PM (/HDaX)

128 >>Dutchess Allen Lane

Duchess Garden Place

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 08:27 PM (viF8m)

129 back = bank

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 06, 2026 08:27 PM (/HDaX)

130 Good evening Dash!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 08:29 PM (cYBz/)

131 6 I'm not sure I like this porn name thing....
Posted by: Fluffy Route 1

Yeah, I get Smoky 188. Needs a better street name. Smoky works, though.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 06, 2026 08:30 PM (h7ZuX)

132 Because there isn't food up telephone poles or power lines.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:25 PM (zZu0s)
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How would they know that? What reservoir of knowledge are they drawing upon to know that?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:30 PM (ZOv7s)

133 Hi, Tonypete!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 06, 2026 08:31 PM (h7ZuX)

134
This was one of the more retarded ideas of the Zombie Survival Guide. Um, why would mindless creatures climb something just because it is there? Why doesn't this apply to telephone poles and power lines?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

They can hear the sound of the living through the acoustic amplifier of the water with the barge's hull as the sounding board?

Any bubble headed sonar nerds here?

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:31 PM (QVmho)

135 They can hear the sound of the living through the acoustic amplifier of the water with the barge's hull as the sounding board?

Any bubble headed sonar nerds here?
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:31 PM (QVmho)

They would also attack whales

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 08:32 PM (rbvCR)

136 How would they know that? What reservoir of knowledge are they drawing upon to know that?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:30 PM (ZOv7s)

Smell?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s)

137

They would also attack whales
Posted by: Kindltot

Zombie killer whales!

Stop the world, i gotta get off.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:33 PM (QVmho)

138 They can hear the sound of the living through the acoustic amplifier of the water with the barge's hull as the sounding board?

Any bubble headed sonar nerds here?
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:31 PM (QVmho)
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Their minds have completely degenerated but they possess the neural capacity to differentiate sound signatures that are beyond anything they had when their brains actually functioned. Sure.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:33 PM (ZOv7s)

139 Zombie instincts.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 08:34 PM (vFG9F)

140 Donroe Doctrine in practice.

"At the order of Secretary of War Hegseth, SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan directed the joint force to support Ecuadorian forces conducing lethal kinetic operations against Designated Terrorist Organizations within Ecuador March 6,” US Southern Command said....

At the request of Ecuador, the Department of War executed targeted action to advance our shared objective of dismantling narco-terrorist networks.

This operation demonstrates the power of coordinated action and sends a clear message: narco-terrorist networks will not find refuge in our hemisphere."

Pentagon Statement
https://tinyurl.com/duzmupj7

Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 08:34 PM (vbXSk)

141 Mea culpa for the thread hijacking.

If you land in Cuna, i'll let all the passengers go free unharmed.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:35 PM (QVmho)

142 Smell?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s)
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You can smell the surface under water? Does the anchor chain provide a smell corridor for them?

I assume they'd also climb moored buoys and just bob out there for eternity - or till seagulls pecked them to death. Huge conga lines of zombies gathered, each waiting to be bird food.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:35 PM (ZOv7s)

143 all the kennedys and adjacent are f’d up

the jack punk
his mom
ted
the loser who raped the girl
the other loser who was in congress & got busted high on pills…patches?

that’s just off the top of my head

Posted by: cherries in season at March 06, 2026 08:36 PM (LqeC6)

144 Donroe Doctrine in practice.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 08:34 PM (vbXSk)
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We are officially the "strong horse."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:36 PM (ZOv7s)

145 I don't believe that B-2 video is fake. I think it is definitely a real video of a game simulator screen capture. A lot of airplane videos on x, the 'gram, farcebook are actually in-game renders because the game engines are so good now. I think they actually have to make them grainy and add artifacts just to help you cross the uncanny valley.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:37 PM (3uBP9)

146 Was at the KC-135R roll-out in Wichita. Believe they are much quieter than they were with the old engines.

Growing up sonic booms by Navy jets were not uncommon (shook the sliding glass doors real good). NAS Miramar not far away. Different universe back then, of course, sonic booms long since prohibited over populated coastal zone. Good 6th grade friend's father was a squadron skipper (VF-213).

Angels have their first show out in El Centro a week from tomorrow. Not sure I can go this time, but it's been great in the past (much much smaller than Miramar show, easier, though a drive).

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 08:38 PM (U/Byj)

147 You can smell the surface under water? Does the anchor chain provide a smell corridor for them?

We are talking about two different things. I am talking power lines and telephone poles.

I would go with the classic zombie thing where an island would be a perfect place to build civilization- or at least a bastion.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:38 PM (zZu0s)

148 Are you morons seriously debating the brain function of mythical dead people?

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 08:38 PM (viF8m)

149 i forgot another one…maria shriver

lol

arnold loving up the matronly maid

Posted by: cherries in season at March 06, 2026 08:39 PM (LqeC6)

150 Never thought much about her name being unusual, as I had family members with the name Flosse and Ethel.

The thing I remember most was that she lived in a hard to get to, out of the way section of Cleveland.

Made dating a real endeavor ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:39 PM (3sXRv)

151 Are you morons seriously debating the brain function of mythical dead people?
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 08:38 PM (viF8m)

I posited how Captai. James T Kirk would deal with each of the bete noires of the day.

In answer to your question: yes. Yes I am.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:40 PM (zZu0s)

152 The thing I remember most was that she lived in a hard to get to, out of the way section of Cleveland.

Made dating a real endeavor ...
Posted by: browndog says woof

Down in an oil sump in The Flats?

Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 08:40 PM (cYBz/)

153

I would go with the classic zombie thing where an island would be a perfect place to build civilization- or at least a bastion.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

They could still walk across the water body's floor and right back up o to land, though. You'd need a moat/bailey style of reinforced defenses to whack them as theynattempted to ascend the walls. Basic 3rd century defense of a stronghold tactics.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:41 PM (QVmho)

154 And speaking of bank angle, it'd be nuts to really turn a seriously expensive B-2 that steeply. The odds of pulling a Lt. Col. Bud Holland would be unacceptable.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 06, 2026 08:27 PM (/HDaX)

That very thought crossed my mind.

Also wondered about the opsec of crew members sending out cell phone videos of their ships engaged in actual military operations.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 08:42 PM (fSA1n)

155 "Cucker Qatarlson, Jussie Owens, and rock-ribbed conservative St. Nick have assured me that Big Penguin is an arm of The Jewish Mind- and Weather-Controller Conspiracies, and have blackmailed Trump & Erika Kirk into going to War over their heinous acts of child-trafficking and -rape as depicted in The Epstein Files! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 08:00 PM

The truth is that they, along with everything else that is evil and unholy, are flippers of Big Penguin.

Like rust, Big Penguin never sleeps.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 08:42 PM (0sNs1)

156 Down in an oil sump in The Flats?
Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 08:40 PM (cYBz/)

Bratenahl ... just no easy way to get there, unless you're in Euclid.

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:42 PM (3sXRv)

157 They could still walk across the water body's floor and right back up o to land, though. You'd need a moat/bailey style of reinforced defenses to whack them as theynattempted to ascend the walls. Basic 3rd century defense of a stronghold tactics.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:41 PM (QVmho)

But why would they do that if they couldn't smell the food?

Far north and go Viking would also be a plan. Frozen zombies are not agile.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:42 PM (zZu0s)

158 Down in an oil sump in The Flats?
Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 08:40 PM (cYBz/)

Isn't that where the Torso Killer left his victims corpses?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:43 PM (zZu0s)

159 105 Trudy is a name you do not hear very often.
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Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ

youtube.com/watch?v=pBp441mQWsg

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 08:44 PM (83+LM)

160
But why would they do that if they couldn't smell the food?
Far north and go Viking would also be a plan. Frozen zombies are not agile.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Now I'm back to the aural senses of the zombie, they were drawn to the brain food by sound of human habitation.

Apex predators, but shambling and slow.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:44 PM (QVmho)

161 I went to an air show in the 80’s where a Concorde flew in and out. That’s the loudest plane I’ve ever heard! (On takeoff)

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 08:45 PM (fSA1n)

162 Apex predators, but shambling and slow.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:44 PM (QVmho)

Joe Biden ... with a brain

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:45 PM (3sXRv)

163 Apex predators, but shambling and slow.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:44 PM (QVmho)

How are they supposed to hear that over the waves. I am talking ocean island off the coast, not river island.

Maybe Mississipi River?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:46 PM (zZu0s)

164 Isn't that where the Torso Killer left his victims corpses?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

Yep - that's the place. The Flats were tough enough during the 70's. I can't imaging the place in the 30's.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 08:47 PM (cYBz/)

165 Every country song is a story. Some are more entertaining than others.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 08:47 PM (83+LM)

166 2026 explaining to 2004 why Iranians are dancing to YMCA.

Ha, good one.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 08:48 PM (jlI90)

167 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is starting on The Sundance Channel, for anyone who would enjoy such a film.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 06, 2026 08:48 PM (XV/Pl)

168 I don't believe that B-2 video is fake. I think it is definitely a real video of a game simulator screen capture. A lot of airplane videos on x, the 'gram, farcebook are actually in-game renders because the game engines are so good now. I think they actually have to make them grainy and add artifacts just to help you cross the uncanny valley.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:37 PM (3uBP9)
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Our sailors in the Gulf are totally allowed unlimited access to TikTok.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:48 PM (ZOv7s)

169 164 Isn't that where the Torso Killer left his victims corpses?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

Yep - that's the place. The Flats were tough enough during the 70's. I can't imaging the place in the 30's.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 08:47 PM (cYBz/)

When was this taking place ?

We moved to Cleveland in '60. I don't remember hearing about this growing up.

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:48 PM (3sXRv)

170 Yep - that's the place. The Flats were tough enough during the 70's. I can't imaging the place in the 30's.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 08:47 PM (cYBz/)

The bad part about a good memory is I cannot delete. So if I idly decided to read books on serial killers in college...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:48 PM (zZu0s)

171 >>> The thing I remember most was that she lived in a hard to get to, out of the way section of Cleveland.

Made dating a real endeavor ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:39 PM (3sXRv)

The most humiliated I've ever been was when I was driving a girl home from a date and I couldn't get up her street in ice. I tried like 3 times and would slide back. I thought the date was great until then. I was walking up with her she said bye. I said I would carry her she said forced a smile and said no thanks and walked the rest of the way while I stood there like a dork.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:49 PM (3uBP9)

172 Now I'm back to the aural senses of the zombie, they were drawn to the brain food by sound of human habitation.

Apex predators, but shambling and slow.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 08:44 PM (QVmho)
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They wander the ocean floor looking for whales.

I mean, why are they in the water in the first place? Do normal people just wade into rivers, lakes and oceans? Where is this imperative coming from?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:50 PM (ZOv7s)

173 Saw Obama at Jessie Jackson's funeral today.....

But........ Did not see Big Mike there !!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 06, 2026 08:50 PM (xl8DV)

174 We moved to Cleveland in '60. I don't remember hearing about this growing up.
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:48 PM (3sXRv)

1930s. Iirc, Elliot Ness was involved in the manhunt. The method matched the Black Dahlia murder (although i think the Cleveland victims were dudes) so they think it might be the same guy. Regardless, never caught.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:50 PM (zZu0s)

175 The most humiliated I've ever been was when I was driving a girl home from a date and I couldn't get up her street in ice. I tried like 3 times and would slide back. I thought the date was great until then. I was walking up with her she said bye. I said I would carry her she said forced a smile and said no thanks and walked the rest of the way while I stood there like a dork.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:49 PM (3uBP9)

Ohhhh dear ...

That shit stays with you doesn't it ?!?!

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:50 PM (3sXRv)

176 browndog - during the mid to late 30's. He(?) killed about 12 folks and dismembered them - leaving the pieces parts scattered about. Never caught him.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 08:50 PM (cYBz/)

177 Jumping into Friday like...

crap. I have no knees with which to absorb this landing.

Posted by: penguin at March 06, 2026 08:51 PM (jlI90)

178 >>Do normal people just wade into rivers, lakes and oceans?

Well, yea.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 08:52 PM (viF8m)

179 Made up my top 10 war movie list and startdd my top 10 Westerns, ThecGood, the Bad and the Ugly for as much as I like it that bit in the middle of the war wrecks it to me

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 08:53 PM (Ia/+0)

180 1930s. Iirc, Elliot Ness was involved in the manhunt. The method matched the Black Dahlia murder (although i think the Cleveland victims were dudes) so they think it might be the same guy. Regardless, never caught.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:50 PM (zZu0s)

Ahhh ... that explains it.

We lived in the Heights. Supposedly Elliot, or a his mom ... some family member lived across the street: East Overlook and Mornington Lane ... spooky damn house.

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:53 PM (3sXRv)

181 It would be a fun zombie short film where they have no idea of direction sense and since most of the world is covered by water, wander off into various aquatic traps where they're devoured by scavenger fish who pass their evil up the food chain until you get horrific zombiefied sharks and and whales and sea transit is menaced by these sea monsters, and travel in convoys.

Instead of lifeboats, crews are issued black capsules.

Makes Waterworld look like a best-case scenario.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:54 PM (ZOv7s)

182 176 browndog - during the mid to late 30's. He(?) killed about 12 folks and dismembered them - leaving the pieces parts scattered about. Never caught him.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 08:50 PM (cYBz/)

I'm so shocked I never heard this story before ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:54 PM (3sXRv)

183 >>> Ohhhh dear ...

That shit stays with you doesn't it ?!?!
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:50 PM (3sXRv)

And this was in Kansas, the one f'ing hill in the state of Kansas.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:54 PM (3uBP9)

184 The kangaroos hopping in the lake at sunset. Wow!

Posted by: Decaf at March 06, 2026 08:55 PM (OP9Gm)

185 Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins, have been spotted with a newborn.

Abby is married, Brittany is not.

They share one set of reproductive organs.

Someone on X is claiming that they, and Abby's husband, are all going to hell because of this.

I... don't think so.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 06, 2026 08:55 PM (IG3/x)

186 >>> Instead of lifeboats, crews are issued black capsules.

Makes Waterworld look like a best-case scenario.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:54 PM (ZOv7s)

Maybe zombification has the opposite affect on sharks and they become cuddly sea buddies.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:56 PM (3uBP9)

187 I mean, why are they in the water in the first place? Do normal people just wade into rivers, lakes and oceans? Where is this imperative coming from?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:50 PM (ZOv7s)

Like George Mallory said of the mountains ...

Because it's there

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:56 PM (3sXRv)

188 And this was in Kansas, the one f'ing hill in the state of Kansas.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:54 PM (3uBP9)

lol ...

I mean, it's not like anyone had a lot of practice with them.

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 08:57 PM (3sXRv)

189 C-5 starting up is deafening. And thanks so much for penguin content. Beloved around the world by all well-adjusted citizens.

Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at March 06, 2026 08:57 PM (oftw2)

190 Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins, have been spotted with a newborn.
Abby is married, Brittany is not.
They share one set of reproductive organs.
Someone on X is claiming that they, and Abby's husband, are all going to hell because of this.

I... don't think so.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Everyone fails to look on the bright side. Abby and her hubby will always have a sitter.

But, talk about getting your freak on. . . .

Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 08:58 PM (cYBz/)

191 Made up my top 10 war movie list and startdd my top 10 Westerns, ThecGood, the Bad and the Ugly for as much as I like it that bit in the middle of the war wrecks it to me
Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 08:53 PM (Ia/+0)
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"The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly" is nominally set in the American west, but the lens through which the Civil War is shown is that of the Spanish Civil War. The bit where the two armies are slogging it out over a river crossing is based on the Battle of the Ebro. Look it up or buy my book.

Adding an additional complication, the Nationalists (who were rebels) are actually identified with the Union because they won. Of course, the final showdown took place in a war cemetary.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 08:58 PM (ZOv7s)

192 If I saw that B-2 fly over I would have gotten a MASSIVE WOODY to the point I may pass out !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 06, 2026 08:58 PM (xl8DV)

193 >>> C-5 starting up is deafening. And thanks so much for penguin content. Beloved around the world by all well-adjusted citizens.
Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at March 06, 2026 08:57 PM (oftw2)

After RERP they sound a bit different.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:58 PM (3uBP9)

194 >Do normal people just wade into rivers, lakes and oceans?

Well, yea.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 08:52 PM (viF8m)
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Normal. He said normal.

Posted by: bluebell at March 06, 2026 08:58 PM (79pEw)

195 So, since a large part of sexual arousal is mental....

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 08:59 PM (zZu0s)

196 Everyone fails to look on the bright side. Abby and her hubby will always have a sitter.

But, talk about getting your freak on. . . .
Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 08:58 PM (cYBz/)

I'm trying to envision what Brittany was doing to occupy her time ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 09:00 PM (3sXRv)

197 63 Obama broke out in tears at Jackson's funeral today.

Geez Louise, get a life. Can't you enjoy the money you have and shut the fuck up?

Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 07:49 PM (3ek7K)

He can't, because he's a douchebag.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

It's a pose. Performance art.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 06, 2026 09:00 PM (Wg6v7)

198 C-5 starting up is deafening. And thanks so much for penguin content. Beloved around the world by all well-adjusted citizens.
Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at March 06, 2026 08:57 PM (oftw2)
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I did a TDY at Ramstein, staying off-base in a hotel at the end of the runway. It was summer, no A/C so I opened the windows. Every day at 0600 a C-17 took off and flew directly overhead.

When I came home, I woke up early on my first morning back, because the plane noise was missing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:01 PM (ZOv7s)

199 Et tu, bluebell?

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 09:01 PM (viF8m)

200 Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 08:52 PM (viF8m)
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Normal. He said normal.
Posted by: bluebell at March 06, 2026 08:58 PM (79pEw)

bluebell off the top rope ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 09:01 PM (3sXRv)

201 Et tu, bluebell?
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 09:01 PM (viF8m)
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I've got to keep my hand in, you know.

Posted by: bluebell at March 06, 2026 09:02 PM (79pEw)

202 191 Made up my top 10 war movie list and startdd my top 10 Westerns, ThecGood, the Bad and the Ugly for as much as I like it that bit in the middle of the war wrecks it to me
Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 08:53 PM (Ia/+0)
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"The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly" is nominally set in the American west, but the lens through which the Civil War is shown is that of the Spanish Civil War. The bit where the two armies are slogging it out over a river crossing is based on the Battle of the Ebro. Look it up or buy my book.

Adding an additional complication, the Nationalists (who were rebels) are actually identified with the Union because they won. Of course, the final showdown took place in a war cemetary.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

And, the movie was filmed in Spain.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 06, 2026 09:02 PM (Wg6v7)

203 Everyone fails to look on the bright side. Abby and her hubby will always have a sitter.

But, talk about getting your freak on. . . .
Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 08:58 PM (cYBz/)
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The obvious observation is that conjoined twins have a completely different (or should I say "nonexistent") sense of privacy. It's not even a thing.

Any freakishness is on the part of the husband...

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:03 PM (ZOv7s)

204 Iran warns it will 'consider every scenario' as Strait of Hormuz shipping plummets

OK.... Then we will level every city in Iran until you cease !!

Posted by: Harcourt Fenton Mudd at March 06, 2026 09:03 PM (YuOiR)

205
Ford Tower, this is Ghostrider, requesting a fly-by

Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 09:05 PM (y9nCu)

206 And, the movie was filmed in Spain.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 06, 2026 09:02 PM (Wg6v7)
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That's what I mean. The crew, director, everyone was like "Oh, civil war? Yeah, we get that." And so it's more about their civil war than ours. The bit about Tuco's brother being a priest and the wounded being tended by monks is kind of weird in an American context, but of course Spanish Protestants in 1936 would have been found only in the International Brigades.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:05 PM (ZOv7s)

207 And that B-2 pilot called the tanker after approval for the fly-by, and said, "Hey, can we get a little extra? We're gonna do a morale boost for the Navy guys." And the tanker co-pilot asked "How much?" with a big grin on his face.

Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 09:05 PM (kyr9/)

208 TGTB&TU is a prequel.

Maybe the first prequel, which is ironic since it’s the last film in a non-trilogy, trilogy.

Could be the first meta film series.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 06, 2026 09:05 PM (XV/Pl)

209 bluebell off the top rope ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 09:01 PM (3sXRv)
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Brutal. I like it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:06 PM (ZOv7s)

210 > But, talk about getting your freak on. . . .
Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 08:58 PM (cYBz/)

Yeah, it's kinda weird, but I'm thinking not "go to Hell" weird.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 06, 2026 09:06 PM (IG3/x)

211 TGTB&TU is a prequel.

Maybe the first prequel, which is ironic since it’s the last film in a non-trilogy, trilogy.

Could be the first meta film series.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 06, 2026 09:05 PM (XV/Pl)
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Yeah, the trilogy goes in reverse order. Pretty cool.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:07 PM (ZOv7s)

212 "Obama broke out in tears at Jackson's funeral today."

If I recall correctly, Jackson said he was gonna cut Barack's balls off.

Posted by: davidt at March 06, 2026 09:08 PM (Q+gd/)

213 Yeah, it's kinda weird, but I'm thinking not "go to Hell" weird.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 06, 2026 09:06 PM (IG3/x)
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Correct.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:08 PM (ZOv7s)

214 I heard on the news tonight that Biden wasted millions of dollars on printing Gay Friendly Maps !!!!

What are Gay Friendly Maps ???

The more and more we hear about Biden, the more he deserves that his Boney Lying Sack of S**t body should be Drawn and Quartered....

This guy is absolutely DISGUSTING .....

Posted by: Franklin Stein at March 06, 2026 09:09 PM (38587)

215 If I recall correctly, Jackson said he was gonna cut Barack's balls off.
Posted by: davidt at March 06, 2026 09:08 PM (Q+gd/)
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Barry didn't have a problem with that because Michelle had already done the deed.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:09 PM (ZOv7s)

216
If I recall correctly, Jackson said he was gonna cut Barack's balls off.
Posted by: davidt at March 06, 2026 09:08 PM (Q+gd/)

How was Jesse going to tie down Mooch for the procedure?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 09:09 PM (y9nCu)

217 41 We smelled the exhaust. Pilot got in hot water later. Crowd loved it.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 07:39 PM (U/Byj)
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In 2005, the flight line at Alpena CRTC was much closer to the buildings along it, all of which have been subsequently replaced. Anyhoo, arriving early to my work station on a chilly morning, I was gratified when one of the F-16s fired up its engine and bathed me in nice, warm jetwash. Downright cozy.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 07:47 PM (ZOv7s)

On the flight line at Clark, working on top of an F-4, badly hungover, on a balmy Philippine morning, 90 degrees and 90% humidity at 0800, with a couple of other F-4s with engines running, 20 feet or so in front of the aircraft you're on top of, "cozy" is not the word that immediately comes to mind. I love the smell of hot JP-4 exhaust in the morning. Smells like I'm gonna puke.

Posted by: a.moron at March 06, 2026 09:11 PM (X5Jzz)

218 Crazy thunderstorms, downpours and hail here. Wild.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:11 PM (ZOv7s)

219 Could be the first meta film series.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 06, 2026 09:05 PM (XV/Pl)
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Yeah, the trilogy goes in reverse order. Pretty cool.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:07 PM (ZOv7s)

What I liked a lot is in TGTBTU , when Clint gives a smoke to the dying confederate soldier is when he first picks up the famous poncho that he wears in Fistful of Dollars.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 09:11 PM (fSA1n)

220
Yeah, it's kinda weird, but I'm thinking not "go to Hell" weird.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 06, 2026 09:06 PM (IG3/x)

I dunno. Every time he got it on with his wife, it qualified as group sex.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 09:11 PM (y9nCu)

221 Wow - went to my local Chevron station - Regular is 5.399 / gallon. Two months ago it was in the low 4's. Two weeks ago it was 4.79.

They wasted no time hiking the prices.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 09:13 PM (QGaXH)

222 And, Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!

Posted by: GWB at March 06, 2026 09:13 PM (kyr9/)

223 216
If I recall correctly, Jackson said he was gonna cut Barack's balls off.
Posted by: davidt at March 06, 2026 09:08 PM (Q+gd/)

How was Jesse going to tie down Mooch for the procedure?

Easy... Mooch has them in a jar in the refrigerator next to the boiled eggs..

Posted by: Franklin Stein at March 06, 2026 09:13 PM (38587)

224 218 Crazy thunderstorms, downpours and hail here. Wild.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:11 PM (ZOv7s)

Where is 'here' ?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 09:15 PM (QGaXH)

225 They wasted no time hiking the prices.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 09:13 PM (QGaXH)

Here, every station pegged to 2.99.

I realize this is still not horrible, but it was about a .50 increase.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 09:15 PM (zZu0s)

226 That's what I mean. The crew, director, everyone was like "Oh, civil war? Yeah, we get that." And so it's more about their civil war than ours. The bit about Tuco's brother being a priest and the wounded being tended by monks is kind of weird in an American context, but of course Spanish Protestants in 1936 would have been found only in the International Brigades.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:05 PM (ZOv7s)

Franco's government was still censoring film at the time, not as hard as in the 50's and 60's so there was a thirst for Spanish civil war film.
I just bobbled over the priests because the Good the Bad and the Ugly was set in the Southwest and a lot of the locals were Catholic and there would have been a sizeable Catholic infrastructure.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 09:15 PM (rbvCR)

227 On the flight line at Clark, working on top of an F-4, badly hungover, on a balmy Philippine morning, 90 degrees and 90% humidity at 0800, with a couple of other F-4s with engines running, 20 feet or so in front of the aircraft you're on top of, "cozy" is not the word that immediately comes to mind. I love the smell of hot JP-4 exhaust in the morning. Smells like I'm gonna puke.
Posted by: a.moron at March 06, 2026 09:11 PM (X5Jzz)
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Sucked to be you.

There was a joke back in the day that if the Air Force gave a medal for photography while being badly hungover, our entire office would be on its third oak leaf cluster.

"Airman Lloyd, you are tore up. How much did you drink last night?"

"Only one, First Shirt, but it was *this big*."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:15 PM (ZOv7s)

228 I dunno. Every time he got it on with his wife, it qualified as group sex.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

"Was it good for you?"

Abby and Brittney - "Yes".

Posted by: Tonypete at March 06, 2026 09:15 PM (cYBz/)

229 Saw today gas in se Pa was $3,39

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 09:16 PM (Ia/+0)

230 The reverend wasn't happy about the upstart nobody seizing the mantle of leader of the downtrodden african americans.

Posted by: davidt at March 06, 2026 09:16 PM (Q+gd/)

231 Where is 'here' ?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 09:15 PM (QGaXH)
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Michigan! On the banks of the Red Cedar!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:17 PM (ZOv7s)

232 231 Where is 'here' ?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 09:15 PM (QGaXH)
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Michigan! On the banks of the Red Cedar!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:17 PM (ZOv7s)

Holds up hand, palm facing out.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 09:19 PM (QGaXH)

233 The Dead Cedar?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 06, 2026 09:19 PM (/HDaX)

234 And, the movie was filmed in Spain.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 06, 2026 09:02 PM (Wg6v7)

And with an Italian production company that also looked at the world from the Catholic side.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 09:19 PM (rbvCR)

235 My dad was a big Civil War buff (and amateur historian) and the battle scene in TGTBTU annoyed the hell out of him because all the details were wrong. But Sergio Leone didn’t care.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 09:19 PM (fSA1n)

236 Franco's government was still censoring film at the time, not as hard as in the 50's and 60's so there was a thirst for Spanish civil war film.
I just bobbled over the priests because the Good the Bad and the Ugly was set in the Southwest and a lot of the locals were Catholic and there would have been a sizeable Catholic infrastructure.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 09:15 PM (rbvCR)
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Much of it works as being part of the American Southwest, but the troop densities were not high enough for massive attritional assaults. If a position was strongly held, it could be bypassed. This bothered me when I first saw it, but after digging into the Spanish Civil War (don't forget to buy your copy of Long Live Death today!) I realized that they were going off of the Ebro campaign, which was a bloody, back-breaking attritional slog. Spain's Verdun. Lots of criticism for Franco in choosing to push back the Republican salient vs making an attack elsewhere, but it does parallel Grant's siege of Petersburg, pinning down forces that could not be moved elsewhere. When the Ebro front was restored, Franco's subsequent offensive into Catalonia completely shattered Republican resistance.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:22 PM (ZOv7s)

237 The B-2 video is from DCS. High fidelity flight sim.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 06, 2026 09:22 PM (jtM2q)

238 The Dead Cedar?
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 06, 2026 09:19 PM (/HDaX)
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It's much, much cleaner than when I was an undergrad.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:23 PM (ZOv7s)

239 One of my white whales is the Spanish copy of the 1892 lever action "el Tigre" rifle in 44-40, that was the secondary rifle used by the Guardia Civil and the militias.
It is always a rifle that is priced higher than I want to pay.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 09:24 PM (rbvCR)

240 And with an Italian production company that also looked at the world from the Catholic side.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 09:19 PM (rbvCR)
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The Italians of course supported Franco and sent huge amounts of aid, far more than the Germans. The Italians and Spanish also got along much better.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:25 PM (ZOv7s)

241 I'm curious. Is the observatory in the photo used to observe the stars, or the wit and wisdom of their Senator Kennedy. Either one is suitable for extensive study.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 06, 2026 09:29 PM (S/Y4j)

242 The Italians of course supported Franco and sent huge amounts of aid, far more than the Germans. The Italians and Spanish also got along much better.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:25 PM (ZOv7s)

There was a Spanish civil war zombie movie that was called in English The Valley of the Dead, and in Spanish Malnazidos

It has pretty accurate uniforms, and it is a Zombie movie where an insane German army unit is creating zombies to fight back the Republican forces, and zombies can't tell the difference

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 09:29 PM (rbvCR)

243 Why does Kier Starmer look absolutely terrified in every single picture anyone takes of him?

Posted by: Splunge at March 06, 2026 09:29 PM (jgJIy)

244 One of my white whales is the Spanish copy of the 1892 lever action "el Tigre" rifle in 44-40, that was the secondary rifle used by the Guardia Civil and the militias.
It is always a rifle that is priced higher than I want to pay.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 09:24 PM (rbvCR)
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Spanish Civil War surplus is fascinating, and I own one of the few Mosins made in 1938 that made it into Spain. This is somewhat controversial, but there is solid evidence that there was a shipment from the USSR to Spain in early 1938, and there are at least two other documented examples of rifles marked "1938" that came from Spain.

It's generally held that only Mosins marked 1936 or 1937 saw service in Spain. Of course, lots of older ones also showed up there as the Soviet emptied their stocks of ancient weapons. I saw a 19th Century Mosin with a beautiful Czarist crest go for a small fortune and it was clearly out of Franco's weapon haul.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:30 PM (ZOv7s)

245 OSINTdefender

@sentdefender
The U.S. Navy is preparing to deploy a third carrier strike group to the Middle East near Iran in the coming weeks, according to a report by Fox News, with the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) and her Carrier Strike Group having now completing their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), expected to depart from Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia sometime before the end of March for a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet Area-of-Responsibility. However, due to the ongoing hostilities with Iran, it is not known if she will relieve the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-7

, who entered the Red Sea on Thursday and has been deployed now for nearly 11-months, or if she will arrive to further reinforce the U.S. Navy in the Middle East.

Posted by: Methos at March 06, 2026 09:30 PM (vSvIl)

246 It's much, much cleaner than when I was an undergrad.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:23 PM (ZOv7s)

Same here. The early to mid 80's, it wasn't the most pleasant.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 06, 2026 09:31 PM (/HDaX)

247 214 I heard on the news tonight that Biden wasted millions of dollars on printing Gay Friendly Maps !!!!

What are Gay Friendly Maps ???
Posted by: Franklin Stein at March 06, 2026 09:09 PM (38587)

I dunno, but if anyone tells you not to visit a place on those maps, because it is a shithole, believe them.

Posted by: Splunge at March 06, 2026 09:31 PM (jgJIy)

248 I remember seeing a video where some cop pulled over a dude for speeding, and he was some kind of foreign Muslim dude, and he knelt down in front of the cop and said "Mercy! Mercy!"

I figure that's what we're waiting for the Ayatollahs to do.

Posted by: Splunge at March 06, 2026 09:33 PM (jgJIy)

249 What makes TGTBTU truly great is the incredible musical score by Enrico Moricone.

Ecstacy of Gold:

https://tinyurl.com/47523hu8

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 09:33 PM (fSA1n)

250 Same here. The early to mid 80's, it wasn't the most pleasant.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 06, 2026 09:31 PM (/HDaX)
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I'm local, and recall fishing in the Red Cedar with a friend in high school and pulling in a very sketchy bluegill, which we quickly threw back.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:33 PM (ZOv7s)

251 I saw Very Sketchy Bluegill open for Blue Oyster Cult at the Maryland Sewage Spill Stadium.

Posted by: Splunge at March 06, 2026 09:34 PM (jgJIy)

252 What are Gay Friendly Maps ???
Posted by: Franklin Stein at March 06, 2026 09:09 PM (38587)

I dunno, but if anyone tells you not to visit a place on those maps, because it is a shithole, believe them.
Posted by: Splunge at March 06, 2026 09:31 PM (jgJIy)
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I'm assuming they have all the bath houses, glory holes and rest areas highlighted.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:35 PM (ZOv7s)

253 I saw Very Sketchy Bluegill open for Blue Oyster Cult at the Maryland Sewage Spill Stadium.
Posted by: Splunge at March 06, 2026 09:34 PM (jgJIy)
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Same! Great show!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 06, 2026 09:36 PM (ZOv7s)

254 >>> What makes TGTBTU truly great is the incredible musical score by Enrico Moricone.
Ecstacy of Gold:
https://tinyurl.com/47523hu8

from the S&M concert:
youtu.be/e0_JvuBpDB8

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 09:36 PM (3uBP9)

255 There was a Spanish civil war zombie movie that was called in English The Valley of the Dead, and in Spanish Malnazidos

It has pretty accurate uniforms, and it is a Zombie movie where an insane German army unit is creating zombies to fight back the Republican forces, and zombies can't tell the difference
Posted by: Kindltot

Worth watching twice.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 09:36 PM (/lPRQ)

256 Where is the USS Ronald Reagan?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2026 09:36 PM (Cqx++)

257 Saw today gas in se Pa was $3,39
Posted by: Skip

It shot up to $3.79 here. Up 40¢. Diesel $4.99. Man. Are the pumps busy, are people hoarding? No, just an excuse to raise prices.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 09:43 PM (jlI90)

258 256 Where is the USS Ronald Reagan?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2026 09:36 PM (Cqx++)

... the world wonders.

Posted by: zombie Adm Chester Nimitz at March 06, 2026 09:44 PM (3sXRv)

259 > Where is the USS Ronald Reagan?
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The USS Ronald Reagan is currently in a major shipyard period (Docking Planned Incremental Availability) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, WA, expected to finish in late 2026.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 06, 2026 09:45 PM (jtM2q)

260 Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins, were both married and had nearly 20 children between them. Love will find a way.

Posted by: My Turn! at March 06, 2026 09:47 PM (oftw2)

261 >>> Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins, were both married and had nearly 20 children between them. Love will find a way.
Posted by: My Turn! at March 06, 2026 09:47 PM (oftw2)

Yes

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 09:52 PM (3uBP9)

262 So Biden spent millions of taxpayer dollars making maps "gayer". You can read all about it (link to Not The Bee) here: https://tinyurl.com/4pbfzjp2

But the short version is they made a website where gays could place pins on maps of Czechia and Slovakia to indicate places where they'd committed sodomy. No idea why they singled out those countries, and I have to think that most gays would find that to be retarded.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 09:53 PM (sabhw)

263 Nood

Ont

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 10:00 PM (Sco7b)

264 ONT is nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 10:00 PM (zZu0s)

The Week in Woke

Wall Street Apes
@WallStreetApes
Everyone needs to be aware of this
Journalist Avery Daye exposes the history of Minnesota Rep Ilhan Omar
"Ilhan Omar -- I figured not enough people know about her family's history, so let's recap:
Her dad and her grandfather were both high-ranking military officials in the Barre regime, which killed over 200,000 people. They're most famous for the Isaaq genocide -- it was the worst of the worst: aerial bombings, executions, man-made famine.
People massively suffered under this regime, with the help of people like Ilhan Omar's family who supported the regime and carried out this, this horror.
-- They have family ties to this guy known as the Butcher of Hargeisa, and his whole shtick was "kill all but the crows.""
"So the suffering of the people of Somalia was so bad that there was a civil war and the regime was overthrown. Her family fled first to Kenya and then Minnesota, claiming they're like these asylum seekers.
These poor, poor people. No, no, no, no. They were fleeing to escape being held accountable for what they did. She was not oppressed. Her family, they were the oppressors."
"So for the Democratic Party to have her as a representative is insane to me -- and the way that they've like rebranded her as all this poor refugee? No, no. She wasn't a refugee of war. Her family created the war."

Video here.

The Retard with the Hero Worship Complex found a new hero to worship, retardedly:

Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene
@FmrRepMTG
Mar 5
Tucker would beat Trump if he ran for President and Trump tried to violate the constitution and tried to run again for a third term.

What a complicated, retarded way to say "Me like Tucker now, me no like Trump no more."

President DEI had a hissyfit.

In Canada, you have a higher chance of being killed by the Euthanasia Police than an American has of being killed by gunfire.

In 2009, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin created a sensation when she claimed that government-run healthcare would inevitably lead to the creation of bureaucratic boards responsible for deciding who should and shouldn't receive treatment.
It's from this charge that we got the term "death panel," which became a near constant reference during the congressional debate over the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Thanks for reading And another thing ...! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
Palin was called a loon and a crank.
Even today, a simple search on Microsoft's Copilot for the date when the former governor coined the term "death panel" carefully notes that her accusation quickly became a viral talking point despite "being widely debunked as a myth."
Fifteen years after Palin's remark, disability advocate Krista Carr testified before members of the Canadian parliament that her organization receives weekly reports of medical assistance in dying (MAID) services being suggested unprompted to disabled individuals during routine, non-terminal care visits.
Who could have predicted that government-controlled healthcare, combined with legalized euthanasia, would eventually lead to the sick and uncomfortable being told to kill themselves?
Where does Palin go for her apology?
Canada, whose lawmakers, celebrities, and influencers often boast about their "free" healthcare and stringent anti-gun laws, recorded an astonishing 16,499 MAID suicides, or legalized doctor-assisted suicides, in 2024, following 22,535 such requests that year.
In 2023, there were approximately 15,500 MAID suicides.
To put things into perspective, 2023's recorded figure gives us a per capita rate of 37 MAID suicides per 100,000 people. During the same year, the United States reported 17,927 firearm homicides, resulting in a per capita rate of five gun-related murders per 100,000 people.

In Spain: The Barcelona City Council has instructed its citizens that they may not dance nor play music during Ramadan, because it would offend the Muslims. They say that Spanish citizens must "adapt" to their Muslim neighbors' culture.

�Do you know who has kiIIed more people than ICE this year? Trans shooters.� - Rogan

Democrats don�t want you to see this pic.twitter.com/kot9MeFJGd
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 5, 2026

Imagine walking into your kids� classroom and this is their teacher�

What do you do? pic.twitter.com/KTpAot2xAN
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 5, 2026

Meet Aiden Pratt. He�s running for County Commissioner in Tennessee.

He had to be escorted out by security after having an unhinged meltdown while waving an lgbtq flag during a vote on the �Covenant Marriage Act"

Seems totally normal and stable.. pic.twitter.com/THRuy9T7a0
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 5, 2026

This is called Karen core and it�s the best thing I�ve seen in a while. pic.twitter.com/WwYmUUfWw4
— Kevin Dahlgren 🥾 🥾 (@kevinvdahlgren) March 5, 2026

Ultragay Nazi and Kennedy degenerate Jack Schlossberg says he's running to replace Jerry Nadler in NYC.

I don't think the Kennedy Mystique is still in effect any longer:

FOX host REBUKES Jack Schlossberg's DISTURBING behavior as he's running for Congress in New York.

"This is Jack Schlossberg's since deleted social media post. He designed a recipe for a MAHA energy ball. 'Two ounces of Jew blood, Ashkenazi, not Sephardic. 4 cups of male ----.� pic.twitter.com/nIqcCQWgI5
— DeVory Darkins (@devorydarkins) March 6, 2026

JFK�s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, announces his big for Congress in New York to replace Jerry Nadler.

He�s 32 years old and one of the only jobs he�s ever had was working for Vogue magazine. pic.twitter.com/g9sfcarNUa
— johnny maga (@johnnymaga) November 12, 2025

The weird gay Nazi has also filmed himself repeatedly giving a Sieg Heil salute. And I don't mean someone clipped him making an arm gesture that they're claiming is a sieg heil, I mean, he's doing a Sieg Heil and he thinks he's so cuuuute! doing it.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:10 PM

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1 Palin's an idiot. Republicans told me so.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 06:13 PM (vE0+H)

2 I just had a flashback to PalinSteele. Sorry.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 06:13 PM (vE0+H)

3 Holy crap.

Eye bleach stat.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 06:14 PM (XA4WA)

4 kill all but the crows
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Wish I could figure out what this cryptic message means.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 06:14 PM (vE0+H)

5 Good recap on Ilhan Omar & family.

Basically they are Somali Nazis.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 06:14 PM (/lPRQ)

6 Where can the CD of her/it/they/them Greatest hits ???

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 06, 2026 06:16 PM (X7dyz)

7 running to replace Jerry Nadler
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I believe the correct terminology would be restock.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 06:16 PM (vE0+H)

8 Bree Fram sounds like a name right out of Star Trek.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2026 06:16 PM (Cqx++)

9 Stone the crows.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2026 06:17 PM (Cqx++)

10 This Schlongburger fellow is really sort of a twat, isn't he?

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:17 PM (I40wl)

11 Hi

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (CwFGW)

12 Has lil' Bree had her dick cut off yet? If not, he is just a perverted coward. Space Force, indeed.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (I40wl)

13 They say that Spanish citizens must "adapt" to their ~~Muslim neighbors' culture~~ Muslim overlords.
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Fixed for accuracy.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (ESVrU)

14 In Spain: The Barcelona City Council has instructed its citizens that they may not dance nor play music during Ramadan, because it would offend the Muslims. They say that Spanish citizens must "adapt" to their Muslim neighbors' culture.
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Coming soon to a Uniparty near you. I have been warning for 2+ years that Democrats are getting ready to abandon all their latest "allies" for the islamists. Gonna be weird to live with a bunch of unhinged retard progressives (birm) screaming for Sharia but it's coming.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 06:20 PM (vE0+H)

15 13 They say that Spanish citizens must "adapt" to their Muslim neighbors' culture Muslim overlords.
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Fixed for accuracy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (ESVrU)

Time for a Dance Dance Revolution.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:20 PM (I40wl)

16 ***Imagine walking into you kid's classroom ... what do you do?
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Resist the urge to cold cock him, grab my kid and take him out of the room, proceed to the administrations office and dis-enroll him.
Research home schooling and alternate schools.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 06:20 PM (83+LM)

17 Beam me up, Scotty.

Posted by: Zombie Jim Traficant. at March 06, 2026 06:20 PM (XA4WA)

18 In order to speed up the Unconditional Surrender of Iran I am signing an Executive Order implementing "Obamacare" in Iran.

I believe within 48 hours they will surrender....

Posted by: Donny Trump at March 06, 2026 06:21 PM (tNUCp)

19 Coming soon to a Uniparty near you. I have been warning for 2+ years that Democrats are getting ready to abandon all their latest "allies" for the islamists. Gonna be weird to live with a bunch of unhinged retard progressives (birm) screaming for Sharia but it's coming.
Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 06:20 PM (vE0+H)
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It would almost be worth it to see them squirming under the boot heel of Islamic oppression.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 06:21 PM (ESVrU)

20 Gonna be weird to live with a bunch of unhinged retard progressives (birm) screaming for Sharia but it's coming.
Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 06:20 PM (vE0+H)

On the one hand, I would not stand for any use of Sharia law in the US.

OTOH, it would be fantastic to see what happens to all the AWFLs under Sharia. Boom goes the nightstick.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:21 PM (I40wl)

21 15 13 They say that Spanish citizens must "adapt" to their Muslim neighbors' culture Muslim overlords.
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Fixed for accuracy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (ESVrU)

Time for a Dance Dance Revolution.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Time for YMCA and the Trump dance

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 06:21 PM (XA4WA)

22 First we get Chris Collinsworth clone Gavin Newsom.
Now we get this Schlossberg clown who's the spitting image of Anthony Weiner. What is this, Attack of the Clown Clones?

Posted by: Philip Nolan at March 06, 2026 06:22 PM (1kQia)

23 Shit, I logged on to the home page and that picture scared me.

Posted by: wth at March 06, 2026 06:22 PM (UjdFS)

24 Aiden Pratt, gently escorted out the door.

That Steward should have a heart to heart with John Roberts.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 06:23 PM (83+LM)

25 OT but there have been a couple of moose in our yard all day, munching twigs and taking naps. A really big mama and her yearling. Driving one of our dogs nuts, but she really doesn't mind. Dog is in the fence, she is not. There's still a lot of snow on the ground, and I think she has found a safe place to hang until it thaws. So, today we are hosts to the moose. lol

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:24 PM (I40wl)

26 Space Force Col:

Reckless attack? Don't think so.
Well planned and executed attack on Iran, FOR SURE.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 06:24 PM (u82oZ)

27 So they call the Space Force guys "Guardians." This twat they should call a Space Cadet.

I think they should have called them Spacemen, like, Spaceman Spiff.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:25 PM (I40wl)

28 Dear Lord. I hate it when ace puts a picture like that above the fold.

Asshole.

Posted by: Bones at March 06, 2026 06:26 PM (zZu0s)

29 n Spain: The Barcelona City Council has instructed its citizens that they may not dance nor play music during Ramadan, because it would offend the Muslims. They say that Spanish citizens must "adapt" to their Muslim neighbors' culture.

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Reconquista! alahu akbar durka durka !

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 06:26 PM (GD0B3)

30 "Bree Fram"?

OK, If I was a troon who could name my new female self anything, the last thing I would go with is naming myself after a French cheese and an oil filter brand.

But, hey, you do you, Drag Queen of the Space Force.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:26 PM (6ydKt)

31 RuPaul at least tries to look like a woman. These men crossdressing don't even try. How very "in your face" of them.

Nothing a well placed tire iron couldn't fix.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:26 PM (I40wl)

32 Think about it. Islam is nihilism, pedoism, owning the cons, and a gold star for "fighting oppression" in one neat and tidy package. (I mean yes there's the matter of the beheadings and the rooftop homo tosses, but these are the people who laugh like hyenas when a 6 foot tranny hulk breaks a biological woman's (read: woman's) face in volleyball and then lecture her to get over it.) How can any leftard resist?

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 06:26 PM (vE0+H)

33
wth is it????

Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 06:26 PM (3ek7K)

34 Resist the urge to cold cock him, grab my kid and take him out of the room, proceed to the administrations office and dis-enroll him.
Research home schooling and alternate schools.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 06:20 PM (83+LM)

Perhaps if there were less resisting the urge, there would be less perverts in public school.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:28 PM (I40wl)

35 Schlossberg looks like he would be Anthony Wiener's son!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 06, 2026 06:28 PM (HlyYF)

36 Willowed, but i like the imagery:

292 Plus, we could be talking about Kirk backhanded Tucker, disintegrating Fuentes, and banging Candy before handing her over to the authorities.

Then banging Shapiro's sister to end the episode.

Kirk to Spock on seeing Abbies moons: 'I'm going to show her my Captains Log. Dont wait up for me.'

Posted by: Bones at March 06, 2026 06:28 PM (zZu0s)

37 re Schlossberg: well, there are reasons dynasties don't do well after the second or third generation or so.
The Comneni did okay until Manuel kicked it, and then the Byzantine Empire went back to being a shitty balkan despotate again.
inb4 Carlos II flings a poop at me

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 06:28 PM (gKWVE)

38 You'd didn't believe the Kennedy's could become more scummy, but you'd be wrong

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 06:28 PM (/C62k)

39 Also, getting any political advice from Steve-O, is worse than asking my concrete driveway for political insights.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 06, 2026 06:29 PM (HlyYF)

40 When did that Dixie Chick start a metal band?

Posted by: huerfano at March 06, 2026 06:29 PM (98kQX)

41 21 15 13 They say that Spanish citizens must "adapt" to their Muslim neighbors' culture Muslim overlords.
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Fixed for accuracy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (ESVrU)
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Spain, just like old times.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 06:30 PM (83+LM)

42

I love that the muzzies have said people who aren't fucked up like them shouldn't eat in public during Ramadan because it upsets the muzzies who are fasting.

Why are they in restaurants if they are fasting.

Do not give in to those assholes.

Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 06:30 PM (3ek7K)

43
OTOH, it would be fantastic to see what happens to all the AWFLs under Sharia. Boom goes the nightstick.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:21 PM (I40wl)

It begins with a camel whip applied to areas which must be covered. Then progresses to chop chop square. These folks have no freaking idea what they have embraced, because they censor the history they read.

Posted by: moki at March 06, 2026 06:30 PM (wLjpr)

44 Traitor palooza thread

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at March 06, 2026 06:31 PM (J/K7z)

45 /off st sock

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:31 PM (zZu0s)

46 "MAID suicide" - bad enough Canada wants to make murder SOUND so nice, the author wants to make murder sound so nice.

It's murder by doc, pure and simple.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 06:31 PM (hJH5n)

47 Isn't that "Colonel" just the ITS MAAM viral clip guy in a uniform? Sure looks like him.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 06:31 PM (tUj8P)

48 This is called Karen core and it’s the best thing I’ve seen in a while.

lmao

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:31 PM (6ydKt)

49 The teacher wasn't trans, but when my wife & I brought our daughter to the local public school for pre-K help (my daughter needed special help with language), the teacher seemed completely stoned. I never investigated, but it was shocking.

Luckily, we had enough money to send her to an evangelical school. She did great there. She struggled through middle school because of her language problems, but she caught up and she always liked school--she was well prepared for college.

Posted by: Dave at March 06, 2026 06:31 PM (sbsMc)

50 17 Beam me up, Scotty.
Posted by: Zombie Jim Traficant. at March 06, 2026 06:20 PM (XA4WA)

I liked it better when the left had colorful characters like him ripping off the taxpayers. I'd prefer him to the brother lover. He had an awesome hairdo too.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 06:32 PM (ZujI1)

51 18 In order to speed up the Unconditional Surrender of Iran I am signing an Executive Order implementing "Obamacare" in Iran.

I believe within 48 hours they will surrender....

Posted by: Donny Trump at March 06, 2026 06:21 PM

Excellent plan, but Obamacare kills you slowly.

We should put Fidel's son in charge and install CanadaCare in Iran. All of the ayatollahs would be dead quickly and we could end the war in less than 90 days.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 06, 2026 06:32 PM (HlyYF)

52 39 Also, getting any political advice from Steve-O, is worse than asking my concrete driveway for political insights.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
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Some concrete driveways do have political insights
but they are on the underside.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 06:32 PM (83+LM)

53 It's murder by doc, pure and simple.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 06:31 PM (hJH5n)

'Member when Kevorkian was shocking and ghoulish?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:32 PM (zZu0s)

54 RuPaul at least tries to look like a woman. These men crossdressing don't even try. How very "in your face" of them.

RuPaul intends to look like a woman. These others deliberately don't want to look like a woman, they want to force you to say they are instead of believing your own eyes. It's literally Satanic.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 06:32 PM (tUj8P)

55 Sarah Palin is loved because she is gone (h/t, Nightwish).

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 06:33 PM (hJH5n)

56 the teacher seemed completely stoned

youtu.be/i2oy1jqyFig

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 06:33 PM (gKWVE)

57 47 Isn't that "Colonel" just the ITS MAAM viral clip guy in a uniform? Sure looks like him.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 06:31 PM (tUj8P)

Most of these perverts look alike after a while.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:33 PM (I40wl)

58 What is it with the Kennedys?

The only one who is halfway normal is RFK jr., and he recently admitted to snorting cocaine off of toilet seats.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:33 PM (6ydKt)

59 Hahahahahahahaha.

Just saw on Insty that Pedro Pascal is being cancelled for dating a Jewish man.

Couldn't happen to a more deserving asshole.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 06:34 PM (tUj8P)

60 Spain, just like old times.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 06:30 PM (83+LM)

When do we get the Reconquista?

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 06:34 PM (hJH5n)

61 This Schlongburger fellow is really sort of a twat, isn't he?

He's gayer than Liberace's valet.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 06, 2026 06:35 PM (COQGW)

62 32 Think about it. Islam is nihilism, pedoism, owning the cons, and a gold star for "fighting oppression" in one neat and tidy package. (I mean yes there's the matter of the beheadings and the rooftop homo tosses, but these are the people who laugh like hyenas when a 6 foot tranny hulk breaks a biological woman's (read: woman's) face in volleyball and then lecture her to get over it.) How can any leftard resist?
Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 06:26 PM (vE0+H)

And Islam is SO SUPER NEATO!!!!!!!!

Posted by: The Left at March 06, 2026 06:35 PM (hJH5n)

63 This Ramadama ding dong fasting is baloney. They basically skip lunch, but want to be considered pious heroes for it. They eat huge breakfasts and dinners. Big deal. They ain't Mahatma Gandhi.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 06, 2026 06:35 PM (cxFcK)

64 The Karen Core clip is fantastic, but WTF is "from groin to chain"?

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 06:36 PM (tUj8P)

65 Oh, ot:

Earlier this week I tried the Big Arch at McDonald's. Why do they always go with the thousand island special sauce?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)

66 55 Sarah Palin is loved because she is gone (h/t, Nightwish).
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 06:33 PM (hJH5n)

Really tired of all the Sarah hate. She speaks her mind. It isn't broken. She isn't a bullshitter, and she sees clearly.

You may disagree with her, certainly. Name one politician with whom you agree 100%.

But she was pushed through a meat grinder and came out the other side.

Plus she still does hot yoga in town and we see her occasionally. Live and let live.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:36 PM (I40wl)

67 Just saw on Insty that Pedro Pascal is being cancelled for dating a Jewish man.

Couldn't happen to a more deserving asshole.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 06:34 PM (tUj8P)

*rimshot*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:37 PM (zZu0s)

68 RFK Jr admitted to eating roadkill and getting a brain worm. He admits to a lot of stuff

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 06:37 PM (gKWVE)

69 Clarification: Tony Gonzalez being out of the race, Brandon Herrera becomes the TX-23 nominee.

Mr. Gonzalez's comments are quite a bit arrogant on the way out the door.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 06:37 PM (hJH5n)

70 Plus she still does hot yoga in town and we see her occasionally. Live and let live.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:36 PM (I40wl)

This. Still like Palin.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:37 PM (zZu0s)

71 Just saw on Insty that Pedro Pascal is being cancelled for dating a Jewish man.

Couldn't happen to a more deserving asshole.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 06:34 PM (tUj8P)

Phrasing, please. lol

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:37 PM (I40wl)

72 >>> In 2023, there were approximately 15,500 MAID suicides.

There has got to be a way to sell these as contract hits.
Totally legit and above board...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 06:38 PM (/lPRQ)

73 Perhaps if there were less resisting the urge, there would be less perverts in public school.
Posted by: tcn in AK
---

Perhaps, but couldn't afford the court costs.
We aren't too far behind Britain on punishing reactionaries.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 06:38 PM (83+LM)

74 I guess nowadays you have to specify "male semen" to be sure you don't get the female kind.

What a world!
What a world!

Posted by: Eeyore at March 06, 2026 06:38 PM (AlhUl)

75 The only one who is halfway normal is RFK jr., and he recently admitted to snorting cocaine off of toilet seats.

I subscribe to the not entirely fringe theory that the 1980s were freaking awesome for movies and music and TV because all of the creatives were blitzed out of their minds on cocaine. So I'm not gonna judge RFK Jr for that.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 06:39 PM (tUj8P)

76 Really tired of all the Sarah hate. She speaks her mind. It isn't broken. She isn't a bullshitter, and she sees clearly.

You may disagree with her, certainly. Name one politician with whom you agree 100%.

But she was pushed through a meat grinder and came out the other side.

Plus she still does hot yoga in town and we see her occasionally. Live and let live.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:36 PM (I40wl)

No, no, that was my point. Everyone hated on her and dumped on her; now she's out of the picture and being proven right. Now people will realize what they potentially had.

I was always supportive of Sarah Palin, especially after her defeating the disappointment that was Frank Murkowski as gov.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 06:40 PM (hJH5n)

77 Dammit. I had my ewetub algorithm just the way I liked it: car videos, music, comedy, games.

Now I am getting Nazi execution videos again. Fuck. And whybisbit always female camp guards.

I wonder if they are trying to mold opinion.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:41 PM (zZu0s)

78 Maybe it's my crappy computer, but I can't understand a word of what that Karen is screeching.

Trans teachers - remember the trans Shop Teacher in Canada with the huge fake knockers that Gutfeld used to show clips of on his program?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 06:41 PM (QGaXH)

79 There seems to be some sort of ...thing in our society. Where clearly mentally ill people are not told they are mentally ill.

I think Karen Core is the solution.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 06, 2026 06:41 PM (HRH9e)

80 32 Think about it. Islam is nihilism.....
How can any leftard resist?
Posted by: ...

-----------------
islam is slavery. The Left is 100% in favor of slavery because they all think they will be the masters.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 06:41 PM (HjVhR)

81 75 The only one who is halfway normal is RFK jr., and he recently admitted to snorting cocaine off of toilet seats.

I subscribe to the not entirely fringe theory that the 1980s were freaking awesome for movies and music and TV because all of the creatives were blitzed out of their minds on cocaine. So I'm not gonna judge RFK Jr for that.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 06:39 PM (tUj8P)

Well, you gotta applaud the guy for kicking his addictions and making it all the way to Health Secretary if nothing else.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:41 PM (6ydKt)

82 That's just, like, you know, your opinion, man.

Posted by: Ambassador Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, (AB, Radcliffe; JD, Columbia Law) at March 06, 2026 06:41 PM (PiwSw)

83 The F.B.I. or NSA or somebody amongst the dozens of alphabet agencies should be compiling dossiers on these clowns running for office.

If a private in the Army has to get an agency check and SF46 or whatever it is, background check, loyalty check, priors, investigative reports

Then so do the people who want to run for office. Make it public. If they can’t pass an agency check, then they can’t run for office.

The way it stands now, if someone wins a federal election, they are “deemed” to have passed a background check automatically. This is complete bullshit.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 06:42 PM (gAmkp)

84 I was always supportive of Sarah Palin, especially after her defeating the disappointment that was Frank Murkowski as gov.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 06:40 PM (hJH5n)

Will no one rid of of these vexatious Murkowskis?

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:42 PM (I40wl)

85 Why don’t men cosplaying as women change their names to Lisa or Ann?

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 06:42 PM (Wmg4n)

86 I saw a stat a few weeks ago from 2024, I think. MAID is the fifth leading cause of death in Canada. The company I used to work for did business with a Canadian company or two. Literally every executive in those companies had a health plan in the US for when they needed an immediate diagnosis or treatment. Waiting is for the serfs.

Posted by: Advo at March 06, 2026 06:43 PM (jO4mz)

87
This Schlongburger fellow is really sort of a twat, isn't he?

He's gayer than Liberace's valet.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 06, 2026 06:35 PM (COQGW)

Gayer than Rock Hudson's testicle janitor.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 06:43 PM (y9nCu)

88
MAGA IS GONE!! X told me !!

"Trump's approval on Iran (Trump 2024 voters)

🟢 Approve: 82%
🟤 Disapprove: 13%
——
US Military action in Iran

🟢 Approve: 86%
🟤 Disapprove: 14%

NPR/Marist | 3/2-4"

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 06:44 PM (GD0B3)

89 Why don’t men cosplaying as women change their names to Lisa or Ann?

They adopt the name of the stripper that broke them. Or something like that.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 06:44 PM (tUj8P)

90 Why don’t men cosplaying as women change their names to Lisa or Ann?
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 06:42 PM (Wmg4n)

*blink*

Nvm.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:44 PM (zZu0s)

91 This Ramadama ding dong fasting is baloney. They basically skip lunch, but want to be considered pious heroes for it. They eat huge breakfasts and dinners. Big deal. They ain't Mahatma Gandhi.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

Had a co-worker describe it as Thanksgiving feast every night rotating through the family homes and neighborhood.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 06:44 PM (/lPRQ)

92 Damn!! That looks like that weirdo kiddie toucher from England!! Jimmy whatever his name was from the BBC.

Posted by: NCKate at March 06, 2026 06:45 PM (uQzkA)

93 I was always supportive of Sarah Palin, especially after her defeating the disappointment that was Frank Murkowski as gov.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06

She was the only reason I voted for McCain.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 06:45 PM (Wmg4n)

94 I'll always appreciate Palin just because she was the second test run for trying to destroy a Republican after Dan Quayle, which was all a practice run for the op the Dems/Media have run on Trump for over a decade now.

I may not agree with her on everything but she'll always have my sympathy & empathy just for the hell they put her through.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:45 PM (6ydKt)

95 Happy-ish Friday Prevening ...

Posted by: Adriane the Pithy Saying Critic . . . at March 06, 2026 06:45 PM (3ZUWJ)

96 How did adapting to Islamic culture work out for the Spaniards the last time they tried it?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 06:47 PM (0sNs1)

97 The Karen Core clip is fantastic, but WTF is "from groin to chain"?

Presumably bad auto-captioning for "chin."

Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 06:47 PM (Fs0KI)

98 85 Why don’t men cosplaying as women change their names to Lisa or Ann?
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 06:42 PM (Wmg4n)

Demons.
No seriously, I'm pretty much an agnostic... but the trannies aren't. An agnostic doesn't much believe in God or (my case) know what such should be. A tranny is fighting against reality. They are deliberately choosing names that reify that choice.
"Lilith" represents the Eve-that-is-not-Eve.
This isn't rationality; it's rage.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 06:47 PM (gKWVE)

99 I don't give credit to the opinions of mentally ill men who think they are women.

Posted by: Zeno the Stoic at March 06, 2026 06:48 PM (OyBGA)

100 I just had a flashback to PalinSteele. Sorry.
Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 06:13 PM

Our original dunce.

Posted by: toby928(c) repeats himself at March 06, 2026 06:48 PM (4NO2D)

101 I'd love to know more about all the MAID victims. Age, race, medical conditions, locations.

My late mother was 88 and always got great care in our smaller local hospital. MAID was never mentioned but whenever she was there, I spent a lot of time there.

I'm getting help for anxiety and depression and everyone I've been talking to has been amazing.

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 06:48 PM (Sco7b)

102 85 Why don’t men cosplaying as women change their names to Lisa or Ann?

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 06:42 PM (Wmg4n)

Lisa Ann was/is a big breasted pornstar.

They probably don't want to portray themselves in such a slutty way.

They are much more likely to go with something silly like 'Raggedy Anne'.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:48 PM (6ydKt)

103 Oh, ot:

Earlier this week I tried the Big Arch at McDonald's. Why do they always go with the thousand island special sauce?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)

2/10.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:48 PM (8avO+)

104 Septum piercing theory remains undefeated.

Posted by: It's uncanny, really at March 06, 2026 06:48 PM (TbWk/)

105 The only answer to all the sodomite's violence is "We don't have to live like this" while putting them feet first into a wood chipper.

Some assembly required.

Posted by: We Don't Have To Live Like This at March 06, 2026 06:49 PM (Ksqrb)

106 She was the only reason I voted for McCain.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 06:45 PM

Yep. I voted for her and the old guy that was going to keep her seat warm for a bit.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 06:49 PM (4NO2D)

107 31 RuPaul at least tries to look like a woman. These men crossdressing don't even try. How very "in your face" of them.

Nothing a well placed tire iron couldn't fix.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06,

And RuPaul is just a drag queen! He is a gay male in a suit anytime he isn’t performing.

I guess not JUST a drag queen. He is THE drag queen.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 06:49 PM (Wmg4n)

108 Dear Lord.

I am sick to fucking death of these fucking freaks. All of them.

Gonna need some downtime this weekend. Gonna be nice weather here. So that's good. me and the missus are doing our wandering around thing, getting to know our new home state.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 06, 2026 06:50 PM (0aYVJ)

109 I'd love to know more about all the MAID victims. Age, race, medical conditions, locations.

My late mother was 88 and always got great care in our smaller local hospital. MAID was never mentioned but whenever she was there, I spent a lot of time there.

I'm getting help for anxiety and depression and everyone I've been talking to has been amazing.
Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 06:48 PM (Sco7b)

The case I heard was some kid being put down almost at once for his "seasonal depression". I'd tell them you feel a lot better and stick to beers at home with a good movie, game, tv show or something.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:51 PM (8avO+)

110 Pedro Pascal is Gay ?!

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 06:51 PM (GD0B3)

111 I had quick hands.

Posted by: Roberta Muldoon at March 06, 2026 06:52 PM (4NO2D)

112 Damn!! That looks like that weirdo kiddie toucher from England!! Jimmy whatever his name was from the BBC.
Posted by: NCKate at March 06, 2026 06:45 PM (uQzkA)

Jimmy Saville. Evil piece of shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:52 PM (zZu0s)

113 Earlier this week I tried the Big Arch at McDonald's. Why do they always go with the thousand island special sauce?

So it's basically a Big(ger) Mac? I'll pass, thanks.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 06:52 PM (Fs0KI)

114 I have it on good authority (internet rumors) that In Mandalorian and Grogu they will kill Pascal's character.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 06:52 PM (GD0B3)

115 Pedro Pascal is Gay ?!

No, but his boyfriend is.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 06:53 PM (Fs0KI)

116 Plus she still does hot yoga in town and we see her occasionally. Live and let live.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:36 PM (I40wl)

This. Still like Palin.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

The first politician I actually voted FOR.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 06:53 PM (/lPRQ)

117 90 Why don’t men cosplaying as women change their names to Lisa or Ann?
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 06:42 PM (Wmg4n)

*blink*

Nvm.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

They are picking their own names! Not living with names chosen for them.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 06:53 PM (Wmg4n)

118 The case I heard was some kid being put down almost at once for his "seasonal depression". I'd tell them you feel a lot better and stick to beers at home with a good movie, game, tv show or something.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:51 PM (8avO+)

Take some vitamin D.

Go outside in direct sunlight.

Get laid.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:53 PM (zZu0s)

119 The case I heard was some kid being put down almost at once for his "seasonal depression". I'd tell them you feel a lot better and stick to beers at home with a good movie, game, tv show or something.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:51 PM (8avO+)

You'd think they'd have upped his Vitamin D dose to see if that helped before hooking him up to an IV to send him to the Great Beyond.

I guess euthanasia is cheaper than some vitamins and sunlight in the Summer.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:53 PM (6ydKt)

120 Why is Pascal even in the Mandalorian? He wears a helmet always, I don't think that it's even his voice.

Are we sure that he even shows up on the set?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 06:54 PM (4NO2D)

121 Earlier this week I tried the Big Arch at McDonald's. Why do they always go with the thousand island special sauce?

So it's basically a Big(ger) Mac? I'll pass, thanks.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 06:52 PM (Fs0KI)

Not as good as the Big Mac IMO. Had white cheese.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:54 PM (8avO+)

122 So it's basically a Big(ger) Mac? I'll pass, thanks.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 06:52 PM (Fs0KI)

It might be a lot better without the mac sauce, with mayo, ketchup and mustard.

It is sloppy as hell with the mac sauce though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:54 PM (zZu0s)

123 They are picking their own names! Not living with names chosen for them.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 06:53 PM (Wmg4n)

A lot seem to pick their names like strippers pick theirs.

I'm not certain of the formula they use bu it seems to always start with something 'sweet' and ends with the name of the street they lived on as a kid.

Something like 'Candy Maple' for instance.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:56 PM (6ydKt)

124 Also, coincidently, Lisa Ann is the pornstar who bears a passing resemblance to Sarah Palin. So it is an odd choice of for instance names, Piper, considering the other topic.

Dont look her up, just take my word for it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:56 PM (zZu0s)

125 I liked Palin because she had apparently gone against some corrupt Republicans in Alaska. (And it wasn't just eliminating your political rivals.)

Being against ALL corruption, and not just winking at the corruption on your side, is one vital test for a politician that I would support.

Democrats clearly do NOT have that rule.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 06, 2026 06:56 PM (HlyYF)

126 "Our original dunce."

Wouldn't that be seattle slough?

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 06, 2026 06:56 PM (FylAi)

127 Holy crap.

Eye bleach stat.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 06:14 PM

Best I can do is a lot of martinis. Hold up your glass to tge USB port.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 06:56 PM (Wnv9h)

128 "So for the Democratic Party to have her as a representative is insane to me ..."

--------------

Huh, it seems perfectly consistent to me.

I don't know why they haven't yet relabeled themselves The Death Cult Party -- and damn overtly proud about it?

/Whatever happened to "truth-in-advertising" laws?

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 06:57 PM (1rwaX)

129 The case I heard was some kid being put down almost at once for his "seasonal depression". I'd tell them you feel a lot better and stick to beers at home with a good movie, game, tv show or something.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:51 PM (8avO+)

You'd think they'd have upped his Vitamin D dose to see if that helped before hooking him up to an IV to send him to the Great Beyond.

I guess euthanasia is cheaper than some vitamins and sunlight in the Summer.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:53 PM (6ydKt)

I think you misapprehend their priority order on what treatment to apply.

Reminds me of an old SF story were a detective is asked to try and solve a murder on a spaceship. Turned out the killer was a super devout believer in reincarnation so when they guy discussed his troubles in his beers with him, the priest sent him off to his next incarnation.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:57 PM (8avO+)

130 One of Canada's tv services always, ALWAYS, advertises 'Canada's Next Drag Race.'

I can't believe there's a huge market for that crap.

However, look at one of our kids' shows. I was shocked.

https://tinyurl.com/2s3dh9su

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 06:57 PM (Sco7b)

131 runner

NPR must have hated to publish those poll results. Another data point where they were wrong.
However, pain and NPR should go together like leather whips and canal-digging comrades.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 06:57 PM (u82oZ)

132 Interesting decision by the DC Court of Appeals yesterday. The court ruled the 10 round magazine limit violated the 2nd Amendment.

For all those who said Bondi was anti 2A, the DOJ helped lead the charge on this issue.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 06:59 PM (viF8m)

133 RuPaul at least tries to look like a woman. These men crossdressing don't even try. How very "in your face" of them.

Nothing a well placed tire iron couldn't fix.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 06:26 PM (I40wl)

Offending people for attention seeking is definitely part of the kink.

Posted by: LASue at March 06, 2026 06:59 PM (lCppi)

134 So it's basically a Big(ger) Mac? I'll pass, thanks.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 06:52 PM (Fs0KI)

It might be a lot better without the mac sauce, with mayo, ketchup and mustard.

It is sloppy as hell with the mac sauce though.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:54 PM (zZu0s)

Carls Jrs has a "QB/Big Mac clone hybrid" burger that is done better than the Arch.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:59 PM (8avO+)

135 The problem is in the Cultural Marxism Seminaries is the brainwashing instructors who have been brainwashed in the Marxism.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 07:00 PM (Ia/+0)

136 Stateless,
I post so rarely that I'm sure you have no idea who I am, but I just must say how happy I am that you are posting again!

Posted by: Wenda at March 06, 2026 07:00 PM (8eeWV)

137
Dont look her up, just take my word for it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March

I will and I would have no idea about a porn star name. lol. It’s me we are talking about, remember?

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 07:00 PM (Wmg4n)

138
Tranny Space Cadet appears to be in violation of DOD Instruction 1334.01 Wearing of the Uniform

1.2. POLICY.
a. The wearing of the uniform by Service members of Active and Reserve Components, retired Service members, cadets, midshipmen, auxiliary members, and members of organizations authorized to wear a military uniform by the respective service, is prohibited under any of the following circumstances:
...

(2) During or in connection with furthering political activities, private employment, or commercial interests, when an inference of official sponsorship by DoD or the Military Service concerned for the activity or interest may be drawn.

(3) Except when authorized by the approval authorities in Paragraph 2.1. of this issuance, when participating in activities such as unofficial public speeches, interviews, picket lines, marches, rallies or any public demonstration which may imply sanction or endorsement by DoD or the Military Service concerned for the cause for which the demonstration or activity is conducted.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 07:00 PM (y9nCu)

139 However, look at one of our kids' shows. I was shocked.

https://tinyurl.com/2s3dh9su

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 06:57 PM (Sco7b)

I'm guessing Fay is the one with the beard.

And I thought Burt & Ernie were weird.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 07:01 PM (6ydKt)

140 I liked Palin because she had apparently gone against some corrupt Republicans in Alaska. (And it wasn't just eliminating your political rivals.)

-----------------

Ditto.

She -- along with Ross Perot -- was basically Trump (and a threat to the RINOs and UniParty) before Trump was cool (but not a multi-billionaire like the other two).

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 07:01 PM (1rwaX)

141 Interesting decision by the DC Court of Appeals yesterday. The court ruled the 10 round magazine limit violated the 2nd Amendment.

For all those who said Bondi was anti 2A, the DOJ helped lead the charge on this issue.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 06:59 PM

Another brick in the wall.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 07:01 PM (Wnv9h)

142 Earbug:

"Cut THEMMMM from groin to CHAINNNNNNN"

Posted by: Orson at March 06, 2026 07:01 PM (dIske)

143 In 2023, there were approximately 15,500 MAID suicides.

Can you see it? Isn't it beautiful? I told you. I've lived too long.

I love you, Thorn.

Posted by: Sol Roth at March 06, 2026 07:02 PM (Ksqrb)

144 Yesterday Zelensky threatened to cut off Hungary's oil. Today:
@JustBabom , 1m
Orban Intercepts Zelenskyy’s Money Laundering Operation – Zelenskyy Threatens to Send Ukraine Special Forces to Assassinate Orban
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@HungaryBased . 5h

President Trump DECLARES he Stands with Hungary:

"Not everyone loves that endorsement in Europe. Orbán does an unbelievable job."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 07:02 PM (83+LM)

145 Bred Fram is a brainwashed Cultural Marxist
Bet he still has a hanging 3rd member

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 07:02 PM (Ia/+0)

146 OT

We had ICE visit our fair city to my south. The local Taco Johns and Carlos O'Kelly restaurants closed for good. In Kansas.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 07:02 PM (u82oZ)

147 Interesting decision by the DC Court of Appeals yesterday. The court ruled the 10 round magazine limit violated the 2nd Amendment.

For all those who said Bondi was anti 2A, the DOJ helped lead the charge on this issue.
Posted by: JackStraw

If you are the neighborhood go to the nearest DC gun store and see if they are selling the standard 30-round mags yet...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 07:02 PM (/lPRQ)

148 The Democrats are amazing. It's a murderers row of depraved degenerates that would make Sodom and Gomorrah blush, and yet, they make up half the country. I'm at work and I need a drink. Might be some booze back in one of the management offices.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 06, 2026 07:02 PM (Wg6v7)

149 lisa ann
youtu.be/RSdKmX2BH7o
sfw [eminem]

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 07:03 PM (gKWVE)

150 The mistake was allowing someone with brain illness as a fking Col.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 07:03 PM (Ia/+0)

151 "Our original dunce."

Wouldn't that be seattle slough?
Posted by: Will Robinson at March 06, 2026 06:56 PM

Nah. SS isn't dumb, he's just a provincial rube. He doesn't understand any thinking outside the hive mind of Seattle and the west coast. He is totally bubbled. A part of the herd of independent thinkers.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 07:03 PM (4NO2D)

152 Reminds me of an old SF story were a detective is asked to try and solve a murder on a spaceship. Turned out the killer was a super devout believer in reincarnation so when they guy discussed his troubles in his beers with him, the priest sent him off to his next incarnation.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:57 PM (8avO+)

We could probably use a few assassin priests today.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 07:03 PM (6ydKt)

153 Thank you Wenda.

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 07:03 PM (Sco7b)

154 Also, that top picture: nightmare fuel. Buffalo Bill's twin.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 06, 2026 07:04 PM (Wg6v7)

155 Trump is proof that Palin helped McCain avoid losing 40 states just like many of us said back then. To think there are people who said she dragged the ticket down!!

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 07:04 PM (vE0+H)

156 It's bananas and rice all the way down.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 07:04 PM (n5tGW)

157 I have never worked out the gay/nazi crossover thing

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 07:04 PM (PYyV9)

158 >>If you are the neighborhood go to the nearest DC gun store and see if they are selling the standard 30-round mags yet...

More interesting issue for some of this is will this now go to the Supreme Court.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 07:04 PM (viF8m)

159 In Spain: The Barcelona City Council has instructed its citizens that they may not dance nor play music during Ramadan, because it would offend the Muslims. They say that Spanish citizens must "adapt" to their Muslim neighbors' culture.

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Go long on Stoningzzzz and Beheadingzzzz.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 07:04 PM (1rwaX)

160 President DEI had a hissyfit.

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lol gf

Go have some puppy chow ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 07:06 PM (1rwaX)

161 The old black guy tossing the tranny out the door of the meeting is funny. It looked for just a second like the twink was gonna bow up at the door, but then wisely thought better of it.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 07:06 PM (4NO2D)

162 I have never worked out the gay/nazi crossover thing
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 07:04 PM

Really?

Posted by: Zombie Ernst Roehm at March 06, 2026 07:07 PM (Wnv9h)

163 It's pronounced "Barthelona."

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

164 33 wth is it????

Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 06:26 PM (3ek7K)

20 wapiupi, same as in Mos Eisley.

Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 07:07 PM (Sy6m/)

165
We could probably use a few assassin priests today.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 07:03 PM (6ydKt)

Combat Exorcists

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 07:07 PM (y9nCu)

166 That old man would have skull fucked him.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 07:07 PM (4NO2D)

167 Also, that top picture: nightmare fuel. Buffalo Bill's twin.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 06, 2026 07:04 PM (Wg6v7)

That reminds me: recently Ted Levine fagged out and denounced his Jame Gumb character. Asshole weakling. People need to stop knuckling under to these fucking monsters. Sack up, pussies!

WHERE'S THE TYLENOL!!??

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 06, 2026 07:07 PM (0aYVJ)

168 SpeakingOf

Train an ethical AI to recognized evil people. Put it in an autonomous shell.

Pitch: Robo-Cop meets I-Robot, meets Judge Dredd. Now in 3 different calibers.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 07:07 PM (u82oZ)

169 We could probably use a few assassin priests today.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 07:03 PM (6ydKt)

H Beam Piper wrote a paratime story about an alternate timeline where reincarnation was a proven fact. The political parties were about how the reincarnation worked and if it was random versus a strong willed soul could improve his status between lives.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 07:07 PM (8avO+)

170 Old space force Bree better be real hard former, or find it's ass in Leavenworth.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 06, 2026 07:07 PM (sl73Y)

171 Tucker would beat Trump if he ran for President and Trump tried to violate the constitution and tried to run again for a third term.
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A "TRUMP IS NOT GOING TO LEAVE THE WHITEHOUSE!!!" updated for his second term.

Posted by: Axeman at March 06, 2026 07:08 PM (Fi81e)

172 You know, that's one thing we all look to trannies for: their good judgment.

Posted by: Axeman at March 06, 2026 07:08 PM (Fi81e)

173 157 I have never worked out the gay/nazi crossover thing
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 07:04 PM (PYyV9)
________________________

Oh, that one's easy. Nazis were snappy dressers in the 30's and 40's thanks to artist Karl Diebitsch and graphic designer Walter Heck. It just doesn't hold up in the present. Although, I believe Hugo Boss is still manufacturing the same garbage.

Posted by: Orson at March 06, 2026 07:08 PM (dIske)

174 Whoa, I am shocked that Canada turned down over 6K MAID requests last year and only obliged 16.xxx out of 22.xxx requests Those 6K must have been suicidal people who were paying high taxes.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 07:08 PM (vlkz/)

175
For all those who said Bondi was anti 2A, the DOJ helped lead the charge on this issue.
Posted by: JackStraw

If you are the neighborhood go to the nearest DC gun store and see if they are selling the standard 30-round mags yet...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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Conflation

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 07:09 PM (83+LM)

176 President DEI had a hissyfit.

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Nothing like death and a funeral service to bring out the best in the Democrat-Islamunists.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 07:09 PM (1rwaX)

177 We could probably use a few assassin priests today.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 07:03 PM (6ydKt)
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Like Herbert Hoover?

Posted by: Axeman at March 06, 2026 07:09 PM (Fi81e)

178 First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.

Wife: Heidi More.

Posted by: Cannibal Bob at March 06, 2026 07:09 PM (QYppa)

179 "I have never worked out the gay/nazi crossover thing"

Me neither!

Posted by: Ernst Roehm at March 06, 2026 07:09 PM (FylAi)

180 SpeakingOf

Train an ethical AI to recognized evil people. Put it in an autonomous shell.

Pitch: Robo-Cop meets I-Robot, meets Judge Dredd. Now in 3 different calibers.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 07:07 PM (u82oZ)

One of the stories in I Robot was of a mind reading Robot. It was forced by its brain to not harm humans, so it had to lie to everyone it spoke to because their feelings might be hurt and it could tell that.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 07:10 PM (8avO+)

181 It's pronounced "Barthelona."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 06, 2026 07:07 PM (qFwJc)
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It ith.

Posted by: Axeman at March 06, 2026 07:10 PM (Fi81e)

182 Also, that top picture: nightmare fuel. Buffalo Bill's twin.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 06, 2026 07:04 PM (Wg6v7)
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It's possible there's a better-than-average chance that guy has a skinsuit curing in his cellar.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 07:10 PM (ESVrU)

183 Oldcat

Yes. The line between nobility and peon was breached when a strong willed individual kept getting reincarnated in more socially prestigious bodies. Made nobility look at their privileges in a different light. Good story.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 07:11 PM (u82oZ)

184 Whoa, I am shocked that Canada turned down over 6K MAID requests last year and only obliged 16.xxx out of 22.xxx requests Those 6K must have been suicidal people who were paying high taxes.
Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 07:08 PM (vlkz/)

Might want to check the handwriting on those request forms more closely.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 07:11 PM (8avO+)

185 I have never worked out the gay/nazi crossover thing
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 07:04 PM (PYyV9)

"In the Garden of Beasts," Erik Larsen. Very illuminating. Well-written, and not too long.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 06, 2026 07:11 PM (0aYVJ)

186 First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.

Wife: Heidi More.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at March 06, 2026 07:09 PM (QYppa)
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Peanut Park

That's a twink name!

Posted by: Axeman at March 06, 2026 07:11 PM (Fi81e)

187 I once saw Calvin Coolidge kill three men in a bar with a pencil.

Posted by: Herbert Hoover at March 06, 2026 07:11 PM (4NO2D)

188 Oldcat

Susan Calvin hardest hit in that story.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 07:12 PM (u82oZ)

189 First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.

Wife: Heidi More.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at March 06, 2026 07:09 PM (QYppa)

Tigger Navona.

Hey, that was my sister's computer password!?!!

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 07:12 PM (8avO+)

190 Whoa, I am shocked that Canada turned down over 6K MAID requests last year and only obliged 16.xxx out of 22.xxx requests Those 6K must have been suicidal people who were paying high taxes.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 07:08 PM (vlkz/)

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Or Tranny Muzzies they're hoping shoot up & murder lots more school children (reducing future socialistic health care costs).

/WIN-WIN!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 07:13 PM (1rwaX)

191 Al-Andalus deeply respects Ramadan and will institute a week of mourning for our martyred Supreme Jefe.

Posted by: Emir Sanchez at March 06, 2026 07:13 PM (D4MRC)

192 Cannibal Bob, wow. So very good to see you

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 07:13 PM (+nEug)

193 101 Stateless

I've been wondering where you've been, and you've been in my prayers.
We are all rooting for you. You are loved and cared for. God loves you and your neighbors love you, and we love you, too.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 06, 2026 07:14 PM (nz1sK)

194 First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.
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Ricky McKinley

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 06, 2026 07:14 PM (0aYVJ)

195 A fucking pencil. And he never said a word.

Posted by: Herbert Hoover at March 06, 2026 07:14 PM (4NO2D)

196 Mehrabad Airport is under heavy remodeling/demolition at the moment...

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 07:15 PM (GD0B3)

197 Emir Sanchez

Psst*
Buddy, the native Spaniards are just not into your plan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 07:15 PM (u82oZ)

198 >First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.
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Lovejoy Sox

I win

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 06, 2026 07:15 PM (jtM2q)

199 Or Tranny Muzzies they're hoping shoot up & murder lots more school children (reducing future socialistic health care costs).

/WIN-WIN!
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 07:13 PM (1rwaX)

well no, because MAID would have killed the perp.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 07:15 PM (8avO+)

200 rumor has it Mehrabad Airport has important underground facilities

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 07:15 PM (GD0B3)

201 First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.
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I dunno...

I don't think "Penny Wagonwheel" has much of a future in that industry.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 07:15 PM (ESVrU)

202 Tranny Space Cadet appears to be in violation of DOD Instruction 1334.01 Wearing of the Uniform
——-

“It’s OK When We Do It” is in there somewhere.

They don’t GAF about any of that. They’re crazy, and crazy is communicable, it spreads. That’s part of the kink. They want to destroy what they can’t have, if they can’t have it, you don’t get it either. Jealousy and Envy take up most of their hard drive.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 07:15 PM (SpYDH)

203 178 First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.

Wife: Heidi More.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at March 06, 2026 07:09 PM (QYppa)
_______________________

Heh:

Maximillian Main

Posted by: Orson at March 06, 2026 07:15 PM (dIske)

204 Cannibal Bob!

Invite a friend over for dinner.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 07:16 PM (u82oZ)

205 I have never worked out the gay/nazi crossover thing

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 07:04 PM (PYyV9)
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It's kink. Part BDSM, part plain ol' gay.

Posted by: Axeman at March 06, 2026 07:16 PM (Fi81e)

206 ________________________

Oh, that one's easy. Nazis were snappy dressers in the 30's and 40's thanks to artist Karl Diebitsch and graphic designer Walter Heck. It just doesn't hold up in the present. Although, I believe Hugo Boss is still manufacturing the same garbage.
Posted by: Orson
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You omitted dominance. They love dominance.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 07:16 PM (83+LM)

207 "In the Garden of Beasts," Erik Larsen. Very illuminating. Well-written, and not too long.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 06, 2026 07:11 PM

Also good, the fictional "Garden of Beasts" by Jeffrey Deaver.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 07:16 PM (Wnv9h)

208 For all those who said Bondi was anti 2A, the DOJ helped lead the charge on this issue.
Posted by: JackStraw

If you are the neighborhood go to the nearest DC gun store and see if they are selling the standard 30-round mags yet...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

I'm hoping West Virginia follows thru with the machine gun transfer theory.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 07:16 PM (oKJ0C)

209 First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name."

Doesn't work for me but would for my g/f.

Midnight Valentine!

Posted by: Ernst Roehm at March 06, 2026 07:17 PM (FylAi)

210 I don't think "Penny Wagonwheel" has much of a future in that industry.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 07:15 PM (ESVrU)
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Lower budget.

Posted by: Axeman at March 06, 2026 07:18 PM (Fi81e)

211 {{{TeumsehTea}}}

Been praying for your health.

You were soo helpful to me.
Thank you again. Tell your husband you are an angel. But I bet he knows that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 07:18 PM (u82oZ)

212 The gentleman wearing the red tie, vote for him. He appears sane and to be a real man.

If Jack Schlossberg's mother, I think a private sanitarium would be called for. (Him, me or both.)

From B&N to teaching. How the children suffer.

I worked for Palin & her political aides when they campaigned thru PA with McCain and Senator Joe Lieberman. I'll defend her in a minute.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 07:18 PM (NFX2v)

213 I got my little tom-cat back from the vets for a neutering, and he is having the worst time with the e-collar. He keeps tripping and going face down.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 07:18 PM (rbvCR)

214 Re Omar: F Minnesota and all who sail in her.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at March 06, 2026 07:18 PM (URO9T)

215 When do we get the Reconquista?
Posted by: Cow Demon
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You want Recoquista
You get Torquemada.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 07:19 PM (83+LM)

216
Former space force colonel. Well, "former" for a reason, I guess.

Why is this weirdo smiling like he has a snake up his ass? Is he thinking about slaughtering normal people's children?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 06, 2026 07:19 PM (RmIP+)

217 Imagine walking into your kids’ classroom and this is their teacher…

What do you do?

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Kick "her" in the balls and run home!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 07:19 PM (1rwaX)

218 Top picture. Takes a lot to be butt ugly in two alternate realities

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 07:20 PM (+nEug)

219 Emir Sanchez

Psst*
Buddy, the native Spaniards are just not into your plan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 07:15 PM (u82oZ)
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How does one say "dissolve the people and elect a new one" in Spanish?

Posted by: Emir Sanchez at March 06, 2026 07:21 PM (D4MRC)

220 Go outside in direct sunlight.

Get laid.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:53 PM

I tried the first.

T'aint doin' the second.

Posted by: Josh Brolin at March 06, 2026 07:21 PM (0sNs1)

221 NOODity.

Posted by: Axeman at March 06, 2026 07:21 PM (Fi81e)

222 There's a neat thing where your Harry Potter character name is your first middle and last name, your social security number, your full home address, your last three addresses, and your bank routing number. It's fun try it!

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 07:21 PM (3uBP9)

223 Can't someone tell MTG just to shut the fuck up. No one except idiots believe a word that vomits out of her nasty mouth.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 06, 2026 07:21 PM (fHoBZ)

224 NaCly - were you joking about those restaurant closures, and if not was ownership/management charged, or just the illegals scooped up?

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 07:21 PM (U/Byj)

225 The top picture, under Oli london's name, could be next to the ictionary entry for "hideous"

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 06, 2026 07:21 PM (TM2g0)

226 Seriously, homosexuals dressing up as nazis is a thing, it has been forever

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 07:21 PM (PYyV9)

227 Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 06, 2026 07:14 PM (nz1sK)

Thank you so much.

Things should be better soon.

It's not the same as a human, but my 14 year old dog Ralphy limps a bit, doesn't seem in pain and I'm always wondering when I should take him in.

He shows a lot of life.

Can't imagine doing that to a human though.

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 07:22 PM (Sco7b)

228 The Barcelona City Council has instructed its citizens that they may not dance nor play music during Ramadan
———

Or …. what? Go to Hell

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 07:22 PM (SpYDH)

229 201 First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.
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I dunno...

I don't think "Penny Wagonwheel" has much of a future in that industry.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026

Chaparral 3rd Street…hmmm.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 07:22 PM (OoFl2)

230 {{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good evening! ♬♬ ♩ ♪

🥃
🥃

The ugly is moving from the inside to the outside.
*Shudder*

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 07:23 PM (u82oZ)

231 "Really tired of all the Sarah hate. She speaks her mind. It isn't broken. She isn't a bullshitter, and she sees clearly.....
But she was pushed through a meat grinder and came out the other side.
Plus she still does hot yoga in town and we see her occasionally. Live and let live." Posted by: tcn in AK

She had a great life, and I guess still does. But she put up with a lot of shit after McCain chose her. She handled the supposed gotcha question about the Bush Doctrine. She answered perfectly, then the old fart looked over his glasses like she got the question wrong, and like he was the old genius teacher.

She was a real hero, and hopefully she lives long and prospers even more.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 07:23 PM (vbXSk)

232

I think a lot of the perversion shit is because,
Yeah, I was a little weird in school and you wouldn't interact with me.

Well, things have changed and it's okay to be perverted so I am going to make your children pay.

Sick people.

Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 07:24 PM (3ek7K)

233
First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.

Bismarck Kearsarge

Meh.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 07:24 PM (y9nCu)

234 Cabaret

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 07:25 PM (NFX2v)

235 No, Stateless, thank you!

Posted by: Wenda at March 06, 2026 07:25 PM (8eeWV)

236 Apparently my pornstar name is Curly Pointer.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 07:25 PM (6ydKt)

237 rhomboid

I don't know for certain. They are both shuttered and emptied out. Looked like a corporate move, but the timing seems awkward with students still in classes. No press coverage on why, of course.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 07:26 PM (u82oZ)

238 213 I got my little tom-cat back from the vets for a neutering, and he is having the worst time with the e-collar. He keeps tripping and going face down.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 07:18 PM (rbvCR)
Well, duh. You cut out an important part of his guidance system.

Posted by: Eromero at March 06, 2026 07:26 PM (LHPAg)

239 I got my little tom-cat back from the vets for a neutering, and he is having the worst time with the e-collar. He keeps tripping and going face down.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 07:18 PM (rbvCR)

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Our cats hated those after surgeries. Whenever we put anything on them -- sometimes jokingly clothing -- they seemed to just give up the ghost, surrender, and lay down.

Both of our elderly sibling cats got CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) around age 13 (apparently very common) and died at 16.

One time our girly-cat was stumbling all over the place like she was drunk and when looking her in the face -- and had nasstigmus.

We had a litter box downstairs and I was afraid she was going to fall down the stairs and break her neck! So I took her downstairs into a mudroom with the litter box and tried to spend the night with her, but she was a nervous mess -- and neither of us got any sleep.

Next day to the vet for another $1,000 plus bill ... (we ended up spending $50,000 on those two beautiful kitty cats).

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 07:26 PM (1rwaX)

240 NaCly, thank you so much for the kind words. I still pray for you regularly.
I don't know about the angel part . . . but MrTea has been hanging around with me for almost 50 years.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 06, 2026 07:27 PM (nz1sK)

241 "rumor has it Mehrabad Airport has important underground facilities" - runner

Haven't had time to check for follow-ups or confirmations, but it was reported this morning that the IAF used 50 planes dropping 100 bombs on an underground complex in Tehran. Plausible, as they used 40 planes/80 bombs when they snuffed the Marshmallow Mullah (Nasrallah) in Beirut.

Mounting an operation like this, at that range - just amazing. Assuming these were penetrating 2K-lb JDAMs, as I think were used in Beirut.

IDF chief the other day said "more surprises" were in store for the next phase of operations. It's like waiting for the next episode of a fantastic TV series, if I had a TV I guess. But with more explosions.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 07:27 PM (U/Byj)

242 off homonotz sock

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 06, 2026 07:27 PM (FylAi)

243 Apparently my pornstar name is Curly Pointer.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 07:25 PM

Just make sure your partners have the same-handed thread.

Posted by: Anthony Weiner at March 06, 2026 07:27 PM (0sNs1)

244 AI that detects evildoers? They did that. There was an AI trained on images that could do much better than chance on picking out criminals even with completely boring, normal, non-criminally-indicative (to humans) photos, like collections of yearbook photos or whatever. It wasn't being tipped off by hair, tattoos, or anything else; it just picked out crooks on sight with a surprising amount of accuracy.

Posted by: Locarno at March 06, 2026 07:29 PM (tkMYO)

245 oh, NaCly, I forgot to say thank you for the prayers!

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 06, 2026 07:30 PM (nz1sK)

246 Thanks NaCly. Single most important thing that can be done for the country's future is an avalanche of prosecutions under 8USC 1324. A classic kill-the-chicken-to-scare-the-monkey situation. The leverage and results would be spectacular.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 07:30 PM (U/Byj)

247 First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.

Bismarck Kearsarge

Meh.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 07:24 PM (y9nCu)

----------------

My porn name would be Sport Blanton.

The Wifey's would be Bubbles Maple. lmao

Wifey says she's got Big bubbles and she cannot lie ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 07:30 PM (CM8PF)

248 Been a few decades since I had a young cat but I don't remember doing e-collars for their spays or neuters. Maybe the vets said watch them and if they are messing with the incision area get a collar. Dogs always had them, and maybe the cats did too and I just don't recall it but I wonder if its a newish thing and not needed as much for cats as for dogs.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 07:31 PM (vlkz/)

249 My wife's name would be Sunshine Balboa.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 06, 2026 07:32 PM (0aYVJ)

250 rhomboid

The IDF, USAF, and USN have the most experienced pilots in the world in air-to-air refueling.

Plus the most combat time. This is under-appreciated by those outside the military.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 07:33 PM (u82oZ)

251 Schlossberg's great-grandfather would be proud of him. Ol' Joe is watching every moment of the show from his perch down below.

Posted by: Flakey Foont at March 06, 2026 07:41 PM (kvDvI)

252 First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.

Midnight Madison actually works out well.

Posted by: pookysgirl, surprised at March 06, 2026 07:48 PM (Wt5PA)

253 I read old Analog magazines on the Internet Archive, and I just realized that H. Beam Pipers story, The Mercenaries, was printed in 1947.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 07:48 PM (rbvCR)

254 Granted, so was Police Action, and that was pure post WWII scifi

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 07:48 PM (rbvCR)

255 >>>First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.

Joe College

It doesn't work for everyone

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 07:49 PM (rbvCR)

256 I will probably get the collar off him tonight to let him scratch, and tomorrow morning so he can eat, and then watch him. I will be home,

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 07:50 PM (rbvCR)

257 First pet name and the first street you lived on = Porn Name.

Muffet Madison

Posted by: MkY at March 06, 2026 07:51 PM (q6tQZ)

258 all the kennedys and adjacent are f’d up

this punk
his mom
ted
the loser who raped the girl
the other loser who was in congress & got busted high on pills

that’s just off the top of my head

Posted by: cherries in season at March 06, 2026 08:28 PM (LqeC6)

259
Schlossberg's great-grandfather would be proud of him. Ol' Joe is watching every moment of the show from his perch down below.
Posted by: Flakey Foont at March 06, 2026 07:41 PM (kvDvI)

That guy was a prick. Aside from the bootlegging during Prohibition, there's the whole episode with is daughter Rosemary, where he had her lobotomized because he thought she'd likely become a family embarrassment, due to her being either mildly retarded or depressed (the story varies) and Joe was afraid that she'd go out and screw boys and get pregnant. The doctors fucked it up and she was rendered almost a vegetable. Joe never visited her in the nursing home for the rest of her life and kept the lobotomy secret even from her own mother.

Ironically, Joe had a stroke after JFK was elected and spent about 4-5 years as a near-vegetable himself before he died. Serves the fucker right.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 08:46 PM (y9nCu)

Open Thread: It Took Three Years and Ton of Money, But Fireball Tools Turned Their Offices Into a Sci-Fi Starship Interior Out of Star Wars and Star Trek

So I'm putting up an open thread because it's been a busy week and I want to chillax.

I watched this over the weekend. It's pretty great. If you can't watch it today, come back to this post over the weekend and check it out.

There are nine parts and they're all worth the watch. Here's quick ten-minute recap of the whole project.

I don't know if I'd recommend that, though. If the subject interests you, I'd recommend just watching all nine parts so as not to spoil the final form of the remodel.

One thing he keeps pointing out is that TV and movies can build these props on the cheap because they're only props and only have to survive a couple of uses before the shoot is over. On the other hand, he has to build this stuff to be functional and long-lasting. I mean, the "Star Map" isn't actually functional, but all the stairs, doors, guardrails, and office furnishings are.

Here's Part One. In this video from three years ago, they build out the exterior of their offices, overlooking the fabrication floor. The offices look like the conning tower of a high tech aircraft carrier.

In Part Two, he builds heavy "blast doors" like you see in Star Wars. This is actually the first part I watched because, if you know me, you know I'm all about heavy blast doors. Of course they open and shut automatically. He doesn't include a "shissh-shissh" sound effect because he realizes that would drive everyone in the office crazy after five minutes.

Part Three is short and skippable. In this, they put on false "armored blast shutters" over the windows from Part One. It's neat but in the end, it's just about cutting plywood to look like metal armor shutters. It's not going to blow your mind. You can skip to the end to just see what they look like, installed.

Part Four is also skippable. In this, they build a giant "sensor screen" for the office. It's neat but like the last one, it's mostly what you'd think it would be. Putting four 65 inch TV screens on the ceiling and making them look like one big portal. Again, maybe skip to the end.

Part Five is interesting -- stairs up to the office. Yes stairs are boring but science fiction Death Star stairs are interesting. They plot a design which will make them look futuristic. The owner points out that in Star Wars, stairs never have railings, but unfortunately the Fascist Building Code requires them. But he'll try to make them look "spacey."

In Part Six, he builds an "infinite reflection" "Portal" as a visual feature for the stairs. Kind of neat, but also, I think, skippable unless you're going to watch all of them. Go to the end to see what it looks like.

Part Seven is interesting. He doesn't want people to walk under the landing on the stairs, because tall people might bang their head. He doesn't want to just close off the stairs that he worked so hard to look spacey. He steals a trick from Disneyland's imagineers and decides he'll build a prop under the landing that will keep people from walking under it while looking like a piece of sci-fi tech. The tech he builds is one of those glowing glass "star maps" you see in Star Wars and other sci-fi media. It's pretty neat.

In Part Eight, he actually finishes the interior of the "starship command offices." Pretty neat.

And in Part Nine, he finishes the project by building a spacey guard-rail on the mezzanine overlooking the fabrication floor. In a perfect Sci-Fi World, there would be no guardrail at all, but once again Imperial Building Codes require one. This is also skippable.

I like all the parts but I'm leading you to the best ones if you only have time to watch some of them.

Makes me really want to buy a two million dollar wetsaw. I can really get a lot done with a two million dollar wetsaw.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:00 PM

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1 First!

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (A62KL)

2 I should go walk my dog, but he is cuddling with kitties.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (OoFl2)

3 Howdy Ace!

Posted by: Doof at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (1Y8i3)

4 top gnat

Posted by: gnats local 678 at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (CWTWj)

5 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (Zz0t1)

6 Nood

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (ZujI1)

Sorry, but that's hot.

No I'm not.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 05:03 PM (Zz0t1)

7 It's Hit The Tip-jar Friday.

Posted by: Just the Punchline at March 06, 2026 05:03 PM (VhHXU)

8 I can really get a lot done with a two million dollar wetsaw.

Not having one is what has held you back all this time.

Posted by: Kratwurst at March 06, 2026 05:03 PM (ObYK0)

9 "Neighbors with a uterus and gentlemen!" - James Talarico, probably

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (tUj8P)

10 Are those blast doors G cups?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (zZu0s)

11 2 I should go walk my dog, but he is cuddling with kitties.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM

Does your dog think he's a cat?

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (ZujI1)

12 Ok, I watched them all. Now what?

Posted by: fd - My Affirmations Are For Me Only at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (vFG9F)

13 One thing he keeps pointing out is that TV and movies can build these props on the cheap because they're only props and only have to survive a couple of uses before the shoot is over. On the other hand, he has to build this stuff to be functional and long-lasting. I mean, the "Star Map" isn't actually functional, but all the stairs, doors, guardrails, and office furnishings are.

Is he available to build a VIP room on a remote island? Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Zombie Jeffrey Epstein at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (A62KL)

14 GEEKS

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (6U1c2)

15 I can really get a lot done with a two million dollar wetsaw.

Not having one is what has held you back all this time.
Posted by: Kratwurst at March 06, 2026 05:03 PM (ObYK0)

What about a two million dollar dicksaw?

Posted by: Scott Weiner at March 06, 2026 05:05 PM (tUj8P)

16 Ok, I watched them all. Now what?

Posted by: fd - My Affirmations Are For Me Only at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (vFG9F)

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!???

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 05:05 PM (Zz0t1)

17 Does your dog think he's a cat?
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (ZujI1)

Soup has jungle fever.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:05 PM (zZu0s)

18 How soon until the exterior building walls fall away and reveal a fully armed and operational battle station?

One that's preparing to launch itself into space?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 05:05 PM (ESVrU)

19
Pahlavi has the best chances of....

Watch this little bitch drool when i ring the bell.

Posted by: Pavlov - at March 06, 2026 05:05 PM (QVmho)

20 Well sets sometimes get built for a lot of use. Star Trek TOS had the bridge engineering, sick bay and a couple of corridor sets iirc. They could redress engineering as something else etc

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:05 PM (YwEeS)

21 In space, no one can hear your shelves fall.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 06, 2026 05:05 PM (dK+Kv)

22 NERDS!!!

Posted by: Ogre at March 06, 2026 05:05 PM (VhHXU)

23 repost , because needs to be said

"Most younger Iranians don't know who he is. I don't think they see him as a symbol of anything.

Older ones who hate the Ayatollah might still remember the monarchy wasn't that great either. They had a not-so-nice secret police that made life miserable for anyone who didn't like the monarchy.

==

This is full on bullshit. hundreds of thousands of young people in Iran who went to protest the ayatollahs, and die for it, were yelling, "this is the Final Battle, Pahlavi will return". They know exactly who Pahlavi is.

The myth of "secret police" and other bad deeds of the late shah was agitprop that Marxist and Communists, trained in USSR were using to overthrow the shah, and who did overthrow Constitutional Monarchy of Iran with the help of of Ayatollah. Who later went on a murder spree. The so called "secret police" was internal security who tried to get rid of jihadist and USSR infiltrators.

Please stop embarrassing yourself.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (GD0B3)"

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 05:06 PM (GD0B3)

24 Four pm Friday afternoon! This was when I would tiptoe out of work if my boss was out of town. Well, okay, I'd ask if we could take off early, and he usually said yes, so I wasn't that much of a rebel. But on the way home I'd make right turns on red without stopping first.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:06 PM (wzUl9)

25 What an incredible amount of wasted space.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 05:06 PM (Zz0t1)

26 Well sets sometimes get built for a lot of use. Star Trek TOS had the bridge engineering, sick bay and a couple of corridor sets iirc. They could redress engineering as something else etc
Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:05 PM (YwEeS)
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Babylon 5 was like that. They had a very limited budget, so they had to make their sets durable to last several seasons. Like Star Trek, they redressed the sets as needed to resemble various parts of the space station.

Living quarters, for example, were basically the same set but tailored to the occupants.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 05:07 PM (ESVrU)

27 There is a guy on YT building a large model of the Enterprise with all interiors and crew figures. Cool project but I made the mistake of reading the comments and the first one I saw was about how Star Trek was " DEI" which they thought was a wonderful thing.

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:07 PM (YwEeS)

28 Kinda cool, though if I worked for this guy, I'd be thinking "He seems to have a lot of extra cash ... I should ask for a raise."

Posted by: far cry at March 06, 2026 05:07 PM (YYwEh)

29 He goes on to say that "your Maw, Cousin Pearl, is my cousin, because my Paw and her Maw were brother and sister."

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 05:07 PM (Kt19C)

30 Well sets sometimes get built for a lot of use. Star Trek TOS had the bridge engineering, sick bay and a couple of corridor sets iirc. They could redress engineering as something else etc
Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026

***
And each year of the show the bridge set got improved. In some early episodes you can hear the floor complaining a bit when people walked around the set. That went away as the show progressed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:08 PM (wzUl9)

31 I would like the countertops to be acid-for-blood resistant. Thanks!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 06, 2026 05:08 PM (skR0U)

32 22 NERDS!!!
Posted by: Ogre

That had to be the best role in that movie.

Posted by: Kratwurst at March 06, 2026 05:08 PM (ObYK0)

33 And so, it begins . . .

Lawsuit claims Google’s AI recruited son for increasingly violent missions, which ultimately led to his suicide

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 05:08 PM (FXNzP)

34 He doesn't include a "shissh-shissh" sound effect because he realizes that would drive everyone in the office crazy after five minutes.

Co-worker put the Trek "Red Alert" on a production monitoring tool. We had to kill the speaker when there was an actual problem.

Posted by: DaveA at March 06, 2026 05:08 PM (FhXTo)

35 Impressive, very nice

Now let's see a Batman cave

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 06, 2026 05:08 PM (REq0p)

36
What an incredible amount of wasted space.......
Posted by: Sponge

The venturi tube connecting my ears is peeved with you right now.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 05:08 PM (QVmho)

37 AHH! PAIN! PAIN! PAIN!

Posted by: The Horta at March 06, 2026 05:08 PM (Ksqrb)

38 I'm seeing that apparently France is now condemning the attacks on Iran. I guess they wish to surrender. Again.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 05:08 PM (tUj8P)

39 11 2 I should go walk my dog, but he is cuddling with kitties.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM

Does your dog think he's a cat?
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (ZujI1)

From what I cam gather, Soup is absolutely certain he us the center of attention.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 05:09 PM (6ydKt)

40 Lest anyone think OG Star Wars has lost any cultural relevance, this past Pinewood Derby saw Star Wars themed cars win Best Car and Silliest Car.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 06, 2026 05:09 PM (XV/Pl)

41 If Tony Gonzales drops out of the Republican run-off in Texas, does that mean that Herrera is the nominee? Or does he have to run against 3rd place?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 05:09 PM (4NO2D)

42 >>>In Part Six, he builds an "infinite reflection" "Portal" as a visual feature for the stairs. ...

>>>Part Six is interesting. He doesn't want people to walk under the landing on the stairs ...

That second one is Part Seven, I bet.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:09 PM (+YA9H)

43 26 Right I think I left out there was like a crew mess room/ conference room as well and Kirk's quarters that they could redress as others as well.

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:09 PM (YwEeS)

44 If Tony Gonzales drops out of the Republican run-off in Texas, does that mean that Herrera is the nominee? Or does he have to run against 3rd place?

Herrera is the nominee.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 05:10 PM (tUj8P)

45 I'm seeing that apparently France is now condemning the attacks on Iran. I guess they wish to surrender. Again.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 05:08 PM (tUj8P)

Did their carrier ever make it to the scene...well the Levant "scene"

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:10 PM (8avO+)

46 40: only fastest car matters.

Posted by: Kratwurst at March 06, 2026 05:11 PM (ObYK0)

47 Also, to address the "if", Tony Goonzales *did* drop out.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 05:11 PM (tUj8P)

48 The voice of reason.

OBAMA: “The other side does the mean, angry, exclusive, us/them, divisive politics. That's their home court. Our court is coming together.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 05:11 PM (FXNzP)

49 "The myth of "secret police" and other bad deeds of the late shah was agitprop that Marxist and Communists, trained in USSR were using to overthrow the shah, and who did overthrow Constitutional Monarchy of Iran with the help of of Ayatollah. Who later went on a murder spree. The so called "secret police" was internal security who tried to get rid of jihadist and USSR infiltrators."

Next you're going to tell us The Ghost of Kiev wasn't real, and that Ukrainian grandma didn't actually knock down a Russian jet with a jar of pickles.

Posted by: Credulous Buffoons Everywhere at March 06, 2026 05:11 PM (A62KL)

50 "The nerd is strong in this one!"

If most of his employees are also geeks and nerds, then "well done" I say.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 06, 2026 05:11 PM (HlyYF)

51 He doesn't include a "shissh-shissh" sound effect because he realizes that would drive everyone in the office crazy after five minutes.

Co-worker put the Trek "Red Alert" on a production monitoring tool. We had to kill the speaker when there was an actual problem.
Posted by: DaveA at March 06, 2026

***
I use the U.N.C.L.E. communicator whistle as my phone ringtone. Do I care if no one recognizes it? Not really.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:11 PM (wzUl9)

52 26 Right I think I left out there was like a crew mess room/ conference room as well and Kirk's quarters that they could redress as others as well.
Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:09 PM (YwEeS)

Think they also had some odd half sets they could mix and match to make them look more numerous.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:11 PM (8avO+)

53 That guy flapping his purple lipped cocksucker again.

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:12 PM (YwEeS)

54 Also, to address the "if", Tony Goonzales *did* drop out.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 05:11 PM

So there is an excellent chance that we will have our first FFL07 in Congress.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 05:12 PM (4NO2D)

55 ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!???

No.

Posted by: Case at March 06, 2026 05:12 PM (gQFwH)

56
The venturi tube connecting my ears is peeved with you right now.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 05:08 PM (QVmho)

Lulz!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 05:12 PM (Zz0t1)

57 Next you're going to tell us The Ghost of Kiev wasn't real, and that Ukrainian grandma didn't actually knock down a Russian jet with a jar of pickles.
Posted by: Credulous Buffoons Everywhere at March 06, 2026 05:11 PM (A62KL)

It could have been any sort of brined vegetable.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:12 PM (8avO+)

58 Grok is spoiling the fun.

431 Grok gets involved 4 minutes ago

Grok

@grok

·
4m

Replying to @momenzellmii
and @DrEliDavid

This is fake/satirical. No credible reports place Esmail Qaani in Israel or confirm he defected or aided assassinations. Recent unverified rumors (from Arab media, social posts) suggest Iran suspects him of Mossad ties and may have detained/executed him internally amid war fallout—but he's repeatedly "died" in rumors only to resurface. The image is a meme.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 05:13 PM (E4rtv)

59 @46

>>40: only fastest car matters.

Indeed, grandson won 1st loser, which is still better than 2nd loser.

Still proud of him though.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 06, 2026 05:13 PM (XV/Pl)

60 @BalazsOrban_HU
·
6h
🚨 Watch the moment the “Ukrainian gold convoy” was stopped.

In the video: armored cash vehicles carrying $40M, €35M and 9 kg of gold through 🇭🇺 Hungary toward Ukraine. Among those detained was a former Ukrainian intelligence general.

This is not an ordinary transfer. Since January alone, over $900M, €420M and 146 kg of gold have reportedly moved through Hungary toward Ukraine.

Convoys of cash and gold escorted by intelligence-linked individuals raise serious questions. Those behind this operation must explain exactly what this money was meant to finance.

Update: Now confirmed from my sources in Ukrainian law enforcement: the money was not being transported for weapons. These are funds from a call center (scammers operating under Zelensky’s protection), and the detained former SBU general is an employee of this call center

Posted by: 13times at March 06, 2026 05:13 PM (pBdmv)

61 The house used for the exterior shots of The Brady Bunch house has been fully remodeled inside to get as close as they could to what it looked liked on TV. This guy did a full tour of it.

https://youtu.be/6VRQDBT7glE

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 06, 2026 05:13 PM (CNl8/)

62 From what I cam gather, Soup is absolutely certain he us the center of attention.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026

***
Every cat thinks he is the center of the cat universe.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:13 PM (wzUl9)

63 Lest anyone think OG Star Wars has lost any cultural relevance, this past Pinewood Derby saw Star Wars themed cars win Best Car and Silliest Car.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 06, 2026 05:09 PM (XV/Pl)

Great, Disney has now greenlit 3 new movies.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:14 PM (8avO+)

64 I only wish budgeting remained high for the Star Trek series. It was a little too cheaped out in some episodes. A good story, good writing will overcome this, but still. The opening scenes of the pilot - “Check the circuits!” and the on board scenes, the down planet scenes were great. Of course they spliced it into “The Menagerie”.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 05:14 PM (o55mS)

65 OBAMA: “The other side does the mean, angry, exclusive, us/them, divisive politics. That's their home court. Our court is coming together.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 05:11 PM (FXNzP)

You divided the country more in your first term than anyone in history, asshole.

FOAD.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 05:14 PM (Zz0t1)

66 What an incredible amount of wasted space.......
Posted by: Sponge

But enough about Whoopi.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 05:14 PM (FXNzP)

67 52 Sometimes they had to make do. For the season 3 episode where they steal the cloaking device from the Romulans they could not find )or it was broken I forget)the warbird model. That's how the Romulans got Klingon cruisers and it became canon.

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:14 PM (YwEeS)

68 I see this Marxist agitprop just walk in and start reposting the talking points. C'mon...

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 05:14 PM (GD0B3)

69
From what I cam gather, Soup is absolutely certain he us the center of attention.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 05:09 PM

One of my friends has 3 cats and then got a lab puppy and the dog got huge and he acts like a cat. I go to her house and the dog is sleeping on the back of the sofa with his legs hanging down just like the cats sleep. It's funny.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 05:15 PM (ZujI1)

70 Now let's see a Batman cave
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 06, 2026

***
I want a model of Mr. Waverly's office in U.N.C.L.E. HQ in New York.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:15 PM (wzUl9)

71 The house used for the exterior shots of The Brady Bunch house has been fully remodeled inside to get as close as they could to what it looked liked on TV. This guy did a full tour of it.

https://youtu.be/6VRQDBT7glE
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 06, 2026 05:13 PM (CNl8/)

TJM would've done a better job in that video.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 05:15 PM (Zz0t1)

72 AI Overview

Muslim population in Europe, with estimates suggesting between 5 and 6.7 million Muslims, representing roughly 8% to 10% of the total population. The population is largely concentrated in major urban areas like Paris, Marseille, and Lille. It is a young, diverse population, with roughly half being French citizens.
Pew Research Center
+4

France has screwed the pooch.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 05:15 PM (NFX2v)

73
Does your dog think he's a cat?
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (ZujI1)

He is a Shiba Inu, he doesn’t think he is a cat, but he really doesn’t think he is a dog either. They are very unique.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 05:15 PM (OoFl2)

74 And the Klingons got Birds of Prey that are very Romulan because the bad guys in ST3 were supposed to be the Romulans. Studio objected because the mass audience only knows about Klingons.

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:16 PM (YwEeS)

75 I'd like a garage like the Greenhornet.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 05:16 PM (4NO2D)

76 Still proud of him though.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

Appropriately so! 2nd still left him with a field of vanquished foes.

Posted by: Kratwurst at March 06, 2026 05:16 PM (ObYK0)

77 Did you ever notice on Star Trek when something goes wrong with a circuit they will flip a switch on and off several time hoping to fix it but it never does?

Posted by: fd - My Affirmations Are For Me Only at March 06, 2026 05:16 PM (vFG9F)

78
But enough about Whoopi.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 05:14 PM (FXNzP)

Valid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 05:17 PM (Zz0t1)

79 @63

>>Great, Disney has now greenlit 3 new movies.

I go to a lot of kids parties, scouts and camping, the only new Star Wars that any kid likes is The Mandalorian and specifically Baby Yoda.

Grandparents have the OG Star Wars, parent have The Prequels, new kids like OG, The Prequels, and Baby Yoda.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 06, 2026 05:17 PM (XV/Pl)

80 77 Starfleet tech support tells them " have you tried turning it off and then on again?"

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:17 PM (YwEeS)

81 From what I cam gather, Soup is absolutely certain he us the center of attention.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 05:09 PM

I honestly love how much y’all know about this goofy thing. Our little mascot at this point. He doesn’t pose the minute he sees a phone, now. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 05:17 PM (OoFl2)

82 Muslim population in Europe, with estimates suggesting between 5 and 6.7 million Muslims, representing roughly 8% to 10% of the total population. The population is largely concentrated in major urban areas like Paris, Marseille, and Lille. It is a young, diverse population, with roughly half being French citizens.
Pew Research Center
+4

And they're resposible for 98% of the crime.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 05:18 PM (Zz0t1)

83 75 the car flipping was a miniature iirc

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:18 PM (YwEeS)

84 And the Klingons got Birds of Prey that are very Romulan because the bad guys in ST3 were supposed to be the Romulans. Studio objected because the mass audience only knows about Klingons.
Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:16 PM (YwEeS)

In the third season they didn't have a Romulan ship model so they reused the Klingon model. Lore said that the Klingons had shipped in their craft.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:18 PM (8avO+)

85 81*does pose, not doesn’t.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 05:18 PM (OoFl2)

86 I only wish budgeting remained high for the Star Trek series. It was a little too cheaped out in some episodes. A good story, good writing will overcome this, but still. The opening scenes of the pilot - “Check the circuits!” and the on board scenes, the down planet scenes were great. Of course they spliced it into “The Menagerie”.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 05:14 PM (o55mS)

Supposedly, each episode of the craptacular "Starfleet Academy" costs $8 million.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 06, 2026 05:18 PM (A62KL)

87 I watched the 10-minute recap. VERY COOL!

Now their wives are going to give them the Honey Do lists that have been getting longer and longer while the boys were giving their weekends over to the building project.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:18 PM (+YA9H)

88 Btw all of the Green Hornet tv show is free on YT. Shame it got cancelled after one season, it was getting good as it went along.

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:18 PM (YwEeS)

89 10, 20, 30, 40 year old me would have loved this.

Today? Fuck Star Wars, George Lucas and Disney. Three times fuck.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 05:19 PM (xcxpd)

90 Did you ever notice on Star Trek when something goes wrong with a circuit they will flip a switch on and off several time hoping to fix it but it never does?
Posted by: fd - My Affirmations Are For Me Only at March 06, 2026

***
That's those 2266 fluid-state switches. Imported from some Grade ZZZ planet, I'll bet, and made using slave labor.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:19 PM (wzUl9)

91 Does your dog think he's a cat?
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (ZujI1)

He is a Shiba Inu, he doesn’t think he is a cat, but he really doesn’t think he is a dog either. They are very unique.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 05:15 PM (OoFl2)

they seem to have a large admixture of "throw carpet" added to the regular dog.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:20 PM (8avO+)

92 The house used for the exterior shots of The Brady Bunch house has been fully remodeled inside to get as close as they could to what it looked liked on TV.

Posted by: Mark1971
_________

I dig the Brady house, with the strip of astroturf.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 06, 2026 05:20 PM (XvL8K)

93 48. OBAMA: “The other side does the mean, angry, exclusive, us/them, divisive politics. That's their home court. Our court is coming together.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Coming together? Ha! Michele wasn't at the memorial ceremony.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 05:20 PM (NFX2v)

94 I think another network wanted to pick up Green Hornet but the actor would not do it without Bruce Lee and Bruce had already moved out to make movies in Hong Kong. A what might have been.

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:20 PM (YwEeS)

95 they seem to have a large admixture of "throw carpet" added to the regular dog.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06

A fox / teddy bear cross.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 05:21 PM (OoFl2)

96 Today? Fuck Star Wars, George Lucas and Disney. Three times fuck.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo

So, I guess you'd prefer a Flesh Gordon franchise

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 05:21 PM (gKWVE)

97 If Tony Gonzales drops out of the Republican run-off in Texas, does that mean that Herrera is the nominee? Or does he have to run against 3rd place?

Uhhh..... You know, I just assumed that it mooted the runoff but I don't actually know.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 05:22 PM (Fs0KI)

98 Oh, yes. We all come together with our enemies. Not like our dickhead enemies. Screw those guys.

....

feckin' idjit.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 05:22 PM (06Hmj)

99 Take the rest of the day off, ace

Monday-The Ewok Returns

Posted by: Miklos got the bigger Drinking Lamp from Amazon today, gotta figure out where to put it at March 06, 2026 05:22 PM (Al4HM)

100 100

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:22 PM (+YA9H)

101 93 48. OBAMA: “The other side does the mean, angry, exclusive, us/them, divisive politics. That's their home court. Our court is coming together.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

OMG.. He just described himself and the dems...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 05:22 PM (VE6XX)

102 I'd like a garage like the Greenhornet.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 05:16 PM (4NO2D)

I wouldn't mind that Mt Rushmore house from North by Northwest.

Posted by: far cry at March 06, 2026 05:22 PM (YYwEh)

103 I'd like a garage like the Greenhornet.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 05:16 PM (4NO2D)

Didn't the garage have a car storage gimmick that rolled the cars upside down?

Looking back, starting an engine that had been hanging upside down, with all the oil draining into the top of the cylinders, would have been a disaster in real life.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 06, 2026 05:23 PM (A62KL)

104 Btw all of the Green Hornet tv show is free on YT. Shame it got cancelled after one season, it was getting good as it went along.
Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026

***
Much more watchable than the Adam West Batman, because they played it straight instead of camp. I still can't watch the AW series.

The Lone Ranger, John Reid, was the great-uncle of the Green Hornet, Britt Reid. That was part of the radio show GH, but never mentioned on the TV series that I know of.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:23 PM (wzUl9)

105 hahahahahahaha

Popstonox
@Popstonox
21h
Hasan Piker confirms upcoming stream with California Governor Gavin Newsom

hahahahahahaha

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:23 PM (+YA9H)

106 they seem to have a large admixture of "throw carpet" added to the regular dog.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06

A fox / teddy bear cross.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 05:21 PM (OoFl2)

My cats crumple up most random carpets by fighting with the edges until they have ridges and such to lie on. I have a huge stump cat tree that has a top formed like that to be irregular and they like it.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:23 PM (8avO+)

107 67 52 Sometimes they had to make do. For the season 3 episode where they steal the cloaking device from the Romulans they could not find )or it was broken I forget)the warbird model. That's how the Romulans got Klingon cruisers and it became canon.

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:14 PM (YwEeS)

Didn't they shoot them upside down for the Romulans?

Posted by: farquad at March 06, 2026 05:24 PM (CFMhl)

108 hahahahahahaha

Popstonox
@Popstonox
21h
Hasan Piker confirms upcoming stream with California Governor Gavin Newsom

hahahahahahaha
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:23 PM (+YA9H)

Wonder what Newsom thinks of Asmongold.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:24 PM (8avO+)

109 We don't go around saying things like "they're not like us", unlike those assholes, who are nothing like us.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 05:24 PM (06Hmj)

110 Didn't they shoot them upside down for the Romulans?
Posted by: farquad at March 06, 2026 05:24 PM (CFMhl)

not that I recall.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:24 PM (8avO+)

111 DO NOT ALLOW ACE TO BUY A WETSAW. It would be the end of shelving as we know it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 05:25 PM (I40wl)

112
I'm just here waiting for Doof to show up.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 05:25 PM (Y8DZL)

113
I honestly love how much y’all know about this goofy thing. Our little mascot at this point. He doesn’t pose the minute he sees a phone, now. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 05:17 PM

That's funny. My dog won't look at me she's too busy hunting.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 05:25 PM (ZujI1)

114 I've never seen a single minute of old, new, tv or movie Star Trek. None.

Posted by: NCKate at March 06, 2026 05:25 PM (uQzkA)

115
NCKATE,

Same here.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 06, 2026 05:26 PM (3ek7K)

116 Have a great weekend, ace.

Get outside. Your shelves can take care of themselves.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 05:26 PM (l9aEn)

117 Although Kato and Green Hornet had one of those window cameos on Batman.

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 05:26 PM (YwEeS)

118 Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸
@Bubblebathgirl
19h
This is what Gavin Newsom actually looks like.

[a non-pr photo]

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:26 PM (+YA9H)

119 Top of insty is funny.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:27 PM (zZu0s)

120 I think certain countries in the EU are at a loss of what position to portray. I believe this to be based on financial transactions taking place between Iran and various EU (and UK) politicians (much the way they did with George Galloway and Iraq).

I totally believe that sanctions against Iran have been circumvented covertly by unofficial means to benefit individuals (and the EU in general).

Now they have a problem. Do they suck up to the US as a way to keep this knowledge from ever seeing the light of day. Or do they try to pressure the US to tone it down hoping such documentation is never allowed to be found and made public. Their actions have been inconsistent and reactionary to real time events. Perhaps this is why.

Posted by: Orson at March 06, 2026 05:27 PM (dIske)

121 NCKATE, four seasons, that makes three of us.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 05:27 PM (+nEug)

122 I've never seen a single minute of old, new, tv or movie Star Trek. None.
Posted by: NCKate at March 06, 2026 05:25 PM (uQzkA)

Movie 2 and 3 are very good.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:27 PM (8avO+)

123 >>Hasan Piker confirms upcoming stream with California Governor Gavin Newsom

If you are a fan of stupidity, that's one you won't want to miss.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 05:28 PM (l9aEn)

124 They used to always do a similar thing with telephones. The conversation is going fine, then the person on the other end hangs up, or gets shot, something bad happens, whatever.

The hero plunges the button on the cradle in rapid fire fashion and says “Hello!? Hello!? Hello!?”. This never works, but they do it anyway.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 05:28 PM (GC8wC)

125 Impressive but, how good is he at putting up shelves?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 06, 2026 05:28 PM (Dv3i1)

126 I totally believe that sanctions against Iran have been circumvented covertly by unofficial means to benefit individuals (and the EU in general).

Posted by: Orson at March 06, 2026 05:27 PM (dIske)

Oh back in the day pre EU France and Germany would pretty regularly deal with Iran to make some bucks.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:28 PM (8avO+)

127 So last year my work, after renaming their dumb DEI group before Trump won, got a letter from the funder saying "yah no, the group has to actually go"

This week a co-worker said something about needing to get something to the person that was the head of the DEI group. They moved her (but now goes by him ughhh) into HR. The same HR that was just positive they couldn't bend the guidelines and let our group keep a great employee but let her work remote, even until 2027, which was the deadline for people who had moved during works extend covid "please work from home if you can freakout"

Fucking hell, the loony troon they paid to stir up whiny emotions via the DEI BS got to stay but our associate scientist who helped us meet contract obligations cannot. Makes me so mad.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 05:28 PM (vlkz/)

128 >>I totally believe that sanctions against Iran have been circumvented covertly by unofficial means to benefit individuals (and the EU in general).

France was expressly ignoring our Sanctions program for decades.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 05:28 PM (l9aEn)

129 119 Top of insty is funny.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:27 PM (zZu0s)

This?

UNEXPECTEDLY: BBC altered Hegseth speech on Iran war.

The BBC mistakenly altered a speech by Pete Hegseth on the war in Iran, making him appear to say the United States was targeting the Iranian “people”.

BBC Persian, which broadcasts to audiences inside Iran, mistranslated remarks by the US secretary of defence, telling viewers Washington was bringing death to the Iranian “people”.

In fact, Mr Hegseth had said the Iranian “regime” was being targeted.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:29 PM (+YA9H)

130 Baby Yoda?
His mama musta had birthing hips.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 05:29 PM (Kt19C)

131 Coming together to Obama means giving $1.7 billion to the Mullahs.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 06, 2026 05:29 PM (cK4Fj)

132 This is what Gavin Newsom actually looks like.

[a non-pr photo]
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:26 PM (+YA9H)

Kind of like seeing a beautiful movie star without makeup.

Although some can still look pretty good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:29 PM (zZu0s)

133 Can I be Uhura's chair?

Posted by: wth at March 06, 2026 05:29 PM (UjdFS)

134 If you are a fan of stupidity, that's one you won't want to miss.
Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 05:28 PM (l9aEn)

Yeah i have literally anything else to do, so I won't catch the Eunuch episode of Ow My Balls.

Lemme know how it is.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 05:29 PM (06Hmj)

135 123 >>Hasan Piker confirms upcoming stream with California Governor Gavin Newsom

If you are a fan of stupidity, that's one you won't want to miss.
Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 05:28 PM (l9aEn)

Watch it for us, garrett! Watch it and report back!

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:29 PM (+YA9H)

136 ----

Most younger Iranians don't know who he is. I don't think they see him as a symbol of anything.
---------

Oral memory and oral tradition can be very strong, especially when an adversary is trying to eliminate you and the memory.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 05:29 PM (83+LM)

137 >>Watch it and report back!

I am sure that it will get widely covered and mocked.

Any number of youtubers will EFAP it.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 05:30 PM (l9aEn)

138 I've never seen a single minute of old, new, tv or movie Star Trek. None.
Posted by: NCKate at March 06, 2026 05:25 PM (uQzkA)

Movie 2 and 3 are very good.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:27 PM (8avO+)

And the Original series has some very good, well written episodes. Some stinkers, but pretty damn strong.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:30 PM (zZu0s)

139 As cool as that is, as an actual office, seems like a ton of wasted space, a ton of money, and months of time. But maybe that's why I drive an old car and an old truck, rather than putting $80k into new ones ... while all the cool kids drive the new stuff.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 05:30 PM (vbXSk)

140 I'd prefer to forget the Green Hornet movie that came out a few years ago.

The GH backstory and format could have been made more believable. Say Britt Reid had been in the Army, perhaps as a Ranger (heh!), and he saved the life of a young Asian teen. They swear to work together to destroy evil, and the boy becomes Kato. Then, instead of Britt depending on his secretary to keep his secret in the office, it could be his sister; she and Britt are the last members of the wealthy Reid family who established the newspaper. The public fiction would be that Britt was a do-nothing, drunken playboy, and that she was the real boss. She is -- but of the family corporation; Britt is the Green Hornet. Only his sister and the DA know his real identity.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:30 PM (wzUl9)

141 I'm just here waiting for Doof to show up.
Posted by: Auspex
......

He's still sleeping it off after the big B-day party.

Posted by: wth at March 06, 2026 05:31 PM (UjdFS)

142 The way I'd promote employees is they'd stand up on one of the high railings and I'd fire at them with blasters. They have to dive off with sparks flying. Hopefully not die in the fall, but if they did someone else would get the promotion so it works out

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 05:31 PM (3uBP9)

143 In fact, Mr Hegseth had said the Iranian “regime” was being targeted.
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:29 PM (+YA9H)

Thats it. Hilarious.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)

144 Baby Yoda?
His mama musta had birthing hips.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026

***
Four hips, instead of two like humans.

(Could be. We don't know what Yoda looks like under that robe, do we?)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:32 PM (wzUl9)

145 Oral memory and oral tradition can be very strong, especially when an adversary is trying to eliminate you and the memory.
Posted by: Braenyard

Rebellion - EF Yah we want a King!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 05:32 PM (/lPRQ)

146 The BBC mistakenly altered a speech by Pete Hegseth on the war in Iran, making him appear to say the United States was targeting the Iranian “people”.

Bet your bottom dollar the mistranslation was intentional.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 06, 2026 05:32 PM (cK4Fj)

147 The Pentagon has officially deemed the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic PBC to be a “supply chain risk” over an ongoing dispute concerning restrictions Anthropic wants to place on the military’s use of its AI programs, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 05:32 PM (WIlc2)

148 Now they have a problem. Do they suck up to the US as a way to keep this knowledge from ever seeing the light of day. Or do they try to pressure the US to tone it down hoping such documentation is never allowed to be found and made public. Their actions have been inconsistent and reactionary to real time events. Perhaps this is why.
Posted by: Orson at March 06, 2026 05:27 PM (dIske)

their real problem is that they need to keep the Ukraine war alive for reasons, and Trump is pretty sick of it. Their position in the new order is pretty much nowhere.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:32 PM (8avO+)

149 Hasan Piker is the epitome of champagne socialist/commie wanna be. He wishes he could be Che.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)

150 (Could be. We don't know what Yoda looks like under that robe, do we?)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:32 PM (wzUl9)

That thought should not have sickened me as much as it just did...

lil' centaur yoda monsters all scootin' around... bleh

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 05:33 PM (06Hmj)

151 Doof does how many ONTs a week?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 05:33 PM (+nEug)

152 Hasan Piker is the epitome of champagne socialist/commie wanna be. He wishes he could be Che.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)
---------
We could hire some Bolivians to shoot him...

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 06, 2026 05:33 PM (VcTJT)

153 A lot of people were inspired by Star Trek. We thought we would be on the moon by 1999. What a letdown that was. More Hollywood fantasy.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 05:33 PM (vFG9F)

154 They used to always do a similar thing with telephones. The conversation is going fine, then the person on the other end hangs up, or gets shot, something bad happens, whatever.

The hero plunges the button on the cradle in rapid fire fashion and says “Hello!? Hello!? Hello!?”. This never works, but they do it anyway.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026

***
Left over from the early telephone days when an operator connected you. You'd press the plunger, or the receiver hook on a wall phone, to get the operator's attention to see if you've accidentally been cut off.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:34 PM (wzUl9)

155 From downstairs
@libsoftiktok
Daniel Lurie, the Democrat Mayor of San Francisco, is under fire after a video shows him casually ABANDONING his security guard, who gets slammed onto the pavement during a fight and begins bleeding.

https://tinyurl.com/yt5pr5mc
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 06, 2026 03:34 PM (Dv3i1)
=====

Give me a fvcking break. Under fire? We've all been under fire here for years.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:35 PM (RIvkX)

156 Hasan Piker is the epitome of champagne socialist/commie wanna be. He wishes he could be Che.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)
---------
We could hire some Bolivians to shoot him...
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 06, 2026 05:33 PM (VcTJT)

he recently took a vacation to communist China, where he found out his rival Asmongold is more popular and his nickname there is "Electric Dog"

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:35 PM (8avO+)

157 Give me a fvcking break. Under fire? We've all been under fire here for years.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:35 PM (RIvkX)

Is that better or worse than being embattled?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 05:35 PM (06Hmj)

158 Although Kato and Green Hornet had one of those window cameos on Batman.
Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026

***
They did. Though I think, at first Batman and Robin were not privy to the secret that the Hornet was a crime-fighter like them; they thought he was a rogue criminal.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:36 PM (wzUl9)

159 A lot of people were inspired by Star Trek. We thought we would be on the moon by 1999. What a letdown that was. More Hollywood fantasy.
Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 05:33 PM (vFG9F)

The moon was blasted out of the Solar System in 1999

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:36 PM (8avO+)

160 he recently took a vacation to communist China, where he found out his rival Asmongold is more popular and his nickname there is "Electric Dog"
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:35 PM (8avO+)

He who does not seem the hand of God in this is blind sir- blind.

Posted by: Stonewall Jackson at March 06, 2026 05:36 PM (zZu0s)

161 The moon was blasted out of the Solar System in 1999
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026

***
So much for those big tides in the Bay of Fundy.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:37 PM (wzUl9)

162 A lot of people were inspired by Star Trek. We thought we would be on the moon by 1999. What a letdown that was. More Hollywood fantasy.
Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 05:33 PM (vFG9F)

He spends most of his time now arguing with his own 40 month subscribers that fund him.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:37 PM (8avO+)

163 114 I've never seen a single minute of old, new, tv or movie Star Trek. None.

Posted by: NCKate at March 06, 2026 05:25 PM (uQzkA)
115
NCKATE,

Same here.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 06, 2026 05:26 PM (3ek7K)

Well, it's not really aimed at women as the core audience.
You two get that.

Unfortunately, Paramount % Lucasfilm did not understand that basic fact when it comes to Star Trek & Star Wars.

And most women don't like either of them even after they feminized them.

(note to the rare girl ST/SW Fans; I wasn't talking about you)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 05:38 PM (6ydKt)

164 Most younger Iranians don't know who he is. I don't think they see him as a symbol of anything.
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Oral memory and oral tradition can be very strong, especially when an adversary is trying to eliminate you and the memory.

==

The premise is false. They know very well who he is.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 05:38 PM (GD0B3)

165 So much for those big tides in the Bay of Fundy.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:37 PM (wzUl9)

Space had Barbara Bain. Hot.

But it was that British one that had the all female fighter crews, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:38 PM (zZu0s)

166 I didn't realize that Leo G. Carroll appeared in 6 Hitchcock movies. I knew UNCLE and Topper, but that man was in a lot of plays, movies, and TV. Also badly wounded as an officer in WWI.

Posted by: Trivial Persoot at March 06, 2026 05:39 PM (oftw2)

167 Monday-The Ewok Returns
Posted by: Miklos

Revenge of the Shelf was the predecessor.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 06, 2026 05:40 PM (DsA2n)

168 Mom LOVES Star Trek. But Mom was/is very much enamored of the space program with Gemini and Apollo (she had all the models.) ST led to her general love of Genre.

Dad lucked out with her.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:40 PM (zZu0s)

169 Topper was a blast.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 05:40 PM (+nEug)

170 UNEXPECTEDLY: BBC altered Hegseth speech on Iran war.
Posted by: m

So I'd guess Trump's liable suit against them is going well.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 05:40 PM (Y8DZL)

171 Is that what it was? But, in these episodes they never talk to the operator. Just keep saying “Hello? Hello?” after the person on the other end is clearly mort.

People used to be able to dial out on “answer only” telephones lacking a dial by careful manipulation of the hangup plunger.

And the infamous “Captain Crunch”, a hacker who among other things could make free long distance telephone calls from a phone booth using a free Whistle from the eponymous cereal box, whose frequency just happened to coincide with Ma Bell’s tone for routing long distance calls.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 05:41 PM (gAmkp)

172 So much for those big tides in the Bay of Fundy.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:37 PM (wzUl9)

Space had Barbara Bain. Hot.

But it was that British one that had the all female fighter crews, right?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:38 PM (zZu0s)

They didn't want to build a ship model so they sent the entire moon with them. They had cargo shuttle craft (Eagles) that were pretty cool so they could fly to the alien planet they were zooming by for the episode, I don't recall them engaging in combat or that they were all women.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:41 PM (8avO+)

173 (note to the rare girl ST/SW Fans; I wasn't talking about you)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026

***
They exist. I was married to two of them (in succession, not simultaneously). SF conventions in those days, the '70s-'80s, had a *lot* of cute girls attending. They loved to wear provocative costumes, too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:41 PM (wzUl9)

174 ROFLMAO.

Pedro Pascal may be getting canceled by his fans because he is fucking a 'zionist' dude.

That is fucking priceless.

(Insty again.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:41 PM (zZu0s)

175 I know Trump cannot endorse Shah Reza Pahlavi explicitly but I wish he would do so implicitly. I think this might energize local opposition.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:42 PM (RIvkX)

176 I need to modify my opinion of For All Mankind that I shared last week.

While Seasons 1 - 3 are still a woke parade, Season 4 absolutely surprised me.

They kept the woke to a minimum and actually created a plot-line that was both interesting and entertaining for the entire season. It was part spy-thriller, part heist movie, part The Expanse. It still has some stupid parts along the way, but all in all a great piece of work this time out.

I'm actually looking forward to Season 5 which starts on March 27th.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 05:42 PM (6ydKt)

177 A lot of people were inspired by Star Trek. We thought we would be on the moon by 1999. What a letdown that was. More Hollywood fantasy.
Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 05:33 PM

We thought that we would blow up the Moon by 1999.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 05:44 PM (4NO2D)

178 I didn't realize that Leo G. Carroll appeared in 6 Hitchcock movies. I knew UNCLE and Topper, but that man was in a lot of plays, movies, and TV. Also badly wounded as an officer in WWI.
Posted by: Trivial Persoot at March 06, 2026

***
He played the detective who rescues the gaslighted wife in the original 1941 Broadway play of Angel Street (later renamed Gaslight). The evil husband? Vincent Price!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:44 PM (wzUl9)

179 OBAMA: "The other side does the mean, angry, exclusive, us/them, divisive politics."
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"The other side does divisive politics" is such a cromulent example of leftardism crammed in its own stupid nutshell - I simply don't have anything to add.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 05:44 PM (vE0+H)

180 I know Trump cannot endorse Shah Reza Pahlavi explicitly but I wish he would do so implicitly. I think this might energize local opposition.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:42 PM (RIvkX)

For political purposes, like in Venezuela he wants a "local" regime to take over he can deal with so as not demanding "regime change". Once somebody local he feels like dealing with shows up he can energize them by bombing the crap out of all the other factions.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:45 PM (8avO+)

181 Unfortunately, Paramount % Lucasfilm did not understand that basic fact when it comes to Star Trek & Star Wars.

And most women don't like either of them even after they feminized them.

(note to the rare girl ST/SW Fans; I wasn't talking about you)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 05:38 PM (6ydKt)

Yeah. But even for that audience a gay polycule-raised Klingon named Jayden (seriously? Could we get more rich white liberal wine mom?) and some other gay dude who's so fucking gay he vomits glitter - yes you read that right - was a bridge too far.

Posted by: By gay theater kids for gay theater kids at March 06, 2026 05:45 PM (TbWk/)

182 Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:35 PM (RIvkX)

Were you able to have the appt for your son, and if so, were they helpful about helping him find work?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 05:45 PM (ix8EF)

183 "We're not like those other guys. We are all about togetherness and finding common ground."

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 05:45 PM (vE0+H)

184 Pedro Pascal may be getting canceled by his fans because he is fucking a 'zionist' dude.

Membership is getting pretty selective with the freaks.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 05:45 PM (Y8DZL)

185 The mayor being attacked here today NOT reported on SFGate.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:45 PM (RIvkX)

186 A lot of people were inspired by Star Trek. We thought we would be on the moon by 1999. What a letdown that was. More Hollywood fantasy.
Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 05:33 PM
----
2001: A Space Odyssey didn't help.

Though we do now have cheap video calling, which can be useful.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 05:46 PM (ESVrU)

187 The Green Hornet movie was filmed (in part) at the University of New Orleans. I practically fell out of my seat when I recognized the Chemistry lecture hall during the movie.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 06, 2026 05:46 PM (DsA2n)

188 And then Vincent Price, as a poisonous French Thrush member, appeared with Carroll as Mr. Waverly in a Season Two U.N.C.L.E. episode in '65.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:46 PM (wzUl9)

189 oral tradition can be very strong
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I'll say!

Posted by: Willie Brown at March 06, 2026 05:47 PM (vE0+H)

190
Well I guess you gotta spend it on something. It might as well be an awesome space room.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 06, 2026 05:47 PM (IifOV)

191 Were you able to have the appt for your son, and if so, were they helpful about helping him find work?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 05:45 PM (ix8EF)
====

Thank you dear it is scheduled to begin at top of the hour.

He is in the kitchen pounding chicken breast and happily reciting every ingredient of Coke Zero.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:47 PM (RIvkX)

192 183 "We're not like those other guys. We are all about togetherness and finding common ground."
Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 05:45 PM (vE0+H)

Ha! GAAAAAAAY!!!

Posted by: Korean guy from Community at March 06, 2026 05:47 PM (TbWk/)

193 I would haved like to work on that project

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 05:47 PM (Ia/+0)

194 Oldcat, unconditional surrender is regime change

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 05:48 PM (+nEug)

195
Whoops!

Whoopsie!

Posted by: The BBC at March 06, 2026 05:48 PM (vE0+H)

196 Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:47 PM (RIvkX)

Ok. I will pray. Your son does sound very engaging despite his challenges.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 05:49 PM (ix8EF)

197 Oldcat, unconditional surrender is regime change
Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 05:48 PM (+nEug)

Not in Japan it wasn't

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:49 PM (8avO+)

198 The Green Hornet movie was filmed (in part) at the University of New Orleans. I practically fell out of my seat when I recognized the Chemistry lecture hall during the movie.
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 06, 2026

***
If the Hornet and Kato tried driving the Black Beauty on the streets here, the car would be in the shop for suspension work half the time.

That's a good point: Who would have serviced the Black Beauty? He would have to be really loyal to Britt Reid. I seem to recall there was a Batman -- Animated episode that addressed this, focusing on a mechanic Bruce Wayne knew and trusted who serviced the Batmobile.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:49 PM (wzUl9)

199 Barky isn’t exactly talented & gifted, but he’s not stupid, he knows damn well the path they’ve chosen. He doesn’t believe that shit. That’s what makes lefties particularly nauseating. They can’t even lie convincingly. Who is the intended audience for that sort of twaddle, anyhow?

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 05:50 PM (gAmkp)

200 Regarding the 10 minute Galactic Starship office build.
No, there wouldn't be office chairs free wheeling on casters. That reminds me of the cheap 50's Hollywood space travel movies where the astronauts have 40's military surplus metal desks and chairs on their Mars space ship.

Posted by: John at March 06, 2026 05:50 PM (nEWxZ)

201 Who is the intended audience for that sort of twaddle, anyhow?

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 05:50 PM (gAmkp)

Well considering he said "home court", I have a few guesses.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 05:51 PM (vE0+H)

202 Oldcat, have you read any of Pahlavi's plan?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 05:51 PM (+nEug)

203 196 Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:47 PM (RIvkX)

Ok. I will pray. Your son does sound very engaging despite his challenges.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 05:49 PM (ix8EF)

I don't want to pry but it sounds like your son might be in a situation like one of my Grandsons...He was diagnosed with ADHD as a youngster and when he became adult, he's 22, there was a program that helped him find work.. To ease him in so to speak..

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 05:51 PM (VE6XX)

204 Watching pt 2 on the doors, which think I know a lot about

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 05:51 PM (Ia/+0)

205 Oldcat, unconditional surrender is regime change
Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 05:48 PM (+nEug)

We know it is, he just is being cagey with the idiots in the press and in opposition countries for political purposes. He's made his real intentions clear enough but there's enough animus to "doing a regime change" that he's avoiding the term.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:52 PM (8avO+)

206 Who is the intended audience for that sort of twaddle, anyhow?
Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 05:50 PM (gAmkp)

Well, it is kind of disgusting. He is designating the Right as the Hate object. They are good people to kill/confront/maim/cancel the hate object.

As per useful, it is reinforcing the useful idiots usefulness.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:52 PM (zZu0s)

207 >>Watching pt 2 on the doors, which think I know a lot about

Ride the Snake

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 05:52 PM (l9aEn)

208 The mayor being attacked here today NOT reported on SFGate.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:45 PM (RIvkX)

His bodyguard seems to know fuckall about grappling, which is honestly disconcerting. Not that I give a shit about the mayor of San Francisco especially but that's dangerous for the bodyguard to be untrained.

Posted by: Just plain ugly at March 06, 2026 05:53 PM (TbWk/)

209 Damn. I thought lizard king too when I first read it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:53 PM (zZu0s)

210 114 I've never seen a single minute of old, new, tv or movie Star Trek. None.
Posted by: NCKate at March 06, 2026 05:25 PM (uQzkA)

I have, and you aren't missing much. I like Star Trek IV and Star Trek: First Contact but the rest? Meh.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 05:53 PM (hJH5n)

211 Oldcat, have you read any of Pahlavi's plan?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 05:51 PM (+nEug)

Not a lot, no. But I fear that trying to set up a parliament is premature. Look how crappy it is doing in Europe. give the regions and regional leaders a way to have a voice without the flaws of majority vote for a while.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)

212 give the regions and regional leaders a way to have a voice without the flaws of majority vote for a while.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)

Let him be a dictator for a bit and ease people into the idea of representative government.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 05:55 PM (zZu0s)

213 The mayor being attacked here today NOT reported on SFGate.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:45 PM (RIvkX)

His bodyguard seems to know fuckall about grappling, which is honestly disconcerting. Not that I give a shit about the mayor of San Francisco especially but that's dangerous for the bodyguard to be untrained.
Posted by: Just plain ugly at March 06, 2026 05:53 PM (TbWk/)

well you can't find a disable lesbian person of color who knows all that fighting stuff just anywhere.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:55 PM (8avO+)

214 2001: A Space Odyssey didn't help.

Though we do now have cheap video calling, which can be useful.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 05:46 PM (ESVrU)

Nor did Space: 1999.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 05:55 PM (hJH5n)

215 211 Oldcat, have you read any of Pahlavi's plan?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 05:51 PM (+nEug)

Not a lot, no. But I fear that trying to set up a parliament is premature. Look how crappy it is doing in Europe. give the regions and regional leaders a way to have a voice without the flaws of majority vote for a while.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)

I think they should set up some sort of governing committee with different groups and the Shah should be on it...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 05:55 PM (VE6XX)

216 208 The mayor being attacked here today NOT reported on SFGate.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:45 PM (RIvkX)

His bodyguard seems to know fuckall about grappling, which is honestly disconcerting. Not that I give a shit about the mayor of San Francisco especially but that's dangerous for the bodyguard to be untrained.
Posted by: Just plain ugly at March 06, 2026 05:53 PM

But if that were my bodyguard I wouldn't have run off I would have tried to beat the guy with my shoe if I had to. I would have tried to help.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 05:56 PM (ZujI1)

217 This is actually the first part I watched because, if you know me, you know I'm all about heavy blast doors.

Dang. I would have guessed that the part describing the design and installation of shelving would have been the part you jumped to first.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 05:57 PM (0sNs1)

218
We thought that we would blow up the Moon by 1999.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 05:44 PM (4NO2D)

September 13th 1999

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 05:57 PM (hJH5n)

219 210 114 I've never seen a single minute of old, new, tv or movie Star Trek. None.
Posted by: NCKate at March 06, 2026 05:25 PM (uQzkA)

I have, and you aren't missing much. I like Star Trek IV and Star Trek: First Contact but the rest? Meh.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 05:53 PM (hJH5n)

I enjoyed the Original Series in reruns growing up and ST IV is a must watch movie when it's on.

I think Scottie would be a whiz at building shelves.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 05:57 PM (QGaXH)

220 Is there any space on the Space Shelves?

Posted by: Minuteman at March 06, 2026 05:58 PM (MjiM/)

221 Not a lot, no. But I fear that trying to set up a parliament is premature. Look how crappy it is doing in Europe. give the regions and regional leaders a way to have a voice without the flaws of majority vote for a while.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)

Translation: the Iranians just aren't sophisticated enough.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 05:58 PM (hJH5n)

222 I think they should set up some sort of governing committee with different groups and the Shah should be on it...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 05:55 PM (VE6XX)

Tie that to physical districts and your ethnic/religious divides and you might have something workable.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:58 PM (8avO+)

223 Not a lot, no. But I fear that trying to set up a parliament is premature. Look how crappy it is doing in Europe. give the regions and regional leaders a way to have a voice without the flaws of majority vote for a while.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)

Translation: the Iranians just aren't sophisticated enough.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 05:58 PM (hJH5n)

Well, Europe isn't.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:58 PM (8avO+)

224 But if that were my bodyguard I wouldn't have run off I would have tried to beat the guy with my shoe if I had to. I would have tried to help.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 05:56 PM (ZujI1)

Well, yeah. Because you don't suck as a person. I'm sure San Fran Mayor views his bodyguard as a disposable piece of meat who's too far beneath him to even consider a human being because that's how liberal politicians roll.

Posted by: Obvious scumbag at March 06, 2026 05:59 PM (TbWk/)

225 But if that were my bodyguard I wouldn't have run off I would have tried to beat the guy with my shoe if I had to. I would have tried to help.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 05:56 PM (ZujI1)

That might be a mistake on your part, his job is to cover you to get away in the extreme case.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:59 PM (8avO+)

226 Star Trek is superior to Star Wars in every way, save, perhaps, the most important.

If it came to a shooting war, while it's demonstrably true that a Storm Trooper can't hit the broad side of a banth, the Star Trek red shirts die. Every time.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 06:00 PM (0sNs1)

227 Which video is the Seven of Nine Borg Bang?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 06:01 PM (/lPRQ)

228 Pahlavi is going to come in with a constitutional monarchy for a period of stabilization and then call for a referendum.
Ace had a post about the formation of the Conservative Party of Iran that thoroughly supports Pahlavi.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 06:01 PM (+nEug)

229 One other Star Trek comment - I worked in aerospace my entire 40+ year engineering career, the latter half making sciency things that went into space. While it wasn't a determining factor, a lot of my colleagues and I would say that ST inspired our thinking to pursue what became known as STEM edumacation.

I r a engneer.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 06:02 PM (QGaXH)

230 I've put blast and sound doors that weigh hundreds of pounds

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 06:02 PM (Ia/+0)

231 Which video is the Seven of Nine Borg Bang?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 06:01 PM

It's the implants you can't see you have to watch out for.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 06:02 PM (0sNs1)

232 In space, nobody can hear your shelves collapse.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 06:03 PM (0sNs1)

233 How can shelves fall in zero-G?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 06:04 PM (4NO2D)

234
That might be a mistake on your part, his job is to cover you to get away in the extreme case.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:59 PM

I'm sure you're correct but I still would have tried to do something besides run away like a total wuss.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 06:04 PM (ZujI1)

235 Star Trek is superior to Star Wars in every way, save, perhaps, the most important.

If it came to a shooting war, while it's demonstrably true that a Storm Trooper can't hit the broad side of a banth, the Star Trek red shirts die. Every time.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 06:00 PM (0sNs1)

Star Trek has no marines. So in war time, the phasers nuke everything from orbit, like a battleship blasting bunkers with 16 inch shells.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:05 PM (8avO+)

236 I've ordered a thin crust pepperoni and sausage pizza.

We are feeling lazy around here.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 06:05 PM (4NO2D)

237 Imagine Shelfie Shelferson with a two million dollar wetsaw.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 06, 2026 06:05 PM (w6EFb)

238 Tousi is reporting that the leader of the IRGC just got the ick. (eliminated)

That makes him and 3 ayatoilets just recently.

Good Job!

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 06, 2026 06:07 PM (FylAi)

239 Makes me really want to buy a two million dollar wetsaw. I can really get a lot done with a two million dollar wetsaw.

-----------------

How many people have accidentally killed themselves with a two million dollar wetsaw?

/Yeah, I know ... don't give Canada any more MAID murder ideas. I guess you could call the murderer 'A MAID Man?"

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 06:07 PM (iu4Pw)

240 An OT comment, this morning, for the second week in a row, Fox Business Varney & Co read one of my submissions in their Viewer Feedback segment.

Wife says I obviously have too much time on my hands.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 06:07 PM (QGaXH)

241 If it came to a shooting war, while it's demonstrably true that a Storm Trooper can't hit the broad side of a banth, the Star Trek red shirts die. Every time.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 06:00 PM (0sNs1)

I never thought about this before, but where do the replacements come from?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 06, 2026 06:07 PM (w6EFb)

242 Fireball Tools should have built the XL5.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2026 06:07 PM (Cqx++)

243 MCA Records is proud to present the newest group called "Hajia and the Ragheads"..

Here are the lyrics to their new hit.........

Two Goats for every Ayatollah,
I got an Old MIG 17 CCP A/C and it gives me a Woody Because (Goat City here we come),
You know it's not very cherry, it's an oldie and shitty,
because (Goat City here we come),
Well it ain't got a back seat or a rear gun,
But it still gets me where the virgin goats are,
Well, we're going to Goat City 'coz it's two to one,
Yeah, we're going to Goat City, wanna have some fun,
Well, we're going to Goat City 'coz it's two to one,

You know they're either out grazing or they got a milking going on ... Two girls for every boy

I got a ' MIG 17 and it gives me a Woody
(Surf City here we ..Goat City, here we come,
Well, there's two swingin' goats for every Ayatollah,
And all you gotta do is just wink your eye,
Well, we're going to Goat City 'coz it's two to one,

Posted by: MCA Records at March 06, 2026 06:07 PM (YuOiR)

244 Translation: the Iranians just aren't sophisticated enough.
Posted by: Cow Demon
======
Iran's politics have been brutalized by 47 years of oppression. And regimes like Iran's purposefully create us v. them situations. Iraq's initial dysfunctional parliament after Saddam was ejected is an example. Lots of challenges to remove the IRGC's stranglehold on politics, lots of ethnic minorities, outside disruptive players like China, Russia, and Pakistan, along with Gulf Arabs, and it will be a mess initially.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 06:08 PM (E4rtv)

245 How can shelves fall in zero-G?
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 06:04 PM

Zero-G is a misnomer. There is always a gravitational vector drawing objects toward the center of the object you're orbiting.

The reason you 'float' is that there's a velocity vector normal to the gravitational one that's sufficient to offset your movement toward the orbital object.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 06:08 PM (0sNs1)

246
One refreshing change in the past few months is that Turkey's Preznit Erdogan and his islamists have been keeping their moufs shut.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 06:08 PM (Y8DZL)

247 How many people have accidentally killed themselves with a two million dollar wetsaw?

You have chosen slow and horrible.

Posted by: toby928(c) repeats himself at March 06, 2026 06:08 PM (4NO2D)

248 I guess you could call the murderer 'A MAID Man?"
Posted by: ShainS
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Groan.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 06:09 PM (E4rtv)

249 242 Fireball Tools should have built the XL5.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2026 06:07 PM (Cqx++)

I remember watching that - and Astroboy!!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 06:09 PM (QGaXH)

250 In the spirit of Presidential Trivia?

Who is the last president to cap somebody’s ass? (I don’t know for sure)

Only president to have received a US patent?

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 06:09 PM (gAmkp)

251

I don't know if anyone here likes Taste of Home cookbooks. I've used them for years.

Today they published 17 new recipes. One of them is an Irish Cream Poke Cake. It sounds really good.

Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 06:10 PM (3ek7K)

252 Star Trek has no marines. So in war time, the phasers nuke everything from orbit, like a battleship blasting bunkers with 16 inch shells.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026

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In the first pilot, it was implied that Capt. PIke and his bridge crew had engaged in ground fighting on their most recent mission. GR and Co. dropped that idea with the second pilot. Those highly-trained bridge guys would be too valuable to risk like that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:10 PM (wzUl9)

253 A country could do worse than to adopt a Constitution based upon the original US Constitution.

Posted by: davidt at March 06, 2026 06:10 PM (Q+gd/)

254 ^^So in war time, the phasers nuke everything from orbit, like a battleship blasting bunkers with 16 inch shells.^^

I think on the original series this was General Order 24.

Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at March 06, 2026 06:11 PM (IQhz0)

255 245 How can shelves fall in zero-G?
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 06:04 PM

Zero-G is a misnomer. There is always a gravitational vector drawing objects toward the center of the object you're orbiting.

The reason you 'float' is that there's a velocity vector normal to the gravitational one that's sufficient to offset your movement toward the orbital object.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 06:08 PM (0sNs1)

You're basically in free-fall. It's just that your forward velocity is sufficient that the ground keeps falling away from below you.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 06:11 PM (QGaXH)

256 "and it will be a mess initially."

Seriously, I doubt it. Pahlavi is very popular across all regions and ethnicities. He is a unifying force. Chaos will not benefit them and the Iranian people know this.

They are shouting "Javid Shah" and nothing else except "marg bar khamenie" who already has been marged.

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 06, 2026 06:11 PM (FylAi)

257 Not a lot, no. But I fear that trying to set up a parliament is premature. Look how crappy it is doing in Europe. give the regions and regional leaders a way to have a voice without the flaws of majority vote for a while.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)

Translation: the Iranians just aren't sophisticated enough.
Posted by: Cow Demon
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They need a Republican form of government.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 06:12 PM (/lPRQ)

258 Hmm. George Bush senior.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:12 PM (zZu0s)

259 If it came to a shooting war, while it's demonstrably true that a Storm Trooper can't hit the broad side of a banth, the Star Trek red shirts die. Every time.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 06:00 PM (0sNs1)

I never thought about this before, but where do the replacements come from?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 06, 2026 06:07 PM (w6EFb)

In Trek despite the "5 year mission" they do get back to Federation space pretty often to starbases for court marshals and to ferry diplomats about for shows. At these places new engineering/securty (red shirts) and other crew can be cycled in and out. I seem to remember one where a pretty blue skirt showed up Kirk had done something unmentioned at a previous party that he had not seen in a while.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:12 PM (8avO+)

260 the Star Trek red shirts die. Every time.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Are ya colorblind?

Posted by: Lt.Cmdr. Montgomery Scott at March 06, 2026 06:12 PM (KAi1n)

261 I never thought about this before, but where do the replacements come from?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 06, 2026 06:07 PM (w6EFb)
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The have them stored in a transporter buffer matrix.

They can generate them on the fly as needed.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 06:13 PM (ESVrU)

262 253 A country could do worse than to adopt a Constitution based upon the original US Constitution.
Posted by: davidt

My MAN!

Posted by: Liberia at March 06, 2026 06:13 PM (gKWVE)

263 A country could do worse than to adopt a Constitution based upon the original US Constitution.
Posted by: davidt at March 06, 2026 06:10 PM (Q+gd/)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:13 PM (zZu0s)

264 243 MCA Records is proud to present the newest group called "Hajia and the Ragheads"..

Here are the lyrics to their new hit.........

Two Goats for every Ayatollah,

You know they're either out grazing or they got a milking going on ... Two girls for every boy

Posted by: MCA Records at March 06, 2026 06:07 PM (YuOiR)

You screwed up. Who cares about girls?
-Abdul

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 06:14 PM (QGaXH)

265 228 Pahlavi is going to come in with a constitutional monarchy for a period of stabilization and then call for a referendum.
Ace had a post about the formation of the Conservative Party of Iran that thoroughly supports Pahlavi.
Posted by: Ben Had

Transitions, especially without occupying forces, tend to be a tricky thing. Much of it depends on how the regular military feels and what they will or will not support or whether the IRGC still exists in any capacity.

I don't think Iran is a Venezuela situation.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 06:14 PM (E4rtv)

266 A country could do worse than to adopt a Constitution based upon the original US Constitution.
Posted by: davidt

Like not phasing slavery out at all?

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 06, 2026 06:14 PM (KAi1n)

267 Will Robjnson, we'll stated and agree completely.

He said there is not going to be a deBaathification like Iraq.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 06:14 PM (+nEug)

268 Those highly-trained bridge guys would be too valuable to risk like that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:10 PM (wzUl9)
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And yet the three highest-ranking members of the crew (Kirk, Spock, and McCoy) routinely go gallivanting off into dangerous situations every week.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 06:14 PM (ESVrU)

269 In the first pilot, it was implied that Capt. PIke and his bridge crew had engaged in ground fighting on their most recent mission. GR and Co. dropped that idea with the second pilot. Those highly-trained bridge guys would be too valuable to risk like that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:10 PM (wzUl9)

Yes, the Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Ensign Nobody 1 and 2 away team was a noticeable feature. A friend of mine wrote a parody star trek computer game where you had the option to not do that and send a nobody away team with a huge penalty in success rate.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:15 PM (8avO+)

270 Those highly-trained bridge guys would be too valuable to risk like that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:10 PM

Which is, of course, the reason the all beamed down on almost every mission.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 06:15 PM (0sNs1)

271 They need a Republican form of government.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 06:12 PM (/lPRQ)

We only have about a half Republican form.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:16 PM (8avO+)

272 263 A country could do worse than to adopt a Constitution based upon the original US Constitution.
Posted by: davidt at March 06, 2026 06:10 PM (Q+gd/)

This.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Evidence is mixed in comparative politics. Much of Latin America followed the American model more than the Euro parliamentary model. Instability and slide into coups and civil wars is not so much that we can clearly say one model or the other is better.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 06:17 PM (E4rtv)

273 The nerdic quotient here is high.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 06:17 PM (0sNs1)

274 252 Star Trek has no marines. So in war time, the phasers nuke everything from orbit, like a battleship blasting bunkers with 16 inch shells.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026

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In the first pilot, it was implied that Capt. PIke and his bridge crew had engaged in ground fighting on their most recent mission. GR and Co. dropped that idea with the second pilot. Those highly-trained bridge guys would be too valuable to risk like that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:10 PM (wzUl9)

That was one of the plot contradictions - the most valuable people - Captain, First Officer, etc always went with the landing crew into the most dangerous situations...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 06:17 PM (QGaXH)

275 The Red Shirts were just security fodder

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)

276 A country could do worse than to adopt a Constitution based upon the original US Constitution.
———

Yeah, ain’t it weird for a hundred years now, the State Department and the “experts” and exactly zero of the intelligentsia ever even allude to that.

They just make anodyne word salad statements about “freedom” and “democracy”. But let’s not get carried away here. Those bastards might actually want self determination. Can’t have that, we’ve enough trouble with those “people” in America

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 06:17 PM (gAmkp)

277 Those highly-trained bridge guys would be too valuable to risk like that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:10 PM (wzUl9)
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And yet the three highest-ranking members of the crew (Kirk, Spock, and McCoy) routinely go gallivanting off into dangerous situations every week.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026

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Yeah, well, you're paying the actors big money (big for those days); you want to have 'em do stuff on screen.

They fixed that with the Away Team concept in TNG. Picard had plenty of dramatic decisions to make on the ship. Then, when he did transport somewhere, it was a big deal.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:17 PM (wzUl9)

278 Yeah, at least Picard could send Riker, Worf, Jordi and Data off on away missions (even when he wanted to go himself).

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (6ydKt)

279 Hard to say whether Bush senior killed anyone as he flew torpedo bombers, but he did fly 58 combat missions.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)

280 How many people have accidentally killed themselves with a two million dollar wetsaw?

Better than a paint gun because at least it is clean.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (/lPRQ)

281 250 In the spirit of Presidential Trivia?

Who is the last president to cap somebody’s ass? (I don’t know for sure)

Only president to have received a US patent?
Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 06:09 PM (gAmkp)

Don't know if Eisenhower saw combat. Teddy Roosvelt probably. Grant was a combat general but don't know if he ever shot anyone. Jackson is a confirmed killer.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (xcxpd)

282 One other Star Trek comment - I worked in aerospace my entire 40+ year engineering career, the latter half making sciency things that went into space. While it wasn't a determining factor, a lot of my colleagues and I would say that ST inspired our thinking to pursue what became known as STEM edumacation.

I r a engneer.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

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Interesting.

Not sure if SciFi inspired me -- perhaps, as I was a big ST fan as a young boy in the late '60s.

What changed my life -- as I was extremely good in math and aspired to be an engineer & problem-solver was:

I aced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, etc. and took pre-calculus my junior year in HS -- and registered for the calculus class prior to my senior year, but my high school canceled the class as only two of us ultimately were qualified (had the necessary prerequisites) and signed up for it.

I went to my favorite math teacher to complain, and he told me that he was going to be teaching the first computer science course ever that year at the school (197

-- and that I should take it.

Absolutely loved it -- and had a 25-year workaholic career in it ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 06:19 PM (iu4Pw)

283 Yeah, well, you're paying the actors big money (big for those days); you want to have 'em do stuff on screen.

They fixed that with the Away Team concept in TNG. Picard had plenty of dramatic decisions to make on the ship. Then, when he did transport somewhere, it was a big deal.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:17 PM (wzUl9)

That just left Picard up in the bridge and the Away Team was second in command, the doctor and the Betazoid or and Westley Crusher or something.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:19 PM (8avO+)

284 279 Hard to say whether Bush senior killed anyone as he flew torpedo bombers, but he did fly 58 combat missions.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)

Oh good point

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 06:19 PM (xcxpd)

285 The nerdic quotient here is high.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 06:17 PM (0sNs1)

You should say that with pride!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:19 PM (zZu0s)

286
That was one of the plot contradictions - the most valuable people - Captain, First Officer, etc always went with the landing crew into the most dangerous situations...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026

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Kirk eventually was painted as a kind of 23rd-Century Alexander the Great, who charged into dangerous situations with his men. Not sensible. The captain of an aircraft carrier in our world doesn't take a plane up himself.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:20 PM (wzUl9)

287 Groan.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 06:09 PM (E4rtv)

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I'm certainly no threat to Muldoon!

lol

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 06:20 PM (iu4Pw)

288 Kirk eventually was painted as a kind of 23rd-Century Alexander the Great, who charged into dangerous situations with his men. Not sensible. The captain of an aircraft carrier in our world doesn't take a plane up himself.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:20 PM (wzUl9)

But, it was one of the things that made him great.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:21 PM (zZu0s)

289 That just left Picard up in the bridge and the Away Team was second in command, the doctor and the Betazoid or and Westley Crusher or something.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026

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Riker the First Officer was smart. He often took Worf the warrior and Data the tough-to-destroy android with him.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:21 PM (wzUl9)

290 Don't know if Eisenhower saw combat. Teddy Roosvelt probably. Grant was a combat general but don't know if he ever shot anyone. Jackson is a confirmed killer.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (xcxpd)

Teddy killed a bear, got shot making a speech and kept on going until he finished.

I don't recall if he was injured with the Rough Riders, but it wouldn't surprise me a bit. He was a tough guy despite being a wealthy New Yorker.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:21 PM (6ydKt)

291 >Who is the last president to cap somebody’s ass?

While in office?

Posted by: Zombie Obama Chef at March 06, 2026 06:22 PM (Q+gd/)

292 Plus, we could be talking about Kirk backhanded Tucker, disintegrating Fuentes, and banging Candy before handing her over to the authorities.

Then banging Shapiro's sister to end the episode.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:22 PM (zZu0s)

293 Ike saw no combat.

I was thinking while in office if possible. Jackson, maybe?

But yeah, HW Bush, most likely. With a possible exception of LBJ on the sly. He was pretty crazy.

The patent information I found, was A. Lincoln, who received a US patent, something to do with boats and docking.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 06:23 PM (gAmkp)

294 Nood: Week in Woke

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:23 PM (wzUl9)

295 Worf was always getting his ass kicked though.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 06:23 PM (gKWVE)

296 Jim, his brain is gone!
-re Tucker

Posted by: Bones at March 06, 2026 06:25 PM (zZu0s)

297 282 Absolutely loved it -- and had a 25-year workaholic career in it ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 06:19 PM (iu4Pw)

Exactly. Like you I was good in math. One other factor I couldn't ignore was the money. There weren't many engineer types where I lived. When I told friends and family what my commencing salary (20K/year) would be they couldn't believe it.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 06:26 PM (QGaXH)

298 Worf was always getting his ass kicked though.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026

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Yeah, but he *liked* it!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:26 PM (wzUl9)

299 250 In the spirit of Presidential Trivia?

Who is the last president to cap somebody’s ass? (I don’t know for sure)

Only president to have received a US patent?
Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 06:09 PM (gAmkp)

Don't know if Eisenhower saw combat. Teddy Roosvelt probably. Grant was a combat general but don't know if he ever shot anyone. Jackson is a confirmed killer.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (xcxpd)

Abe got the patent I believe. He had someone call off a duel with him because he chose broadswords and was taller than the other guy by about a foot and a half. Teddy rode with the Rough Riders in Cuba. Grant was in Mexico doing house to house fighting and in one case captured a church and mounted a cannon in the belfry to shell Mexican positions.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:26 PM (8avO+)

300 ***
Riker the First Officer was smart. He often took Worf the warrior and Data the tough-to-destroy android with him.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:21 PM (wzUl9)

Still all bridge crew, and first shift too.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:28 PM (8avO+)

301 288 Kirk eventually was painted as a kind of 23rd-Century Alexander the Great, who charged into dangerous situations with his men. Not sensible. The captain of an aircraft carrier in our world doesn't take a plane up himself.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 06:20 PM (wzUl9)

But, it was one of the things that made him great.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 06:21 PM (zZu0s)

Wasn't his middle name Tiberius? A throw back to some conqueror?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 06:28 PM (QGaXH)

302 The captain of an aircraft carrier in our world doesn't take a plane up himself.
———

Curtis LeMay led from the front. Maybe the last general to do that.

He had some controversial ideas on the best way to make a bombing run with B-17s.

He reasoned, if we don’t hit the target, we’ll just have to keep going back, again and again. Doctrine said zig- zag, which made accurate bombing almost impossible.

LeMay proposed direct straight line flights to the target. In the mission briefings they (pilots and crews) gave him a lot of shit. “You’ll get us all killed”.

“I’ll be in the first plane myself” calmed them down, a little. His plan worked. They still got shot all to hell, but they did start hitting the target, at least.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 06:29 PM (gAmkp)

303 I saw The Nerdic Quotient open for Divided By Zero at Canes Bar and Grill in '03.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 06:30 PM (1rwaX)

304 Grant was in Mexico doing house to house fighting and in one case captured a church and mounted a cannon in the belfry to shell Mexican positions.
Posted by: Oldcat

The History Channel had a pretty good docudrama about Grant a couple of years ago.

Posted by: Tuna at March 06, 2026 06:31 PM (lJ0H4)

305 But yeah, HW Bush, most likely.

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He was shot down and avoided capture on a Japanese held island. Others in his flight were captured and eaten by the defenders. He was in a bomber/torpedo plane so no kills are reported in the air.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:31 PM (8avO+)

306 LeMay proposed direct straight line flights to the target. In the mission briefings they (pilots and crews) gave him a lot of shit. “You’ll get us all killed”.

“I’ll be in the first plane myself” calmed them down, a little. His plan worked. They still got shot all to hell, but they did start hitting the target, at least.
Posted by: Common Tater
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I'd think the last plane would have greatest risk.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 06:32 PM (/lPRQ)

307 Wasn't his middle name Tiberius? A throw back to some conqueror?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 06:28 PM (QGaXH)

Tiberius, second Roman Emperor.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:33 PM (8avO+)

308
Murder? Bill Clinton. While in office.

Could've patented lip ice swelling solution, too, if he'd wanted to.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 06:35 PM (Y8DZL)

309 LeMay came up with the staggered box formation too, the main thing was don’t get separated from the formation. Then you is really fooked.

First plane is “flight lead” and the other planes dropped their bombs on his lead, and the enemy knew that. Not a good place to be.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 06:36 PM (gAmkp)

310 Grant was in Mexico doing house to house fighting and in one case captured a church and mounted a cannon in the belfry to shell Mexican positions.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:26 PM (8avO+)

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I love the fact that both Washington and Grant (whom most consider the first and second "indispensable men" in American history, with Trump being the third) were both considered the greatest horsemen of their generation.

The story of Grant (as the Quartermaster during the Battle of Monterrey) avoiding sniper fire by hiding behind the side of his galloping horse in the Mexican-American War is a great one.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 06:36 PM (1rwaX)

311 I was thinking while in office if possible. Jackson, maybe?

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 06:23 PM (gAmkp)

Lincoln, while visiting McClellan on the Virginia Peninsula, noticed that as the Rebs were pulling out nobody was bothering to recapture Norfolk and the Navy Yard there so he and his party (with I think a cabinet member) commandeered some small craft from the navy and some troops about the area and sailed over and reoccupied the Yard.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:37 PM (8avO+)

312 “I’ll be in the first plane myself” calmed them down, a little. His plan worked. They still got shot all to hell, but they did start hitting the target, at least.
Posted by: Common Tater
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I'd think the last plane would have greatest risk.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 06:32 PM (/lPRQ)

Unless the guns had blown their ammo on the earlier planes.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 06:38 PM (8avO+)

313 153 A lot of people were inspired by Star Trek. We thought we would be on the moon by 1999. What a letdown that was. More Hollywood fantasy.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 05:33 PM (vFG9F)

Real people were on the moon in 1969.

Posted by: Easy the Elder at March 06, 2026 06:39 PM (zFsEm)

314 288 Kirk eventually was painted as a kind of 23rd-Century Alexander the Great
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Ha! Shatner played Alexander in a pilot that didn't get picked up.

Well, actually he played Shatner. Funny half hour.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 06:39 PM (Y8DZL)

315 193 I would haved like to work on that project
Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 05:47 PM (Ia/+0)

Ditto. I've worked on a project or two that was intended for temporary use, but this would have been an incredible build.

(Still know a few people who would try it, lol)

- girl SW, ST, Firefly, D&D, comic fan

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316 Kennedy skippered the PT 109........greatest movie ever btw, for sure killed some sons of nippon

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War Powers Act Vote to Limit Iran Action Fails, Meaning This Is Now a Congressionally Approved War

Okay okay, that's kinda bullshit. But you will agree, this means that this is not a Congressionally disapproved war.

And because double negatives are effectively positives -- yes, Congress has voted affirmatively to not stop the war.

Jonathan Turley
@JonathanTurley

The Senate rejected the war powers resolution to force the U.S. to cease operations in Iran in the middle of active combat. Only one Democrat, Sen. Fetterman, voted against the resolution despite some of these same senators supporting Obama in unilateral attacks on Libya...
...In the end, the Kaine resolution succeeded in having the opposite effect of voting against limiting the prosecution of the war. The Senate has now been consulted and voted against limits...

The Senate rejected the war powers resolution to force the U.S. to cease operations in Iran in the middle of active combat. Only one Democrat, Sen. Fetterman, voted against the resolution despite some of these same senators supporting Obama in unilateral attacks on Libya...
...In the end, the Kaine resolution succeeded in having the opposite effect of voting against limiting the prosecution of the war. The Senate has now been consulted and voted against limits...
...Notably, the resolution was more feckless given the exception for "imminent threats." With full combat operations on both sides, all threats are now imminent and all attacks responsive.
...What is interesting is that, ever after the Senate was notified, consulted, and voted, Democrats are still calling the war "illegal." The Senate just voted against limiting or blocking the use of force.

The Mullahs made semi-secret overtures through the CIA begging for an end to the war. Trump rejected these overtures.

He now says Iran has only one way out: Unconditional surrender.

President Donald Trump told NBC News that would be a "waste of time," adding on social media today that there would be no deal without Iran's "unconditional surrender."

In more Iran news: The leading candidate for Ayatollah is a limpdick.

Mojtaba Khamenei, the favorite to become the new Supreme Leader of Iran, was repeatedly treated for impotency at hospitals in the UK, according to a secret US intelligence document.
On Tuesday, Mojtaba, 56, was reportedly preparing to be named successor to his father Ali Khamenei, who was killed along with 48 other senior regime officials in America and Israel's ongoing Operation Epic Fury.
According to a classified briefing sent by the State Department to the US Embassy in London in 2008, and later released by WikiLeaks, Mojtaba was placed under pressure by his family to produce heirs.
It required four visits, including a final stay lasting two months, and he eventually had a son who was named 'Ali' after the baby's grandfather, the then Supreme Leader.
According to US intelligence, Mojtaba married relatively late in life in 2004. That was 'reportedly due to an impotency problem treated and eventually resolved during three extended visits to the UK.'

'Mojtaba was expected by his family to produce children quickly, but needed a fourth visit to the UK for medical treatment,' it said.

Not unexpected: Crown Prince Reza Pavlavi has announced that he will serve as a transitional leader while Iran constitutes a new government (and a whole new constitution).

The Conservative Party of Iran just declared itself and announced its principles. It's a pro-monarchy, secular conservative party. "Conservative" is not code here for "mullahs." It sounds like it wants to be what the UK Conservative Party should be, but is not.

🚨 BOMBSHELL: The Islamic Regime in Iran PAID a 47-year-old Pakistani national to assassinate President Trump in 2024. pic.twitter.com/lezwfTtVBq
— Gunther Eagleman� (@GuntherEagleman) March 6, 2026

🚨 JUST IN: These Iranians in London are being praised for going to the US Embassy to honor the fallen American troops who lost their lives to the Iran conflict

They even sung our national anthem

FOREVER heroes, the best among us 🇺🇸🙏🏻pic.twitter.com/92ELUi4QN8
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 6, 2026

Activist Calla Walsh Praises Iran's Missiles at Exhibition, Drawing Backlash Over Warren Ties
2 hours ago
Walsh, a Cambridge native who volunteered for Warren's 2020 presidential bid and other Democrats, spoke at an Iranian aerospace exhibition in a clip first shared by state media in February 2026. She highlighted Iran's indigenous missile program supplying an 'axis of resistance,' prompting rebukes from figures like James Woods, who tied it to her Warren history. Walsh later shifted to militant activism, co-founding a group targeting Israeli firm Elbit Systems, leading to arrests and jail time in 2023; critics now decry her praise for IRGC weapons while she continues posting pro-Iran content online.

Pocahontas� former staffer in her own words� pic.twitter.com/zy3IqnsR1a
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) March 6, 2026

These weapons are good weapons because the drone technology is "indigenous." I mean, except for the part it's all stolen from the West and/or supplied by Russia.

No seriously she praises weapons for being "indigenous" people's weapons.

She is a traitor. The group she formed, "Unity of Fields," is explicitly in favor of terrorism against the west.

And she's a Democrat activist. Obviously.

This is CNN:

Kian Tajbakhsh appeared on CNN last night to discuss the Iranian operation. It wasn't confrontational like Scott Jennings, Kevin O'Leary, or Ben Ferguson; he simply presented facts. He should know, as a former political prisoner. We discussed how liberals are trying to frame Operation Epic Fury as a new endless war, but it's not new: Iran has considered itself at war with the United States since the Iranian Revolution. Tajbakhsh was present when officials stated this--we've been at war with the Islamic Republic since 1979.

What he later said about the failed Obama-led Iran Nuclear Deal is what caused CNN to cut to commercial, and you can see why. Tajbakhsh plainly stated how flawed the Obama administration's logic was with this negotiation, and how giving this regime, the largest state sponsor of terrorism, billions might have led to the October 7 attacks. The fingerprints are all over it--the "straight line" as he said before, host Abby Phillip pulled the plug...

Video at the link.

AWFUL cries over the death of Khamenei.

This is what Khamenei did when he was president of Iran: he sent ten year old boys to clear minefields. Each boy was given a plastic key. They were told that when they get blown up, the plastic key would open the kingdom of heaven for them.

This is the man the AWFULs cry for and call "selfless, egoless."

Hans Mahncke
@HansMahncke
One of the most haunting stories from the Iran--Iraq War is that the Iranian regime mass produced little plastic keys that were hung around the necks of young children who were then sent out to clear minefields, after being told that if they died the key would open the gates of heaven for them.
The regime later tried to deny the story about the keys, but there is no dispute about the underlying reality tens of thousands of elementary school children were systematically indoctrinated in martyrdom and sent to clear minefields.

It was literally Khamenei doing it. https://t.co/pxyvf3UbMk pic.twitter.com/PY1PSBK3E6
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) March 5, 2026

A couple of days ago I posted video of what was supposed to be a memorial service outside a mosque in Manchester, England. They got mogged by Iranians celebrating his death.

Well, the mosque tried to stage another tearful memorial, and they mogged it again.

Check out the music. It samples Trump saying "Ayatollah Khamenei is dead, dead, dead, dead."

🚨 BREAKING.

Second night in a row. Islamists tried to set a vigil up for the Ayatollah in Manchester again.

AGAIN Iranians turned up and showed them what the death of the Islamic Regime leader actually meant to them.

More power to them in my opinionpic.twitter.com/FhuGhizbk8
— Kosher (@koshercockney) March 5, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:54 PM

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1 Cheater slicks

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 11:55 AM (Kt19C)

Posted by: Marcel Marceau at March 06, 2026 03:54 PM (4NO2D)

3 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:56 PM (Zz0t1)

4 War Powers Act, man.

It's what's for dinner.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:57 PM (GBKbO)

5 Power To The People of The Gray Boxes.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 06, 2026 03:57 PM (XV/Pl)

6 No president has EVER accepted that the WPA is constitutional, even as they voluntarily complied with it.

Mainly because it's not.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:57 PM (4NO2D)

7 three extended visits to the UK.'

==

where he owns unbelievable amount of real estate

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 03:57 PM (GD0B3)

8 Willowed:
398 This is who AI says are Candace Owens main sponsors...now Ace can also set up a boycott once these sponsors get confirmed...

"Candace Owens is primarily sponsored by or partners with companies targeting a conservative demographic, including PureTalk wireless, supplement brand Field of Greens by BrickHouse Nutrition, and ExpressVPN. She also has an Amazon storefront and previously promoted the now-defunct "anti-woke" bank GloriFi."
Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:54 PM (tOcjL)

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:57 PM (tOcjL)

9 You know you're an alcoholic when you repeat yourself.

You know you're an alcoholic when you repeat yourself.

You know you're an alcoholic when you repeat yourself.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:57 PM (Zz0t1)

10 Power To The People of The Gray Boxes.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 06, 2026 03:57 PM

Right On!

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:57 PM (4NO2D)

11 th

Posted by: doug at March 06, 2026 03:58 PM (Hy+R4)

12 Mojtaba Khamenei, the favorite to become the new Supreme Leader of Iran, was repeatedly treated for impotency at hospitals in the UK, according to a secret US intelligence document.

Can't f*ck little boys and goats if you can't get it up.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:58 PM (Zz0t1)

13
"Congress"

Heh

Congress of Sex Offenders, you mean.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 03:58 PM (xG4kz)

14 JUST IN: These Iranians in London are being praised for going to the US Embassy to honor the fallen American troops who lost their lives to the Iran conflict
___

How did they escape Britain's new laws prohibiting islamophobia?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 06, 2026 03:58 PM (Dv3i1)

15 Out of curiosity how did Fetterman vote on the War Powers act resolution, anyone happen to know?

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 03:59 PM (pDt9x)

16 Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:54 PM
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 11:55 AM

This man is a Jew!

Posted by: Ich bin Uberman at March 06, 2026 03:59 PM (4NO2D)

17 You know, large nostrils are highly correlated with a large intellect. Click to subscribe.

Posted by: Candace Owens at March 06, 2026 04:00 PM (skR0U)

18 The Mullahs made semi-secret overtures through the CIA begging for an end to the war. Trump rejected these overtures.
____

Look at me, I'm captain of the CIA now, MF'ers!
-Trump

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 06, 2026 04:00 PM (Dv3i1)

19
War Powers Act, man.

It's what's for dinner.

Just like waffles, only NO MAPLE SYRUP!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 04:00 PM (xG4kz)

20 15 Out of curiosity how did Fetterman vote on the War Powers act resolution, anyone happen to know?
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 03:59 PM (pDt9x)

He voted with Rs. Paul voted with Ds.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 04:00 PM (tOcjL)

21 Wow. Never thought I'd see the day when Iranians love the US more than the Brits do.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:00 PM (77rzZ)

22 The Jews forced the Iranians to use kids to clear minefields, you know.

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at March 06, 2026 04:00 PM (COQGW)

23 Those Iranians did the best anthem I've heard in a long while.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 06, 2026 04:00 PM (sl73Y)

24 They're not just singing The National Anthem.
They're singing The Third Verse.
The one we're not allowed to.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 06, 2026 04:00 PM (zdLoL)

25 Pocahontas’ former staffer in her own words…

You can tell she's very proud of the way she pronounces "Iran". Clearly, this is the main thing on which to focus. Stupid bint.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 04:00 PM (Riz8t)

26 Crap! I missed the Candace Owens thread.
Thanks, Ace for all you to expose this piece of lying excrement... Tucker too.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 04:00 PM (NpAcC)

27 I honestly don't know what's worse - Living in a psy op, or knowing we are living in a psy op and not being able to do anything about it.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 04:01 PM (vE0+H)

28 three extended visits to the UK.'

---
Shoulda tried Extenze...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 04:01 PM (ESVrU)

29 Javid Shah !

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 04:01 PM (+nEug)

30 I’ve been to the UK. It’s not where I’d go if I was having trouble getting it up. Norway on the other hand. Yikes. There’s some lookers in Norway.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 06, 2026 04:01 PM (csP6e)

31 20 15 Out of curiosity how did Fetterman vote on the War Powers act resolution, anyone happen to know?
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 03:59 PM (pDt9x)

He voted with Rs. Paul voted with Ds.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 04:00 PM (tOcjL)

Thanks, not surprised, really.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:01 PM (pDt9x)

32 You know you're an alcoholic when you repeat yourself.
Posted by: Sponge

Guess that explains Chris Plante.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:01 PM (77rzZ)

33 Kian Tajbakhsh appeared on CNN last night to discuss the Iranian operation. It wasn't confrontational like Scott Jennings, Kevin O'Leary, or Ben Ferguson; he simply presented facts.
_______
I saw that. The fat black woman on the panel clearly didn't like what she was hearing.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 06, 2026 04:01 PM (AlhUl)

34 Out of curiosity how did Fetterman vote on the War Powers act resolution, anyone happen to know?
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 03:59 PM (pDt9x)

On our side.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:01 PM (8avO+)

35 If Police can search your vehicle based on Tacit Consent, we can fucking go to War under the same notion.

"You said your mom was ok with it."

'Well...mom didn't say that I couldn't go to war...'

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 04:01 PM (l9aEn)

36 Wow. Never thought I'd see the day when Iranians love the US more than the Brits do.

I try not to confuse the policies of the current British government with the people of Britain. They are not the same.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 04:02 PM (Riz8t)

37 War Powers Act Vote to Limit Iran Action Fails

Let's face it, we shouldn't be entrusted with anything. Even we know that.

Posted by: Congress at March 06, 2026 04:02 PM (f98mK)

38 Kian Tajbakhsh appeared on CNN last night to discuss the Iranian operation. It wasn't confrontational like Scott Jennings, Kevin O'Leary, or Ben Ferguson; he simply presented facts.
_______
I saw that. The fat black woman on the panel clearly didn't like what she was hearing.
Posted by: Eeyore at March 06, 2026 04:01 PM (AlhUl)

Jennings isn't confrontational. He just says the others are fucking idiots after they get done talking.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:02 PM (8avO+)

39 21 Wow. Never thought I'd see the day when Iranians love the US more than the Brits do.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:00 PM (77rzZ)

And, a significant number of our citizens. Sadly.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:02 PM (pDt9x)

40 Willow'd hard, since this took awhile to write. Like Scott Adams, I construct mental models and give them different weights of reliability. I balance them against each other. That is the actual scientific mindset; rational skepticism is self-skepticism. Science worship is pagan commie neo-Lysenkoist superstition, just another fix for the neediness of the authoritarian follower personality type. "In this house, we believe in Science" is a Slave Heart's plea for a master to tell them what to think.

All that to say, here is a model that I have found useful, which is to break the conscienceless into three basic types, based on IQ bands, with the middle one being the most common due to the bell curve. The first type is the low-functioning psychopaths, which I don't mean as a clinical diagnosis; as seen in Antifa booking photos, some look normal, while others may be carrying a heavy mutational load, and others show the signs of chronic chemical abuse.

The second type is the narcissistic midwit. They're dumb enough that their limited attention is fully consumed by their self-interest, clever enough to be seriously dangerous, and common enough to be found wherever humans gather. Cont.

Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 04:03 PM (Sy6m/)

41 Fetterman said he is voting "aye" for MarkWayne Mullin for DHS.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 04:03 PM (GD0B3)

42 Cont. The third type is the high-functioning sociopath. They are capable of "intellectual empathy," constructing mental models of their own to predict how sucker-chumps with consciences will react. They are the leaders and indoctrinators of dangerous movements such as Marxism and Islam, who know it's all B.S. and don't care. While technically scarce on the ground on average, they can be found clogging the halls of power, both public and private.

Disturbingly, there is no solid answer to the natural question of the incidence is of true consciencelessness. They can't even say for the clinical personality disorders that exhibit it; they can't even say just for Cluster B. For convenience, I use 6% or 1/17, which is in the wide range of guesstimates. It keeps you on your toes to consider that in any room with 50 other people, there could easily be three that would murder you in cold blood, with neither hesitation nor remorse.

How that applies to Candace Owens and other news of the day, I leave as an exercise for the reader.

Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 04:04 PM (Sy6m/)

43 It's not not a war. Excellent.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 04:04 PM (n5tGW)

44 Can we trade Calla Walsh for one of the hot Iranian chicks who light cigarettes with Mullahs' pictures?

Posted by: Eeyore at March 06, 2026 04:04 PM (AlhUl)

45 Jennings isn't confrontational. He just says the others are fucking idiots after they get done talking.

I wouldn't have the self control not to tell those idiots to STFU.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 04:05 PM (Riz8t)

46
FOREVER heroes, the best among us 🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/92ELUi4QN8

- Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 6, 2026

That's amazing.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 04:05 PM (Zz0t1)

47 I remember the child soldiers and human wave attacks of the Iran-Iraq war.

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 04:05 PM (YwEeS)

48 testing

Reichsmüaut;tti Megan

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:05 PM (1wjle)

49 testing

Reicshmüaut;tti Megan

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (1wjle)

50 Fetterman said he is voting "aye" for MarkWayne Mullin for DHS.

I think he's either decided he's not going to win, so he might as well say what he thinks, or he thinks the only reason he MIGHT win is to keep saying what he thinks.

I hope this helps.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (Riz8t)

51 damnit

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (1wjle)

52 @RealJamesWoods
Pocahontas’ former staffer in her own words…
___

Calla Walsh? More like Callow Walsh. Perfect how she is wearing a hijab and saying "I'ran" like she heard from a native Farsi speaker, and crediting the weapons as being made by the indigenous people of Iran even though they are held captive by a foreign (Arab and Marxist cults) ideology.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (Dv3i1)

53 Donald U.S. Trump.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (xcxpd)

54 Unpossible, I was reliably informed by the BBC and CNN that American is clearly losing the war in Iran

On a serious note, there's a not insignificant number number of Iranians that love the US, I remember the news where the Mullahs painted American flags on the pavement and expected Iranians to walk over them out of disrespect and they refused to do so

How come we cant emigrate those (especially the women)

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (REq0p)

55 The Mullahs made semi-secret overtures through the CIA begging for an end to the war. Trump rejected these overtures.

He now says Iran has only one way out: Unconditional surrender.

The thing is, I wouldn't even trust their unconditional surrender. It's in their book to lie.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (M0V4/)

56 Third times the charm.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (4NO2D)

57 Hey sponge- for your bot question, CO makes $100K–$300K+ monthly from YouTube, estimated to be low six figures from x annually, because x doesn’t really pay well, and across all her media stuff, she is making about $7-10M a year. So yeah she is influencing.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (Wmg4n)

58 42 The third type is the high-functioning sociopath. They are capable of "intellectual empathy," constructing mental models of their own to predict how sucker-chumps with consciences will react. They are the leaders and indoctrinators of dangerous movements such as Marxism and Islam, who know it's all B.S. and don't care. While technically scarce on the ground on average, they can be found clogging the halls of power, both public and private.

Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 04:04 PM (Sy6m/)

I assume these are the types who constantly use the phrase "Theory of Mind" over and over again.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (wa/yD)

59
Meanwhile, Kristi is getting her arsenal in order so as to be able to begin shooting doggies from minute one once PDJT makes her an agent of S.H.I.E.l.D.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (xG4kz)

60 The Jews forced the Iranians to use kids to clear minefields, you know.
Posted by: Tucker Carlson at March 06, 2026

***
"Why does it always seem to be
Me lookin' at Jews, Jews lookin' at me?
It's always the same. It's just a shame, that's all --"

Posted by: Tucker "Phil Collins" Carlson at March 06, 2026 04:07 PM (wzUl9)

61 >>. The third type is the high-functioning sociopath. They are capable of "intellectual empathy," constructing mental models of their own to predict how sucker-chumps with consciences will react. They are the leaders and indoctrinators of dangerous movements such as Marxism and Islam, who know it's all B.S. and don't care. While technically scarce on the ground on average, they can be found clogging the halls of power, both public and private.

what's this from? I swear this looks very familiar/

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:07 PM (1wjle)

62 Mamdani distances himself from his wife as her tweets praising 10/7 are revealed

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 04:07 PM (+nEug)

63 damnit
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (1wjle)

Mix 0.8 beta FTW.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 04:07 PM (Zz0t1)

64 PS - Here are Tucker Carlson's sponsor per AI...again, pair bitching with actual action if we want to get anywhere...Ace has the ability with this blog's reach to start a boycott...

"Following his departure from Fox News, Tucker Carlson launched the "Tucker Carlson Network" (TCN) and a show on X (formerly Twitter). His current and recent sponsors for his independent ventures include:
Popular Information | Judd Legum
Popular Information | Judd Legum
+2
PublicSq. (PSQ): A conservative-friendly marketplace app that signed a major ad deal with Carlson in October 2023.
1789 Capital: An investment firm that provided funding for his media company.
Eight Sleep: A mattress company that has sponsored his podcast.
Beam: A supplement company that has sponsored his podcast.
Battalion: A precious metals company co-founded by Carlson.
ExpressVPN: Has appeared as a sponsor for his online content.
Hallow: The Catholic prayer app recently partnered with Carlson for a Lenten series in 2026."

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 04:07 PM (tOcjL)

65 Yep, plastic keys. The children were told they were keys to Heaven.

The Ayatollahs are evil.

But Western Liberals wail about the Children's Crusade.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 04:07 PM (Ns3kx)

66 "Fetterman said he is voting "aye" for MarkWayne Mullin for DHS."

******************

I think Fetterman had another brain stroke, which has now reset his brain and made him 23.65% more MAGA

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 06, 2026 04:08 PM (REq0p)

67 50 Fetterman said he is voting "aye" for MarkWayne Mullin for DHS.

I think he's either decided he's not going to win, so he might as well say what he thinks, or he thinks the only reason he MIGHT win is to keep saying what he thinks.

I hope this helps.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (Riz8t)

Personally I appreciate his votes on matters pertaining to foreign affairs.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:08 PM (pDt9x)

68 she is making about $7-10M a year. So yeah she is influencing.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (Wmg4n)

I think that money should be followed to see where it's ACTUALLY coming from.

But I'm a wacked out conspiracy theorist retard, so......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 04:08 PM (Zz0t1)

69
müaut;tti

mulatto?

marshall?

Muab Dib?

C'mon, ace, spit it out!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 04:08 PM (xG4kz)

70 This war is not illegal, merely undocumented.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 04:08 PM (J8tyi)

71 Fetterman said he is voting "eye" for MarkWayne Mullin for DHS.

*sob* That's how I used to vote...

Posted by: Dan Crenshaw at March 06, 2026 04:08 PM (f98mK)

72 there would be no deal without Iran's "unconditional surrender."
=
This is the way.

Posted by: Methos at March 06, 2026 04:09 PM (vSvIl)

73 "War Powers Act Vote to Limit Iran Action Fails, Meaning This Is Now a Congressionally Approved War"

This shuts down every single cnn argument that Trump is a rouge king and starting a war on his own without congressional approval.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 06, 2026 04:09 PM (0N4FZ)

74 damnit
Posted by: ace

Uh oh. What'd we do now?

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:09 PM (77rzZ)

75 "Fetterman said he is voting "aye" for MarkWayne Mullin for DHS."

******************

I'mma just throw this out there.........

Fetterman didn't kill himself.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 04:09 PM (Zz0t1)

76 Reichsmütti Megan Kelly

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:09 PM (1wjle)

77 because double negatives are effectively positives -- yes, Congress has voted affirmatively to not stop the war.

Can we put McConnel in a torpedo tube?

Posted by: DaveA at March 06, 2026 04:09 PM (FhXTo)

78 Saudis in talks with Iran about ending the war.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 04:09 PM (+nEug)

79 Fuck Congress, all they care about is making money.

I went to school with some Iranians back in the 70's, they were arogant pricks but fun to hang out with.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at March 06, 2026 04:09 PM (h3wuo)

80
tti Megan is some kind of German lesbian pron?

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 04:09 PM (Y8DZL)

81 MINX.....damn fingers.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 04:10 PM (Zz0t1)

82 Trump is a rouge king

I thought that was Sam Brinton.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:10 PM (77rzZ)

83 76 Reichsmütti Megan Kelly
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:09 PM (1wjle)

I don’t speak Portuguese, so

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:10 PM (pDt9x)

84 Reichsmutter Megan ?

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 04:10 PM (GD0B3)

85 59
Meanwhile, Kristi is getting her arsenal in order so as to be able to begin shooting doggies from minute one once PDJT makes her an agent of S.H.I.E.l.D.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (xG4kz)

Trump obviously did not fire her. Trump does not mince words when he fires someone. He normally starts the badmouthing publicly within the hour, if not the day. There has been nothing but praise for Noem.

By giving her a lateral move, he says "fine, Homan can be more powerful and I'm still giving kick ass Barbie another kick ass Barbie face job" - "she's been loyal, so she deserves it"...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 04:10 PM (tOcjL)

86 68 she is making about $7-10M a year. So yeah she is influencing.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (Wmg4n)

I think that money should be followed to see where it's ACTUALLY coming from.

But I'm a wacked out conspiracy theorist retard, so......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026

Ad sense revenue and ad sharing on x, this doesn’t include subscriptions or who knows what else she gets from the sketchy side of town.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:10 PM (Wmg4n)

87 Unpossible, I was reliably informed by the BBC and CNN that American is clearly losing the war in Iran

On a serious note, there's a not insignificant number number of Iranians that love the US, I remember the news where the Mullahs painted American flags on the pavement and expected Iranians to walk over them out of disrespect and they refused to do so

How come we cant emigrate those (especially the women)
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (REq0p)

I have a whole set of Iranian and part Iranian relatives through my late older sister. They are fine folks, been here since before 1975.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:10 PM (8avO+)

88 Megyn Kelly, she-MILF of the GOPe?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 04:10 PM (Ns3kx)

89 >>>Uh oh. What'd we do now?

nothing I was testing how to write Reichsmütti Megan with the umlaut.

but it's pointless because I thought mutti meant "grandma" but it just means "mom."

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:10 PM (1wjle)

90 Trump is systematically freeing hot, freedom loving women from oppressed countries to come to America and help us with our population decline. Next stop, Sweden.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 04:11 PM (viF8m)

91 >> Saudis in talks with Iran about ending the war.

Trace the call.

Blow up the building they are calling from.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 04:11 PM (l9aEn)

92 73 This shuts down every single cnn argument that Trump is a rouge king and starting a war on his own without congressional approval.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 06, 2026 04:09 PM (0N4FZ)

Rouge?

Most people say he's more of an orange...

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 04:11 PM (wa/yD)

93 Ace, I don't think you need the umlaut.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 06, 2026 04:11 PM (skR0U)

94 WTF is this "mogged" word I keep seeing?

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 06, 2026 04:11 PM (CNl8/)

95 Saudis in talks with Iran about ending the war.

Given how much the Saudis hate and fear Iran, that should be an interesting discussion.

First, you must bring us a...shrubbery!

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 04:11 PM (Riz8t)

96 >>. The third type is the high-functioning sociopath. They are capable of "intellectual empathy," constructing mental models of their own to predict how sucker-chumps with consciences will react. They are the leaders and indoctrinators of dangerous movements such as Marxism and Islam, who know it's all B.S. and don't care. While technically scarce on the ground on average, they can be found clogging the halls of power, both public and private.
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what's this from? I swear this looks very familiar/
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026

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Someone posted it in the comments earlier this week. The original source? I dunno.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:11 PM (wzUl9)

97 Jennings, O'Leary and Ferguson are confrontational? Showing the the left and their propaganda ministers are lying sacks of crap isn't confrontational

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 04:12 PM (/C62k)

98 Saudis in talks with Iran about ending the war.
Posted by: Ben Had

Saudis: You leave or we let the Americans hunt you down like dogs.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 04:12 PM (oKJ0C)

99 I miss Bandersnatch

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 04:12 PM (Ns3kx)

100 The Conservative Party of Iran just declared itself and announced its principles. It's a pro-monarchy, secular conservative party. "Conservative" is not code here for "mullahs." It sounds like it wants to be what the UK Conservative Party should be, but is not.

This is what it will take. No clerics. Mass popular uprising. Some.of the army needs to cross the line and the IRGC must be eliminated. Those assholes don't care how many people they kill in order to stay in power. You can bet some of their leadership (still alive) are looking for ways out of the country.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 04:12 PM (2WIwB)

101
76 Reichsmütti Megan Kelly

Posted by: ace

Bwahahahahaha ... oh, sorry, ace

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 04:12 PM (xG4kz)

102 Ace, I don't think you need the umlaut.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 06, 2026 04:11 PM (skR0U)

You're not his mom!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 04:12 PM (Zz0t1)

103 >>>93 Ace, I don't think you need the umlaut.

oh darn you're right.

I guess I was going by Heavy Metal Album Cover rules, just throw an umlaut over everything. Attitude Umlauts!

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:12 PM (1wjle)

104 Trump obviously did not fire her. Trump does not mince words when he fires someone. He normally starts the badmouthing publicly within the hour, if not the day. There has been nothing but praise for Noem.

By giving her a lateral move, he says "fine, Homan can be more powerful and I'm still giving kick ass Barbie another kick ass Barbie face job" - "she's been loyal, so she deserves it"...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 04:10 PM (tOcjL)

looks like we are setting up a number of Orgs to get the South Americans up and running as allies in improving the Western Hemisphere. Noam looks to be our rep in the non military one.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:12 PM (8avO+)

105 Remember the 100s of strongly worded letters that were sent to Iran over the last 40 years warning them that this would happen if they kept being shitty? Well those letters were issued by Congress in some cases and some by the state department. These are legal documents, and therefore Trump blowing them to smithereens has legal justification.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at March 06, 2026 04:12 PM (Wnqw0)

106 Virtually every POTUS -- and every lawyer I know -- since its enactment in 1973 believes that The War Powers Act is Unconstitutional on its face.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 04:12 PM (iu4Pw)

107 Whenever I think of Western women engaging with the Mullahs of Iran, I think of the renowned, courageous journalist (in the true sense of the word), Oriana Fallaci.

Fallaci didn't take crap when she interviewed Ayatollah Khomeini. She tore off her burkha in mid-interview, gave the thug a piece of her mind, and stormed out of the room.

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 04:12 PM (rj6Yv)

108 99 I miss Bandersnatch
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 04:12 PM (Ns3kx)

metoo.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 06, 2026 04:13 PM (skR0U)

109 15 Out of curiosity how did Fetterman vote on the War Powers act resolution, anyone happen to know?
Posted by: tubal
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He voted with the GOP majority. I think Rand voted the other way.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 04:13 PM (E4rtv)

110 We need to steal some land because we live on stolen land.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 04:13 PM (n5tGW)

111 Pavlavi just needs to sit this one out. He's got no ties to the Iranian people. Lived high on the hog while the Iranian people suffered. Sorry. Stay where you are and let a good Iranian leader rise from the people of Iran, in Iran.

Posted by: Diabeetus at March 06, 2026 04:13 PM (p8iTN)

112 I would be "nice" to see the DoJ actually prosecute the collaborators and, you know, not fucking tank the case by playing "nice" with the judiciary.

Go judge shop. Find one sympathetic to the administration.

This shit gets so fucking old.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 06, 2026 04:13 PM (jtM2q)

113 Exact number of Democrats defected for war powers resolution to fail, how are we voting out of this uniparty?

Those four get a ton of money from AIPAC. Until we get rid of anyone who takes their money or otherwise puts Israel's interests before ours, we're cooked. There's too many of them in our government.

How do they decide whose turn it is to vote with republicans, thus giving them whatever they want while keeping up the pretense of democracy?

We don't vote them out. This is literally against the constitution. We have checks and balances FOR A FUCKING REASON! I think the French had a good idea on how to handle situations like this

This feels like “let’s give him rope so we can game this inevitable failure for the midterms “ , which is a terrible game to play with the lives of service people and civilians.

Talarico has shown a new way to campaign. You can invoke the jesus stuff without being all the way insane, and you can make gestures towards the religious stuff while holding true to important principles. Theres a blueprint for getting rid of these guys.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 04:13 PM (ycI94)

114 Ace needs the umlaut since he's Hooked on Phonics.

Up next: the Percontation Point.

Posted by: Taylor at March 06, 2026 04:14 PM (mGFn3)

115 94 WTF is this "mogged" word I keep seeing?
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 06, 2026 04:11 PM (CNl8/)

It's a term related to the looksmaxxing community, meaning you stole the attention from someone else.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 04:14 PM (wa/yD)

116
Baton Rouge is the state capital of Louisiana.

Baton Rogue is the tire iron you keep under the driver's seat of your vehicle.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 04:14 PM (xG4kz)

117 The leading candidate for Ayatollah is a limpdick.

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Cucker Qatarlson?

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 04:14 PM (iu4Pw)

118 I remember back in the day "War" was called a police action.
Of course a Democrat was President then.

Posted by: Case at March 06, 2026 04:14 PM (gQFwH)

119 >>>94 WTF is this "mogged" word I keep seeing?

I think it means that your "aura" overpowers your rivals' aura. Like when Sydney Sweeney deadeyed that ugly magazine writer AWFUL, they said she "mogged" her.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:14 PM (1wjle)

120 she is making about $7-10M a year. So yeah she is influencing.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (Wmg4n)

I think that money should be followed to see where it's ACTUALLY coming from.

But I'm a wacked out conspiracy theorist retard, so......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026

Ad sense revenue and ad sharing on x, this doesn’t include subscriptions or who knows what else she gets from the sketchy side of town.

Posted by: Piper

Also a reminder, Google owns and operates YouTube. For all that implies.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 06, 2026 04:14 PM (OUMaO)

121 WHAT?? SPRING FORWARD THIS WEEKEND??!!

*sigh

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 04:14 PM (GD0B3)

122 This is what it will take. No clerics. Mass popular uprising. Some.of the army needs to cross the line and the IRGC must be eliminated. Those assholes don't care how many people they kill in order to stay in power. You can bet some of their leadership (still alive) are looking for ways out of the country.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 04:12 PM (2WIwB)

you start to care how many peeps are being killed when they turn out to be from your side most of the time.

One thing air power and drones can do is screw with assembled troops/cops/ammo supplies.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:15 PM (8avO+)

123 Whether the new 'Tollah can get it up or not, that's first class propaganda to claim he can't. No one wants to be ruled by a limp dick. That was Carter's "big" problem. It's rumored that Margaret Thatcher could whip out a big boner at the drop of a hat. Hillary, of course, has a big one as well, but unfortunately for her, Donny's is bigger.

Posted by: Martin Tell at March 06, 2026 04:15 PM (sFNX2)

124 According to US intelligence, Mojtaba married relatively late in life in 2004.

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A prepubescent male or female goat?

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 04:15 PM (iu4Pw)

125 I thought the only people on this blog who were allowed to use umlauts were Doof, in the alternate spelling of his name, and Sponge when addressing him by it.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:15 PM (77rzZ)

126 For all happy words of tongue and pen, the happiest are these,
"unconditional surrender."

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 04:15 PM (HjVhR)

127 The third type is the high functioning sociopath, so Hillary Clinton.

Posted by: rocky raccoon at March 06, 2026 04:15 PM (ehY6c)

128 94 WTF is this "mogged" word I keep seeing?
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I think it's just another British slang word, like chuffed, knackered, gutted, kaffir, allahu akbar...etc.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 06, 2026 04:15 PM (Dv3i1)

129
Müde...?

Posted by: That Nazi Guard Who Discovers Indiana Jones in the Submarine Pen at March 06, 2026 04:15 PM (1wjle)

130 Sounds like "mogged" is just a new way of saying "owned"

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 06, 2026 04:15 PM (CNl8/)

131 >>looks like we are setting up a number of Orgs to get the South Americans up and running as allies in improving the Western Hemisphere. Noam looks to be our rep in the non military one.

The first meeting of Shield is tomorrow in Florida. A number of Latin American leaders will be there along with Marco, Hegseth and Trump. And Noem.

Does that sound like a demotion to anyone?

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 04:16 PM (viF8m)

132 Not unexpected: Crown Prince Reza Pavlavi has announced that he will serve as a transitional leader while Iran constitutes a new government (and a whole new constitution).

A similar approach to Spain, when the fascist government there was overthrown.

Posted by: The EU! at March 06, 2026 04:16 PM (n1OCj)

133 WTF is this "mogged" word I keep seeing?
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 06, 2026 04:11 PM (CNl8/)

It's a term related to the looksmaxxing community, meaning you stole the attention from someone else.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 04:14 PM (wa/yD)

means "one upped"

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:16 PM (8avO+)

134 Ace, I missed the Candace Owens thread but I am SO GLAD you are addressing this. She is absolute poison and everyone should be calling her out, liberals and conservatives alike. So THANK YOU for doing so. Much appreciated by me.

Posted by: bluebell at March 06, 2026 04:16 PM (79pEw)

135 I have a whole set of Iranian and part Iranian relatives through my late older sister. They are fine folks, been here since before 1975.

***************

Any female relatives that are single?

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 06, 2026 04:16 PM (REq0p)

136 121 WHAT?? SPRING FORWARD THIS WEEKEND??!!

*sigh
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 04:14 PM (GD0B3)

Resist!!! Start a movement! I will join you. ( That’s, 2). Anyone else?

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:16 PM (pDt9x)

137 >>Pavlavi just needs to sit this one out.

Wrong take.

He has a good level of support, legitimacy and has repeatedly asserted that he wants to head the Transition to an Independent Gov't of the Iranian People's choosing.

Having a figurehead will be good for them and doubly so that he wants to be a transitional figure.

They are not ashamed of their heritage. They are ashamed they allowed it to be hijacked for as long as it has been.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 04:16 PM (l9aEn)

138 "BOMBSHELL: The Islamic Regime in Iran PAID a 47-year-old Pakistani national to assassinate President Trump in 2024."

A hero and idol to the Left had he succeeded in his mission.

Action figures of the assassin would be sold everywhere.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 04:16 PM (NpAcC)

139 'Scuze me while I whip dis out...

Posted by: Big Mooch at March 06, 2026 04:16 PM (Dv3i1)

140 Also a reminder, Google owns and operates YouTube. For all that implies.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 06, 2026 04:14 PM (OUMaO)

The summary is she makes a shizzleton of money for being a kook, and she doesn’t have a small following, which is scary, Ace is right in his position.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (Wmg4n)

141 Mojtaba Khamenei, the favorite to become the new Supreme Leader of Iran, was repeatedly treated for impotency at hospitals in the UK, according to a secret US intelligence document.

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If I was slated to be the next guy to get blown up by America, I probably couldn't get hard either and my boners are legendary.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (Wnqw0)

142 >>>121 WHAT?? SPRING FORWARD THIS WEEKEND??!!

oh yeah

i'm actually looking forward to the longer days.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (1wjle)

143 Mojtaba Khamenei, the favorite to become the new Supreme Leader of Iran, was repeatedly treated for impotency at hospitals in the UK, according to a secret US intelligence document.
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Can't f*ck little boys and goats if you can't get it up.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:58 PM (Zz0t1)

Perhaps the problem was that he was sexually attracted to little boys and goats ... a woman, not so much.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (ksbjf)

144
Allah's blessings and peace-be-upon any generous contributor willing to monetarily support my bringing the truth to the AOS comment page!

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (Y8DZL)

145 No American blood for Joos!

Dione Warwick’s psychic friends network told me to say that.

Posted by: Candace Owens Nostrils at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (7S15B)

146 Pavlavi just needs to sit this one out. He's got no ties to the Iranian people. Lived high on the hog while the Iranian people suffered. Sorry. Stay where you are and let a good Iranian leader rise from the people of Iran, in Iran.

I dig the rap you're laying down, man, but you're wrong. Pahlavi has already said he would be a transitional figure, a la King Juan Carlos of Spain. His job is to supervise a clean set of elections, and then retire, and I believe that's what he intends to do. Any attempt to reinstitute the monarchy on a permanent basis would end with him up against a wall.

Perhaps after he supervises clean elections in Iran, he could come to America and do the same thing.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (Riz8t)

147 It takes a village to send a child into a mine field.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (FXNzP)

148 123 Whether the new 'Tollah can get it up or not, that's first class propaganda to claim he can't. No one wants to be ruled by a limp dick. That was Carter's "big" problem. It's rumored that Margaret Thatcher could whip out a big boner at the drop of a hat. Hillary, of course, has a big one as well, but unfortunately for her, Donny's is bigger.
Posted by: Martin Tell at March 06, 2026 04:15 PM (sFNX2)

There's more than one Ayatollah. "Supreme Leader of Iran" and "Ayatollah" are not synonyms.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (wa/yD)

149 >>> WHAT?? SPRING FORWARD THIS WEEKEND??!!
*sigh
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 04:14 PM (GD0B3)

I hate it. We should only fall back from now on. Twice a month. It would be so perfect. Gain a whole day each year. And it would align with my natural insomnia.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (3uBP9)

150 it's quaint how the UK is collecting replacement dictators, grooming them and them sending them back. Ukraine's "ambassador" in London is a UK stooge they are grooming to take over after Zelenskii. There were grooming various Iranian regime "moderates" and aytollah's son. With friends like these..

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (GD0B3)

151 The first meeting of Shield is tomorrow in Florida. A number of Latin American leaders will be there along with Marco, Hegseth and Trump. And Noem.

Does that sound like a demotion to anyone?
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 04:16 PM (viF8m)

let them have their 15 minutes of victory while Noem gets her cat suits ready for the Latins and hires them to build 180000 cells in prisons.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:18 PM (8avO+)

152 >>>130 Sounds like "mogged" is just a new way of saying "owned"

yes but more meaning "outshined"/"upstaged"

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:18 PM (1wjle)

153 I will give the new ayatollah shelter in my nostrils. Come here, my dear.

Posted by: Candace Owens Nostrils at March 06, 2026 04:18 PM (7S15B)

154 111 Pavlavi just needs to sit this one out. He's got no ties to the Iranian people. Lived high on the hog while his people suffered. ...

Posted by: Diabeetus

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I know, right?

Posted by: Charles R. at March 06, 2026 04:18 PM (HjVhR)

155 Having a figurehead will be good for them and doubly so that he wants to be a transitional figure.
Posted by: garrett

Kinda like that last king of Afghanistan when he presided over the loya jirga to set up the new government of the country.

Hopefully, the political situation in Iran goes better than that in Afghanistan did.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:19 PM (77rzZ)

156 106 Virtually every POTUS -- and every lawyer I know -- since its enactment in 1973 believes that The War Powers Act is Unconstitutional on its face.
Posted by: ShainS

I tend to agree with the exception. Congress does have spending clause power to remove a president's ability to spend money on a specific conflict. This comes directly from the old pre English Civil War struggle between Parliament and the Crown. The Crown started levying ancient feudal era charges on cities to provide ships for a way among other things like requiring forced war loans from people without the agreement of Parliament.

Earl of Buckingham was involved (the guy that got assassinated in the Three Musketeers books by Dumas) and Charles I and Buckingham wanted war with France. Buckingham was also unsuccessfully impeached by Parliament when Charles I dissolved Parliament in the middle of it.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 04:19 PM (E4rtv)

157 nothing I was testing how to write Reichsmütti Megan with the umlaut.

but it's pointless because I thought mutti meant "grandma" but it just means "mom."
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It could be assumed to be 'bitch', so it's probably still a 80% effective insult.

Posted by: Methos at March 06, 2026 04:19 PM (vSvIl)

158 it's quaint how the UK is collecting replacement dictators, grooming them and them sending them back. Ukraine's "ambassador" in London is a UK stooge they are grooming to take over after Zelenskii. There were grooming various Iranian regime "moderates" and aytollah's son. With friends like these..
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (GD0B3)

I love how the Brits keep trying to refight the Crimean War in Ukraine. Sending an admiral to try and blow up the bridge connecting it to mainland Russia and all that.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:19 PM (8avO+)

159 >>134 Ace, I missed the Candace Owens thread but I am SO GLAD you are addressing this. She is absolute poison and everyone should be calling her out, liberals and conservatives alike. So THANK YOU for doing so. Much appreciated by me.

thank *you.* She has always been a black leftist grifter. She started her "career" off with a racehoax and now she's attacking Erika Kirk because she's white and she outshined Cavernous Nostrils.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:19 PM (1wjle)

160 A Mog is a Half-Man Half-Dog.

A Mog.

Posted by: John Candy at March 06, 2026 04:19 PM (l9aEn)

161 Ok, I thought this was good. Ike anecdote, WH 1950s cabinet meetings.

The White House meeting schedules reflected Eisenhower’s desire for order. His cabinet met every Friday, with Eisenhower beginning each meeting by observing a silent prayer.

Once, when he forgot, cabinet secretary Max Rabb slipped a note to remind him. Eisenhower blurted out, “Goddammit! We forgot the silent prayer!”

LOL

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 04:19 PM (d6jY2)

162 There are also stories out there about mosques in America holding memorial services for the Ayatollah (debris be upon him). Never have I wanted the Westboro Baptist Church crazies to show up to an event so badly.

Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at March 06, 2026 04:20 PM (tmaEb)

163 >> Mojtaba Khamenei, the favorite to become the new Supreme Leader of Iran, was repeatedly treated for impotency

Come here with that sucker, and put it right in my nostrils. That’ll straighten it out.

Posted by: Candace Owens Nostrils at March 06, 2026 04:20 PM (7S15B)

164 No seriously she praises weapons for being "indigenous" people's weapons.

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Please tell me there was "a land acknowledgement" of the stolen property of the Elamites, Medes, and Persians.

/only half-joking

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 04:20 PM (iu4Pw)

165
Talarico has shown a new way to campaign. You can invoke the jesus stuff without being all the way insane, and you can make gestures towards the religious stuff while holding true to important principles. Theres a blueprint for getting rid of these guys.

—+++

Oh dear heavens.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:20 PM (Wmg4n)

166
First they unleashed the ampersands... but I said nothing because I could already use ampersands

Then they unleashed the opening and closing tags... and still I said nothing because such trivialities were beneath me.

Now they are unleashing the umlauts because they are louts themselves... ü ö ï ë ä

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 04:20 PM (xG4kz)

167 Im thinking anyone looking for a politician in the middle east who is a howdy doody with no baggage whatsoever that could govern Iran is well going to be disappointed

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 06, 2026 04:20 PM (REq0p)

168 Today CNN asked President Biden what he thought about the war with Iran....

President Biden's Cryptic response is the following...

"Giant Clams, Jimmy Carter. etc... etc....etc..."

CNN believes that President Biden does not support the war based on his well thought out answer....

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at March 06, 2026 04:21 PM (thvln)

169 Post needs more hot Persian chicks.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 04:21 PM (/lPRQ)

170 There's more than one Ayatollah. "Supreme Leader of Iran" and "Ayatollah" are not synonyms.
Posted by: XTC

Ayatollah,.....

don't know her.

Posted by: Charles F at March 06, 2026 04:21 PM (HjVhR)

171 I hope Scott Jennings' cell mates have been patted down for concealed weapons. Would be prudent. After all they are insane murderous mewling quims.

Posted by: rocky raccoon at March 06, 2026 04:21 PM (ehY6c)

172 Hoo Boy, if I had those nostrils back in the day, I could have bankrupted the band in about a week....

Posted by: Stevie Nicks at March 06, 2026 04:21 PM (skR0U)

173 Ooof, that is going to leave a mark,

Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid
·
1h
🚨 Breaking: IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani is confirmed safe in Israel 🇮🇱

It can now be revealed that he played a key role in the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leaders Nasrallah and Safieddine, and elimination of Khamenei and top IRGC generals.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 04:22 PM (E4rtv)

174 The ayatollah it really Erika Kirk. The voices in my head told me that.

Posted by: Candace Owens Nostrils at March 06, 2026 04:22 PM (7S15B)

175 (170 is NOT charles f. It is supposed to be Charles Durning for an obscure joke that I doubt anyone will recognize. My speciality.)

Posted by: Charles F at March 06, 2026 04:22 PM (HjVhR)

176 250+ mosques in and around Tehran have been burned down by the protestors.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 04:22 PM (+nEug)

177 The summary is she makes a shizzleton of money for being a kook, and she doesn’t have a small following, which is scary, Ace is right in his position.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (Wmg4n)

he'd be right to do it for the lulz.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:22 PM (8avO+)

178 160 A Mog is a Half-Man Half-Dog..... A Mog.

In Iran a Half Goat and Half Man is called.....

"Ayatollah"

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 06, 2026 04:22 PM (My2aF)

179
Odd Ogg, Odd Ogg
Half turtle and half frog
He's the greatest toy of all
Odd Ogg plays ball!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 04:22 PM (xG4kz)

180 >>>
Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid

1h
🚨 Breaking: IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani is confirmed safe in Israel 🇮🇱
It can now be revealed that he played a key role in the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leaders Nasrallah and Safieddine, and elimination of Khamenei and top IRGC generals.

i thought Iran killed him?!

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:22 PM (1wjle)

181 The ayatollah it really Erika Kirk. The voices in my head told me that.
Posted by: Candace Owens Nostrils at March 06, 2026 04:22 PM (7S15B)

Can we get tucker's bedroom demon to confirm that for us?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:23 PM (8avO+)

182 The group she formed, "Unity of Fields," is explicitly in favor of terrorism against the west.

--------------

"If you kill Trump, they will cum."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 04:23 PM (iu4Pw)

183 I love how the Brits keep trying to refight the Crimean War in Ukraine. Sending an admiral to try and blow up the bridge connecting it to mainland Russia and all that.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:19 PM (8avO+)
=====

At the moment, a lot of UK people are really upset that, after the Persians launched a ballistic missile at Cyprus, it was going to take a British destroyer a full week to make its appearance in the Levant.

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 04:23 PM (rj6Yv)

184 Biden to the black crowd at Jesse Jackson's funeral: “I am a Hell of a lot smarter than most of you”

Well. Okay then.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:23 PM (OoFl2)

185 What if an umlaut identifies as a diaeresis?

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)

186 When Buck Dharma was on the old Ace Of Spades podcast Ace asked him about the origin of the umlaut on the Blue Oyster Cult band logo. They were the first. Are those podcasts still available somewhere?

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 06, 2026 04:23 PM (CNl8/)

187 176 250+ mosques in and around Tehran have been burned down by the protestors.

The Horror...... The Horror...............

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 06, 2026 04:23 PM (My2aF)

188 Iranians singing our national anthem is highly gratifying because they honestly mean to pay respect.

The following music is for fighting -

https://tinyurl.com/mvw362y7

Posted by: 13times at March 06, 2026 04:23 PM (pBdmv)

189 By the way, Erika Kirk has a nice butt. Wait, who said that?

Posted by: Candace Owens Nostrils at March 06, 2026 04:23 PM (7S15B)

190 🚨 Breaking: IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani is confirmed safe in Israel 🇮🇱

It can now be revealed that he played a key role in the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leaders Nasrallah and Safieddine, and elimination of Khamenei and top IRGC generals.

Huh, I saw a post that claimed he had been executed for spying for Israel. I won't claim he's a good guy; he's probably just trying to save his ass, but still...

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 04:24 PM (Riz8t)

191 180 >>>
Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid

1h
🚨 Breaking: IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani is confirmed safe in Israel 🇮🇱
It can now be revealed that he played a key role in the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leaders Nasrallah and Safieddine, and elimination of Khamenei and top IRGC generals.

i thought Iran killed him?!
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:22 PM (1wjle)

They really DID follow the plot of the Vince Flynn book. Damn!

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 04:24 PM (tOcjL)

192 >>i thought Iran killed him?!

He was only MOSTLY dead.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 04:24 PM (l9aEn)

193 Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid

1h
🚨 Breaking: IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani is confirmed safe in Israel 🇮🇱
It can now be revealed that he played a key role in the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leaders Nasrallah and Safieddine, and elimination of Khamenei and top IRGC generals.

i thought Iran killed him?!
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:22 PM (1wjle)

Misssed him by THAT much!

Be funny if Mossad engineered a fake arrest and carry off to execution to get him out of the country.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:24 PM (8avO+)

194 First they unleashed the ampersands... but I said nothing because I could already use ampersands

Then they unleashed the opening and closing tags... and still I said nothing because such trivialities were beneath me.

Now they are unleashing the umlauts because they are louts themselves... ü ö ï ë ä
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

Stands in awe of an umlauter.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 04:24 PM (oKJ0C)

195 the esmail thing seems to be a parody/meme, according to Grok

I do think that Iran murdered him.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:25 PM (1wjle)

196 It's rumored that Margaret Thatcher could whip out a big boner at the drop of a hat. Hillary, of course, has a big one as well, but unfortunately for her, Donny's is bigger.
Posted by: Martin Tell

There's that famous story of the three of them at the men's room urinal with Arnold Palmer, and Donny just having to pull his out halfway to win the measuring contest.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 04:25 PM (Y8DZL)

197 It sounds like Moji is actually gay.
Off the building!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 04:25 PM (n5tGW)

198 For me the wars against Iraq were just a matter of geopolitical necessity. Saddam was an adversary.

The fight against the Iran Mullacracy a is personal. Khomeini was the enemy as are those who follow him.

Posted by: Minuteman at March 06, 2026 04:25 PM (47/pr)

199 184 Biden to the black crowd at Jesse Jackson's funeral: “I am a Hell of a lot smarter than most of you”

Well. Okay then.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:23 PM (OoFl2)

The opposite of the Gruesome Newsom strategy...

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 04:25 PM (wa/yD)

200 Biden to the black crowd at Jesse Jackson's funeral: “I am a Hell of a lot smarter than most of you”

Well. Okay then.
Posted by: Piper

So he's also a hell of a lot smarter than Gavin Newsome.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:25 PM (77rzZ)

201 152 >>>130 Sounds like "mogged" is just a new way of saying "owned"

yes but more meaning "outshined"/"upstaged"
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:18 PM (1wjle)

And, in front of a camera--and everything now takes place in front of a camera--doesn't it also include "mugging"; like, hogging the camera shot?

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 04:25 PM (+YA9H)

202 Now they are unleashing the umlauts because they are louts themselves... ü ö ï ë ä
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 04:20 PM

Let us not conflate the umlaut with the diaeresis diacritic, however.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at March 06, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)

203 >>Biden to the black crowd at Jesse Jackson's funeral: “I am a Hell of a lot smarter than most of you”

I bet they all lined up to play with the hair on his legs immediately following his speech.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 04:26 PM (l9aEn)

204 It’s extremely gratifying to see that display for our KIA. Just like that video of the downed pilots and the people thanking them and asking of the were ok.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 04:26 PM (AaEou)

205 176 250+ mosques in and around Tehran have been burned down by the protestors.
___

I do wonder if the Sunnis in Iran's neighborhood, happy that the Shias are getting smoked today, in a generation will be bothered that Iran is hodgepodge of Christians, Atheists, Zoroastrians, Ba'hai, Jews, and still some Shias, and start agitating for re-conquest.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 06, 2026 04:26 PM (Dv3i1)

206 At the moment, a lot of UK people are really upset that, after the Persians launched a ballistic missile at Cyprus, it was going to take a British destroyer a full week to make its appearance in the Levant.
Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 04:23 PM (rj6Yv)

They sent a few to the Houthi war but they all broke down. They may have to go back to tradition and steal some boats from the French Navy going forward.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:26 PM (8avO+)

207
Has Candy O been annointed as the new Nostrildamus yet?

What's the delay here, people?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 04:26 PM (xG4kz)

208 t can now be revealed that he played a key role in the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leaders Nasrallah and Safieddine, and elimination of Khamenei and top IRGC generals.

i thought Iran killed him?!
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:22 PM (1wjle)
===

Well, he's dead to us!

Posted by: A Voice From An Undisclosed Location in Persia at March 06, 2026 04:27 PM (rj6Yv)

209 Today Kami Harris admitted that she was ...

"Deep Throat" during the Watergate Investigation....

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at March 06, 2026 04:27 PM (YuOiR)

210 "i'm actually looking forward to the longer days."

Hate to break it to you, but the length of the day stays the same.

Indian say, "Only white man could cut off end of blanket, sew it to other end, and say blanket is longer."

Posted by: Martin Tell at March 06, 2026 04:27 PM (sFNX2)

211 thank *you.* She has always been a black leftist grifter. She started her "career" off with a racehoax and now she's attacking Erika Kirk because she's white and she outshined Cavernous Nostrils.
Posted by: ace

---

Agreed wholeheartedly. Was a DW subscriber early on, until they brought her in. Dropped my sub. Re-started it the day after they showed her the curb. I knew enough then to vote with my wallet.

Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at March 06, 2026 04:27 PM (tmaEb)

212 185 What if an umlaut identifies as a diaeresis?
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)

Or two little tiny eyes?

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 04:27 PM (+YA9H)

213 Biden to the black crowd at Jesse Jackson's funeral: “I am a Hell of a lot smarter than most of you”

Well. Okay then.

Did he really say that? Between him and Newsom, blacks might want to reconsider their support of the Democrats.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 04:27 PM (Riz8t)

214 I think it's just another British slang word, like chuffed, knackered, gutted, kaffir, allahu akbar...etc.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Somebody named Moy Miz explains Trump’s relationship to the Muslim world.

Moy Miz
@moymiz
The Muslim world is divided about Iran:

Muslim countries in favor of removing the regime:

Jordan
Kuwait
UAE
Saudi Arabia
Oman
Qatar
Bahrain

Muslim countries against the removal of the regime:

Great Britain
France
Spain

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 04:27 PM (FXNzP)

215 “It takes a Village to raise a Child”

And then … the Child razes the Village. Stupid bastards.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 04:27 PM (d6jY2)

216 198 The fight against the Iran Mullacracy a is personal. Khomeini was the enemy as are those who follow him.
Posted by: Minuteman at March 06, 2026 04:25 PM (47/pr)

Khomeini has been dead since 1989.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 04:27 PM (wa/yD)

217 I remember when it came out Saddam tried to assassinate Bush 41 AFTER the Gulf War ended that the left argued that wasn't grounds for removing him later.

Which is odd because "tried to assassinate our leader" has always been considered grounds for war.

I remember where was a discussion about Iran trying to assassinate Trump - looks like this was a separate once from the two American NatSec attempts during the campaign.

And something to vote, the first American guy came within a few inches of killing Trump...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 04:27 PM (sKqQm)

218 152 >>>130 Sounds like "mogged" is just a new way of saying "owned"

yes but more meaning "outshined"/"upstaged"
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:18 PM (1wjle)

And, in front of a camera--and everything now takes place in front of a camera--doesn't it also include "mugging"; like, hogging the camera shot?
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 04:25 PM (+YA9H)

Not a requirement, the camera pans to them naturally

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:27 PM (8avO+)

219 >>>Hate to break it to you, but the length of the day stays the same.
Indian say, "Only white man could cut off end of blanket, sew it to other end, and say blanket is longer."

well I don't get up until 8 so for me, the day will be longer.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:28 PM (1wjle)

220 This is what Khamenei did when he was president of Iran: he sent ten year old boys to clear minefields. Each boy was given a plastic key. They were told that when they get blown up, the plastic key would open the kingdom of heaven for them.

-----------------

"You say that -- murdering, raping, and mutilating children -- like it's a bad thing, h8r!"

/The Enlightened GloboHomo Deep State Western IslamoFascist Commie Nihilist Satanist Islamunists

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 04:28 PM (iu4Pw)

221 It’s like that alleged phot of the Basij leader on a burka. That looks suspect also. Funny. But suspect.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 04:28 PM (AaEou)

222 So horse woman Kristi Noem will be present at Shield of the Americas meeting. The Donald is keeping his enemies close.

Posted by: rocky raccoon at March 06, 2026 04:28 PM (ehY6c)

223 The fight against the Iran Mullacracy a is personal. Khomeini was the enemy as are those who follow him.
____

And after everything I've done for you....

Posted by: Carter's Shade at March 06, 2026 04:28 PM (Dv3i1)

224 Today Kami Harris admitted that she was ...

"Deep Throat" during the Watergate Investigation....
Posted by: CNN Breaking News

She wasn't Deep Throat.
She admitted she was deep throating during Watergate.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 04:28 PM (oKJ0C)

225 Sounds like "mogged" is just a new way of saying "owned"
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 06, 2026

***
In Brit slang "moggy" or "moggie" means a tabby cat. I thought "mogged" meant one group pounced on another like a cat on a mouse!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:28 PM (wzUl9)

226 The hubris of man thinks they control the cycles of the sun and moon.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 04:28 PM (+nEug)

227 192 >>i thought Iran killed him?!

He was only MOSTLY dead.
Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 04:24 PM (l9aEn)

So close to a big sock win!

Posted by: Billy Crystal at March 06, 2026 04:28 PM (RfVfI)

228 >> well I don't get up until 8 so for me, the day will be longer.

You really are a woman, aren’t you.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 04:29 PM (AaEou)

229 What if an umlaut identifies as a diaeresis?
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026

***
I think you have to go to a hospital or clinic for that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:29 PM (wzUl9)

230 Trump is old-school, and a NYer -- he remembers every insult to this nation and is settling scores.

He understands the significance of "unconditional surrender."

(forgive me if my attempt at a bold sig lands me in the barrel)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 04:29 PM (HjVhR)

231 It’s like that alleged phot of the Basij leader on a burka. That looks suspect also. Funny. But suspect.

I grokked that story, and as far as anyone can tell, it's fake. Still, it's too good not to circulate.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 04:29 PM (Riz8t)

232 Breaking: IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani is confirmed safe in Israel 🇮🇱

It can now be revealed that he played a key role in the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leaders Nasrallah and Safieddine, and elimination of Khamenei and top IRGC generals.
==

this has to be a joke

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 04:30 PM (GD0B3)

233 What a shame. Judge Speedy Gonzalez, who illegally handcuffed and detained a lawyer in San Antonio, has just lost her job.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 04:30 PM (0U5gm)

234 Biden to the black crowd at Jesse Jackson's funeral: “I am a Hell of a lot smarter than most of you”

-
He can build castles in the clouds with his mind.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 04:30 PM (FXNzP)

235 The days do, in fact, get longer. Until almost the end of June.

But DST has nothing to do with that.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 04:30 PM (l9aEn)

236 Libertarians and people who work overtime to refuse to understand what a Declaration of War is hardest hit.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 04:31 PM (fYhK6)

237 213 Biden to the black crowd at Jesse Jackson's funeral:

Sheeeeeeeet Bloods and Mamas What be Happenin ???

Ho Bro's and Crazy Mama's........

I am going downtown South Philly to pick up some Crazy Mama's with Jessie later today...

What you say Honky White Trash Trump ????

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at March 06, 2026 04:31 PM (PRjlk)

238 As for the military guy, Esmail Qaani, everything seems unverified online. Fog of war for his actual status and whereabouts, be they 6 ft under or 6ft over the border in Israel...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 04:31 PM (tOcjL)

239 it's a running joke among Iranians and Israelis that Qaani is MOSSAD

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 04:31 PM (GD0B3)

240 228 >> well I don't get up until 8 so for me, the day will be longer.

You really are a woman, aren’t you.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 04:29 PM (AaEou)

h8er!

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 04:31 PM (+YA9H)

241 As war with Iran heads toward a second week, most Americans say that they are against the military action and disapprove of how President Trump is handling it, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

By a 56%-44% margin, respondents said they oppose the military action.

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 04:31 PM (ZxPkt)

242 Pavlavi just needs to sit this one out. He's got no ties to the Iranian people. Lived high on the hog while the Iranian people suffered. Sorry. Stay where you are and let a good Iranian leader rise from the people of Iran, in Iran.
Posted by: Diabeetus at

A nation needs a long attached symbol. If he can realize this is his sole purpose he is of high transition value.
I think he does.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 06, 2026 04:31 PM (sl73Y)

243 The scalp weasel is looking a bit ragged. This is concerning.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 04:31 PM (viF8m)

244 They are still smoking everything that moves. The hits on IGRC and the other goons hasn’t ceased either. We actually sent the B2’s again yesterday.

It’s 1am in Tehran right now. So night ops are in full swing.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 04:32 PM (AaEou)

245 Muslim countries against the removal of the regime:

Great Britain
France
Spain

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 04:27 PM (FXNzP)

---------------

* snort *

Too bad Minnesomalia and New Zimbroadway City didn't make that list ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 04:32 PM (iu4Pw)

246 I thought the only people on this blog who were allowed to use umlauts were Doof, in the alternate spelling of his name, and Sponge when addressing him by it.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:15 PM

Dude. You're not new here. The Style Guide demands umlaut usage when discussing Queensrÿche.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 04:32 PM (0sNs1)

247 I like this version better.
I call dibs on this enhancement.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 04:32 PM (HjVhR)

248 Looks like NPR got the poll result they wanted

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 04:32 PM (ZxPkt)

249 The summary is she makes a shizzleton of money for being a kook, and she doesn’t have a small following, which is scary, Ace is right in his position.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (Wmg4n)

he'd be right to do it for the lulz.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:22 PM (8avO+)

He should do it for the lulz. Candace wants to be Oprah, so there's a bountiful field of comedy to be picked.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 04:33 PM (2ocoG)

250
Biden to the black crowd at Jesse Jackson's funeral: “I am a Hell of a lot smarter than most of you”

And no one in the crowd shouted out, "Idiot says, 'What?'"

I am disappoint.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 04:33 PM (xG4kz)

251 232 this has to be a joke
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 04:30 PM (GD0B3)

Yes, but it's always a good thing to run fake stories that make Muslims think that the Jewish People are owning them 24/7 and any one of their "trusted" Muslim commanders could secretly be Jewish.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 04:33 PM (wa/yD)

252 213 Biden to the black crowd at Jesse Jackson's funeral: “I am a Hell of a lot smarter than most of you”

Well. Okay then.

Did he really say that? Between him and Newsom, blacks might want to reconsider their support of the Democrats.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 04:27 PM (Riz8t)

He did, it was in the context of being made fun of for a stutter, but even his context was like he was speaking to that crowd, not an anonymous they out there in the ether.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:33 PM (OoFl2)

253 >> Looks like NPR got the poll result they wanted

Marist College. Good lord. That's scraping the barrel.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 04:33 PM (l9aEn)

254 This is all an attempt to distract from the new Trump mentions in the Epstein files.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 04:34 PM (W2Pud)

255 Sounds like "mogged" is just a new way of saying "owned"
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 06, 2026

***
In Brit slang "moggy" or "moggie" means a tabby cat. I thought "mogged" meant one group pounced on another like a cat on a mouse!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:28 PM (wzUl9)

Moggy is just a non purebred cat, not necessarily tabby although many of them are tabbys, of course.

In the genetic sense all cats have are tabbys and tabby gene, but other genes can cover up the pattern.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:34 PM (8avO+)

256 232 Breaking: IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani is confirmed safe in Israel 🇮🇱

It can now be revealed that he played a key role in the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leaders Nasrallah and Safieddine, and elimination of Khamenei and top IRGC generals.
==

this has to be a joke
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 04:30 PM (GD0B3)

Nothing about it in the Israel Times, so

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:34 PM (pDt9x)

257 Diabeetus, you must have missed the hundreds of thousands of protestors calling for Pahlavi to return

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 04:34 PM (+nEug)

258 Esmail Qaani doesn't actually exist.

*looks suspiciously both ways*

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 04:34 PM (n5tGW)

259 Biden to the black crowd at Jesse Jackson's funeral: “I am a Hell of a lot smarter than most of you”

-
He can build castles in the clouds with his mind.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026

***
"Well, so can I; and so can any man. But will those castles remain floating when I open my eyes?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:34 PM (wzUl9)

260 Is it OK to dox a Mullah?

Posted by: Indy Bill at March 06, 2026 04:34 PM (X6hcS)

261 Everybody know Camela was Veep Throat.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 04:34 PM (vFG9F)

262 I'm too ignorant to even guess. Is DrEliDavid just messing with the IRGC after they killed Esmail Qaani, or did the Israelis really spirit him out of Iran?

See I don't even know if Qaani was the head of the Qods? force that was killed as a suspected Mossad agent.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 04:35 PM (vlkz/)

263 230 Trump is old-school, and a NYer -- he remembers every insult to this nation and is settling scores.

Trump is from Queens. All Queens Guys have an attitude and are meaner than a junkyard dog...

Most Democrats and Libs do not understand this and get F**ked every time they screw with Trump...

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 06, 2026 04:35 PM (YuOiR)

264 255 Sounds like "mogged" is just a new way of saying "owned"
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 06, 2026

Back in my day we just called it "shown up."

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 04:35 PM (HjVhR)

265 War never solved anything, except slavery, naziism........

(note I didn't say communism because, well)

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 04:35 PM (vE0+H)

266 He should do it for the lulz. Candace wants to be Oprah, so there's a bountiful field of comedy to be picked.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 04:33 PM (2ocoG)

She'd have to gain a lot of weight first.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:35 PM (8avO+)

267 This is maybe a good way to handle the stuff the crazies say:

Bonchie retweeted
@marcthiessen
19h
No one cares

Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸
@FmrRepMTG
Mar 5
Tucker would beat Trump if he ran for President and Trump tried to violate the constitution and tried to run again for a third term.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 04:35 PM (+YA9H)

268 257 Diabeetus, you must have missed the hundreds of thousands of protestors calling for Pahlavi to return
Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 04:34 PM (+nEug)

Similar to all the "It must be renamed Persia" people missing Iranians on social media saying they want it to stay ""Iran".

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 04:35 PM (wa/yD)

269 The scalp weasel is looking a bit ragged. This is concerning.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 04:31 PM (viF8m)

-----------------

Does the GEOTUS ever sleep?

He's 16 years my senior -- and in worse physical shape (although like him, I'm a fast-food junkie) and I wish I had half his energy.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 04:35 PM (iu4Pw)

270 254 This is all an attempt to distract from the new Trump mentions in the Epstein files.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 04:34 PM (W2Pud)

Heh. That dead horse has not only been beaten, it has been minced, and pureed.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:35 PM (pDt9x)

271 Moggy is just a non purebred cat, not necessarily tabby although many of them are tabbys, of course.

In the genetic sense all cats have are tabbys and tabby gene, but other genes can cover up the pattern.
Posted by: Oldcat

Can you use "mutt" or "mongrel" to describe a mixed-breed cat?

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:36 PM (77rzZ)

272 If you can dox a Mullah, do.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 06, 2026 04:36 PM (Dv3i1)

273 Biden to the black crowd at Jesse Jackson's funeral: “I am a Hell of a lot smarter than most of you”

He went full Newsom? You *never* go full Newsom.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 04:36 PM (2ocoG)

274 >>>121 WHAT?? SPRING FORWARD THIS WEEKEND??!!

oh yeah

i'm actually looking forward to the longer days.
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM

If present trends continue, we will have 28 hours of daylight every day by next December.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 04:36 PM (4NO2D)

275 There's probably a higher percentage of Iranians that love the US than Americans that do....

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 04:36 PM (vE0+H)

276 I assume these are the types who constantly use the phrase "Theory of Mind" over and over again.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (wa/yD)

Probably? For normal people, Theory of Mind is just a stage of early childhood development where you realize that other people have thoughts about you, and those thoughts are shaped by how you act, so you ought to be careful how you act. You learn it and move on. For the high-functioning sociopath, it's a deep insight that they have to constantly consciously employ, since intuitive, emotional empathy never kicks in.

Or that's my layperson understanding, I'm just a guy with a mind of my own dealing with other people with minds, not a professional psychologist.

Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 04:37 PM (Sy6m/)

277 Biden to the black crowd at Jesse Jackson's funeral: “I am a Hell of a lot smarter than most of you”

Speechin' da troof to power!

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 04:37 PM (Y8DZL)

278 Esmail Qaani doesn't actually exist.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

So he's actually in Rhode Island?

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:37 PM (77rzZ)

279 250+ mosques in and around Tehran have been burned down by the protestors.
Posted by: Ben Had

In the middle of Ramadan?!!!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 04:37 PM (FXNzP)

280 Beach Boys Version of "Barbara Ann" has now been revised by Donny Trump Records Company to sing....

"Bomb .... Bomb .... Bomb ..... Bomb Iran.....

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 06, 2026 04:37 PM (YuOiR)

281 243 The scalp weasel is looking a bit ragged. This is concerning.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 04:31 PM (viF8m)

Agreed! I just heard that on MSNOW!

Posted by: Worried in Seattle at March 06, 2026 04:37 PM (RfVfI)

282 despite some of these same senators supporting Obama in unilateral attacks on Libya...
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That was different because Obama is gay.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 04:37 PM (vE0+H)

283 When has the War Powers act been used, post WWII? Seems like as with lots of 'Acts', 'Laws', and 'Amendments'; they all seem to fall into the category of 'useful, until it isn't'. All that said, I'm perfectly fine with the bombing of the mad mullahs of Iran. They started it in 1979. Don't go crying now. Make Persia Great Again (well, not Xerxes great but whatever).

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 06, 2026 04:37 PM (sAmhv)

284 I think the last time I slept until 8am, I woke up on the side of an airfield taxi ramp.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 04:38 PM (AaEou)

285 Can you use "mutt" or "mongrel" to describe a mixed-breed cat?
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026

***
I guess you could, though "mutt" is pretty much attached to the dog. Most people writing or talking about non-purebreds say "mixed-breed cat," though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)

286 >>>Most Democrats and Libs do not understand this and get F**ked every time they screw with Trump...

They're used to the usual "by your leave, sir" Republicans, many of which, alas, still infest Congress.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 06, 2026 04:38 PM (CwhoI)

287 225 In Brit slang "moggy" or "moggie" means a tabby cat. I thought "mogged" meant one group pounced on another like a cat on a mouse!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:28 PM (wzUl9)

Mogh was Worf's father on Star Trek.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 04:38 PM (wa/yD)

288 "Tucker would beat Trump if he ran for President and Trump tried to violate the constitution and tried to run again for a third term."

Ok, she's done. No more weed for MTG.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 04:38 PM (vFG9F)

289 279 250+ mosques in and around Tehran have been burned down by the protestors.
Posted by: Ben Had

In the middle of Ramadan?!!

But the UN has airlifted 10,000 Goats into Iran for Ramadan....

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 06, 2026 04:38 PM (YuOiR)

290 >>Does the GEOTUS ever sleep?

>>He's 16 years my senior -- and in worse physical shape (although like him, I'm a fast-food junkie) and I wish I had half his energy.

The number of major things on his plate is astounding and he just keeps going. He's obviously unique but coming after Biden who called a lid everyday at 9 am the contrast is incredible.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 04:39 PM (viF8m)

291 This is all an attempt to distract from the new Trump mentions in the Epstein files.

"Some people think that's sexy" - E. Jean Carroll

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 04:39 PM (2ocoG)

292 Beach Boys Version of "Barbara Ann" has now been revised by Donny Trump Records Company to sing....

"Bomb .... Bomb .... Bomb ..... Bomb Iran.....
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 06, 2026

***
Vince Vance and the Valiants did a version of that in 1979-80.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:39 PM (wzUl9)

293 Cats are all a litter box away from being feral.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:39 PM (pDt9x)

294 Trump isn't just settling scores or messing with America's enemies, he is slowly turning the screw on the domestic and global Left. We dreamed of someone that would fight the commies like this, prayed for it even... and here we are.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 04:39 PM (vE0+H)

295 The mosques are being burned because they are weapon storage and Basij gathering points. They have been used as HQ’s for all the enforcers.

That’s why people are burning them down.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 04:39 PM (AaEou)

296
Can you imagine the horror of being one of Candy O's children?

Daily sweeps for Mossad bugs on your person scheduled for 0800, 1200, 1600 and 2000, with two more thrown in at random times just of shits and grins?

"WHERE IS IT? OUT WITH IT, YOU!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 04:39 PM (xG4kz)

297 ***He now says Iran has only one way out: Unconditional surrender.
--

As Sly Stone said, Boom, cha ka la ka, Boom cha ka la ka, Boom

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 04:40 PM (83+LM)

298 Moggy is just a non purebred cat, not necessarily tabby although many of them are tabbys, of course.

In the genetic sense all cats have are tabbys and tabby gene, but other genes can cover up the pattern.
Posted by: Oldcat

Can you use "mutt" or "mongrel" to describe a mixed-breed cat?
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:36 PM (77rzZ)

You can, but it isn't common. Mixed breed or Alley cat is more common, and "domestic" is the fanciest. It is pretty new for people to thing the default "cat" might be purebred.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:40 PM (8avO+)

299 If present trends continue, we will have 28 hours of daylight every day by next December.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 04:36 PM (4NO2D)

ALL OF FLORIDA WILL BE UNDER WATER!!!1!1!!

Posted by: Al Gore at March 06, 2026 04:40 PM (aqZN1)

300 Pahlavi has the best chances of anyone if inspiring a unified, popular government going forward.

People here should be honest and admit the likely outcomes in this situation. Highest likelihood is that the regular army, not the IRGC, rises up and imposes a neutral military dictatorship. Better than what’s there now, but not great and won’t have popular support.

The next most likely outcome is that both the IRGC and the regular army collapse as their leadership is killed and no one takes charge of anything. Iran devolves into 4 or 5 ethnic proto-states; an Azeri section, a Kurdish section, a Persian section, and so forth. That will be chaos.

Pahlavi offers a much more stable and sustainable future than any of that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 04:40 PM (fSA1n)

301 294 Trump isn't just settling scores or messing with America's enemies, he is slowly turning the screw on the domestic and global Left. We dreamed of someone that would fight the commies like this, prayed for it even... and here we are.
Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 04:39 PM (vE0+H)

The more he can freeze out and isolate the CCP, the better.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 04:41 PM (wa/yD)

302 My dim memory circuits reveal the War Powers Act was a response to LBJ and the “attack” in the Gulf of Tonkin that precipitated the windup in Viet Nam. Passed in 1973, a bad year for pretty much everything.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 04:41 PM (d6jY2)

303
The Wellstone funeral got race-swapped.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 04:41 PM (Y8DZL)

304 Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸
@FmrRepMTG

Tucker would beat Trump if he ran for President and Trump tried to violate the constitution and tried to run again for a third term.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 04:35 PM (+YA9H)

---------------

That's a sub-80 IQ right there ...

OUT: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome).
IN: TDM (Trump Derangement Meltdown).

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 04:41 PM (iu4Pw)

305 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)

How's the hegira to Indiana coming along?

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:41 PM (77rzZ)

306 if Mossad engineered a fake arrest and carry off to execution

What a shame we don't still have Lalo Schifrin and Morricone around to score this action. It's worthy of them.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 06, 2026 04:41 PM (zdLoL)

307 Daylight gets a little longer each day until the Summer Solstice.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 06, 2026 04:41 PM (DgMqy)

308 And as for mixed-breed cats, except for my four Siberians, all of my feline friends have been mixed breeds. Unless you want a particular look or temperament, or bragging rights, a mixed-breed cat can be just as beautiful, companionable, and smart as any cat with a pedigree.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:42 PM (wzUl9)

309 I hope we're bombing some mosques there too.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 04:42 PM (n5tGW)

310 Cats are all a litter box away from being feral.
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:39 PM (pDt9x)

One issue with lost indoor cats is that the fright does awake a self protective feral reversion and they don't answer if the owner calls. You have to find and get them and return them to their normal home to break them out of it.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:42 PM (8avO+)

311 307 Daylight gets a little longer each day until the Summer Solstice.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 06, 2026 04:41 PM (DgMqy)

The Naked Prancing around Day.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:42 PM (pDt9x)

312 nurse ratched,
Kevin Bass's post (on X today) meticulously reviews 40 documents mentioning Donald Trump across 1.39 million Epstein-related DOJ files, revealing a 1990s social friendship that ended in 2004 when Trump banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago after an alleged underage assault there, with no documented contact afterward.

Key evidence includes Trump's cooperation with victims' attorney Brad Edwards, a single 1997 domestic flight log entry, and FBI investigations dismissing anonymous tips as uncorroborated, contrasting sharply with thousands of documents linking others like Bill Clinton and Bill Gates to deeper ties.

Recent DOJ releases of previously withheld files echo the post's findings, surfacing unsubstantiated 1980s assault claims from a single 2019 FBI interview that yielded no charges or follow-up, underscoring the lack of proven misconduct despite extensive scrutiny.

(worth reading the original in its entirety).

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 04:42 PM (E4rtv)

313 293 Cats are all a litter box away from being feral.
Posted by: tubal at March 06,

Well my cat just ate a pretzel, so I think he is probably not going feral soon.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:43 PM (OoFl2)

314 After the Donald has given his all to America , perhaps he will go to Gaza and make it fabulous. God give him length of days.

Posted by: kingsman at March 06, 2026 04:43 PM (ehY6c)

315 I hope we're bombing some mosques there too.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 04:42 PM (n5tGW)

"Oopsie! Oh look at those secondary explosions!"

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 06, 2026 04:43 PM (dK+Kv)

316 Strong work this week Ace. Why don't you finish out the afternoon and then take the rest of the week off?

I'm also going to put a gold star on your personnel file.

Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 04:43 PM (qgHp7)

317 Pahlavi is already in consultation with Iran's neighbors and his plan for a stable Iran

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 04:43 PM (+nEug)

318 People here should be honest and admit the likely outcomes in this situation. Highest likelihood is that the regular army, not the IRGC, rises up and imposes a neutral military dictatorship. Better than what’s there now, but not great and won’t have popular support.

There's a reasonable chance the Commies will try to take over.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 04:43 PM (Riz8t)

319 Too bad Minnesomalia and New Zimbroadway City didn't make that list ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist

NEW, from me @J_Insider—New York City's First Lady, Zohran Mamdani's wife, liked Instagram posts celebrating the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, including one that featured stills from livestreams of the assault and labeled it "systemic change for collective liberation."

-
And a question.

Jason Curtis Anderson
@JCAndersonNYC
Can someone at the NYTimes explain to me why we should care about Dan Goldman’s wife’s pro-Israel posts but not Zohran’s wife’s pro-Hamas posts?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 04:44 PM (FXNzP)

320 Besides the 10,000 Goats being airlifted into Iran we also require 6 Tons of Vaseline.......

If you know what I mean..... Wink..... Wink......

While we are trapped in our bomb shelters

Posted by: The Present Ayatollah in hiding in Iran at March 06, 2026 04:44 PM (i3lyM)

321 And as for mixed-breed cats, except for my four Siberians, all of my feline friends have been mixed breeds. Unless you want a particular look or temperament, or bragging rights, a mixed-breed cat can be just as beautiful, companionable, and smart as any cat with a pedigree.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:42 PM (wzUl9)

Cat breeds are just selecting a coat, body form and pattern from the general pool of cat genes.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:44 PM (8avO+)

322 Cats are all a litter box away from being feral.
Posted by: tubal at March 06,

Well my cat just ate a pretzel, so I think he is probably not going feral soon.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:43 PM (OoFl2)

Narrator: It was a kale pretzel, and the kitty is plotting to eat your face off because of it.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 06, 2026 04:44 PM (dK+Kv)

323 Cats are all a litter box away from being feral.
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026

***
They get attached to humans and their goodies, though. Big black Wolf had been turned out and abandoned when his humans got evicted. For a while he made a living going door to door for handouts, and was very pleased when I took him in. He could have gone feral, but didn't.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:44 PM (wzUl9)

324 304 Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸
@FmrRepMTG

Tucker would beat Trump if he ran for President and Trump tried to violate the constitution and tried to run again for a third term.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 04:35 PM (+YA9H)

---------------

That's a sub-80 IQ right there ...

OUT: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome).
IN: TDM (Trump Derangement Meltdown).
Posted by: ShainS -
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MTG got revealed today about receiving campaign funds, like Massie, from a far left Muzzie donor. Trying to hide that in search engines. Same guy/family donated to the Squad, massive donations to Act Blue, etc.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 04:44 PM (E4rtv)

325 That's a sub-80 IQ right there ...

OUT: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome).
IN: TDM (Trump Derangement Meltdown).
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 04:41 PM (iu4Pw)

And if MTG had balls she'd still be a cunt.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 04:45 PM (06Hmj)

326 @0hour1 is reporting that MTG and Massie took a lot of Muslim money

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 04:45 PM (gKWVE)

327 The Naked Prancing around Day.
___

Count me in!

Posted by: Lena Dunham at March 06, 2026 04:45 PM (Dv3i1)

328 "Oopsie! Oh look at those secondary explosions!"
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon

Well, Islamic communion uses TNT.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 04:45 PM (FXNzP)

329 Iran spends so much of it's oil revenue funding proxies and it's various military branches, just stopping that would allow them to raise the standard of living for it's people to heights never before seen there.

They might actually have drinking water in the capital.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 04:45 PM (4NO2D)

330 I think that some people, like MTG, spend way too much time on X looking for clicks, and forget reality. Too much time on the screen leads to mental illness.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 04:46 PM (0U5gm)

331 Pahlavi is already in consultation with Iran's neighbors and his plan for a stable Iran
Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 04:43 PM (+nEug)

Shaving off bits of the exterior could be used to make deals with several neighbors. A Kurd district/state could be useful to several neighbors with fractious minorities.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:46 PM (8avO+)

332 On the one hand, I feel bad that whig scooped me on that one, on the other hand, I coughed up a source. whoooo

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 04:46 PM (gKWVE)

333 Cat breeds are just selecting a coat, body form and pattern from the general pool of cat genes.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026

***

And sometimes personality. Consider the Ragdoll, who goes limp and relaxed when picked up. Many mixed-breed cats do that, but the Ragdoll has it in his breed standard.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:46 PM (wzUl9)

334 311 307 Daylight gets a little longer each day until the Summer Solstice.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 06, 2026 04:41 PM (DgMqy)

The Naked Prancing around Day.
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:42 PM (pDt9x)

We call those days....Weekdays!

Posted by: Pete and Chasten at March 06, 2026 04:46 PM (skR0U)

335 The weekend is here here

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 04:46 PM (Ia/+0)

336 Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 04:46 PM (0U5gm)

Don't think too hard on the topic. When you pay a whore, she does things with her mouth

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 04:46 PM (gKWVE)

337 307 Daylight gets a little longer each day until the Summer Solstice.

"GLOBAL WARMING" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 06, 2026 04:47 PM (ff2r3)

338 Iran spends so much of it's oil revenue funding proxies and it's various military branches, just stopping that would allow them to raise the standard of living for it's people to heights never before seen there.

They might actually have drinking water in the capital.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 04:45 PM (4NO2D)

you should see how they looked in the 60s and 70s. There are some films from Teheran, looks like any western state at the time.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:47 PM (8avO+)

339 302 My dim memory circuits reveal the War Powers Act was a response to LBJ and the “attack” in the Gulf of Tonkin that precipitated the windup in Viet Nam. Passed in 1973, a bad year for pretty much everything.
Posted by: Common Tater
=======
Passed over Richard Nixon's Veto. And every subsequent president (except mebbe Obama or Biden) have maintained its unconstitutionality. All have complied with reporting provisions but have argued freedom to use force.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 04:47 PM (E4rtv)

340 After the Donald has given his all to America , perhaps he will go to Gaza and make it fabulous. God give him length of days.

Posted by: kingsman at March 06, 2026 04:43 PM (ehY6c)

----------------

"Welcome to The Trump Gaza-illa Tower -- The Tallest Building in The Middle East! With the World's First 72-Virgin Hole Golf Coarse ..."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 04:48 PM (iu4Pw)

341 >>MTG got revealed today about receiving campaign funds, like Massie, from a far left Muzzie donor. Trying to hide that in search engines. Same guy/family donated to the Squad, massive donations to Act Blue, etc.

That donor also gave Massie an award for something from his pro-Muslim group.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 04:48 PM (viF8m)

342 282 despite some of these same senators supporting Obama in unilateral attacks on Libya...
---------------

That was different because Obama is gay.
Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 04:37 PM (vE0+H)

; )

evergreen

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 04:48 PM (+YA9H)

343 A military dictatorship is a non starter and won’t happen. It’s going to be a civilian run coalition government, with a military subservient to those leaders. If you know the Iranian military leadership, then you know (unless the agency or Mossad has a player) none of those people are acceptable. They are fanatics put there for a purpose. Most of regular members are also fanatics, although we will see what happens after a few weeks of watching their shit and friends get smoked.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 04:48 PM (AaEou)

344 Pahlavi is already in consultation with Iran's neighbors and his plan for a stable Iran
Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 04:43 PM (+nEug)

people who spew anti Pahlavi propaganda that sounds remarkably like The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran aka MEK, are very suspect

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 04:49 PM (GD0B3)

345 Mojtaba Khamenei's country has fallen and he can't get it up.

Posted by: 29Victor at March 06, 2026 04:49 PM (0MjtC)

346 I encourage all Ragheads in Iran that support the Ayatollah commence with Ramadan while we halt bombing for 48 hours...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM..... You F**ked up and trusted me..... Sorry it won't happen again (Not !!!!!!!)

Posted by: Donny T. at March 06, 2026 04:49 PM (ff2r3)

347 'Bout time I retired to the couch, lit a pipe, and continued either with the blog or my current book.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:49 PM (wzUl9)

348 That donor also gave Massie an award for something from his pro-Muslim group.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 04:48 PM (viF8m)

Best Pulled Pork?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 04:49 PM (06Hmj)

349 Cat breeds are just selecting a coat, body form and pattern from the general pool of cat genes.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026

How much does it cost for the undercatting?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 06, 2026 04:49 PM (dK+Kv)

350 295 The mosques are being burned because they are weapon storage and Basij gathering points. They have been used as HQ’s for all the enforcers.

That’s why people are burning them down.
Posted by: Marcus T
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Why aren't they taking the weapons.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 04:49 PM (83+LM)

351 341 >>MTG got revealed today about receiving campaign funds, like Massie, from a far left Muzzie donor. Trying to hide that in search engines. Same guy/family donated to the Squad, massive donations to Act Blue, etc.

That donor also gave Massie an award for something from his pro-Muslim group.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 04:48 PM (viF8m)

Well, he is growing a neckbeard. Now if MTG starts wearing a “ headscarf”.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:49 PM (pDt9x)

352 And sometimes personality. Consider the Ragdoll, who goes limp and relaxed when picked up. Many mixed-breed cats do that, but the Ragdoll has it in his breed standard.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:46 PM (wzUl9)

The so called developer of Ragdolls was a lunatic. Many cats relax when their owner holds them. I had a longhair tabby mix, body style very long legged and lean who did that, but after his timer ticked down would surprise you with a huge hiss and you had to put him on the ground if you know what was good for you. Good old Julius Caesar.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:49 PM (8avO+)

353 When you pay a whore, she does things with her mouth.

I always kiss them on the mouth. Jane, public relations

Posted by: kingsman at March 06, 2026 04:50 PM (ehY6c)

354 Maybe Iran should try a leader not named Khamenei.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 04:50 PM (4NO2D)

355 330 I think that some people, like MTG, spend way too much time on X looking for clicks, and forget reality. Too much time on the screen leads to mental illness.
Posted by: Thomas Paine
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For a time, she used the deranged Milo for managing her social media accounts. Dunno about now. The groyper brigade are an absolute shit show on X with their rantings amplified by bots and posting mills in the Turd World. We shall see if it drops off soon.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 04:50 PM (E4rtv)

356 Chinese and Russian actors are the ones spewing the Iran propaganda. Go visit a place like ZH, you can smell the desperation

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 04:50 PM (AaEou)

357 Well, he is growing a neckbeard. Now if MTG starts wearing a “ headscarf”.

==

MTG can too grow a neckbeard!

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 04:50 PM (GD0B3)

358 Canada now offers same day self assisted suicide. Drop 'em off in the morning and pick 'em up in the afternoon.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 04:51 PM (vFG9F)

359 350 295 The mosques are being burned because they are weapon storage and Basij gathering points. They have been used as HQ’s for all the enforcers.

The Jews did this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 06, 2026 04:51 PM (ff2r3)

360 despite some of these same senators supporting Obama in unilateral attacks on Libya...
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That was different because Obama is gay.
Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 04:37 PM (vE0+H)

; )

evergreen
Posted by: m

I thought he was half black?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 04:51 PM (oKJ0C)

361
you should see how they looked in the 60s and 70s. There are some films from Teheran, looks like any western state at the time.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:47 PM

I've even seen photos of the ladies in Afghanistan and they were dressed in western mini skirts too and it makes me really sad for them.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 04:52 PM (ZujI1)

362 >> Why aren't they taking the weapons.

Some have. But they are being very careful about arming up and providing a pretext for getting shot.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 04:52 PM (AaEou)

363 That donor also gave Massie an award for something from his pro-Muslim group.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 04:48 PM (viF8m)

Well, he is growing a neckbeard. Now if MTG starts wearing a “ headscarf”.
Posted by: tubal
=====
And the presenter was the former executive director of Iran's version of AIPAC. Award was in Dec. 2025. I think with what is coming out now, Massie may be heading toward retirement soon via a primary loss.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 04:52 PM (E4rtv)

364 280 Beach Boys Version of "Barbara Ann" has now been revised by Donny Trump Records Company to sing....

"Bomb .... Bomb .... Bomb ..... Bomb Iran.....
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 06, 2026 04:37 PM (YuOiR)

John McCain was singing that.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 04:52 PM (+YA9H)

365 I thought he was half black?
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 04:51 PM

The bottom half is white.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 04:52 PM (4NO2D)

366 Canada now offers same day self assisted suicide. Drop 'em off in the morning and pick 'em up in the afternoon.
Posted by: fd

Make it legal and I'll give you a 10 minute window.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 04:52 PM (oKJ0C)

367 All this parading of individualism, and uncovered cultural pride; I see no praise from Starmer or Parliament. Are they worried? They should be, it might be catching.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 04:52 PM (83+LM)

368
Eight minutes to the 5 pm drink time, if I can get my hands to stop shaking.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 04:53 PM (Y8DZL)

369 Canada now offers same day self assisted suicide. Drop 'em off in the morning and pick 'em up in the afternoon.
Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 04:51 PM (vFG9F)

Soon they will send an Uber for you. Just like Kevorkian, the ghouls are never satisfied.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:53 PM (8avO+)

370 Got stuck with my daughter's cat. I pput a cat door in the slider.
We co exist. Costs me in the winter.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 06, 2026 04:54 PM (sl73Y)

371 356 Chinese and Russian actors are the ones spewing the Iran propaganda. Go visit a place like ZH, you can smell the desperation
Posted by: Marcus T

Their shitshow comment section reminds me of stench rising from waste treatment plants. To be fair, Breitbart is about as bad.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 04:54 PM (E4rtv)

372 All this parading of individualism, and uncovered cultural pride; I see no praise from Starmer or Parliament. Are they worried? They should be, it might be catching.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 04:52 PM (83+LM)

They are wondering if they picked the right Middle Eastern Asian to back. Pakistan is not as good as Persia.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:54 PM (8avO+)

373 Do they put a bullet in the back of your head, in Canada?

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:54 PM (pDt9x)

374 So, the Islamists denied giving keys to heaven to the baby mine trippers, but did not deny that there were baby mine-trippers. The keys are the part that bothered them?

Their minds are wired wrong.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at March 06, 2026 04:54 PM (NYInA)

375 Maybe Iran should try a leader not named Khamenei.
Posted by: toby928(c)

I wonder if that's etymologically related to "Khomeni"? I would guess so, but I don't know Farsi. Maybe it's a variation akin to the "Mc-" vs. "Mac-" thing in the Celtic languages.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 04:54 PM (77rzZ)

376 I've even seen photos of the ladies in Afghanistan and they were dressed in western mini skirts too and it makes me really sad for them.
Posted by: CaliGirl

We don't care.

Posted by: Feminist Groups at March 06, 2026 04:55 PM (Dv3i1)

377 368
Eight minutes to the 5 pm drink time, if I can get my hands to stop shaking.
Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 04:53 PM

This is so bad but I prefer day drinking so the booze wears off and I can sleep. If I have more than 2 drinks in the evening I get insomnia.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 04:55 PM (ZujI1)

378 you should see how they looked in the 60s and 70s. There are some films from Teheran, looks like any western state at the time.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:47 PM

I've even seen photos of the ladies in Afghanistan and they were dressed in western mini skirts too and it makes me really sad for them.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 04:52 PM (ZujI1)

yeah the progressives here that toppled the Shah have a lot to answer for.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:55 PM (8avO+)

379 ShainS

The answer may be having an Eastern European supermodel as your third wife. Trump seems active!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 04:55 PM (u82oZ)

380 Biden says he is a heckuva lot smarter than most people at Jackson's funeral. He actually might be correct

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 04:55 PM (/C62k)

381
They might actually have drinking water in the capital.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 04:45 PM (4NO2D)
===

Or Flint, Michigan!!

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 04:55 PM (rj6Yv)

382 And as for mixed-breed cats, except for my four Siberians, all of my feline friends have been mixed breeds. Unless you want a particular look or temperament, or bragging rights, a mixed-breed cat can be just as beautiful, companionable, and smart as any cat with a pedigree.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:42 PM (wzUl9)
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Pretty sure mine are all mutts of some kind. Mostly American Shorthair, though. No long-haired kitties for me. Hexie probably has some Maine Coone in her somewhere. Polydactylism on all of her paws (very rare) is a bit of a giveaway.

All of them are delightfully sweet and affectionate.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 04:56 PM (ESVrU)

383 Eight minutes to the 5 pm drink time, if I can get my hands to stop shaking.
Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 04:53 PM

This is so bad but I prefer day drinking so the booze wears off and I can sleep. If I have more than 2 drinks in the evening I get insomnia.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 04:55 PM (ZujI1)

Not a problem with 22!

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:56 PM (8avO+)

384 I remain History's Greatest Monster.

Posted by: James Earl Carter at March 06, 2026 04:56 PM (4NO2D)

385 >> Their shitshow comment section reminds me of stench rising from waste treatment plants. To be fair, Breitbart is about as bad.
Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 04:54 PM (E4rtv)

The main guy has ties to the GRU. When you understand that, the articles they write make complete sense. Just guess what the worst outcome would be for the US and that will be their article. They frame everything as being libertarian *makes OK sign*. It’s a Russian propaganda op.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 04:56 PM (AaEou)

386 A nation needs a long attached symbol. If he can realize this is his sole purpose he is of high transition value.
I think he does.
Posted by: From about That Time at March 06, 2026 04:31 PM (sl73Y)

----

Most younger Iranians don't know who he is. I don't think they see him as a symbol of anything.

Older ones who hate the Ayatollah might still remember the monarchy wasn't that great either. They had a not-so-nice secret police that made life miserable for anyone who didn't like the monarchy.

Posted by: Diabeetus at March 06, 2026 04:56 PM (p8iTN)

387 Makes sense some politician going to tje Muslim side got cash from them

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 04:57 PM (Ia/+0)

388 382

All of them are delightfully sweet and affectionate.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 04:56 PM (ESVrU)

But plotting, always the plotting.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:57 PM (pDt9x)

389 Pretty sure mine are all mutts of some kind. Mostly American Shorthair, though. No long-haired kitties for me. Hexie probably has some Maine Coone in her somewhere. Polydactylism on all of her paws (very rare) is a bit of a giveaway.

All of them are delightfully sweet and affectionate.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 04:56 PM (ESVrU)

plenty of polydactyl cats aren't MCs. Hemingway's cats in Florida, I think is one.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:57 PM (8avO+)

390 Most younger Iranians don't know who he is. I don't think they see him as a symbol of anything.

Older ones who hate the Ayatollah might still remember the monarchy wasn't that great either. They had a not-so-nice secret police that made life miserable for anyone who didn't like the monarchy.
Posted by: Diabeetus at March

There seems to be a strong swell of support for his return from the Iranians.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 04:58 PM (OoFl2)

391 My Bubs and Sis are officially identified Domestic Shorthair.

My house operates as a Cat Colony. lol

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 06, 2026 04:58 PM (DgMqy)

392 I'm really not sure what to think about all this until I hear what Nick Fuentes has to say about it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 04:58 PM (Zz0t1)

393 All of them are delightfully sweet and affectionate.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 04:56 PM (ESVrU)

But plotting, always the plotting.
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 04:57 PM

Are we talking about cats or Iranian women?

Posted by: toby928(c) reads from the bottom up at March 06, 2026 04:58 PM (4NO2D)

394 373 Do they put a bullet in the back of your head, in Canada?
____

Due to budget cuts from provincial government, the family of the deceased has to cover the cost of the bullet. Sore-y

- Love Canada's Health Service

Posted by: Feminist Groups at March 06, 2026 04:58 PM (Dv3i1)

395 >Canada now offers same day self assisted suicide. Drop 'em off in the morning and pick 'em up in the afternoon.

Posted by: fd
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is there a drive-thru?

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 04:58 PM (ZxPkt)

396 Unique reasoning.

Indiana judge blocks state's abortion ban because it supposedly violates religious liberty 😑

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I didn't even know there were that many Moloch worshippers around.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 04:58 PM (FXNzP)

397 Most young Iranians don't know who he is? Wow, they sure have me fooled

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 04:59 PM (+nEug)

398 I'm really not sure what to think about all this until I hear what Nick Fuentes has to say about it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 04:58 PM (Zz0t1)

----------------

The perfect reverse barometer -- like the original ShitMidas.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 04:59 PM (iu4Pw)

399 is there a drive-thru?

You have chosen slow and horrible.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 04:59 PM (4NO2D)

400 392 I'm really not sure what to think about all this until I hear what Nick Fuentes has to say about it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 04:58 PM (Zz0t1)

Fick Nuentes?

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 04:59 PM (+YA9H)

401
Are we talking about cats or Iranian women?
Posted by: toby928(c) reads from the bottom up at March 06, 2026 04:58 PM (4NO2D)

"Don't make me cut you......"

- - - - - Italian Women

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 04:59 PM (Zz0t1)

402 Marcus T & whig

I have read ZeroHedge warning me about 437 recessions. It is to laugh.

Their COVID-19 Wuhan coverage was good, but mostly from Epoch Times.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 04:59 PM (u82oZ)

403 "is there a drive-thru?
Posted by: Don Black"

Carhops. On skates.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 05:00 PM (vFG9F)

404 yeah the progressives here that toppled the Shah have a lot to answer for.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 04:55 PM (8avO+)

While the former was, indeed, better than the present. The Shah was a corrupt piece of excrement and created the weaknesses that led to the Theocracy. He would have been the lesser of two evils. As usual, the Democrat President at the time (Carter) displayed the commonplace behavior of Liberals...claiming the moral highground without any consideration what-so-ever for consequences.

Posted by: Orson at March 06, 2026 05:00 PM (dIske)

405 What Ace said.

Posted by: Sifty at March 06, 2026 05:00 PM (qUttK)

406 Cat breeds are just selecting a coat, body form and pattern from the general pool of cat genes.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026

And then you go really crazy and get my cats!

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 05:00 PM (OoFl2)

407 And just think of all the sweet sweet flop-sweat covered Iranian cash Tony Gonzales won't get now that he porked his secretary and knocked her up and she burnt herself alive out of pure shame.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 05:00 PM (06Hmj)

408
Is there any organization for people to donate money in support of the good people in Iran?

Posted by: fourseasons at March 06, 2026 05:00 PM (3ek7K)

409 Pretty sure mine are all mutts of some kind. Mostly American Shorthair, though. No long-haired kitties for me. Hexie probably has some Maine Coone in her somewhere. Polydactylism on all of her paws (very rare) is a bit of a giveaway.

All of them are delightfully sweet and affectionate.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026

***
My big red longhaired tabby w/ white, Arizona, probably had some of the MC genes; he looked it. Personality-wise, not so much. And the chances of a purebred Maine Coon kitten being picked up on the street in 1983 by the SPCA, when the only breeder in the area was thirty or more miles away? Not high.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (wzUl9)

410 >Canada now offers same day self assisted suicide. Drop 'em off in the morning and pick 'em up in the afternoon.

Posted by: fd
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is there a drive-thru?
Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 04:58 PM (ZxPkt)

-----------------

"Welcome to McMAIDers! Would you like flies with that?"

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (iu4Pw)

411 333
And sometimes personality. Consider the Ragdoll, who goes limp and relaxed when picked up. Many mixed-breed cats do that, but the Ragdoll has it in his breed standard.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 04:46 PM (wzUl9)

Or Russian Blues that without reason will bring forth the bitch-slapper with sharp claws extended.

I do have to say that my Maine Coon and Tabby have awesome personalities. The Tabby barely left my side while I was being treated for cancer. Even today, if I cough, she meows just to make sure I'm ok.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (N39Ws)

412 Whomever invited Biden to speak at Thuuh Revvvruuund Jackson's funeral should be caned.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (Zz0t1)

413 And just think of all the sweet sweet flop-sweat covered Iranian cash Tony Gonzales won't get now that he porked his secretary and knocked her up and she burnt herself alive out of pure shame.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 05:00 PM

Has he dropped out of the run off?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (4NO2D)

414 Billy Carter>>>>>Jimmah peanut

Posted by: kingsman at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (ehY6c)

415 397 Most young Iranians don't know who he is? Wow, they sure have me fooled

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 04:59 PM (+nEug)

No young american conservative has ever heard of Barry Goldwater.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (06Hmj)

416 Unique reasoning.

Indiana judge blocks state's abortion ban because it supposedly violates religious liberty 😑

-
I didn't even know there were that many Moloch worshippers around.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 04:58 PM (FXNzP)

Even the Moloch worshipers only did it when there was a crisis that needed the god to be appeased.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (8avO+)

417 Nood

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (ZujI1)

418 Canada now offers same day self assisted suicide. Drop 'em off in the morning and pick 'em up in the afternoon.

Posted by: fd

God is not pleased........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (Zz0t1)

419 Lebanon, Syria, Iran, even Iraq were fairly cosmopolitan places years ago. But the Arab Muslims destroyed it all, like the destroy everything. Hopefully the Persians will get their country back.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (AaEou)

420 They had a not-so-nice secret police that made life miserable for anyone who didn't like the monarchy.
Posted by: Diabeetus at March

SAVAK. And I bet a lot of their guys went to work for the mullahs, too.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (77rzZ)

421 And Quani becomes Schrodinger's Quds leader,
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Sarah Malcangi

@MalcangiSarah

·
1m

Arab media reports claim that Iran has executed IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani after accusing him of spying for Israel’s Mossad and providing information related to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

The reports cite unnamed sources and have not been officially confirmed by Iranian authorities. Qaani had previously survived assassination attempts and was considered a close figure within Iran’s leadership.
(ILTV)

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (E4rtv)

422 267. Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸
@FmrRepMTG
Mar 5
Tucker would beat Trump if he ran for President and Trump tried to violate the constitution and tried to run again for a third term.
Posted by: m

MTG's business needs a look-see. State and federal contracts. In cahoots with Fani? Could be fun.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (NFX2v)

423
Pahlavi has the best chances of.....

Watch this bitch drool when i ring this little bell.

Posted by: Pavlov - at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (QVmho)

424 And just think of all the sweet sweet flop-sweat covered Iranian cash Tony Gonzales won't get now that he porked his secretary and knocked her up and she burnt herself alive out of pure shame.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 05:00 PM

Has he dropped out of the run off?
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (4NO2D)

sources say yes.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (8avO+)

425 Tony two head Gonzales has dropped all the way out.

Posted by: kingsman at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (ehY6c)

426 Even today, if I cough, she meows just to make sure I'm ok.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (N39Ws)
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Good kitty!

They look after us a lot more than we realize. I understand they even check up on us in the middle of the night when we're asleep.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 05:03 PM (ESVrU)

427 Has he dropped out of the run off?
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (4NO2D)

No, but I really can't believe that dude's career is on a "still going to exist" trajectory right now, election or no.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 05:03 PM (06Hmj)

428 Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸
@FmrRepMTG
Mar 5
Tucker would beat Trump if he ran for President and Trump tried to violate the constitution and tried to run again for a third term.
Posted by: m

ooooooo Kay

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:03 PM (8avO+)

429 Canada now offers same day self assisted suicide. Drop 'em off in the morning and pick 'em up in the afternoon.

Posted by: fd
-----

is there a drive-thru?
Posted by: Don Black

Maybe like those drive through car washes that get your car on the line and pull it through.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 05:03 PM (FXNzP)

430 Oh, did he actually drop out?

I hadn't heard. I just wanted to shit on the guy.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 05:03 PM (06Hmj)

431 Grok gets involved 4 minutes ago

Grok

@grok

·
4m

Replying to @momenzellmii
and @DrEliDavid

This is fake/satirical. No credible reports place Esmail Qaani in Israel or confirm he defected or aided assassinations. Recent unverified rumors (from Arab media, social posts) suggest Iran suspects him of Mossad ties and may have detained/executed him internally amid war fallout—but he's repeatedly "died" in rumors only to resurface. The image is a meme.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (E4rtv)

432 Most younger Iranians don't know who he is. I don't think they see him as a symbol of anything.

Older ones who hate the Ayatollah might still remember the monarchy wasn't that great either. They had a not-so-nice secret police that made life miserable for anyone who didn't like the monarchy.

==

This is full on bullshit. hundreds of thousands of young people in Iran who went to protest the ayatollahs, and die for it, were yelling, "this is the Final Battle, Pahlavi will return". They know exactly who Pahlavi is.

The myth of "secret police" and other bad deeds of the late shah was agitprop that Marxist and Communists, trained in USSR were using to overthrow the shah, and who did overthrow Constitutional Monarchy of Iran with the help of of Ayatollah. Who later went on a murder spree. The so called "secret police" was internal security who tried to get rid of jihadist and USSR infiltrators.

Please stop embarrassing yourself.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (GD0B3)

433 417 Nood
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 06, 2026 05:02 PM (ZujI1)

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (+YA9H)

434 Maybe like those drive through car washes that get your car on the line and pull it through.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 05:03 PM (FXNzP)

That would be a horrible way to go....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (06Hmj)

435 As usual, the Democrat President at the time (Carter) displayed the commonplace behavior of Liberals...claiming the moral highground without any consideration what-so-ever for consequences.

Posted by: Orson at March 06, 2026 05:00 PM (dIske)

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"Stage One Thinking [h/t Thomas Sowell]" -- The Trademark of Every Infantile Retard.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 05:04 PM (iu4Pw)

436 Even today, if I cough, she meows just to make sure I'm ok.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 06, 2026 05:01 PM (N39Ws)
---
Good kitty!

They look after us a lot more than we realize. I understand they even check up on us in the middle of the night when we're asleep.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 05:03 PM (ESVrU)

My "doctor" cat Chatters at me if I cough too much.

She slept next to my broken arm day and night until it fully healed, then went back to her normal habits.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:05 PM (8avO+)

437 Even our Marxists don't sing the National Anthem

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 05:09 PM (Ia/+0)

438 Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 05:05 PM (8avO

What sweet accounts, OCID, "Perfesser" and Old Cat; Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 05:22 PM (Nx5jP)

439 ----

Most younger Iranians don't know who he is. I don't think they see him as a symbol of anything.
---------

Oral memory and oral tradition can be very strong, especially when an adversary is trying to eliminate you and the memory.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 06, 2026 05:25 PM (83+LM)

440 Attention Hot Iranian Babes: I have a spare room.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 06, 2026 05:27 PM (cS1cw)

441 Khomeni is dead, but no worries, we got this new guy to run Iran!

What's his name?

Khamenei. Completely different guy.

Opps - Khamenei is dead, but don't worry, we have this new guy to run Iran!

What's his name?

Ah, it's Khamenei. Completely different guy though.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 06, 2026 06:01 PM (HRH9e)

442 Can I just say to all Iranian immigrants - well fucking done. You have my respect. You could have kept quiet and let the left take center stage on Khamenei. But you have refused to cede the ground and keep rubbing their noses in what a disgusting and widely hated person Khamenei was.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 06, 2026 06:03 PM (HRH9e)

Candace Owens to Military-Aged Men: Trump Has Betrayed You, Do Not Join or Remain in the Military, Abandon Your Posts and Take Dishonorable Discharges

She wants people in the military to desert.

This isn't the first time. She previously told service members to abandon the military and take a dishonorable discharge if they had to. Anything to protect her Terrorist Friends.

Oh, and of course, she says that Israel killed Charlie Kirk because he secretly -- source: "Trust Me Bro" -- was going to denounce Israel as the biggest threat to the US.

Candace Owens
@RealCandaceO
Charlie Kirk was the first casualty of the War in Iran.
Never forget what they did to him.

She also, by the way, is doing a seven part series called "Bride of Charlie."

This series "exposes" Erika Kirk as...

1) a murderess who killed her husband

2) a secret lesbian (source: Trust Me Bro)

3) a groomer pedophile and child sex trafficker

On that last point, apparently Erika has fund-raised for an organization that rescues sex-trafficked children. It did not take long for Cavernous Nostrils to begin claiming that Erika Kirk was f***ing the sex-trafficked girls.

She's also "exposing" members of Erika Kirk's family, like her mother.

I know, I know: "Why are you talking about Cavernous Nostrils, the woman with the world's #2 podcast? If you just ignore the Nazi scum they'll all go away like the already didn't when we ignored them for two fucking years."

And so when you tell me to lay off Cavernous Nostrils, please let me know if you also think I should amplify her unending attacks on Charlie Kirk's grieving widow. I mean, I wouldn't want to be accused of "in-fighting" with "other conservatives." If these are all Important Conservative Discussions, maybe I should start linking them and get some of the clicks, too.

Jeremy Boering, her former boss at Daily Wire, dishes dirt on Cavernous Nostrils.

'I think that Candace can be opposed,' Boreing continues, 'I think that she must be opposed, [but] I don't think that she can be defeated.'
...

The show Candace was launched at the Daily Wire on March 19, 2021, despite Boreing harboring reservations about her. After all, she began her media career on the left-side of the political spectrum, critically writing in 2015 about the Tea Party and then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

She began her "political career" by accusing her classmates of leaving racist voicemails on her answering machine. She never provided evidence for this, but she did sue everyone. She then parlayed that Race Hoax into a media career.

She started on the hard "woke" left. I mean, she always has been on the hard "woke" left. She just found it amusing to con the rubes into thinking she was a "conservative firebrand" for a few years.

Looking back, Boreing says he assumed Owen had undergone a 'political evolution' but now he realizes it was a reversible 'transition.'
'She's really actually just sort of detransitioning,' Boreing joked. 'She's returning to her first identity.'
Beneath it all, he argues, Owens is driven by an all-encompassing desire for fame.
'She used to tell [PragerU CEO] Marissa Strite that her goal was to be the most famous woman in the world,' Boreing claims. 'She said it in a different way to me, but she said essentially the same thing, which is that she wanted to be Oprah.'
In short, Boreing doubts that Owens holds any real views. 'Candace uses ideology in the same way that she uses conspiracy, or in the same way that she uses slander, and that's for clicks.
'She's post-political, she's openly telling people not to vote. She's saying that she's no longer entrapped by this right-wing divide in the country. She's about something else. And what she's about is Candace Owens.'
...
Perhaps, the most revelatory moment for Boreing in his relationship with Owens occurred as they discussed the rise of white nationalist streamer Nick Fuentes.
Boreing claims he confronted Owens over her refusal to distance herself from Fuentes and his racist, antisemite Groyper movement. Her response shocked him.
'I could not understand the positions she was talking and her unwillingness to
stand up against what were very obviously bad actors starting to emerge in the [right-wing] movement.
'One of the conversations in particular was about Nick Fuentes and the Groypers. She called them the YouTube Boys. And she said: I'll never go against the YouTube boys, are you crazy? I don't go against the YouTube boys.'
'I said, "Candace, what is it that you actually believe?"' Boreing recounts, 'That's when she said the unbelievable line: I believe what the people believe, I'm the voice of the people.
'It's actually one of the most honest things that I think Candace has ever said,' Boreing reflects.
'She views herself as primarily a famous person. She is going to give the people what they want. And she has an unbelievable instinct, as many incredibly talented people do, to [determine] which way the river is flowing at any given time. She knows where the clicks are.'
'Candace would have worn a yarmulke if she thought that that's the way the world was going, if that's how she was going to get the most and easiest clicks.'
[T]he 'final straw' for him, he told the Daily Mail, came when she engaged with X users accusing a rabbi 'drinking the blood of Christians.'
'I'd been uncomfortable with a lot of what she had said in the months leading up to that, but really, if there was a straw, it was the blood libel,' he says. 'A centuries-old trope used by anti-Semites to defame the Jews, from my point of view, that was the point of no return.'

So again, I'm so, so sorry to engage in "in-fighting" against this Important Conservative Voice who is now using every single show to post conspiracy theories about Erika Kirk being a lesbian murderess and child-rapist.

Jeremy Boreing
@JeremyDBoreing
I don't know Erika Kirk.
I do know Candace Owens.
Erika met the moment of her husband's assassination with a grace unimaginable.
Candace met the moment of her so-called friend's assassination as she meets every moment -- focused on herself and her insatiable hunger for fame and aggrandizement.
If you find yourself believing the latter in her smears of the former, please know you are being manipulated by one of the best in the business. But you're still wrong and in the wrong.
May God open your eyes to the evil you are participating in, and may God bless Erika Kirk.

Seth Dillon
@SethDillon
Imagine being Erika for a moment. You've lost your husband while your children are still young -- and not by natural causes, or some tragic accident, but by assassination for defending his values.
And while you're pressing on despite your mourning, one of your husband's so-called friends begins attacking you, instead of the man responsible, to do as much harm to you and Charlie's organization as possible.
And on top of that, as difficult as it is to believe, people who claim to be your friend -- who spoke on Charlie's stage and attended his funeral -- are suddenly nowhere to be found. They sit quietly on the sidelines, keeping a safe distance, hoping none of the arrows will come their way.
Imagine how deeply that betrayal must hurt . . . how much it compounds the pain you're already suffering.
You can't actually imagine it. There's no precedent for it. You'll never experience anything like it in your life.

Bonchie
@bonchieredstate
Everyday, there's some new line being crossed by this lunatic that makes me wonder whether certain people will finally speak up.
They won't, though. Not even this will be enough, and it's probably time to start asking why they are so invested in Owens.

Yeah I'm speaking up. We talk shit on this blog about virtually everybody. Kristi Noem got some shit yesterday and he main crime was being a little attention-whorey and maybe a little too dumb to be running a key agency.

But when Tucker Carlson, Cavernous Nostrils, and Gay Nazi Nick Fuentes come in for some criticism, suddenly it's just "just ignore them" and "why are you going after people on the right?"

They're not on the right. They're not allies. They intend to destroy MAGA (as they're currently destroying TPUSA) as it stands in the way of what they seek, a Nazi political party with popular support.

What will it take until you get that?

Or is this Good Conservative Behavior?

This is from early December -- and she's only gotten worse, and more direct in her accusations of Erika Kirk, since then. John Sexton:

Yesterday I described how Candace Owens is doing her best to destroy Charlie Kirk's legacy and punish his widow, family and friends in the process. All of this is literally based on a dream that Candace had in which Charlie told her he'd been betrayed by everyone.
For nearly three months, Owens has been insinuating (and then directly stating) that Kirk was murdered by a cabal of foreign interests and that his murder was aided and abetted by people he trusted at TPUSA. And for all that time, TPUSA has for the most part sat back and taken the slander without responding. But yesterday, they finally stopped waiting for Owens decency to kick in and announced a change in their approach.
This clip is about 7 minutes long and most of it is devoted to denying all of the allegations Owens has made.

You can watch that two month old list of Accusations here.

Again, this is from two months ago. This doesn't even include the Lesbian Child Groomer and Trafficker allegations.

All based on the "ghost of Charlie" visiting this psychopathic narcissist in her dreams and telling her that his wife murdered her and that Candace must avenge him.

Skip to 2:57 to see the trailer for Owen's "Bride of Charlie" expose.

She's now up to part 7 of this "expose" and won't stop pumping them out because her angry, mentally-ill audience wants to see Erika Kirk dead.

.@RealCandaceO is evil. pic.twitter.com/69ZReNQtbD
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 24, 2026

Even Matt Walsh, a cuck and coward who has been in the Leave Candace Alone camp, finally decided to debunk Candance Owens' many, many conspiracy theories, mostly about Erika Kirk and her family. Erika Kirk, you see, is putting on a fake show of grieving. She's not really grieving. Sometimes this widow actually smiles or laughs, so you know she's not sad about Charlie at all. But sometimes she cries and can barely speak, and that's all Fake Pretend Acting, so again you know she's not sad about Charlie.

And if she's not sad about Charlie -- you know what that means....! Because what wife wouldn't know how to properly grieve her husband, except the murderess responsible for his murder?

It took him 50 minutes to get through the endless lies Owens is pushing to her rabid, unhinged followers about Erika Kirk.

And by the way: One of those monsters is going to try to kill Erika Kirk.

Instead of telling me to Leave Candace Alone, why don't you start invading her comments and telling her to Leave Erika Alone?

Even before Charlie Kirk was murdered, she had her psychopath followers attacking TPUSA, because she's angry that Charlie separated from her crazy Black Nazi ass and thinks he should have appointed her president of TPUSA.

As Candace is now going after Erika directly, I want to publicly mention that I have it on good authority that these attacks on Charlie from before his death were coordinated with Candace.

In fact, you will notice most of Owens� biggest supporters pretending that this is all� https://t.co/3veCDdy8is
— AG (@AGHamilton29) February 24, 2026

Candace Owens doesn�t formulate her ATTACKS on Erika Kirk alone.

She has a WHOLE TEAM that helps her.

It�s time to SHINE A LIGHT 💡 on those individuals.

No more hiding in the shadows.

If they�re truly PROUD of their work they shouldn�t have an issue taking CREDIT for it� https://t.co/xepNufGDpf pic.twitter.com/C8VYFK64rm
— Cinema Shogun (@CinemaShogun) February 24, 2026

Oh, she's also a fan of Loose Change and believes 9/11 was done by Netanyahu. So does Tucker Carlson, of course.

This was three days ago: Not when she was a Race-Hoaxing, Camera-Humping teenaged famewhore.

Remember when we used to call 9/11 Denialism out instead of forming a Simp Cocoon around Very Important "Conservative" Voices?

[RG911Team] Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson have committed the unforgivable sin.

It wasn�t interviewing Nick Fuentes.

Or criticizing Israel.

Or feuding with Ben Shapiro.

It was questioning the Neocons� sacred cow: 9/11.

And we applaud them. pic.twitter.com/wzYrPfuSTm
— Richard Gage, AIA, Architect (@RichardGage_911) November 9, 2025

I think what may be going on is that many of you have no idea what Cavernous Nostrils is saying, so you're just not even aware of why people are criticizing her.

The trouble is, when people attempt to share this information with you, you tell us to stop talking about her and just leave this Important "Conservative" Voice alone.

Maybe i just have to start linking the clips of her attacking Erika Kirk and her mother every single day. After you're done yelling at me to Leave Candace Alone, maybe you'll see after the fiftieth post showing her obsessively attacking Erika Kirk and accusing her of murder you'll realize that gee, maybe Candace Owens is not an Important Conservative Voice who deserves our support and protection.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:49 PM

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1 *Normal Rockwell free speech meme*

Candace Owens' audience is AWFLs and bots and always has been.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:50 PM (GBKbO)

2 But when Tucker Carlson, Cavernous Nostrils, and Gay Nazi Nick Fuentes come in for some criticism, suddenly it's just "just ignore them" and "why are you going after people on the right?"

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How is Fuentes on the right?

He votes Democrat in every election.

It's like saying Jonah Goldberg is on the right.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:51 PM (GBKbO)

3 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:52 PM (Zz0t1)

4 Maybe i just have to start linking the clips of her attacking Erika Kirk and her mother every single day. After you're done yelling at me to Leave Candace Alone, maybe you'll see after the fiftieth post showing her obsessively attacking Erika Kirk and accusing her of murder you'll realize that gee, maybe Candace Owens is not an Important Conservative Voice who deserves our support and protection.

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I think I'm missing the comments attacking ace for focusing on Candace.

It seems like most people here just join in on the fun.

Because she's kind of retarded.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:52 PM (GBKbO)

5 I owe my soul to the company store, Candass

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 06, 2026 02:52 PM (jrgJz)

6 Didn't that psycho say Ericka was born a man?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:53 PM (Zz0t1)

7 Lum has been NOODed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:53 PM (Zz0t1)

8 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 06, 2026 02:53 PM (LdBR/)

9 We know you want her, Ace.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 02:53 PM (+YA9H)

10 >>>6 Didn't that psycho say Ericka was born a man?

no, but close: She says that about Macron's wife, who has FOUR CHILDREN. She claims the woman who gave birth to four children is secretly a man. A man who murdered his sister, then stole her birth certificate to pose AS the sister.

No one in the family said boo, I guess.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 02:54 PM (1wjle)

11 Ok honest question. Why do we care what Owen's and Carlson Hammer about? Do they actually have influence?

Asking cause the only time I ever hear them or see them os whenAOP puts up a post.

I usually glide right over the post. Just dont care.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 02:54 PM (i0Hi3)

12 11 Ok honest question. Why do we care what Owen's and Carlson Hammer about? Do they actually have influence?

Asking cause the only time I ever hear them or see them os whenAOP puts up a post.

I usually glide right over the post. Just dont care.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 02:54 PM (i0Hi3)

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Tucker endorsed a candidate in one of the Texas GOP House primaries this week.

I think it was TX-12.

Dude he endorsed nearly won.

Scratch that...he came in sixth.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:55 PM (GBKbO)

13 Holy crap, the page jumps around so much it is hard to click.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 02:55 PM (0U5gm)

14 The Bride of Charlie thing is bombing, it started out with decent views but has dropped off faster than New Coke. She's pivoted to attacking the Daily Wire now.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 02:56 PM (PYyV9)

15 How do you stop a deranged and evil woman from being deranged and evil?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 06, 2026 02:56 PM (TqK2x)

16 David Asman
@DavidAsmanfox
Jimmy Lai is one of the most notable Catholic martyrs alive in the world today. Can anyone imagine the Great Pope John Paul2 keeping silent about such an obvious example of Communist repression? As St Thomas More said, "Silence gives consent."
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Pope Leo XIV said March 3 he “can’t comment” on the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai, a Catholic and outspoken pro-democracy advocate sentenced earlier this year to 20 years in prison under China’s national security law.

Posted by: Crusader at March 06, 2026 02:56 PM (TN0g+)

17 >>>Ok honest question. Why do we care what Owen's and Carlson Hammer about? Do they actually have influence?

for the tenth time, since you didn't read the post, yes, Candace Owens has the #2 podcast in the world and Tucker Calrson the #5 podcast.

No influence, right? I should just Leave Them Alone and they'll go away, right?

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 02:56 PM (1wjle)

18 13 Holy crap, the page jumps around so much it is hard to click.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 02:55 PM (0U5gm)

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Text loads. Then the embeds load.

It's just how things are round these parts.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:56 PM (GBKbO)

19 Can Candace be prosecuted under Federal law for encouraging military members to desert? Seems like that ought to be a Federal crime.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 02:57 PM (77rzZ)

20 I have no problems with attacks on Tucker, Owens, that gay Nazi Fuentes or any of the people trying to destroy the MAGA movement and slandering good people for clicks.

Fuck all of them in the ear.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 02:57 PM (viF8m)

21 Alex Stein 99 is part of that crew, huh?

Somehow, it wouldn't surprise me if that's the case.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 02:58 PM (wa/yD)

22 Why do we care what Owen's and Carlson Hammer about? Do they actually have influence?

They don’t, and to Ace’s point, they definitely don’t here. Most people know about as much about them as they do Hasan Piker and for the same reason: nobody wants to lose brain cells reading their garbage.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 02:58 PM (QZThv)

23 : One of those monsters is going to try to kill Erika

The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 02:58 PM (Kt19C)

24 I think it's fine for you to critique her . Ace. as well as loathsome Tucker Carlson. I don't think anyone was saying that you shouldn't. As for me, I read your posts and appreciate them. I just dont want to click on anything with Candace or Tucker speaking. I think they're both being paid off

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 02:58 PM (ELdpA)

25 This woman has severe mental illness.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 02:58 PM (0U5gm)

26 The great circle of political life, as illustrated by Candace Owens.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 06, 2026 02:58 PM (MZ+PY)

27 During the Biden regime? When they were joking about using the army to catch, vaxx and release citizens? I can take the thing about joining or leaving the military.

As far as the lesbian pedophile stuff? Wow.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 02:58 PM (zZu0s)

28 I have reluctantly concluded that maybe something along the lines of “invasion of the body snatchers” is a genuine thing.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 02:58 PM (4vbgA)

29 We've had a few people ask, "After the left said there was no Epstein list for 4 years do leftists really believe Trump is an Epstein client?"

And the answer is no. The reason they are saying so now is because they feel the claims under Biden that there was a leftwing pedo-elite hurt them politically.

Its the same thing with Erika Kirk. Does Candace or anyone believe these claims are true? No. But it lets them attack someone that is a problem for them with the tool they think must work because of 2021-2024.

Kirk was assassinated by a tranny-banning leftwinger because the FNM spun him up. The left does not want to talk about the fact they just caused the biggest political assassination in two generations and will do ANYTHING to change the topic.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 02:58 PM (sKqQm)

30 15 How do you stop a deranged and evil woman from being deranged and evil?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 06, 2026 02:56 PM (TqK2x)

"How to handle a woman?
There's a way", said the wise old man
"A way known by every woman
Since the whole rigmarole began"

Do I flatter her? I begged, him answer
Do I threaten or cajole or plead?
Do I brood or play the gay romancer?
Said he, smiling, "No indeed"

"How to handle a woman?
Mark me well, I will tell you, sir
The way to handle a woman
Is to love her, simply love her
Merely love her, love her, love her"

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 02:58 PM (+YA9H)

31 A pox on all of them. I hope Tucker and Nick's dicks fall off and Candace's tits sprout warts.
Wouldn't piss on the lot of them.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 02:58 PM (+nEug)

32 the woman with the world's #2 podcast

==

well, a lot of idol people in Majority Muslim Nigeria, Senegal (where the murderous TX islamonazi came from), Pakistan, Sudan and everyone's favorite Somalia !

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 02:59 PM (GD0B3)

33 Ok honest question. Why do we care what Owen's and Carlson Hammer about? Do they actually have influence?

Based on their views and earnings? Yeah they did But their all-in on "YAY FOR THE AYTOLLAH" has cost them dearly. They are plunging in views and presumably donations.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 02:59 PM (PYyV9)

34 Dude he endorsed nearly won.

Scratch that...he came in sixth.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:55 PM (GBKbO)

Oops. Oopsie!

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 02:59 PM (I40wl)

35 Ok honest question. Why do we care what Owen's and Carlson Hammer about? Do they actually have influence?

for the tenth time, since you didn't read the post, yes, Candace Owens has the #2 podcast in the world and Tucker Calrson the #5 podcast.

No influence, right? I should just Leave Them Alone and they'll go away, right?

Posted by: ace
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I appreciate it Ace that you continue to bash them a time or two a week. The Cucker and Ovens supporters sneak in during the evenings and weekend threads and attempt to pretend that those two are still on "our" side.

Posted by: Crusader at March 06, 2026 02:59 PM (TN0g+)

36 Can Candace be prosecuted under Federal law for encouraging military members to desert? Seems like that ought to be a Federal crime.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 02:57 PM (77rzZ)
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Like many a Keyboard Commando, she'd encouraging people to engage in behavior and accept consequences that she herself is unwilling to face.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 02:59 PM (ESVrU)

37 I find them all worthy of mockery and derision.

I'm sure they have some influence, but when we look for real world influence, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot.

Fuentes, for instance, said he was going to go to Michigan in Sept of 2024 to campaign against Trump. Well, Fuentes didn't go because he was afraid of Vance's security detail...murdering him. Also, Trump won Michigan.

And then, Tucker's endorsement of that TX GOP primary which bombed.

I mean...there's online influence, and then there's real world influence. I'm just not that sure of how much these people have in the real world.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:59 PM (GBKbO)

38 >>> But their all-in on "YAY FOR THE AYTOLLAH" has cost them dearly. They are plunging in views and presumably donations.

I would love for that to be true, is there any evidence for it, tho? Me-Again is bragging that her ratings keep going higher.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 03:00 PM (1wjle)

39 Tokyo Candace

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at March 06, 2026 03:00 PM (YoT4f)

40 Don't forget Candace was involved in Gamer Gate too. By trying to set up a website to dox people that were critical of the gaming journalist cabal trying to force all the garbage down everyone's throats.

Posted by: buzzion at March 06, 2026 03:00 PM (3tZV2)

41 Fuck all of them in the ear.
Posted by: JackStraw

Never seen that expression before. That's a weird one.

I bet there are folks who are into ear sex, though.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

42 A man who murdered his sister, then stole her birth certificate to pose AS the sister.

No one in the family said boo, I guess.
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 02:54 PM (1wjle)

That could be a kind of cool movie plot though. Did Candy ever write for Marvel? She seems the type.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:00 PM (zZu0s)

43 I will never trust Candace Owens, due to the Social Autopsy project. I don't mind Ace exposing her for what she is, I've been trying to do that for years but I'm not an "influencer."

And every time I see Erika Kirk's name or her picture, I just want to give her a huge hug.

Posted by: pookysgirl, too empathetic sometimes at March 06, 2026 03:00 PM (Wt5PA)

44
Grifters gonna Grift.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 06, 2026 03:00 PM (IifOV)

45 I really liked Tucker

There were even moments when I wanted Candace to sit on my face

I don't like Erika Kirk either, objectively she's just weird to me

I am glad ace has never changed, even though I have less respect for him for not letting Lamont the Dummy blog more

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 06, 2026 03:00 PM (REq0p)

46 43 I will never trust Candace Owens, due to the Social Autopsy project. I don't mind Ace exposing her for what she is, I've been trying to do that for years but I'm not an "influencer."

And every time I see Erika Kirk's name or her picture, I just want to give her a huge hug.

Posted by: pookysgirl, too empathetic sometimes at March 06, 2026 03:00 PM (Wt5PA)

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I don't trust any media personalities.

They're all just actors in roles. Might as well trust George Clooney's character in ER to tell me about how the world works.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:01 PM (GBKbO)

47 There is something crazy going on with both owens and carlson. Maybe they were abducted by aliens and replaced with some weird a$$ replicants.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 06, 2026 03:01 PM (0N4FZ)

48 They're not on the right. They're not allies. They intend to destroy MAGA (as they're currently destroying TPUSA) as it stands in the way of what they seek, a Nazi political party with popular support.

==

Exactly, they are TROLLS.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 03:02 PM (GD0B3)

49 I'll pipe in that "is" and "ought" are different. I agree that Owens and Carlson ought to be sidelined.
But what is, is that Carlson has an audience. Particularly in the zoomer generation. They are watching AI parody slop from "Hard Archive" and "Phixotic"; some of it is fun and based, but a lot of it is just antiJewish. The reason they are watching this stuff is because, from when they were about ten years old and first noticing the news, would be 2015ish. That's when #woke about started, tail-end of Obama 2.
It seems to be young Hispanics who are most-prone to this stuff
tinyurl.com/4h5e733s
The new director of College Republicans is Kai Schwemmer who is not Hispanic however. Here's Joel Berry on that guy
tinyurl.com/y4m2wdu5
So pushing back on it, somehow, is important; but do we have ideas on how to do that without sounding like scolds and RINOs?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 03:02 PM (gKWVE)

50 31 A pox on all of them. I hope Tucker and Nick's dicks fall off and Candace's tits sprout warts.
Wouldn't piss on the lot of them.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 02:58 PM (+nEug)

I can't imagine either of them is particularly happy being so divorced from reality and constantly on the make. Miserable existence is probably its own punishment.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 03:02 PM (I40wl)

51 The fact that we give currency to people like this in the first place is where we should start. There are so many of these harlequins and frauds dancing around it’s hard to believe it wasn’t a coordinated subversive op to begin with. It reminds me of a lot of the asymmetric warfare and psyops I’ve seen over the course of my life. This isn’t simply someone’s psychosis, there is absolutely no way it could be that well coordinated. These claims are not just baseless, they are demonstrably false and anyone (as Walsh has shown) could peruse them in a pedestrian way and expose that. This is willful and purposeful. These people sat at our table, ate our food and are now trying to kill us in our sleep.

It’s really time to take the gloves off, and take out the crew served weapons. Kudos, Ace.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 03:02 PM (wj4wL)

52 Up your nose with a rubber hose, eh Jack?

Posted by: Gabe Kaplan at March 06, 2026 03:02 PM (zZu0s)

53 I have reluctantly concluded that maybe something along the lines of “invasion of the body snatchers” is a genuine thing.

I have the outlines of an SF opera I want to write one day. One plot element, there is a communist insurgency that has access to a re-discovered technology that lets them clone people and brainwash that clone and the net effect is that in this society all sorts of people suddenly act as leftwing lunatics when the rebels need them to.

And this is an old idea I've had but you know you can see it in our real world can't you? But...my real answer for why this happens is:

1) The left can use the FNM to slander anyone
2) The left can use taxpayer dollars to bribe anyone
3) Up until 2025 the left can use the NatSec agencies to blackmail anyone

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 03:02 PM (sKqQm)

54 >>>I mean...there's online influence, and then there's real world influence. I'm just not that sure of how much these people have in the real world.

look, influence or not, if someone clearly on the left were accusing Erika Kirk of being a lesbian pedophile and a murderess, you'd say that would be fit for a blog post, right?

when it's Candace Owens, why is it different? Why do we then have to debate about whether she's "worth talking about?"

As I said yesterday, these people are every bit as influential as a Rashida Tlaib. But no one questions when I do a post about Tlaib.

But when it's Tucker and Candace, it's always these debates about whether or not it's a valid topic or not.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 03:03 PM (1wjle)

55 I'm sure it's been asked, but can't Erika Kirk sue nostrils for slander and libel ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 03:03 PM (VE6XX)

56 Sick of that srunt.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at March 06, 2026 03:03 PM (8bjzR)

57 47 There is something crazy going on with both owens and carlson. Maybe they were abducted by aliens and replaced with some weird a$$ replicants.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 06, 2026 03:01 PM (0N4FZ)

Tuck is bought entirely. Candace is batshit crazy. Sometimes the easiest explanation is the best.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 03:03 PM (I40wl)

58 The cheese is off the cracker.

I say again, the cheese is off the cracker.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 03:04 PM (Wnv9h)

59 >>>43 I will never trust Candace Owens, due to the Social Autopsy project. I don't mind Ace exposing her for what she is, I've been trying to do that for years but I'm not an "influencer."

yeah I was going to include that but I could already hear the chorus of "why are you talking about her"

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 03:04 PM (1wjle)

60 I am glad ace has never changed, even though I have less respect for him for not letting Lamont the Dummy blog more
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 06, 2026 03:00 PM (REq0p)

I can't throw stones at anyone for being OCD.

I do wish ace would do more og riffing posts. Maybe they're exhausting anxiety making.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:04 PM (zZu0s)

61 You don’t sideline them. You don’t ban them. You don’t cancel them. You have the courage to expose them for who they’ve always been.

Then maybe light them on fire.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 03:04 PM (wj4wL)

62 >>.55 I'm sure it's been asked, but can't Erika Kirk sue nostrils for slander and libel ?

she can and one day, I hope, she will, but right now they are continuing with this losing strategy of "don't sue, that will just give her attention"

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 03:04 PM (1wjle)

63 Hey Siri, what's the definition of sedition?

Posted by: Dr. T at March 06, 2026 03:05 PM (vzewd)

64
I've seen enough. Candace is a cunt.

Yeah I said it.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 06, 2026 03:05 PM (IifOV)

65 This is why I come here. This is the slitting throats metaphor at its best.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 03:05 PM (wj4wL)

66 "Catholic martyrs alive"

The term is "confessor". You're not a martyr until you're killed. Even saint Maximus didn't get to be a martyr, despite suffering horribly and likely dying younger than he should have as a result.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 03:05 PM (gKWVE)

67 Has she released her evidence that Macron's wife is a dude yet?

I mean, she's been saying it and littering the internet with statements that she KNOWS the broad was born a man.........Receipts?

She's a self-parody of herself being a psycho lunatic.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:05 PM (Zz0t1)

68
she can and one day, I hope, she will, but right now they are continuing with this losing strategy of "don't sue, that will just give her attention"
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 03:04 PM (1wjle)

Attention she should get.. In a trial where it would all be laid bare...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 03:05 PM (VE6XX)

69 They're not on the right. They're not allies. They intend to destroy MAGA (as they're currently destroying TPUSA) as it stands in the way of what they seek, a Nazi political party with popular support.

What will it take until you get that?
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Preaching to the converted over here, Boss.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 03:06 PM (RIvkX)

70 Tuck is bought entirely. Candace is batshit crazy. Sometimes the easiest explanation is the best.

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To be fair, Owens got porked by a British mimbo, that's enough to make anyone insane

Tucker I could believe has been taken over by a demon named Smackywallparts

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 06, 2026 03:06 PM (REq0p)

71 The Daily Wire crew are all stooges and are often subjects of derision in these very grey boxes. Just because they are now slagging Queen Candace does not change that. Now, if they were all shagging Queen Candace...

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 06, 2026 03:06 PM (MZ+PY)

72 How much of Candace's podcast audience are HQ readers? Any? 5% of HQ folks? I think more concrete action than telling us the vile things CO is spewing are needed. Like a list of advertisers so folks could send those companies messages like "you are giving revenue to a crazed anti-semite, and if you don't yank your ads from Mz Owen's podcast I'll have no choice but to boycott you"

Supposedly companies are very sensitive to boycott threats if they get a bunch of them. I personally am a terrible boycotter, I don't tend to go back to a brand once they've convinced me they hate me and my kind, and I don't tend to pay attention and tell them to shape up before they get to that point. But I think the strategy of announcing you'll boycott and tell all your friends to boycott as well actually gets the attention of most companies.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 03:06 PM (vlkz/)

73 Then maybe light them on fire.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 03:04 PM (wj4wL)

And dump them in a hole.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 03:06 PM (I40wl)

74 54 look, influence or not, if someone clearly on the left were accusing Erika Kirk of being a lesbian pedophile and a murderess, you'd say that would be fit for a blog post, right?

when it's Candace Owens, why is it different? Why do we then have to debate about whether she's "worth talking about?"

As I said yesterday, these people are every bit as influential as a Rashida Tlaib. But no one questions when I do a post about Tlaib.

But when it's Tucker and Candace, it's always these debates about whether or not it's a valid topic or not.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 03:03 PM (1wjle)

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I do not question your editorial decisions. Your home, your choices. It's all good.

I'm just trying to add to the conversation by wondering how much influence there actually is. If Tucker can't get someone over the line in a largely off the radar House primary, what can he do?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:06 PM (GBKbO)

75 >>> Even saint Maximus didn't get to be a martyr, despite suffering horribly and likely dying younger than he should have as a result.

at least he killed Joachim Pheonix, tho

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 03:06 PM (1wjle)

76 I don't know how much real world influence Tucker and Candace have, or how you would even measure that, but we do have absolute data showing how popular they are online.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 03:07 PM (PYyV9)

77 Candace can be punished for telling service members to desert during wartime. It’s not protected speech.

See the Clear and Present Danger doctrine in Schenk v. United States.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at March 06, 2026 03:07 PM (jYRYu)

78 >>>I'm just trying to add to the conversation by wondering how much influence there actually is. If Tucker can't get someone over the line in a largely off the radar House primary, what can he do?

right now he's pushing this asshole Fishback in Florida. I don't know how much influence he really has. I know he has enough viewers to command $45,000 per thirty second ad read.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 03:07 PM (1wjle)

79 75 at least he killed Joachim Pheonix, tho

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 03:06 PM (1wjle)

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For the glory of Rome.

Now...what is the glory of Rome?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:07 PM (GBKbO)

80 I have doubts Candice ever read a military history

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 03:07 PM (EtnSa)

81 About Tucker and Owens:

Hav ewe no urban trash to sort, cnels ot be dug, blood plasma to be harvested? They should do that instead.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (u82oZ)

82 just another ignorant attention wh*re POC ...

Posted by: The Dark Lord at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (DBAaD)

83
Which one of you pissed off ace today?

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (QVmho)

84 Trying to oppose these folks through reasoned discourse is a fool's errand.

Mockery, satire, and parody are the way to go.
https://youtu.be/6SJzaeEYzxE

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (RIvkX)

85 At least it wasn’t another Goddamn Disney post.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (jbnUc)

86 I'm just trying to add to the conversation by wondering how much influence there actually is. If Tucker can't get someone over the line in a largely off the radar House primary, what can he do?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:06 PM (GBKbO)

Even though this is coming from a retarded wannabe influencer, it is a good question.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (zZu0s)

87 74 I do not question your editorial decisions. Your home, your choices. It's all good.

I'm just trying to add to the conversation by wondering how much influence there actually is. If Tucker can't get someone over the line in a largely off the radar House primary, what can he do?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:06 PM (GBKbO)

Even if one can't get an audience to vote, they can still project their shit-ass mindset onto them.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (wa/yD)

88 78 >>>I'm just trying to add to the conversation by wondering how much influence there actually is. If Tucker can't get someone over the line in a largely off the radar House primary, what can he do?

right now he's pushing this asshole Fishback in Florida. I don't know how much influence he really has. I know he has enough viewers to command $45,000 per thirty second ad read.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 03:07 PM (1wjle)

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I'll reach that at some point!

I'll sell someone's skin cream for $45000 in the middle of a movie discussion!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (GBKbO)

89 Candace Owens' audience is AWFLs and bots and always has been.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

And foreigners. Mostly foreigners.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (sAmhv)

90 It's like saying Jonah Goldberg is on the right.

It’s not even that. At least Goldberg made some attempts to at least appear to be on the right and hold conservative views; possibly plagiaristic but they were out there. I’ve seen no evidence for Fuertes even pretending beyond the occasional blunt assertion.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (EXyHK)

91
But when it's Tucker and Candace, it's always these debates about whether or not it's a valid topic or not.
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 03:03 PM (1wjle)

As is always said, it's your blog, man. Post what you want to post. Do what only you can do, with vim, vigor and the colorful writing style that makes you you.

We will read it. Assholes will always asshole. You've ripped me in threads, and I'm still here.

You're a brilliant writer and should keep doing it. No matter WHO it pisses of.

Everyone's a critic, as they say. "F*ck 'em if they can't take a joke."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (Zz0t1)

92 I see no way Candace doesn't end up paying every cent she has to Erika in a defamation suit.

I wonder who her backers are who will have to open their pocketbooks along with her?

Posted by: Thatch at March 06, 2026 03:09 PM (i0077)

93 I talked to some young kids coming back or into the church. A lot of their reasoning was based on how fake and manipulated the online world was. The realized it was causing them to think and do unwanted things, or at least be exposed to them. It was really causing a psychosis. Once the stepped away and found God they were happier and more fulfilled. They knew that God would love unconditionally no matter what happened. He would never leave them.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 03:09 PM (wj4wL)

94 *off.

Damn fingers.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:09 PM (Zz0t1)

95 The leave her alone crowd is quite adjacent to the at first they came after the (fill in the blank) crowd, aren’t they?

I admit to being somewhat sheltered and naive, but the overt antisemitism is shocking, disgusting and scary. It’s not even with randoms I don’t know, but someone I do know went nuts. I called him out, and thankfully haven’t heard from him since. I hope I never do again.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:09 PM (OoFl2)

96 Candace Owens is vile. Tucker is not far behind her, inasmuch as his schtick currently does not include digging for clicks over Charlie Kirk's grave. Both she and Tucker unfortunately enjoy a large following. Kudos to Ace for engaging these imbeciles in a forum that others attend. It's the best way to marginalize their cancerous online presence.

For those who feign ignorance and/or fatigue, I can appreciate your position, but when the shitter's plugged, your distaste for the stench accomplishes nothing. So while we have someone willing to snake the line, how bout you hold your nose and your complaint, m'kay?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 06, 2026 03:09 PM (nbLIj)

97 Candace Owens to Military-Aged Men: Trump Has Betrayed You, Do Not Join or Remain in the Military, Abandon Your Posts

Sad. Oh, well, at least we still have Marjorie Taylor-Greene.
*opens newspaper* Oh, no...

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (f98mK)

98 Candace can be punished for telling service members to desert during wartime. It’s not protected speech.

See the Clear and Present Danger doctrine in Schenk v. United States.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at March 06, 2026 03:07 PM (jYRYu)

Then I wanna see Mark Kelly hung from the nearest yardarm. Or lamppost. Or overpass, I am not picky.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s)

99 I'm waiting for Candy to accuse herself of murdering Charlie Kirk.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (TqK2x)

100 She wants to be Oprah. She has the left-wing lesbian black demagogue down. Now she just has to put on a few pounds.

Posted by: Wally at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (65cLN)

101 Eh, I get it. There are enough people giving these asshats attention that if Ace doesn't blog about them and expose their insane retardation we don't hope to make a difference.

It's a double-edged sword imo. Not talking about them doesn't work, but talking about them probably gives them more clicks and notoriety. I dunno what the answer is so I'll just say they're retards and move on.

Posted by: ballistic at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (3BwY8)

102 'I think that Candace can be opposed,' Boreing continues, 'I think that she must be opposed, [but] I don't think that she can be defeated.'

The demand for rightwing paranoia always exceeds the supply.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (4NO2D)

103 I'll reach that at some point!

I'll sell someone's skin cream for $45000 in the middle of a movie discussion!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (GBKbO)
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RAID: Shadow Legends is where the real money is at!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (ESVrU)

104 86 Even though this is coming from a retarded wannabe influencer, it is a good question.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (zZu0s)

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Aw...shucks.

And I didn't even mention the idea that podcast numbers could be fake or overinflated because of non-American listeners.

Musk shared the information that X was seeing that most of Fuentes' hits were coming from the Middle East. Oh, he's got 5 million listeners. Well, at least 3 million of them are from Pakistan.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (GBKbO)

105 I've read on the internet that Candace Owens was born a man.

It's on the internet, so it MUST be true.

Her pregnancies were faked to protect her secret, right?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (Zz0t1)

106 I'm not sure it makes sense to engage with the claims lunatics beyond noting they are lunatics. If you want to hobble a lunatic like Black Female Alex Jones, you have to do to her what they did to Jones: sue and bury her in liability (preferably for an intentional tort that is nondischargeable).

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (nd2ez)

107 Fuentes' audience doesn't vote, because Fuentes' audience is mostly made up of self-hating brown third-worlders pretending to be card-carrying KKK members.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (wa/yD)

108 The most disconcerting thing about her was watching her in conversation or an argument because it was always an argument. Because when she talked, it looked like she was counting hairs on moon men on the actual Moon. I have never seen someone with a more vacant more empty more cavernous stare.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (Et1h0)

109 I agree with that guy about it's all for the clicks, no moral compass, no reason, just clicks. Tucker too. Freaks.

I will also say I don't understand engineering, but that building 7 thing does look strange. Not saying CIA blew it up or anything, but damn if that thing doesn't look like a demolition.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (n5tGW)

110 Now...what is the glory of Rome?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:07 PM

'Where is the gloryhole of Rome' is the more interesting question.

Posted by: Grahamio Lindseyius at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (0sNs1)

111 Well said, Ace. Well said. The older I get the less I am trusting first impressions of anyone.

Thank God for AOSHQ. Keep shining the light into the darkest corners for we need to see what dank and dusty creatures reside in the darkness.

Posted by: AlecK at March 06, 2026 03:11 PM (cMlC1)

112 I enjoy reading about these wacky people. I don't give them a thought but I realize they do have influence. Tucker has gone insane. Candace really went insane. I don't know Fuentes - never really paid attention to him.

Posted by: turambar at March 06, 2026 03:11 PM (Q0yOR)

113 It's the same sort of character assassination we saw hurled at Sarah Palin and the Tea Party. Every single day. Palin was a popular governor, a superb speaker, and the GOP's VP nominee. The Tea Party was gaining momentum and the Ur-MAGA movement was a direct threat to Barry and his Barrynauts. They had to be destroyed and the first people to sign up for her destruction were the senior operators in the McCain for President organization.

Fast forward - Owens is just one of several operatives tasked with taking down MAGA while posing as "conservatives". The same kind of agents that tried to take down DJT while wearing chinos, button-down shirts, sunglasses, and red caps while they carried Nazi flags or signs with racist slogans.

TPUSA and Charlie Kirk are an even great threat to a now-pummeled and distraught Washington Establishment. They are using any weapon at hand in a fight to the death campaign of ruin or be ruined. Physical assassination, threats and attempts, arson, riots - whatever it takes.

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:11 PM (rj6Yv)

114 77 Candace can be punished for telling service members to desert during wartime. It’s not protected speech.

See the Clear and Present Danger doctrine in Schenk v. United States.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at March 06, 2026 03:07 PM (jYRYu)

She is too ignorant to know about Tokyo Rose and Lord Hawhaw.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 03:11 PM (I40wl)

115 And wrapping up my tools
Be back when I grt home

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 03:11 PM (EtnSa)

116 103 RAID: Shadow Legends is where the real money is at!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (ESVrU)

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Royal Kingdom!

(so many ads on Duolingo for that shit)

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:11 PM (GBKbO)

117 I'm just trying to add to the conversation by wondering how much influence there actually is. If Tucker can't get someone over the line in a largely off the radar House primary, what can he do?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:06 PM (GBKbO)

Even though this is coming from a retarded wannabe influencer, it is a good question.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:08 PM (zZu0s)

The more Tucker and Candace act like flakes, the more people will see them as flakes. They are contending for the same space Nick Fuentes has now, someone everyone has heard of but nobody watches.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:11 PM (8avO+)

118 Even guys in the military have noticed Candace’s nostrils. There was an entire hilarious conversation about bowlers grip.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 03:11 PM (wj4wL)

119 It's on the internet, so it MUST be true.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM

This man. He gets it.

Posted by: The French Model at March 06, 2026 03:12 PM (0sNs1)

120 I see no way Candace doesn't end up paying every cent she has to Erika in a defamation suit.

I wonder who her backers are who will have to open their pocketbooks along with her?

Posted by: Thatch at March 06, 2026 03:09 PM (i0077)

I certainly hope Kirk finds out.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:12 PM (Zz0t1)

121 I think its probably because Tucker was a reliable spokesman for years, i cant remember him saying anything weird until he got let go by Fox, and when he mentioned that he could now speak more freely I was like yay he's going to be even more awesomer than he was on Fox

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I mean theres some overlaps that i would tend to agree with, I do think Israel AIPAC is too pervasive in Congress, I do think theres a chemtrails issue, so thats why I generally liked when he interviewed people that were well versed in such areas, including a doctor who talked about the dangers of the wong fong ding dong vax

but now, wtf Tucker

seriously wtf

he needs an intervention fo sho

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 06, 2026 03:12 PM (REq0p)

122 Jeremy Boreing is too nice of a person. And gives way, way too much credit to that low IQ swindler. I don't know what got to him. It'e like he liked her physically or something, "Camera loves her.." really ?? She ugly, dude.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 03:12 PM (GD0B3)

123 ace, I will also say you take gentle ribbing and normal guy 'youre gay hahahaha!' Shit lightly. However, you are a bit oversensitive when assholes question (or you think they're questioning) your editorial decisions.

Just tell them to put on a dress or wash the sand out of their vaginas and move on.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (zZu0s)

124 Even guys in the military have noticed Candace’s nostrils. There was an entire hilarious conversation about bowlers grip.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 03:11 PM (wj4wL)

Even Patrick Ewing looks at her and says "Them's some big nostrils."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (Zz0t1)

125 >> Do not join or remain in the United States Military. Trump has betrayed
America and expects you to die for Israel.
There is no honor in being led by dishonorable men to your death.

Candace is the Jane Fonda of our time.

With much bigger nostrils.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (wj4wL)

126 Since she was mentioned, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that from my perspective, the way Erika Kirk has reacted (at least publicly) to Charlie's assassination has been sort of...weird?

I can't know what's in her heart and I'm not going to presume to tell a widow how to mourn her assassinated husband and father of their children, but the way she took up the TPUSA mantle and went on a speaking tour while her late husband's body was still warm is just sort of off-putting to me.

Posted by: ballistic at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (3BwY8)

127 27:As far as the lesbian pedophile stuff? Wow.

Posted by: Aetius451AD

Yeah, that's a new one for me. Hadn't heard or read about that. I think Candace may have some fetishes to deal with. Or skeletons. Projection happens.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (sAmhv)

128 I will also say I don't understand engineering, but that building 7 thing does look strange. Not saying CIA blew it up or anything, but damn if that thing doesn't look like a demolition.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (n5tGW)
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Horror author F. Paul Wilson incorporated this into one of his Repairman Jack books. It was all a plot so that something hidden underneath Building 7 could be extracted and moved elsewhere.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (ESVrU)

129 Also, I can't help but notice that all of these people who go full-antisemite tend to have Milo Yiannopolous whispering in their ear.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (wa/yD)

130 Kristi Noem got some shit yesterday and he main crime was being a little attention-whorey and maybe a little too dumb to be running a key agency.
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Oh, come on. It's more than that. This is the S. Dakota governor who vetoed a bill that disallowed men to participate in women's sports. That was in 2021, and she defended it (once the roof started falling down her) by claiming she was trying to avoid legal entanglements with the NCAA. Then less than a year later *poof* she signed a bill disallowing men in women's sports. What changed? Well, someone started pushing her name for a VP candidate (2022). She needed to clean up the mess she made.

If you think the current self-promotion is along the same lines. She though she had a show at VP in 2028, and had started her campaign. She's a flat out opportunistic, self-absorbed waste...and her plastic surgery (another sign of this)..is hitting it's expiration date.

Posted by: Orson at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (dIske)

131 think that Candace can be opposed,' Boreing continues, 'I think that she must be opposed, [but] I don't think that she can be defeated.'
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Please. She is the walking defeated. Who said this stuff, her PR person?

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (Et1h0)

132 She's pretty wealthy I've heard from the marriage. So she's not doing it for the money and I don't think a lack of advertisers is going to stop her. Because she's a malignant narcissist the only thing that will stop her is changing the narcissistic supply, making her chase it in another direction, or down into a smoking hole in the ground. But she won't change on her own. Hopefully the retards will turn on her for some retard reason.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (3uBP9)

133 at least he killed Joachim Pheonix, tho
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 03:06 PM

And we were, in fact, entertained.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (Wnv9h)

134 You know, I would still tap dat. I just wouldn't use my real name.

Posted by: Toby Sunshine at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (4NO2D)

135 I enjoy reading about these wacky people. I don't give them a thought but I realize they do have influence. Tucker has gone insane. Candace really went insane. I don't know Fuentes - never really paid attention to him.
Posted by: turambar at March 06, 2026 03:11 PM (Q0yOR)

Fuentes is better at it than they are because he isn't grimdark and serious, he enjoys himself. He reminds me of Bill Clinton in that aspect, he's running a game.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:14 PM (8avO+)

136 Candace , Tucker and Fuentes are following the leftist playbook . Just keep lying and making outrageous statements and when caught , double down. The propaganda ministries protect the left, and will ignore or quietly encourage the woke right because it helps the left. Keep pressure on grifters and eventually things go south for them

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 03:14 PM (/C62k)

137 SHE LOOKS LIKE ADMIRAL AKBAR'S SISTER !!

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 03:14 PM (GD0B3)

138 There was an entire hilarious conversation about bowlers grip.
Posted by: Marcus T

Thanks. That is hard to unsee.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 03:14 PM (f98mK)

139 Candace is batshit crazy. Sometimes the easiest explanation is the best.

Yes. I read Blackout. Not my thing but there was nothing in it that even hinted at the Owens of today. Either she had it ghost-written, or she is suffering a physical impairment; I tend to suspect the latter because it appears to get worse in ways that track with real, serious, physical deterioration.

I would not be at all surprised to discover that she has a brain tumor or a worsening chemical imbalance. Some of the things she says are literal examples of mental disorder.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 03:14 PM (EXyHK)

140 like , she can see the back of her head!

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 03:14 PM (GD0B3)

141
Ace,

This your place.

You have kept me informed and entertained for twelve years.

Thank you for all you do.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 06, 2026 03:14 PM (3ek7K)

142 >>>Beneath it all, he argues, Owens is driven by an all-encompassing desire for fame.

That makes more sense of her behavior than a desire for $$$.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 03:14 PM (+YA9H)

143 'Where is the gloryhole of Rome' is the more interesting question.
Posted by: Grahamio Lindseyius at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (0sNs1)

A glory hole is where you make it.

Posted by: Mesalina at March 06, 2026 03:15 PM (zZu0s)

144 Thank God for AOSHQ. Keep shining the light into the darkest corners for we need to see what dank and dusty creatures reside in the darkness.
Posted by: AlecK at March 06, 2026 03:11 PM (cMlC1)

Hey Ace, you have a suck-up!

lol

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 03:15 PM (I40wl)

145 I had to stop reading the content to post a quick comment- (I know, reading the content first?) - but I had to ask, who are the commentors here backing and defending Owens, Carlson, etc? I read a lot of comments here, because I think the Horde is fucking awesome, but particular posts of support for those grifters just escape me...

Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm Old, So Maybe That's Why... at March 06, 2026 03:16 PM (RfVfI)

146 Fuck all of them in the ear.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 02:57 PM (viF8m)

Jack, you been around long enough to know not to stick it crazy!! Anywhere and anywho!!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 06, 2026 03:16 PM (FylAi)

147 Candace , Tucker and Fuentes are following the leftist playbook . Just keep lying and making outrageous statements and when caught , double down. The propaganda ministries protect the left, and will ignore or quietly encourage the woke right because it helps the left. Keep pressure on grifters and eventually things go south for them
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 03:14 PM (/C62k)

It is my belief that they're all CIA plants in an effort to destroy MAGA, Trump and the US as a whole.

Prove me wrong.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:16 PM (Zz0t1)

148 For some reason I laughed out loud when I saw one of those clowns was followed on Twitter by Milo and Britney Spears.

That would be the worst Odd Couple reboot ever.

Posted by: Wally at March 06, 2026 03:16 PM (65cLN)

149 Since she was mentioned, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that from my perspective, the way Erika Kirk has reacted (at least publicly) to Charlie's assassination has been sort of...weird?

I can't know what's in her heart and I'm not going to presume to tell a widow how to mourn her assassinated husband and father of their children, but the way she took up the TPUSA mantle and went on a speaking tour while her late husband's body was still warm is just sort of off-putting to me.
Posted by: ballistic at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (3BwY

For god's sake, she's trying to keep her husband's dream going. There's nothing strange about that. My business partner died a few years back and his wife and son have done the same.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:16 PM (8avO+)

150 Ok, question for the horde:

Glenn Beck, grifter or flake or mentally unstable?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:16 PM (zZu0s)

151 She's pretty wealthy I've heard from the marriage. So she's not doing it for the money and I don't think a lack of advertisers is going to stop her. Because she's a malignant narcissist the only thing that will stop her is changing the narcissistic supply, making her chase it in another direction, or down into a smoking hole in the ground. But she won't change on her own. Hopefully the retards will turn on her for some retard reason.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (3uBP9)
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Isn't that also Tucker's story? He's already loaded with FU money so he can basically fund his own platform indefinitely, spouting insane conspiracy theories into the void.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 03:16 PM (ESVrU)

152 I’m truly in disbelief at the crazy of what Owens has turned into. It’s distressing and disheartening to think she has a #2 podcast. She’s off her bloody freaking rocker.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (qBdHI)

153 I predicted the rise of Candace Owens in Quatrains 536 and 741.

Posted by: Nostrildamus at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (skR0U)

154 she sued her landlord, claiming that her apartment gave her STD, to try and get out of paying thousands of rent

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (GD0B3)

155 I have no voice except these comments. How can I help inform people about the truth of cancer owens?

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (FylAi)

156 Candace Owens....Candace Owens...

Whose broke ass ratchet bitch this is?

Posted by: Saweetie at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (Ksqrb)

157 145 I had to stop reading the content to post a quick comment- (I know, reading the content first?) - but I had to ask, who are the commentors here backing and defending Owens, Carlson, etc? I read a lot of comments here, because I think the Horde is fucking awesome, but particular posts of support for those grifters just escape me...

Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm Old, So Maybe That's Why... at March 06, 2026 03:16 PM (RfVfI)

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There are a couple that have been defending Tucker (one is missing in action for a while, apparently a short ban, and the other just seems to avoid the topic now), but I don't know of anyone who defends Candace or Fuentes.

Maybe tries to make the case that they have influence, but not that they should be left alone.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (GBKbO)

158 Ace, how did we destroy Drudge? It wasn't spending every day hyping his further and further insanity. It was convincing folks to keep away from his page, to get rid of his clicks, and to let him fade.

That's the only way to demonetize someone. Like, I'm not sure what else you think we can do to someone like Candace. She's not breaking any criminal laws (and the civil ones would require the harmed to sue, not us). She's not an enemy combatant. She's not our friend or family, so we can personally tell her to shut up.

What we can do, what the only thing we can do, is to tell everyone we know to not give her clicks, likes, and watches. Don't buy her tickets. Don't buy her books. Tell everyone she's beneath us.

But amplifying is not the way, unless you think there are still tons of people who don't realize her grift. At this point, that's not true for her (maybe it is still for Tucker, but it ain't for her)...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (tOcjL)

159 She's got Jesse Jackson eyes

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (/C62k)

160 *thousands in rent

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (GD0B3)

161 134 You know, I would still tap dat. I just wouldn't use my real name.
Posted by: Toby Sunshine at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (4NO2D)

But you would use your real ... y'know.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (+YA9H)

162
Is Alex Jones still of the body?

Bridgett Macron back to being a chick?

The world moves too fast for me anymore.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (Y8DZL)

163 150 Glenn Beck, grifter or flake or mentally unstable?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:16 PM (zZu0s)

Mentally Unstable. And Mormon.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (1YL6+)

164 However, you are a bit oversensitive when assholes question (or you think they're questioning) your editorial decisions.
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If you want to answer critics you have to answer them. It's a catch 22. It will always open you to more criticism. But there's no other way to answer but to answer.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (Et1h0)

165 Also, I can't help but notice that all of these people who go full-antisemite tend to have Milo Yiannopolous whispering in their ear.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (wa/yD)

But, I thought he found God and no longer sucked big, black cocks.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (Zz0t1)

166 I predicted the rise of Candace Owens in Quatrains 536 and 741.
Posted by: Nostrildamus at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM

Owens is Hister? It all becomes clear now.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (4NO2D)

167 Y'know who else was full-antisemite?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (Kt19C)

168 the way she took up the TPUSA mantle…

“I just can’t understand why she wants to keep her husband’s life’s work going. I can’t understand why she doesn’t want to just give in to his killers.”

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (EXyHK)

169 @150 yes

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (/C62k)

170 old and busted: got STD from a tractor
new hotness: got STD from apartment walls!

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3)

171 Fuck all of them in the ear.
Posted by: JackStraw

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What?

(At least it's not my cavernous nostrils!)

Posted by: Candice Owens at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (HjVhR)

172 167 Y'know who else was full-antisemite?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (Kt19C)

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Walt Disney?

Therefore, we need more Disney threads!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (GBKbO)

173 Barry and his Barrynauts.

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:11 PM (rj6Yv)

You make them sound way cooler than they actually were, lol.

Posted by: pookysgirl, ruling on cool at March 06, 2026 03:19 PM (Wt5PA)

174 She's got Jesse Jackson eyes

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (/C62k)

*lyrics in Kim Carnes' trashcan

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:19 PM (Zz0t1)

175 But there's no other way to answer but to answer.
Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (Et1h0)

Mock and dismiss, is my point.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:19 PM (zZu0s)

176 I've only ever seen Owens with Charlie Kirk at TPUSA events online. Once they separated, I didn't follow Owen's career at all. Scary to hear she has the number 2 podcast out there.

Posted by: Darth Randall at March 06, 2026 03:19 PM (f1kZG)

177 I've read on the internet that Candace Owens was born a man.

It's on the internet, so it MUST be true.

Her pregnancies were faked to protect her secret, right?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (Zz0t1)

You didn't mention the 'warming pan', that seals the deal.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:19 PM (8avO+)

178 Horror author F. Paul Wilson

I only read horror novels by Garth Marenghi.

Posted by: far cry at March 06, 2026 03:19 PM (YYwEh)

179 old and busted: got STD from a tractor
new hotness: got STD from apartment walls!
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3)

She thinks my tractor's sexy!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:20 PM (Zz0t1)

180 Well if we’re being shallow Candace has a little head like ET. In fact, with those nostrils it’s like she was the love child of ET and Adrien Brody.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 03:20 PM (wj4wL)

181 Mock and dismiss, is my point.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:19 PM

The Moron Way.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:20 PM (4NO2D)

182 This series "exposes" Erika Kirk as...

1) a murderess who killed her husband

2) a secret lesbian (source: Trust Me Bro)

3) a groomer pedophile and child sex trafficker

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4) a black male transgender Jew who is roughly age 150, drinks Adrenochrome and eats the Bood of aborted Christian baby Matzah, birthed Hitler & Bibi & Trump, murdered Epstein, and is The Actual Israeli De Facto Prime Minister and Weather Machine Controller.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 03:20 PM (iu4Pw)

183 >>> Isn't that also Tucker's story? He's already loaded with FU money so he can basically fund his own platform indefinitely, spouting insane conspiracy theories into the void.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 03:16 PM (ESVrU)

I think Tucker is a bit different in that he wants power. He wants to build up a media empire around him. And that type of thing takes more influence and $$$ than his rich ass has.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 03:20 PM (3uBP9)

184 I would also like to say I am happy to share a birthday today with JJ. And - Remember The Alamo!

Thank you.

Posted by: turambar at March 06, 2026 03:20 PM (Q0yOR)

185
People cope with grief in different ways.

I see no reason to criticize them.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 06, 2026 03:20 PM (3ek7K)

186 “I just can’t understand why she wants to keep her husband’s life’s work going. I can’t understand why she doesn’t want to just give in to his killers.”
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (EXyHK)
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Man, I CAN understand it, but I dunno bro maybe give it a fucking week and a half before you drop your now-fatherless children off with someone to watch them while you hit the talk show circuit. It seems fucking ghastly to me.

Sorry for having an opinion.

Posted by: ballistic at March 06, 2026 03:20 PM (3BwY8)

187 @CinemaShogun
·
16h
Candace Owens latest theory is that Erika Kirk is a “Hybrid” half human half robot.

I wish I was joking.

Unfortunately I’m not.

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Posit:

People listen to her because it's funny as fuck.

I dunno. I'm not tuning in.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (GBKbO)

188 I predicted the rise of Candace Owens in Quatrains 536 and 741.
Posted by: Nostrildamus at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM

Owens is Hister? It all becomes clear now.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (4NO2D)

Hister is the Danube River in Nostradamus' quantrains.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (8avO+)

189 Is the Macrons' lawsuit against Candace still going on? Seems like it should've been a fairly quick case.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (77rzZ)

190 Maybe tries to make the case that they have influence, but not that they should be left alone.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (GBKbO)

That's been my sense as well, but again, I am old.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm Old, So Maybe That's Why... at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (RfVfI)

191 We all share a birthday with JJ.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (4NO2D)

192 She's pretty wealthy I've heard from the marriage. So she's not doing it for the money and I don't think a lack of advertisers is going to stop her

*****************

When she got fired from Daily Wire, she still whored and ask for people to support and send money to her on X

I was like...... why? She got mass money from Daily Wire AND is married to a rich mimbo, so why are you asking for MORE money?

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (REq0p)

193 17 >>>Ok honest question. Why do we care what Owen's and Carlson Hammer about? Do they actually have influence?

for the tenth time, since you didn't read the post, yes, Candace Owens has the #2 podcast in the world and Tucker Calrson the #5 podcast.

No influence, right? I should just Leave Them Alone and they'll go away, right?
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 02:56 PM (1wjle)

Not trying to pick a fight with anyone. I just dont pay attention to them so was wondering why someone like Candace who says the most outrageous crap garners so much pixels. She seems crazy. Didn't know her podcast was so popular. Apologies.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (i0Hi3)

194 183 I think Tucker is a bit different in that he wants power. He wants to build up a media empire around him. And that type of thing takes more influence and $$$ than his rich ass has.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 03:20 PM (3uBP9)

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Also, being from money and the Northeast, he kind of hates Jews.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (GBKbO)

195 So many people need to be thrown in the volcano: Candace Tucker Fuentes Shapiro levin Megan Loomer etc. The volcano is gonna be full.

Posted by: NCKate at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (uQzkA)

196 There was a kid named Owens in my kindergarten. He left one day and the rumor was that he was caught eating the paste.

Seriously. I don't know if it was for real, or kids just picked up an adult expression, but growing up I thought he really did.

Later on he was arrested for having unnatural relations with the neighbors dog. In their front yard.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (HjVhR)

197 Owens yeast infection has spread to her brain.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (abIsI)

198
Fuck all of them in the ear.
Posted by: JackStraw

Never seen that expression before. That's a weird one.

I bet there are folks who are into ear sex, though.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Like one of my ex-girlfriends. Every time I tried to stick it in her mouth, she'd turn her head....

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (y9nCu)

199 I predicted the rise of Candace Owens in Quatrains 536 and 741.
Posted by: Nostrildamus

😂😂😂😂😂

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 03:22 PM (GD0B3)

200 195 So many people need to be thrown in the volcano: Candace Tucker Fuentes Shapiro levin Megan Loomer etc. The volcano is gonna be full.

Posted by: NCKate at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (uQzkA)

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Listen, as long as I get to keep drinking Orange Soda, we can throw Hannity in there as well.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:23 PM (GBKbO)

201 141
Ace,
This your place.
You have kept me informed and entertained for twelve years.
Thank you for all you do.
Posted by: fourseasons at March 06, 2026 03:14 PM (3ek7K)
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Yep, this here.
Keep going ace. Sometimes the line between insanity and despair is narrow, but you seem to find it. We're with you

Posted by: Kevin Canuck at March 06, 2026 03:23 PM (np+aG)

202
Glenn Beck, grifter or flake or mentally unstable?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March

Emotional. But running one of the best and most transparent charities around.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:23 PM (OoFl2)

203 Mock and dismiss, is my point.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:19 PM (zZu0s)

I tend to not defend that which needs no defense but I understand the desire to get your point out there. Plus as someone with a weblog thingy it's kind of your raisin detre

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 03:23 PM (Et1h0)

204 It's not so much that the "Right" has demonetized The Drudgereport. It's that the people who apparently bought him out have to pay the full freight for its existence.

It's been a helluva long time since I've seen a legacy media source quote the Drudgereport. That's telling.

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:23 PM (rj6Yv)

205 @CinemaShogun
·
16h
Candace Owens latest theory is that Erika Kirk is a “Hybrid” half human half robot.

I wish I was joking.

Unfortunately I’m not.

------------------------------------

You'd think you'd wait a few more weeks for the other claims to settle in before pulling that one out of the quiver.

I'm liking Erica more all the time.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:23 PM (8avO+)

206 >>> Ace, how did we destroy Drudge? It wasn't spending every day hyping his further and further insanity. It was convincing folks to keep away from his page, to get rid of his clicks, and to let him fade.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (tOcjL)

Nobody destroyed Drudge. He quit. He didn't really GAF before except for his niche interests and when it wasn't supergay fun he sold it. Walked away.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 03:23 PM (3uBP9)

207 Maybe she got VD from a Windows update

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 03:23 PM (gKWVE)

208 Glenn Beck, grifter or flake or mentally unstable?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March

Yes

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 03:24 PM (Et1h0)

209 201 141
Ace,
This your place.
You have kept me informed and entertained for twelve years.
Thank you for all you do.
Posted by: fourseasons at March 06, 2026 03:14 PM (3ek7K)
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Yep, this here.
Keep going ace. Sometimes the line between insanity and despair is narrow, but you seem to find it. We're with you

Posted by: Kevin Canuck at March 06, 2026 03:23 PM (np+aG)

=====

Time to turn this into an "Everyone Loves Ace" thread.

Ace is hilarious and well-informed and honest. He's a fun read, and he's cultivated a great community as well.

Cheers to ace!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:24 PM (GBKbO)

210 4) a black male transgender Jew who is roughly age 150, drinks Adrenochrome and eats the Bood of aborted Christian baby Matzah, birthed Hitler & Bibi & Trump, murdered Epstein, and is The Actual Israeli De Facto Prime Minister and Weather Machine Controller.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 03:20 PM (iu4Pw)

Wait. I thought that was Hillary Clinton?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:24 PM (Zz0t1)

211 But, I thought he found God and no longer sucked big, black cocks.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (Zz0t1)

Now he just snuggles them deep into his cock-holster.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm Old, So Please Forgive Me. at March 06, 2026 03:24 PM (RfVfI)

212 I predicted the rise of Candace Owens in Quatrains 536 and 741.
Posted by: Nostrildamus at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM

Yes. Candace will have a new show called "Good Morning, Black America". It will be played at noon throughout the country.

Posted by: Negrodamus at March 06, 2026 03:24 PM (Ksqrb)

213 Candace Owens latest theory is that Erika Kirk is a “Hybrid” half human half robot.

Top half or bottom half?

It's the mermaid question all over again.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:24 PM (4NO2D)

214 Ok hannity beck and that crazy mofo from gateway pundit into the volcano too

Posted by: NCKate at March 06, 2026 03:24 PM (uQzkA)

215 204 It's not so much that the "Right" has demonetized The Drudgereport. It's that the people who apparently bought him out have to pay the full freight for its existence.

It's been a helluva long time since I've seen a legacy media source quote the Drudgereport. That's telling.
Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:23 PM (rj6Yv)

By this point, everybody knows that the Chi-coms bought him out ages ago.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:24 PM (1YL6+)

216 Glenn Beck, grifter or flake or mentally unstable?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

Embrace the power of "and."

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 03:24 PM (abIsI)

217 Other morons at AoS have accused me of being obsessed with Tucker, trying to muzzle the topic.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (RIvkX)

218 I've occasionally entertained the theory that Tucker in particular got too popular, and started to get too close to some things he shouldn't have, and someone paid him a visit and suggested he change course, as in: you can keep your little gig, but you have to completely discredit yourself while doing so. Get that guy on who said he sucked Obama's dick. That'll do it.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (MZ+PY)

219 176 I've only ever seen Owens with Charlie Kirk at TPUSA events online. Once they separated, I didn't follow Owen's career at all. Scary to hear she has the number 2 podcast out there.
Posted by: Darth Randall at March 06, 2026 03:19 PM (f1kZG)

#9 in the US right now...so maybe folks like us are already doing the work to get folks to turn (Tucker is unfortunately #5 in the US) - https://podcastcharts.byspotify.com/

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (tOcjL)

220 Loomer etc. The volcano is gonna be full.
Posted by: NCKate at March

Loomer is certainly touched, but lately she has been right more than wrong. We can keep her. I mean a little crazy just makes it more exciting, right?

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (Wmg4n)

221 Man, I CAN understand it…

“… so now I’m going to explain why I can’t understand it.”

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (EXyHK)

222 Not trying to pick a fight with anyone. I just dont pay attention to them so was wondering why someone like Candace who says the most outrageous crap garners so much pixels. She seems crazy. Didn't know her podcast was so popular. Apologies.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (i0Hi3)

Bots can give you any amount of viewers you like.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (8avO+)

223 132 She's pretty wealthy I've heard from the marriage. So she's not doing it for the money and I don't think a lack of advertisers is going to stop her. Because she's a malignant narcissist the only thing that will stop her is changing the narcissistic supply, making her chase it in another direction, or down into a smoking hole in the ground. But she won't change on her own. Hopefully the retards will turn on her for some retard reason.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (3uBP9)

The proof that lil Candy is a narcissist is that she had three small children and plenty of cash but she spends her time making outlandish and demonstrably false claims online for clicks.

Nobody does that unless they are psychologically driven to it.

She needs a serious intervention. But then again, maybe her DH prefers to have her out of the house more. The distance is probably good for HIS mental health.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (I40wl)

224 222 Bots can give you any amount of viewers you like.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (8avO+)

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*weeping*
-my YT channel, trying to grow naturally

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (GBKbO)

225 Time to turn this into an "Everyone Loves Ace" thread.

Ace is hilarious and well-informed and honest. He's a fun read, and he's cultivated a great community as well.

Cheers to ace!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:24 PM

It's a Hit The Tipjar Friday!

I just wish he would use something besides Paypal.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (4NO2D)

226 Barry and his Barrynauts.

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:11 PM (rj6Yv)

You make them sound way cooler than they actually were, lol.
Posted by: pookysgirl, ruling on cool at March 06, 2026 03:19 PM (Wt5PA)
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Oh lord, imagine the t-shirts.

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:26 PM (rj6Yv)

227 It's not so much that the "Right" has demonetized The Drudgereport. It's that the people who apparently bought him out have to pay the full freight for its existence.

It's been a helluva long time since I've seen a legacy media source quote the Drudgereport. That's telling.
Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:23 PM (rj6Yv)

By this point, everybody knows that the Chi-coms bought him out ages ago.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:24 PM (1YL6+)

As long as his Oscar coverage remains intact...

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:26 PM (8avO+)

228
Time to turn this into an "Everyone Loves Ace" thread.

I'm pissed at Ace... If he hadn't brought out all this Nostrils and Tucker stuff I would never known about it... Well at least not known about Nostrils... Now I'm infuriated...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 03:27 PM (VE6XX)

229 Eh. If Candy Ovens is driven by a desire for fame, this is just getting her the attention she craves.

IF you feel you need to talk about her, just deploy the cruelty. Mock her and belittle her. Getting angry about her is probably stroking her plump, puffy ego.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 03:27 PM (xcxpd)

230 I just wish he would use something besides Paypal.

Paypal > Malicious ad servers

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 03:27 PM (EXyHK)

231 old and busted: got STD from a tractor
new hotness: got STD from apartment walls!
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3)

She thinks my tractor's sexy!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:20 PM (Zz0t1)

---------------

If you want my tractor and you think it's sexy
Come on booger let me know.
If you really knead it just reach out and touch it
Cum on Candy you backhoe

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 03:27 PM (iu4Pw)

232 Thank you ace, those named are at best cowards and worst shameless hucksters shilling their followers for dollars.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at March 06, 2026 03:27 PM (h3wuo)

233 206 Nobody destroyed Drudge. He quit. He didn't really GAF before except for his niche interests and when it wasn't supergay fun he sold it. Walked away.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 03:23 PM (3uBP9)

Not that much different from Michelle Malkin selling multiple sites to Supergay Salem.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:27 PM (wa/yD)

234 Okay, I banged the PP for a benny to Ace.

Let's roll.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:28 PM (4NO2D)

235
Never seen that expression before. That's a weird one.

I bet there are folks who are into ear sex, though.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

A rebellious teen on a school bus I was on once told the bus driver to "stick it in your ear and blow it out your ass."

That one stuck with me all this time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)

236 Paul Joseph Watson can ABSOLUTELY go into the volcano, btw.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:28 PM (wa/yD)

237 It's the cheapest entertainment on the webz.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:28 PM (4NO2D)

238 Driscoll and his Beatles obsession into the volcano

Posted by: NCKate at March 06, 2026 03:28 PM (uQzkA)

239 Moar posts about Granny Groyper!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 03:28 PM (RIvkX)

240
Ok, question for the horde:

Glenn Beck, grifter or flake or mentally unstable?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:16 PM (zZu0s)

Yes

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 03:29 PM (y9nCu)

241 How much is Candace being paid to say these things, I wonder.

Tokyo Rose
Tehran Candace

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 03:29 PM (6U1c2)

242 206 >>> Ace, how did we destroy Drudge? It wasn't spending every day hyping his further and further insanity. It was convincing folks to keep away from his page, to get rid of his clicks, and to let him fade.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:17 PM (tOcjL)

Nobody destroyed Drudge. He quit. He didn't really GAF before except for his niche interests and when it wasn't supergay fun he sold it. Walked away.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 03:23 PM (3uBP9)

And didn't say anything about the sale until his popularity was gone- the new owners wanted to change the politics and wreck our movement. And after initial uproars on "why is Drudge posting X", eventually folks quietly walked...in bigger and bigger numbers...then the admittance from Drudge and the continued downward spiral to today.

Like, I remember how HUGE that site was...it was an "only" when it came to numbers, it was so much bigger than #2...and then it wasn't...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:29 PM (tOcjL)

243 Sorry for having an opinion.
Posted by: ballistic at March 06, 2026 03:20 PM

I think this is where some of the disconnect between genuinely just not liking Erica Kirk's public persona vs agreeing or defending or even just not acknowledging the kook Owens and her slander.
The same as people truly are disgusted by Owens vs she isn't the hill to die on.

Posted by: old chick at March 06, 2026 03:29 PM (F3Dlr)

244 Has anyone considered just ignoring Candace Owens?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 06, 2026 03:29 PM (jbnUc)

245 Fuck all of them in the ear.
Posted by: JackStraw

Never seen that expression before. That's a weird one.

I bet there are folks who are into ear sex, though.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Oddly enough, if you write dirty lyrics the "Sound of Silence", the phrase "Fucked you in your ear" actually starts to make sense.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm Old, So Please Forgive Me. at March 06, 2026 03:29 PM (RfVfI)

246 ======

Also, being from money and the Northeast, he kind of hates Jews.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (GBKbO)

If only someone had explained Jews really don't like golf much, so much could have been avoided.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:29 PM (8avO+)

247 Bingo - couldn't give a tiny turd what Carlsbad Nose is saying. Found her annoying AF when yall were claiming she was "conservative" .

Posted by: Pointy Willams at March 06, 2026 03:29 PM (hyQrc)

248 >>> Bots can give you any amount of viewers you like.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (8avO+)

Clankers don't like me. They have this f'ing ai on teams at work that people can turn on to "summarize" their meetings and everyone thinks it is so f'ing great but that MFer always comes up with action items for me when I'm not even involved! Clankers plottin n shit. I SEE HOW YOU ARE

Posted by: banana Dream - clankers fixn to get jacked up at March 06, 2026 03:30 PM (3uBP9)

249 Paul Joseph Watson can ABSOLUTELY go into the volcano, btw.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:28 PM

He has a punchable face. It's a curse.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:30 PM (4NO2D)

250 Not trying to pick a fight with anyone. I just dont pay attention to them so was wondering why someone like Candace who says the most outrageous crap garners so much pixels. She seems crazy. Didn't know her podcast was so popular. Apologies.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless

She is also all over x with a huge following. Ignoring her is not making her go away. This is a real issue, and we should be actively shunning her and Tucker. This is not Glenn Beck crying. These are hateful, dangerous, people.

And Tucker has been at the White House a lot. His son works for Vance. It’s not good.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:30 PM (Wmg4n)

251 236 Paul Joseph Watson can ABSOLUTELY go into the volcano, btw.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:28 PM (wa/yD)

I am assuming that he did something wrong?

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 03:30 PM (pDt9x)

252 Said she got an STD from her apartment, huh? Just curious, did that, you know, work as an excuse?

Posted by: Bill Clinton at March 06, 2026 03:31 PM (65cLN)

253 She then parlayed that Race Hoax into a media career.

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Old &. Busted: Cavernous Nostrils.
New Hotness: Jussie Owens.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 03:31 PM (iu4Pw)

254 Paul Joseph Watson can ABSOLUTELY go into the volcano, btw.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:28 PM (wa/yD)

I like that guy. What'd I miss?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:31 PM (Zz0t1)

255 For once, I am on the side of the Macrons and wish that not only do they win their defamation case against Owens, but that they win a very large cash award.

The woman is evil. She doesn't seem to do anything unless there is something in it for her - revenge against Erika for taking her perceived place? Is some outside big money groups/individuals paying her to smear Erika/TPUSA to keep them off of more college campuses? What is in it for her?

Posted by: Cheri at March 06, 2026 03:31 PM (oiNtH)

256 Things like #2 and #5 podcasts mean nothing when huge amounts of their “followers” are just accounts from bot farms in India and Nigeria, hired to spread the illusion of a wide following.

There’s no independent confirmation of any of these numbers, there’s no independent authority that verifies anything. All of these reported viewership numbers are fake and gay as all getout.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 03:31 PM (fSA1n)

257 251 236 Paul Joseph Watson can ABSOLUTELY go into the volcano, btw.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:28 PM (wa/yD)

I am assuming that he did something wrong?
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 03:30 PM (pDt9x)

He probably doesn't like Jews or something.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 03:31 PM (xcxpd)

258 One veteran (me) to CandaceOwens: fuck off.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 03:31 PM (fYhK6)

259 222 Bots can give you any amount of viewers you like.

Posted by: Oldcat

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China and Russia spend billions on this stuff. Russia taught China, and the strategy is to empower the fringe groups to create a dis-unified people and encourage protests and violence.

I don't think Russia has the bandwidth anymore, but I strongly believe that China has at least 1 million bots running in the country. "phone" banks which are just SIM cards on a backplane, so they get 1,000 on a rack. They are placed in all high density cities. They are the main clicks for these freaks.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 03:31 PM (HjVhR)

260 I, for one, love Dear Leader Ace. I am truly thankful for his insights, humor, and for making this wonderful place and letting us play here.

Posted by: Moderate Salami, lurking at March 06, 2026 03:31 PM (rsW9M)

261 There’s no independent confirmation of any of these numbers, there’s no independent authority that verifies anything.

This is something I would like to see. Even if the results might be scary.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 03:32 PM (EXyHK)

262 If Owens is ever sued one thing that must be made public is exactly who was paying her. And how much.

That way the plaintiffs know how much to ask the court for and not be ridiculous.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 06, 2026 03:32 PM (jtM2q)

263 Can Candace be prosecuted under Federal law for encouraging military members to desert? Seems like that ought to be a Federal crime.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 02:57 PM (77rzZ)

I believe that because she, herself, is not associated with the military and she didn't say, for example, that the members of the 101st Airborne should desert on March 7th, that's she's legally in the clear. First Amendment and all. I believe that there are court rulings saying the vague calls for illegal action are not prosecutable even if someone acts on them.

I'm not a lawyer though so I could be wrong.

She's still vile.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 03:32 PM (ExV1e)

264 How much is Candace being paid to say these things, I wonder.

Tokyo Rose
Tehran Candace
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 03:29 PM (6U1c2)

The Mullah's aren't getting the same value per dollar from Candace as Tucker. Not sure why they'd be on Erica Kirk's case.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:32 PM (8avO+)

265 251 I am assuming that he did something wrong?
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 03:30 PM (pDt9x)

He just got ultra-tiresome with the "Imam Paul" shit that he was doing a while back.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:32 PM (wa/yD)

266 Like one of my ex-girlfriends. Every time I tried to stick it in her mouth, she'd turn her head....
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (y9nCu)

Just a little TMI.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06, 2026 03:32 PM (I40wl)

267 She needs a serious intervention. But then again, maybe her DH prefers to have her out of the house more. The distance is probably good for HIS mental health.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 06,

Certainly allows for his boyfriends to visit.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:33 PM (Wmg4n)

268 Ok, question for the horde:

Glenn Beck, grifter or flake or mentally unstable?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:16 PM (zZu0s)

Yes
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 03:29 PM (y9nCu)

Concur. He contains all three

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 03:33 PM (xcxpd)

269 Another day in leftist paradise -

@libsoftiktok
Daniel Lurie, the Democrat Mayor of San Francisco, is under fire after a video shows him casually ABANDONING his security guard, who gets slammed onto the pavement during a fight and begins bleeding.

https://tinyurl.com/yt5pr5mc

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 06, 2026 03:34 PM (Dv3i1)

270 Nah, I have much appreciation for Paul Joseph Watson.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 03:34 PM (n5tGW)

271 I guess no one calls her Candy, rite?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 03:34 PM (pZ64F)

272 Rick Beato did a semi-deep dive into the “#1 music thing”, etc., a week or two ago, and how the numbers don’t match up with actual listeners. That was interesting.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 03:34 PM (EXyHK)

273 224 222 Bots can give you any amount of viewers you like.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (8avO+)

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*weeping*
-my YT channel, trying to grow naturally
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (GBKbO)

We're behind you TJM!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Best I Can Do For You... at March 06, 2026 03:34 PM (RfVfI)

274 Oh, has the RACE CARD been played on people who criticize Owens been played yet? I honestly do not know, only hearing about the lunatic here at the HQ.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 03:34 PM (pDt9x)

275 Can Candace be prosecuted under Federal law for encouraging military members to desert? Seems like that ought to be a Federal crime.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 02:57 PM (77rzZ)

I believe that because she, herself, is not associated with the military and she didn't say, for example, that the members of the 101st Airborne should desert on March 7th, that's she's legally in the clear. First Amendment and all. I believe that there are court rulings saying the vague calls for illegal action are not prosecutable even if someone acts on them.

I'm not a lawyer though so I could be wrong.

She's still vile.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 03:32 PM (ExV1e)

Lincoln did deport Clement Vallandigham to the Confederacy for urging desertion. They didn't know what to do with him.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (8avO+)

276 251 236 Paul Joseph Watson can ABSOLUTELY go into the volcano, btw.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:28 PM (wa/yD)

I am assuming that he did something wrong?
Posted by: tubal

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Yeah, what did he do?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (HjVhR)

277
Concur. He contains all three
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 03:33 PM (xcxpd)

But when he's right.......He's all over it.

His reputation prevents it from becoming a thing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (Zz0t1)

278 224 222 Bots can give you any amount of viewers you like.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (8avO+)

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*weeping*
-my YT channel, trying to grow naturally
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (GBKbO)

How is that going?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (xcxpd)

279 266 Like one of my ex-girlfriends. Every time I tried to stick it in her mouth, she'd turn her head....
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM (y9nCu)

Just a little TMI.
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Your girlfriend has no ears?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (pZ64F)

280
Apparently, Cucker Tarleson has always been a loon. A quick look at his Wiki shows a long list of incidents, and I remembered most of them but never really put two and two together. Wiki might be run by commie cocksuckers, but Cucker keeps giving them ammo for them to shoot him in the face, metaphorically speaking.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (y9nCu)

281 >>>Oh, and of course, she says that Israel killed Charlie Kirk because he secretly -- source: "Trust Me Bro" -- was going to denounce Israel as the biggest threat to the US.

If that's the case, why haven't they whacked Candace Owens?

Posted by: No Name Today at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (8mulE)

282 250 Not trying to pick a fight with anyone. I just dont pay attention to them so was wondering why someone like Candace who says the most outrageous crap garners so much pixels. She seems crazy. Didn't know her podcast was so popular. Apologies.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless

She is also all over x with a huge following. Ignoring her is not making her go away. This is a real issue, and we should be actively shunning her and Tucker. This is not Glenn Beck crying. These are hateful, dangerous, people.

And Tucker has been at the White House a lot. His son works for Vance. It’s not good.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:30 PM (Wmg4n)

Always knew about Tucker. I just thought Owens was just some small potato crank. Again sorry to have caused a fuss with the boss.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (i0Hi3)

283
There’s no independent confirmation of any of these numbers, there’s no independent authority that verifies anything. All of these reported viewership numbers are fake and gay as all getout.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06

Okay, let’s look at followers in x….be right back.

7.6M.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (Wmg4n)

284 A friend of mine has gone down the Candace Conspiracies rabbit hole. Sigh.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (Dv3i1)

285 My thought is mentally unstable. Beck has always felt to me that he has the glazed over look of a true believer- whatever that is.

Candy strikes me as straight sociopathic grifter.

Tucker, I'll defend to a point- even though he is making that harder and fucking harder dude.

You know, of all of these guys, Alex Jones strikes me as most stable. Passionate to the point of insanity, but stable. He's like... Samuel Addams.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (zZu0s)

286 I just donated to my local Chabad in honor of Tucker Carlson.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 06, 2026 03:36 PM (sS4ps)

287 Ignore her all you want, but you can bet the media is going to be quoting her vile Jew hate and saying "Popular Conservative thought leader Candace Owens says..."

Posted by: Wally at March 06, 2026 03:36 PM (65cLN)

288 272 Rick Beato did a semi-deep dive into the “#1 music thing”, etc., a week or two ago, and how the numbers don’t match up with actual listeners. That was interesting.
--------------
Hip Hop and Rap have been dead for some time. They just use it to launder money.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 03:36 PM (pZ64F)

289
Lol CBD

Posted by: fourseasons at March 06, 2026 03:36 PM (3ek7K)

290 *weeping*
-my YT channel, trying to grow naturally
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:25 PM (GBKbO)

We're behind you TJM!
Posted by: Denny Crane - Best I Can Do For You... at March 06, 2026 03:34 PM (RfVfI)

Oh, wait! Try changing your nic link here to your youtube channel?

Posted by: Denny Crane - Now THAT'S the best I Can Do For You... at March 06, 2026 03:36 PM (RfVfI)

291 Rick Beato did a semi-deep dive into the “#1 music thing”, etc., a week or two ago, and how the numbers don’t match up with actual listeners. That was interesting.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 03:34 PM (EXyHK)

That dude is solid. Does really good stuff on his channel.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:37 PM (Zz0t1)

292 I don't think Russia has the bandwidth anymore, but I strongly believe that China has at least 1 million bots running in the country. "phone" banks which are just SIM cards on a backplane, so they get 1,000 on a rack. They are placed in all high density cities. They are the main clicks for these freaks.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 03:31 PM (HjVhR)

Russia is getting what they want at the pace they want, they have no reason to mix it up in US politics.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:37 PM (8avO+)

293 286 I just donated to my local Chabad in honor of Tucker Carlson.
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I thought Chabad was some sort of pastry.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 03:37 PM (pZ64F)

294 People cope with grief in different ways.

I see no reason to criticize them.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 06, 2026 03:20 PM (3ek7K)

----------------

This.

Sadly, we now live in a morbid culture and society where Erika would have been criticized by half the country and most of the grifters on both sides of the aisle REGARDLESS of her actions and words after Charlie's assassination.

I attended his Memorial Service in Phoenix -- and she made me cry like a baby, and everybody there could feel the Holy Spirit.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 03:37 PM (iu4Pw)

295 Owens is the National Enquirer of podcasts.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:38 PM (Zz0t1)

296 Owens is conservative like the Aryan Nation is conservative.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 03:38 PM (pDt9x)

297 Like one of my ex-girlfriends. Every time I tried to stick it in her mouth, she'd turn her head....
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 03:21 PM

What about when you tried to stick it in her, uh, you know ... ?

Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Hope Rolo at March 06, 2026 03:38 PM (0sNs1)

298 You know, of all of these guys, Alex Jones strikes me as most stable. Passionate to the point of insanity, but stable. He's like... Samuel Addams.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (zZu0s)

When is his beer operation starting?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:38 PM (8avO+)

299 272 Rick Beato did a semi-deep dive into the “#1 music thing”, etc., a week or two ago, and how the numbers don’t match up with actual listeners. That was interesting.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 03:34 PM (EXyHK)

Billy Corgan did an interview recently where he said Rock Music is intentionally being killed off, even though nobody listens to rap anymore.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:38 PM (wa/yD)

300
Oh, wait! Try changing your nic link here to your youtube channel?

Posted by: Denny Crane - Now THAT'S the best I Can Do For You... at March 06, 2026 03:36 PM (RfVfI)

I suggested he change the link for every comment, but was ignored.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:38 PM (Zz0t1)

301 The AoSHQ is filled with collegial, collaborative, and respectful posters who do critically important work every day. I am immensely proud to comment here.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Not A Bot at March 06, 2026 03:38 PM (skR0U)

302 Always knew about Tucker. I just thought Owens was just some small potato crank. Again sorry to have caused a fuss with the boss.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (i0Hi3)

Don’t be sorry, it’s good to be educated. I don’t believe many here understand what is going on with podcasts, because it wasn’t a thing back when. I don’t think people understand what is going on at x because they don’t want to sign up, least a boogie man get them. But it’s real, x is huge, and Candy has 7.6M crazy people following her. This doesn’t capture the feeds she just shows up in, either.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:38 PM (Wmg4n)

303 Mossad Agent Candace Owens will be secretly traveling to Tel Aviv to receive the coveted Angleton Award for service to Israel for successfully discrediting all criticism of Israeli policies by her deft and clever employment of outlandish and spectacular conspiracy theories.

She has also been invited to deliver a lecture to Mossad officers and Israeli high officials expounding on her successful techniques.

Posted by: TITP at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM (YwIpu)

304 So many of these people need to go away, or go to hell, or put in a looney bins, I don't care. They are nothing but shit stains grubbing for money and attention. Tired of their vile bullshit.

Posted by: Case at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM (gQFwH)

305 #2 podcast? I'm not able to sit still long enough to listen to people yammering their opinions in my ear all day. Heck even half a day...ok, even five minutes.
What's with all this podcast shit? I'm thinking more and more of the articles I read on Sefton's list every morning are so long they're written by AI.

Posted by: DanMan at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM (8uzBS)

306 300 I suggested he change the link for every comment, but was ignored.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:38 PM (Zz0t1)

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I didn't ignore you. I responded to you explaining my laziness and inability to keep track of such things, while expressing appreciation for the advice.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM (GBKbO)

307 283
There’s no independent confirmation of any of these numbers, there’s no independent authority that verifies anything. All of these reported viewership numbers are fake and gay as all getout.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06

Okay, let’s look at followers in x….be right back.

7.6M.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (Wmg4n)

She probably has a ton of followers who follow her to grab her words and use them to denounce the R party...

But probably not all...so now, there's a mission for those on X. Convince folks to unfollow Candance. A simple click. One at a time to anyone you know. That's an action that will have results.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM (tOcjL)

308 Praise and Hail Schlürpo

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM (fYhK6)

309 How can Cavernous Nostrils have the #2 podcast?

She sounds boring and trite to me in the little bits I have heard.

Is there that much of an audience that craves anti-semitism?

Does she have some powerful charisma that I have not yet noticed?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM (HlyYF)

310 301 The AoSHQ is filled with collegial, collaborative, and respectful posters who do critically important work every day. I am immensely proud to comment here.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Not A Bot at March 06, 2026 03:38 PM (skR0U)

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Except that one guy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM (GBKbO)

311 CO is deserving of ridicule, mockery, and scorn. She represents a bleeding, infected, cancerous, hemorrhoid on the anus of humanity.
I don't much care for her, nor the fag Nick Fuentes.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM (JNTt1)

312 Ignore her all you want, but you can bet the media is going to be quoting her vile Jew hate and saying "Popular Conservative thought leader Candace Owens says..."
Posted by: Wally at March 06, 2026 03:36 PM (65cLN)

Let them, they are even less creditable than CandyO

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:40 PM (8avO+)

313 Is nostrils being sued for claiming Mrs Macron is a dude? Or is that some other psycho attention whore?

Posted by: Martin Tell at March 06, 2026 03:40 PM (sFNX2)

314 Lincoln did deport Clement Vallandigham to the Confederacy for urging desertion. They didn't know what to do with him.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:35 PM (8avO+)

Lincoln did several things that were unconstitutional, including suspending Habeus Corpus in Maryland, which he got away with because there was a vicious civil war going on at the time with hundreds of people dying daily.

Long after he was buried and the war was over, the Judiciary ruled that he Really Shouldn’t Have Fone That.
But only after it was safe to do so.

In truth, the old Roman maxim still applies: in times of war, the law falls silent.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 03:40 PM (fSA1n)

315 The AoSHQ is filled with collegial, collaborative, and respectful posters who do critically important work every day. I am immensely proud to comment here.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Not A Bot at March 06, 2026 03:38 PM (skR0U)

Oh, blow it out your ass.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:40 PM (zZu0s)

316 Thing is, as my sons know, if you have loss of subscribers, that can cause your social media numbers to spiral quickly (b/c growing channels are hyped, not contracting ones)...so make her X follower account shrink...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:40 PM (tOcjL)

317 I just donated to my local Chabad in honor of Tucker Carlson.

Wasn't Madonna into that?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:40 PM (4NO2D)

318 I'm waiting for Candy to accuse herself of murdering Charlie Kirk.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (TqK2x)

Well, Iran just killed a (the?) QUDS commander cuz they thought he was Mossad. Maybe we should start suggesting the Carlson is really Mossad, being paid by the evil Jews to criticize them so he can get close to others. Nefarious as they are.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 03:40 PM (ExV1e)

319 I mean, most of us have been making fun of Tucker since he wore a bow tie on CNN. Owens has always had the obvious fakeness usually associated with Gavin Newsom.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (2wfyb)

320
I didn't ignore you. I responded to you explaining my laziness and inability to keep track of such things, while expressing appreciation for the advice.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM (GBKbO)

I might've exaggerated slightly. I can't make people feel sorry for me if I tell the truth all the time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (Zz0t1)

321 I just donated to my local Chabad in honor of Tucker Carlson.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 06, 2026 03:36 PM (sS4ps)

A notorious antisemitic Zionist WOULD say.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (zZu0s)

322 She has also been invited to deliver a lecture to Mossad officers and Israeli high officials expounding on her successful techniques.
Posted by: TITP at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM (YwIpu)
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Mossad this, Mossad that. Eh. Everybody knows that the Hard Boyz and Gurlz play for Shin Bet.

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (rj6Yv)

323 I mean, most of us have been making fun of Tucker since he wore a bow tie on CNN. Owens has always had the obvious fakeness usually associated with Gavin Newsom.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (2wfyb)

I believe he came from MSNBC.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (Zz0t1)

324 In truth, the old Roman maxim still applies: in times of war, the law falls silent.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 03:40 PM

In fairness, the ram had touched the wall.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (4NO2D)

325 Everytime I see somebody say CO, I think Colorado.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (n5tGW)

326 320 I might've exaggerated slightly. I can't make people feel sorry for me if I tell the truth all the time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (Zz0t1)

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This makes me feel sorry for you!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (GBKbO)

327 So this so called investigative series 'Bride of Charlie' oh, so cute, like Bride of Chucky, seems ripe for a lawsuit by Kirk. I don't know if Kirk has the fire within her to do this because it will take the wrath of God to do it correctly, but with the right legal team, I think that it would be a battle worth fighting. Discovery would be very interesting and I would like to see Owens first, made to prove her claims, and second, crushed.

Posted by: Cheri at March 06, 2026 03:42 PM (oiNtH)

328 RAID: Shadow Legends is where the real money is at!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (ESVrU)

Fum and Tiege Hanley seem to be big at the moment.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 03:42 PM (ExV1e)

329 316 Thing is, as my sons know, if you have loss of subscribers, that can cause your social media numbers to spiral quickly (b/c growing channels are hyped, not contracting ones)...so make her X follower account shrink...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:40 PM

And you do that by talking about how gross she is so people unfollow her. That is an action that has to be taken by the follower.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:42 PM (Wmg4n)

330 I though Chabad was the name of some low rent rapper dude.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:42 PM (Zz0t1)

331 Except that one guy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM

Is this about me?

Posted by: That Guy who intones, sonorously, "Nothing will happen." at March 06, 2026 03:42 PM (0sNs1)

332 But probably not all...so now, there's a mission for those on X. Convince folks to unfollow Candance. A simple click. One at a time to anyone you know. That's an action that will have results.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM (tOcjL)

O you sweet summer child. Bots can follow as well as comment.

YT did a thing a few months back of purging suspicious users and some channels were bemoaning losing some 20-30 percent of their audience.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:42 PM (8avO+)

333
This makes me feel sorry for you!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (GBKbO)

#Winning!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:42 PM (Zz0t1)

334 Rick Beato did a semi-deep dive into the “#1 music thing”, etc., a week or two ago, and how the numbers don’t match up with actual listeners. That was interesting.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 03:34 PM (EXyHK)

That dude is solid. Does really good stuff on his channel.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:37 PM (Zz0t1)

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He's given both The Wifey and I much appreciation for songs we never cared for by isolating voices (like David Lee Roth's in "Running With The Devil") and the drumming in one of those classic epic Yes songs.

IIRC, some years back our own Christopher Taylor mentioned that he had taken guitar lessons from Rick Beato before he had his YouTube channel and became relatively famous..

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 03:43 PM (iu4Pw)

335 145 I had to stop reading the content to post a quick comment- (I know, reading the content first?) - but I had to ask, who are the commentors here backing and defending Owens, Carlson, etc? I read a lot of comments here, because I think the Horde is fucking awesome, but particular posts of support for those grifters just escape me...
Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm Old, So Maybe That's Why... at March 06, 2026 03:16 PM (RfVfI)

My theory is that when Ace argues about how people are criticizing his coverage of certain issues, he may be arguing with a wider audience than just the Horde. He may be responding to X comments or opinions from other online political commentators.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 03:43 PM (FMtrg)

336 The AoSHQ is filled with collegial, collaborative, and respectful posters who do critically important work every day. I am immensely proud to comment here.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Not A Bot at March 06, 2026 03:38 PM (skR0U)

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Except that one guy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM

Fucking Todd.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:43 PM (4NO2D)

337 Hip Hop and Rap have been dead for some time. They just use it to launder money.

They should love AI music, then. Which, come to think of it, is what the Rick Beato video was about.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 03:43 PM (EXyHK)

338 Everytime I see somebody say CO, I think Colorado.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (n5tGW)

Carbon Monoxide

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:43 PM (8avO+)

339 the old Roman maxim still applies:

Them old greek homos stole it.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 03:43 PM (Kt19C)

340 320 I might've exaggerated slightly. I can't make people feel sorry for me if I tell the truth all the time.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (Zz0t1)

That's an almost scoggian level of sociopathy.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:43 PM (wa/yD)

341 293 286 I just donated to my local Chabad in honor of Tucker Carlson.
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I thought Chabad was some sort of pastry.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 03:37 PM (pZ64F)

You know Chabad! Chabad!

Shamone, you know!

Posted by: Zombie Michael Jackson at March 06, 2026 03:44 PM (RfVfI)

342 YT did a thing a few months back of purging suspicious users and some channels were bemoaning losing some 20-30 percent of their audience.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:42 PM (8avO+)

X supposedly does this daily. They are there, of course, but I don’t get them like I used to or see them.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:44 PM (Wmg4n)

343 Except that one guy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Reminds me of a scene from The Simpsons where Homer is talking about the reading the Bible.

"It's depressing. Everyone's a sinner. Except this one guy."

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 03:44 PM (77rzZ)

344 336 Except that one guy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM

Fucking Todd.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:43 PM (4NO2D)

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*nods sagaciously*

Fucking...Todd.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 03:44 PM (GBKbO)

345 Chabad is a French pastry. Like Jussie Smolett.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 03:45 PM (2wfyb)

346 Candace IS an emerging threat. She is a cancer. A malignant putrid mass. We can’t step politely around it.

I usually hate litmus tests, but this bitch is the ultimate litmus test.

Posted by: Rando Calrissian at March 06, 2026 03:45 PM (EF95e)

347 288 272 Rick Beato did a semi-deep dive into the “#1 music thing”, etc., a week or two ago, and how the numbers don’t match up with actual listeners. That was interesting.
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Hip Hop and Rap have been dead for some time. They just use it to launder money.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 03:36 PM (pZ64F)

Hey, that's our racket!

Posted by: Mattress Firm at March 06, 2026 03:45 PM (y9ksN)

348 Horror author F. Paul Wilson incorporated this into one of his Repairman Jack books. It was all a plot so that something hidden underneath Building 7 could be extracted and moved elsewhere.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (ESVrU)

If it wasn't the Ark of the Covenant then he really missed an opportunity.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 03:45 PM (ExV1e)

349 Having a million followers on X has the same meaning as winning a vote for Most Popular Girl at Santa Clarita High, when the vote is online and anonymous online accounts are allowed to sign up to vote.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 03:45 PM (fSA1n)

350
I've said it before -- every picture of Candy O should have her sporting googly eyes

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

Make it so, social media apps!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 03:45 PM (xG4kz)

351 329 316 Thing is, as my sons know, if you have loss of subscribers, that can cause your social media numbers to spiral quickly (b/c growing channels are hyped, not contracting ones)...so make her X follower account shrink...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:40 PM

And you do that by talking about how gross she is so people unfollow her. That is an action that has to be taken by the follower.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:42 PM (Wmg4n)

You do that person to person...you can't just start a swell bitching b/c bitching gets clicks and folks watch catfights. As someone mentioned, half of her views/followers are probably for the insanity. So remove the insanity, go person to person with your own friends and family and people you know, and get them to unclick.

You convince 1-on-1. Drudge didn't lose all the followers b/c of people bitching. He lost them b/c folks talked to their friends and family and got them to stop going and that started the wave...when it's not cool or fun anymore and folks are leaving, it's time to move to the next drama...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:46 PM (tOcjL)

352 These are the people that Megyn Kelly was defending to her audience and she still insists they have insights and critical thinking skills and just know stuff. Tucker is totally crazy and Owens gives off Hannibal Lecter vibes. They need to be mocked constantly. We should just point and laugh when their names are mentioned.

Posted by: Megthered at March 06, 2026 03:46 PM (VcRz1)

353 Get all I need from here at the HQ and (checks bookmarks ) 7 other sites. More than enough information.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 03:46 PM (pDt9x)

354 I suggested he change the link for every comment, but was ignored.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:38 PM (Zz0t1)

That's good advice, Sponge!

Posted by: Denny Crane - That's Good Advice, Sponge! at March 06, 2026 03:46 PM (RfVfI)

355 I'm waiting for Candy to accuse herself of murdering Charlie Kirk.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 06, 2026 03:10 PM (TqK2x)

Well, Iran just killed a (the?) QUDS commander cuz they thought he was Mossad. Maybe we should start suggesting the Carlson is really Mossad, being paid by the evil Jews to criticize them so he can get close to others. Nefarious as they are.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 03:40 PM (ExV1e)

Having your own compound in Qatar is the kind of thing Mossad would love to have.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:46 PM (8avO+)

356 Russia is getting what they want at the pace they want, they have no reason to mix it up in US politics.
Posted by: Oldcat

Using a plan so cunning they must've been on the john for a week figuring it out.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 03:47 PM (Y8DZL)

357 Jeff Davis suspended habeus corpus as well.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 03:47 PM (77rzZ)

358 349 Having a million followers on X has the same meaning as winning a vote for Most Popular Girl at Santa Clarita High, when the vote is online and anonymous online accounts are allowed to sign up to vote.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 03:45 PM (fSA1n)

For reference, Laura Loomer has 1.7M followers. X payout is based on verified followers and their interactions. So the numbers mean something. Don’t kid yourself here.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:47 PM (Wmg4n)

359 This site is my news aggregator. Between Ace and the Morons, little of value is missed.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:47 PM (4NO2D)

360 I apologize for my ignorance, but what is this "Building 7" thing all about?

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:48 PM (rj6Yv)

361 I just want to give some praise to Our Creator.

I went on my lunch walk today, and not only was it warmer...the grass was greener, the Killdeer were bustling about, and I saw some new leaf growth on some trees.

Another Spring on the way. Thank you, Lord.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 06, 2026 03:48 PM (DgMqy)

362 Horror author F. Paul Wilson incorporated this into one of his Repairman Jack books. It was all a plot so that something hidden underneath Building 7 could be extracted and moved elsewhere.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 03:13 PM (ESVrU)

If it wasn't the Ark of the Covenant then he really missed an opportunity.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 03:45 PM (ExV1e)

The lore shows that the Ark is definitely not underground, but on the first floor of a warehouse.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:48 PM (8avO+)

363 322 She has also been invited to deliver a lecture to Mossad officers and Israeli high officials expounding on her successful techniques.
Posted by: TITP at March 06, 2026 03:39 PM (YwIpu)
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Mossad this, Mossad that. Eh. Everybody knows that the Hard Boyz and Gurlz play for Shin Bet.
Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:41 PM (rj6Yv)

shh!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 03:48 PM (xcxpd)

364 This site is my news aggregator. Between Ace and the Morons, little of value is missed.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:47 PM

Thank you.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at March 06, 2026 03:48 PM (0sNs1)

365 IIRC, some years back our own Christopher Taylor mentioned that he had taken guitar lessons from Rick Beato before he had his YouTube channel and became relatively famous..
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 03:43 PM (iu4Pw)

Beato did a video on Christopher Cross and how tragic it was they buried his ripping guitar in the song and no one really knew what a phenomenal guitar player he was.

I had no idea.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:49 PM (Zz0t1)

366 What is the Hordes opinion on the Daily Caller website?? Checked it out a little, seems sketchy.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 03:49 PM (pDt9x)

367 I apologize for my ignorance, but what is this "Building 7" thing all about?
Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:48 PM (rj6Yv)

World Trade Center complex, one of the ones squished by the larger unit collapse.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:49 PM (8avO+)

368 Also, to be verified, you have to show ID and prive you are a person. Plus pay the money.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:49 PM (Wmg4n)

369 I know the Jews have been stalking me. Every time I duck out to let eight men run a train on me, the moment I pull my pants off, they scream about the smell and die vomiting.

Obviously Netanyahu is poisoning them.

Posted by: Candace Owens at March 06, 2026 03:49 PM (IXt5P)

370 Superficially, Candace looks more pulled together than Tucker, who looks like he drinks a lot.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 03:49 PM (+YA9H)

371 IIRC, some years back our own Christopher Taylor mentioned that he had taken guitar lessons from Rick Beato before he had his YouTube channel and became relatively famous..

I think that was me. I did take lessons from a guy named Rick Beato in Ithaca, New York, who had similar tastes, although the time period doesn’t exactly line up with his time in Ithaca according to the ever-reliable Internet sources.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 03:49 PM (EXyHK)

372 What is the Hordes opinion on the Daily Caller website?? Checked it out a little, seems sketchy.
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 03:49 PM

It used to be a script delivery engine. I haven't been there in a long time.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:50 PM (4NO2D)

373 364 Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at March 06, 2026 03:48 PM (0sNs1)

Rumour
Centre

hmm

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 03:50 PM (+YA9H)

374 Anyone with a brain who thinks Owens/Tucker/Kelly are good people after the last six months should consider going over to the left. We don't need or want you scum around here.

Posted by: DeusExMachina at March 06, 2026 03:50 PM (cmlrb)

375 Jeff Davis suspended habeus corpus as well.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 03:47 PM (77rzZ)

Strung up a bunch of good ol' boys messing with the railroad too. Such a good libertarian.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:50 PM (8avO+)

376
My theory is that when Ace argues about how people are criticizing his coverage of certain issues, he may be arguing with a wider audience than just the Horde. He may be responding to X comments or opinions from other online political commentators.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous!

Ace contains multitudes.

It is a wonder that he ever found time to pursue shelving as his hobby.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 03:50 PM (xG4kz)

377
That's an almost scoggian level of sociopathy.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:43 PM (wa/yD)

I am what I eat.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:51 PM (Zz0t1)

378 World Trade Center complex, one of the ones squished by the larger unit collapse.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:49 PM (8avO+)
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Thank you.

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:51 PM (rj6Yv)

379
Rumour
Centre

hmm

Posted by: m

Fookin' icebacks

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 06, 2026 03:51 PM (xG4kz)

380 Candy has issues.

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 03:52 PM (ZxPkt)

381 13 Holy crap, the page jumps around so much it is hard to click.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 02:55 PM (0U5gm)

You put your right foot in,
You put your right foot out,
You put your right foot in,
And you shake it all about.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 03:52 PM (+YA9H)

382 I apologize for my ignorance, but what is this "Building 7" thing all about?

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:48 PM (rj6Yv)

George Bush blew up black people.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:52 PM (Zz0t1)

383 "Oh, they play the long game." Spare me.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 06, 2026 03:52 PM (YlWIZ)

384 Using a plan so cunning they must've been on the john for a week figuring it out.
Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 03:47 PM (Y8DZL)

Drop shells on the guys you want closer to dead may not be subtle, but it works.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:52 PM (8avO+)

385 Owens is nuttier than squirrel shit. Fuentes too. He also has weird hair. Never trust a guy with weird hair.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 06, 2026 03:52 PM (csP6e)

386 It used to be a script delivery engine. I haven't been there in a long time.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:50 PM (4NO2D)

Same here. If I ever follow a link there, all the crap it tries to load my browser up with gets me to back out fast.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 03:53 PM (fSA1n)

387 You convince 1-on-1. Drudge didn't lose all the followers b/c of people bitching. He lost them b/c folks talked to their friends and family and got them to stop going and that started the wave...when it's not cool or fun anymore and folks are leaving, it's time to move to the next drama...
Posted by: Nova Local at March

She has 8 million followers on x alone. I think it’s more than us talking to neighbors. It’s people like Ace speaking out. It’s Shawn Faresh saying this girl is a cook, it’s other big names saying she is a kook. But meanwhile, to pretend she is a nobody, at this moment in time, that isn’t true but I hope at some moment in time, she is a footnote on Grokopedia.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:53 PM (Wmg4n)

388 I thought Ace's hobby was hunting hobos.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 03:53 PM (77rzZ)

389 Is this about me?
Posted by: That Guy who intones, sonorously, "Nothing will happen."

Thank God you're O.K.!

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 03:53 PM (Y8DZL)

390 >>I just donated to my local Chabad in honor of Tucker Carlson.

His schtick is gaining traction.

Lotus Eaters was parroting the Third Temple / Chabad nonsense.

Geeks and Gamers has formulated an opinion that Netanyahu is the most evil person in all of human history, for some reason.

And the Mossad are everywhere, trying to serve Pizza and Jerky to people so than can compromise them.

Which is weird, because Israel controls the World. It is simply amazing that they have to work so hard to compromise everyone and everything.

But, there ya go.
This shit is insidious and I am glad on Ace for calling it out.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 03:53 PM (l9aEn)

391 35 Ok honest question. Why do we care what Owen's and Carlson Hammer about? Do they actually have influence?

for the tenth time, since you didn't read the post, yes, Candace Owens has the #2 podcast in the world and Tucker Calrson the #5 podcast.

No influence, right? I should just Leave Them Alone and they'll go away, right?

Posted by: ace
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Bash away. These people are outright evil and not conservative under any realistic definition of the terms. And disloyal to this country during wartime. So blast them with your gift of rhetoric.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 03:53 PM (E4rtv)

392 What is the Hordes opinion on the Daily Caller website?? Checked it out a little, seems sketchy.
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 03:49 PM (pDt9x)

Is that one Tucker or Shapiro? I forget.

No....wait. I don't care......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:53 PM (Zz0t1)

393 367 I apologize for my ignorance, but what is this "Building 7" thing all about?
Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:48 PM (rj6Yv)

World Trade Center complex, one of the ones squished by the larger unit collapse.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:49 PM (8avO+)

Oh, boy....

Posted by: Denny Crane - Building 7 Collapsed on It's Own. at March 06, 2026 03:53 PM (RfVfI)

394 Never trust a guy with weird hair.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe

Say wut?
-- Don King

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 03:54 PM (77rzZ)

395 On 9/11, a building called Building 7 also collapsed. Lower rise building, not hit by a plane. Plenty of reasons it could collapse in that environment, I'm surprised with the towers falling there wasn't many many more. But the film of this one collapsing is just odd, so lots of conspiracy theories.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 03:54 PM (n5tGW)

396 I thought Ace's hobby was hunting hobos.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 03:53 PM (77rzZ)

I thought he made them waffles for breakfast?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:54 PM (Zz0t1)

397 Does anybody checked in with Doof recently?

https://tinyurl.com/mea42ukj

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 06, 2026 03:54 PM (skR0U)

398 This is who AI says are Candace Owens main sponsors...now Ace can also set up a boycott once these sponsors get confirmed...

"Candace Owens is primarily sponsored by or partners with companies targeting a conservative demographic, including PureTalk wireless, supplement brand Field of Greens by BrickHouse Nutrition, and ExpressVPN. She also has an Amazon storefront and previously promoted the now-defunct "anti-woke" bank GloriFi."

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 03:54 PM (tOcjL)

399 But, there ya go.
This shit is insidious and I am glad on Ace for calling it out.
Posted by: garrett
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Insurrection Barbie on X has a long post about the nexus of Alexander Dubin (Putin's political theorist) and the connection to Tucker's sudden fascination with Chabad. It is all an op designed to crash Christian evangelist support for Israel and Jews is her take.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 03:54 PM (E4rtv)

400 Like Scott Adams, I construct mental models and give them different weights of reliability. I balance them against each other. That is the actual scientific mindset; rational skepticism is self-skepticism. Science worship is pagan commie neo-Lysenkoist superstition, just another fix for the neediness of the authoritarian follower personality type. "In this house, we believe in Science" is a Slave Heart's plea for a master to tell them what to think.

All that to say, this is just a model that I have found useful, which is to break the conscienceless into three basic types, based on IQ bands, with the middle one being the most common due to the bell curve. The first type is the low-functioning psychopaths, which I don't mean as a clinical diagnosis; as seen in Antifa booking photos, some look normal, while others may be carrying a heavy mutational load, and others show the signs of chronic chemical abuse. They are the street muscle of every racket.

The second type is the narcissistic midwit. They're dumb enough that their limited attention is fully consumed by their self-interest, clever enough to be seriously dangerous, and common enough to be found wherever humans gather. Cont.

Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 03:54 PM (Sy6m/)

401 George Bush blew up black people.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:52 PM (Zz0t1)
======

Next, it'll be the Spanish Inquisition.

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 03:54 PM (rj6Yv)

402 Nudity

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 03:55 PM (4NO2D)

403 Cont. The third type is the high-functioning sociopath. They are capable of "intellectual empathy," constructing mental models of their own to predict how sucker-chumps with consciences will react. They are the leaders and indoctrinators of dangerous movements such as Marxism and Islam, who know it's all B.S. and don't care. While technically scarce on the ground on average, they can be found clogging the halls of power, both public and private.

Disturbingly, there is no solid answer to the natural question of the incidence is of true consciencelessness. They can't even say for the clinical personality disorders that exhibit it; they can't even say just for Cluster B. For convenience, I use 6% or 1/17, which is in the wide range of guesstimates. It keeps you on your toes to consider that in any room with 50 other people, there could easily be three that would murder you in cold blood, with neither hesitation nor remorse.

How that applies to Candace Owens and her audience, I leave as an exercise for the reader.

Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 03:55 PM (Sy6m/)

404 What is the Hordes opinion on the Daily Caller website?? Checked it out a little, seems sketchy.
Posted by: tubal at M

it's Cucker

avoid

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 03:55 PM (GD0B3)

405 I man he started it. But as always, tentacles.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 03:55 PM (GD0B3)

406 She has 8 million followers on x alone. I think it’s more than us talking to neighbors. It’s people like Ace speaking out. It’s Shawn Faresh saying this girl is a cook, it’s other big names saying she is a kook. But meanwhile, to pretend she is a nobody, at this moment in time, that isn’t true but I hope at some moment in time, she is a footnote on Grokopedia.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:53 PM (Wmg4n)

How many of those followers are bots?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)

407 Nood.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at March 06, 2026 03:55 PM (0sNs1)

408 I know the Jews have been stalking me. Every time I duck out to let eight men run a train on me, the moment I pull my pants off, they scream about the smell and die vomiting.

Obviously Netanyahu is poisoning them.
Posted by: Candace Owens at March 06, 2026 03:49 PM (IXt5P)

OK, LOL!!!!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Gross, But Accurate. at March 06, 2026 03:55 PM (RfVfI)

409 What scared me most is I just ignore these idiots, and then a couple of days ago someone referenced a top twenty or something pod cast listing .
How high they ranked is frightening.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 06, 2026 03:56 PM (sl73Y)

410 This is kind of old - Washington, DC’s 10-Round Magazine Ban Ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL by D.C. Court of Appeals.

I bet std 30 rnd mags are still illegal to sell or buy there.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 06, 2026 03:56 PM (/lPRQ)

411 My theory is that when Ace argues about how people are criticizing his coverage of certain issues, he may be arguing with a wider audience than just the Horde. He may be responding to X comments or opinions from other online political commentators.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 03:43 PM (FMtrg)

There are more than a few posters here that were reflexively defending them in the comments. So it's not just other audiences.

It's probably something that shows up more in the ONTs though.

Posted by: Sjg at March 06, 2026 03:56 PM (aqZN1)

412 >>I've said it before -- every picture of Candy O should have her sporting googly eyes

There was a guy who used to cover the Streamer 'Destiny' and he would always use the same photo of that bundle of sticks, each time.
Only, he'd barely increase the size of Destiny's head in each use. Just enough to keep most people from noticing.

Great gag that went on for a while.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 03:56 PM (l9aEn)

413 Also, Drudge is pulling in $200-$500m in revenue per google analytics. I would like to be that dead.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 03:56 PM (Wmg4n)

414 If Candace has said, on the record, that she wants to be Oprah, it might be nice for Oprah to chime in on this.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 03:56 PM (+YA9H)

415 Is that one Tucker or Shapiro? I forget.

No....wait. I don't care......
Posted by: Sponge
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Daily Caller's was Tucker's. Daily Wire, Shapiro. Tucker supposedly sold Daily Caller when he took the position at Fox but I think his original partner is still some sort of control there and dunno about ownership and whether Tucker still has ownership interest.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 03:57 PM (E4rtv)

416 But, there ya go.
This shit is insidious and I am glad on Ace for calling it out.
Posted by: garrett
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Insurrection Barbie on X has a long post about the nexus of Alexander Dubin (Putin's political theorist) and the connection to Tucker's sudden fascination with Chabad. It is all an op designed to crash Christian evangelist support for Israel and Jews is her take.
Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 03:54 PM (E4rtv)

Um, sure. Religious people are pretty easy to turn and get to ignore the resultant butchery of nine and a half million people.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:57 PM (8avO+)

417 407 Nood.
Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at March 06, 2026 03:55 PM (0sNs1)

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 03:57 PM (+YA9H)

418 >>On 9/11, a building called Building 7 also collapsed. Lower rise building, not hit by a plane. Plenty of reasons it could collapse in that environment, I'm surprised with the towers falling there wasn't many many more. But the film of this one collapsing is just odd, so lots of conspiracy theories.

It's only odd if you aren't familiar with the structure of the World Trade Center Complex.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 03:58 PM (l9aEn)

419 If Candace has said, on the record, that she wants to be Oprah, it might be nice for Oprah to chime in on this.
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 03:56 PM (+YA9H)

Candace needs to put more envelopes under the seats of the audience to become another Oprah.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 03:58 PM (8avO+)

420 On 9/11, a building called Building 7 also collapsed. Lower rise building, not hit by a plane. Plenty of reasons it could collapse in that environment, I'm surprised with the towers falling there wasn't many many more.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

The one that amazes me is that church that survived.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 03:58 PM (77rzZ)

421 Sad how New Media has caused some people to fester in fever swamps of their own making. It's like we've seen the birth of a thousand Don Quixotes -- except instead of tilting at windmills, they're leveling their barbs at The JOOOOZ! Anyone who shows the slightest inclination to support the one and only normal-ish democracy in the ME is immediately branded a 9-11 denier (meaning, you don't think GW Bush and Netanyahu stayed up all night strapping C4 to the 80th floors.)

The whole fucking joint has gone nuts. Come, Jesus. And soon.

Posted by: red speck at March 06, 2026 03:58 PM (Ve/HL)

422 411 My theory is that when Ace argues about how people are criticizing his coverage of certain issues, he may be arguing with a wider audience than just the Horde. He may be responding to X comments or opinions from other online political commentators.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 03:43 PM (FMtrg)

There are more than a few posters here that were reflexively defending them in the comments. So it's not just other audiences.

It's probably something that shows up more in the ONTs though.
Posted by: Sjg

You see the drive by turds by new nics here. I think he probably sees a lot more of the toxic comments on X. Some really nasty CHUDs there commenting which are a) bots, b) propaganda mills from Turd World, and c) genuinely disturbed assholes that exhibit Candace's toxicity and sometimes even more.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 03:58 PM (E4rtv)

423 Not sure if it was mentioned in the 400 + comments, but have others noticed how many defend Candy, and trash Erika, in every anti-Candace tweet, or FB post? I mean, it can be 10-1 in favor Mrs Satan. Supposedly our side, but.....

Posted by: zigggggy at March 06, 2026 03:59 PM (EDeJ/)

424 412 There was a guy who used to cover the Streamer 'Destiny' and he would always use the same photo of that bundle of sticks, each time.
Only, he'd barely increase the size of Destiny's head in each use. Just enough to keep most people from noticing.

Great gag that went on for a while.
Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 03:56 PM (l9aEn)

Stephen "Father of the Year" Bonnell II, whose son hates him so much he became a Groyper...

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 03:59 PM (wa/yD)

425 Bravo, Ace.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 06, 2026 04:02 PM (fZiTB)

426
Laugh at the Jew Weather Machine all you'd like, but Iran dried up and it's been clear skies for the bombing runs.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 04:04 PM (Y8DZL)

427 The treachery embraced by Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson is unspeakable and completely unforgivable. There is no coming back from this. They are knowing, willing, paid proponents of evil.

As for Nick Fuentes, I couldn't pick him out of a lineup. No idea how this idiot's views are supposed to be credibly linked to mainstream conservative thought.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 06, 2026 04:06 PM (X+xvk)

428 It's just nuts! What's Erica Kirk's problem? Rising above the fray? Afraid to really tangle with a woman of color? She needs Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac - 'God helps those who help themselves.'. She's being played.

And Candace is completely off her gourd and seems to believe she's the mother of a US shadow government. That's not Christianity. (And she'll fall so damn hard if/when she realizes she's being played.)

Slate - Candace Owens’ New “Documentary” About Erika and Charlie Kirk Is Baffling. We Can Help.

In part, "But Candace Owens’ declaration of war against the rest of the mainstream right actually matters for all of us. Because ultimately, the Owens–TPUSA rift is the story of an identity crisis that has brought the right to its current inflection point. It may very well have ramifications of that for the country’s future: for its relationship with Israel, for the future of the conservative movement, and for whether the modern GOP opts to work within the existing system or tries to blow it all up."

In the meantime,
News Nation, Judge declines to drop Utah prosecutors from Tyler Robinson case

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 04:09 PM (NFX2v)

429 "Laugh at the Jew Weather Machine all you'd like..."

So do I have Jews to thank for the lovely Spring weather we've been having? Thank you, Jews!

Posted by: Martin Tell at March 06, 2026 04:10 PM (sFNX2)

430 I get your frustration, Ace.

Starving them of attention hasn't worked because they aren't actually being starved of it. They're in a mutually beneficial E-drama circle jerk of clicks with the Daily Wire personalities and the "Well I never!" conservative commentariat, and no matter what we do, it will follow the usual trajectory of these things where it slowly consumes that entire area of Internet interest until people finally get bored and move on.

So for me it has less to do with "never punch right" or whatever, but with not giving these people what they crave, which is attention of every and any kind. Especially if I can direct eyeballs towards something of actual value.

Posted by: crankytrex at March 06, 2026 04:17 PM (G3w9U)

431 "Yeah I'm speaking up."

It's your game and you're better than ever, Ace.

Do it.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 04:19 PM (NFX2v)

432 Candace and her Groyper friends are shitlib cocksuckers. They're moist enough for the 90 IQ "conservatives" to stick to. "BUH DERR DA JOOOZ BUH DERRRRRRR"

Posted by: Mr. Wilhelm at March 06, 2026 04:23 PM (q+ghK)

433 CanDance, Phucker and Foolnutz are all examples of the steady deterioration of people suffering (the rest of us) with narcissistic personality disorders. The more you pay any attention to them, and it does not matter if it’s positive or negative, the worse they get. Short of their demise, the only effective counter to their illness is to isolate and ignore them.

Posted by: epador at March 06, 2026 04:24 PM (TRnzq)

434 Fucking Netflix.

Casting a white chick to play Candace Owens in her own retarded bunny boilin' fantasy tale.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 04:34 PM (06Hmj)

435 And it's egged on, too, because it's also viewed as a cat fight.

"I got the name, I'll have the game." And scratch back.
---
I've been amazed of what people with unimaginably horrible circumstances in their lives have been able to do despite.

Not everyone can, but many.

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars" is a famous quote by Lebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran. It emphasizes that enduring hardship, pain, and trauma builds profound character, resilience, and inner strength, often comparing this transformative process to fire shaping metal.

🙏

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 04:37 PM (NFX2v)

436 Banging Owens must be horrible.

She'd just lie there ignoring you and thinking about Erika Kirk.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 04:38 PM (06Hmj)

437 I am pretty sure tho that the smol hets are the ones "running" Owens and Carlson and Fuentes and the rest. It's so obvious.

Running? That's what it's called, right?

I can't keep up with the cool kids these days.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 04:40 PM (06Hmj)

438 Tokyo Rose was convicted for treason. We should do the same for Candace.

Posted by: Socratease at March 06, 2026 04:40 PM (YgfoU)

439 438 Tokyo Rose was convicted for treason. We should do the same for Candace.
Posted by: Socratease at March 06, 2026 04:40 PM (YgfoU)

Teheran Turdblossom?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 06, 2026 04:41 PM (06Hmj)

440 For myself, the fake cons are boring. Discussing the fake cons is boring. Now making fun of them is another story. Please dail up the vitriol. Mock, then mock some more please. Supporters also ripe for the treatment.

It needs to be high level mockery think pieces, or I will also except vulgar and rude for laughs. I'll take what I can get.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 06, 2026 04:44 PM (cS1cw)

441
Owens is a monster. Plain and simple.
I'm also beginning to wonder if Carlson isn't merely a misguided, delusional fool. Carlson might also be evil.

I dismissed Owens as a rabid crank a good while ago. (Didn't really even know who she was until people started calling her out for her anti-antisemitism.)
But since I've never tuned-in to her idiotic rantings: I had no clue how CRUEL she has been and is continuing to be to Erika and Charlie's closest friends. DISGUSTING.
It enrages me. - So much that I must pray to Christ for help in maintaining a merciful heart.

Ace, please continue to expose Owen's (and Carlson's) abject perfidy. It's a service to us.

Thanks, man.

Posted by: Bach In Black at March 06, 2026 04:59 PM (KY9hS)

442 The only problem with attacking Owens and Tucker is any potential Streisand effect.

Certainly making sure no one actually believes what they are spouting is ok, as long as it doesn't publicize it.

So I'm a bit torn by Ace's posts... on the one hand, it's good to push back against this lunacy. On the other... is it merely spreading it?

That said, if she really has the 2nd largest podcast then it's worthwhile to show that she's not really "on the right." Same with tucker.

Posted by: Sam MacGee at March 06, 2026 05:20 PM (/ZkOF)

443 Ace: Maybe i just have to start linking the clips of her attacking Erika Kirk and her mother every single day. After you're done yelling at me to Leave Candace Alone, maybe you'll see after the fiftieth post showing her obsessively attacking Erika Kirk and accusing her of murder you'll realize that gee, maybe Candace Owens is not an Important Conservative Voice who deserves our support and protection.

Me, in the voice of Palpatine: Dew it!

I've had my fill of hearing that ravenous cockwhores lies about Charlie, Erika, and TPUSA. It's about time the sane voices on the right start calling it out.

Same goes for Tucker, it pains me to say.

Posted by: Clark at March 06, 2026 05:29 PM (BDH3H)

444 candace is a garbage human who is butthurt charlie didn't choose her and she's stuck bearding for her gay husband

Posted by: tdpwells at March 06, 2026 05:33 PM (ZuEIr)

445 .
.
If Nostrildamus is a lefTard, then is it possible that K-K-Kandice is projecting when she blames Erika Kirk for Charlie Kirk's murder?
.
Who killed Charlie Kirk?
.
K-K-Kandice Killed Charlie Kirk.
.

Posted by: Marooned at March 06, 2026 06:03 PM (kt8QE)

446 Candace has young children. Honestly she's fucking dangerous. I'm tempted to call CPS.

Twunt. A real nasty piece of work.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at March 06, 2026 06:18 PM (mkGMu)

447 195 So many people need to be thrown in the volcano: Candace Tucker Fuentes Shapiro levin Megan Loomer etc. The volcano is gonna be full.

---

I don't like Fuentes or Candace, and I've lost all respect for Tucker, but I hate that their most vocal opponents are so unpleasant: Shapiro is a schmuck, and the people who rant about the "woke right" are never-Trumping dorks.

Posted by: Bubba at March 06, 2026 06:27 PM (ZaRjW)

448 May I ask why we're giving this loon ANY attention whatsoever?

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at March 06, 2026 06:54 PM (pE12i)

449 Owens cannot be defeated because she is completely shameless.

Posted by: nogooddeed at March 06, 2026 07:20 PM (zmkm3)

450 Post on her every day for a month. I'm good with spotlighting the bitch.

Posted by: ChuckRambo at March 06, 2026 08:37 PM (83fQ/)

"Prohibited Access:" Kash Patel Now Examining the FBI's Dark Files, the Hidden History of the Deep State

Via JackStraw, whistleblowers revealed that the FBI keeps two separate books. You know, like Mafia dons keeping separate books for their fake transactions and their real transactions.

One set of files were the official ones, intended for public consumption and used when they were subpoenaed.

The other set of books were the real ones, about what the FBI was really doing. To make sure no one ever saw these, the files were marked "PROHIBITED ACCESS" so that no one could see them, except the cardinals of the American Kremlin.

Now Kash Patel has found them and is reviewing the Secret History of the Deep State, with an eye to revealing all the Deep State's secrets.

It's not just that the files were secret. They were also deliberately kept out of the SENTINEL filing system, so that you couldn't even search for them. You would not even turn up a stub saying "This file is top secret." The very existence of the files was hidden from everyone, including the White House and FBI agents themselves.

Only the heads of the Secret Police knew about them, and the heads of the Secret Police would share the existence of the files with their successors orally. There were no written records or admissions about the files.

Those could be discovered and subpoenaed!

EXCLUSIVE: The FBI's Secret Stash Finally Uncovered

For a generation, the FBI has kept a second set of books called 'prohibited access' files. After a long fight, they're finally being examined.
Matt Taibbi
Mar 06, 2026

A Federal Bureau of Investigation task force has begun excavating the separate set of books FBI keeps using an inaccessible "prohibited access" file designation, according to multiple government sources. Though an internal fight over how to handle the files continues, embattled FBI Director Kash Patel has assigned personnel to examine decades of hidden history, Racket News has learned, with some files already turned over to Congress.
"This is it -- the deep state," one of the sources said.
Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, whose work with whistleblowers and pressure across years was key to prying prohibited access files loose, expressed cautious optimism.
"If it weren't for whistleblower disclosures to my office, the very existence of the FBI using 'Prohibited Access' files for some investigations would have remained in the dark," he said. "I've asked Attorney General Bondi and Director Patel to turn over certain Prohibited Access records to Congress. I've received some, but am still waiting on others. I urge the DOJ and FBI to keep digging -- which previous administrations apparently didn't make any effort to do -- so that the facts can come to light. The FBI's secret stash of records is scandalous."
Files given a prohibited access designation are not merely secret. They are "ghosts" which "do not exist," records rigged to return false negatives when searched for in the FBI's SENTINEL system. They're digital descendants of paper records that as far back as Richard Nixon's presidency were kept in locked offices, accessible to just a few officials, typically at the deputy director level and above. Currently, the number of people with the ability to access the files can be counted on one hand.
The implications of the nation's chief federal law enforcement and counter-intelligence organization having kept a separate, non-searchable filing system are mind-boggling.
"It's not like turning over a rock and finding a few bugs," said retired FBI Supervisory Analyst George Hill. "It's like turning over a manhole and finding a whole city."
"You don't run a Constitutional republic on secret files," added legal analyst Margot Cleveland.
A current government source said the prohibited access designation is "literally designed to hide files from Congress and from the FBI itself. It's really frigging bad."

Off-books surveillance and "disruption" of political figures in the Arctic Frost and Trump-Russia investigations comprise part of the find, but the files extend at least as far back as 1999, across Democratic and Republican Party presidencies, involving as many as a thousand distinct case numbers. There are no rules for passing access to the system from one administration to the next. Instead, operation of prohibited access files is described as an oral tradition passed down among senior FBI officials, independent of agents below and political appointees above in Congress and even the White House.
Here's how the files came to light:
A week and a half ago, on February 25th, Patel mentioned prohibited access files in a statement given to Reuters in a story about Joe Biden's FBI obtaining subpoenas of phone records for Patel and current White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in 2022 and 2023. Patel called it "outrageous" and "deeply alarming" that the previous administration had him and Wiles investigated, "using flimsy pretexts and burying the entire process in prohibited case files designed to evade all oversight." He told Reuters he'd "recently ended" the FBI's use of the prohibited designation.
At the outset of the second Trump presidency, neither Patel nor then-Deputy Director Dan Bongino knew how to access the files. "Nobody said, 'Okay, this is how the FBI runs. This is what we do. This is how we hide things,'" is how one source put it.
The bureau has supposedly located all of the "prohibited" files, but the scope of the problem remains unknown, in part because in addition to the prohibited files, the bureau has a problem with what one source called "the shit on paper," which might involve field offices as well as its Washington headquarters. Added a former FBI agent: "There are files in offices and at headquarters that reside either in a safe or in a locked drawer somewhere or hidden within Sentinel."
An extraordinary aspect of this tale -- as Racket's Ryan Lovelace will soon report in more detail -- is that the Justice Department Inspector General has known about the existence of the prohibited access designation since at least 2021. He also obtained a 2023 FBI user manual for its SENTINEL GOLD records system, not always positively reviewed by agents ("Yesterday's Technology Tomorrow," is how one former agent jokingly put it), showing "prohibited" files as one of the categories in the system. According to Racket sources, prohibited access files predate both Sentinel Gold and the original Sentinel system, which was introduced in 2012. (More on this soon.)
The files only came to be accessible to senior Trump appointees after a years-long bureaucratic battle that began with whistleblowers in the Justice Department, later was taken up by investigators in Grassley's office, and only reached the offices of Patel and Bongino last year.
Though the prohibited access issue extends to other presidencies and other problems, including potentially the systematic burying of misconduct cases involving senior FBI officials, this issue only began to leak into the public eye because of Russiagate. When congressional investigators began looking at the origins of the Steele Dossier and the behavior of the private intelligence firm Fusion-GPS, they came across apparent conflicting statements involving Nellie Ohr, a former CIA analyst and Fusion employee whose husband Bruce worked for the DOJ*.

Read the whole thing. It's free to read if you just give them an email address.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:30 PM

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1 Bold.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 01:30 PM (ExV1e)

2 I told the prior thread.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 01:31 PM (ExV1e)

3 1 Bold.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 01:30 PM (ExV1e)

I DO get it

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 01:31 PM (Et1h0)

4 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:32 PM (Zz0t1)

5 It looks like ace was eaten by a grue mid post. Must have been blogging in the dark. Very dangerous.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 01:32 PM (3uBP9)

6 Now do the CIA.

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 01:32 PM (Sco7b)

7 1 Bold.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 01:30 PM (ExV1e)

Bald.

(No, not me)

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 01:32 PM (1YL6+)

8 Bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see how it works out for them.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 01:33 PM (ESVrU)

9 I sure hope Patel can trust the people he has digging these out or they will just disappear again. He should use outside agents from somewhere. I'd volunteer, heh.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 01:34 PM (n5tGW)

10 It's free to read if you just give them an email address.

Any email address, or do they require it to be yours?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 01:34 PM (ExV1e)

11 why do the keep telling the bad actors that they are on tot them?? so they can go underground or disappear in Turkey??

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 01:34 PM (GD0B3)

12 "This is it -- the deep state," one of the sources said.

No such thing. MAGAts.

Posted by: Whoopi Goldfarb at March 06, 2026 01:34 PM (Zz0t1)

13 Today's lunch includes: Israeli Couscous.

Oh yes, I went there.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 01:34 PM (Et1h0)

14 >>> Now do the CIA.
Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 01:32 PM (Sco7b)

All of them?

Posted by: Kamala at March 06, 2026 01:34 PM (3uBP9)

15 11 why do the keep telling the bad actors that they are on tot them?? so they can go underground or disappear in Turkey??
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 01:34 PM (GD0B3)

It's all part of DC kayfabe.

It's a work. Everybody is being worked.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 01:35 PM (1YL6+)

16
Where are you Nothing Will Happen Guy?

Why have you forsaken us?

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 01:35 PM (Y8DZL)

17 Oh this would be so sweet to have revealed.
I promise to stop mocking Patel about Epstein's death if he declassifies and releases these files.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 01:35 PM (xcxpd)

18 So, what you're saying is, that Pine-Scented Druid Philosopher James Comey really should be hung by the neck until he is dead, dead, dead.

Posted by: Sharkman at March 06, 2026 01:35 PM (F3yOe)

19 I saw Criminal Referr open for Doosu at Trees in '94.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:35 PM (Zz0t1)

20 Hope Patel strikes hard

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 01:35 PM (EtnSa)

21 Is Ace OK? Hope he didn't keel over before he could finish typing "referral."

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 01:36 PM (77rzZ)

22 I'll say it.......

Matt Taibbi didn't kill himself.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:36 PM (Zz0t1)

23 Now do CIA, NSA, all the others.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 06, 2026 01:36 PM (sl73Y)

24 Omertà

Mafia envy.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 01:36 PM (NFX2v)

25 So Elvis is alive?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 01:37 PM (pZ64F)

26 Where are you Nothing Will Happen Guy?

Why have you forsaken us?
Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 01:35 PM (Y8DZL)

Has something happened?

I mean, I haven't seen one person go to jail for anything since Trump retook office.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:37 PM (Zz0t1)

27 Perp walks
Public trials, televised
Prison

Mr. Comey, call for you! Mr. Comey!

Posted by: Huck Folkywood at March 06, 2026 01:37 PM (QTJr9)

28 #6 Stateless, first.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 06, 2026 01:37 PM (sl73Y)

29 statements involving Nellie Ohr
--------

Now, that person is different from Nellie Furtado, correct? Who is in turn different from "Nellie"? Have I got that right?

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM (Et1h0)

30 I met Mark Meadows, and his wife once. I was out walking my little dog at the time. They both immediately took to Sophie, and she to them.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM (XeU6L)

31 6 Now do the CIA.
Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 01:32 PM (Sco7b)

hi! Saw your post earlier, just want you to know I am thinking about you, and please reach out.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM (p4NUW)

32 Matt Taibbi didn't kill himself.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:36 PM (Zz0t1)

🤡

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM (GD0B3)

33 Whoa.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM (4NO2D)

34 If there ae paper files, I strongly suggest getting in some bulk scanners and digitizing them immedately, then feeding them into a (properly firewalled) AI agent of choice to collate and summarize them to speed manual review.

I'm generally not a huge fan of letting AI agents do "thinking" work, but they are very useful for finding relationships between existing data.

Posted by: can of spam at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM (14gFN)

35 Prohibited Access

Tradesmen's Entrance

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM (Kt19C)

36 I thought the X-Files was fiction but I guess not... it was "based on true stories"

Let's find out what David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have to say about it

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM (xT8gx)

37 Any email address, or do they require it to be yours?

Posted by: I used to have a different ni

You can use Obama's pseudonym that he used to communicate with Hillary:

TheEmperorShitMidas@gmail.com.

Or you can use Hillary's: SatansWhore@Yahoo.com

Either obe should work.

Posted by: Sharkman at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM (F3yOe)

38 >>> Today's lunch includes: Israeli Couscous.

Oh yes, I went there.
Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 01:34 PM (Et1h0)

couscous is a great word. Something you would say to a cat to get them to move. I love saying it actually so fun. It would be great in a doowap song too. Many uses.

while(true) cous;

Posted by: banana Dream - couscouscouscouscous at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM (3uBP9)

39
🤡
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM (GD0B3)

I'm just saying he should stay out of parks in the greater DC area.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:39 PM (Zz0t1)

40 18 So, what you're saying is, that Pine-Scented Druid Philosopher James Comey really should be hung by the neck until he is dead, dead, dead.
Posted by: Sharkman at March 06, 2026 01:35 PM (F3yOe)

Firm but fair

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 01:39 PM (xcxpd)

41 Everything gets corrupted. In the 1950s, the F.B.I. did yeoman’s work discovering spies and saboteur communist agents and sympathizers in the State Department and the Army, compiling extensive files with incontrovertible evidence of subversion and espionage.

These files were removed and sent directly to the White House on orders of President Truman, and nobody was allowed to see them. Consequently Congress not the Justice Department could do their job. Eventually even the F.B.I. was infiltrated and subverted.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 01:39 PM (RL+Tl)

42 and so it begins

Posted by: that guy that always thinks it's beginning at March 06, 2026 01:39 PM (rFfUJ)

43 5 It looks like ace was eaten by a grue mid post. Must have been blogging in the dark. Very dangerous.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 01:32 PM (3uBP9)

>LIGHT TORCH
Your torch is lit.
>CARRY GARLIC

Posted by: Zork Dork at March 06, 2026 01:39 PM (TbWk/)

44 Hey, Stateless, good to see you!

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 01:39 PM (77rzZ)

45

Can still get kids' coats, hats, a Christmas party or two, and turkeys for families from the "former" Philly mob.

More honest and still very much revered.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 01:39 PM (NFX2v)

46 Maybe the FBI/DOJ cabal should not be the investigators here.

A Select Committee might be the way to go.

Posted by: Huck Folkywood at March 06, 2026 01:40 PM (QTJr9)

47 referr is the new lum

Posted by: banana Dream - Update the style books. at March 06, 2026 01:40 PM (3uBP9)

48 referr is the new lum

Posted by: banana Dream - Update the style books. at March 06, 2026 01:40 PM (3uBP9)

It's what you get from a Learing Center.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:40 PM (Zz0t1)

49 Thx Ace and JackStraw.
Say something about the Deep State on Facebook or amongst leftists they'll insist that there is no such thing. Just another conspiracy theory. Which keep being revealed as true

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 01:40 PM (/C62k)

50 Bold.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 01:30 PM (ExV1e)

Bald.

(No, not me)
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 01:32 PM (1YL6+)

***

Damn it! The tape came off the computer camera again!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 01:40 PM (2WIwB)

51 So Elvis is alive?
Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 01:37 PM

Yup. Just went home.

Posted by: Agent K at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (kgE5c)

52 It's free to read if you just give them an email address.

Any email address, or do they require it to be yours?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
--------

Oh...there's a thought. I think I have Thom Tillis' email address here somewhere.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (XeU6L)

53 ! Saw your post earlier, just want you to know I am thinking about you, and please reach out.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM

Thank you. I'm reaching out to people.

I know Canada is known for MAID but people have been very concerned.

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (Sco7b)

54 46 Maybe the FBI/DOJ cabal should not be the investigators here.

A Select Committee might be the way to go.
Posted by: Huck Folkywood at March 06, 2026 01:40 PM (QTJr9)

Tanned, rested, ready.

Posted by: Robert Muehller at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (i0Hi3)

55 Jeez. Took a nap at lunch.

Slept so hard that when the alarm went off I thought it was Tuesday.

And I had missed a first period test.

From freshman year.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (oKJ0C)

56 Wow

WOW WOW WOW

Shit the FBI. down and prosecute.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (Hkcdp)

57 Now do the CIA.
Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 01:32 PM (Sco7b)

hi! Saw your post earlier, just want you to know I am thinking about you, and please reach out.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM (p4NUW)

Piper has just outed herself as a spook.

Posted by: Fitness instructor was a cover! at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (TbWk/)

58 Maybe the FBI/DOJ cabal should not be the investigators here.

A Select Committee might be the way to go.
Posted by: Huck Folkywood at March 06, 2026 01:40 PM (QTJr9)

I'd go for an Inquisition. Unfortunately, Spain has shown themselves to be both untrustworthy and expected.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (ExV1e)

59 Good. Now I will find out why they have have a telescope and directional microphone aimed at my bedroom window.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (0U5gm)

60 So Elvis is alive?
Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 01:37 PM

*Lyrics in Gary Wright's trash can

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:42 PM (Zz0t1)

61 Cue Jim Jordan rolling up his sleeves... I mean really rolling those suckers up!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 01:42 PM (xT8gx)

62 It looks like ace was eaten by a grue mid post. Must have been blogging in the dark. Very dangerous.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 01:32 PM (3uBP9)

>LIGHT TORCH
Your torch is lit.
>CARRY GARLIC
Posted by: Zork Dork at March 06, 2026 01:39 PM

*snort*

*eats*

Posted by: The Grue in Ace's Attic at March 06, 2026 01:42 PM (kgE5c)

63
Shit the FBI. down and prosecute.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (Hkcdp)

This is about me, isn't it.......

Posted by: Joe Biden at March 06, 2026 01:43 PM (Zz0t1)

64 Everybody is cooking the books. That's why they're called accountants.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 01:43 PM (M9gjJ)

65 hi! Saw your post earlier, just want you to know I am thinking about you, and please reach out.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:38 PM (p4NUW)

Piper has just outed herself as a spook.
Posted by: Fitness instructor was a cover! at Mar

I would be the best spy. People just spill their guts to me out of nowhere, and I am just very unassuming. Maybe even forgettable!

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:43 PM (p4NUW)

66 Joe McCarthy
Venona i tercepts
ring a bell?
srasi files ?
kgb post ussr collapse?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 06, 2026 01:44 PM (YlWIZ)

67 Piper has just outed herself as a spook.
Posted by: Fitness instructor was a cover!

Wait, I thought she was the kale kingpin of the cartels. Maybe she's undercover.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 01:44 PM (77rzZ)

68 Shit the FBI. down and prosecute.
Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM

Most cromulent typo.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 01:44 PM (kgE5c)

69 Matt Taino didn’t lose control of his car, while wildly speeding, and crash into a tree.
(Remember that one?)
😯

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 01:44 PM (Hkcdp)

70 This led then-congressman Mark Meadows to issue a criminal referr

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace

They got Ace.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 01:44 PM (0U5gm)

71 Stateless - Have been following your posts. Thoughts and prayers are with you, as are those of others here.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2026 01:44 PM (XeU6L)

72 I would be the best spy. People just spill their guts to me out of nowhere, and I am just very unassuming. Maybe even forgettable!

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:43 PM (p4NUW)

No one will ever forget those pants.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:44 PM (Zz0t1)

73 Bet they got lots of politicians on film taking it up the squeaker or giving it to some kid int those files.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 01:44 PM (i0Hi3)

74 lol, for once I make a good typo!

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 01:45 PM (Hkcdp)

75 Everybody is cooking the books. That's why they're called accountants.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 01:43 PM (M9gjJ)

Wait until you find out why they're called "Congress"...

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 01:45 PM (Et1h0)

76 Even though Chuck Grassley is like 182 years old, he apparently has very good staff that are constantly undercovering stuff like this... not sure Chuck knows what's going on, but a crackerjack staff!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 01:45 PM (xT8gx)

77 Shit the FBI. down and prosecute.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (Hkcdp)

We're gonna need more Metamucil.

Posted by: And a LOT of stool softener at March 06, 2026 01:45 PM (TbWk/)

78
I know Canada is known for MAID but people have been very concerned.
Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM

If you hear that word and the person saying it isn’t carrying a feather duster, run the other way. Doof has all my digits.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:45 PM (p4NUW)

79 Piper has just outed herself as a spook.

Posted by: Fitness instructor was a cover! at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM

You didn't really believe she would use the nic, "Piper from NSA", did you?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 06, 2026 01:45 PM (HlyYF)

80 Piper has just outed herself as a spook.
Posted by: Fitness instructor was a cover! at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM

The United States Sports University nee US Sports Academy, a couple of miles from Piper's house, has long been rumored to be a CIA front.

Coincidence? I think not.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 01:45 PM (4NO2D)

81 Wow

WOW WOW WOW

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM

That's my line.

Posted by: The Pitch Meeting Guy at March 06, 2026 01:45 PM (kgE5c)

82 Sponge - For those of us not in the know, perhaps you could describe the Piper pants you reference above?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 01:46 PM (xT8gx)

83 Doof has all my digits.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:45 PM

Fourth of July accident?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 01:47 PM (kgE5c)

84 They misspelled my name. It's two N's.

Posted by: Sean Hannity at March 06, 2026 01:47 PM (abIsI)

85 Just popping in to say Hi to Stateless!

Posted by: screaming in digital at March 06, 2026 01:47 PM (fVXtb)

86 Sponge - For those of us not in the know, perhaps you could describe the Piper pants you reference above?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 01:46 PM (xT8gx)

They were colorful......very colorful. Flowery......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:47 PM (Zz0t1)

87 Piper has just outed herself as a spook

The shadowy “Kale Cabal Klatch”, members wear their berets at a rakish, jaunty angle. Armed and dangerous, Do Not Engage.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 01:48 PM (Xy5pd)

88 Thank you all.

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 01:48 PM (Sco7b)

89 Maybe Chuck Grassley can share some staff with vegetable Mitch McConnell?

I cannot believe this is happening right after having a vegetable POTUS for 4 years.

Maybe we need to shit down all of DC?

*intentional this time

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 01:48 PM (Hkcdp)

90 SiD!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 01:48 PM (kgE5c)

91

No one will ever forget those pants.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06

Hahaha! You can borrow them if you want.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:48 PM (p4NUW)

92 Doof has all my digits.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:45 PM

Better than taking your whole arm!!

Posted by: Michelle Fields at March 06, 2026 01:48 PM (Zz0t1)

93
Senator Mark Warner, John Brennan are going to start throwing out Flares real soon.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 06, 2026 01:48 PM (IifOV)

94 Prohibited files? Sure hope I'm not in them.

Posted by: Tucker Carlson's wild political swings at March 06, 2026 01:48 PM (i0Hi3)

95 They got Ace.

Not even time for an ellipsis!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 01:49 PM (EXyHK)

96 They were colorful......very colorful. Flowery......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:47 PM

Form fitting?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 01:49 PM (4NO2D)

97 and Hi to RMBS!

*back to "working"*

Posted by: screaming in digital at March 06, 2026 01:49 PM (fVXtb)

98 If you hear that word and the person saying it isn’t carrying a feather duster, run the other way. Doof has all my digits.
Posted by: Piper

So using voice to text?

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 01:49 PM (MGB5H)

99 "This is it -- the deep state," one of the sources said.

Yeah, you caught us. We had one secret stash hidden in one way. We wouldn't hide the really good secrets somewhere else.

Posted by: The Deep State at March 06, 2026 01:49 PM (d9i2R)

100 84 They misspelled my name. It's two N's.
Posted by: Sean Hannity at March 06, 2026 01:47 PM (abIsI)

Three. Sean Haninny

Posted by: Amiright or amiright? at March 06, 2026 01:49 PM (TbWk/)

101
Hahaha! You can borrow them if you want.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:48 PM (p4NUW)

I wouldn't want to frighten the neighbors.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:49 PM (Zz0t1)

102 Let's not forget all of the brave, patriotic, and smart people of the FBI.

https://tinyurl.com/bdfmd8vy

It should be shut down completely and the Earth salted where it once stood.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 01:50 PM (abIsI)

103
Form fitting?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 01:49 PM (4NO2D)

I don't think they were spray painted on.....but not MC Hammer pants either.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:50 PM (Zz0t1)

104 >>*back to "working"*
Posted by: screaming in digital at March 06, 2026 01:49 PM (fVXtb)

It's Friday afternoon. Switch Into Glide!

Posted by: Nazdar at March 06, 2026 01:51 PM (NcvvS)

105 100 Three. Sean Haninny
Posted by: Amiright or amiright? at March 06, 2026 01:49 PM (TbWk/)

Sean? Ha! Ninny.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 01:51 PM (1YL6+)

106 I used to love when I got summoned to the accounting department. There were some really hot pieces of ass working there. In retrospect and to this day, I question why I became an engineer.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 01:51 PM (M9gjJ)

107 >>> Good. Now I will find out why they have have a telescope and directional microphone aimed at my bedroom window.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (0U5gm)

True story,

I moved with my family into a new place in '23. Ever since I've seen people driving by slowly, often stopping beside the house and sitting there for awhile and then taking off. Quiet residential neighborhood with only one entrance. And they never looked like any neighbor cars. All strangers but I'd see repeats. All year long. Sometimes there would be cars there when I came home from work. Enough cars and it was freaking me out.

So I asked my wife one day if she noticed. Yeah she noticed and she told me why. The neighborhood pool was across the street and there were enough people there with pokeman playing on their phones that they turned the exact spot in front of my house into a major poke stop in the city. So people were stopping by to do WTF people do on that game.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (3uBP9)

108 I'm hungry.

Posted by: toby928(c) overshares at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (4NO2D)

109 Elvis is alive?

The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (Kt19C)

110
I know Canada is known for MAID but people have been very concerned.
Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM

If you hear that word and the person saying it isn’t carrying a feather duster, run the other way. Doof has all my digits.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:45 PM (p4NUW)

I prefer my Maids to be cute Japanese musicians.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uds7g3M-4lQ

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (y9nCu)

111
It's Friday afternoon. Switch Into Glide!
Posted by: Nazdar at March 06, 2026 01:51 PM (NcvvS)

You asked for it.........

https://youtu.be/sxkjvKBPQjo

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (Zz0t1)

112 My neighbor told me the Israelis keep bombing his Ayatollah so I asked how many Ayatollah they have and he said he just goes to the bomb shelter and gets gets a new Ayatollah afterwards so I said it sounds like he's just feeding imams to Jews and then Ilhan Omar started crying.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (HjVhR)

113 I'm hungry.

Eat boogers.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (Kt19C)

114 In retrospect and to this day, I question why I became an engineer.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

And you never thought to go into bra engineering for the busty gals?

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 01:53 PM (77rzZ)

115 OK, go back and read 112. That is original content and I am very proud.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 01:53 PM (HjVhR)

116 OK, go back and read 112. That is original content and I am very proud.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 01:53 PM (HjVhR)

What language is that?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:54 PM (Zz0t1)

117 At some point we will have killed enough leadership in Iran that we will get down to where the new Supreme Leader will be Israel's confidential informant.

If we suddenly stop popping leadership, you will know we are there.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 01:54 PM (4NO2D)

118 >>Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (Zz0t1)

Was looking for a good link. Thank you!

*fistbump*

Posted by: Nazdar at March 06, 2026 01:55 PM (NcvvS)

119 Was looking for a good link. Thank you!

*fistbump*
Posted by: Nazdar at March 06, 2026 01:55 PM (NcvvS)

I help where I can.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:55 PM (Zz0t1)

120 And you never thought to go into bra engineering for the busty gals?
Posted by: Bulg at March

Maybe he didn't know about the cups.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 01:55 PM (WcNzu)

121 Maybe the FBI/DOJ cabal should not be the investigators here.

A Select Committee might be the way to go.
Posted by: Huck Folkywood at March 06, 2026 01:40 PM (QTJr9)

I'd go for an Inquisition. Unfortunately, Spain has shown themselves to be both untrustworthy and expected.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (ExV1e)

Well they needed Inquisitors because of all the Inquisitees in Spain.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 01:56 PM (8avO+)

122 What language is that?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

???
It is a parody of the shelter cat meme.
Is it hard to read? The lack of punctuation is part of the comedic flow.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 01:56 PM (HjVhR)

123 Hegseth is sort of like a squirrel on its 3rd morning espresso, however he is getting interesting things done

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
@SecWar
16h
Today, we launched a historic effort at @SOUTHCOM — the first ever America’s Counter-Cartel Coalition (A3C).

Military leaders from across the Caribbean, Central America, and South America joining together to aggressively and urgently confront threats to our homeland and hemisphere.

The Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine is in full effect.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 01:56 PM (rbvCR)

124 Well, even in DC you can get 50 feet of half-inch jute rope for 7 bucks from Harbor Freight, or 50 feet of traditional 1 inch hemp rope delivered overnight with Amazon Prime for only 30 bucks.

Just saying.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at March 06, 2026 01:56 PM (lFFaq)

125 OK, go back and read 112. That is original content and I am very proud.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 01:53 PM (HjVhR)

What language is that?
Posted by: Sponge

I think my brain folded over on that.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 01:56 PM (oKJ0C)

126 But but but

The Epstein Files!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 01:56 PM (W2Pud)

127 I'd go for an Inquisition. Unfortunately, Spain has shown themselves to be both untrustworthy and expected.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM

I was not expecting this.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 01:56 PM (4NO2D)

128 In retrospect and to this day, I question why I became an engineer.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

And you never thought to go into bra engineering for the busty gals?
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 01:53 PM (77rzZ)

"A stress analysis of a strapless evening gown" is a classical engineering humor article.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 01:57 PM (8avO+)

129 115 OK, go back and read 112. That is original content and I am very proud.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 01:53 PM (HjVhR)

I really really want to get that!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm Just Not Smart Enough. at March 06, 2026 01:57 PM (RfVfI)

130 I had a cool comment but read 112 first. I have lost my old train of thought. I think it was JFK related.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 06, 2026 01:57 PM (cS1cw)

131 In retrospect and to this day, I question why I became an engineer.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
------

Yeah...I know what you mean. I could have become an actuary.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2026 01:57 PM (XeU6L)

132 Ever notice how almost every word that comes out of DC is politicalized? The politicians or the media can twist the smallest of words into something political. It's very annoying.They take a simple sentence and turn it into something racist or sexist just so they can change the context into something it's not. One of the reasons I hate politics.

Posted by: Case at March 06, 2026 01:57 PM (gQFwH)

133 Pretty soon Mario Peebles, the Ayatollah of Rock 'n Rolla, is gonna be in charge of Iran. Look out Gunny Sgt Highway!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 01:58 PM (xT8gx)

134 I'd go for an Inquisition. Unfortunately, Spain has shown themselves to be both untrustworthy and expected.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 01:41 PM (ExV1e)

Spanish Twitter seems to be disappointed the inquisition was stopped before they could finish off the Jews. I guess I'd given them too much credit in assuming they had moved beyond that crap.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 06, 2026 01:58 PM (lFFaq)

135 Did someone say busty gals?

https://tinyurl.com/9fdch74f

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:59 PM (Zz0t1)

136 112 - Heh, good one!

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 01:59 PM (Hkcdp)

137 What else will we find, that FBI (or other agencies) was involved in? Perhaps covert plots that we have no idea exist ... maybe 9/11 stuff? Plots to assassinate Trump, or to destroy Nixon?

Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 01:59 PM (vbXSk)

138 So I asked my wife one day if she noticed. Yeah she noticed and she told me why. The neighborhood pool was across the street and there were enough people there with pokeman playing on their phones that they turned the exact spot in front of my house into a major poke stop in the city. So people were stopping by to do WTF people do on that game.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (3uBP9)

They have an imaginary combat with an imaginary critter and if they win, they capture the critter in an imaginary ball.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 01:59 PM (8avO+)

139 Mary Jo Kopechne was a FBI informant and Ted Kennedy found out.

"Hey Mary, lets go for a drive....."

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 06, 2026 02:00 PM (IifOV)

140 OK, boomers. (I kid....)

There is a very famous meme:
My neighbor told me coyotes keep eating his outdoor cats so I asked how many cats he has and he said he just goes to the shelter and gets gets a new cat afterwards so said it sounds like he's just feeding shelter cats to coyotes and then his daughter started crying.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 02:00 PM (HjVhR)

141 137 What else will we find, that FBI (or other agencies) was involved in? Perhaps covert plots that we have no idea exist ... maybe 9/11 stuff? Plots to assassinate Trump, or to destroy Nixon?
Posted by: illiniwek at

Renaming crayola crayon colors.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 02:00 PM (WcNzu)

142 >>"A stress analysis of a strapless evening gown" is a classical engineering humor article.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 01:57 PM (8avO+)

One of the great Journal of Irreproducible Results articles involved the manipulation of green M&Ms as a birth control strategy. Dates back to the late '80s and never been able to find it online.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 06, 2026 02:00 PM (NcvvS)

143 The pants:

https://tinyurl.com/ynu4vhfw

But no one really thinks I dress plainly, though, right? Outside of my normal leggings situation.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 02:01 PM (OoFl2)

144 Did someone say busty gals?

https://tinyurl.com/9fdch74f
Posted by: Sponge

Wow.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 02:01 PM (77rzZ)

145 Impossible~! Huge Hewitt told me that the FBI agents have TRAINING. They can't do anything wrong. TRAINING, PEOPLE, TRAINING!!!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 06, 2026 02:01 PM (diia5)

146 🤬

Facebook - Kings of A&R
1h
Jennifer Welch ignited backlash during her acceptance speech at the GLAAD LGBTQI+ Awards after winning Outstanding Podcast Episode, saying:
“Fk ICE, Fk Donald Trump, Free Palestine and save Trans Kids.”

3 hr
A fan club for Pedro Pascal says it’s pausing posts about the actor, accusing him of “hypocrisy” amid online speculation he’s dating a man they describe as pro-Israel and reports he dined at a restaurant said to donate to Israel.

3hr
Trans former Space Force Colonel lashes out at Trump over Iran strikes.
Retired Space Force Col. Bree Fram who was forced out of the military under Trump’s transgender service ban and is now running for Congress, Trump’s strikes on Iran as “reckless adventurism” and warned they risk pushing the U.S. toward war and authoritarianism.”

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 02:01 PM (NFX2v)

147 Spanish Twitter seems to be disappointed the inquisition was stopped before they could finish off the Jews. I guess I'd given them too much credit in assuming they had moved beyond that crap.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 06, 2026 01:58 PM (lFFaq)

Modern leftist anti semitism isn't the same as Christian antisemitism and Islamic antisemitism.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:01 PM (8avO+)

148 >>>Hello everyone! It has been a long week and I'm desperate to knock off early so a lot of posts are going to be pretty brief. I hope you understand!

Take care of yourself, boss! We'll play nicely by ourselves.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 02:01 PM (+YA9H)

149 The bureau has supposedly located all of the "prohibited" files, but the scope of the problem remains unknown,

___________________________

I'm still of the mind that the massive collection of files found (unburned) in the "burn room" includes a significant number of these "prohibited files."

I'm guessing that one of the 7th Floor exectutive hacks assigned their destruction of an assumed loyal lackey who didn't much care for being the patsy, so they moved them to the burn room but left them intact. NOTHING in a burn room is going to be whole. It will be pulped or shredded before being bagged. AND, you'll recall that their discovery was by Kash Patel, himself. Likely acting on a whistleblower's tip. BUT, why are they just reading them now? That would have been a priority in my mind.

Posted by: Orson at March 06, 2026 02:01 PM (dIske)

150 The funny part was applying the coyote shelter cat meme to Iran situation.

Maybe not that funny, but I got almost no sleep and might be having a stroke. Sorry.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 02:02 PM (HjVhR)

151 OT, there are at least 10 KC-135s departing from Tel Aviv towards the Gulf. Going to be a boisterous Friday Happy Hour.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 06, 2026 02:02 PM (bNf8H)

152 Wow
This is flaming skull worthy imo

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 02:02 PM (ezFBD)

153 What really infuriates me is how clever they think they are, going back to their whole "Ricard Windsor" criminal activities. The thing is, it isn't criminal. It's just lying and breaking the law. There's not another country on earth that wouldn't jail a guy like Comey.

Posted by: Wally at March 06, 2026 02:02 PM (65cLN)

154 Think Kash Patel deciding to exit the existing building was brilliant. Bet this is how he found so many secrets, by having to clean every room, account for every piece of eq, every file, etc..

Hope they do a controlled demolition when fully moved out.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 02:03 PM (Hkcdp)

155 112 My neighbor told me the Israelis keep bombing his Ayatollah so I asked how many Ayatollah they have and he said he just goes to the bomb shelter and gets gets a new Ayatollah afterwards so I said it sounds like he's just feeding imams to Jews and then Ilhan Omar started crying.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (HjVhR)

Well done.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 02:03 PM (+YA9H)

156 >>Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 02:01 PM (OoFl2)

Will we be seeing those on a future Sunday Book Thread?

Posted by: Nazdar at March 06, 2026 02:03 PM (NcvvS)

157 Trans former Space Force Colonel lashes out at Trump over Iran strikes.
Retired Space Force Col. Bree Fram who was forced out of the military under Trump’s transgender service ban and is now running for Congress, Trump’s strikes on Iran as “reckless adventurism” and warned they risk pushing the U.S. toward war and authoritarianism.”
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 02:01 PM (NFX2v)

Being in a war certainly does push one towards war, I give him that.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:03 PM (8avO+)

158 So I asked my wife one day if she noticed. Yeah she noticed and she told me why. The neighborhood pool was across the street and there were enough people there with pokeman playing on their phones that they turned the exact spot in front of my house into a major poke stop in the city. So people were stopping by to do WTF people do on that game.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (3uBP9)

They have an imaginary combat with an imaginary critter and if they win, they capture the critter in an imaginary ball.
Posted by: Oldcat

Sounds more like the house was a drug house and they were tryng to see if the dealer was back.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 02:03 PM (oKJ0C)

159 113 I'm hungry.

Eat boogers.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (Kt19C)

Slimy yet satisfying.

Posted by: Scratches that salt craving at March 06, 2026 02:03 PM (TbWk/)

160
Sounds more like the house was a drug house and they were tryng to see if the dealer was back.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 02:03 PM (oKJ0C)

That was the direction my brain went as well.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:04 PM (Zz0t1)

161 There is a very famous meme:
My neighbor told me coyotes keep eating his outdoor cats so I asked how many cats he has and he said he just goes to the shelter and gets gets a new cat afterwards so said it sounds like he's just feeding shelter cats to coyotes and then his daughter started crying.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 02:00 PM (HjVhR)

I don't remember that meme, but now it makes perfect sense! Thanks!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm Old, I Once Dated the ERMEGHED GERSEBERMPS Girl! at March 06, 2026 02:05 PM (RfVfI)

162
Well done.
Posted by: m

-------

Thank you. We need to start a Kook Kids Klub! (No, scratch that. Maybe a Cool kids Club?)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 02:05 PM (HjVhR)

163 144 Did someone say busty gals?

https://tinyurl.com/9fdch74f
Posted by: Sponge

Wow.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 02:01 PM (77rzZ)

Big naturals

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 06, 2026 02:05 PM (xcxpd)

164 My neighbor told me the Israelis keep bombing his Ayatollah so I asked how many Ayatollah they have and he said he just goes to the bomb shelter and gets gets a new Ayatollah afterwards so I said it sounds like he's just feeding imams to Jews and then Ilhan Omar started crying.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (HjVhR)

This confused the complete shit out of me until the cat/coyote thing was delineated.

Posted by: My brain hurts at March 06, 2026 02:05 PM (TbWk/)

165 Did someone say busty gals?

https://tinyurl.com/9fdch74f
Posted by: Sponge

Here's another.

https://tinyurl.com/42ph6sdy

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:05 PM (abIsI)

166 >>>Hello everyone! It has been a long week and I'm desperate to knock off early so a lot of posts are going to be pretty brief. I hope you understand!

Take care of yourself, boss! We'll play nicely by ourselves.
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 02:01 PM (+YA9H)
----
**** breaks out the lawn darts ****

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (ESVrU)

167 Any second now, dram queen bffs khanna and massie will leap in front of the nearest cameras screeching for full disclosure because...well...just because. Meanwhile, Boasberg will drop a TRO on ka$h.

Posted by: p-squared at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (0prFs)

168 No one cares what you think, Bree Fram.
Iirc, that’s the “woman” who achieved highest rank. Heard this person interviewed on NPR, and no pronate gonna convince others you are a “woman,” dude.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (Hkcdp)

169 One of the great Journal of Irreproducible Results articles involved the manipulation of green M&Ms as a birth control strategy. Dates back to the late '80s and never been able to find it online.
Posted by: Nazdar at March 06, 2026 02:00 PM (NcvvS)

I have a "best of" book of that Journal at home. I don't recall the M&M, but there is one proposal to use cryo cooling to make food have negative calories for weight loss.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (8avO+)

170 144 Did someone say busty gals?

Ewww

Posted by: the Lincoln Project at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (gKWVE)

171 I've given up on anybody going to jail, just give me the information. Unfortunately, I think maybe my grandchildren will hear what's in these new files in their retirement.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (n5tGW)

172
Fun clip of IRGC meeting inside bunker being bombed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AHegZR2zY0

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (y9nCu)

173 Here's another.

https://tinyurl.com/42ph6sdy

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:05 PM (abIsI)

Didn't know you were promoted to Admiral.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:07 PM (Zz0t1)

174 112 My neighbor told me the Israelis keep bombing his Ayatollah so I asked how many Ayatollah they have and he said he just goes to the bomb shelter and gets gets a new Ayatollah afterwards so I said it sounds like he's just feeding imams to Jews and then Ilhan Omar started crying.

we need common-sense ayatollah control to outlaw high-capacity ayatollah magazines.

Posted by: anachronda at March 06, 2026 02:07 PM (v3pYe)

175 Meanwhile, Boasberg will drop a TRO on ka$h.
Posted by: p-squared at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (0prFs)

This very well may have been why Patel has taken so long to start putting this information out, to make sure he isn't zapped for letting out "classified" information and then treated like Scooter Libby

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 02:07 PM (rbvCR)

176 Will we be seeing those on a future Sunday Book Thread?
Posted by: Nazdar at March 06, 2026 02:03 PM (NcvvS)
----
You will now...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 02:08 PM (ESVrU)

177 ----
**** breaks out the lawn darts ****
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (ESVrU)

*Fires up the 3-wheeler*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:08 PM (Zz0t1)

178 Maybe we will finally find out who REALLY killed JFK and RFK.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at March 06, 2026 02:09 PM (V362x)

179 In retrospect and to this day, I question why I became an engineer.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
------

Yeah...I know what you mean. I could have become an actuary.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2026 01:57 PM (XeU6L)

God that was what those idiot guidance counsellors kept trying to push me to do, along with go to Harvey Mudd University.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:09 PM (8avO+)

180 Fun clip of IRGC meeting inside bunker being bombed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AHegZR2zY0

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (y9nCu)
---
Anyone done a Hitler "Downfall" parody of Iranian leadership yet?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 02:09 PM (ESVrU)

181 I am sure he will get right on doing nothing with anything he finds

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 02:09 PM (PYyV9)

182 😬

WFMD, 930 Free Talk

Florida nurse urges China, UK to ‘attack the United States’ to remove Trump ‘regime’ in viral TikTok
By Latest Breaking News on Fox News
Mar 5, 2026

I truly hope this isn't her: Joyce Sxxxx-Killxxx, BSN, RN, · Certified Dementia Practitioner ·

Supermax. (Not kidding.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 02:10 PM (NFX2v)

183 I have another version I did years ago --

My neighbor told me she was pregnant again so I asked how many kids she had and she said none she just goes to Planned Parenthood and has an abortion so I said it just sounds like she is feeding innocent babies to Moloch. No one was there to cry.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 02:10 PM (HjVhR)

184 177 ----
**** breaks out the lawn darts ****
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (ESVrU)

*Fires up the 3-wheeler*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:08 PM (Zz0t1)

*hoses down the Slip N Slide*

Posted by: Playtime was natural selection at March 06, 2026 02:10 PM (TbWk/)

185 >>I've given up on anybody going to jail, just give me the information. Unfortunately, I think maybe my grandchildren will hear what's in these new files in their retirement.

We've already heard some. They learned that the FBI was spying on Kash and Susie Wiles from these files.

Supposedly, this operation goes back as far as the Nixon administration so I would imagine there is a mountain of stuff in there. I bet a lot of conspiracy theories get proven factual in those files.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 02:10 PM (viF8m)

186
**** breaks out the lawn darts ****
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (ESVrU)

*Fires up the 3-wheeler*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:08 PM (Zz0t1)

*fuels up Ford Pinto*

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:10 PM (y9nCu)

187 186
**** breaks out the lawn darts ****
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (ESVrU)

*Fires up the 3-wheeler*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:08 PM (Zz0t1)

Runs with scissors
*fuels up Ford Pinto*
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:10 PM (y9nCu)

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 02:10 PM (VE6XX)

188 But it was not a big enough bunker buster, sounded like all those bastids survived "Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (y9nCu)". s

Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 02:11 PM (vlkz/)

189 181 I am sure he will get right on doing nothing with anything he finds
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor a

That's the way we roll.

Posted by: Pam Bondi at March 06, 2026 02:11 PM (abIsI)

190 Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 02:02 PM (HjVhR)

Please go to the hospital.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 02:11 PM (ZeH0U)

191 I used to love when I got summoned to the accounting department. There were some really hot pieces of ass working there. In retrospect and to this day, I question why I became an engineer.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

Everyone in the business school wondered why any male would major in engineering, just based on who was in each major.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 02:11 PM (0U5gm)

192 182 😬

WFMD, 930 Free Talk

Florida nurse urges China, UK to ‘attack the United States’ to remove Trump ‘regime’ in viral TikTok
By Latest Breaking News on Fox News
Mar 5, 2026

I truly hope this isn't her: Joyce Sxxxx-Killxxx, BSN, RN, · Certified Dementia Practitioner ·

Supermax. (Not kidding.)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 02:10 PM (NFX2v)

WFMD Frederick Maryland. My grandfather wouldn't shut up about that station. But I don't think it was a talk station back in his day.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 02:12 PM (3wOGw)

193 Yikes, bob, the abortion version is dark!

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 02:12 PM (Hkcdp)

194 186
**** breaks out the lawn darts ****
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (ESVrU)

*Fires up the 3-wheeler*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:08 PM (Zz0t1)

Runs with scissors
*fuels up Ford Pinto*
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:10 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: It's me donna

Starts making match rockets.

Posted by: Pam Bondi at March 06, 2026 02:12 PM (abIsI)

195 102 Let's not forget all of the brave, patriotic, and smart people of the FBI.

https://tinyurl.com/bdfmd8vy

It should be shut down completely and the Earth salted where it once stood.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 01:50 PM (abIsI)

Yes. It is a banal observation that an organization's culture springs from three fonts, its founding, its history, and its leadership -- and you can't change two of them. Even if briefly elevated by better leadership, it will always revert to the deeply corrupt nature of its founding and history.

The only way to fix the FBI (or any other culturally sick org) for good is to shutter it and stand up a new replacement from scratch. Maybe even wait a year or two to see which functions are even really necessary vs. grotesque, florid bureaucratic overgrowth that we're better off leaving out.

Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 02:12 PM (Sy6m/)

196 What really infuriates me is how clever they think they are, going back to their whole "Ricard Windsor" criminal activities. The thing is, it isn't criminal. It's just lying and breaking the law. There's not another country on earth that wouldn't jail a guy like Comey.
Posted by: Wally at March 06, 2026 02:02 PM (65cLN)

Perhaps we are wiser, the dude seems to be pensively walking beaches making cryptic messages with seashells all day instead of anything useful like license plates.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:12 PM (8avO+)

197 Have I mentioned I H8 my co-workers lately?

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 02:12 PM (EtnSa)

198
But it was not a big enough bunker buster, sounded like all those bastids survived "Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (y9nCu)". s
Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 02:11 PM (vlkz/)

True. But I got a kick out of hearing these mohammedan savages scream in terror when the lights went out.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:12 PM (y9nCu)

199 Why didn't they destroy this stuff ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 02:13 PM (VE6XX)

200 Wonder if Trump will use the Restricted Access files as a way to is keep people in line. I'm sure the FBI blackmailed people with them so turnabout etc

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 02:13 PM (/C62k)

201 Supposedly, this operation goes back as far as the Nixon administration so I would imagine there is a mountain of stuff in there. I bet a lot of conspiracy theories get proven factual in those files.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 02:10 PM (viF8m)

Sure J Edgar was pure as the driven snow.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:13 PM (8avO+)

202 198
But it was not a big enough bunker buster, sounded like all those bastids survived "Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (y9nCu)". s
Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 02:11 PM (vlkz/)

True. But I got a kick out of hearing these mohammedan savages scream in terror when the lights went out.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:12 PM (y9nCu)

Hopefully the fire got them

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 02:13 PM (VE6XX)

203 I still think they need to name the new FBI HQ the Richard Jewell Building.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:14 PM (GBKbO)

204 But what beaches is he strolling, oldcat?
Seem to recall a lot of these guys spend time in New Zealand.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 02:14 PM (Hkcdp)

205 197 Have I mentioned I H8 my co-workers lately?
Posted by: Skip

No, but why?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 02:14 PM (NFX2v)

206 198 True. But I got a kick out of hearing these mohammedan savages scream in terror when the lights went out.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:12 PM (y9nCu)

Our Boys should ululate and scream "Trumpahu Akbar!" before bombing them.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 02:15 PM (3wOGw)

207 >>> 186
**** breaks out the lawn darts ****
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 02:06 PM (ESVrU)

*Fires up the 3-wheeler*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:08 PM (Zz0t1)

*fuels up Ford Pinto*
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:10 PM (y9nCu)

Runs with scissors
Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 02:10 PM (VE6XX)

starts clacking the clackers

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 02:15 PM (3uBP9)

208 193 Yikes, bob, the abortion version is dark!
Posted by: Lizzy

But it makes you think, no?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 02:15 PM (HjVhR)

209 I still think they need to name the new FBI HQ the Richard Jewell Building.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:14 PM (GBKbO)

Heh.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:15 PM (Zz0t1)

210 209 I still think they need to name the new FBI HQ the Richard Jewell Building.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:14 PM (GBKbO)

Heh.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:15 PM (Zz0t1)

=======

And all the female shitters shall be name "Chris Wrays."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:16 PM (GBKbO)

211 Clackers!

I watched my buddy walking and clacking those clackers at the same time. It was kind of neat. Then he scored a direct “clack” on his elbow, and he started crying and ran home.

We only (mostly) got lame toys. Those clear plastic tubes, graduated layers, with marbles in them. Those didn’t hold anyone’s attention very long.

Wham-O is a great trade name, they made good stuff.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 02:16 PM (vlJl4)

212 I have another version I did years ago --

My neighbor told me she was pregnant again so I asked how many kids she had and she said none she just goes to Planned Parenthood and has an abortion so I said it just sounds like she is feeding innocent babies to Moloch. No one was there to cry.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 02:10 PM (HjVhR)

When I lived in Chicago a woman called up and told the hosts that she had had 5 abortions because she didn't have to wonder how the babies had turned out in life. Even the Democrat host was aghast.

I wasn't surprised in the least.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:16 PM (8avO+)

213
And all the female shitters shall be name "Chris Wrays."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:16 PM (GBKbO)

Classy!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:16 PM (Zz0t1)

214
Why didn't they destroy this stuff ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 02:13 PM (VE6XX)

Because they still found it useful info, and they were arrogant enough to believe that they could continue to hide it until OrangeManBad went away.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:17 PM (y9nCu)

215 197 Have I mentioned I H8 my co-workers lately?
Posted by: Skip

Over time, co-worker hate is inevitable.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:17 PM (abIsI)

216 Probably already mentioned but Nancy Mace asserts that RINOs have torpedoed her request for Omar's immigration records.

Posted by: Crusader at March 06, 2026 02:17 PM (TN0g+)

217 Ok. That flight tracker website is too coll. Currently following a UK General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper Drone over northern Iran.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 02:17 PM (oKJ0C)

218 Hopefully the fire got them

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 02:13 PM (VE6XX)

And more where that came from!

Posted by: Satan at March 06, 2026 02:17 PM (Et1h0)

219
God that was what those idiot guidance counsellors kept trying to push me to do, along with go to Harvey Mudd University.
Posted by: Oldcat

Harry Mudd University teaches you to be a scoundrel.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2026 02:17 PM (Cqx++)

220 210 And all the female shitters shall be name "Chris Wrays."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:16 PM (GBKbO)

Beta Rays.

Gamma Rays.

Chris Wrays. (Radiation which can be weaponized to make people shit their pants)

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 02:17 PM (3wOGw)

221 We stsrt at 7:30 and they are gone already, 6 1/2 hours and call it 8

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 02:17 PM (EtnSa)

222 >>> I watched my buddy walking and clacking those clackers at the same time. It was kind of neat. Then he scored a direct “clack” on his elbow, and he started crying and ran home.

We only (mostly) got lame toys. Those clear plastic tubes, graduated layers, with marbles in them. Those didn’t hold anyone’s attention very long.

Wham-O is a great trade name, they made good stuff.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 02:16 PM (vlJl4)

My older sisters had them and I tried it for a while, 10-20 seconds and got bored. But yeah, you could end up flailing yourself and I heard they could explode.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 02:18 PM (3uBP9)

223 We stsrt at 7:30 and they are gone already, 6 1/2 hours and call it 8
Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 02:17 PM (EtnSa)

Is that wrong?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:18 PM (Zz0t1)

224 Probably already mentioned but Nancy Mace asserts that RINOs have torpedoed her request for Omar's immigration records.
Posted by: Crusader at March 06, 2026 02:17 PM (TN0g+)

She's already under investigation so this should be no surprise.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:18 PM (8avO+)

225 When I lived in Chicago a woman called up and told the hosts that she had had 5 abortions because she didn't have to wonder how the babies had turned out in life.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:16 PM (8avO+)

Sounds like a keeper!

Posted by: John Wayne Gacy at March 06, 2026 02:18 PM (Et1h0)

226 197 Have I mentioned I H8 my co-workers lately?
Posted by: Skip

Bet mine are worse.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 02:18 PM (W2Pud)

227 Yes, it does, bob.
Reminds me of an NPR Fresh Air interview I heard many years ago with Whoopi Goldberg. She said she’d had 9 abortions, and was confused by her teen daughter deciding to have a baby instead of getting an abortion, too.

It was … jarring.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 02:18 PM (Hkcdp)

228 Who watches the Watchers?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 02:19 PM (zZu0s)

229 Then he scored a direct “clack” on his elbow, and he started crying and ran home.

This, too, is the story of anyone who ever messed around with nunchucks

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 02:19 PM (PYyV9)

230 216 Probably already mentioned but Nancy Mace asserts that RINOs have torpedoed her request for Omar's immigration records.
Posted by: Crusader

Par for the course and a day that ends in a Y.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:19 PM (abIsI)

231 1 of them was supposed to be hete yesterday but decided not to show up

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 02:19 PM (EtnSa)

232 What am I supposed to believe now? I was assured by reputable sources that Chris Wray was a straight shooter, respected by all . . . save a handful of dangerous parental dissidents in Loudon county, Virginia.

Posted by: -DC at March 06, 2026 02:19 PM (i3jTa)

233 Who watches the Watchers?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 02:19 PM (zZu0s)

The Watchmen.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:19 PM (Zz0t1)

234 @219 yeah but Harry Mudd U has great fembots

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 02:19 PM (/C62k)

235 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Posted by: Juvenal at March 06, 2026 02:20 PM (zZu0s)

236 It will be a nothing burger, like the Epstein Files. All the truly juicy stuff was either never written down, or was swiftly whisked away.

All that is left is "Deputy Director (redacted) used his Government credit card to buy $250 worth of liquor." and "Agent (redacted) used FBI-owned equipment to wiretap his wife's boyfriend's business phone."

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 06, 2026 02:20 PM (zZSxi)

237 Who watches the Watchers?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 02:19 PM (zZu0s)

The Watcher Watchers, of course. And the Watcher Watcher Watchers watch them.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:20 PM (8avO+)

238 When a job needs to get done, its not Sponge

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 02:20 PM (EtnSa)

239 I saw Nancy Mace's Torpedoes open for Hole at the Roxy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 02:21 PM (/C62k)

240 Someone should direct Nancy Mace to the Powerline blog archives. They did the research and published the docs. Even caught Omar committing campaign finance crimes by using campaign funds to get a quiet divorce from her brother.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 02:21 PM (Hkcdp)

241 They're digital descendants of paper records that as far back as Richard Nixon's presidency were kept in locked offices

They hope to imply by that that Ol' Tricky Dick started this. Damn him! I bet he was just one of the targets.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 02:21 PM (FnxMC)

242 just give elon musk and the "revenge of the nerds crew" (rip robert carradine)- and "bob's your uncle". "we're getting the band back together"...

Posted by: pahound at March 06, 2026 02:21 PM (B6RK+)

243 The Watchmen.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:19 PM (Zz0t1)

Which is actually apt in that they are all not just morally compromised but in one case evil- except for the character the author hated.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 02:21 PM (zZu0s)

244 Then he scored a direct “clack” on his elbow, and he started crying and ran home.

This, too, is the story of anyone who ever messed around with nunchucks
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 02:19 PM (PYyV9)

Just keeping up the evolutionary pressure on society. I went to elementary school with a guy who did shoot his eye out with a BB gun.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:21 PM (8avO+)

245 I'll admit I didn't stay with the whole clip. I saw that yesterday but with sound muted and was like "well this is not the splodey stuff I was looking for. I never tried to dig up the Pakistan consulate marines having target practice with idiot Shia savages trying to storm the consulate. I'm not normally into blood and gore, I don't even like movies with a lot of that. But I guess I've seen and read enough stories of those savages grooming kids to be suicide bombers that I just cheer every one of them getting their ticket to hell.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 02:21 PM (vlkz/)

246 We stsrt at 7:30 and they are gone already, 6 1/2 hours and call it 8
Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 02:17 PM (EtnSa)

Is that wrong?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:18 PM (Zz0t1)

Because if I'd known that kind of thing was frowned upon around here, then I'd never have done it - George Costanza

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 02:22 PM (xT8gx)

247
When I lived in Chicago a woman called up and told the hosts that she had had 5 abortions because she didn't have to wonder how the babies had turned out in life.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:16 PM (8avO+)

Funny thing, the fake hetero AIDS scare did more to frighten the 'hoes into using condoms than the very real cumulative physical damage to women's bodies by having multiple abortions.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:22 PM (y9nCu)

248 When a job needs to get done, its not Sponge

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 02:20 PM (EtnSa)

I've worked my share of 24 to 36 hour shifts, thank you very much.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:22 PM (Zz0t1)

249 >>> Who watches the Watchers?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 02:19 PM (zZu0s)

Shhhh, be vewy vewy quiet. hahahahaha

Posted by: Comey behind the curtains at March 06, 2026 02:22 PM (3uBP9)

250 I guess the Shah's son is acceptable to Trump?

"Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi says he has agreed to accept the role of Iran’s transitional leader.

Reza Pahlavi is the son of the Shah of Iran who fled the country when Ayatollah Khomeneini took control of the Islamic nation."

Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 02:22 PM (vbXSk)

251 234 @219 yeah but Harry Mudd U has great fembots
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Not as hot as mine.

Posted by: Zombie Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi at March 06, 2026 02:22 PM (abIsI)

252 >>>Everyone in the business school wondered why any male would major in engineering, just based on who was in each major.

Posted by: Thomas Paine

>This is why we have strip clubs. Show me a strip club, and I'll wager most of the patrons are STEM.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 02:22 PM (M9gjJ)

253 250 I guess the Shah's son is acceptable to Trump?

"Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi says he has agreed to accept the role of Iran’s transitional leader.

Reza Pahlavi is the son of the Shah of Iran who fled the country when Ayatollah Khomeneini took control of the Islamic nation."

Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 02:22 PM (vbXSk)

=====

The Shah's son spoke into a camera and answered a question no one had asked him, actually.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:23 PM (GBKbO)

254 252
>This is why we have strip clubs. Show me a strip club, and I'll wager most of the patrons are STEM.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 02:22 PM (M9gjJ)

====

No ma'am.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:23 PM (GBKbO)

255 Nancy Mace.... she sure looked hot the other day when she was scorching Retard Walz making him look even more retarded than usual.... I think it was the glasses....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 02:23 PM (xT8gx)

256
No ma'am.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:23 PM (GBKbO)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Al Bundy at March 06, 2026 02:24 PM (Zz0t1)

257 Who watches the Watchers?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Stevie Wonder. Oversight Committee.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 02:24 PM (FnxMC)

258 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:22 PM (Zz0t1)

I'm guessing he was making a joke about your comic posting of "First" and not your actual work habits.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 02:24 PM (ZeH0U)

259 I need to find our old set of lawn darts. Those were great fun.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 02:24 PM (0U5gm)

260 I guess the Shah's son is acceptable to Trump?

"Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi says he has agreed to accept the role of Iran’s transitional leader.

Reza Pahlavi is the son of the Shah of Iran who fled the country when Ayatollah Khomeneini took control of the Islamic nation."
Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 02:22 PM (vbXSk)

Why not just add another job to Marco's portfolio?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 02:24 PM (xT8gx)

261 The Shah wasn’t that great, either, though obviously not as bad as Khomeni.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 02:24 PM (Hkcdp)

262 253 250 I guess the Shah's son is acceptable to Trump?

"Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi says he has agreed to accept the role of Iran’s transitional leader.

Reza Pahlavi is the son of the Shah of Iran who fled the country when Ayatollah Khomeneini took control of the Islamic nation."

Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 02:22 PM (vbXSk)

I don't think Trump has offered it to him..

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 02:25 PM (VE6XX)

263 @OpenSourceZone
2026 Congressional Generic Ballot

🔴 Republicans: 46%
🔵 Democrats: 46%

RMG | 3/2-5 | 2,000 RV

======

Oh, another poll showing an even generic congressional vote.

We'll see how things are in 8 months, but, you know what...2026 will not be 2018 again.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:25 PM (GBKbO)

264 If Ace wants easy..post a rant thread

Posted by: A dude in MI at March 06, 2026 02:25 PM (/6GbT)

265 Everyone in the business school wondered why any male would major in engineering, just based on who was in each major.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 02:11 PM (0U5gm)

I had three sisters at home. I didn't need another dozen or so around at school too. In my courses they tended to be more sensible than average.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:25 PM (8avO+)

266

Stevie Wonder. Oversight Committee.
Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 02:24 PM (FnxMC)

The blind guy?

https://is.gd/o3EQ6g

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:25 PM (Zz0t1)

267 221 We stsrt at 7:30 and they are gone already, 6 1/2 hours and call it 8
Posted by: Skip

Because they know they'll be someone working.

And if YOU complain, you're the pariah.

And i'ts a union shop/job.

Understood & sympathetic. Unfortunately, it shall be till the day you retire.

Enjoy the weekend, Skip.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 02:25 PM (NFX2v)

268 239 I saw Nancy Mace's Torpedoes open for Hole at the Roxy
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 02:21 PM (/C62k)

Yeah? Well, I saw Nancy Maces Hole open for Torpedos in Seattle!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm Old, And Gross. at March 06, 2026 02:26 PM (RfVfI)

269 I told you all in 2016, the republic is dead. Because of this kinda shit. This is just fiddling around the order of battle.

I am not aware of any society that has reformed this sort of thing and survived with any sort of continuation of government.

Posted by: heya at March 06, 2026 02:27 PM (nH+RN)

270

“Enough Woke Sh*t” Paramount CANCELS Starfleet Academy Season 2 After StarTrek OG Cast Rebellion

https://youtu.be/_cv0he8pVL0

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2026 02:27 PM (Cqx++)

271 >This is why we have strip clubs. Show me a strip club, and I'll wager most of the patrons are STEM.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 02:22 PM (M9gjJ)

====

No ma'am.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:23 PM (GBKbO)

The STEM guys would all be angry at all the redundant not load bearing structural features with women next to them.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:27 PM (8avO+)

272 I think it was boebert who got groped and fingerbanged in that theater?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 02:27 PM (zZu0s)

273 "I don't think Trump has offered it to him.."
Posted by: It's me donna

Yeah, idk how much support he would have with the Good Iranians ... seems he may have some. I don't like the idea of another Islamic leader, even if he is kinder/gentler.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 02:27 PM (vbXSk)

274 Whamo air blaster

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 02:28 PM (Kt19C)

275 197 Have I mentioned I H8 my co-workers lately?
Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 02:12 PM (EtnSa)

Sorry about that, Skip.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 02:28 PM (+YA9H)

276 I told you all in 2016, the republic is dead. Because of this kinda shit. This is just fiddling around the order of battle.

I am not aware of any society that has reformed this sort of thing and survived with any sort of continuation of government.
Posted by: heya at March 06, 2026 02:27 PM (nH+RN)

Check your Byzantine, Roman, and Chinese lore.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 02:28 PM (8avO+)

277 In before the J Edgar Hoover jokes.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at March 06, 2026 02:28 PM (URO9T)

278 Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi...

NO KINGS!!!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 02:29 PM (n5tGW)

279 What do C-17 Globemasters typically carry?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 02:29 PM (oKJ0C)

280 The wood chipper must be fed so that the Liberty Tree will grow.

Posted by: kingsman at March 06, 2026 02:29 PM (ehY6c)

281 The Justice Department announced today that Jeanine Pirro, US Attorney for D.C. has closed the case of the FBI's secret stash of so-called "ghost files" known only to top agency officials due to lack of evidence.

Posted by: Headline in about a year at March 06, 2026 02:29 PM (Y1sOo)

282 Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi...

NO KINGS!!!
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

Princes are Kings Light. Less filling. Great taste.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 02:30 PM (oKJ0C)

283
Whamo air blaster

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 02:28 PM (Kt19C)

That's what Jill calls my ass!

Posted by: Joe Biden at March 06, 2026 02:30 PM (Zz0t1)

284 279 What do C-17 Globemasters typically carry?
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 02:29 PM (oKJ0C)

Seems it transports troops and does air drops...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 02:30 PM (VE6XX)

285 146 Trans former Space Force Colonel lashes out at Trump over Iran strikes.

Retired Space Force Col. Bree Fram who was forced out of the military under Trump’s transgender service ban and is now running for Congress, Trump’s strikes on Iran as “reckless adventurism” and warned they risk pushing the U.S. toward war and authoritarianism.”
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 02:01 PM (NFX2v)

Sounds like someone who would perform not so great under the stress of battle.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 02:31 PM (+YA9H)

286 272 I think it was boebert who got groped and fingerbanged in that theater?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

Is there any video of said groping? Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:31 PM (abIsI)

287
I saw Nancy Mace's Torpedoes open for Hole at the Roxy
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 02:21 PM (/C62k)

Yeah? Well, I saw Nancy Maces Hole open for Torpedos in Seattle!
Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm Old, And Gross. at March 06, 2026 02:26 PM (RfVfI)

Torpedoes? Screw you assholes.

Posted by: Zombie Ship's Complement, IRIS Dena at March 06, 2026 02:31 PM (y9nCu)

288 What do C-17 Globemasters typically carry?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 02:29 PM (oKJ0C)

Either troops or cargo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:31 PM (Zz0t1)

289 Harry Mudd University teaches you to be a scoundrel.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2026 02:17 PM (Cqx++)

Hairy Mud University is pretty moldy...

Posted by: Nerd Herd at March 06, 2026 02:32 PM (NZPfR)

290 >>>The STEM guys would all be angry at all the redundant not load bearing structural features with women next to them.

Posted by: Oldcat

>>Almost every time one of my suppliers/contractors/field engineers would show up he'd want to take me to lunch at the Spearmint Rhino just around the corner for the lunch special, his treat. It's tough to say no.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 02:32 PM (M9gjJ)

291 Nancy Mace will come.

Posted by: Steiner at March 06, 2026 02:32 PM (XeLRD)

292 279 What do C-17 Globemasters typically carry?
Posted by: rickb223

When not dropping pallets of green dildos on WNBA arenas, they carry troops and lite artillery.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:33 PM (abIsI)

293 While San Diego Catholics are struggling through Lent, they woke up to this news about their Bishop Emanuel Shaleta
tinyurl.com/4car5wx7
Twelve trips to a big brothel in Tijuana, "Hong Kong Gentlemens' Club".

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 02:34 PM (gKWVE)

294 Sorry I'm late. Did I miss anything?

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at March 06, 2026 02:34 PM (vFG9F)

295 It looks like disney will be bringing firefly back now in some way. Original cast. To destroy it I'd guess.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 02:34 PM (3uBP9)

296 I saw Nancy Mace's Torpedoes open for Hole at the Roxy
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 02:21 PM (/C62k)

I saw Nancy Mace's Torpedoes in that video she posted and showed to Congress.

Posted by: Nerd Herd at March 06, 2026 02:34 PM (NZPfR)

297 "Hong Kong Gentlemens' Club".
Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 02:34 PM (gKWVE)

Asian Persuasion Whores?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 02:35 PM (zZu0s)

298 Wasn't Mace late for an important congressional meeting because she said, her husband was servicing her in her no-no place?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:35 PM (abIsI)

299 What do C-17 Globemasters typically carry?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 02:29 PM (oKJ0C)

They can carry up to something smaller than an M-1 (so less than 60 tons). IIRC that was the limit. If you wanted heavier, you'd need a C-5.

Posted by: Scott_T at March 06, 2026 02:36 PM (2waQ7)

300 Check your Byzantine, Roman, and Chinese lore.

Posted by: Oldcat

I'm, ah, not convinced those are the encouraging examples you seem to intend them to be.

Though I can totally see an American "Warring Kingdoms" period in our future.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 06, 2026 02:37 PM (OUMaO)

301 211 Clackers!

I watched my buddy walking and clacking those clackers at the same time. It was kind of neat. Then he scored a direct “clack” on his elbow, and he started crying and ran home.

We only (mostly) got lame toys. Those clear plastic tubes, graduated layers, with marbles in them. Those didn’t hold anyone’s attention very long.

Wham-O is a great trade name, they made good stuff.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 02:16 PM (vlJl4)

Running home is the worst thing one can do.

They're just going to get "I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO CRY ABOUT!"'d by their father and catch another beating for it.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 02:37 PM (3wOGw)

302 What do C-17 Globemasters typically carry?
Posted by: rickb223

Oh, man, this is going to be a 9mm vs. .45 spazout again, isn't it?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 06, 2026 02:37 PM (diia5)

303 Wasn't Mace late for an important congressional meeting because she said, her husband was servicing her in her no-no place?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:35 PM (abIsI)

She was late for a PRAYER breakfast... and it was her BOYFRIEND... irony alert

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 02:37 PM (xT8gx)

304 300 Though I can totally see an American "Warring Kingdoms" period in our future.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 06, 2026 02:37 PM (OUMaO)

Who would be our Lu Bu? Or our Dong Zhuo?

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 02:37 PM (3wOGw)

305 Yeah, idk how much support he would have with the Good Iranians ... seems he may have some. I don't like the idea of another Islamic leader, even if he is kinder/gentler.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 02:27 PM (vbXSk)

Every video I've seen with either protests, or celebrations by the folks outside of Iran, they either have pictures of him or are chanting Javad Shah (Long Live the King), so it appears he has a bit of support.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 02:38 PM (ExV1e)

306 I don't think she said he was banging her up the squeakhole, though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)

307
Oh, man, this is going to be a 9mm vs. .45 spazout again, isn't it?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 06, 2026 02:37 PM (diia5)

What are your thoughts on the 30 Super Carry?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:39 PM (Zz0t1)

308 I flip on the news
I see Obama going all preachy at the Jackson memorial.
Eff him.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 02:39 PM (2WIwB)

309 303 Wasn't Mace late for an important congressional meeting because she said, her husband was servicing her in her no-no place?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:35 PM (abIsI)

She was late for a PRAYER breakfast... and it was her BOYFRIEND... irony alert
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Thanks for the clarification.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:39 PM (abIsI)

310 >Then he scored a direct “clack” on his elbow, and he started crying and ran home.

+++

Rub some dirt on it.

Posted by: His dad at March 06, 2026 02:40 PM (9p40M)

311 Princes are Kings Light. Less filling. Great taste.

Some of them are pretty good with a guitar, too.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 02:40 PM (2ocoG)

312 >>> Twelve trips to a big brothel in Tijuana, "Hong Kong Gentlemens' Club".
Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 02:34 PM (gKWVE)

That's like the restaurant chain, Season's Of Japan. The best Japanese hibachi run by Mexicans you'll find in USA's deep south.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 02:40 PM (3uBP9)

313 I flip on the news
I see Obama going all preachy at the Jackson memorial.
Eff him.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 02:39 PM (2WIwB)

I guess he missed where Jackson said he was gonna punch him in the dick or whatever.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:40 PM (Zz0t1)

314 Firefly? Wash and Book are dead. Is Mal going to wake up and realize it was just a dream?

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at March 06, 2026 02:41 PM (LxER7)

315 Firefly? Wash and Book are dead. Is Mal going to wake up and realize it was just a dream?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at March 06, 2026 02:41 PM (LxER7)

It worked for J.R.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:41 PM (Zz0t1)

316 *308 I flip on the news*
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Ok, I think I've found your problem.

Posted by: Just turn it off at March 06, 2026 02:41 PM (9p40M)

317 Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 02:34 PM (gKWVE

As distressing and disappointing as that is. hopefully they are following the Biblical admonition
about not putting their trust in princes or in mortal men-even in the church- but in God .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 02:41 PM (ELdpA)

318 313 I flip on the news
I see Obama going all preachy at the Jackson memorial.
Eff him.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 02:39 PM (2WIwB)

I see the media "noticed" Trump wasn't there.. I bet you anything he was asked not to come...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 02:41 PM (VE6XX)

319
It looks like disney will be bringing firefly back now in some way. Original cast. To destroy it I'd guess.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 02:34 PM (3uBP9)

They need to bring it back as The Hero of Canton, complete with the song. Jayne finally has his own ship, and gets into all sorts of Jayne-type trouble. Which he usually escapes through sheer luck or his own screw-ups which turn out to save the day.

Either that, or Disney needs to venture into hard-R territory with Saffron: Intergalactic Space Whore

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:41 PM (y9nCu)

320 It worked for J.R.
Posted by: Sponge

You mean Bobby.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 02:42 PM (77rzZ)

321 >>> I don't think she said he was banging her up the squeakhole, though.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 06, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)

I've heard it both ways.

Posted by: William Hong on a very special Psych at March 06, 2026 02:42 PM (3uBP9)

322 There's a Filipino-American restaurant in a Best Western in Wyoming I saw, called the Cauc-Asian Diner.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 02:42 PM (BI5O2)

323 Firefly? Wash and Book are dead. Is Mal going to wake up and realize it was just a dream?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at March 06, 2026 02:41 PM (LxER7)

Mal will wake up, be a black lesbian, remember that she's Commanding Admiral of the Alliance, and be just killing the last of the Browncoats.

She'll then give a speech on the dangers of non-conformity with the orders of a totalitarian central government run by good people.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 02:44 PM (ExV1e)

324 It worked for J.R.
Posted by: Sponge

You mean Bobby.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 02:42 PM (77rzZ)

Pam

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at March 06, 2026 02:44 PM (JRP2U)

325 Firefly? Wash and Book are dead. Is Mal going to wake up and realize it was just a dream?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at March 06, 2026 02:41 PM (LxER7)

It worked for J.R.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

And Bob Newhart.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 02:44 PM (oKJ0C)

326 Via JackStraw, whistleblowers revealed that the FBI keeps two separate books. You know, like Mafia dons keeping separate books for their fake transactions and their real transactions.
----------------

I said way back in 2017 that all the stonewalling, misdirection and "wait for the IG report" was all about covering up the fact the DoJ is corrupt as hell and that by any reasonable measure all prosecutions and convictions obtained under DoJ authority should be overturned immediately. And I don't mean stuff just related to Trump and conservatives, I mean everything. There is simply no basis to assume that any prosecution done has been on the up and up.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at March 06, 2026 02:44 PM (Vh9CX)

327 JUST IN: President Trump’s Approval Rating Hits All Time High — For All Presidents Ever! - CNN

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:44 PM (abIsI)

328 yum popcorn!

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 06, 2026 02:44 PM (jrgJz)

329 319
It looks like disney will be bringing firefly back now in some way. Original cast. To destroy it I'd guess.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 02:34 PM (3uBP9)

They need to bring it back as The Hero of Canton, complete with the song. Jayne finally has his own ship, and gets into all sorts of Jayne-type trouble. Which he usually escapes through sheer luck or his own screw-ups which turn out to save the day.

Either that, or Disney needs to venture into hard-R territory with Saffron: Intergalactic Space Whore
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:41 PM (y9nCu)

Inara was a V the whole time, and eats the entire crew.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 02:44 PM (3wOGw)

330 Pam
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline

Mmmmmm...Victoria Principal...mmmmmmmmm...

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 02:44 PM (77rzZ)

331 It's free to read if you just give them an email address.

We can just use the same email address we use here, right?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 06, 2026 02:45 PM (0sNs1)

332 Yes, I'm bitter about V 2009 getting cancelled too soon.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 02:45 PM (3wOGw)

333 Well….just saw the FCC filing where Massie has been taking Iranian donations. Super, duper principled.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 02:45 PM (Wmg4n)

334 It looks like disney will be bringing firefly back now in some way. Original cast. To destroy it I'd guess.
Posted by: banana Dream

People keep saying it and nothing with the principal actors show it.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 02:45 PM (oKJ0C)

335
Firefly? Wash and Book are dead. Is Mal going to wake up and realize it was just a dream?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at March 06, 2026 02:41 PM (LxER7)

It worked for J.R.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

And Bob Newhart.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 02:44 PM (oKJ0C)

And that stupid hospital drama.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:45 PM (y9nCu)

336 Whilst y'all are debating which hole Nancy Mace was getting filled (hint- all of them) Taibbi is doing a livestream regarding the files thing.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 06, 2026 02:45 PM (MZ+PY)

337 327 JUST IN: President Trump’s Approval Rating Hits All Time High — For All Presidents Ever! - CNN

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:44 PM (abIsI)

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Yeah, but what did CNN say was Franklin Pierce's approval rating in March of his second year in office?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:45 PM (GBKbO)

338 Maybe Patel could put out a top 10 list of the Deep State Files he has found. Just to give us an idea of what's in there.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 02:46 PM (n5tGW)

339 Firefly? Wash and Book are dead. Is Mal going to wake up and realize it was just a dream?

Nathan Fillion has visibly aged about 40 years in the last 15, so that would be some dream.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 02:46 PM (2ocoG)

340 Between Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama it is tough to choose who is the more annoying and destructive grifter

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 02:46 PM (PYyV9)

341 *Normal Rockwell free speech meme*

Firefly was only okay. The final few episodes were actually kind of bad, the kind of throwaway filler that were required of such long seasons.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:47 PM (GBKbO)

342 338 Maybe Patel could put out a top 10 list of the Deep State Files he has found. Just to give us an idea of what's in there.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 02:46 PM (n5tGW)

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Letterman style.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:47 PM (GBKbO)

343 Yeah, Wash being gone is tough. Great character. Maybe a robot now?

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 02:47 PM (3uBP9)

344 hard-R territory with Saffron: Intergalactic Space Whore
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:41 PM

Please. That's such a harsh term.

Posted by: Saffron, Intergalactic Space Personal Pleasure Provider at March 06, 2026 02:47 PM (0sNs1)

345 Between Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama it is tough to choose who is the more annoying and destructive grifter
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

No love for me?
-- Al Sharpton

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 02:47 PM (77rzZ)

346 The super jurisdictional, limitless budget, national police force that is the FBI will go down as a huge reason this nation will cease to exist.

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at March 06, 2026 02:47 PM (RAxGY)

347
And Bob Newhart.
Posted by: rickb223

I miss Suzanne Pleshette.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:48 PM (abIsI)

348 346 The super jurisdictional, limitless budget, national police force that is the FBI will go down as a huge reason this nation will cease to exist.

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at March 06, 2026 02:47 PM (RAxGY)

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Comment from 1964?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:48 PM (GBKbO)

349
Please. That's such a harsh term.
Posted by: Saffron, Intergalactic Space Personal Pleasure Provider at March 06, 2026 02:47 PM (0sNs1)

Don't complain to me. That's one of ace's bits.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 02:48 PM (y9nCu)

350 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 06, 2026 02:48 PM (42kZR)

351 Yeah, Wash being gone is tough. Great character. Maybe a robot now?
Posted by: banana Dream

Book would have to be an Obi Wan style visual.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 02:49 PM (oKJ0C)

352 340 Between Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama it is tough to choose who is the more annoying and destructive grifter
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 02:46 PM (PYyV9)

Now do Candace Owens and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 02:49 PM (+YA9H)

353 That we didn't disband the FBI and salt the earth afterward when it was discovered how Hoover ran things will go down as one of the dumbest things a supposedly Constitutional republic ever did.

Posted by: ballistic at March 06, 2026 02:49 PM (3BwY8)

354 >>> People keep saying it and nothing with the principal actors show it.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 02:45 PM (oKJ0C)

It was Fillion and Glau hinting about it in posts on x

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 02:49 PM (3uBP9)

355 Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 02:45 PM (Wmg4n

It would be a much shorter list- indeed if anyone is on it at all- of who isn't taking bribes from
a foreign source. "The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil" That old musty Bible was correct.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 02:50 PM (ELdpA)

356 Now do Candace Owens and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 02:49 PM (+YA9H)
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Doing either of them would violate the cardinal rule about sticking your dick in crazy.

Posted by: ballistic at March 06, 2026 02:50 PM (3BwY8)

357 I flip on the news
I see Obama going all preachy at the Jackson memorial.
Eff him.
-----

Its amazing how backhandedly condescending the press can be towards "certain" groups. I was changing stations aimlessly in my car yesterday and came to some NPR-type report about preparations for the Jackson event and then they played some "fundamentally non-serious" person explaining "today we're going over the schedule, and looking at the timing of the speakers, and then we'll check the microphones and the lights and those kind of things."

I'm like...oh, you're...uh...doing what anyone else would have done for house party to be attended by 10, but you get credit by the NPR-types because...why?

Posted by: Crusader at March 06, 2026 02:50 PM (TN0g+)

358 It looks like disney will be bringing firefly back now in some way. Original cast. To destroy it I'd guess.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 02:34 PM (3uBP9)
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Yep. No point to it otherwise.

*sigh* Hollywood really needs to let go of rebooting old franchises and come up with NEW ones.

But they are so creatively bankrupt they can't see this.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 02:51 PM (ESVrU)

359 An announcement about firefly on 3/15it looks like. And I was wrong it was the actors doing bits on the 'gram not x

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 02:51 PM (3uBP9)

360 Ass.. Fox polls suck... Even CNN is better

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 02:51 PM (VE6XX)

361 >>>No love for me?
-- Al Sharpton

Posted by: Bulg

>Al Sharpton is on a trajectory to take you to Uranus and beyond.

And on that note, Jimmy Carter should be rolling in his casket.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 02:52 PM (M9gjJ)

362 nood candace (not like that)

Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 02:52 PM (Sy6m/)

363 Firefly was only okay. The final few episodes were actually kind of bad, the kind of throwaway filler that were required of such long seasons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:47 PM (GBKbO)
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The original series was only 14 episodes...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 02:52 PM (ESVrU)

364 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 02:53 PM (Zz0t1)

365 I'm still of the mind that the massive collection of files found (unburned) in the "burn room" includes a significant number of these "prohibited files."

I'm guessing that one of the 7th Floor exectutive hacks assigned their destruction of an assumed loyal lackey who didn't much care for being the patsy, so they moved them to the burn room but left them intact. NOTHING in a burn room is going to be whole. It will be pulped or shredded before being bagged. AND, you'll recall that their discovery was by Kash Patel, himself. Likely acting on a whistleblower's tip. BUT, why are they just reading them now? That would have been a priority in my mind.
Posted by: Orson
=========
It isn't only burn rooms but apparently 'invisible' SCIFs with files that are being discovered. They discovered such in DHS too about a week or so ago.

From what the magic money machine dispensers story in 2025 with those being dispersed to places they should not be, I suspect quite a few unreported SCIFs and secret access unreported files exist in our intel community, DoJ, and DoW too.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 02:53 PM (E4rtv)

366 Candace noodness

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 02:53 PM (+YA9H)

367 I miss Suzanne Pleshette.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 02:48 PM (abIsI
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Carol the receptionist was fantastic too.

Not much to look at compared to Suzanne, but a great comedienne

Posted by: 496 at March 06, 2026 02:53 PM (t+VLa)

368 3 63 Firefly was only okay. The final few episodes were actually kind of bad, the kind of throwaway filler that were required of such long seasons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:47 PM (GBKbO)
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The original series was only 14 episodes...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 02:52 PM (ESVrU)

=====

Yes, I know. It was canceled mid-production of the first season.

They were doing the filler episodes. And they kind of suck.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 02:53 PM (GBKbO)

369 352 340 Between Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama it is tough to choose who is the more annoying and destructive grifter
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 02:46 PM (PYyV9)

Now do Candace Owens and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 02:49 PM (+YA9H)

Jeremy Hambly (The Quartering) is the most annoying.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 02:54 PM (3wOGw)

370 Firefly was only okay. The final few episodes were actually kind of bad

Yeah I agree, it really is not that great. Its fun enough and was different but people greatly overbuild its value in their memories.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 06, 2026 02:54 PM (PYyV9)

371 There's this:
www.instagram.com/p/DVeaFkfEVbS

and some links below. I don't know how the 'gram works

Posted by: banana Dream - caviar empty at March 06, 2026 02:55 PM (3uBP9)

372 So people were stopping by to do WTF people do on that game.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 01:52 PM (3uBP9)

Chasing their Squirtles.

Posted by: Reforger at March 06, 2026 02:59 PM (KjMtX)

373 Yes, I'm bitter about V 2009 getting cancelled too soon.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 02:45 PM (3wOGw)

The Aliens were going to give everyone free health care prior to stealing the entire planet. It was far too close to home to be allowed to continue

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 03:01 PM (rbvCR)

374 Give credit to Jesse, he thought Obama was a fraud

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 03:01 PM (/C62k)

375 374 Give credit to Jesse, he thought Obama was a fraud
Posted by: Smell the Glove

He would have known.

Hope the funeral is halfway over by now.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 03:05 PM (Y8DZL)

376 The STEM guys would all be angry at all the redundant not load bearing structural features with women next to them.

Posted by: Oldcat

---

As a STEM guy, my one time in such a club (for a friend's bachelor party during grad school) the last thing I was worried about were the poles. I can say, however, that the seemingly eternal presence of baby powder (the scent hung in my nostrils through multiple showers for days) made me wonder about the potential cancer risks from inhaling said powder.

Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at March 06, 2026 03:09 PM (tmaEb)

377 Make me.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 03:31 PM (fYhK6)

378 Candace Owens has always been a ridiculous grifter. And yet Ben Shapiro had her on Daily Wire for how many years? Turns out, being a crazy fraud is A-OK as long as you help Ben sell prepper meal kits or whatever and stay away from the third rail of Republican politics.

Posted by: GrapeDrink at March 06, 2026 03:31 PM (C9qva)

379 Any bets that out of all those files we get Squat like we did with the Epstein bullshit?

Posted by: richy kay at March 06, 2026 06:59 PM (nY+Ko)

Oh No! GOP Lawmakers Push for Perjury Charges Against Madison Cornbread for Fabricated J6 Testimony

CNN is sad!

They're so sad they try to hide Madison Cornbread's identity by calling her by her criminal alias "Cassidy Hutchinson."

Republicans on Capitol Hill are asking the Justice Department to consider bringing criminal charges against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide in President Donald Trump's first administration who became a star congressional witness about the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, according to two sources familiar with recent developments.
GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk made a criminal referral of Hutchinson to the Justice Department in recent days, the sources said. He accused Hutchinson of lying to Congress in her summer 2022 testimony when she alleged Trump was aware of the potential for violence on January 6, 2021, and forged ahead with his attempts to rile up his supporters.
Loudermilk has long attempted to reframe the public perception of the events at the Capitol, including by scrutinizing the House committee that investigated the Capitol riot and found Trump was "directly responsible" for the riot. Loudermilk's referral was co-signed by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, who chairs the committee under which Loudermilk is running a probe of January 6.
The Justice Department's press office didn't respond to inquiries about the referral. Both current and former lawyers for Hutchinson didn't respond to multiple inquiries this week from CNN. CNN has reached out to Loudermilk for comment.
It's not uncommon for Congress to make criminal referrals regarding witnesses that have come before it previously, especially in heavily charged political situations, and referrals don't necessarily lead to charges. A referral at times could add to a criminal investigation or prompt one. They are often treated by the Justice Department as suggestions.
A referral and possible Justice Department action against Hutchinson could refocus attention on a fraught aspect of the work years ago of the House Select Committee and prosecutors. It also comes a time when the Trump administration has pursued politically charged criminal cases against former government figures whom Trump considers opponents.

LOL. Oh, Trump is pushing criminal charges against the criminals who pushed criminal charges against him for four years. What a monster.

I mean, it's not even a close call that she repeatedly lied to Congress. Look at this easily-disproved lie that she personally, in her own hand, wrote a key note jotted down during J6.

The note is important because it shows that Trump's people were drafting a tweet that anyone in the Capitol not authorized to be there should leave. The J6 kangaroo court rigged the show-trial to prove that Trump really wanted an "insurrection," so they insisted this was not written by a Trump aid recording his thoughts, but by Madison Cornbread.

In the below exhibit, the the note in question. It is clearly from a masculine hand. Writing in all-caps block letters is the biggest giveaway that a man is writing. I personally only barely remember how to form lower-case letters. I never use them, except in my signature.

So, to disprove the clear fact that Trump was giving orders for the "insurrectionists" to disperse, Madison Cornbread perjured herself and said she wrote the note.

Here's Madison Cornbread's actual handwriting. If you squint really closely, you might notice some subtle distinctions between the note in question and Madison Cornbread's actual handwriting:

This retard practically dots the i's with hearts.

And don't even get me started on Madison Cornbread's Agents of SHIELD fantasies about Donald Trump jumping over the front seats of the presidential limo to violently wrest the steering wheel away from the Secret Service driver, in order to force the vehicle back to the Capitol so that he could take charge of The Insurrection.

Does she really think he would have to seize the controls to go to the Capitol? Does she think the Secret Service would literally, legally kidnap the president and take him somewhere when he was screaming he wanted to go somewhere else?

A House panel reviewing the work of the illegally established and since disbanded Select Committee on Jan. 6 released testimony previously concealed by lawmakers for contradicting the committee's star witness.
On Thursday, the Washington Times reported the House Administration's subcommittee on Oversight released the transcripts of a Secret Service driver for President Donald Trump who pushed back on claims Trump tried to violently hijack a presidential vehicle to riot at the Capitol.
"I did not see him reach. He never grabbed the steering wheel," the driver told then-Committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney during an interview. "I didn't see him, you know, lunge to try to get into the front seat at all."
The agent's testimony flew directly in opposition to what lawmakers were told by Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who worked for Trump's final first-term chief of staff, Mark Meadows. Hutchinson sensationalized the televised show trials of the Jan. 6 Committee when she claimed an "irate" president assaulted Secret Service agents to try to drive himself to Capitol Hill.
"The president said something to the effect of 'I'm the f'ing president, take me up to the Capitol now,'" Hutchinson publicly testified in the summer of 2022. "The president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel," she added, but he was stopped by the head of his security detail.

Ace is saying something to the effect of, "Imprison this nasty-cooched swamp hag."

Andy McCarthy hurt most pic.twitter.com/dfiOkmda3Q
— snowblinder76 (@snowblinder76) March 6, 2026

Hello everyone! It has been a long week and I'm desperate to knock off early so a lot of posts are going to be pretty brief. I hope you understand!

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:12 PM

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1 !

Posted by: Hawkpilot at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (ewuvP)

2 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (kgE5c)

3 Ha! Mornin’ Ace. I’ll go get ‘em.

Posted by: Hawkpilot at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (ewuvP)

4 This is not my week.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (kgE5c)

5 Otters dutifully called…

Posted by: Hawkpilot at March 06, 2026 12:13 PM (ewuvP)

6 Morning Ace!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 12:13 PM (ExV1e)

7 @snowblinder76
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Follow
Replying to @MZHemingway and @FDRLST
Andy McCarthy hurt most

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That turd still thinks Russian collusion was worth looking into.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:14 PM (GBKbO)

8 ** This is not my week.**

Don’t feel bad. You came in 2st!

Posted by: Hawkpilot at March 06, 2026 12:14 PM (ewuvP)

9 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:15 PM (Zz0t1)

10 Top o' the nooner to ya, Ace!

HAPPY FRYDAY!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:15 PM (Zz0t1)

11 Is Andy McCarthy still a rock ribbed conservative like Jonah Goldberg?

Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:15 PM (13bda)

12 Excellent Post.

Go ahead and take the rest of the week off, Ace.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 12:15 PM (l9aEn)

13 Madison Cornbread's handwriting is a seamless combination of middle-school girl journal and comic sans.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 12:15 PM (JCZqz)

14 She really thought she was going somewhere when she aligned herself with Liz Cheney. Little did she know, Liz Cheney was headed into early retirement.

Posted by: huerfano at March 06, 2026 12:16 PM (98kQX)

15 The Others have been summoned.

Happy Friday, Ace!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:16 PM (kgE5c)

16 This is not my week.

I want you to think about how this could have been written for maximum impact.

"The time may come when it IS my week, but it is not THIS WEEK!!!"

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

17 Hello everyone! It has been a long week and I'm desperate to knock off early so a lot of posts are going to be pretty brief. I hope you understand!
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It's an absolutely beautiful day in my neck of the woods, so I get it.

Have a great weekend!

Us weekend COBs will keep the place running...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 12:16 PM (ESVrU)

18 13 Madison Cornbread's handwriting is a seamless combination of middle-school girl journal and comic sans.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

Which at her age is nearly a war crime.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 12:17 PM (+4yJ5)

19 Don’t feel bad. You came in 2st!
Posted by: Hawkpilot at March 06, 2026 12:14 PM

So I got that going for me. Which is nice.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:17 PM (kgE5c)

20 Do you have a note from your doctor?

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 12:17 PM (viF8m)

21 >> … her criminal alias "Cassidy Hutchinson."

Hilarious 😂

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 12:17 PM (UCAqC)

22 11 Is Andy McCarthy still a rock ribbed conservative like Jonah Goldberg?
Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:15 PM (13bda)

He and Hannity are still singing the praises of the greatest Fed of all time, Mr. Hammond Eggers.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 12:17 PM (wa/yD)

23 This is not my week.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (kgE5c)
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...to stop sniffing glue.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 12:17 PM (ESVrU)

24 I want you to think about how this could have been written for maximum impact.

"The time may come when it IS my week, but it is not THIS WEEK!!!"
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:16 PM

Do I look like the Blade to you?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:17 PM (kgE5c)

25 23 This is not my week.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (kgE5c)
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...to stop sniffing glue.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 12:17 PM (ESVrU)

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What's the status on Leon?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:18 PM (GBKbO)

26 I saw Nasty-Cooched Swamp Hag open for Pussy Riot in '05.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 12:18 PM (2ocoG)

27 "Imprison this nasty-cooched swamp hag."

I read that in Gabby Hayes' voice.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 12:18 PM (Kt19C)

28 Mmm. Cornbread with butter.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 12:18 PM (i0Hi3)

29 This is not my week.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (kgE5c)

It is, however, my weak.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:18 PM (Zz0t1)

30 What's the status on Leon?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:18 PM

Getting laaaaarger!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:18 PM (kgE5c)

31 Speaking of criminals, y'all will enjoy this one from Insty:

Felony Stupid: Woman Forces Entry on Des Moines Home

https://tinyurl.com/stannita

Closing quote: "Please don’t shoot me no more" and it wasn't said by the homeowner.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 06, 2026 12:18 PM (/HDaX)

32 I keep a stack of McCarthy and Flynn opinions in the corner. Unread.

I know at least a couple people that think Trump went for the steering wheel. It's sad.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 06, 2026 12:19 PM (cS1cw)

33 >> Cornbread with butter.

And Honey.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 12:19 PM (l9aEn)

34 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:19 PM (kgE5c)

35 30 What's the status on Leon?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:18 PM

Getting laaaaarger!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:18 PM (kgE5c)

======

Well, I hope I improved your week.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:19 PM (GBKbO)

36 Is it too esrly for the " nothing will happen" schtick??

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 12:19 PM (pDt9x)

37
What's the status on Leon?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:18 PM (GBKbO)

He's still getting larger.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:19 PM (Zz0t1)

38 Madison Cornbread's handwriting is a seamless combination of middle-school girl journal and comic sans.

I like that she fucked up the peace sign enough that it looks like a person gesturing through a random circle.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 12:19 PM (2ocoG)

39 SPONGE!!!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:19 PM (kgE5c)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:20 PM (Zz0t1)

40 That turd still thinks Russian collusion was worth looking into.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

He is the perfect example of a Beltway slime creature. Wrong far too many times than I can count on his prognostications, relies on one big past thing he did early in his career (prosecuting the Blind Sheikh), and has the moral certitude of David French. He is the David French of NR's Legal punditry. I think he and Ed Whelan cry on each other's shoulders a lot.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:20 PM (E4rtv)

41 Cass is an Ass.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 12:20 PM (n5tGW)

42 She has super chick hand writing.

Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:20 PM (13bda)

43
Butch Cassidy >>>>>>Hopalong Cassidy >> Cassidy Hutchinson

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 06, 2026 12:21 PM (xG4kz)

44 Well, I hope I improved your week.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:19 PM

It's better.

I shared your channel this week with a colleague who has a side gig as a movie reviewer. Doing my bit to help the Al Gore Rhythm.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:21 PM (kgE5c)

45 Wait, did you create the Madison Cornbread alias, ace?

Wasn't there also a story about someone using Madison Cornbread to catfish some chick like a decade ago? Or a chick used it on another chick?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 12:21 PM (bss/y)

46 My Mom wrote in that all-cap block lettering. Maybe it was a nursing/army thing.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 12:21 PM (tj1W+)

47 44 It's better.

I shared your channel this week with a colleague who has a side gig as a movie reviewer. Doing my bit to help the Al Gore Rhythm.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:21 PM (kgE5c)

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Huzzah.

Thank you!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:21 PM (GBKbO)

48 She has super chick hand writing.

Well, she's a chick, soooo...

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (Riz8t)

49 It was just such a load of bullshit from the start. Well all of it was but this in particular.

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (YwEeS)

50 I always get this chick mixed up with the former WashPo reporter -- the one who's, like, mid-40s but thinks she's a zoomer. Can't remember her name.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (Y1sOo)

51 24 Do I look like the Blade to you?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:17 PM (kgE5c)

What does your STD chart look like?

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (wa/yD)

52

Pretty brief = 15,000 words from ace alone

Posted by: imp at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (g6TN6)

53 you see virginia dems are putting forward a bill to force all schools to teach that J-6 was a "riot" or something?

And they laugh at Rs for wanting balanced teaching on evolution.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (HjVhR)

54
She has super chick hand writing.
Posted by: Heroq

Tee hee! * giggles *

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (xG4kz)

55 Doing my bit to help the Al Gore Rhythm.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:21 PM (kgE5c)

To release his second chakra.

Posted by: Gross, but you do you at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (TbWk/)

56 “Capitol riot”

Mostly Peaceful protest. Get it right, fags

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (//5Rf)

57 42 She has super chick hand writing.
Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:20 PM (13bda)

Super chick handwriting was any american woman born before 1965. They all write cursive so beautifully and legibly.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (bss/y)

58 Cass is an Ass.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 12:20 PM (n5tGW)

And took it up it from the Democrats.

I hope she serves time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (Zz0t1)

59 I know at least a couple people that think Trump went for the steering wheel. It's sad.
Posted by: connected and litigious
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Anyone can be accused of anything, even outrageous things that could have never happened by witnesses that are obvious liars, and yet some will believe those accusations. It reflects more on the personality and character of the accusers than it does the people that they accuse.

And it is why we have twelve people on a jury that require a unanimous verdict for guilty.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:23 PM (E4rtv)

60 >>>In the below exhibit, the the note in question. It is clearly from a masculine hand. Writing in all-caps block letters is the biggest giveaway that a man is writing. I personally only barely remember how to form lower-case letters. I never use them, except in my signature.

although this is true, I need to point out that different countries have handwriting styles, and in Colombia there are (were now I suppose) two styles taught to school children. One is a cursive that is based on the Spanish "gothic" hand, which is sort of like Spencer and sort of like Fraktur, and the other which is a block, upper case handwriting that has such entertaining elements as the A is a delta, and the ñ is written with a straight line across for the tilde. The second style was used in "official" annotations written by hand, where clarity was considered more important that style.

However, missing any Colombian connection with this affair, I agree with ace' conclusions.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 12:23 PM (rbvCR)

61 52

Pretty brief = 15,000 words from ace alone
Posted by: imp at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (g6TN6)

But it wasn't a movie review though. *shrugs*.

Posted by: Thrawn at March 06, 2026 12:23 PM (9Ovst)

62 We're calling a lid! No pants and break out the whiskey! I'ma need to dance on a table while wearing my necktie as a headband. BANZAI!!!

Posted by: banana Dream - BANZAI - YOLO but Japanese at March 06, 2026 12:24 PM (3uBP9)

63 46 My Mom wrote in that all-cap block lettering. Maybe it was a nursing/army thing.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 12:21 PM (tj1W+)

I started writing in all caps as soon as I entered high school and they didn't demand cursive anymore.

Well, I still made Capitalized letters bigger, and wrote the rest in small caps.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 12:24 PM (wa/yD)

64 What I want to know is, who is her handler?

Surely she did not invent this strategy of calling the President a liar all on her own.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 12:24 PM (HjVhR)

65 Is this the broad that claimed Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of the presidential limo, despite being seated two rows behind the driver and with protective glass separating them?

Posted by: Josephistan at March 06, 2026 12:24 PM (y9ksN)

66 50 Taylor Lorenz

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 12:24 PM (tj1W+)

67 Super chick handwriting was any american woman born before 1965. They all write cursive so beautifully and legibly.

My mother's handwriting was so good there were times I thought it must have been machine made. Mine, OTOH, has been mocked by chickens scratching for dirt in the barnyard.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:24 PM (Riz8t)

68 Trump sure picked some turds for staff in his first administration. Took suggestions from the GOPe I suppose.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 12:24 PM (vlkz/)

69 >>>although this is true, I need to point out that different countries have handwriting styles, and in Colombia there are (were now I suppose) two styles taught to school children. One is a cursive that is based on the Spanish "gothic" hand, which is sort of like Spencer and sort of like Fraktur, and the other which is a block, upper case handwriting that has such entertaining elements as the A is a delta, and the ñ is written with a straight line across for the tilde. The second style was used in "official" annotations written by hand, where clarity was considered more important that style.
However, missing any Colombian connection with this affair, I agree with ace' conclusions.

yeah I don't think that Madison Cornbread was educated internationally. She chiefly writes in emoticons, like she's on Twitter.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 12:24 PM (1wjle)

70 Former professional DOJ prosecutor Andy McCarthy always seems to fall for the most obvious bullshit.

Posted by: huerfano at March 06, 2026 12:24 PM (98kQX)

71 In Shakespeare's time, both actors and movie critics were below prostitutes in social status.

Posted by: High-Tone Henry at March 06, 2026 12:25 PM (oftw2)

72 41 Cass is an Ass.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 12:20 PM (n5tGW)

But It Is a Nice One!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Actually Don't Know If That's True. at March 06, 2026 12:25 PM (RfVfI)

73 It's like a Lethal Weapon script that got left on the cutting room floor.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 12:25 PM (M9gjJ)

74 I've been out of pocket for a week. Anything going on?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 12:25 PM (4NO2D)

75 64 What I want to know is, who is her handler?

Surely she did not invent this strategy of calling the President a liar all on her own.
Posted by: bob

Her second lawyer after she fired the first one. Lawyers in DC are the nexus of the Deep State there and why lawyers on the Right in DC are a persecuted small minority, probably true now of the entire DC metro region. Most remaining conservative lawyers simply play the game with the Democrats so they can continue to practice there.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)

76 Thanks for this site, your work, and your writing.

Enjoy your weekend ace!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 06, 2026 12:26 PM (RkOfE)

77 I actually gave him a hug, and I said, “Sir, you did what you had to do.”

“They had evil in their eyes.”

Posted by: Markwayne Mullin at March 06, 2026 12:26 PM (EXyHK)

78 >> I personally only barely remember how to form lower-case letters. I never use them

Only fags use lower case handwriting. (don't even ask about script)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 12:26 PM (HjVhR)

79 >>>70 Former professional DOJ prosecutor Andy McCarthy always seems to fall for the most obvious bullshit.

he sure does

almost seems like he's not so much "falling for it" as a coconspirator in every psyop the leftists in the Deep State have run against the American public for ten years.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 12:26 PM (1wjle)

80 The Bush ANG letter is more believable than that being Cornbread's handwriting.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 12:26 PM (Ns3kx)

81 Afternoon Ace.
Indict her and she'll sing. She'll realize, or her attorney will, them at Cheney and Kinzinger aren't there to protect her and the Dems have used her and have no use for her now . Madison Cornbread won't like the cellblock

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 12:27 PM (/C62k)

82 My mother's handwriting was so good there were times I thought it must have been machine made. Mine, OTOH, has been mocked by chickens scratching for dirt in the barnyard.
Posted by: Archimedes at March

Doctors look at my handwriting and say 'WTF?!'

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 12:27 PM (MGB5H)

83 >>Super chick handwriting was any american woman born before 1965. They all write cursive so beautifully and legibly.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM

Wrote. I checked a few weeks ago to see if I can still write cursive. I can, but it looks nothing like it used to. I'm about 30 years out of practice.

Posted by: huerfano at March 06, 2026 12:27 PM (98kQX)

84 67 My mother's handwriting was so good there were times I thought it must have been machine made. Mine, OTOH, has been mocked by chickens scratching for dirt in the barnyard.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:24 PM (Riz8t)

Neither of my parents has particularly good handwriting.

My mother's was better than my father's though.

My father, despite being to intuit almost anything, could not spell to save his life, either. And he still can't.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 12:27 PM (wa/yD)

85 My Ex, a lefty had beautiful cursive handwriting, maybe good enough to get hired on by a greeting card company. My cursive is right up there with an MD getting rejected by the drug store.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 06, 2026 12:27 PM (gm9Sb)

86 Taylor Lorenz
Posted by: Bulg

Yes, thank you.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 06, 2026 12:27 PM (Y1sOo)

87 ace, i've said this before: if you need a break, go ahead, we can make our own fun for a couple of hours, just post something about maxine waters or potato head stelter. maybe something about olbermann and his mom's washing machine

Posted by: gnats local 678 at March 06, 2026 12:28 PM (CWTWj)

88 I use all capitals when I write. But I make the first letter of a new sentence a little bigger to make it a capital, capital letter.

Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:28 PM (13bda)

89 Do I look like the Blade to you?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:17 PM (kgE5c)

What does your STD chart look like?
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM

Non-existent. Ergo, not Blade-like.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:28 PM (kgE5c)

90 >>>Wrote. I checked a few weeks ago to see if I can still write cursive. I can, but it looks nothing like it used to. I'm about 30 years out of practice.

yeah sometimes I try it and it doesn't flow. It's kind of stupid to write in all-caps because it really is slower -- you're constantly taking the pen off the paper, with every stroke -- but dudes do stupid shit just to not look like girlybabies.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 12:28 PM (1wjle)

91 Based on a tablet found in the ruins of Ur, vic will be 6742 years old on Monday.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 12:29 PM (4NO2D)

92 Little known fact:

Charlie McCarthy is Andy McCarthy's uncle.

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 12:29 PM (rj6Yv)

93 My handwriting is so bad I spent 10 minutes looking at my shopping list before I realized that "trauma zoo" was actually "tomatoes"

Posted by: Josephistan at March 06, 2026 12:29 PM (y9ksN)

94 78 >> I personally only barely remember how to form lower-case letters. I never use them

Only fags use lower case handwriting. (don't even ask about script)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 12:26 PM (HjVhR)

Using lower case feels like you are doing art...

Posted by: Denny Crane - Art Is For Fags. at March 06, 2026 12:29 PM (RfVfI)

95 89 Non-existent. Ergo, not Blade-like.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:28 PM (kgE5c)

Good Man.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 12:29 PM (wa/yD)

96 and the cavemen who left those cave drawings probably had a better handwriting than i have

Posted by: gnats local 678 at March 06, 2026 12:30 PM (CWTWj)

97 70 Former professional DOJ prosecutor Andy McCarthy always seems to fall for the most obvious bullshit.
Posted by: huerfano
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That excuse is worn out. He has been so wrong since Trump took office in his public statements that he shows reckless indifference to the truth or perhaps even actual malice on matters involving Trump and Trump's legal issues.

NR is simply a retirement home and sinecure paid for by corporations and leftists for embittered NT'ers like McCarthy, French, etc.

I refuse to even read their tripe anymore after their patent refusal to volte face and retract many of their most poisonous works in print.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:30 PM (E4rtv)

98 thanks gnats. I'll be fine posting today, just some of the posts will be a bit thin and headliney.

i also wrote an open thread.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 12:30 PM (1wjle)

99 ace -

You might want to look into this. Taibbi has a link to his full substack article but this could be very large.

Margot Cleveland has been doing some reporting on this and she is recommending this article. He's making it available for free.

Apparently the FBI has been using a special classification for documents that were never intended to be made public and to avoid FOIA seraches called "prohibited access" and it's been going on as far back as the Nixon administration.

>>@mtaibbi

>>EXCLUSIVE: The FBI has been keeping a separate set of books in the form of secret “prohibited access” files for a generation, and the Bureau has finally begun to disclose them:

https://tinyurl.com/85fmt4xz

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 12:30 PM (viF8m)

100
Husband and I have noticed that our handwriting has become messy.

We think it's because most stuff is done online now.

Use it or lose it.

Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 12:30 PM (3ek7K)

101 My mother's handwriting was so good there were times I thought it must have been machine made. Mine, OTOH, has been mocked by chickens scratching for dirt in the barnyard.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:24 PM (Riz8t)

If you want to improve your handwriting, then get a style sheet, or even some handwriting samples, and practice. Make it your hobby, and even keep some sort of workbook. Write up your childhood for someone in the future, and you will get the practice you need.
It took me about 3 years, and I used facsimiles of Lincolns letters as a style guide, and then modified them to my taste.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 12:30 PM (rbvCR)

102 Taylor Lorenz
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 12:24 PM (tj1W+)

That's hot!

Posted by: The Crypt Keeper at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (Zz0t1)

103 92 Little known fact:

Charlie McCarthy is Andy McCarthy's uncle.
Posted by: mrp
=========
So who has their hand up Andy McCarthy's ass to make his lips move.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (E4rtv)

104 Lol Jan y? Ace do you really want to bring that up again ? Really??? Out of the 1600 mostly peaceful tourists arrested Jan 6
Almost 40 have been arrested on other felony charges including at least 7 on child sex crimes.
How can you explain that high of a number,?

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (o7qMm)

105 How do we make ourselves look like Serious Men of Consequence...? Aha, I've got it!

GOP Lawmakers Push for Perjury Charges Against Madison Cornbread

Posted by: GOPe Brain Trust at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (zHdFR)

106 As far as illegible handwriting goes, I have you all beat.

Posted by: Michael J. Fox at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (Y1sOo)

107 I'm envisioning Trump with an orange mullet and Rog getting too old for this shit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (M9gjJ)

108 Show of hands - who knows cursive? And, which does the Horde prefer, cursive, or print writing??

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (pDt9x)

109 thanks gnats. I'll be fine posting today, just some of the posts will be a bit thin and headliney.

i also wrote an open thread.
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 12:30 PM

So are you looking to rest during your down time, or get out of the apartment?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (4NO2D)

110 thanks JackStraw. I'll do a quick post on that.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (1wjle)

111 > My handwriting is so bad I spent 10 minutes looking at my shopping list before I realized that "trauma zoo" was actually "tomatoes"

Trauma zoo is what I call the local community college.

Posted by: bonhomme at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (mkw2N)

112 >>>and it's been going on as far back as the Nixon administration.

I am going to guess Mark Felt was not an outlier, and this has been going on since the Wilson administration.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (rbvCR)

113 EXCLUSIVE: The FBI has been keeping a separate set of books in the form of secret “prohibited access” files for a generation, and the Bureau has finally begun to disclose them:

—

See this proved how bad Kash is.
Wait what?

Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:32 PM (13bda)

114
i also wrote an open thread.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 12:30 PM (1wjle)

So, a 427,000 word movie review?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:32 PM (Zz0t1)

115 Whig

Chuck Schumer

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 12:32 PM (Ns3kx)

116 >>>So are you looking to rest during your down time, or get out of the apartment?

just rest but also get some exercise in. I also need to return a bunch of crap from Amazon at whole foods.

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 12:32 PM (1wjle)

117 I just had to shovel my sidewalk. My own sidewalk!

I consider it an indictment of the Trump administration and the entire American way of life that I had to move my keester off the couch and brave the elements for, like, 15 minutes. That's not who we are!

Posted by: 496 at March 06, 2026 12:32 PM (t+VLa)

118 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM

Never gets old.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 12:32 PM (4NO2D)

119 Hello everyone! It has been a long week and I'm desperate to knock off early so a lot of posts are going to be pretty brief.

==

When you write sentences like that, you just know that something major is going to break! Like we take over Cuba..or IRGC surrenders. Stuff like that.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 12:32 PM (GD0B3)

120 Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (o7qMm)

You DICK!!!!

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at March 06, 2026 12:32 PM (Zz0t1)

121 I once had to write something in school, and the teacher demanded script. So I wrote in in my usual hand and then went back and connected the letters together randomly. It was the best I could do.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 12:32 PM (HjVhR)

122
The Jessie Jackson people are jumping around and acting crazy at his "Funeral".

He's been dead 17 days.

I'll bet the McCain people are pissed off at the distraction.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 12:32 PM (Y8DZL)

123 Problem is that this is Friday, when politicians like to dump their bad news and/or fuck their voters.
"oh yeah we just decided to use the SAVE act to train this dog"
*presents unhappy poodle*
*poodle pees on the SAVE act*
"Time for recess! LOL. Vote for me or a Democrat might win. Toodles"

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 12:32 PM (gKWVE)

124 >> Andy McCarthy hurt

I think yellow-toothed retard should always proceed his name.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 12:33 PM (IJqrQ)

125

496,

We still haven't had any snow over here in SW Wyoming.

Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 12:33 PM (3ek7K)

126 Except for my signature, I can’t write English in cursive anymore. Russian Cyrillic cursive drove Latin cursive clear out of my brain.

And my Russian cursive sucks every bit as much as my English cursive did.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 12:33 PM (tj1W+)

127
I write in cursive all the time you stupid mofos.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 06, 2026 12:33 PM (xG4kz)

128 I see ASS is just phoning it in today. Be better, ASS, be better.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:33 PM (Riz8t)

129 Aliassmifsmif counts One, Two, Many.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 12:33 PM (rbvCR)

130 >>>Almost 40 have been arrested on other felony charges including at least 7 on child sex crimes.

now do trannys and illegals

Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 12:33 PM (1wjle)

131 Almost 40 have been arrested on other felony charges including at least 7 on child sex crimes.

You bringing up the members of pAntifa that attended the protest and attacked the capitol isn't the own you think it is.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:33 PM (Zz0t1)

132 second most annoying thing after having to jump over the troll, is having to jump over people copying/responding to the troll

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 12:33 PM (GD0B3)

133 "I hope you understand!"

Always. Always.

I pretty much ignore the news, and I'm happier for it. Sorry you have to wallow in it for your daily bread.

Miley
p.s. I'm holding onto that 1 oz silver chupacabra round for you, Ace. It's already doubled in value.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 06, 2026 12:34 PM (w6EFb)

134 Andy McCarthy must have done a decent job in everyday prosecutions, then there was the blind sheikh case that I guess made his name. Might have been good with other counter-terror stuff, dunno. Probably.

But aside from/after that. wow. Just a non-stop cavalcade of bad or ridiculous calls and pathetic excuse-making for his beloved and largely failed system. Think he defended the ridiculous lynch job of VP Cheney's aid in the ridiculous affair of the non-secret ditz CIA wife of the buffoonish former ambassador and his comical op-ed on Iraqi yellow cake machinations. His buddy was the prosecutor.

Of course he steadfastly refused to believe (or pretended so) that the DOJ/FBI had become a rampaging Vishinsky-like operation to destroy Trump and all who dared consort with him. Even as the evidence piled higher and higher. Pathetic.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 12:34 PM (U/Byj)

135 116 >>>So are you looking to rest during your down time, or get out of the apartment?

just rest but also get some exercise in. I also need to return a bunch of crap from Amazon at whole foods.
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 12:32 PM (1wjle)

Maybe a treadmill, or a modified hamster wheel installed in your burrow.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 12:34 PM (pDt9x)

136 I mostly wrote all caps because my cursive was not good. I have some pretty bad hand-eye co-ordination issues, so my handwriting generally looks awful (all-caps is the most legible, but it still doesn't look great), and I can't really draw recognizable objects, either.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 12:34 PM (wa/yD)

137 We still haven't had any snow over here in SW Wyoming.

Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 12:33 PM (3ek7K)
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That's the America I know and love!

We only gota few inches of heavy slop here

Posted by: 496 at March 06, 2026 12:34 PM (t+VLa)

138 Weekends are big for major military stuff! Just saying...

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 12:34 PM (GD0B3)

139 Is Andy McCarthy still a rock ribbed conservative like Jonah Goldberg?
Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:15 PM (13bda).

i doubt anything related to andy is ribbed...

-_-

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at March 06, 2026 12:35 PM (nXhwP)

140 Taylor Lorenz
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 12:24 PM

That's hot!
Posted by: The Crypt Keeper at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM

I really enjoy how Lorenz became the subject of what used to be Helen Thomas jokes.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 12:35 PM (2ocoG)

141 Assuming the troll's bullshit numbers are even close to correct, 2.5% of people arrested for nonsense on "insurrection day" were arrested for something else, with less than 1% of them also being arrested again for child sex crimes.

While even one of the latter shouldn't be tolerated at all, how is that "high", especially compared to other groups? Math is fun, yes?

Posted by: Thrawn at March 06, 2026 12:35 PM (9Ovst)

142 How about illegal furry tranny hookers?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 12:35 PM (Ns3kx)

143 40 out of 1600?

Oh my god that’s 2.6%.

Wait a second that’s the average percentage of all Americans with a criminal record. Actually a bit below it, the average is 3%

You idiots need some new gotchas.

Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:35 PM (13bda)

144 Show of hands - who knows cursive? And, which does the Horde prefer, cursive, or print writing??
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (pDt9x)
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I'm fluent in cursive, but like a lot of us here I have to really slow down and concentrate to make it legible.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 12:35 PM (ESVrU)

145 Russki cursive is fun. The "zh" is my favorite. Doesn't affect my English cursive.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 12:35 PM (U/Byj)

146 She charges between $10,000 to $30,000 per public speaking event.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 12:36 PM (NpAcC)

147 142 How about illegal furry tranny hookers?
Posted by: Anna Puma

Don't we produce a surplus right here at home? I don't think we need to import more

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 12:36 PM (gKWVE)

148 second most annoying thing after having to jump over the troll, is having to jump over people copying/responding to the troll
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 12:33 PM (GD0B3)

If they would get off their monomania, and continual attacks on a single issue, they would be more tolerable.
Of course, if they were capable of that, and had some imagination beyond calling names, then they wouldn't be trolls.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 12:36 PM (rbvCR)

149 Tar and feathers

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 12:36 PM (W2Pud)

150 Ace

Whole Foods serves fresh hobo?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 12:36 PM (Ns3kx)

151 >yeah sometimes I try it and it doesn't flow. It's kind of stupid to write in all-caps because it really is slower -- you're constantly taking the pen off the paper, with every stroke --
Posted by: ace at March 06, 2026 12:28 PM (1wjle)

Thank you for making me realize why cursive was invented! In a world of quills and inkwells, keeping the pen on paper extended ink life and cut down on unwanted blots and messiness.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 06, 2026 12:37 PM (0bjKf)

152 I think I can still write cursive, tho I hardly ever write at all.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:37 PM (Zz0t1)

153
toby928,

It's good to see ya. Hadn't seen ya in a few days and was hoping nothing was wrong.

Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 12:37 PM (3ek7K)

154 My writing is a mix of cursive and printing. Possibly means I am a sociopath.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 12:37 PM (pDt9x)

155 149 Tar and feathers
Posted by: nurse ratched

... although I concede we don't create enough trans-chickens.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 12:37 PM (gKWVE)

156 Husband and I have noticed that our handwriting has become messy.

We think it's because most stuff is done online now.

Use it or lose it.
Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 12:30 PM (3ek7K)
===

Pretty much. When I was a lad, everyone in my grade was expected to bring a fountain or cartridge pen to school. Being a parochial school, conformity was the rule; so when I demonstrated my prowess at writing with the left-hand, the Sisters huddled like refs after a penalty call in a playoff game. After some discussion, it was determined that I could continue with my sinister writing career.

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 12:37 PM (rj6Yv)

157 I've really been working on my handwriting. My signature looks pretty decent now. Not great. But readable and slightly pleasant. I try taking notes for everything to get practice. I take notes after reading at night, to keep track of what is going on with expansive books, and for practice. It is slow going. But it gets better little by little. It's almost like I'm relearning.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 12:37 PM (3uBP9)

158 What's the under/over on the number of shootings at the Jesse Jackson funeral?. The Clintons, Obama and Biden will be there so a lot of security, but yutes be yutes

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 12:37 PM (/C62k)

159 Show of hands - who knows cursive?

Sure, don't pick the pen up while you're printing!

I left cursive behind in high school when we had something called "Mechanical Drawing" (i.e. drafting). Also, algebra, trig, and calculus didn't lend themselves to cursive.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 12:37 PM (R1D6K)

160 I was out of town being busy this seven days and didn't really read all the posts. I assume there were some good ones, Iran war and all.

Maybe I am being soft but I feel for the Iranian Navy sailors. They didn't stand a chance. If they are all conscripts, I feel doubly bad. Like that frigate, one day you are cruising around a military regatta looking spiffy, the next day you are below decks trying to breath seawater.

The IRGC guys? Kill them all. They want to be there.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 12:38 PM (4NO2D)

161 "I'm fluent in cursive, but like a lot of us here I have to really slow down and concentrate to make it legible."

Ditto. Lord help me if I have to go back and read my own notes.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 06, 2026 12:38 PM (DgMqy)

162 The quality of the writing utensil makes a big difference in the quality of my penmanship. The quality of my penmanship also varies greatly depending on my mental state. And that varies from all block to all cursive with varying levels of legibility.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 06, 2026 12:38 PM (RkOfE)

163 Everyone here knows how to write in cursive, I imagine. Not knowing cursive is the curse of teenagers.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 12:38 PM (GD0B3)

164 before I realized that "trauma zoo" was actually "tomatoes"

If anyplace on Earth had a trauma zoo it would be this place. "And here we see a fine specimen of 'forced to eat Kaboom cereal' in full plumage!"

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at March 06, 2026 12:38 PM (PHjsi)

165 155 ... although I concede we don't create enough trans-chickens.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 12:37 PM (gKWVE)

What about Jive Turkeys?

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 12:38 PM (wa/yD)

166 I checked a few weeks ago to see if I can still write cursive. I can, but it looks nothing like it used to.

I still write cursive regularly, because it’s faster when taking notes. But it’s not often enough to remember all of the capitals, because some of them are very rare. I’m always forgetting exactly how to do Q and one or two others I don’t remember offhand.

That said, it comes back easily if I do a search on the letter and see it again.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 12:38 PM (EXyHK)

167 I'm surprised at all the people here who have forgotten cursive or prefer not to use it. I know the kids growing up in the 2000s weren't taught cursive, because I had to teach Jr. Black myself. But all you people with lawns surprise me. Maybe it's a guy thing? I write in cursive because it's just faster.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 12:39 PM (qBdHI)

168 The Palmer Method used to give out little awards to schoolchildren when they showed proficiency. Now we send children out to protest ICE and they can't write or spell.

Posted by: Illiterate, Innumerate, Sometimes Incontinent at March 06, 2026 12:39 PM (oftw2)

169 Jonathan Turley
@JonathanTurley
Virginia Democrats have not wasted time in moving the state to the far left after taking control with Gov. Spanberger. A new bill requires teachers to describe Jan. 6th as "an insurrection" and bar descriptions of peaceful protests or election fraud.

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 12:39 PM (RHGPo)

170 Savory cornbread>>>>>>>sweet cornbread

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 12:39 PM (W2Pud)

171 "Thank you for being a smart person and reading for me. I'm lucky to have you. I love you. I couldn't write this without you."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 12:39 PM (BI5O2)

172 Tar and feathers

----
I hope this refers to the fib before they are dismantled.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 06, 2026 12:39 PM (RkOfE)

173 Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (o7qMm)

Whew! My favorite idiot troll showed! This weekend is gonna be LIT!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Whiskey and Cigars For Everyone On My Balcony! at March 06, 2026 12:39 PM (RfVfI)

174
I left cursive behind in high school when we had something called "Mechanical Drawing" (i.e. drafting).

Block letters FTW!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 06, 2026 12:39 PM (xG4kz)

175 If McCarthy is confronted with the FBI special files that JackStraw mentions above, he might have a nervous breakdown

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 12:39 PM (/C62k)

176 Savory cornbread>>>>>>>sweet cornbread

All cornbreads matter!

(Except Madison.)

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 12:40 PM (EXyHK)

177 Reportedly Iran's diminutive FM called his counterpart in Cuba today. My own guess as to the content:

"Hey Pedro, do you know if there are any nice places in North Korea?"

"Well Abbas, I was just starting to check that out myself."

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 12:40 PM (U/Byj)

178 Cornbread with cracklins FTW.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 12:40 PM (4NO2D)

179 What's the under/over on the number of shootings at the Jesse Jackson funeral?. The Clintons, Obama and Biden will be there so a lot of security, but yutes be yutes

Is that funeral open to the public? I'd be really surprised if they're gonna allow randos to walk in at something where the dog eater will be present.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 12:40 PM (2ocoG)

180 McCarthy is another idiot who came out of nowhere to somehow gain the currency to be called a “conservative commentator”.

His big accomplishment was being part of a team of prosecutors who jailed a few terrorists.

That somehow turned into he’s a “voice of conservatives and legal expert on everything”.

It’s absolutely fascinating how people like him utilize one event in their lives to suddenly position themselves as a spokesperson on everything conservative, when on almost every issue he is wrong.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 12:40 PM (IJqrQ)

181
Hello everyone! It has been a long week and I'm desperate to knock off early so a lot of posts are going to be pretty brief. I hope you understand!

Who told you that Teh Horde would allow you to leave early? We demand genuine AoSHQ content.

Dance, Ewok. Dance.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 12:40 PM (y9nCu)

182 The Voice of the Royals, now a Hall of Famer, has the most consistent, beautiful "hand" I've ever seen.
Unbelievable.
Wonder if he got his cheek pulled by Sister Frances De Chantelle in 3rd grade?

Posted by: MkY at March 06, 2026 12:40 PM (q6tQZ)

183 @JonathanTurley
Virginia Democrats have not wasted time in moving the state to the far left after taking control with Gov. Spanberger. A new bill requires teachers to describe Jan. 6th as "an insurrection" and bar descriptions of peaceful protests or election fraud.

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 12:39 PM (RHGPo)

A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:41 PM (Zz0t1)

184 Nobody types in cursive anymore. Sad!

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 12:41 PM (R1D6K)

185 But aside from/after that. wow. Just a non-stop cavalcade of bad or ridiculous calls and pathetic excuse-making for his beloved and largely failed system.

Posted by: rhomboid
----------
He was OK before 2016. Seems he made a decision back then which side he was on.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 12:41 PM (HjVhR)

186 My cursive was legible, but not pretty, probably because I am left handed. My printing has always been neat, but my hand gets tired more quickly, mostly because I do not hand-write in journals anymore.

My mom had beautiful cursive writing, even when she was in her 80s. Dad's was cool looking and legible, but very angular and sharp.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 06, 2026 12:41 PM (PSEDc)

187 As far as illegible handwriting goes, I have you all beat.
Posted by: Michael J. Fox at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (Y1sOo)

Bee. Bop.

Hold. My. Beer.

Posted by: Stephen Hawking at March 06, 2026 12:41 PM (RfVfI)

188 She's a DC staffer. Guys in that town like their love notes to look like they were written by a 7th grader.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 12:41 PM (BI5O2)

189 My problems are, keeping straight rows, not changing writing density as I approach the left margin, and having consistent angles with the ascenders/descenders. I use a dark line page under the writing page to help horizontality, I make a point to stop early before the margin to help with cramming together, and I make little diagonal lines with a light pencil after I finish a page to see how my consistency is going.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 12:42 PM (3uBP9)

190 A new bill requires teachers to describe Jan. 6th as "an insurrection" and bar descriptions of peaceful protests or election fraud.

That's the most retarded law I've ever heard of. And there's a lot of competition there.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 12:42 PM (2ocoG)

191 I always the cursive uppercase Q was ridiculous. Hard to write, and bears no relationship to the printed letter.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 12:42 PM (tj1W+)

192 She's a DC staffer. Guys in that town like their love notes to look like they were written by a 7th grader.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 12:41 PM (BI5O2)
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There are some rather dark implications to that comment...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 12:42 PM (ESVrU)

193 Show of hands - who knows cursive? And, which does the Horde prefer, cursive, or print writing??
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (pDt9x)
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I'm fluent in cursive, but like a lot of us here I have to really slow down and concentrate to make it legible.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 12:35 PM (ESVrU)

I can still do it, but use block letters more than I did before learning how to compose on a keyboard. That began in 1996. I was working for NDC when I returned from Sweden, a paging company. Remember when, LOL? I recall the big Tyson- Holyfield fight (the first one). There were a TON of pissed off texts.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 06, 2026 12:42 PM (w6EFb)

194 She's a DC staffer. Guys in that town like their love notes to look like they were written by a 7th grader.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Bit old for my taste.
-Joey B

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 12:42 PM (MGB5H)

195 I'm fluent in cursive, but like a lot of us here I have to really slow down and concentrate to make it legible.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 12:35 PM (ESVrU)

I did college in block letters, though I admit to keep up with the lectures I developed a lot of contractions -- "FR" meant both 'for' and 'from', for example -- and it was a bit unreadable by other people. That contraction is both a unique text block and the meaning is determined by context.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 12:42 PM (rbvCR)

196 183
A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

We are going to improve on that musty old document made by cis white slaveholders!

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 12:43 PM (+4yJ5)

197 In Twitch news, Hasan Piker has managed to make himself politically radioactive to other Leftist vermin.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 12:43 PM (Ns3kx)

198 People have to write in cursive to write a check, no?

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 12:43 PM (0U5gm)

199 In Twitch news, Hasan Piker has managed to make himself politically radioactive to other Leftist vermin.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 12:43 PM (Ns3kx)

Deport him to Iran on the end of a Tomahawk.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:43 PM (Zz0t1)

200 186 My cursive was legible, but not pretty, probably because I am left handed. My printing has always been neat, but my hand gets tired more quickly, mostly because I do not hand-write in journals anymore.

My mom had beautiful cursive writing, even when she was in her 80s. Dad's was cool looking and legible, but very angular and sharp.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 06, 2026 12:41 PM (PSEDc)

Left handers generally have neater handwriting and are better artists, though?

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 12:43 PM (wa/yD)

201 Not only do I know cursive, I can write in Spencerian Script.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 06, 2026 12:43 PM (XV/Pl)

202 In Twitch news, Hasan Piker has managed to make himself politically radioactive to other Leftist vermin.

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deport

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 12:44 PM (GD0B3)

203 People have to write in cursive to write a check, no?
Posted by: Thomas Paine at

Nope. Just signature.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 12:44 PM (MGB5H)

204 There gonna let a halfrican speak over Jesse's funeral?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 12:44 PM (pZ64F)

205 It has been a long week and I'm desperate to knock off early so a lot of posts are going to be pretty brief. I hope you understand!

===

That's fine.
*makes note in permanent record*

Posted by: Passive Aggressive MBA Millenial Bosses at March 06, 2026 12:44 PM (RIvkX)

206 toby that Iranian frigate story is pathetic. We may never know the details (on the other side). The obvious thing to have done was sit tight in a neutral port (where they were) for the time being. But given how clueless and bumbling the Iranian leadership is, who knows. They might have ordered to ship "home" (um, through a sea of US ships in the Arabian Sea?). Or some wild idea like serving as a radar picket northwest of Diego Garcia.

Today it's reported another Iranian navy ship has docked in an Indian port (name/type not known), where hopefully it will ride out the festivities.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 12:44 PM (U/Byj)

207 People have to write in cursive to write a check, no?

What's a check?

Posted by: the last 2 generations at March 06, 2026 12:44 PM (n5tGW)

208 In Twitch news, Hasan Piker has managed to make himself politically radioactive to other Leftist vermin.

How'd he manage that? And isn't he going to have Newsom on his stream?

"Shock shock shock, shock Gavin, I can't stop"...

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (2ocoG)

209 The only cursive I write is my signature and that's largely ineligible.

I turned it into an autograph-like thing in the 90s.

There's a story behind that......but not important right now.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (Zz0t1)

210 203 People have to write in cursive to write a check, no?
Posted by: Thomas Paine at

Nope. Just signature.
---------------
Remember when we called it 'real writing?'

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (pZ64F)

211 My handwriting is so bad I spent 10 minutes looking at my shopping list before I realized that "trauma zoo" was actually "tomatoes"

LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (wZvvl)

212 You must have a touch of sugar in cornbread. Otherwise, it's like eating some nags fodder.

Posted by: My Mudder Ate Her Fodder at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (oftw2)

213 We had to learn to print and write in cursive in grammar school. I know how to do both, I excute both poorly. Even more these days.

I should've gone to med school.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (viF8m)

214 I can remember my first day of college when I took notes in cursive, and couldn't read them later.
The second day I learned how to print, upper and lower case, faster than I could write in cursive.
Four years of undergrad notes all printed.

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (RHGPo)

215 There was a cursive typewriter font. It was horrid, sort of difficult to read.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (//5Rf)

216 Writing in script requires practice. It is a manual skill after all. I used to have good cursive, but now I struggle for legibility since I hardly write anymore.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (4NO2D)

217 My job in land survey often requires me to read old documents written in the 1800s. Sometimes it's easy, the surveyor had a nice consistent form. Others are a nightmare.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (PSEDc)

218 Anyone who is lucky enough to have received correspondence from Mr Poppins has seen his beautiful calligraphy.

It’s stunning.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (W2Pud)

219 second most annoying thing after having to jump over the troll, is having to jump over people copying/responding to the troll
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 12:33 PM (GD0B3)

You did see even ace responded to ASS, right?

Posted by: Denny Crane - Dammit I Am Like 15 Minutes Behind. at March 06, 2026 12:46 PM (RfVfI)

220 Why anyone credits Andy McCarthy mystifies me.

He is the Jim Cramer of RINOs.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 12:46 PM (RIvkX)

221 My cursive was legible, but not pretty, probably because I am left handed.

--

My brother (born in '62) was a leftie and was literally forced to learn to write cursive with his right hand. My younger sister (born in '66) is also a leftie, but didn't get that treatment. Somewhere between those years, the teachers must've figured out it was stupid to force left handed youngsters to write cursive with their right hand.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 12:46 PM (qBdHI)

222 195 I did college in block letters, though I admit to keep up with the lectures I developed a lot of contractions -- "FR" meant both 'for' and 'from', for example -- and it was a bit unreadable by other people. That contraction is both a unique text block and the meaning is determined by context.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 12:42 PM (rbvCR)

I remember having to take a class in high school for "Superwrite", some formal system of short forms for writing notes.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 12:46 PM (wa/yD)

223 People have to write in cursive to write a check, no?

That's the one thing I still use cursive for, and that happens maybe once or twice a year. I pity anyone trying to actually read it.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 12:46 PM (2ocoG)

224 I can remember my first day of college when I took notes in cursive, and couldn't read them later.
The second day I learned how to print, upper and lower case, faster than I could write in cursive.
Four years of undergrad notes all printed.
Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM

If you take notes while high, you have to get high again to decipher them.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 12:46 PM (4NO2D)

225

The schools here have the students do most of their work on computers now. Even in elementary school.

I think that is wrong, there is no telling how many kids don't know how to write in cursive.

Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 12:46 PM (3ek7K)

226 Russian Agitprop, shortened from Agitacionnopropagandistskij otdel "Agitation-Propaganda Section"

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 12:46 PM (RHGPo)

227 Anyone who is lucky enough to have received correspondence from Mr Poppins has seen his beautiful calligraphy.

It’s stunning.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (W2Pud)

====
I expected to see more of him post-retirement...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 12:46 PM (RIvkX)

228 A lot of cursive lowercase bears little resemblance to the letter. f looked like a mutant between g and l, z was like wut and the r looked half upside down. I never liked any of it, especially when all the forms you had to fill out demanded it be done in "print".

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 12:46 PM (gKWVE)

229 Actually there are people online telling Gavin not to associate with Hasan.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 12:47 PM (Ns3kx)

230 My main writing implement is a Noodler's Ahab Flex Pen. My inks of choices are, Heart of Darkness, 54th Massachusetts, and Park Red.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 06, 2026 12:47 PM (XV/Pl)

231 My signature is probably my worst cursive. One of my first jobs I had a weekly payroll of 600 and the ops guy refused to have a signature stamp, so I had to sign them all by hand. My signature got much shorter as a result.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 12:47 PM (0U5gm)

232 The Iranian frigate was headed in the direction of our base at Diego Garcia. It was fully loaded with ordnance.

We also have access to their comms.

You figure out the rest. This administration doesn’t do anything militarily by the seat of its pants.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 12:47 PM (IJqrQ)

233 Is Madison Cornbread her real name, or a Sefton-like nic?

Posted by: Jefferson Sourdough at March 06, 2026 12:47 PM (j1o7q)

234 People have to write in cursive to write a check, no?

Damned straight! It's why I order checks that are 6" high by 12" long.

Posted by: John Hancock at March 06, 2026 12:48 PM (R1D6K)

235 The schools here have the students do most of their work on computers now. Even in elementary school.

I think that is wrong, there is no telling how many kids don't know how to write in cursive.

Posted by: four seasons

I don't believe cursive is even taught in public schools anymore.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 12:48 PM (0U5gm)

236 F U Cn Rd Ths, U Cn Gt A Gd Jb!

Posted by: 1978 Subway Ad at March 06, 2026 12:49 PM (oftw2)

237 What’s a check?

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 12:49 PM (IJqrQ)

238 208 In Twitch news, Hasan Piker has managed to make himself politically radioactive to other Leftist vermin.

How'd he manage that? And isn't he going to have Newsom on his stream?

"Shock shock shock, shock Gavin, I can't stop"...
Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (2ocoG)

It's OK, Anisa Johma still wants to get in his pants to cvck her husband, idubbbz.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 12:49 PM (wa/yD)

239 Is Madison Cornbread her real name, or a Sefton-like nic?
Posted by: Jefferson Sourdough at March 06, 2026 12:47 PM

It's uh ...

zzzZZZZzzzz

Posted by: Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III at March 06, 2026 12:49 PM (4NO2D)

240 The only cursive I write is my signature and that's largely ineligible.

My signature turned from proper cursive to a quick scrawl the first time I bought a house and had to sign 30+ places at the closing.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 12:49 PM (2ocoG)

241 I remember those ball electric typewriters where you changed the ball to change the font.

Posted by: the last 2 generations at March 06, 2026 12:49 PM (n5tGW)

242
My father, despite being to intuit almost anything, could not spell to save his life, either. And he still can't.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 12:27 PM (wa/yD)

My Dad has the most gorgeous, perfect handwriting. And absolutely consistent, so that if you compare two samples of his writing composed 20 years apart, the only difference is that one will have slightly faded ink.

But he couldn't write two sentences on the same sheet of paper without having misspellings in both of them.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 12:50 PM (y9nCu)

243 Maybe we could also have a museum for unwanted nasty-cooched swamp hags... but I wouldn't put it near the Alamo. How about in the basement of the Obama Library.

Posted by: Pee Wee at March 06, 2026 12:50 PM (7Q0e+)

244 no sock required

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 12:50 PM (n5tGW)

245 You must have a touch of sugar in cornbread. Otherwise, it's like eating some nags fodder.

The sugar doesn’t have to come from processed sugar, however. It could come from a high-sugar produce, such as… corn.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 12:50 PM (EXyHK)

246 If you take notes while high, you have to get high again to decipher them.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 12:46 PM (4NO2D)

Lotta truth there!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm High Right Now. at March 06, 2026 12:50 PM (RfVfI)

247 My signature turned from proper cursive to a quick scrawl the first time I bought a house and had to sign 30+ places at the closing.
Posted by: Ian S. at

The only part of my signature that even has a pacing resemblance to letters is the first letter of my last name.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 12:50 PM (MGB5H)

248 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 12:51 PM (EtnSa)

249 Greetings Horde

Today's Fox Bidness Varney Trivia Question:

When did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone:

1866
1876
1886
1896

This week for the second week in a row they read one of my comments on air. I obviously have too much time on my hands....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 06, 2026 12:51 PM (QGaXH)

250 My signature turned from proper cursive to a quick scrawl the first time I bought a house and had to sign 30+ places at the closing.
Posted by: Ian S.

That's a White Supremacy Statement, if I ever read one!

Posted by: Section 8 at March 06, 2026 12:51 PM (oftw2)

251 "What's a check?
Posted by: the last 2 generations:"

It's how the person in front of me pays whenever I don't go to self-checkout

Posted by: James Talarico at March 06, 2026 12:51 PM (GUOwU)

252 Annisa and Ifdubz deserve each other, in jail,

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 12:51 PM (Ns3kx)

253 Pug Mahon at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (PSEDc)

Wow; I think that would be a cool part of the job!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 12:51 PM (wZvvl)

254 The Israeli approach to getting high-priority targets is kind of amusing. Also known as "P for plenty" among practitioners of certain splodey arts.

Reportedly 50 planes dropped 100 bombs on a leadership bunker in Tehran, with intel that some (remaining) big-wig, er, big-turban, was present. In Beirut when they sent Nasrallah to his reward reportedly 80 bombs were used.

Go big, then go home (and bomb targets in Lebanon on the way, in some cases).

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 12:51 PM (U/Byj)

255 My signature turned from proper cursive to a quick scrawl the first time I bought a house and had to sign 30+ places at the closing.

That, and signing acknowledgements at the doctor’s office, and probably one or two other things, and I begin to wonder how useful a signature is, given that the final signature bears no apparent resemblance to the first signature.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 12:51 PM (EXyHK)

256 I remember those ball electric typewriters where you changed the ball to change the font.
Posted by: the last 2 generations at March 06, 2026 12:49 PM

The IBM Selectric was the pinnacle of the typewriter art, just before the entire industry were supplanted by word processing.

Sort of the WWII battleship of typewriters.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 12:51 PM (4NO2D)

257 1876

Posted by: Section 8! at March 06, 2026 12:51 PM (oftw2)

258 I wonder if Reddit has a handwriting thread

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 12:52 PM (/C62k)

259 Nothing ever happens.

Posted by: torabora at March 06, 2026 12:52 PM (KtOUo)

260 234 People have to write in cursive to write a check, no?

Damned straight! It's why I order checks that are 6" high by 12" long.
Posted by: John Hancock at March 06, 2026 12:48 PM
Ha! I write like an 8 year old boy. And math like a newborn.

Posted by: Eromero at March 06, 2026 12:52 PM (sH4Bk)

261 I write in cursive because it's just faster.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 12:39 PM (qBdHI)

Ballpoints can be wielded like a crayon, but if you have a pen with a nib or use a delicate quill, you have to take that into consideration. You can also write like you are trying to gouge the letters into a block of wood
Mom taught and had a gorgeous Palmer hand, I learned it after she died, mostly because she hated my handwriting.
I got steel nibs, fountain pens and I have worked at cutting quills, and they all require a different handwriting than a ballpoint pen.

The thing I find fascinating now is Roman handwriting. They are digging up wooden "note boards" in Northern Scotland in the Vindolanda fort, and other places, and the handwriting is fascinating, it probably will be my next bit of obsession.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 12:52 PM (rbvCR)

262 It's OK, Anisa Johma still wants to get in his pants to cvck her husband, idubbbz.

Don't all of Hasan's female orbiters want to get/have gotten in his pants? Which is weird because there's strong evidence he's a gay furry (not that there's any other kind of furry).

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 12:52 PM (2ocoG)

263 I taught myself to write with both hands. I can also write backwards and upside down with both hands.

Yes, I'm old. What's it to you, kid?

Posted by: clarence at March 06, 2026 12:53 PM (lBwkW)

264 When I handwrite something, I wait for the red squiggly line to show up under the words I've most likely misspelled.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:53 PM (Zz0t1)

265 TAJBAKHSH: “You know, I know this may sound controversial…but I think a lot of commentary is missing the big picture.”

“To simplify it, I would put it this way.”

“I don’t think it’s right to say that President Trump has started a war with Iran.”

“I think President Trump wants to finish a war that Iran started in 1979, 47 years ago.”

Then he shared a story from inside Iran:

“These aren’t just words. Let me tell you an anecdote.”

“In 2003, 2004 when I was there in Iran, working on projects at a very high level, I was talking with deputy ministers…going back and forth.”

“I was in the foreign ministry in Tehran where I met someone very senior who was semi-sympathetic to the projects we were doing.”

“But as I was leaving, he looked me in the eye and said, as an Iranian-American I want you to listen very carefully.”

“He said we in this building…meaning the foreign ministry, meaning the government, meaning the regime…”

“He said we believe we are at war with the United States.”

“He said at that time it’s a cold war, but it’s a war nonetheless.”

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 12:53 PM (RHGPo)

266 Today it's reported another Iranian navy ship has docked in an Indian port (name/type not known), where hopefully it will ride out the festivities.
Posted by: rhomboid

Al Jazeera and Breitbart as sources.
BREAKING: Indian authorities say that they gave shelter to 183 sailors on Iranian ship IRIS Lavan after the vessel reached out in distress on February 28, the day the US and Israel began their ongoing war on Iran.

The IRIS Bushehr, an Iranian Navy fleet supply ship, was interned by Sri Lanka after its captain surrendered the vessel to Sri Lankan authorities amid heightened hostilities. Sri Lanka took custody of the 1970s-era vessel within its territorial waters, removed 208 crew members, and will hold the ship at Trincomalee for the duration of the conflict.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:53 PM (E4rtv)

267
Cursive died with love letters.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 12:53 PM (Y8DZL)

268 I remember those ball electric typewriters where you changed the ball to change the font.

Posted by: the last 2 generations

The soviets set up listening posts to record Selectric typewriters as they made tiny vibrations against windows, and used the minute time lags to determine which letters were being typed, since the ball had a specific rate of turn to punch each letter. If I recall, there were three letters vertically, so the ball had to turn as well as incline, depending upon the key that was pressed.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 12:53 PM (0U5gm)

269 Ha! I write like an 8 year old boy. And math like a newborn.
Posted by: Eromero at March 06, 2026 12:52 PM (sH4Bk)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:53 PM (Zz0t1)

270 I remember those ball electric typewriters where you changed the ball to change the font.

The first really good printer I had was a daisywheel. I was amazed at the quality over dot matrix, and the ability to quickly change fonts.

I was also amazed at the durability. They looked incredibly flimsy, but I printed a crapload on that printer and even the wheel I used by default never broke. Not even the period that was used for graphics.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 12:53 PM (EXyHK)

271 Yeah, if I have to sign something anymore, it's a line with some bumps.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 06, 2026 12:54 PM (DgMqy)

272 Cursive died with love letters.
Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 12:53 PM (Y8DZL)

Went the way of the mix tape.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:54 PM (Zz0t1)

273 >>It's OK, Anisa Johma still wants to get in his pants to cvck her husband, idubbbz.

She looks like Hep C with tits.

Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 12:54 PM (l9aEn)

274 Posted by: James Talarico at March 06, 2026 12:51 PM (GUOwU)

Person writing a check would probably be quicker than self checkout where at least at my market it tells me either "Weight not found" or "Item not found" and a real person has to fix it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 12:54 PM (wZvvl)

275 Cursive? Pshaw. Schools went downhill when they stopped requiring Latin, among other things.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 12:54 PM (//5Rf)

276 Actually there are people online telling Gavin not to associate with Hasan.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 12:47 PM (Ns3kx)
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Not me. I strongly encourage to discuss Middle East affairs and economic policy.

Two geniuses trying to out-genius each other. Very entertaining.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 12:54 PM (RIvkX)

277 Ha! I write like an 8 year old boy. And math like a newborn.
Posted by: Eromero at March 06, 2026 12:52 PM (sH4Bk)

Using "math" as a verb... priceless.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm High Right Now. at March 06, 2026 12:54 PM (RfVfI)

278 The world would be a better place if Hasan had collected a harem, a harem of Taylor Lorenz clones.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 12:54 PM (Ns3kx)

279 He said we believe we are at war with the United States.”
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Whoa whoa... not with us!!

Posted by: Democrats at March 06, 2026 12:54 PM (Et1h0)

280 Unlike ASS, the comb jelly might have a brain
tinyurl.com/46me72cr

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 12:55 PM (gKWVE)

281 The world would be a better place if Hasan had collected a harem, a harem of Taylor Lorenz clones.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2026 12:54 PM (Ns3kx)

He has carnal knowledge of goats.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 12:55 PM (Zz0t1)

282 262 Don't all of Hasan's female orbiters want to get/have gotten in his pants? Which is weird because there's strong evidence he's a gay furry (not that there's any other kind of furry).
Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 12:52 PM (2ocoG)

The difference here is : idubbbz is actually trying to help get Anisa into Hasan's pants.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 12:55 PM (wa/yD)

283 Well then a banzai charge by the Iranian frigate? Sort of like Yamato, but with even worse prospects. I am not certain of many details, so keep my speculation general.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 12:55 PM (U/Byj)

284 Pug Mahon at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (PSEDc)

Wow; I think that would be a cool part of the job!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 12:51 PM (wZvvl)

I like it. Some of the others I work with hate it. And the younger guys can't even read cursive. I also notice that some of those old timers used a more German style, something I learned when I was a nerdy teenager in German class.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 06, 2026 12:55 PM (PSEDc)

285 Actually, I have a Smith Corona typewriter with a cursive typeface.

I do write in all caps, although I sometimes practice cursive.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 06, 2026 12:55 PM (gQ15S)

286 Nobody gives a shit about Madison
People care a lot more about the 92000 job LOSS in Feb
We should be gaining 200000 per month. Like under sleepy ZJoes avg not losing almost 100000
People care more about gasoline and natural gas prices exploding

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 06, 2026 12:55 PM (o7qMm)

287

Speaking of signatures...

A petition to require voter ID and allow only U.S. citizens to vote has gained momentum in California and surpassed the required 875,000-signature threshold to qualify for the November ballot, the group leading the effort said.

According to Reform California, a nonpartisan political activism group, organizers submitted the "California Voter ID Initiative" petition to county authorities with 1.3 million signatures. The group says the petition has garnered bipartisan support, with signatures from Californians representing all walks of life and political persuasions across all 58 of the state’s counties.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2026 12:56 PM (Cqx++)

288 Don't all of Hasan's female orbiters want to get/have gotten in his pants? Which is weird because there's strong evidence he's a gay furry (not that there's any other kind of furry).
Posted by: Ian S.
=======
They want to be treated like his poor dog, with shock collars. Weird kink among a few women that simply want to be dominated and treated like crap as throwbacks to the darkest remnants of evolutionary psychology.

Same type that likes to go after death row inmates.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:56 PM (E4rtv)

289 The world would be a better place if Hasan had collected a harem, a harem of Taylor Lorenz clones.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Are there enough 2000 year old hags to constitute a harem?

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 12:56 PM (MGB5H)

290 Cursive? Pshaw. Schools went downhill when they stopped requiring Latin, among other things.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 12:54 PM

Truth. We have an 8th grade report card from my father where he was taking Latin, in South Carolina, in the early 1940s.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 12:56 PM (4NO2D)

291 “He said we believe we are at war with the United States.”

“He said at that time it’s a cold war, but it’s a war nonetheless.”
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No! Really? I shan't believe this.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 12:56 PM (RIvkX)

292 267
Cursive died with love letters.
Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 12:53 PM (Y8DZL)

Great point! How creepy would getting a letter that says "I LOVE YOU SO MUCH YOU SMELL SO NICE I JUST WANT TO EAT YOU UP!"

Posted by: Denny Crane - I've Never Actually Written a Love Letter, That Was Good, Right? at March 06, 2026 12:57 PM (RfVfI)

293 FWIW, California figures on job losses include the now concluded Kaiser Permanente strike which sidelined 30k workers from January to the end of February. Strike is now settled and workers are back on the job.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:57 PM (E4rtv)

294 Cursive died with love letters.
Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 12:53 PM (Y8DZL)

Great point! How creepy would getting a letter that says "I LOVE YOU SO MUCH YOU SMELL SO NICE I JUST WANT TO EAT YOU UP!"
Posted by: Denny Crane - I've

It's best to use letters cut out of magazines.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 12:58 PM (MGB5H)

295 You figure out the rest. This administration doesn’t do anything militarily by the seat of its pants.

What about taking a dump? Do they have a plan for that?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:58 PM (Riz8t)

296 Two geniuses trying to out-genius each other. Very entertaining.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
=====
Left out the /sarc tag.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:58 PM (E4rtv)

297 Andy McCarthy lacks good judgment.

Anyone familiar with this becky's testimony immediately understood its implausibility. The kind of people who believe her limo story get their understanding of presidential transport from Air Force 1 action movies.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 06, 2026 12:58 PM (SSEhk)

298 toby that Iranian frigate story is pathetic. We may never know the details (on the other side). The obvious thing to have done was sit tight in a neutral port (where they were) for the time being. But given how clueless and bumbling the Iranian leadership is, who knows. They might have ordered to ship "home" (um, through a sea of US ships in the Arabian Sea?). Or some wild idea like serving as a radar picket northwest of Diego Garcia.

Today it's reported another Iranian navy ship has docked in an Indian port (name/type not known), where hopefully it will ride out the festivities.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2026 12:44 PM (U/Byj)

Maybe Iran couldn't pay the moorage charges?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 12:59 PM (8zz6B)

299 She looks like Hep C with tits.
Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2026 12:54 PM (l9aEn)
===

From now on I shall think of this whenever I have the misfortune of going to the Tenderloin.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 12:59 PM (RIvkX)

300 The Media Thinks Kristi Noem Was Fired...Trump Just Promoted an MMA Fighter to Run the Border

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 12:59 PM (RHGPo)

301 One day I am in an adjacent office to where I work and I see a piece of paper sitting out with my signature on it. I did not recognize the paper and for a second my blood went cold. And I am telling you it was MY signature. I'm not saying my signature is super intricate, it's not. But it is at least a little distinctive.

Anyway it was only the signature of some local lawyer, who by some very strange coincidence, has the exact same signature as me. And what are the chances I would ever come across it. So flipping weird.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 12:59 PM (Et1h0)

302
What about taking a dump? Do they have a plan for that?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:58 PM (Riz8t)

Yeah... Make sure the toilet seat is down...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 12:59 PM (VE6XX)

303 Person writing a check would probably be quicker than self checkout…

Self-checkout has gotten faster at one of the two grocery stores I frequent most; they seem to have learned over time. When I put my own cloth shopping bags on the scale (they’re more durable than plastic or paper, and I thrive on microbes), it no longer requires a cashier to come over.

The other grocery store’s scan-as-you-go self checkout still, after at least five years, tells me to be sure to take my receipt, despite the machine never having had a printer.

And the scan-as-you-go supermarket I use where my dad lives always has to have a cashier make sure I’m not stealing anything from them for two or three visits before it trusts me, probably because they haven’t programmed it to recognize that I’m only there around Thanksgiving, Spring, and a specific weekend each in August and September.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 01:00 PM (EXyHK)

304 What about taking a dump? Do they have a plan for that?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:58 PM (Riz8t)

Yeah... Make sure the toilet seat is down...
Posted by: It's me donna

Drop pants first.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 01:00 PM (MGB5H)

305 Cursive died with love letters.
Posted by: Auspex

And common sense.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 01:00 PM (FXNzP)

306 292 Great point! How creepy would getting a letter that says "I LOVE YOU SO MUCH YOU SMELL SO NICE I JUST WANT TO EAT YOU UP!"
Posted by: Denny Crane - I've Never Actually Written a Love Letter, That Was Good, Right? at March 06, 2026 12:57 PM (RfVfI)

Especially if you include a crude stick figure drawing of you roasting the object of the letter on a spit.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 01:00 PM (wa/yD)

307 108 Show of hands - who knows cursive? And, which does the Horde prefer, cursive, or print writing??
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 12:31 PM (pDt9x)

I lost the ability to write in cursive after taking Mechanical Drawing for a year, back in high school.

It's a fuqing miracle I can write my name in cursive ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 01:01 PM (3sXRv)

308 Would we be better off

Posted by: DaveA at March 06, 2026 01:01 PM (FhXTo)

309 I think the Palmer method cursive gave you a choice on the Qs, either one similar to printing, off the O shape, or one that looked like a fancy number two. There was also a choice of lower case Rs.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 06, 2026 01:01 PM (sl73Y)

310 There was a cursive typewriter font. It was horrid, sort of difficult to read.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 12:45 PM (//5Rf)

The High School secretary did all the documents in a cursive font typewriter. I think it was to make it hard to fake a document.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 01:01 PM (rbvCR)

311 Lots of people in abusive relationships that stay in them do so because they feel the abuse shows that the other person "loves" and "cares" for them. It's sick but growing up that is what they are programed to believe.

Posted by: lin-duh at March 06, 2026 01:01 PM (9AdGW)

312 Hold it ! You mean grand theft limo was fake ? I am devastated.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at March 06, 2026 01:01 PM (XqFM2)

313 304 What about taking a dump? Do they have a plan for that?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:58 PM (Riz8t)

Yeah... Make sure the toilet seat is down...
Posted by: It's me donna

Drop pants first.

...IN THE BATHROOM.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 06, 2026 01:02 PM (DgMqy)

314 Would we be better off if he'd taken the Beast for a 535 speed bump ride?

Posted by: DaveA at March 06, 2026 01:02 PM (FhXTo)

315 Useful Idiot, emphasis on "idiot."

Posted by: red speck at March 06, 2026 01:02 PM (Ve/HL)

316 Drop pants first.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Assumes facts not in evidence
(excepting the book thread)

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 01:02 PM (gKWVE)

317 LOL. Putin's mentor, Alexander Dugin's most recent speech includes these in his roll of honor,

From X. Source is Dugin's speech on Paideuma.TV@PaideumaTV Mar 5.

Commentary by Avi Avidan
@avavidan

"Perhaps the sweetest vindication comes in Dugin's roll call of Western influencers he praises as allies, those "real MAGA" voices he believes can sow division from within. He names them explicitly: Tucker Carlson,Candace Owens, Alex Jones, Andrew Napolitano, Larry Johnson, Jackson Hinkle and Kim Dotcom. Dugin lauds them for echoing his theories, urging outreach to amplify US contradictions. "

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 01:02 PM (E4rtv)

318 "Russians don't take a shit without having a plan, son."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:03 PM (Zz0t1)

319 "...Tenderloin."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 12:59 PM (RIvkX)

That is the hottest word ever.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Just Took Some Extasy. at March 06, 2026 01:03 PM (RfVfI)

320 Drop pants first.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Assumes facts not in evidence
(excepting the book thread)
Posted by: gKWVE at

It's an if/then step of the process.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 01:03 PM (MGB5H)

321 back to the post for a second, throw this chick in jail, give her the full J6 treatment.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 01:04 PM (n5tGW)

322 Especially if you include a crude stick figure drawing of you roasting the object of the letter on a spit.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 01:00 PM (wa/yD)

LOL!!!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Just Took Some Extasy. at March 06, 2026 01:04 PM (RfVfI)

323 What about taking a dump? Do they have a plan for that?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:58 PM (Riz8t)

Yeah... Make sure the toilet seat is down...
Posted by: It's me donna

Drop pants first.

Huh? When did that start?

Posted by: J. Biden at March 06, 2026 01:05 PM (Riz8t)

324 It's an if/then step of the process.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 01:03 PM (MGB5H)

IF 'poopie'
THEN 'use toilet'
ELSE 'Joe Biden'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:05 PM (Zz0t1)

325 I think that is wrong, there is no telling how many kids don't know how to write in cursive.
Posted by: four seasons at March 06, 2026 12:46 PM (3ek7K)

The only reason cursive exists is that it was a crutch to enable one to write with a dip pen, and not make blots. Do they print books in cursive? newspapers? the how-to instructions on a ramen packet?

Teach kids to make blocks lettters legibly, both upper and lower case. And teach them to spell properly.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 01:05 PM (8zz6B)

326 I have been told that I have good penmanship for a lefty. I still send a lot of handwritten notes to people for various reasons, they seem to appreciate them for the most part. I have every single one of hub's notes that he sent to me.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 06, 2026 01:05 PM (0nHVk)

327 My handwriting is a hybrid of print and cursive.
Some letter combos link up cursively and others don't.
It's very distinctive and worked well for decades, but it's deteriorating with being over 29.

My dad- a doctor- had such terrible handwriting that I had to type up a translation of his "My Childhood" letters for the kids' school projects.

Posted by: sal at March 06, 2026 01:05 PM (f+FmA)

328 317 Commentary by Avi Avidan
@avavidan

"Perhaps the sweetest vindication comes in Dugin's roll call of Western influencers he praises as allies, those "real MAGA" voices he believes can sow division from within. He names them explicitly: Tucker Carlson,Candace Owens, Alex Jones, Andrew Napolitano, Larry Johnson, Jackson Hinkle and Kim Dotcom. Dugin lauds them for echoing his theories, urging outreach to amplify US contradictions. "
Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 01:02 PM (E4rtv)

Avi Avidan? As in, Danny Sexbang's father?

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 01:05 PM (1YL6+)

329 322 Especially if you include a crude stick figure drawing of you roasting the object of the letter on a spit.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 01:00 PM (wa/yD)

LOL!!!
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Just Took Some Extasy. at March 06, 2026 01:04 PM (RfVfI)

I " might " have dated her, in my misspent youth.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 01:06 PM (pDt9x)

330 Posted by: lin-duh at March 06, 2026 01:01 PM (9AdGW)

Abusers, especially narcissistic ones, use a form of operant conditioning on their victims. They give "rewards", almost treat like, and keep them coming back by withholding and giving them out in an unpredictable manner. Think of it almost as gambling addiction but the victim doesn't even know they are in a game. I think the proper term is called Variable Ratio Reinforcement. Or Intermittent Reinforcement. And unfortunately it works very very well. It's a total mindfuck.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 01:06 PM (Et1h0)

331 I still use cursive, and people see it and go, "Oh, you went to Catholic school." Yep.

Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 01:07 PM (Sy6m/)

332 The Iranians are persistent, I'll give them that.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the current war had to happen because immediately after the last strike, Iran started digging even deeper bunkers for their nuclear program.

In an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu said, “The reason that we had to act now is because after we hit their nuclear sites and their ballistic missile program [in June 2025]… they started building new sites… underground bunkers that would make their ballistic missile program and their atomic bomb program immune within months.”

“If no action was taken now, no action could be taken in the future,” he said.

https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=70467

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 01:07 PM (Riz8t)

333
Teach kids to make blocks lettters legibly, both upper and lower case. And teach them to spell properly.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 01:05 PM (8zz6B)

Readin'
Ritin'
Rithmatic

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:07 PM (Zz0t1)

334 Willowed:
77 About the Gospel of Thomas for those that are not familiar with it. And yes , this writer is no fan:

https://tinyurl.com/3knechnw
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 11:26 AM (looXz)

Fen, thank you for posting this information. It's quite interesting. I shared it with my husband.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 01:07 PM (FMtrg)

335 IF 'poopie'
THEN 'use toilet'
ELSE 'Joe Biden'
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:05 PM

I laughed way too hard at that.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 01:08 PM (kgE5c)

336
I laughed way too hard at that.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 01:08 PM (kgE5c)

LMMFAO

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:09 PM (Zz0t1)

337 It's best to use letters cut out of magazines.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 12:58 PM (MGB5H
BOOYAH!

Posted by: Eromero at March 06, 2026 01:09 PM (sH4Bk)

338 Abusers, especially narcissistic ones, use a form of operant conditioning on their victims. They give "rewards", almost treat like, and keep them coming back by withholding and giving them out in an unpredictable manner. Think of it almost as gambling addiction but the victim doesn't even know they are in a game. I think the proper term is called Variable Ratio Reinforcement. Or Intermittent Reinforcement. And unfortunately it works very very well. It's a total mindfuck.
Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 01:06 PM (Et1h0)

Sex for married men is a common example.

Posted by: It's always the husband's fault though at March 06, 2026 01:10 PM (TbWk/)

339 I still use cursive, and people see it and go, "Oh, you went to Catholic school." Yep.

I expect one of the reasons my handwriting is so bad is that (a) our Catholic school (first to eighth grade) bundled two classes into each room. Some subjects were taught to the entire room; others were taught to one side or the other.

And (b) cursive was taught in second grade. I was so fascinated by it that I rushed through whatever work they had us first-graders doing in order to follow along when cursive was taught on the other side.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 01:10 PM (EXyHK)

340 ITS FUNNY THAT THEY ARE DOING THIS INSTEAD OF PASSING THE SAVE ACT.
OH
WAIT

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at March 06, 2026 01:10 PM (Hkcdp)

341 The only reason cursive exists is that it was a crutch to enable one to write with a dip pen, and not make blots. Do they print books in cursive? newspapers? the how-to instructions on a ramen packet?

Teach kids to make blocks lettters legibly, both upper and lower case. And teach them to spell properly.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

This. Cursive stinks.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 01:10 PM (77rzZ)

342 331 I still use cursive, and people see it and go, "Oh, you went to Catholic school." Yep.
Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 01:07 PM (Sy6m/)

All of my cousins on the white side of my family went to Catholic school.

All of my cousins on the white side of my family are gay.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 01:10 PM (1YL6+)

343 The Media Thinks Kristi Noem Was Fired...Trump Just Promoted an MMA Fighter to Run the Border
Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 12:59 PM (RHGPo)

It kind of worked with Tulsi Gabbard.
DOGE is sort of populated with gamers, too.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 01:11 PM (rbvCR)

344 Avi Avidan? As in, Danny Sexbang's father?
Posted by: XTC
=====
As in geostrategist, have no idea about the other.

You can watch the Dugin speech at Paideuma.TV@PaideumaTV. Speech is about 30 minutes long. I had it summarized by Grok.

Basically, Dugin is bewailing the fact that a lot of disruptive proxies are being taken off the board by US and/or Israel recently. Hezbollah, Houthis, Venezuela, and now Iran. Makes arguments for multipolarity which Dugin wants less achievable and Dugin argues that it will result in future wars like India v. China, etc.

Those proxies that create situations via terrorism, etc. are what Dugin thinks prevents great powers form conflict.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 01:11 PM (E4rtv)

345 I told you about the fake "split" in MAGA that was being engineered as of more than a year ago. Narrated every part of it right here, before Candace and Tucker even got their marching orders. It's a psy op. And the only reason it's *not* working is because Trump knows what they are doing and keeps countering it.

His initial counter was in how he handled the Epstein matter. They had cornered him with it and were going to use it to split the party down the middle. But he responded in a way they predicted he never would - basically creating a split of his own on his terms instead of theirs. Separating out a small amount of "crazies" on his own side instead of letting them make his people duke it out. And it worked.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 01:11 PM (Et1h0)

346 Damn ICE!

Virginia Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell blames *ICE* for the murder of Stephanie Minter:

"There's a dead person in my district because ICE is focused on doing things other than keeping us safe."

Never mind the fact that Fairfax DA Steve Descano released her killer back into the community despite multiple warnings from the police, or the fact that his office doesn't honor ICE detainers, or how Abigail Spanberger ended all cooperation with ICE on day one.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 01:11 PM (FXNzP)

347 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 01:05 PM (8zz6B)

Cursive is also very helpful for those with dyslexia. Well, dysgraphia really. Having all the letters connect and flow *really* cuts down on the chances of getting them switched or backwards.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 06, 2026 01:12 PM (lFFaq)

348
Politico Magazine, ‘I Stepped Down Because I Saw Where This Was Heading’
Former White House comms director Alyssa Farah talks about the violence at the Capitol, whether she would support her former boss in 2024 and where the party goes from here. 01/07/21

Cheney began communicating with Hutchinson in April 2022.

Hutchinson reached out to Farah Griffin following Hutchinson’s second transcribed interview. Farah Griffin and Hutchinson knew each other from their time working together in the White House. Farah Griffin was one of the first former Trump administration officials to publicly criticize Trump in January 2021, and was publicly working with the Select Committee on its investigation.
--
CHA House gov -
In part, When Hutchinson reached out to Farah Griffin, she invited Hutchinson over to her Georgetown townhome to talk on April 26, 2022. That evening, Hutchinson told Farah Griffin she had more information she could provide to the Select Committee, according to statements by both Hutchinson and Farah Griffin. During their conversation, Farah Griffin agreed to “[contact] Liz Cheney on [Hutchinson’s] behalf about scheduling another interview.”

Alyssa Farah Griffin, The View

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 01:12 PM (NFX2v)

349 With Jan6 as the setting here, what's this about Markwayne Mullen hugging and kissing the killer cop that shot Ashli Babbet, calling him a HERO!!!!??!!

Posted by: M. Gaga at March 06, 2026 01:12 PM (KiBMU)

350 THAT THEY ARE DOING THIS INSTEAD OF PASSING THE SAVE ACT.

Yeah, I don’t think Paxton’s promise has any hope of being called in. If by some miracle it is, I think we could reasonably assume that its success is due entirely to Paxton “agreeing” with President Trump.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 01:12 PM (EXyHK)

351 Sex for married men is a common example.

Posted by: It's always the husband's fault though at March 06, 2026 01:10 PM (TbWk/)

Oooh - good one

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 01:13 PM (Et1h0)

352 As a schoolgirl in the Netherlands, my southpaw grandmother got her knuckles rapped with a ruler if she wrote with her left hand. Had to learn to write right-handed.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 01:13 PM (77rzZ)

353 YOU NEED TO READ CURSIVE TO READ OLDER DOCUMENTS!

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at March 06, 2026 01:13 PM (Hkcdp)

354 As a schoolgirl in the Netherlands, my southpaw grandmother got her knuckles rapped with a ruler if she wrote with her left hand. Had to learn to write right-handed.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 01:13 PM (77rzZ)

And that little girl was me.

Posted by: Kamala at March 06, 2026 01:13 PM (Et1h0)

355 Lots of people in abusive relationships that stay in them do so because they feel the abuse shows that the other person "loves" and "cares" for them. It's sick but growing up that is what they are programed to believe.
Posted by: lin-duh at March 06, 2026 01:01 PM (9AdGW)

It is also the idea that "this time I can run it again and get it right"
Added to a lot of feeling of degradation and violation, which leads to feeling it is not possible to do better making a different choice.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 01:13 PM (rbvCR)

356 349 With Jan6 as the setting here, what's this about Markwayne Mullen hugging and kissing the killer cop that shot Ashli Babbet, calling him a HERO!!!!??!!
Posted by: M. Gaga at March 06, 2026 01:12 PM (KiBMU)

Most of the Congressmen and Senators did.. They gave him a medal... I'm not gonna hold this against Mullin...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 01:13 PM (VE6XX)

357 I saw a thread where some leftist complaining about Pretti and Good being shot. Someone brought up this same leftist had *endorsed* the killing of Babbitt and Boyd and his answer? THEY DESERVED IT!

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 01:14 PM (sKqQm)

358 When will Michael Fanone be charged with perjury for his lies on the stand against J6 defendants? The video released by Congress showed his travels that day and showed him to be a consummate liar...I won't hold my breath.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 06, 2026 01:14 PM (ynpvh)

359 I could fix Madison Cornbread. Or at least try . I'd have fun.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 01:14 PM (/C62k)

360 A friend of mine with dyslexia writes in cursive. I think it helps her because it's easier to keep letters of a word in proper order when they are connected.

Another friend with dyslexia writes in mirror cursive because it's easier for her.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 01:15 PM (FMtrg)

361 If you actually have to write a lot, cursive can be much faster if you use it often. Some schools are now going to the written page for essays again because of AI. So cursive may make a comeback. Yes, the AI can still be copied, but at least the kid has to read it, LOL.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 01:15 PM (n5tGW)

362 Hello everyone! It has been a long week and I'm desperate to knock off early so a lot of posts are going to be pretty brief. I hope you understand!
......

Is Doof too hungover to fill in?

Posted by: wth at March 06, 2026 01:15 PM (UjdFS)

363 All of my cousins on the white side of my family went to Catholic school.

All of my cousins on the white side of my family are gay.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 01:10 PM (1YL6+)

Correlation might not equal causation. BUT... it does make one start to ask questions

Posted by: Just sayin at March 06, 2026 01:15 PM (TbWk/)

364 Children here in NE NC have always been taught the three "Rs".
Readin'
'Ritin'
Road to Norfolk.

Posted by: Sweet Rural Shade at March 06, 2026 01:15 PM (oftw2)

365 In an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu said, “The reason that we had to act now is because after we hit their nuclear sites and their ballistic missile program [in June 2025]… they started building new sites… underground bunkers that would make their ballistic missile program and their atomic bomb program immune within months.”

“If no action was taken now, no action could be taken in the future,” he said.

https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=70467
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 01:07 PM (Riz8t)

Sure, you can build your bomb factories deep, deep underground. A thousand meters? No problem. Even a direct hit with a nuke wouldn't destroy it. But how do you get raw materials, workers, and finished product in and out of that sucker? Deep underground lairs need entrances and exits. Destroy those, and "deep underground lair" becomes "deep underground tomb".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 01:15 PM (8zz6B)

366 356

Most of the Congressmen and Senators did.. They gave him a medal... I'm not gonna hold this against Mullin...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 01:13 PM (VE6XX)

Eh, same here. Just do not expect him to outperform Noem in the job. I suspect he will not.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 01:16 PM (pDt9x)

367 And sometimes abusers tell you they are going to ruin you / make you dead if you leave and they aren’t playing around. It makes it safer to stay.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:17 PM (p4NUW)

368 Loudermilk is a funny name.

Posted by: Ben Dover III at March 06, 2026 01:18 PM (oftw2)

369 Children here in NE NC have always been taught the three "Rs".
Readin'
'Ritin'
Road to Norfolk.
Posted by: Sweet Rural Shade
----
Here in W. NC, the inclination is to E. TN mason jars.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2026 01:18 PM (XeU6L)

370 Eh, same here. Just do not expect him to outperform Noem in the job. I suspect he will not.

I’m just hoping he’s learned to “see evil in the eyes” of the right people.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 06, 2026 01:18 PM (EXyHK)

371 I don't know why Bibi or Trump for that matter has to give reasons for this. We're tired of your terror shit is good enough.

Freaking half a century of that is far too long.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 06, 2026 01:18 PM (n5tGW)

372 YOU NEED TO READ CURSIVE TO READ OLDER DOCUMENTS!
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at March 06, 2026 01:13 PM (Hkcdp)

Rachel Jeantel hardest hit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:19 PM (Zz0t1)

373 367 And sometimes abusers tell you they are going to ruin you / make you dead if you leave and they aren’t playing around. It makes it safer to stay.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:17 PM (p4NUW)

You just described Islam.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 01:19 PM (FMtrg)

374 And sometimes abusers tell you they are going to ruin you / make you dead if you leave and they aren’t playing around. It makes it safer to stay.
Posted by: Piper
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"I kilt her cause I luved her"

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2026 01:19 PM (XeU6L)

375
Is Doof too hungover to fill in?
Posted by: wth at March 06, 2026 01:15 PM (UjdFS)

It WAS his birthday yesterday.

And I will say, he absolutely ROCKED it with is musical selection in the ONT.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:20 PM (Zz0t1)

376 Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 01:15 PM (FMtrg)

Once I started using cursive I had *much* less problem with getting letters mixed up or backwards. Math on the other hand has always been a nightmare because of constantly doing both with the numbers. Unfortunately, typing has started to become a problem beyond the standard "teh" that happens to everyone.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 06, 2026 01:20 PM (lFFaq)

377 And sometimes abusers tell you they are going to ruin you / make you dead if you leave and they aren’t playing around. It makes it safer to stay.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 01:17 PM (p4NUW)

Happens more than you'd think.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 01:20 PM (Et1h0)

378 374 And sometimes abusers tell you they are going to ruin you / make you dead if you leave and they aren’t playing around. It makes it safer to stay.
Posted by: Piper
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"I kilt her cause I luved her"
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2026 01:19 PM (XeU6L)

you forgot the "and no one else can have her."

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 01:20 PM (tOcjL)

379 361 If you actually have to write a lot, cursive can be much faster if you use it often.

my personal battle with cursive is that i practiced extensively when i was learning russian. now if my mind wanders while i'm writing in cursive it starts coming out in cyrillic.

Posted by: anachronda at March 06, 2026 01:20 PM (v3pYe)

380 Loudermilk is a funny name.
Posted by: Ben Dover III

I know, right?
-- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 01:20 PM (77rzZ)

381 355 Lots of people in abusive relationships that stay in them do so because they feel the abuse shows that the other person "loves" and "cares" for them. It's sick but growing up that is what they are programed to believe.
Posted by: lin-duh at March 06, 2026 01:01 PM (9AdGW)

Starts in childhood. Mommy and daddy dearest flipping their shit and beating their kids for the slightest of perceived offenses because it's for their own good, "it hurts me more than it hurts you," and because God said so - Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.

Posted by: Beat your children well, make their lives hell at March 06, 2026 01:21 PM (TbWk/)

382 Wow. The Rick Wilson blocked me.

I'm somebody!

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 01:21 PM (viF8m)

383 I don't know why Bibi or Trump for that matter has to give reasons for this. We're tired of your terror shit is good enough.

Freaking half a century of that is far too long.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
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I mentioned last night that I miss Moshe Dayan.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2026 01:21 PM (XeU6L)

384 The only reason cursive exists is that it was a crutch to enable one to write with a dip pen, and not make blots. Do they print books in cursive? newspapers? the how-to instructions on a ramen packet?

Teach kids to make blocks lettters legibly, both upper and lower case. And teach them to spell properly.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 01:05 PM (8zz6B)

Tools dictate the product, and tools carry their own preconceptions and limitations of what the job is.
A ballpoint or mechanical pencil can be wielded like a crayon, where most other writing tools of the West are restricted to broad down strokes, and lighter coasting up and circular strokes. With a rigid nib you can make block prints, but most writing tools are flexible to give a faster flow. Spencerian hand was developed for a steel nib, before that there were other hands that were for feather quill points, Palmer was developed along with the development of the fountain pen.
There is also the cultural approach to what is in style.
However, the first printing press letters were developed around the Carolingian hand which were developed as a highly legible handwriting style for Charlamagne's court

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 01:21 PM (rbvCR)

385 I think there's something in Scripture about "bearing false witness" being a bad thing.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 01:22 PM (FMtrg)

386 my personal battle with cursive is that i practiced extensively when i was learning russian. now if my mind wanders while i'm writing in cursive it starts coming out in cyrillic.
Posted by: anachronda

Same here. I can't write English cursive anymore (except for my signature) without a great deal of effort and concentration.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 01:22 PM (77rzZ)

387 think there's something in Scripture about "bearing false witness" being a bad thing.
Posted by: Emmie -- be

You're forgetting the "except to get Trump" verse.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 01:23 PM (MGB5H)

388 And I will say, he absolutely ROCKED it with is musical selection in the ONT.
Posted by: Sponge

Only because he DIDN'T play Rush.

Posted by: Rockin' Mel Slirrup at March 06, 2026 01:23 PM (oftw2)

389 352 As a schoolgirl in the Netherlands, my southpaw grandmother got her knuckles rapped with a ruler if she wrote with her left hand. Had to learn to write right-handed.

my dad had to learn to write left-handed because he was tossed off a horse and broke his right arm when he was in school. he had an odd style that involved hooking his left hand around so that it would come in from the right-handed direction.

Posted by: anachronda at March 06, 2026 01:23 PM (v3pYe)

390 Posted by: Beat your children well, make their lives hell at March 06, 2026 01:21 PM (TbWk

You're really the poster formerly known as
"Insomniac", right?"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 01:23 PM (L2PcB)

391 There were very few movie critics in Shakespeare’s time.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 06, 2026 01:23 PM (l30Kj)

392
Only because he DIDN'T play Rush.
Posted by: Rockin' Mel Slirrup at March 06, 2026 01:23 PM (oftw2)

No, only because it f*cking ROCKED.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:24 PM (Zz0t1)

393 358 When will Michael Fanone be charged with perjury for his lies on the stand against J6 defendants? The video released by Congress showed his travels that day and showed him to be a consummate liar...I won't hold my breath.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 06, 2026 01:14 PM (ynpvh)

I'm penciling it in for half past never. That tattooed faggot hipster wannabe weepy "tough guy" Will never pay for his perjury, just like Micheal Byrd will never pay for his cold-blooded murder of Ashli Babbitt.

Posted by: They'll continue to prosper at March 06, 2026 01:24 PM (TbWk/)

394 Is Doof too hungover to fill in?
Posted by: wth

It WAS his birthday yesterday.

And I will say, he absolutely ROCKED it with is musical selection in the ONT.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
......

Yeah, I figured he was up till midnight doing the macarena or something.

Posted by: wth at March 06, 2026 01:24 PM (UjdFS)

395 We're tired of your terror shit is good enough.

Freaking half a century of that is far too long.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

BOC has to play Divine Wind one more time before they're too old to tour.

Posted by: DaveA at March 06, 2026 01:24 PM (FhXTo)

396 Wow. The Rick Wilson blocked me.

I'm somebody!
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 01:21 PM (viF8m)

You were associating with a pederast?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 01:24 PM (Zz0t1)

397 The Daily Sentinel -May 8, 2024; Updated June 13, 2025

'Cassidy Hutchinson, former Trump White House staffer, speaks at CMU'

Hutchinson was originally slated to work for Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida after his presidency ended. She said she hoped to take the job so she could attempt to keep Trump “in reality.” However, Hutchinson said the job was rescinded because of a perceived lack of loyalty. She also spoke about all the times Trump continued to insist he won the 2020 election and how the West Wing in the final few months of his presidency was a mix of people looking for a way to install him for a second term and people trying to get Trump to tone down his rhetoric.

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A former White House employee of no significance, she's probably got a chance at an insanity plea, and that's why they brought her into the game. A delusional nothing.

Haul in Nan and her photographer daughter, Alexandra. They and Congressman Bennie Thompson are despicable.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 01:24 PM (NFX2v)

398 385 I think there's something in Scripture about "bearing false witness" being a bad thing.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 01:22 PM (FMtrg)

It's not a lie if you believe it!

Posted by: Costanza defense at March 06, 2026 01:25 PM (TbWk/)

399 Writing is all about speed. My upper case lettering can be perfect because I worked as a draftsman (is there such a thing?) while completing my education. Cursive is a slower, more thoughtful way to write. I mostly go for speed so I write sloppy upper case mostly but some lower case letters get thrown in because it's faster and I'm lazy.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 01:25 PM (M9gjJ)

400 368 Loudermilk is a funny name.
Posted by: Ben Dover III at March 06, 2026 01:18 PM (oftw2)

Agreed!

Posted by: Dick Trickle at March 06, 2026 01:25 PM (RfVfI)

401 382 Wow. The Rick Wilson blocked me.
I'm somebody!
Posted by: JackStraw

Let me guess, you listed your gender as male and your birthyear sometime before 2010

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 01:26 PM (gKWVE)

402 Military orders issued through most of the 19th century were in cursive. Clear, precise penmanship was mandatory, particularly in battlefield conditions.

Posted by: mrp at March 06, 2026 01:26 PM (rj6Yv)

403 Once I started using cursive I had *much* less problem with getting letters mixed up or backwards. Math on the other hand has always been a nightmare because of constantly doing both with the numbers. Unfortunately, typing has started to become a problem beyond the standard "teh" that happens to everyone.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 06, 2026 01:20 PM (lFFaq)

Yeah. Imagine math in cursive! lol! (I do write log and ln and lim in cursive, partly because "l" looks like "1".

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 01:26 PM (FMtrg)

404 I still haven't figured out the whole blocking thing. On reddit the person blocks you and you get "punished" by not seeing their drivel.

All I know about you after you "block" me is 1. You're a weenie 2. Two doesn't matter

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 01:26 PM (Et1h0)

405 286: but if the foreign troll ASS has its way we’d be paying $10 a gallon for gas. So it can spare me the whining.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 01:26 PM (fYhK6)

406 Remember Toy Story 3 did a whole bit on how fruity the Ken doll was (voiced by Michael Keaton) based in part on his handwriting which was full of swollen, curly-Q characters and hearts for dots.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at March 06, 2026 01:27 PM (GD2xa)

407 Bearing false witness is a bad thing... except if you can do it to get icky Trump, then it's great - Super Christian TDS sufferers everywhere

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 01:27 PM (xT8gx)

408 I think the proper term is called Variable Ratio Reinforcement. Or Intermittent Reinforcement. And unfortunately it works very very well. It's a total mindfuck.
Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 01:06 PM (Et1h0)

There are also elements of Learned Helplessness on the victim's side, as well as the fact that abuse need both sides to be participants, even if they are just victim and abuser, and the victim side winds up feeling degraded and complicit in allowing the abuse EVEN IF THE VICTIM HAD NO OTHER OPTIONS OR ESCAPE.

I had to put that in bold so people might read it

Part of escaping the cycle is understanding the cause of the feelings of degradation and self hate is to find a way to forgive oneself for being a victim.
Of course another big part is running the fick away, too.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 01:27 PM (rbvCR)

409 Some while back, after filling out some paperwork, the older person in attendance looked at it and commented 'You have a nice hand'. That surprised me as I don't know that I do (did), and am certain that it is no longer true. But, the comment itself harkened to a different age.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2026 01:27 PM (XeU6L)

410 Us weekend COBs will keep the place running...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 12:16 PM (ESVrU)

The last time that the weekend cobs kept the place running, Ace had to work on Saturday. Admittedly, that was all the way back in last Saturday.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 01:27 PM (ExV1e)

411 It's not false witness if it's your truth!

Posted by: No narrative is illegal on stolen land at March 06, 2026 01:28 PM (TbWk/)

412 The only reason cursive exists is that it was a crutch to enable one to write with a dip pen, and not make blots. Do they print books in cursive? newspapers? the how-to instructions on a ramen packet?

Teach kids to make blocks lettters legibly, both upper and lower case. And teach them to spell properly.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 01:05 PM (8zz6B)

Teach to read in cursive at least.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 01:28 PM (fYhK6)

413 Sure, you can build your bomb factories deep, deep underground. A thousand meters? No problem. Even a direct hit with a nuke wouldn't destroy it. But how do you get raw materials, workers, and finished product in and out of that sucker? Deep underground lairs need entrances and exits. Destroy those, and "deep underground lair" becomes "deep underground tomb".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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The massive 50 plane hit today on the Khameini bunker system in central Teheran used the fact they could loiter and bomb at will. Using smart bunker busters, they simply kept rat a tat tating by repeated bombings until they got to the level of the bunkers and their exits. As you say, the bunkers can become tombs especially like for the Hezbollah leader that got killed last year. Poisonous gases from the explosions seep downward into the crevices and can poison you if no air ventilation exists. Those are often heavier than air and thus gravity sends them downwards.

I think quite a few more Iranian regime leaders met their Maker today.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 01:28 PM (E4rtv)

414 Yeah, I figured he was up till midnight doing the macarena or something.
Posted by: wth at March 06, 2026 01:24 PM (UjdFS)

Doof wears mascara?

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 01:28 PM (FMtrg)

415 Teach kids to make blocks lettters legibly, both upper and lower case. And teach them to spell properly.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

'Teach'?

Posted by: Quality Learing Center at March 06, 2026 01:29 PM (R1D6K)

416 Teach to read in cursive at least.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 01:28 PM (fYhK6)

Or just to read at all.

Posted by: Paging TJM to the white courtesy phone at March 06, 2026 01:29 PM (TbWk/)

417 Try going through elementary school, though right handed, but refusing to hold a pencil “the right way”.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 01:30 PM (fYhK6)

418 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2026 01:27 PM (XeU6L)

The much older women members of the congregation I serve have the most beautiful cursive. It's been a pleasure to get cards or notes from them .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 01:30 PM (ZeH0U)

419 Damn ICE!

Virginia Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell blames *ICE* for the murder of Stephanie Minter:

"There's a dead person in my district because ICE is focused on doing things other than keeping us safe."

Never mind the fact that Fairfax DA Steve Descano released her killer back into the community despite multiple warnings from the police, or the fact that his office doesn't honor ICE detainers, or how Abigail Spanberger ended all cooperation with ICE on day one.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 01:11 PM

When Democrats lie, they but speak their native tongue.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 01:30 PM (4NO2D)

420 Us weekend COBs will keep the place running...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 12:16 PM (ESVrU)

The last time that the weekend cobs kept the place running, Ace had to work on Saturday. Admittedly, that was all the way back in last Saturday.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 01:27 PM (ExV1e)
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That was my weekend off....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 01:30 PM (ESVrU)

421 My upper case lettering can be perfect because I worked as a draftsman (is there such a thing?)
.......

We call them CAD techs now. Everything being done on computers now, drafting is a lost art. Now even the engineers are doing it. Billing out hours spent drawing at engineers rate.

Posted by: wth at March 06, 2026 01:30 PM (UjdFS)

422 Part of escaping the cycle is understanding the cause of the feelings of degradation and self hate is to find a way to forgive oneself for being a victim.
Of course another big part is running the fick away, too.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 01:27 PM (rbvCR)

I think the forgiveness has to come later. The believing what *they* think and say doesn't matter is the first thing. That's the way out. Then you have to deal with the "I'm worth it" stuff, then later the forgiveness for taking it, which sometimes never really comes.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 01:30 PM (Et1h0)

423 🤡🤡🤡

"The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at UC Berkeley is now posting propaganda videos accusing the Iranian diaspora of being “traitors” & “agents”

“The real patriots are those who come out into the streets on cold nights for the Iranian Republic."

Deport!!

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 01:31 PM (GD0B3)

424 I'm penciling it in for half past never. That tattooed faggot hipster wannabe weepy "tough guy" Will never pay for his perjury, just like Micheal Byrd will never pay for his cold-blooded murder of Ashli Babbitt.
Posted by: They'll continue to prosper at March 06, 2026 01:24 PM (TbWk/)

I love Psalm 73... because in it the psalmist laments that the bad guys get away with everything. But then concludes (verses 15 and 16):

When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

It may seem like they get away with it, but in the end they don't... that means the afterlife

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 01:31 PM (xT8gx)

425 Nood. Eff.Bee.Eye.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 01:31 PM (ExV1e)

426 408 Part of escaping the cycle is understanding the cause of the feelings of degradation and self hate is to find a way to forgive oneself for being a victim.
Of course another big part is running the fick away, too.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2026 01:27 PM (rbvCR)

If the abuse comes from a parent, you start to think you deserve it even moreso.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 01:31 PM (1YL6+)

427 Oops. Mao's something something about fish in the sea becomes in Iran today, "the sea was angry that day, my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli!"

0HOUR1
@0hour1
Thousands of Iranians are logging into apps to report the hiding spots of regime members to the United States.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 01:32 PM (E4rtv)

428 Bearing false witness is a bad thing... except if you can do it to get icky Trump, then it's great - Super Christian TDS sufferers everywhere
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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On their part, it is morally justifiable. Criticism Trump, without regard to reality, is rationalized as justification.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2026 01:32 PM (XeU6L)

429 nood

something went wr

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 01:33 PM (3uBP9)

430 Never mind the fact that Fairfax DA Steve Descano released her killer back into the community despite multiple warnings from the police, or the fact that his office doesn't honor ICE detainers, or how Abigail Spanberger ended all cooperation with ICE on day one.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 01:11 PM

When Democrats lie, they but speak their native tongue.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 01:30 PM (4NO2D)

The buck never stops with them. They are not responsible for anything they do and never face the consequences of their actions. It's always someone else's fault. Always. No matter how blindingly obvious these are the direct results of their actions. And yet these are the sort of people who thrive in government and corporate positions.

Posted by: Hard work and integrity are for suckers at March 06, 2026 01:33 PM (TbWk/)

431 The last time that the weekend cobs kept the place running, Ace had to work on Saturday. Admittedly, that was all the way back in last Saturday.
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That was my weekend off....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Let the conspiracy theories begin!

Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 01:33 PM (Fs0KI)

432 Personally, I'm glad if Trump's team was exploring ways to keep him in office for another term in spite of the election cheating. Because why let cheaters win?

But it turned out to be a much better second term with shedding the traitors during the four-year gap.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 01:34 PM (FMtrg)

433 Doof wears mascara?
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 01:28 PM (FMtrg)

Well.......

Posted by: Doofs Mirror at March 06, 2026 01:34 PM (RfVfI)

434 My upper case lettering can be perfect because I worked as a draftsman (is there such a thing?)
.......

We call them CAD techs now. Everything being done on computers now, drafting is a lost art. Now even the engineers are doing it. Billing out hours spent drawing at engineers rate.
Posted by: wth
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I recall large rooms, filled with drafting tables occupied by busy men.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2026 01:35 PM (XeU6L)

435 'Teach'?
Posted by: Quality Learing Center at March 06, 2026 01:29 PM (R1D6K)

"Learing"???

Posted by: Quality Leering Center at March 06, 2026 01:36 PM (RfVfI)

436 >>Almost 40 have been arrested on other felony charges including at least 7 on child sex crimes.

Rittenhouse fired randomly into an Antifa crowd and hit two pedos and a woman beater.

What are THOSE odds

Posted by: Blanco at March 06, 2026 01:47 PM (q83gU)

437 You want her, Ace!

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 02:00 PM (+YA9H)

438 They print poetry in cursive: it’s called italics and comes directly from the chancery hand used by papal scribes. It’s cursive and was used because it can be written quickly.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 06, 2026 02:42 PM (jkhGM)

THE MORNING RANT: Some Other Election News Out of Texas; plus, A Great Summary from Real Clear Investigations of the EV Debacle’s Cost

Paxton’s Chances in the Texas Republican Senate Runoff

There has been a lot of talk about the two Senate primaries in Texas earlier this week, in which James Talarico beat Jasmine Crockett in the Democrat primary, while Ken Paxton forced John Cornyn into a runoff in the Republican primary. I’ve heard about all of the horse-trading going on behind the scenes, as President Trump aims to get one of the Republicans to withdraw. If neither withdraws, I am very hopeful that Paxton wins the runoff.

There has also been much hand-wringing among Republicans and euphoria among Democrats because there were more Democrat votes cast than Republican votes in Texas. While I am frustrated that so many Republican voters skipped the primary, voter turnout in March is almost unrelated to turnout in November’s general election.

In the senate primaries this week, there were 2.07 million Republican ballots cast and 2.22 million Democrat ballots cast. By contrast, four years ago in the mid-term Texas gubernatorial election there were 1.95 million Republican primary ballots and just 1.07 million Democrat primary ballots. But in the November 2022 general election, Greg Abbot received 4.4 million votes and “Beto” O’Rourke received 3.5 million votes. Again, primary turnout is not reflective of the general election.

Beyond that, Texas is infested with so many RINOs because there have been so few contested Democrat primaries in recent decades. Therefore, Democrats often crossed over to the Republican primary to elect left wing, false-flag “Republicans” such as John Cornyn.

Here’s the good news – because there were so many Democrats voting in their own primary this year, John Cornyn cannot count on them bailing him out in the Republican runoff. Anyone who voted in the Democrat primary is now ineligible to vote in the Republican runoff.

This also means, a great number of "sideline" Democrats—who could be tapped for engagement in Republican runoffs—are now not available for that little RINO trick.
— Michael Quinn Sullivan �� (@MQSullivan) March 4, 2026

*****

Conservatives Sweep Texas State Board of Education Primaries

Elections involving school boards aren’t very sexy, but they are probably more important in the current culture war than the more prominent governor and senate races.

Ryan James Girdusky’s 1776 Project has done an outstanding job pouring resources and training into local school board races and state board of education races. It supported four hard-core conservative candidates in Republican primaries against RINOs and other establishment candidates. All four conservatives won, and if they win their general election races against their Democrat opponents in November, Texas will finally have conservatives in charge of state textbooks and curriculum. Because of Texas’ size and impact, this also affects other states that follow Texas’ lead.

What were these candidates running on? These were the common issues in their campaigns:

• Combatting the woke agenda and leftist indoctrination in schools.

• Defending parental rights in education decisions.

• Promoting conservative values in schools, specifically faith, family, patriotism, liberty, and moral character.

• Supporting high academic standards and expectation.

�� Great news for Texas!@1776ProjectPac endorsed candidates appear on track to sweep the Texas State Board of Education primaries. pic.twitter.com/GCKT08JEUo
— 1776 Project PAC | Text 1776 to 76176 (@1776ProjectPac) March 4, 2026

Much gratitude to Mr. Girdusky and the 1776 Project.

*****

“One Riot, One Ranger” Statue Stands Proud Again

In the great national convulsion following the death of George Floyd in 2020, there was widespread toppling of patriotic statues across the land. One of those toppled statues was the “One Riot, One Ranger” statue at Dallas Love Field airport. The statue was in tribute to the legendary Texas law enforcement agency, The Texas Rangers.

There is some good news from the least-woke team* in Major League Baseball - the Texas Rangers baseball team has just prominently installed that same Ranger statue at their ballpark (Globe Life Field) in Arlington, TX. (* “Texas Rangers Frustrate LGBTQ Advocates As Only MLB Team Without a Pride Night”

“Statue removed from Dallas Love Field installed at Texas Rangers’ ballpark; The statue of a Texas Rangers law enforcement figure disappeared under a shroud of controversy nearly six years ago” [Dallas Morning News – 3/02/2026]

On Monday morning, the club accepted and installed the 12-foot bronze One Riot, One Ranger statue depicting a member of the Texas Rangers law enforcement agency that had previously stood at Dallas Love Field until it was removed during the racially-charged summer of 2020.

Below is a picture of the despicable desecration in 2020. The header picture at the top of this post is the ranger at his new home.

In case you’ve never heard the “one riot, one ranger” story (which is probably apocryphal): In the late 19th century, lawlessness had broken out in a Texas town, so the mayor telegraphed the governor seeking help from the Texas Rangers. When the train arrived, just one Ranger got off the train. The incredulous mayor asked if there was only one Ranger dispatched, to which the Ranger replied that his understanding was that there was only one riot.

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Real Clear Investigations’ Summary of the Costly EV Debacle

James Varney at Real Clear Investigations is a friend of the blog and a heck of a writer. He has written an outstanding piece summarizing the obscene waste of taxpayer money involved in the failed “EV transition.” I’ve extracted some of it, but there is much more, and I encourage you to go read the entire piece.

“Bad Bets: Massive EV Subsidies Not Paying Off” [Real Clear Investigations – 02/26/2026]

The future was supposed to have arrived this year in a cluster of counties just east of Atlanta in the form of a state-of-the-art factory that would churn out 400,000 electric vehicles a year. But when JoEllen Artz looks about her lifetime neighborhood, all she sees are holes.
“Those shovel holes they made in the ground? That’s it,” she said of the planned site of a Rivian manufacturing plant. “It’s awful, awful.”
The problem is not a lack of funds. On the promise of thousands of jobs, elected officials in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta have pledged some $8 billion to the project, including a $6.5 billion loan the Biden administration green-lit in its final hours.
Those loans are just two of the huge public bets, or investments, that state capitals and Washington, D.C., have made on EVs. While no one has calculated exactly how many federal and state dollars both Republican and Democratic elected officials have sent to that green sector, experts RealClearInvestigations consulted fixed the total north of $100 billion.

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Public spending on green energy projects, including EVs, began in earnest in May 2009 when President Obama, flanked in the Rose Garden by Detroit and United Auto Workers executives, unveiled his National Fuel Efficiency Policy. It was, the crowd insisted, “good for consumers, good for the economy, and good for the country.”
There has been bipartisan support for many EV initiatives, and the sector got a huge boost during the Biden administration when funding linked to a NetZero future spread throughout the federal government. The bill goes well beyond the billions of dollars in tax credits the federal government provided to EV buyers until that program was ended last September, and includes school buses, postal delivery vehicles, charging stations, and the big manufacturing loans.
The Energy Department, for example, has spent more than $30 billion. That chunk comes from the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing division. Prior to 2019, the ATVM, as it is known, had issued around $8 billion in loans to five different companies. Of those, Nissan repaid its $1.4 billion loan, while Tesla repaid its $465 million loan years ahead of schedule. A $5 billion loan to Ford remains active, but taxpayers lost nearly $210 million on loans to Fisker Automotive and Vehicle Production Group, both of which defaulted, according to the department.

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Some states have labored to force EVs into the market. More than a dozen of them have followed California’s lead, requiring at least 35% of cars offered for sale there annually be “ZEVs,” or “zero emission vehicles,” with all cars being ZEVs by 2035. This complicated, opaque system has made all cars more expensive, according to economists. Congress voted last year to kill California’s plan, but President Trump has not acted on that, and state officials have vowed to sue if he signs it.
On top of the costs of those market manipulations, which can be difficult to compute, are billions in direct state spending on EVs and EV-related projects. Both Republican and Democratic elected officials supporting these moves have done so on the grounds that it would provide an economic boost and be good for the environment.
Rivian, whose corporate communications did not respond to RCI’s request for comment, hasn’t only benefited from the Biden administration’s last-minute loan. In 2022, the state’s Republican leadership in Atlanta pledged up to another $1.5 billion – one of the largest incentive packages in Georgia history – including tax incentives, abatements, support programs, and more than $175 million for land acquisition and improvements. There has been an estimated $25 million in local incentives provided, too.

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Thanks to Mr. CBD for inviting me to join him on this week’s Cut Jib News Podcast. If you’d like to give it a listen, here is a link: Cut Jib Newsletter Speaks: Season 12, Episode 9.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

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Posted by: tankdemon at March 06, 2026 11:00 AM (xPq24)

2 Art loverd alerted.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 06, 2026 11:01 AM (xPq24)

3 I had been assured that Texas was just getting blue no matter what, that the GOPe was so strong that it could never be toppled.

That all was lost.

That there was no winning possible.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:03 AM (GBKbO)

4 Bill Jordan!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 11:03 AM (Kt19C)

5 So, I guess there was some sort of election in Texas the other day...

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 11:03 AM (77rzZ)

6 ublic spending on green energy projects, including EVs, began in earnest in May 2009 when President Obama, flanked in the Rose Garden by Detroit and United Auto Workers executives, unveiled his National Fuel Efficiency Policy. It was, the crowd insisted, “good for consumers, good for the economy, and good for the country.”

Left unaddressed; if it's so good for everyone, why do you need taxpayer dollars to fund it?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:04 AM (Riz8t)

7 When the train arrived, just one Ranger got off the train. The incredulous mayor asked if there was only one Ranger dispatched, to which the Ranger replied that his understanding was that there was only one riot.

They didn't play back then.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 11:04 AM (oKJ0C)

8 I posted this in the last thread, but it's actually on topic here:

https://x.com/QuantusInsights/status/
2029612475466096881

@QuantusInsights
·
22h
We tested the relationship in this chart (Texas primary / Texas general elections 2000–2024) and it’s basically noise:
• correlation r ≈ 0.13 (R² ≈ 0.02)
• a 10-point swing in the primary maps to ~0.4 points in the general

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Essentially, there is no relation between primary turnout and general election turnout in Texas (and in general). If there were, Obama would have won the 2008 general election.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)

9 3 I had been assured that Texas was just getting blue no matter what, that the GOPe was so strong that it could never be toppled.

That all was lost.

That there was no winning possible.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:03 AM (GBKbO)

Get behind me Satan.

BTW, that is one of the most powerful images in The Passion, when Christ is in the Garden. The Devil is whispering despair in his ear as a snake slithers towards him. He suddenly turns and crushes the snake with his heel.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:04 AM (bss/y)

10 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 11:04 AM (kgE5c)

11 Thanks to Mr. CBD for inviting me to join him on this week’s Cut Jib News Podcast. If you’d like to give it a listen, here is a link: Cut Jib Newsletter Speaks: Season 12, Episode 9.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

I was on the podcast once too. Pretty cool.
Still waiting for my honorarium though.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 11:06 AM (2WIwB)

12 Texas Rangers Frustrate LGBTQ Advocates As Only MLB Team Without a Pride Night

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OMG! GENOCIDE!!!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 11:07 AM (FXNzP)

13 That there was no winning possible.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:03 AM (GBKbO)

Yup. Texas will follow Florida into permanent purple status.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 06, 2026 11:07 AM (QTDrh)

14 I was on the podcast once too. Pretty cool.
Still waiting for my honorarium though.

Perhaps if you'd worn pants, you'd have been invited back.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

15 @11 Basking in greatness isn't free.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 06, 2026 11:07 AM (cWLG3)

16 Still waiting for my honorarium though.
Posted by: Diogenes

They left it right by the coffee.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 11:07 AM (77rzZ)

17 As mentioned, Texas primaries generate no more than 50% of main election voters.

The problem is Texas run offs generate no more than 50% of the Texas primary voters.

Since women outvote men when it comes to showing up for elections, this means the electorate will be far more female and far more "consistent always voter" in May...and that does not bode well for Paxton.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 11:07 AM (tOcjL)

18 I'm surprised that there was no gunfire when the statue was taken down.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 11:08 AM (+4yJ5)

19 Those who voted in the Democrat primary can't vote in the runoff, but what about those who didn't vote at all? I know some states require participation in the primary to be eligible to vote i. The runoff-- is Texas one of those states?

Posted by: tankdemon at March 06, 2026 11:09 AM (xPq24)

20 13 That there was no winning possible.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:03 AM (GBKbO)

Yup. Texas will follow Florida into permanent purple status.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 06, 2026 11:07 AM (QTDrh)

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The GOPe in the state just gets more powerful! No matter what!

*doesn't read content*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:09 AM (GBKbO)

21 Since women outvote men when it comes to showing up for elections, this means the electorate will be far more female and far more "consistent always voter" in May...and that does not bode well for Paxton.

Posted by: Nova Local

Have you tried persuading them at the weekly All-Women's Conference? You know, the one where you plot against men and discuss their shortcomings.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)

22 MMW: James Talarico will win the 2026 Texas senate races and will capture the 2028 Democratic nomination for President

He’s the kind of candidate Democrats have been waiting for: young, articulate, values-driven, and unapologetically bold without being alienating. In a state that’s been trending competitive for years, a disciplined campaign focused on working families, public education, and fundamental rights can flip Texas statewide.

Trump will weaponize mashed potatoes if Talarico gains any more traction. He might be squeaky clean, but that no defense against a nuclear lying machine.

Trump changed everything. Fight gorilla politics with gorilla politics. Get a following, build it, and then use it as much as damn possible to get as much power as possible.

If Talarico is willing to call for accountability if he gets to Washington, then he has my support. I haven't heard that from him, unlike Crockett, she is very outspoken about the corruption and calls it out boldly all the time. That's the energy we need right now.

A black woman will not beat a white man for senate in Texas. I'm sorry, but it's just reality.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 11:10 AM (JCZqz)

23 Perhaps if you'd worn pants, you'd have been invited back.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t

Hey! That wasn't in the contract.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 11:11 AM (2WIwB)

24 Hmmm, I keep wondering if all this stuff about China's equipment failing is just straight bullshit or whether we are overestimating a commie nation (as with the Soviets.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:11 AM (bss/y)

25 They left it right by the coffee.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 11:07 AM (77rzZ)

It better be there when I finally find it!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 11:11 AM (2WIwB)

26 He’s the kind of candidate Democrats have been waiting for: young, articulate, values-driven, and unapologetically bold without being alienating.

We seem to define "alienating" differently.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

27 Buck good podcast this week

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 11:12 AM (EtnSa)

28 22 MMW: James Talarico will win the 2026 Texas senate races and will capture the 2028 Democratic nomination for President

He’s the kind of candidate Democrats have been waiting for: young, articulate, values-driven, and unapologetically bold without being alienating. In a state that’s been trending competitive for years, a disciplined campaign focused on working families, public education, and fundamental rights can flip Texas statewide.

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Not even Beto said that the southern border should be a welcome mat...after Biden's open borders policy turned the border counties red for the first time in, like, ever.

Talarico's loss is going to be historic, and there are already rumblings from high level Dem operative that they're not going to fund him.

https://x.com/politico/status/
2029874472698978710

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:12 AM (GBKbO)

29 Talarico looks like he is a creepy villain from a 90s Teen TV show.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y)

30 Public losses. Private gains.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 06, 2026 11:12 AM (qFwJc)

31 There's a podcast?

Posted by: He Axed Incredulously at March 06, 2026 11:12 AM (oftw2)

32 MMW: James Talarico will win the 2026 Texas senate races and will capture the 2028 Democratic nomination for President

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Do not have that on my Bingo card.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 11:12 AM (FXNzP)

33 Have you tried persuading them at the weekly All-Women's Conference? You know, the one where you plot against men and discuss their shortcomings.
Posted by: Archimedes

At one of my former jobs, the women would periodically gather round the cube next to mine and bitch about their husbands. I hated it, and would usually make myself scarce during those bitch sessions.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 11:12 AM (77rzZ)

34 We seem to define "alienating" differently.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

They see the gay as uniting instead of polarizing. They're fucking stupid.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y)

35 Hmmm, I keep wondering if all this stuff about China's equipment failing is just straight bullshit or whether we are overestimating a commie nation (as with the Soviets.)

I read an article this morning that said China has sent Iran their newest and best ADSs. China is very worried that this will have a negative impact on their ability to sell arms overseas. That is probably a good worry.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

36 Those who voted in the Democrat primary can't vote in the runoff, but what about those who didn't vote at all? I know some states require participation in the primary to be eligible to vote i. The runoff-- is Texas one of those states?
Posted by: tankdemon at March 06, 2026 11:09 AM (xPq24)

Sadly, you CAN vote in the runoff if you didn't vote in the primary. The media is working hard to make sure that people know that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:13 AM (ExV1e)

37 In the good news is bad news section, everyone is freaking out about the employment numbers. But, native-born workers jumped by 877K , while foreign born workers dropped by 394K and the number of people who were unable to work due to weather surged to 228K in February, well above last year's level 167K, due to the powerful winter storms hitting the US.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 11:13 AM (0U5gm)

38 I’m glad the Texas Ranger statue has a home again. But the fact that it came down in the first place says that there is a gigantic void in our civil society that law enforcement used to occupy.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 06, 2026 11:14 AM (jbnUc)

39 I'm surprised that there was no gunfire when the statue was taken down.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 11:08 AM (+4yJ5)

I wonder if perhaps all they needed was a hundred mounted "Marlboro Men" to show up that they'd of called an end to the nonsense?

Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 11:14 AM (2WIwB)

40 It was mentioned in the MR but is relevant to the topic here. Tony Gonzales is withdrawing from the runoff for TX-23 leaving Brandon Herrera a clear path to November. ~~Slimba~~ er Gonzales says he'll serve out the remainder of his term.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 11:14 AM (Fs0KI)

41 32 MMW: James Talarico will win the 2026 Texas senate races and will capture the 2028 Democratic nomination for President

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Do not have that on my Bingo card.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 11:12 AM (FXNzP)

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It's an R+14 state with a huge evangelical population.

And the footage of Talarico saying that "God is non-binary" and that "trans-kids were made by God that way" and that "the southern border should be a welcome mat" and "we have to have federally funded abortion clinics" is going to short-circuit any, "Well, if you think about it, God doesn't have a gender, and that's really what I was getting at."

And then they have footage of him quoting the Gospel of Thomas.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:14 AM (GBKbO)

42 >>MMW: James Talarico will win the 2026 Texas senate races and will capture the 2028 Democratic nomination for President

Everything that guy just said is bullshit.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 11:14 AM (viF8m)

43 Talarico actually sent a letter to Biden after the supreme court ruling on abortion, asking him to place abortion clinics on federal property, which would be courthouses and national parks.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 11:15 AM (0U5gm)

44 I read an article this morning that said China has sent Iran their newest and best ADSs. China is very worried that this will have a negative impact on their ability to sell arms overseas. That is probably a good worry.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

That's the part that does not make sense to me. If they mean to muscle their way into Taiwan, they need to means test their shit and tactics.

Maybe this will prompt them to go for some sort of more subterfuge.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:15 AM (bss/y)

45 Report of 50 supersonic anti ship missiles (China) launched by Iranians and none hit our ships; also that U.S. did not intercept any of them. Maybe USN lased them. Keep the Chinese guessing.

Posted by: rocket man at March 06, 2026 11:15 AM (ehY6c)

46 Yeah, too bad John Browning could not oust Ken King in TX HR-88. A BIG RINO, he, with no time for his district.

At least TX Senate District 31 has Kevin Sparks now.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 11:15 AM (+caSM)

47 Weirdness in the runup to the Hungarian elections - the Hungarians arrested seven Ukrainian nationals working for the Ukrainian state bank, who were transporting 40 million dollars in cash, 30 million Euros in cash, and 9 kilograms of gold in two vehicles.

The EU-types are insisting that this was a perfectly normal bank transfer from Vienna to Kyiv and that the bank employees have been "kidnapped", while the Hungarians think that something nefarious was afoot.

Making it even stranger is that transporting the money via Poland would have been faster than via Hungary, so why was the money even in Hungary in the first place?

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 06, 2026 11:15 AM (n1OCj)

48 Tony Gonzales is withdrawing from the runoff for TX-23 leaving Brandon Herrera a clear path to November.

Lol. That's awesome. I'd like to see more conservative personalities get into office. I had high hopes for Carl Benjamin when he ran for office in England, but it wasn't to be.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)

49 46 Yeah, too bad John Browning could not oust Ken King in TX HR-88. A BIG RINO, he, with no time for his district.

At least TX Senate District 31 has Kevin Sparks now.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 11:15 AM (+caSM)

John Moses Browning has risen from the grave?

Peace be upon him.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

50 Anyone who voted in the Democrat primary is now ineligible to vote in the Republican runoff.

—

I say they can.

Posted by: Judge Boasberg at March 06, 2026 11:17 AM (13bda)

51 No sudden moves guys. We don't want to piss him off.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

52 29 Talarico looks like he is a creepy villain from a 90s Teen TV show.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y)

He's a heretical blasphemous degenerate perverted America-hating commie cocksucker piece of shit. Which makes him the quintessential Democrat.

Posted by: And poster boy for the modern "church" at March 06, 2026 11:17 AM (TbWk/)

53 Have you tried persuading them at the weekly All-Women's Conference? You know, the one where you plot against men and discuss their shortcomings.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)

Nope, b/c I'm not a Texan. And to be fair, I'm not all in on Paxton anymore than Cornyn. Both probably do what we want only when they have something to gain or we have their dicks in our hands. Neither should really be trusted to be our TX savior. I mean, when have we had one?

So, I just call elections like I see it. Paxton needed to have a winning margin to have a chance in May. Instead, he had a losing margin and nowhere to really now gain (b/c Dems can't cross over to put him in as a spoiler, anymore than they can cross over the go for their more desired RINO)...so, this rides and falls on which Rs show up for elections - and women outshow men, especially on special elections - that's just fact. And Cornyn does better with R women than Paxton does. Paxton has little chance without something big changing this election between now and May...and I don't see it.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 11:18 AM (tOcjL)

54 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:19 AM (Zz0t1)

55 Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 11:14 AM (Fs0KI)

I thought Tony Gonzalez was from St. Louis?

Posted by: Denny Crane - My poop doesn't smell. at March 06, 2026 11:19 AM (RfVfI)

56 54 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:19 AM (Zz0t1)

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Isn't this Elric's shtick?

/jk

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:19 AM (GBKbO)

57 They should put a museum for unwanted statues in the basement of the Alamo.

Posted by: Pee Wee at March 06, 2026 11:20 AM (7Q0e+)

58 Buck (and others),

Have you seen this:

https://tinyurl.com/3pmnp87s

Could be a huge problem for all of us car people.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 11:20 AM (8zz6B)

59 Here's the link - it was Peters Schweizer on Jesse Waters saying China sent their best.

https://x.com/JesseBWatters/status/2029369351241974033

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:20 AM (Riz8t)

60 52 29 Talarico looks like he is a creepy villain from a 90s Teen TV show.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y)

He's a heretical blasphemous degenerate perverted America-hating commie cocksucker piece of shit. Which makes him the quintessential Democrat.
Posted by: And poster boy for the modern "church" at March 06, 2026 11:17 AM (TbWk

Talarico is literally every villain off of ncis. Literally a Bible thumper white guy spouting quasi religious nonsense.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 11:20 AM (i0Hi3)

61 48 Lol. That's awesome. I'd like to see more conservative personalities get into office. I had high hopes for Carl Benjamin when he ran for office in England, but it wasn't to be.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)

It's kind of interesting to see how Sargon grew up and matured, but all of his skeptic buddies from the past (Vee, ShortFatOtaku) refused to.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 11:21 AM (3wOGw)

62 Have you tried persuading them at the weekly All-Women's Conference? You know, the one where you plot against men and discuss their shortcomings.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)

I 've never belonged to one of those. Does this mean my status as a woman will be revoked?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 11:21 AM (looXz)

63 60 Talarico is literally every villain off of ncis. Literally a Bible thumper white guy spouting quasi religious nonsense.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 11:20 AM (i0Hi3)

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"So, religious conservatives will love him!"
-progressives in Austin

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:21 AM (GBKbO)

64 That's the part that does not make sense to me. If they mean to muscle their way into Taiwan, they need to means test their shit and tactics.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

That's actually a big advantage for us supplying arms to Israel...we get great battlefield testing of advanced equipment, and can adjust and improve from it. We're giving the Ukes older stuff that's on its way out of service, but Israel is a different story.

And yes, Venezuela and now Iran are showing the glaring deficiencies in Communist equipment when up against the unrestricted might of the US. These absolutely one-sided beatdowns may do more to prevent a Chinese attack on Taiwan than anything else in the last 20 years.

Posted by: Military Moron at March 06, 2026 11:21 AM (JCZqz)

65 Weirdness in the runup to the Hungarian elections - the Hungarians arrested seven Ukrainian nationals working for the Ukrainian state bank, who were transporting 40 million dollars in cash, 30 million Euros in cash, and 9 kilograms of gold in two vehicles.

Posted by: The ARC of History

Zelensky's bug out money.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 11:22 AM (0U5gm)

66 45 Report of 50 supersonic anti ship missiles (China) launched by Iranians and none hit our ships; also that U.S. did not intercept any of them. Maybe USN lased them. Keep the Chinese guessing.
Posted by: rocket man at March 06, 2026 11:15 AM (ehY6c)

Maybe that Qatari top gun maverick guy got them

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 11:23 AM (i0Hi3)

67 Federal government employment decreased by 10K in February, and is down by 330K, or 11%, since reaching a peak in October 2024.

A good start. Amiright?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 06, 2026 11:23 AM (abIsI)

68 These absolutely one-sided beatdowns may do more to prevent a Chinese attack on Taiwan than anything else in the last 20 years.
Posted by: Military Moron at March 06, 2026 11:21 AM (JCZqz)

I don't think Taiwan should relax, but they should at least feel a bit better.

Actually, I'd be fine with them making a beachhead on the mainland.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:24 AM (bss/y)

69 Tucker Carlson is a National Treasure.

Posted by: Denny Crane - Everything I Say Is a Lie. at March 06, 2026 11:24 AM (RfVfI)

70 >>>This complicated, opaque system has made all cars more expensive, according to economists.

>It's good to know that these financial shamans were able to recount to us the fucking obvious after the fact, rather than to do the hard work of predicting the future.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 11:24 AM (M9gjJ)

71 39 I wonder if perhaps all they needed was a hundred mounted "Marlboro Men" to show up that they'd of called an end to the nonsense?
Posted by: Diogenes

Two hours after that happening, a photoshop hit job would be released showing them with whips.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 11:24 AM (+4yJ5)

72 69 Tucker Carlson is a National Treasure.
Posted by: Denny Crane - Everything I Say Is a Lie. at March 06, 2026 11:24 AM (RfVfI)

Speaking of polarizing figures spouting vaguely religious mumbo jumbo...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:25 AM (bss/y)

73 58
‘ Have you seen this:’

Oh, hell!

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 06, 2026 11:25 AM (jbnUc)

74 68 I don't think Taiwan should relax, but they should at least feel a bit better.

Actually, I'd be fine with them making a beachhead on the mainland.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:24 AM (bss/y)

One wonders if Taiwan should establish common cause with Japan, or if that's even possible

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 11:26 AM (3wOGw)

75 >>Maybe that Qatari top gun maverick guy got them

*Kuwaiti

Posted by: one hour sober at March 06, 2026 11:26 AM (Y1sOo)

76 That's the part that does not make sense to me. If they mean to muscle their way into Taiwan, they need to means test their shit and tactics.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

And yes, Venezuela and now Iran are showing the glaring deficiencies in Communist equipment when up against the unrestricted might of the US. These absolutely one-sided beatdowns may do more to prevent a Chinese attack on Taiwan than anything else in the last 20 years.

i]Regarding the current disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Schweizer said, “we now have a chokehold on the Strait.” He said:

Assume that China wanted to move on Taiwan, right? There’s a military response. But now we have a massive energy response which is we simply don’t allow any tankers to ship oil from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz. We can do it. It might have been a little bit dicey if we had not taken out the Iranians. That’s roughly half of their oil — 40 to 50% of their oil — is suddenly not available to them.

https://is.gd/8DzhFA

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:26 AM (Riz8t)

77 About the Gospel of Thomas for those that are not familiar with it. And yes , this writer is no fan:

https://tinyurl.com/3knechnw

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 11:26 AM (looXz)

78 72 69 Tucker Carlson is a National Treasure.
Posted by: Denny Crane - Everything I Say Is a Lie. at March 06, 2026 11:24 AM (RfVfI)

Speaking of polarizing figures spouting vaguely religious mumbo jumbo...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:25 AM (bss/y)

======

Who completely make up news that Mossad is trying to bomb Qatari buildings because the demons who visit him at night told him so.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:26 AM (GBKbO)

79 My father donates money to the Texas Rangers so they gave him a "Member of the Texas Rangers" sign to display on the gate at his ranch.

Other signs that he has displayed in the past have been stolen, but not that one. You don't play with the Texas Rangers.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 06, 2026 11:27 AM (k9OZB)

80 I 've never belonged to one of those. Does this mean my status as a woman will be revoked?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

You're an 'Ette in good standing, so the AWFLs have probably already kicked you out of the union.

But that's OK. We 'Rons still recognize the 'Ettes for the lovely ladies that they are.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 11:27 AM (77rzZ)

81 One wonders if Taiwan should establish common cause with Japan, or if that's even possible

Japan has already said that an attack on Taiwan would be a casus belli for them.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)

82 78 Who completely make up news that Mossad is trying to bomb Qatari buildings because the demons who visit him at night told him so.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:26 AM (GBKbO)

And by demons, we mean oil sheikhs.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 11:27 AM (3wOGw)

83 81 One wonders if Taiwan should establish common cause with Japan, or if that's even possible

Japan has already said that an attack on Taiwan would be a casus belli for them.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)

=======

Godzilla is the real reason China hasn't invaded Taiwan.

We all know it.

I'm just not afraid to say it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:27 AM (GBKbO)

84 Tucker Carlson is a National Treasure.

Posted by: Denny Crane

And like any treasure, should be buried.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 11:27 AM (0U5gm)

85 Weirdness in the runup to the Hungarian elections - the Hungarians arrested seven Ukrainian nationals working for the Ukrainian state bank, who were transporting 40 million dollars in cash, 30 million Euros in cash, and 9 kilograms of gold in two vehicles.

seven very stupid Ukies. They could have split that money up between themselves, and lit out for parts unknown.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 11:28 AM (8zz6B)

86 Can someone explain why the one riot, one ranger statue was considered offensive in 2020?? The word riot??

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 11:28 AM (uOLAf)

87 So I think whoever convinced Jazzy Crockashit to run did so specifically to raise Talarico's national profile. I'm not saying she was in on it.

Sometimes I have to wait until info is in to solidify or even come up with theories. Her run was bizarre and dumb, but this outcome makes it not so for the Dumbocrats. So for now that's what I'm going with.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 11:28 AM (Et1h0)

88 One wonders if Taiwan should establish common cause with Japan, or if that's even possible
Posted by: XTC

I think that's already happened. Probably with South Korea, too.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 11:28 AM (77rzZ)

89 seven very stupid Ukies. They could have split that money up between themselves, and lit out for parts unknown.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 11:28 AM (8zz6B)

There was something I saw with the Hungarians where they were saying the Hungarians were worried about the voting suppression (or just suppression) of a hungarian minority in Wester Ukraine.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:29 AM (bss/y)

90 Weirdness in the runup to the Hungarian elections - the Hungarians arrested seven Ukrainian nationals working for the Ukrainian state bank, who were transporting 40 million dollars in cash, 30 million Euros in cash, and 9 kilograms of gold in two vehicles.

As I understand it, that's a normal manner for transferring huge amounts of money in Europe. Totally not suspicious.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:29 AM (ExV1e)

91 About the Gospel of Thomas for those that are not familiar with it. And yes , this writer is no fan:

https://tinyurl.com/3knechnw

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

If I am not mistaken, this has been heresy since the council of Nicea.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 11:30 AM (0U5gm)

92 With us pounding the shit out of their military technology in Iran one would think the Chinese commies would think once twice and many times before trying a Taiwan invasion. They must see they’d get pounded

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 11:31 AM (uOLAf)

93 Godzilla is the real reason China hasn't invaded Taiwan.

We all know it.

I'm just not afraid to say it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:27 AM

Nope. The Jolly Green Giant beat up Godzilla, turned him into a pork chop and served him with corn. I saw that on facebook.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 06, 2026 11:31 AM (0N4FZ)

94 Left unaddressed; if it's so good for everyone, why do you need taxpayer dollars to fund it?"

That's RAYCISS!!

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 11:31 AM (XuXeR)

95 86 Can someone explain why the one riot, one ranger statue was considered offensive in 2020?? The word riot??
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 11:28 AM (uOLAf)

I'd say it was because he looked like a White Guy...

Posted by: Denny Crane - Everything I Say Is True. at March 06, 2026 11:31 AM (RfVfI)

96 92 With us pounding the shit out of their military technology in Iran one would think the Chinese commies would think once twice and many times before trying a Taiwan invasion. They must see they’d get pounded

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 11:31 AM (uOLAf)

======

According to Palestinian X, Tel Aviv is in ashes right now because Iran's military is so superior.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:31 AM (GBKbO)

97 91 About the Gospel of Thomas for those that are not familiar with it. And yes , this writer is no fan:

https://tinyurl.com/3knechnw

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

If I am not mistaken, this has been heresy since the council of Nicea.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 11:30 AM (0U5gm)

Sayings of Jesus. Kind of sounds like the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:32 AM (bss/y)

98 86
‘ Can someone explain why the one riot, one ranger statue was considered offensive in 2020?? The word riot??’

Why did a mob rioters and a political party that benefits from riots not like that statue?
It seems self evident.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 06, 2026 11:32 AM (jbnUc)

99 Can someone explain why the one riot, one ranger statue was considered offensive in 2020?? The word riot??

Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Trying to stop crime is racist. Obviously, just look at the breakdown of crime.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 11:32 AM (0U5gm)

100 There was something I saw with the Hungarians where they were saying the Hungarians were worried about the voting suppression (or just suppression) of a hungarian minority in Wester Ukraine.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:29 AM (bss/y)

I'm guessing that the WEF goblins, using their Uke catspaws, were going to use the money in an effort to buy the elections in Hungary.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 11:33 AM (8zz6B)

101 95 Can someone explain why the one riot, one ranger statue was considered offensive in 2020?? The word riot??

Because it depicts law enforcement and white people in a positive manner.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 11:33 AM (+4yJ5)

102 Maybe that Qatari top gun maverick guy got them

*Kuwaiti
Posted by: one hour sober

That was awesome. Minutes before they were to hit US assets, the Kuwaiti pilots first combat sortie ever, and the smoke 'em.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 11:34 AM (oKJ0C)

103 101 95 Can someone explain why the one riot, one ranger statue was considered offensive in 2020?? The word riot??

Because it depicts law enforcement and white people in a positive manner.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 11:33 AM (+4yJ5)

This, Cracker.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:34 AM (bss/y)

104 Left unaddressed; if it's so good for everyone, why do you need taxpayer dollars to fund it?

Sometimes on the discussion forums they’ll try to point out that the automobile made horses obsolete overnight.

“But they didn’t have to outlaw horses. It was voluntary” is not well received, and usually get the thread locked. The worst thing about modern life is censorship.

Truth is not a valid argument, facts, logic, or common sense is not welcome.

Posted by: Thom Thillis at March 06, 2026 11:35 AM (5MnqL)

105 Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:26 AM (Riz8t

I've been saying this since the Venezuela thing....

Trump is targeting China. And he's doing it the way China has been waging war on us for thirty years. He's out flanking them and aiming to cripple their economy.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 06, 2026 11:35 AM (2J/Lj)

106 That was awesome. Minutes before they were to hit US assets, the Kuwaiti pilots first combat sortie ever, and the smoke 'em.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 11:34 AM (oKJ0C)

3 enemy fighters makes an ace, right?

Or is it 5 confirmed kills?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:35 AM (bss/y)

107
Isn't this Elric's shtick?

/jk
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:19 AM (GBKbO)

Who?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:35 AM (Zz0t1)

108 I'm guessing that the WEF goblins, using their Uke catspaws, were going to use the money in an effort to buy the elections in Hungary.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 11:33 AM (8zz6B)

The Hungarian people are tired of the rule of Orbán and his focus on maintaining the country for Hungarians rather than permitting the joyful inclusion of millions of peaceful muslims. -- Vacant (head of WEF)

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:35 AM (ExV1e)

109 Forget the gospel of Thomas… let’s make The DaVinci Code part of the biblical canon!! Dan Brown an apostle….

Might as well go full retard

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 11:35 AM (UCAqC)

110 Or is it 5 confirmed kills?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

IIRC from my youthful days reading about WWI aces, it is 5.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 11:36 AM (77rzZ)

111 I'm guessing that the WEF goblins, using their Uke catspaws, were going to use the money in an effort to buy the elections in Hungary.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

That makes a lot of sense. One truck can do a lot of damage. I recall that a truck full of ballots was stopped in Florida in 2018, and because that truck was pulled over, DeSantis won his first governor's election.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 11:36 AM (0U5gm)

112 Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 11:27 AM (77rzZ)

And the only complaint (and it's a joke really) I have about my husband is that he says, "You want to go for a walk?".and he's been saying this for about thirty years plus since when we first met and he always does it when it's pouring down raining or 90 degrees. I said to him today " Why didn't you ask this when it was snowing and we had a foot of snow on the ground?. I assume most happily married people have jokes they're had forever.

And yes, we actually do walk when the weather is nice.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 11:36 AM (looXz)

113 Trump is targeting China. And he's doing it the way China has been waging war on us for thirty years. He's out flanking them and aiming to cripple their economy.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 06, 2026 11:35 AM (2J/Lj)

The only reason China was able to do it is because they had our guys OPENLY on their payroll. BILL FUCKING CLINTON.

NAFTA and remember all those coal deposits that Bill made national landmarks to open the way for chinese coal?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:36 AM (bss/y)

114 According to Palestinian X, Tel Aviv is in ashes right now because Iran's military is so superior.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:31 AM (GBKbO)

Well.. there's yer problem Chief- your porn sites are opining of global affairs! Do better, Palestine (if you even exist!)

Posted by: Denny Crane - Everything I Say I Say In The Voice of Cliff Clavin.. at March 06, 2026 11:36 AM (RfVfI)

115 Tucker Carlson is a National Treasure.

Posted by: Denny Crane - Everything I Say Is a Lie. at March 06, 2026 11:24 AM (RfVfI)

In Qatar.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:36 AM (Zz0t1)

116 109 Forget the gospel of Thomas… let’s make The DaVinci Code part of the biblical canon!! Dan Brown an apostle….

Might as well go full retard
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 11:35 AM (UCAqC)

Have to work in the Merovingian Dynasty in there. Toss in a bit of Gnosticism. A dash of anti-Semitism. Shake well.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:37 AM (bss/y)

117 Lefties have no idea what Texas Rangers (non-baseball) are capable of.

Posted by: Eromero at March 06, 2026 11:37 AM (sH4Bk)

118 Sayings of Jesus. Kind of sounds like the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:32 AM (bss/y)

Or, "The Musings of Talcum X"

Posted by: Denny Crane - Everything I Say I Say In The Voice of Cliff Clavin.. at March 06, 2026 11:38 AM (RfVfI)

119 56 Isn't this Elric's shtick?

/jk
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:19 AM (GBKbO)

Only if it's accompanied by posts talking about doing all the drugs and having all the promiscuous sex.

Two of the most conservative things you can do, really.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 11:38 AM (3wOGw)

120 MMW: James Talarico will win the 2026 Texas senate races and will capture the 2028 Democratic nomination for President

That dude is the spawn of Satan. He's evil to his core.

I certainly hope his R opponent brings the receipts and shows the state exactly how evil that son of a bitch is.

He has NO business being anywhere NEAR power.

May all of his supporters suffer death by hermit crab.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:38 AM (Zz0t1)

121 Many years ago, I had an old John Bircher history professor tell me that 'speculation was bad for the economy'.

How can you argue with that?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 11:38 AM (M9gjJ)

122 Sometimes on the discussion forums they’ll try to point out that the automobile made horses obsolete overnight.

“But they didn’t have to outlaw horses. It was voluntary” is not well received, and usually get the thread locked. The worst thing about modern life is censorship.

Truth is not a valid argument, facts, logic, or common sense is not welcome.
Posted by: Thom Thillis

And no, it did not make horses obsolete overnight. It took years.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 11:39 AM (oKJ0C)

123 Many years ago, I had an old John Bircher history professor tell me that 'speculation was bad for the economy'.

Did he have evidence or was he just speculating?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:39 AM (ExV1e)

124 Many years ago, I had an old John Bircher history professor tell me that 'speculation was bad for the economy'.

How can you argue with that?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 11:38 AM (M9gjJ)

Did he go to the Paul Krugman School of Shitty Economics?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:39 AM (Zz0t1)

125 Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 11:35 AM (UCAqC)

LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 11:40 AM (looXz)

126 117
‘ Lefties have no idea what Texas Rangers (non-baseball) are capable of.’

It doesn’t look like they’re capable of defending their statue.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 06, 2026 11:40 AM (jbnUc)

127

That dude is the spawn of Satan. He's evil to his core.

I certainly hope his R opponent brings the receipts and shows the state exactly how evil that son of a bitch is.

He has NO business being anywhere NEAR power.

May all of his supporters suffer death by hermit crab.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:38 AM

Dude, go for the fear factor.

Posted by: Coconut crabs at March 06, 2026 11:40 AM (i0Hi3)

128 “But they didn’t have to outlaw horses. It was voluntary” is not well received, and usually get the thread locked."

Well of course. It's RAYCISS!!!

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 11:40 AM (XuXeR)

129 RE: the Texas Rangers.

Rangers Lead The Way.

Posted by: Joe Mama at March 06, 2026 11:41 AM (TezPK)

130 The Assembly of Experts, Iran's top mullahs, apparently doesn't want Khamenei's son, Motjava, to succeed him as the big falafel, despite the fact that the IRGC leadership says they want him in that slot. This seems odd at first glance, but apparently he (Motjava) is not a serious Islamic scholar. Rather, he is more of a political animal, and thus would provide a way for IRGC leadership to accrue more power at the expense of the mullahs. There is a power struggle aborning, which I think could easily turn into a civil war. I hope they both lose.

This all assumes Motjava is still above the dirt, which is not clear.

https://is.gd/nNW3Ai

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:41 AM (Riz8t)

131 Lefties have no idea what Texas Rangers (non-baseball) are capable of.
Posted by: Eromero

Kinda like Goode in Minnesota.
Riots tend to fizzle out when the loudmouth gets shot and people realize they can be next.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 11:41 AM (oKJ0C)

132 I'm guessing that the WEF goblins, using their Uke catspaws, were going to use the money in an effort to buy the elections in Hungary.

No way!

Posted by: The EU! at March 06, 2026 11:41 AM (n1OCj)

133 44 I read an article this morning that said China has sent Iran their newest and best ADSs. China is very worried that this will have a negative impact on their ability to sell arms overseas. That is probably a good worry.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

That's the part that does not make sense to me. If they mean to muscle their way into Taiwan, they need to means test their shit and tactics.

Maybe this will prompt them to go for some sort of more subterfuge.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

China's offense against Taiwan was predicated on the same tactics used by the Iranians. Barrage of missiles taking out US bases like Guam and its ships. Same threat to Japan.

And these magical hypersonic missiles got built up into the unstoppable weapon by much of the popular press.

Now those fundamental assertions that China can rely on that strategy for uncontested landings in Taiwan can be seriously questioned as to validity.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 11:41 AM (E4rtv)

134 That dude is the spawn of Satan. He's evil to his core.

I certainly hope his R opponent brings the receipts and shows the state exactly how evil that son of a bitch is.

He has NO business being anywhere NEAR power.

May all of his supporters suffer death by hermit crab.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:38 AM

He used his victory speech to blast republicans and their upcoming attempts to paint him as extreme left when he really is a centrist, don't you know.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 06, 2026 11:42 AM (0N4FZ)

135 123 Many years ago, I had an old John Bircher history professor tell me that 'speculation was bad for the economy'.

Did he have evidence or was he just speculating?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:39 AM (ExV1e)

Just a hunch.

Posted by: John fetterman at March 06, 2026 11:42 AM (i0Hi3)

136 May all of his supporters suffer death by hermit crab.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:38 AM

Hmmm, we need to work on that curse. Maybe something besides a hermit crab. Hmmm. A rabid badger?

Those giant south east asian wasps? *shudder*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)

137 Waiting on Ace's Maduson Cirnbread update.

Posted by: dagny at March 06, 2026 11:42 AM (ILGo9)

138 And no, it did not make horses obsolete overnight. It took years.
Posted by: rickb223

Growing up in the 1920s, my Mom had an uncle who would show up at her house in a horse and buggy, to my Mom's great embarrassment.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 11:42 AM (77rzZ)

139 And no, it did not make horses obsolete overnight. It took years."

The other fun part is that on a number of auto forums, the take was "EVs will make gas cars/trucks just a hobby, and they'll be cheap"
Pointing out that owning/operating horses isn't exactly "cheap" got one banned repeatedly.

And by "one" I mean "me"

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 11:42 AM (XuXeR)

140 May all of his supporters suffer death by hermit crab.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:38 AM (Zz0t1)

Interesting concept! Can you expand on that thought?

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Honestly Curious. at March 06, 2026 11:42 AM (RfVfI)

141 A couple of days ago the US Navy sank a ship with a torpedo from a sub, the first since WWII. Now Trump is demanding an unconditional surrender, also the first since WWII.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 06, 2026 11:43 AM (2UnvF)

142 121
‘ Many years ago, I had an old John Bircher history professor tell me that 'speculation was bad for the economy'.

How can you argue with that?’

By asking him where else would we get capital.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 06, 2026 11:43 AM (jbnUc)

143 Hmmm, we need to work on that curse. Maybe something besides a hermit crab. Hmmm. A rabid badger?

Those giant south east asian wasps? *shudder*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)

Bullet ants.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:43 AM (ExV1e)

144 This all assumes Motjava is still above the dirt, which is not clear.

https://is.gd/nNW3Ai
Posted by: Archimedes
=======
Like Godot, Motjava has not been seen since the initial strikes. But, Queer Sir Keir is keeping Motjava's high valued residential properties in Central London safe.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv)

145 Many years ago, I had an old John Bircher history professor tell me that 'speculation was bad for the economy'.

How can you argue with that?

A farmer wants a guaranteed price for his crop when he plants.

Somebody has to take the speculative side of the deal to accomplish that.

Posted by: The EU! at March 06, 2026 11:43 AM (n1OCj)

146 >>Only if it's accompanied by posts talking about doing all the drugs and having all the promiscuous sex.

And all his scores were the hottest of all hot women. Don't forget about that part.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 06, 2026 11:44 AM (Y1sOo)

147 Trying to stop crime is racist. Obviously, just look at the breakdown of crime.
———

The Bolshies were hitting this hard decades ago. They put forth this notion in high schools, that incarceration rates must mirror the precise racial demographics or, the only possible reason for the disparity is racial discrimination. No other reason.

It didn’t work in our generation. Everyone in class just looked at each other and laughed. WTF is she on about? Black criminality is legendary.

Maybe there could be a discussion as to why that is, but nobody can argue that locking up hard core criminals is a bad thing. Except perhaps hard core criminals. And Democrats.

If the argument is that the criminal justice system is inherently “racist” or “white supremacy” then there isn’t any discussion possible with Democrats, and “minorities” are not capable of integrating into society or forming functional communities. I’m not at all certain the “intellectuals” fully grasp what they are advocating for.

Posted by: Thom Thillis at March 06, 2026 11:44 AM (5MnqL)

148 About the Gospel of Thomas for those that are not familiar with it. And yes , this writer is no fan:

https://tinyurl.com/3knechnw

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Thanks, Fen. Interesting.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 11:44 AM (77rzZ)

149 136 May all of his supporters suffer death by hermit crab.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:38 AM

Hmmm, we need to work on that curse. Maybe something besides a hermit crab. Hmmm. A rabid badger?

Those giant south east asian wasps? *shudder*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)

Hatchet-wielding midgets hopped up on Bath Salts?

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 11:44 AM (3wOGw)

150 But, Queer Sir Keir is keeping Motjava's high valued residential properties in Central London safe."

Party Central, Baby!!

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 11:44 AM (XuXeR)

151 Now those fundamental assertions that China can rely on that strategy for uncontested landings in Taiwan can be seriously questioned as to validity.
Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 11:41 AM (E4rtv)

You know... a 1000 underwater drones (guided torpedos) would make a REALLY bad day for a landing force. Thats a lot of water to cross.

I bet that water is cold, commies.

That gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:44 AM (bss/y)

152 I did some checking.
Gospel of Thomas likely did not exist when Justin Martyr was citing Jesus' sayings, which somewhat-famously come from a harmony, a harmony with very little overlap with Thomas.
You start seeing Thomas in Church fathers when they... condemn it.
Even the Gospel of Peter fares better (Ignatius and "2 Clement" use some wild Peter lore which might come from that, maybe Justin uses it too, and then there's the famous tradition about Serapion).
Clement of Alexandria is an exception; he doesn't rank Thomas with the big four, but he does sometimes bring apostolic traditions which include Thomas' sayings.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 11:44 AM (gKWVE)

153 in a horse and buggy

Grandpa had a steam tractor. Big old monster.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 11:45 AM (Kt19C)

154 >>>That was awesome. Minutes before they were to hit US assets, the Kuwaiti pilots first combat sortie ever, and the smoke 'em.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 11:34 AM (oKJ0C)

3 enemy fighters makes an ace, right?

Or is it 5 confirmed kills?

Posted by: Aetius451AD

>On the bright side, all of the pilots survived, and it was an F-18, - our tech, - that made that happen.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 11:45 AM (M9gjJ)

155 And all his scores were the hottest of all hot women. Don't forget about that part.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 06, 2026 11:44 AM (Y1sOo)

Which explains the premature finishes although guys don't normally brag about it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:45 AM (ExV1e)

156
Is it possible to indict the rioters here in the States as unregistered agents of a foreign power?

Also can we make Datarepublican director of the FBI?

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 11:45 AM (Y8DZL)

157 >> While I am frustrated that so many Republican voters skipped the primary, voter turnout in March is almost unrelated to turnout in November’s general election.

I dunno. We keep repeating this like it’s gospel. But I’m thinking past performance is no measure of the future. At some point you have to believe there’s an enthusiasm gap, and wonder how that plays in November.

What motivates people to get out in the general elections that keeps them home during the midterms?

I hope I am wrong. But it doesn’t seem like Republicans get off their asses unless someone like Trump is on the ballot.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 06, 2026 11:45 AM (IJqrQ)

158 By asking him where else would we get capital.
Posted by: Dr. Claw
=====
Not sure that applies to sidebets such 2nd and 3rd order derivatives. The argument is that allows liquidity but it also allows massive swings in market and volatility that is not conducive to investments.

And naked shorts etc. should be and are illegal. Want to do that shit, go to Vegas.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 11:45 AM (E4rtv)

159 126 117
‘ Lefties have no idea what Texas Rangers (non-baseball) are capable of.’

It doesn’t look like they’re capable of defending their statue.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 06, 2026 11:40 AM (jbnUc)
Neither was Dagon.

Posted by: Eromero at March 06, 2026 11:46 AM (sH4Bk)

160 Now those fundamental assertions that China can rely on that strategy for uncontested landings in Taiwan can be seriously questioned as to validity.

Imagine being some Chinese grunt on an amphibious invasion ship after seeing the video of the IRIS Dena getting torpedoed. The pucker factor would be off the charts.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 11:46 AM (Riz8t)

161 Bullet ants.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:43 AM (ExV1e)

See, hornets, bees and wasps trigger a very backbrain, wetware kind of response in me. Ants not as much.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:46 AM (bss/y)

162 Bart Ehrman did a webpage summing up Thomas, and he doesn't like it either. Ehrman is a pretty prominent atheist and NT-skeptic. So if you've lost that guy...
Also uninterested in Thomas is Richard Carrier, who just flat doesn't think Jesus existed in this celestial sphere.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 11:46 AM (gKWVE)

163 Growing up in the 1920s, my Mom had an uncle who would show up at her house in a horse and buggy, to my Mom's great embarrassment.
Posted by: Bulg

The first gas station to open in the US was at 420 South Theresa Ave in St. Louis. There was a whole lot of country that had no vehicles or a way to fill them then.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 11:46 AM (oKJ0C)

164 Pointing out that owning/operating horses isn't exactly "cheap" got one banned repeatedly.

And by "one" I mean "me"
Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 11:42 AM (XuXeR)

Little-known fact: horses eat (a lot) and shit (a lot) even when not working.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 11:46 AM (8zz6B)

165 Growing up in the 1920s, my Mom had an uncle who would show up at her house in a horse and buggy, to my Mom's great embarrassment.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 11:42 AM (77rzZ)

A friend of ours lost his license for five years because of dui. He rode his horse to Wal-Mart. Usually see horse and buggy at the grocery store in a nearby town where there is a sizable Amish community.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 06, 2026 11:47 AM (2J/Lj)

166 The Gospel of Thomas is whack. It is Pseudepigraphic, doubtlessly.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 11:47 AM (pDt9x)

167 Thx Buck

Chinese hypersonic missiles have been fired and while we didn't shoot down any there is a good reason. None of the missiles were close to anything. Blind firing without any satellite or radar guidance

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 11:47 AM (/C62k)

168
he doesn't rank Thomas with the big four

Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 11:47 AM (Kt19C)

169 See, hornets, bees and wasps trigger a very backbrain, wetware kind of response in me. Ants not as much.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:46 AM (bss/y)

Look them up. I bet after the first bite that would change.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:48 AM (ExV1e)

170 The gnostics believed that women had to become men to go to heaven. The heretical gnostic "gospel of thomas" never thought "non-binary."

God is pure spirit and non-corporeal except for one person of the Trinity who was male and still is via his human nature.

Posted by: dagny at March 06, 2026 11:48 AM (ILGo9)

171 SHOCKING VIDEO RESURFACES: Trump’s New DHS Pick Markwayne Mullin PRAISED and HUGGED the Cop Who MURDERED Unarmed Air Force Vet Ashli Babbitt – Called Him a Hero!

Oops

Posted by: Operator Error at March 06, 2026 11:48 AM (4viQd)

172 157 I dunno. We keep repeating this like it’s gospel. But I’m thinking past performance is no measure of the future. At some point you have to believe there’s an enthusiasm gap, and wonder how that plays in November.

What motivates people to get out in the general elections that keeps them home during the midterms?

I hope I am wrong. But it doesn’t seem like Republicans get off their asses unless someone like Trump is on the ballot.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 06, 2026 11:45 AM (IJqrQ)

======

Seriously, look at what Quantus found:

https://x.com/QuantusInsights/status/
2029612475466096881

The simple fact of the matter is, no matter how enthused Democrats are in Texas...there are simply far too many Republicans in the state.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:48 AM (GBKbO)

173 This may be my favorite/ s saying from the Gospel of Thomas:

Jesus said, “Blessed is the lion that’s eaten by a human and then becomes human, but how awful for the human who’s eaten by a lion, and the lion becomes human.”

Put down the bong, guy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 11:48 AM (lQ+/f)

174 Look them up. I bet after the first bite that would change.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:48 AM (ExV1e)

I am not saying they do not suck and are creations of Satan, just that they do not set off the same fear response.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:48 AM (bss/y)

175 Little-known fact: horses eat (a lot) and shit (a lot) even when not working."

Yeah, pointing out the condition of such streets is also racist.

*I keep saying that 'cause that was used against me. Seriously. That's how stupid EV "fans" can be*

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 11:48 AM (XuXeR)

176 Hmmm, we need to work on that curse. Maybe something besides a hermit crab. Hmmm. A rabid badger?

Those giant south east asian wasps? *shudder*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)

Goliath Birdeater?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:48 AM (Zz0t1)

177 And no, it did not make horses obsolete overnight. It took years.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 11:39 AM (oKJ0C)

Thank God!

----Frau Blucher

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 06, 2026 11:49 AM (g8Ew8)

178 119
‘ Only if it's accompanied by posts talking about doing all the drugs and having all the promiscuous sex.

Two of the most conservative things you can do, really.’

You can probably see this burn from outer space.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 06, 2026 11:49 AM (jbnUc)

179 It can be lunch time

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 11:50 AM (EtnSa)

180 Democrats are all, "We're going to win in a R+14 state! We gotta donate!"

While Republicans are all, "We're going to lose in an R+3 state (NC). I'm not even going to try and help. We're doomed."

There's a psychological element to this whole thing, and Republicans are just...boring when they just accept leftist framing of things.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:50 AM (GBKbO)

181 77 About the Gospel of Thomas for those that are not familiar with it. And yes , this writer is no fan:

https://tinyurl.com/3knechnw
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

I'm actually more of a Gospel of Judas kinda guy. More Seven Fundamental Tenets, less Ten Commandments.

Posted by: James Talarico at March 06, 2026 11:50 AM (JCZqz)

182 176 Hmmm, we need to work on that curse. Maybe something besides a hermit crab. Hmmm. A rabid badger?

Those giant south east asian wasps? *shudder*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)

Goliath Birdeater?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:48 AM (Zz0t1)

Maybe drop him on that island where only komodo dragons live by eating other komodo dragons.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 11:50 AM (i0Hi3)

183 The Cybertruck is a very fast, very expensive, very heavy, four door...El Camino.

Posted by: And it's ugly to boot at March 06, 2026 11:50 AM (2Ez/1)

184 And no, it did not make horses obsolete overnight. It took years.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 11:39 AM (oKJ0C)

Thank God!

----Frau Blucher
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 06, 2026 11:49 AM (g8Ew

Hear, hear! -- Catherine the Great

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:50 AM (ExV1e)

185 177 And no, it did not make horses obsolete overnight. It took years.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 11:39 AM (oKJ0C)

Thank God!

----Frau Blucher
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 06, 2026 11:49 AM (g8Ew

No shit!!!

Posted by: Mr. Ed at March 06, 2026 11:50 AM (RfVfI)

186 A friend of ours lost his license for five years because of dui. He rode his horse to Wal-Mart. Usually see horse and buggy at the grocery store in a nearby town where there is a sizable Amish community.
Posted by: Madamemayhem

In really small Texas towns, and it's not just Texas, it's not unusual to see people on horseback going thru Whataburger or DQ drive thrus.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 11:51 AM (oKJ0C)

187 SHOCKING VIDEO RESURFACES: Trump’s New DHS Pick Markwayne Mullin PRAISED and HUGGED the Cop Who MURDERED Unarmed Air Force Vet Ashli Babbitt – Called Him a Hero!

Oops
Posted by: Operator Error at March 06, 2026 11:48 AM (4viQd)

So did everyone else. They gave him a medal.

Unless we remove everyone in DC and replace them, we'll just have to get past that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:51 AM (Zz0t1)

188 There's a psychological element to this whole thing, and Republicans are just...boring when they just accept leftist framing of things.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:50 AM (GBKbO)

True.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:51 AM (bss/y)

189 183 The Cybertruck is a very fast, very expensive, very heavy, four door...El Camino.
Posted by: And it's ugly to boot at March 06, 2026 11:50 AM (2Ez/1)

With a cap on the back...

Posted by: Denny Crane - My poop doesn't smell. at March 06, 2026 11:51 AM (RfVfI)

190 The Cybertruck is a very fast, very expensive, very heavy, four door...El Camino.
Posted by: And it's ugly to boot at March 06, 2026 11:50 AM (2Ez/1)

And very weak.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:51 AM (Zz0t1)

191 So did everyone else. They gave him a medal.

Unless we remove everyone in DC and replace them, we'll just have to get past that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:51 AM (Zz0t1)

======

Even Rand Paul.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:51 AM (GBKbO)

192 185 177 And no, it did not make horses obsolete overnight. It took years.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 11:39 AM (oKJ0C)

Thank God!

----Frau Blucher
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 06, 2026 11:49 AM (

NEIIIIGGGGGHHHHHH!

Posted by: John kerry at March 06, 2026 11:51 AM (i0Hi3)

193
"I have my doubts."

Posted by: The Gospel of Thomas 1:1 at March 06, 2026 11:51 AM (2Ez/1)

194 The gnostics werent Christian, they thought all material world stuff was evil and God/Jesus were ONLY non-material. Eastern-type religious "ONE" stuff. Thoroughly rejected by Christianity. Gnostic were the hippy nitwits of their day.

Posted by: dagny at March 06, 2026 11:52 AM (ILGo9)

195 Unless we remove everyone in DC and replace them...

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:51 AM (Zz0t1)

Ok, what's the downside?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:52 AM (bss/y)

196 And no, it did not make horses obsolete overnight. It took years.
Posted by: rickb223

Thank God!

----Frau Blucher
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

No shit!!!
Posted by: Mr. Ed

Tell me about it.

Posted by: Francis the Talking Mule at March 06, 2026 11:52 AM (oKJ0C)

197 So did everyone else. They gave him a medal.

Unless we remove everyone in DC and replace them, we'll just have to get past that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

I find those terms acceptable.

Posted by: Military Moron at March 06, 2026 11:52 AM (JCZqz)

198 btw, can't wait for the Candace Owens crew to stumble onto the Gospel of Peter. The largest excerpt to survive is the Passion/ Resurrection bit. It is highly antisemitic.
Although it does liven up at the end when the Cross itself starts dancing around

Posted by: gKWVE wishes he was kidding at March 06, 2026 11:52 AM (gKWVE)

199 *I keep saying that 'cause that was used against me. Seriously. That's how stupid EV "fans" can be*
Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 11:48 AM (XuXeR)

We had mr_jack here. We know.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 11:53 AM (8zz6B)

200 And very weak.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:51 AM (Zz0t1)

Should be torquey as hell. Might have no staying power (like Elric above...)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

201 Unless we remove everyone in DC and replace them...

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:51 AM (Zz0t1)

Ok, what's the downside?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Yeah. Not seeing where the issue is.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 11:53 AM (oKJ0C)

202 180 Democrats are all, "We're going to win in a R+14 state! We gotta donate!"

While Republicans are all, "We're going to lose in an R+3 state (NC). I'm not even going to try and help. We're doomed."

There's a psychological element to this whole thing, and Republicans are just...boring when they just accept leftist framing of things.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 11:50 AM (GBKbO)

There's a joke early in this thread about women needing to get together and chat, but honestly, the best thing for R states is for men to form groups encouraging each other to vote...every time...no matter how worthless it feels. Men, especially R men, seem way more affected by the "we're gonna lose, so why bother" vote conditioning, and holding each other accountable to show up might help...a lot...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 11:53 AM (tOcjL)

203
Shopping for lunch = picking boogers

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 11:53 AM (Kt19C)

204 The Gospel of Thomas is whack. It is Pseudepigraphic, doubtlessly.
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 11:47 AM (pDt9x)

*Revelations looks away, whistling.*

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 06, 2026 11:53 AM (g8Ew8)

205 You all are quite entertaining today and I'm grateful. I'm not feeling well, so I'm going to sit here and let you all distract me.

Aetius, you once posted that scene from The Passion. Would you mind posting it again?

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 06, 2026 11:54 AM (RkOfE)

206 What knockers!

Posted by: Gene Wilder at March 06, 2026 11:54 AM (2Ez/1)

207 Posted by: dagny at March 06, 2026 11:52 AM (ILGo9

That's a good description of them and why people l
Such as Talarico like it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 11:54 AM (lQ+/f)

208
198 btw, can't wait for the Candace Owens crew to stumble onto the Gospel of Peter. The largest excerpt to survive is the Passion/ Resurrection bit. It is highly antisemitic.
Although it does liven up at the end when the Cross itself starts dancing around
Posted by: gKWVE wishes he was kidding at March 06, 2026 11:52 AM (gKWVE)

Was it "puttin' on the Ritz???

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 11:54 AM (pDt9x)

209
I find those terms acceptable.
Posted by: Military Moron at March 06, 2026 11:52 AM (JCZqz)

Oh, I do as well, it's just not gonna happen. Ever. They only die off, then their sibling or another relative replaces them.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:54 AM (Zz0t1)

210 158
‘ The argument is that allows liquidity but it also allows massive swings in market and volatility that is not conducive to investments.

And naked shorts etc. should be and are illegal. Want to do that shit, go to Vegas.’

Yes but I contend that speculation includes investment by any outside body or individuals (mutual funds for example).
Yes, there is predatory speculation and it should be outlawed.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 06, 2026 11:56 AM (jbnUc)

211 Revelation doesn't contradict apostolic teaching, in fact, written by John, it has some wild visions but in no way counters the deposit of faith left by Jesus, or the writings of the actual apostles, Peter, Paul, etc.

Posted by: dagny at March 06, 2026 11:56 AM (ILGo9)

212 Men, especially R men, seem way more affected by the "we're gonna lose, so why bother" vote conditioning, and holding each other accountable to show up might help...a lot...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 11:53 AM (tOcjL)

I wonder if that is because it makes it a little easier to internally justify not voting, because, you know, we just got home from work? Just a thought...

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 06, 2026 11:56 AM (RfVfI)

213 The Cybertruck is a very fast, very expensive, very heavy, four door...El Camino.
Posted by: And it's ugly to boot

The judges would also have accepted: Subaru Brat.

Posted by: Joe Mama at March 06, 2026 11:56 AM (TezPK)

214 >>>The Cybertruck is a very fast, very expensive, very heavy, four door...El Camino.

Posted by: And it's ugly to boot

>It's shaped like a cardboard box and there's a cat behind the wheel.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 11:56 AM (M9gjJ)

215 >> Seriously, look at what Quantus found:

So 54% disapprove Trump
54% wrong direction
Generic ballot Dem+6
Only 35% “growth” on the economy

I think this leans towards my point.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 06, 2026 11:57 AM (IJqrQ)

216 The Cybertruck is a very fast, very expensive, very heavy, four door...El Camino.
Posted by: And it's ugly to boot at March 06, 2026 11:50 AM (2Ez/1)

It's a kind of cool-looking hot rod, sort of the 21st Century equivalent of a T-bucket with a blown big block. Fun, but not really practical.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 11:57 AM (8zz6B)

217 194 The gnostics werent Christian, they thought all material world stuff was evil and God/Jesus were ONLY non-material. Eastern-type religious "ONE" stuff. Thoroughly rejected by Christianity. Gnostic were the hippy nitwits of their day.
Posted by: dagny
======
I have been reading St. Irenaeus of Lyons book on Heresies. Some really bizarre crap started being printed after the deaths of all the Apostles and many of that first generation that had seen or talked to people that had seen Christ.

And the whole doctrine of Gnosticism is a bunch of bunk almost totally absent from logical understandings of the Old and New Testament.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 11:57 AM (E4rtv)

218 Eh, considering horses were the primary mode of transportation for thousands of years, cars and trucks replaced them with astonishing speed.

25 years maybe? Largely. In human history, that’s a revolution overnight.

What’s really strange is the almost cult-like belief system by the True Believers. I’m not wedded to oil and gas, it’s merely the fact there is no viable replacement on the horizon.

The first oil shocks, the Arab Embargo, put a lot of research and development into alternatives, building upon lots of research done during World War II.

One of the first things FDR did to piss off Imperial Japan was ending sales of aviation gasoline. They responded by developing planes that could run on lower octane fuel. Then they cutoff oil and gas altogether. It’s likely the fleet and aircraft that attacked Pearl Harbor was fueled by US oil and gas.

Posted by: Thom Thillis at March 06, 2026 11:57 AM (5MnqL)

219
The judges would also have accepted: Subaru Brat.
Posted by: Joe Mama at March 06, 2026 11:56 AM (TezPK)

That thing had a rot problem, but it would climb like a billy goat.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:57 AM (Zz0t1)

220 163 My Dad, the Baker, was in cahoots with a couple other Finns that had a dairy. They had garages to accommodate their DIVCO trucks. These were originally stables for the horses, used throughout WW2 for milk delivery. They bought DIVCO trucks for the super duper system they had. A milkman could get off with his load, press a lever, and the truck would advance to the next stop, just like the Old Mare. Until a kid rode out in front on a bike. Bad idea.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 06, 2026 11:57 AM (gm9Sb)

221 Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 06, 2026 11:35 AM (2J/Lj)

He is also flanking the domestic left. It is a thing of beauty.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 11:58 AM (Et1h0)

222 It's a kind of cool-looking hot rod, sort of the 21st Century equivalent of a T-bucket with a blown big block. Fun, but not really practical.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 11:57 AM (8zz6B)

His kid borrowed the design from a video game.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 06, 2026 11:58 AM (Zz0t1)

223 I am ordering all election results for the school board be deemed null and void.

I am the law bitches.

Posted by: Judge Boasberg at March 06, 2026 11:58 AM (13bda)

224 Unless we remove everyone in DC and replace them...
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

This is actually very much what Trump did with his 2nd term cabinet and lieutenant picks. First term, he trusted the Party to help supply him with "experts". He got a bunch of backstabbing RINOs trying to moderate his agenda, or subvert it completely to GOPe goals.

This time, he primarily picked people that know and hate what the institutions they were picked to run have become. Tulsi at intel, RFK at health, etc. Trump wants to dismantle, shrink and refocus the Federal government, and he has people personally driven to do the same with their departments.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 06, 2026 11:58 AM (JCZqz)

225 I will never understand my wife fascination with turning on a light and then leaving the room.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:59 AM (ExV1e)

226 In really small Texas towns, and it's not just Texas, it's not unusual to see people on horseback going thru Whataburger or DQ drive thrus.

----
This image pleases me.

I will ride a bike, not a horse, because horses are too much maintenance.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 06, 2026 11:59 AM (RkOfE)

227 Aetius, you once posted that scene from The Passion. Would you mind posting it again?
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 06, 2026 11:54 AM (RkOfE)

Tis the season.

https://tinyurl.com/ypu77dd7

And my favorite scene:

https://tinyurl.com/4keh7wt7

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:59 AM (bss/y)

228 215 >> Seriously, look at what Quantus found:

So 54% disapprove Trump
54% wrong direction
Generic ballot Dem+6
Only 35% “growth” on the economy

I think this leans towards my point.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 06, 2026 11:57 AM (IJqrQ)

======

Your point was that primary turnout predicts general election turnout.

That's outright not true.

But congrats on going off in a completely different direction, forming a non-sequitor. You seem very smart for changing the subject instead of actually continuing the very discussion and point you asserted.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)

229 I’m not wedded to oil and gas, it’s merely the fact there is no viable replacement on the horizon.

What if I told we had a magical liquid that has been fueling humans for thousands of years, that can just as easily fuel energy production and transportation needs!?!?!?

Posted by: Big Corn/Ethanol at March 06, 2026 12:01 PM (JCZqz)

230 Oh, and a D+6 environment, if it manifested, would be better than 2018 when the GOP won 2 Senate seats.

It was a D+9 year.

And the GOP still netted two senate seats.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:01 PM (GBKbO)

231 I couldn't be happier that the ranger statue will be in a prominent place. Honestly more people will pay attention to it at Glober Life than it's previous location.

Posted by: mishdog at March 06, 2026 12:01 PM (V9Vdb)

232 Election Day should be declared a holiday. No work, just go vote!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 06, 2026 12:02 PM (RkOfE)

233 It's a kind of cool-looking hot rod, sort of the 21st Century equivalent of a T-bucket with a blown big block. Fun, but not really practical.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 11:57 AM (8zz6B)

His kid borrowed the design from a video game.
Posted by: Sponge

From 1992.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 12:02 PM (oKJ0C)

234 I will never understand my wife fascination with turning on a light and then leaving the room.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:59 AM (ExV1e)

It wasn’t until I had kids that I understood my father’s frustration with this growing up.

Granted electricity is pretty cheap where I live and lightbulbs are super efficient these days. But that shit still bugs me.

Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:02 PM (13bda)

235 The Cybertruck is a very fast, very expensive, very heavy, four door...El Camino.
Posted by: And it's ugly to boot at March 06, 2026 11:50 AM (2Ez/1)

Raises eyebrows…

Posted by: Jesse Pinkman at March 06, 2026 12:02 PM (UCAqC)

236 Glad that Gibson elected to not have Caviezal reprise the role of Jesus. He got too old.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 12:02 PM (pDt9x)

237
There is some good news from the least-woke team* in Major League Baseball - the Texas Rangers baseball team

You wanna piss off some SoCal lefties in the most hilarious fashion? Wear a Texas Rangers ballcap to a Santa Barbara farmer's market. They'd get incredibly confused, because on the one hand Texas is The Devil, but a properly educated and enlightened progressive wouldn't get angry over a Major League Baseball cap.

The angry looks in silence are priceless.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 12:03 PM (y9nCu)

238 What if I told we had a magical liquid that has been fueling humans for thousands of years, that can just as easily fuel energy production and transportation needs!?!?!?
Posted by: Big Corn/Ethanol

Semen?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 12:03 PM (oKJ0C)

239 Amusing story on Anthropic's fall from grace on X

@USWREMichael
says the Maduro raid was the trigger point for the DoW’s conflict with Anthropic:

“Palantir’s the prime contractor. [Anthropic] is the sub.”

“One of [Anthropic’s] execs called Palantir and asked, ‘Was our software used in that raid?’”

“So— they’re trying to get classified information. And implying— if they were used in that raid, that it might violate their terms of service.”

“It raised enough alarm with Palantir, who has a trusted relationship with the Department, to tell me, and I’m like, ‘Holy shit— what if this software went down? Some guardrail kicked up? Some refusal happened for the next fight like this one and we left our people at risk?”

“I went to
@SecWar

@PeteHegseth
and told him what happened.”

“That was like a ‘Woah’ moment for the whole leadership at the Pentagon that we’re potentially so dependent on a software provider without another alternative that has the right or ability to not only shut it off— maybe it’s a rogue developer who could poison the model to make it not do what you want, or trick you, or hallucinate purposefully.”

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:03 PM (E4rtv)

240 But congrats on going off in a completely different direction, forming a non-sequitor. You seem very smart for changing the subject instead of actually continuing the very discussion and point you asserted.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

The classic Lefty goalpost shift. How bad did polls show Trump getting beaten in March 2016 and 2024 again?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 12:03 PM (JCZqz)

241 (which is probably apocryphal)

Says who? You know a guy?

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 06, 2026 12:03 PM (cS1cw)

242 231
‘ I couldn't be happier that the ranger statue will be in a prominent place. Honestly more people will pay attention to it at Glober Life than its previous location.’

While conceding Love airport to the’Rats.
I guess I’m in a ‘glass is half empty’ mood today.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 06, 2026 12:04 PM (jbnUc)

243 226 In a really small Arizona town I frequent you see a lot of folks scooting around on golf carts, with a lot of local engineering. Solar panels mounted on shade screens. And open carry because why not.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 06, 2026 12:04 PM (gm9Sb)

244 Election Day should be declared a holiday. No work, just go vote!
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 06, 2026 12:02 PM (RkOfE)

Dems used to push this line, because their voters were working class. Now working class votes R, so our side has adopted the position.

Interesting how these things go.

Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:05 PM (13bda)

245 Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:59 AM (bss/y)

Thank you!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 06, 2026 12:05 PM (RkOfE)

246 Well, an interesting stat here

"Iran Missile launches during the first 8 days of conflict:

🚀 Ballistic Missiles:
🔴 Day 1 — 350
🔴 Day 2 — 175
🔴 Day 3 — 120
🔴 Day 4 — 50
🔴 Day 5 — 40
🔴 Day 6 — 32
🔴 Day 7 — 28
🔴 Day 8 — 15

🛸 Drone Swarms:
🟢 Day 1 — 294
🟢 Day 2 — 541
🟢 Day 3 — 200
🟢 Day 4 — 85
🟢 Day 5 — 45
🟢 Day 6 — 38
🟢 Day 7 — 30
🟢 Day 8 — 12

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:05 PM (E4rtv)

247 What if I told we had a magical liquid that has been fueling humans for thousands of years, that can just as easily fuel energy production and transportation needs!?!?!?
Posted by: Big Corn/Ethanol at March 06, 2026 12:01 PM (JCZqz)

It would be very interesting to look at the total energy budget to make ethanol, from the time the seeded passes over the field, until the ethanol comes off the still, and compare that to other crop-based fuels, like say growing canola to make oil that can be burned in diesel engines. And then compare both to the costs of producing petroleum fuels for the same purpose.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 12:05 PM (8zz6B)

248 I will never understand my wife fascination with turning on a light and then leaving the room.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:59 AM (ExV1e)

Ha! I’m glad to hear it’s not just me. My wife claims our house is “too dark” and first thing in the morning turns on every light in the house. I sneak around turning them off lol

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 12:06 PM (UCAqC)

249 I will never understand my wife fascination with turning on a light and then leaving the room.

Mine has a habit of receiving callers at the door and standing there with the door wide open, while she and the caller catch up. In or OUT!!! I'm not paying to heat the outside!

I've turned into my Dad.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:06 PM (Riz8t)

250 240
The classic Lefty goalpost shift. How bad did polls show Trump getting beaten in March 2016 and 2024 again?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 12:03 PM (JCZqz)

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Polling now is largely worthless. The best pollsters I look at with a side eye.

It's a twofold issue of incentives (no one is scored on how accurate their polls months out are) and response bias (progressives have long shown a higher propensity for actually answering pollsters, inflating their numbers, a pattern that gets much, much worse outside of election seasons).

But, the tweet was a look into the past about how primary turnout and general election turnout relate. No matter the year, there was no predictive value. It's statistical noise.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:06 PM (GBKbO)

251 "I make thing's new."

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Cry Every Time. at March 06, 2026 12:06 PM (RfVfI)

252 243 226 In a really small Arizona town I frequent you see a lot of folks scooting around on golf carts, with a lot of local engineering. Solar panels mounted on shade screens. And open carry because why not.
Posted by: bill in arkansas

But should the golf-cart driving orangutan be allowed to open carry? https://tinyurl.com/mrys6z4s

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 12:07 PM (JCZqz)

253 I read an article by a cop describing a situation in Texas. A Ranger rolled up and offered assistance. Ranger goes to his car and gears up. A Thompson and two grenades.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 06, 2026 12:07 PM (gm9Sb)

254 234
‘ Granted electricity is pretty cheap where I live and lightbulbs are super efficient these days. But that shit still bugs me.’

But why turn out a light if you’re just going to turn it back on later?
Think of the time saved.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 06, 2026 12:07 PM (jbnUc)

255 " Don't waste electricity" might be an age specific mantra.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 12:07 PM (pDt9x)

256 You know who else liked to quote polls and troll?

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 12:08 PM (Et1h0)

257 I will never understand my wife fascination with turning on a light and then leaving the room.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:59 AM (ExV1e)

GaaAHH! My husband does this constantly! I have to turn off his closet light at least once a day. And then he bemoans our electric bill. FFS, turn off the lights!

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 06, 2026 12:08 PM (k9OZB)

258 240 But congrats on going off in a completely different direction, forming a non-sequitor. You seem very smart for changing the subject instead of actually continuing the very discussion and point you asserted.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

The classic Lefty goalpost shift. How bad did polls show Trump getting beaten in March 2016 and 2024 again?
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
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FWIW, Rasmussen today has Trump at about 48 percent approval. If the war ends with few US casualties in a few weeks, then that is more likely to go up than down.

Never heard of Quantus and would have to see if they used any crappy internet responses as part of their sample along with geographic and demographic weighting.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:08 PM (E4rtv)

259 Ha! I’m glad to hear it’s not just me. My wife claims our house is “too dark” and first thing in the morning turns on every light in the house. I sneak around turning them off lol
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Of you have lamps, get Amazon plugs. You can turn them off from your phone.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 12:08 PM (oKJ0C)

260 I don’t like the term “early voting” nor “vote by mail”.

It’s just voting. They might as well call it “election season”. They vote before Election Day. And they keep voting (or counting phony ballots) after Election Day, until such time they achieve the desired outcome.

Then it’s time to stop! Weird how this works.

Posted by: Thom Thillis at March 06, 2026 12:08 PM (5MnqL)

261 “So— they’re trying to get classified information. And implying— if they were used in that raid, that it might violate their terms of service.”

Five minutes later, they're selling stuff to China because they are a perfect non-Western society that is sooooo much better at human rights than we cisheteronormativepatriarchalcolonial types.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 12:09 PM (+4yJ5)

262 258 Never heard of Quantus and would have to see if they used any crappy internet responses as part of their sample along with geographic and demographic weighting.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:08 PM (E4rtv)

=====

They came about in 2024. They're modelers, not really pollsters.

They did 2024 well. You know...based on numbers from October.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:09 PM (GBKbO)

263 256 You know who else liked to quote polls and troll?
Posted by: ...
======
Old Mc Moo Moo had a poll farm, ei ei o. And on this poll he found some crap. ei ei o.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:09 PM (E4rtv)

264 Some fellers call it the Apocalypse of Saint John.

Posted by: The Water Is Deep at March 06, 2026 12:09 PM (7Q0e+)

265 First world problem: We are headed to San Diego on Tuesday, a trip booked months ago, and the weather forecast says it's going to be ten degrees warmer in Winston-Salem, where I live. Oh, well, at least we'll have temps somewhere in the 60's or 70's and we'll be right on the beach. Never been to CA, never seen the Pacific Ocean, so I am eager to get going.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 06, 2026 12:09 PM (vV6n9)

266 249 I will never understand my wife fascination with turning on a light and then leaving the room.

Mine waits till I'm halfway out the door to start a conversation.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 12:10 PM (Y8DZL)

267 Forget polls. Look at betting markets. Polymarket and Kalshi both had Trump winning in 2024. Poly had him winning the popular vote too. It was Tru p pretty much the entire campaign, even when Kamala got her poll bump in late summer.

Talarico was around 70% to win for 2 weeks before the election.

Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:10 PM (13bda)

268 GaaAHH! My husband does this constantly! I have to turn off his closet light at least once a day. And then he bemoans our electric bill. FFS, turn off the lights!

When I was growing up, there was usually one light bulb in a given room. Now everyone has track lights. My kitchen has eight of them (granted, they're LEDs), as well as 3 pendant lights, and several over the stove and kitchen table. I sometimes come into the kitchen, and every one of them is on. Grrrrr.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)

269 Looked to see where i could vote in Alexandria, Va.

One place deep in heavily blue precinct. Looks like theyre ballot harvesting too.

https://tinyurl.com/k53rp62e

Posted by: dagny at March 06, 2026 12:11 PM (ILGo9)

270 86 Can someone explain why the one riot, one ranger statue was considered offensive in 2020?? The word riot??
---------------
Cuz White.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 12:11 PM (pZ64F)

271 251 "I make thing's new."
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Cry Every Time. at March 06, 2026 12:06 PM (RfVfI)

Scene gets me every single time.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 12:11 PM (bss/y)

272 Nood. Perjury.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (bss/y)

273 264
‘ Mine waits till I'm halfway out the door to start a conversation.’

Mine does too. That drives me bugshit.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (jbnUc)

274 267 Forget polls. Look at betting markets. Polymarket and Kalshi both had Trump winning in 2024. Poly had him winning the popular vote too. It was Tru p pretty much the entire campaign, even when Kamala got her poll bump in late summer.

Talarico was around 70% to win for 2 weeks before the election.

Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:10 PM (13bda)

======

Betting markets have no specialized knowledge, are really small markets, and actually don't have a very good track record.

Up until 7 pm election night 2024, they had Democrats winning the House. For months. And then...flip.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (GBKbO)

275 Mine waits till I'm halfway out the door to start a conversation.
Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 12:10 PM (Y8DZL)

Hahaha

At least once a week I’ll be in the kitchen. Wife is in our bedroom which is 10 feet down the hall and 2 walls in between. Then she asks me why I didn’t answer her.

Uhm because I don’t have Superman level hearing darling, that’s why.

Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (13bda)

276 FWIW, Rasmussen today has Trump at about 48 percent approval. If the war ends with few US casualties in a few weeks, then that is more likely to go up than down.

Rasmussen was very accurate for 2024, but more importantly is the trends. We can't know how accurate the specific numbers are, but a trend showing an increase in popularity is a but more meaningful. Whether it's a SOTU bump, positive war rallying, or improved perception of the economy is the question.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (JCZqz)

277 Nood Madison Cornbread.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 12:13 PM (kgE5c)

278 Nood…

Posted by: Hawkpilot at March 06, 2026 12:13 PM (ewuvP)

279 276 Rasmussen was very accurate for 2024, but more importantly is the trends. We can't know how accurate the specific numbers are, but a trend showing an increase in popularity is a but more meaningful. Whether it's a SOTU bump, positive war rallying, or improved perception of the economy is the question.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (JCZqz)

======

Rasmussen fluctuates so much, its trends are worthless.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:13 PM (GBKbO)

280 And my favorite scene:

https://tinyurl.com/4keh7wt7
---

And now I'm crying "grant that I may love you always, and do with me what you will"

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 06, 2026 12:14 PM (RkOfE)

281 Stuff mom used to say: "Do you need a lite to walk down the hall?"

This morphed into walking down hall with eyes closed. When to turn to room? 11 kid steps turn left.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 06, 2026 12:14 PM (cS1cw)

282 I stand with Jasmine. Texas Opie probably cheated.

Posted by: MJ at March 06, 2026 12:15 PM (XOmY9)

283 Heh. We Love Light. Lights on everywhere, ceiling fans going all the time too, we like a breeze inside. House temp 70 in winter, 80 in summer because the AC is really just a dehumidifier. Gladly pay the extra bucks to get what we want.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 12:15 PM (pDt9x)

284 They came about in 2024. They're modelers, not really pollsters.

They did 2024 well. You know...based on numbers from October.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
======
Helmut Northpol had a more concise model that predicted Trump's win in 2016 in March of that year.

I took a look at the website, Universe: Registered voters
Sample Size: 1,000
Method: Online Panel
Field Dates: Nov 11 - Nov 12, 2025
Margin of Error: ±3.3%

Online panels have not shown themselves to be particularly valid yet. No evidence of geographic weighting either. And they show Trump's approval at about 45 percent. Youngest 18-29 years olds are showing the highest disapproval as well which are actually the ones least likely to vote.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:16 PM (E4rtv)

285 225 I will never understand my wife fascination with turning on a light and then leaving the room.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 11:59 AM (ExV1e)

Running up the electric bill on purpose to get back at her dad for keeping tight controls on utility usage, for whom you are now serving as the stand-in.

Posted by: Not fair but it's life at March 06, 2026 12:16 PM (TbWk/)

286 I wonder if that Ranger story was the basis for the "one crisis, one platoon!" line from Die Hard 2.

Posted by: Octochicken at March 06, 2026 12:17 PM (oCS0o)

287 > Your point was that primary turnout predicts general election turnout

That’s a false assertion and you know it.

What I pondered is whether at some point, after numerous like results and a statistical increase in Democrat turnout- if it matters. Or at least, at what point does it?

Trump broke all types of records and statistics. Is your assertion that primary voting numbers don’t matter, and nothing in those statistics is in any way predictive of the November election?

I suppose one could state that, largely the can’t be correlated, but when, and under what conditions does that correlation break down?

It would be foolish, sophistic and a statistical impossibility that your theorem would apply 100% of the time. Ergo, I posit, under what conditions does that change.

And you throw the fallacy flag. lol.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 06, 2026 12:19 PM (IJqrQ)

288 287 Trump broke all types of records and statistics. Is your assertion that primary voting numbers don’t matter, and nothing in those statistics is in any way predictive of the November election?

I suppose one could state that, largely the can’t be correlated, but when, and under what conditions does that correlation break down?

It would be foolish, sophistic and a statistical impossibility that your theorem would apply 100% of the time. Ergo, I posit, under what conditions does that change.

And you throw the fallacy flag. lol.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 06, 2026 12:19 PM (IJqrQ)

=======

"Sure, there's no evidence of it, but I believe in it."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 12:20 PM (GBKbO)

289 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 06, 2026 12:21 PM (o7qMm)

290 We very well might get a GunTuber in Congress.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (4NO2D)

291 Shut up, dunce.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 06, 2026 12:22 PM (4NO2D)

292 Snark isn’t a substitute for logic.

But then, it seems you’re out of your depth.

It’s ok. Not everyone can follow logic.

You seem to be holding to the assertion that nothing in the midterm statistics is analogous to the November elections. Not any deviation. Not any particular measurement. Which is a statistical impossibility.

If you were to say, it’s largely not analogous but here is a category and deviation that is meaningful, we could have an honest discussion.

But you’re going to schmolls with questionable internals and ad hominem.

Got it, Prometheus.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 06, 2026 12:26 PM (IJqrQ)

293 Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 12:09 PM (E4rtv)

Eeeeeeyep

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 12:27 PM (Et1h0)

294 I always wondered why the post office didn't use Divco trucks. One would think it would be ideal.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 12:27 PM (0U5gm)

295 Grok, create a generic website that looks like we've been polling since Sep 1, 2024 and got the results of the 2024 election exactly right...

Posted by: Quantus Insight at March 06, 2026 12:28 PM (zHdFR)

296 About the Gospel of Thomas for those that are not familiar with it. And yes , this writer is no fan:

https://tinyurl.com/3knechnw
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 11:26 AM (looXz)

Thanks for this. Will read later...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 06, 2026 12:36 PM (nbLIj)

297 77 About the Gospel of Thomas for those that are not familiar with it. And yes , this writer is no fan:

https://tinyurl.com/3knechnw
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 11:26 AM (looXz)

Fen, thank you for sharing this article. It's quite interesting. I forwarded it to my husband.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 12:36 PM (FMtrg)

298 Dems used to push this line, because their voters were working class. Now working class votes R, so our side has adopted the position.

Interesting how these things go.
Posted by: Heroq at March 06, 2026 12:05 PM (13bda)

Hyper evil rich people never work a day. This alone is why they all need to be killed.

Posted by: Americans at March 06, 2026 01:04 PM (fYhK6)

299 Since women outvote men when it comes to showing up for elections, this means the electorate will be far more female and far more "consistent always voter" in May...and that does not bode well for Paxton.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 11:07 AM (tOcjL)

I’m calling the SoS and will demand that she cancel the runoff on that basis.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 01:06 PM (fYhK6)

300 Trump changed everything. Fight gorilla politics with gorilla politics. Get a following, build it, and then use it as much as damn possible to get as much power as possible.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 11:10 AM (JCZqz)

Our college educated elites don't even know how to spell the european word "guerrilla"

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 01:30 PM (8avO+)

301 About the Gospel of Thomas for those that are not familiar with it. And yes , this writer is no fan:

https://tinyurl.com/3knechnw
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 11:26 AM (looXz)

Fen, thank you for sharing this article. It's quite interesting. I forwarded it to my husband.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 06, 2026 12:36 PM (FMtrg)

Thanks Fen! Nice article.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 01:37 PM (8avO+)

302 FWIW, Rasmussen today has Trump at about 48 percent approval. If the war ends with few US casualties in a few weeks, then that is more likely to go up than down.

Rasmussen was very accurate for 2024, but more importantly is the trends. We can't know how accurate the specific numbers are, but a trend showing an increase in popularity is a but more meaningful. Whether it's a SOTU bump, positive war rallying, or improved perception of the economy is the question.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 12:12 PM (JCZqz)

Approval is worthless, as it lumps people who want Trump to go 10 times harder and topple every government that looks at us with side eye with leftist idiots who want to dress as Nazis and kill babies.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 01:42 PM (8avO+)

303 Report of 50 supersonic anti ship missiles (China) launched by Iranians and none hit our ships; also that U.S. did not intercept any of them. Maybe USN lased them. Keep the Chinese guessing.
Posted by: rocket man at March 06, 2026 11:15 AM (ehY6c)

Maybe they just didn't know where our ships even were.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 01:43 PM (8avO+)

304 Men, especially R men, seem way more affected by the "we're gonna lose, so why bother" vote conditioning, and holding each other accountable to show up might help...a lot...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 11:53 AM (tOcjL)

I wonder if that is because it makes it a little easier to internally justify not voting, because, you know, we just got home from work? Just a thought...
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 06, 2026 11:56 AM (RfVfI)

It is even easier to justify not voting because you are heading off to a beach or park on your holiday.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 06, 2026 01:50 PM (8avO+)

305 Let the record reflect our story was prompted in part by the great work The Morning Rant has done following the huge losses carmakers have suffered in their EV ventures. Buck Throckmorton was a big help, in other words, and I appreciate it.

Posted by: James Varney at March 06, 2026 02:55 PM (BFhXu)

306 Thank you, James.

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at March 06, 2026 04:59 PM (Gdg2g)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Cape Cod Evening
Edward Hopper

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Comments

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1 Mama was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at March 06, 2026 09:30 AM (2Ez/1)

2 What's that, Lassie? Is Timmy smoking crack in the barn again?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 06, 2026 09:30 AM (IG3/x)

3 Oh, very nice. Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

4 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 09:31 AM (R11M+)

5 There is, undeniably, a dog. According to some theories of art, this is art.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 09:31 AM (ExV1e)

6 Lassie, where's Timmy?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 06, 2026 09:31 AM (0nHVk)

7 Helen, I think Lassie is trying to tell us something.

Posted by: huerfano at March 06, 2026 09:31 AM (98kQX)

8 A little blury isn't it?

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 09:31 AM (EtnSa)

9 I like this.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 09:31 AM (NpAcC)

10 Alright, who fell down the well this time?

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 09:32 AM (3uBP9)

11 blue spruce

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 09:32 AM (R11M+)

12 I’ve always thought the Cape was overrated.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 09:32 AM (A5RD0)

13 I nooded.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

14 D'oh Rodrigo! I was just going to sock Lassie.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 06, 2026 09:32 AM (WkL+O)

15 Stocky woman. Future Babushka.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 06, 2026 09:32 AM (JCZqz)

16 Guy on stoop:
Imma shoot that dog...

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)

17 People Against Shrubbery.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 09:32 AM (pZ64F)

18 He said he was going to cut this damn grass today...

Posted by: Mama with her arms crossed at March 06, 2026 09:32 AM (2Ez/1)

19 Lovely. Thanks! I'm so used to seeing city scapes from Winslow Homer, this is a nice change.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (AQXU4)

20 where's the chevy pickup?

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

21 > 14 D'oh Rodrigo! I was just going to sock Lassie.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 06, 2026 09:32 AM (WkL+O)

Horde Mind is a strange and wonderful thing, innit?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (IG3/x)

22 There is, undeniably, a dog. According to some theories of art, this is art.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Also noticeable boobs on the lady.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)

23 Grass way too close to the foundation. I'd hate that.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (3uBP9)

24 I’ve always thought the Cape was overrated.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 09:32 AM (A5RD0)

Given that it's not pictured so did Hopper I guess.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (ExV1e)

25 What's that, Lassie? Is Timmy smoking crack in the barn again?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

*snort

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (oKJ0C)

26 If you've ever needed Lassie to find your car in the yard, you might be a Redneck.

Posted by: Jeff Foxworthy at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (WkL+O)

27 nice rack

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

28 Lassie, where's Timmy?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz

See #02

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 09:34 AM (oKJ0C)

29 Someone needs to cut the lawn.

Posted by: dantesed at March 06, 2026 09:34 AM (Oy/m2)

30 Hopper! Have we had this one before? It's welcome in any case.

That handsome beast does look much like Lassie. I haven't seen many collies in real life; the weather in Da Swamp is too hot and humid for a long-coated dog like that.

Are the trees really that blue, or is EH pushing the limits of his artistic license? Using the blueness to suggest evening light?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 09:34 AM (wzUl9)

31 He said he was going to cut this damn grass today...
Posted by: Mama with her arms crossed

HE got deported.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 09:34 AM (oKJ0C)

32 It's like a flying house that just happened to set down there, in a random field.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 09:35 AM (3uBP9)

33 Grass way too close to the foundation. I'd hate that.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (3uBP9)

Yeah. There could be a hunnert injuns hiding in that grass and you'd never know it until you had a 7/11 pop up in yer yard.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 09:35 AM (ExV1e)

34 Is there a huge cloudburst to the left? The lighting seems way off between right and left. I'd be running for the storm cellar.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 06, 2026 09:35 AM (XvL8K)

35 dearly deported...

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)

36 I stayed in a 'Cape Cod' themed AirBnB once but it didn't come with a dog.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 09:35 AM (M9gjJ)

37 It’s crowded and pretentious. The beaches are nothing special. There’s sharks. It’s expensive. Traffic is horrid. P-Town is all gay all the time.

Meh.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 09:35 AM (A5RD0)

38 The trees were blue that day, my friends.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 09:35 AM (77rzZ)

39 1 Mama was angry that day, my friends.
Posted by: George Costanza

It’s a Hopper painting, so Mama’s always angry.

Posted by: Hopping Mad at March 06, 2026 09:36 AM (fKeBm)

40 Needs mowing. Maybe hand mower in that time. A bitch.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 06, 2026 09:36 AM (sl73Y)

41 The guy on the stoop looks like he's trying to entice the dog back to him. But the dog has heard something outside the frame that is even more interesting than a toy, or food. Possibly living food that can be hunted.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 09:36 AM (wzUl9)

42 > Also noticeable boobs on the lady.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)

However, she's somewhat substandard as Hopper women go.

Compare:

https://tinyurl.com/y3jx9m2u (late-night office hankypanky is in the offing)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (IG3/x)

43

Got the most horrible sunburn of my life out on the Cape when I was there on a break from college.

I remember bathing in red vinegar and slathering myself in Noxzema and corn starch when I got home. Misery for several days until the skin peeled off.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (x0n13)

44 I must be learning from CBD. Never saw this before but the minute I looked at it I said "Hopper".
Would hang.
Thx CBD, have a grt weekend

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (/C62k)

45 They just need to set a NY diner down nearby and you've got everything.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (3uBP9)

46 "Are the trees really that blue, or is EH pushing the limits of his artistic license? Using the blueness to suggest evening light?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius*

---

Hey. Back off. There was a sale on blue paint. I overbought.

Posted by: E. Hopper at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

47 > 36 I stayed in a 'Cape Cod' themed AirBnB once but it didn't come with a dog.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 09:35 AM (M9gjJ)

Did it come with complimentary chips, at least?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (IG3/x)

48 Bluetrees was all my joy,
Bluetrees was my delight...

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (77rzZ)

49 Very pleasant. Nice way to end the week.

Posted by: Tuna at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (lJ0H4)

50 Needs mowing. Maybe hand mower in that time. A bitch.
Posted by: From about That Time at March 06, 2026 09:36 AM (sl73Y)

They used a scythe. Death was their neighbor and he usually handled it but there was an outbreak of the flu somewhere so he was busy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (ExV1e)

51 22 There is, undeniably, a dog. According to some theories of art, this is art.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Also noticeable boobs on the lady.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)

Sniper?

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 09:38 AM (+YA9H)

52 the standard required a narrower and narrower snout and muzzle... they bred the brains right out of that breed; stupid critters these days.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 09:38 AM (R11M+)

53 Niiiiiice!!!!

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 09:38 AM (Suwql)

54 The devastating affects of Juan's Lawn Sevice crew being deported.

"What're we gonna do now, Ma?"

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 06, 2026 09:38 AM (g8Ew8)

55 46 Hey. Back off. There was a sale on blue paint. I overbought.
Posted by: E. Hopper at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

"Pfft en Espanol!"

- - Pablo Picasso

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2026 09:38 AM (x0n13)

56 Is that what houses on Cape Cod look like? Tall doors with long windowpanes, red-trimmed bay windows, etc.?

This painting is from 1939, so I'd hope the Cape wasn't anywhere near as crowded and touristy as it is today.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)

57 37 It’s crowded and pretentious. The beaches are nothing special. There’s sharks. It’s expensive. Traffic is horrid. P-Town is all gay all the time.

Meh.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Cape Codpiece

Posted by: Stroll Gayly Along the Broad Stately Town at March 06, 2026 09:39 AM (fKeBm)

58 They need some outdoor furniture, though. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 09:39 AM (Suwql)

59 Also noticeable boobs on the lady.
Posted by: Bulg

Don't blow the picture up. She looks like a skel or a zombie.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 09:39 AM (oKJ0C)

60 https://tinyurl.com/y3jx9m2u (late-night office hankypanky is in the offing)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Nice ass, too.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 09:39 AM (77rzZ)

61 Hopper? I just met her!

Posted by: Rimshot at March 06, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

62 Hey, at least Cape Cod beats Chappaquiddick.

Posted by: The Lion of the Senate at March 06, 2026 09:39 AM (IG3/x)

63 It was a blurry evening at the Cape.

Posted by: No Name Today at March 06, 2026 09:39 AM (8mulE)

64 Cape Cod Evening, 1939
Edward Hopper

National Gallery of Art:
Edward Hopper
Painter, American, 1882 - 1967

In part - The artist stated: “It is no transcription of a place, but pieced together from sketches and mental impressions of things in the vicinity. . . . The dry, blowing grass can be seen from my studio window in the late summer or autumn. In the woman I attempted to get the broad, strong-jawed face and blond hair of a Finnish type of which there are many on the Cape. The man is a dark-haired Yankee. The dog is listening to something, probably a whippoorwill [sic] or some evening sound.”

I love this to end the week.

Thank you.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 09:39 AM (NFX2v)

65
Season 3, Episodes 2, 5, 7 & 10 - a limerick

Papa said, "Oh, what the hell?
It seems Lassie has something to tell.
Has it happened again?
How long has it been
Since Timmy done fell down the well?"

Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 09:40 AM (qgHp7)

66 >>I’ve always thought the Cape was overrated.

It has its charm, but the other cape in MA is better.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 09:40 AM (Suwql)

67 Love Hopper.. This is different

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 09:40 AM (VE6XX)

68 51 sniper, i barely know her.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 09:40 AM (R11M+)

69 Looks like a Sheltie, not a Rough Collie like Lassie.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 09:40 AM (8zz6B)

70 Sniper?
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 09:38 AM (+YA9H)

Charlie is somewhere in those trees, man. You can count on it.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 06, 2026 09:40 AM (IG3/x)

71 They just need to set a NY diner down nearby and you've got everything.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026

***
Or a hotel lobby with isolated, lonely-looking people sitting around in it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 09:41 AM (wzUl9)

72 The sniper in the tree line could be lock and load Noem. Just asking questions.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at March 06, 2026 09:41 AM (URO9T)

73 59 Also noticeable boobs on the lady.
Posted by: Bulg

Don't blow the picture up. She looks like a skel or a zombie.
Posted by: rickb223

🤣

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 09:42 AM (NFX2v)

74 >>> Looks like a Sheltie, not a Rough Collie like Lassie.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 09:40 AM (8zz6B)

It's kind of a mystery mutt. At first I thought a corgie but too big and too much fur.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 09:42 AM (3uBP9)

75 The woman looks like someone took her eyeballs

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 09:43 AM (/C62k)

76 Mary Jo Kopechne unavailable for comment.

Posted by: Obligatory at March 06, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)

77 66 >>I’ve always thought the Cape was overrated.

It has its charm, but the other cape in MA is better.
Posted by: Lizzy

No capes!

Posted by: Edna Mode at March 06, 2026 09:43 AM (JCZqz)

78 Dog is picking up every flea in the tall grass.

Posted by: Roy at March 06, 2026 09:44 AM (qwype)

79 Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, only backwards...while wearing high heels.

Muldoon tells the same jokes as the rest of the Horde, only in limerick form...while wearing high heels.

Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 09:44 AM (qgHp7)

80 Dog is more interested in the squirrel running across the yard than the guy's treat

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 09:44 AM (EtnSa)

81 Plenty of ticks in that grass, poor Lassie.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 06, 2026 09:44 AM (0nHVk)

82 Hopper's painting from the other cape - Cape Ann/Gloucester - are excellent: https://tinyurl.com/3bp7cnrv

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 09:45 AM (Suwql)

83 Looks like all three of them are sick of Timmy's screaming from the bottom of the well.

Posted by: red speck at March 06, 2026 09:45 AM (Ve/HL)

84 Looks like this fellow is pretending to be distracted by the dog because he got the young miss preggers.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 09:45 AM (M9gjJ)

85 The squirrel is the dog's treat

Posted by: NARRATOR at March 06, 2026 09:45 AM (qwype)

86 Mow your damned lawn!

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 09:45 AM (zHdFR)

87 I think at that size, it's more likely to be a Sheltie than a Rough Collie, but eh.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 09:45 AM (3wOGw)

88 Don't blow the picture up. She looks like a skel or a zombie.
Posted by: rickb223

Sounds like my kind of ghoul!

Posted by: The Crypkeeper at March 06, 2026 09:46 AM (JCZqz)

89 It took 77 comments to get to "no capes?" I am disappointed in you

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 06, 2026 09:47 AM (QE+Sx)

90 >>Plenty of ticks in that grass, poor Lassie.

Uhh, not yet - - - workin' on it!

Posted by: Plum Island Scientist at March 06, 2026 09:47 AM (Suwql)

91 Nice. Colors vivid. Seems like a happy place.

'Cept Momma Mad.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 06, 2026 09:47 AM (DgMqy)

92 That's a weird looking house.

Posted by: dantesed at March 06, 2026 09:48 AM (Oy/m2)

93 >>No capes!
Posted by: Edna Mode

"No capes for you!"
-- Soup nazi who's relocated to MA

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 09:48 AM (Suwql)

94 >>> The woman looks like someone took her eyeballs
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 09:43 AM (/C62k)

That's ok. Turns out, we won't even need them! How crazy is that!

Posted by: Owen Wilson as Dr. Peter Weir in Event Horizon the Comedy at March 06, 2026 09:48 AM (3uBP9)

95 91 Nice. Colors vivid. Seems like a happy place.

'Cept Momma Mad.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 06, 2026 09:47 AM (DgMqy)

Dude is getting a talkin'-to.

Posted by: Roy at March 06, 2026 09:48 AM (qwype)

96 90 i learned about that now.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 09:48 AM (R11M+)

97 Posted by: The Crypkeeper at March 06, 2026 09:46 AM (JCZqz)

Would you like to buy a "t"?

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 09:48 AM (+YA9H)

98 The squirrel is the dog's treat
Posted by: NARRATOR at March 06, 2026 09:45 AM (qwype)

"Eat 'im up, Lassie! Drink its blood! Good girl. Good girl."

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 06, 2026 09:49 AM (g8Ew8)

99 Skyrocketing gas prices and 92,000 jobs lost in February.

America’s nightmare continues.

Posted by: Blue Tsunami 2026 at March 06, 2026 09:49 AM (GFRGc)

100 100

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 09:49 AM (+YA9H)

101 Looks like a Sheltie, not a Rough Collie like Lassie.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Lassie was a refined lady. Not like that mixed breed from down the road.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 09:50 AM (oKJ0C)

102 Painted before Hopper was skinned and hung up by the Predator in the jungle.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 06, 2026 09:50 AM (MZ+PY)

103 91 Nice. Colors vivid. Seems like a happy place.

'Cept Momma Mad.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 06, 2026 09:47 AM
###

"It is better to live in a desert land, Than with a contentious and vexing woman."

Posted by: Proverbs 21:19 at March 06, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

104 I covet the corbels.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 06, 2026 09:51 AM (w/O5Q)

105 she's waiting for him to hot glue the heel back onto her sandal.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 09:51 AM (R11M+)

106 So what are all the people who were screaming about the USA hockey team going to the White House going to say about Miami FC going yesterday?

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 09:51 AM (MGB5H)

107 Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, only backwards...while wearing high heels.

Muldoon tells the same jokes as the rest of the Horde, only in limerick form...while wearing high heels.
Posted by: muldoon

TMI! TMI!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 09:51 AM (oKJ0C)

108 How many Americans must die to satiate Israel?

Posted by: Blue Tsunami 2026 at March 06, 2026 09:52 AM (LTbl/)

109 She's standing in the foxtails going, "this is your idea of a porch?!"

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 09:52 AM (zHdFR)

110 The woman wants to know if he is ever foing to get around to mowing that lawn, dammit.

Would hang.

Posted by: Huck Folkywood at March 06, 2026 09:53 AM (ojwpM)

111 By the way, it's not a porch, it's a Ferrari.

Posted by: just the punchline at March 06, 2026 09:54 AM (8zz6B)

112
Dog = Art

Trees = Art

Dog AND Trees = Masterpiece

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 09:54 AM (y9nCu)

113 o what are all the people who were screaming about the USA hockey team going to the White House going to say about Miami FC going yesterday?
Posted by: BruceWayne

Messi will have to dodge piss bottles now. He has been using bad think.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 06, 2026 09:54 AM (wdCH4)

114 80 Dog is more interested in the squirrel running across the yard than the guy's treat
Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 09:44 AM (EtnSa)

Could be a ball or something similar that he's been tossing for the pupster.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 09:55 AM (+YA9H)

115 No the war is not "spreading" because Iran is lashing out in all directions. Good Lord I despise the press.

Posted by: steevy at March 06, 2026 09:55 AM (YwEeS)

116 Cape Cod? I don't see any fish.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 06, 2026 09:55 AM (8ty7h)

117 Lassie!!

Oh Lassie!!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 09:55 AM (bss/y)

118 111 her zombie eyes were caused by cataracts?

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 09:55 AM (R11M+)

119 A tsunami of lies.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 06, 2026 09:56 AM (wdCH4)

120 stirring the chowdah.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 09:56 AM (R11M+)

121 I'm sorry, but "Markwayne" is a stupid name. I'd disqualify the dude on that basis alone.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)

122 105 she's waiting for him to hot glue the heel back onto her sandal.
Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 09:51 AM (R11M+)

Ha!

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 09:56 AM (+YA9H)

123 Looks like a Sheltie, not a Rough Collie like Lassie.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

**********

Has a strong resemblance to our Red Heeler "Peppy". Sometimes called a Queensland Heeler, her variety of Australian Cattle Dog was initially the result of a rancher breeding a Standard Collie with a dingo.

"Peppy" is a bit of a wild child befitting of that kind of heritage.

Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 09:56 AM (qgHp7)

124 Where's the lobstah?

Posted by: Wistah at March 06, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)

125 An interesting chart:

https://x.com/QuantusInsights/status/
2029612475466096881

We tested the relationship in this chart (Texas primary / Texas general elections 2000–2024) and it’s basically noise:
• correlation r ≈ 0.13 (R² ≈ 0.02)
• a 10-point swing in the primary maps to ~0.4 points in the general

-----

Essentially, turnout during a primary is not at all indicative of performance in a general election. If it were, Obama would have won Texas in 2008. He did not win Texas in 2008.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 09:58 AM (GBKbO)

126 We had a blue tsunami. The city workers pressure washed the poop and pee off our sidewalks.

Posted by: Rex B at March 06, 2026 09:58 AM (GI9/m)

127 Doggo, ergo Art.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 09:58 AM (kgE5c)

128 123 "hall's heelers" were exclusive for at least some decades. the pooch in road warrior is a cattle dog.fond of that breed.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 09:59 AM (R11M+)

129 This dress makes me look fat

Posted by: Woman in painting... at March 06, 2026 09:59 AM (VE6XX)

130 Lobstah is pahked in the cah.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 06, 2026 09:59 AM (wdCH4)

131 Where's the lobstah?
Posted by: Wistah at March 06, 2026 09:57 AM

Tiny shack down the road. It's wicked pissah.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 09:59 AM (kgE5c)

132 That's a stoop, not a porch.

Sheesh.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 06, 2026 09:59 AM (8ty7h)

133 RMBS!

Greetings, sir. TGIF.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 09:59 AM (A5RD0)

134 This is lovely. Muted colors suitable for evening, no sense of wind, just quiet and relaxed at the end of the day. The soft textures of the trees and grass against the harder lines of the house could seem incongruent but the house is old, probably Victorian era, and has become part of the landscape. The red brick foundation is straight (well built) and solid and the paint is maintained and the decorative carvings over the stoop show the home is valued. Only the dog (which, of course, makes this art) is alert and active. The place and people are comfortably quiet. It makes me want to go "Ahhh!"

Part of the appeal for me is nostalgia. I'm old enough to remember Cape Cod as a pleasant, seaside community, not some loud fashionable fag haven. A nice touch is the red tin roof on the left. Those were easy to maintain and made a pleasant sound during rainy days and nights.

Posted by: JTB at March 06, 2026 09:59 AM (yTvNw)

135 WSJ:

Trump Says No Iran Deal Until ‘Unconditional Surrender’

I had a feeling Trump was going to go there. In it to win it.

Posted by: WisRich at March 06, 2026 09:59 AM (G0vdT)

136 Lobstah is pahked in the cah.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 06, 2026 09:59 AM

To be fair, the lobstah would probably drive better than most people around here.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 10:00 AM (kgE5c)

137 Cape Cod? I don't see any fish.
Posted by: Cicero

It takes time to see them. Just let your gaze linger.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:00 AM (77rzZ)

138 126 brown and yellow make blue, in this case.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:00 AM (R11M+)

139 Leaving aside all of the backstage drama with Noem, she did a commendable job. Whoever her successor may be, it might be smart to start out by managing our expectations of them. I reallly doubt that they will do more than she did.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (pDt9x)

140 112
Dog = Art

Trees = Art

Dog AND Trees = Masterpiece
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 09:54 AM (y9nCu)

But no soldiers or sailors sailing off to war.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (3wOGw)

141 Where's the Man from Nantucket? The guy with the long....face.

Posted by: Poet Lariat at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (oftw2)

142 Trump Says No Iran Deal Until ‘Unconditional Surrender’

I had a feeling Trump was going to go there. In it to win it.
Posted by: WisRich at March 06, 2026 09:59 AM (G0vdT)

You can't make a deal with the Mullahs ...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (VE6XX)

143 RMBS!

Greetings, sir. TGIF.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 06, 2026 09:59 AM

Greetings, nurse! It is, indeed, Friday, thank God. And it looks like most of last night's predicted snow became rain, so we got that going for us. Which is nice.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (kgE5c)

144 119 A tsunami of lies.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

There will be a tsunami of tears when the Blue Wave doesn't materialize, and the Left realizes Trump has 26 more months of unfettered executive power to crush them.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (JCZqz)

145 Essentially, turnout during a primary is not at all indicative of performance in a general election. If it were, Obama would have won Texas in 2008. He did not win Texas in 2008.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering

Can't be true. Special election and primary turnouts are reasons to set your hair on fire. I have been assured.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (MGB5H)

146 Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, only backwards...while wearing high heels.

They call it being led.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (Kt19C)

147
Where's the lobstah?
Posted by: Wistah at March 06, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)

Living in Tsuminis tighty-whities. Next to that highly contagious rash.

Hygiene, Mr Blue Wave. Hygiene.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (y9nCu)

148 To be fair, the lobstah would probably drive better than most people around here.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Boston's the only place where I've ever seen a car being driven on a sidewalk.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)

149 140 112
Dog = Art

Trees = Art

Dog AND Trees = Masterpiece
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 09:54 AM (y9nCu)

But no soldiers or sailors sailing off to war.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (3wOGw)

But Brandy does her best
To understand

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 10:02 AM (+YA9H)

150 145 Essentially, turnout during a primary is not at all indicative of performance in a general election. If it were, Obama would have won Texas in 2008. He did not win Texas in 2008.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering

Can't be true. Special election and primary turnouts are reasons to set your hair on fire. I have been assured.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (MGB5H)

======

I'm surprised anyone has hair anymore, to be honest.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)

151 Trump Says No Iran Deal Until ‘Unconditional Surrender’

Hey mullahs, remember what happened to the last place we demanded unconditional surrender from?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 06, 2026 10:02 AM (8ty7h)

152 Cape Cod is full of Massholes. Will ne'er go back.

Posted by: Better Things To Do at March 06, 2026 10:02 AM (oftw2)

153 But no soldiers or sailors sailing off to war.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (3wOGw)

No storm clouds.

-1

No boobs.

-2

No swords.

-1

Although I do like the kind of shadowy forest to the left.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (bss/y)

154 Ginger Rogers was a marvelous physical talent, and she is a wonder in Howard Hawks' Monkey Business.

Cute, too.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (GBKbO)

155 "Oh Lassie, I seem to have gotten my leg caught in a bear trap. Run back to Mister Sanderson's house and bring me a C-clamp!"

Lassie: "Arf"

*time passes*

Lassie: "Arf"

Timmy: "Good girl, Lassie. Nice try! But that's a coping saw!"

Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (qgHp7)

156 126 We had a blue tsunami. The city workers pressure washed the poop and pee off our sidewalks.
Posted by: Rex B

You live in San Francisco? Or India.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (JCZqz)

157 Boston's the only place where I've ever seen a car being driven on a sidewalk.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:02 AM

You should have driven with us in Port-au-Prince.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (kgE5c)

158 150 I'm surprised anyone has hair anymore, to be honest.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)

Me too.

In general internet discourse, as soon as someone doesn't have a perfect Norwood Score, they're told to shave themselves bald.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (3wOGw)

159 I'm sorry, but "Markwayne" is a stupid name. I'd disqualify the dude on that basis alone.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)

His dad is the youngest of eight, and his brothers Mark and Wayne were the only two who didn't have sons of their own. According to Mullin, those uncles were extra generous with birthday presents when he was a kid.

Posted by: Vendette at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (1ieqq)

160 139 Leaving aside all of the backstage drama with Noem, she did a commendable job. Whoever her successor may be, it might be smart to start out by managing our expectations of them. I reallly doubt that they will do more than she did.
Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (pDt9x)

Well at least they won't be calling Mullin ICE Barbie... I don't think...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (VE6XX)

161 151 Trump Says No Iran Deal Until ‘Unconditional Surrender’

Hey mullahs, remember what happened to the last place we demanded unconditional surrender from?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 06, 2026 10:02 AM (8ty7h)

Are we going to break out the fine dinnerware nukes?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (bss/y)

162 151 Trump Says No Iran Deal Until ‘Unconditional Surrender’

Hey mullahs, remember what happened to the last place we demanded unconditional surrender from?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 06, 2026 10:02 AM (8ty7h)

======

There was a report that the Ayatollah's son is refusing the position because he's more interested in science than politics.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (GBKbO)

163 Ginger Rogers was kinda hot. Not Rita Hayworth hot, but still a 1.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:04 AM (77rzZ)

164 You know, I'd really like a cup of coffee in a diner at 3 am. I should do that.

Posted by: The guy in the painting at March 06, 2026 10:04 AM (Riz8t)

165 144 from your keys to newsom's starfish.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:04 AM (R11M+)

166 HOPPAH DIDN'T DISAPPEAR- HE WAS SKINNED ALIVE!!

Posted by: Dutch at March 06, 2026 10:04 AM (bss/y)

167 155
Lassie: "Arf"
Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (qgHp7)

heg

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 10:04 AM (+YA9H)

168 There was a report that the Ayatollah's son is refusing the position because he's more interested in science than politics.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (GBKbO)

I have ideas of my own, DAD!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:05 AM (bss/y)

169 144 119 A tsunami of lies.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

There will be a tsunami of tears when the Blue Wave doesn't materialize, and the Left realizes Trump has 26 more months of unfettered executive power to crush them.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (JCZqz)

======

Democrats will probably win the House by some slim margin.

But just imagine the left freaking out because Jeffries, with the power of the purse and Speaker of the House, can't do anything at all except theater.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:05 AM (GBKbO)

170 159
Posted by: Vendette at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (1ieqq)

A Vendette sighting!

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 10:05 AM (+YA9H)

171 Cape Cod? I don't see any fish.
Posted by: Cicero

It's Cape Sod.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 10:06 AM (zHdFR)

172 132 That's a stoop, not a porch.

Sheesh.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 06, 2026 09:59 AM (8ty7h)

They evidently weren't outside people.

Posted by: javems at March 06, 2026 10:06 AM (zFsEm)

173 168 There was a report that the Ayatollah's son is refusing the position because he's more interested in science than politics.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at

And staying alive.... But mostly staying alive

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 10:06 AM (VE6XX)

174 162 There was a report that the Ayatollah's son is refusing the position because he's more interested in science than politics.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (GBKbO)

*The Grand Ayatollah's son.

(I only recently learned that there are multiple Ayatollahs)

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:06 AM (3wOGw)

175 There was a report that the Ayatollah's son is refusing the position because he's more interested in science than politics.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (GBKbO)
--------

Specifically biology like, what keeps you alive.

Posted by: WisRich at March 06, 2026 10:06 AM (G0vdT)

176 I saw an interesting discussion today. Someone asks, why do socialists assume the least motivated, least effort people in our society will work had for the common good when they won't even work hard for their own good right now?

The answers from the left were...interesting.

The most common was "give them a reason to work hard and they will". But...this is refuted by the original statement. Right now these people are in aggregate not working let alone not working hard.

One of the other comments was perhaps more accidentally revealing, "Why do you rightwingers think people that have issues working should have to grind to have a decent living?"

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:06 AM (sKqQm)

177 I'm sorry, but "Markwayne" is a stupid name. I'd disqualify the dude on that basis alone.
——

I know, right?

Posted by: Thom Thillis at March 06, 2026 10:06 AM (MsRtR)

178 *heh

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 10:06 AM (+YA9H)

179 Off to PT

Posted by: javems at March 06, 2026 10:06 AM (zFsEm)

180 That's a stoop, not a porch.

Sheesh.

Posted by: Cicero (

I thought a stoop was where you sat and drank 40s of malt liquor in paper bags?

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 10:07 AM (MGB5H)

181 Look, the amber waves of grain aren't supposed to be the front lawn, you lazy bastard!

Posted by: Bone Idle! at March 06, 2026 10:07 AM (oftw2)

182 *stomps in*
The dems are not going to win the house
*stomps out*

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 10:07 AM (+nEug)

183 Trump Says No Iran Deal Until ‘Unconditional Surrender’

Hey mullahs, remember what happened to the last place we demanded unconditional surrender from?

Ha! I'm still riving! Or at reast I was in 1946.

Posted by: Zombie Hirohito at March 06, 2026 10:07 AM (Riz8t)

184 Hey mullahs, remember what happened to the last place we demanded unconditional surrender from?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 06, 2026 10:02 AM

It's full of weird tentacle pr0n and anime. Don't make us do that to you.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 10:07 AM (kgE5c)

185 A Vendette sighting!

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 10:05 AM (+YA9H)

Heaven help us all.

Posted by: Vendette at March 06, 2026 10:07 AM (1ieqq)

186 169

Democrats will probably win the House by some slim margin.

But just imagine the left freaking out because Jeffries, with the power of the purse and Speaker of the House, can't do anything at all except theater.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:05 AM (GBKbO

Maybe. But also possible that they do not. Very close thing, it seems.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 10:07 AM (pDt9x)

187 >>I thought a stoop was where you sat and drank 40s of malt liquor in paper bags?

So you have been to Cape Cod.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 10:08 AM (viF8m)

188 They call it being led.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (Kt19C)

Dancing, dancing used to be more of a thing. Gregory Hines. Sammy Davis, Jr. Gene Kelly. Fred Astaire of course.

Oh, what was the one in the 80s? White Nights? Rudolph Narev and Gregory Hines as a ballet dancer trying to defect from Soviet Russia.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:08 AM (bss/y)

189 Best we can do is Cape Tilapia.

Posted by: Temu at March 06, 2026 10:08 AM (2Ez/1)

190 You should have driven with us in Port-au-Prince.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

They have cars in Haiti??

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:08 AM (77rzZ)

191 Just for the halibut, I'm wondering if cape cod is more flavorful than cod from the rest of the eastern seaboard.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 10:08 AM (M9gjJ)

192 thought a stoop was where you sat and drank 40s of malt liquor in paper bags?

So you have been to Cape Cod.
Posted by: JackStraw at

Ha! That I have, that I have.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 10:09 AM (MGB5H)

193 You live in San Francisco? Or India.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (JCZqz

Seattle.

Posted by: Rex B at March 06, 2026 10:09 AM (GI9/m)

194 No storm clouds.
-1

No boobs.
-2

No swords.
-1

Although I do like the kind of shadowy forest to the left.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (bss/y)

Storm clouds are behind the trees. The boobs are beneath the dress. The pooch is hiding a claymore

Posted by: Owen Wilson as Dr. Peter Weir in Event Horizon the Comedy at March 06, 2026 10:09 AM (3uBP9)

195 157 i went to school with baby doc's best friend. my mom saw that kid low side his kawi triple in the rain and slide over three sets of tracks just as i was getting my first bikey.
almost queered the deal.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:09 AM (R11M+)

196 Reminds me of the agnostic, insomniac, dyslexic Massachusetts fisherman who stayed awake all night wondering if there really is a doc.

Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 10:09 AM (qgHp7)

197 Cape Cod is the 1,412th most holy site in Islam.

Posted by: Assistant Junior Ayatollah at March 06, 2026 10:09 AM (oftw2)

198 I thought a stoop was where you sat and drank 40s of malt liquor in paper bags?
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 10:07 AM

On the Cape?! *shudders* That's more of an...urban thing. Try Dorchester.

Posted by: A Horrified Beacon Hill Resident at March 06, 2026 10:09 AM (kgE5c)

199 Sock fail, a continuing series.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 10:10 AM (3uBP9)

200 I saw an interesting discussion today. Someone asks, why do socialists assume the least motivated, least effort people in our society will work had for the common good when they won't even work hard for their own good right now?

The answers from the left were...interesting.

The most common was "give them a reason to work hard and they will".

They're right. If the slackers don't eat because they don't work, that would be a very good reason to work hard.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 10:10 AM (Riz8t)

201 Posted by: Owen Wilson as Dr. Peter Weir in Event Horizon the Comedy at March 06, 2026 10:09 AM (3uBP9)

Huh. I'd watch that movie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:10 AM (bss/y)

202 Democrats will probably win the House by some slim margin.

Right now I'm calling a significant gain for the Rs - but since the redistricting stuff didn't go as far as it should have around ~20 seats.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:11 AM (sKqQm)

203 You should have driven with us in Port-au-Prince.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

They have cars in Haiti??
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:08 AM

Them? I was talking about us.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 10:11 AM (kgE5c)

204 mikhail baryshnikov, not nuryev

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 06, 2026 10:11 AM (gQ15S)

205 286 Maybe. But also possible that they do not. Very close thing, it seems.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2026 10:07 AM (pDt9x)

=======

I just assume that the turnout differentials that arise from parties out of power performing better than parties in power in midterms plays out this year.

But, gerrymandering after 2020 is so strong (the emphasis was really on expanding safe seats, not maximizing the number of seats won, especially in red states) that the number of actually competitive seats is so small. It's less than 30.

That will direct investment and prevent any major swings either way, meaning that we'll probably see a change of 10-15 at a maximum.

Still, a lot of open questions about the utility of fed grants for election funding, the effects of DOJ suing for voter roll cleanups, and kind of a generalized feeling of success from the Trump administration on the base that will lead to perhaps modified voting patterns.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:11 AM (GBKbO)

206 176 I saw an interesting discussion today. Someone asks, why do socialists assume the least motivated, least effort people in our society will work had for the common good when they won't even work hard for their own good right now?

The answers from the left were...interesting.

The most common was "give them a reason to work hard and they will". But...this is refuted by the original statement. Right now these people are in aggregate not working let alone not working hard.

One of the other comments was perhaps more accidentally revealing, "Why do you rightwingers think people that have issues working should have to grind to have a decent living?"
Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:06 AM (sKqQm)

The honest answer from a socialist would be : "Because we're going to kill them if they don't."

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:11 AM (3wOGw)

207 177 I'm sorry, but "Markwayne" is a stupid name. I'd disqualify the dude on that basis alone.
——

I know, right?
Posted by: Thom Thillis
+++

Trust me. You can outlive an unusual name.

Posted by: The ghost of Strom Thurmond at March 06, 2026 10:12 AM (2Ez/1)

208 Cod drink too much. That's why they have such huge barbills.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)

209 (I only recently learned that there are multiple Ayatollahs)
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:06 AM (3wOGw)

If ayatollah once, ayatollah a thousand times, we are Legion!

Posted by: Ayatollah of Rock and Rollah at March 06, 2026 10:12 AM (8zz6B)

210 Reminds me of the agnostic, insomniac, dyslexic Massachusetts fisherman who stayed awake all night wondering if there really is a doc.
Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 10:09 AM

I'm right here, you know.

- The Sacred Cod

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 10:12 AM (kgE5c)

211 They're right. If the slackers don't eat because they don't work, that would be a very good reason to work hard.

That's what happened in the early American colonies, but that's not at all what socialists mean when they say this...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:12 AM (sKqQm)

212 168 "there's 'nowt wrong with gala luncheons lad!"

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:12 AM (R11M+)

213 The most common was "give them a reason to work hard and they will".

They're right. If the slackers don't eat because they don't work, that would be a very good reason to work hard.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 06, 2026 10:10 AM (Riz8t)

I always told coworkers when they broke out the 'If I got paid more, I'd work harder.' Bullshit.

'No you fucking wouldn't. Getting paid $5 more an hour won't change you from being a lazy retard. You'll then just say you should be paid more.'

I am not always the most popular among my coworkers.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:13 AM (bss/y)

214
There was a report that the Ayatollah's son is refusing the position because he's more interested in science than politics.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:03 AM (GBKbO)

"Let's elect that asshole Mojtaba. Fucker owes me money after losing that World Cup bet."

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 10:13 AM (y9nCu)

215 202 Democrats will probably win the House by some slim margin.

Right now I'm calling a significant gain for the Rs - but since the redistricting stuff didn't go as far as it should have around ~20 seats.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:11 AM (sKqQm)

=====

You may be right!

I dunno, though.

Still, I think the funniest thing would be a D House majority of 2.

Then their two oldest members die of old age between election day and the seating of the new Congress.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:13 AM (GBKbO)

216 204 mikhail baryshnikov, not nuryev
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 06, 2026 10:11 AM (gQ15S)

Probably right. It's been ... 40 years since I saw it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:14 AM (bss/y)

217 Cape Cod is very nice in the off season, lots of natural beauty, no crowds and some terrific deals on hotel rooms. The Cape of my youth was a wonderful place.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 06, 2026 10:14 AM (0nHVk)

218 Been away for a few minutes and now I smell troll shit.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 06, 2026 10:14 AM (g8Ew8)

219 212 168 "there's 'nowt wrong with gala luncheons lad!"
Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:12 AM (R11M+)

I've had more gala luncheons than you've had hot dinners!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:14 AM (bss/y)

220 There once was a man from Cape Cod...

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:14 AM (77rzZ)

221 You may be right!

I dunno, though.

Still, I think the funniest thing would be a D House majority of 2.

Then their two oldest members die of old age between election day and the seating of the new Congress.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering

Plus cuellar voting with the Rs a fair amount of time.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 10:15 AM (MGB5H)

222 180 no, that's a stupe (guilty).

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:15 AM (R11M+)

223 the decorative carvings over the stoop show the home is valued...
Posted by: JTB

*********

Hmmm. I wonder if The Guy Who Reall;y Likes Limericks would like to see 'filigree' in a limericck.

Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 10:15 AM (qgHp7)

224 Still, a lot of open questions about the utility of fed grants for election funding, the effects of DOJ suing for voter roll cleanups, and kind of a generalized feeling of success from the Trump administration on the base that will lead to perhaps modified voting patterns.

I think this first one is big. While the money supply to leftwing activists isn't gone, it has been significantly reduced.

Fewer people in the fraud industry and there will be less fraud. Now two interesting aspects to this

1) Can they easily control who gets the remaining money? For example make that NGO worker that submits ballots for illegals move from Philly or Baltimore to some purplish area?

2) Did CA cut their redistricting too close where significant reductions in fake votes means they lost a ton of seats?

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:16 AM (sKqQm)

225 Dog. Trees. Sniper. Yup.

Alternate title: Squirrel!

Edward Hopper? Wasn't he the one that sang "Hello my honey, hello my baby"?

Posted by: mindful webworker - Coooofffffeeeee...! at March 06, 2026 10:16 AM (9O6qm)

226
Markwayne>>>Ilhan>>>Rashida>>>Shri

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 06, 2026 10:16 AM (tljrc)

227 Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:16 AM (sKqQm)

3) I think it is very likely to direct funds from other areas to ensure fraud to try to reestablish the funding streams.

I would think that would be the smart play.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:17 AM (bss/y)

228 Edward Hopper? Wasn't he the one that sang "Hello my honey, hello my baby"?
Posted by: mindful webworker

Was that before or after he was in Easy Rider?

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:17 AM (77rzZ)

229 No you fucking wouldn't. Getting paid $5 more an hour won't change you from being a lazy retard. You'll then just say you should be paid more.'

An easy way to prove if getting $5/h more would make you work harder is to ask, "How many higher paying jobs did you apply for this week?"

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:17 AM (sKqQm)

230 Ya know... I think I'd like to see "filigree" in a limerick...

Posted by: Person who likes limericks at March 06, 2026 10:17 AM (2Ez/1)

231 220 There once was a man from Cape Cod...
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:14 AM (77rzZ)

There once was a man from Nanticoke
who shit his pants when he spoke
But before you get up
This was all a setup
For yet another dick joke

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:18 AM (3wOGw)

232 Edward Hopper? Wasn't he the one that sang "Hello my honey, hello my baby"?

Posted by: mindful webworker - Coooofffffeeeee...! at March 06, 2026 10:16 AM (9O6qm)

Was he a frog?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 06, 2026 10:18 AM (g8Ew8)

233 Cape Cod is very nice in the off season, lots of natural beauty, no crowds and some terrific deals on hotel rooms. The Cape of my youth was a wonderful place.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 06, 2026 10:14 AM

It is nice, off season. My friend is a priest down there. We enjoy going down to visit the parish when it's not summer.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 10:19 AM (kgE5c)

234 208 if your barbill doesn't equal your foodbill, you're not eating a balanced diet.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:20 AM (R11M+)

235 I think it is very likely to direct funds from other areas to ensure fraud to try to reestablish the funding streams.

Here is why I'm not so sure about that. If an NGO in Philly is getting money in a way that wasn't cut by Trump/Rubio they are NOT going to give that money to some other NGO in rural PA. The people in PA want to stay in a hive city and keep getting their rice bowls filled.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:20 AM (sKqQm)

236 There once was a man from Cape Cod...
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:14 AM (77rzZ)

Who went to town to get scrod.
His wife said, I'll stay though
And along came Paolo
And she got it too, (thank you, God!)

Posted by: Ayatollah of Rock and Rollah at March 06, 2026 10:20 AM (8zz6B)

237
It's full of weird tentacle pr0n and anime. Don't make us do that to you.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 10:07 AM (kgE5c)

Not to mention motorized toilets that have AI-controlled electron microscopes to analyze your poop.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 10:20 AM (y9nCu)

238 Despite all of my travels, I have never been on the Atlantic coast. Was on the Gulf coast a couple of times, South Padre and Pensacola. West coast a lot, Nor Cal, Oregon and Washington especially. And Alaska. Gonna have to make a trip out east. I would like to see Maine, especially.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 06, 2026 10:21 AM (PSEDc)

239 Reminds me of the agnostic, insomniac, dyslexic Massachusetts fisherman who stayed awake all night wondering if there really is a doc.
Posted by: muldoon

**********

I failed to mention that the guy was also a hypochondriac. That would have rounded out the joke.

Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 10:21 AM (qgHp7)

240 I'm sorry, but "Markwayne" is a stupid name.

It just seems to be missing something...

Posted by: Mark Twain at March 06, 2026 10:22 AM (zHdFR)

241 Had a drive fail, well not fail, still 100% healthy but got a windows "there is no drive actually, gone, you're ok with that right?" Ran chkdsk all night and it actually worked. Fixed it. This never happens. chkdsk running correctly is way too much good karma. I'm going to be attacked now by pterodactyls or something to even things out I know it.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 10:22 AM (3uBP9)

242 219 "ah, you'd better go ken."

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:22 AM (R11M+)

243 242 219 "ah, you'd better go ken."
Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:22 AM (R11M+)

And look what you've done to mother!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:23 AM (bss/y)

244 223 manuel's filigreed hamster.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:23 AM (R11M+)

245 Democrats will only take the House with extraordinary cheat or the GOP retires their way out like last time but I think it's getting late for that. But we will see.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 10:23 AM (Et1h0)

246 >>Cape Cod is very nice in the off season, lots of natural beauty, no crowds and some terrific deals on hotel rooms. The Cape of my youth was a wonderful place.

Ditto. A college girlfriend got a job as a hostess at the Chatham Bars Inn one summer. Soon as I got off work on Friday at was Cape time. But the place got so popular it became more trouble than it was worth during the season.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 10:24 AM (viF8m)

247 It is nice, off season. My friend is a priest down there. We enjoy going down to visit the parish when it's not summer.

I just love Parish in the spring.

Posted by: Mike Tyson at March 06, 2026 10:24 AM (8ty7h)

248 Cape Cod is kind of an odd place. It has the traditional touristy vibe but with touches of both older WASP-y Boston Brahmin culture and new left GAY GAY GAY hedonism.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

249 Ok, interesting observation:

As Age +

Opinion

Beatles --

Monty Python ++

Beach Boys ++

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:25 AM (bss/y)

250 Cape Cod is kind of an odd place. It has the traditional touristy vibe but with touches of both older WASP-y Boston Brahmin culture and new left GAY GAY GAY hedonism.
Posted by: 18-1 at March

Well at least it's not P-town, yet...

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 10:25 AM (MGB5H)

251 manuel's filigreed hamster.
Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:23 AM (R11M+)

Wasn't Simon Filigree the gay slaveowner in Uncle Tom's Log Cabin?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 10:26 AM (8zz6B)

252 Rich people, fancy dog.

Posted by: Eromero at March 06, 2026 10:28 AM (Lytz7)

253 Don't forget to try your waitress and tip the veal!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:28 AM (bss/y)

254 252 Rich people, fancy dog.
Posted by: Eromero at March 06, 2026 10:28 AM (Lytz7)

That dog has plenty of conditioner.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:28 AM (bss/y)

255 Granny Guthrie's Hideout and Love Nest

Posted by: In Search Of... at March 06, 2026 10:29 AM (/1l9x)

256
Wasn't Simon Filigree the gay slaveowner in Uncle Tom's Log Cabin?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 10:26 AM (8zz6B)

He transitions to Simone Filigree in the next-to-last chapter.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2026 10:29 AM (y9nCu)

257 249 Ok, interesting observation:

As Age +

Opinion

Beatles --

Monty Python ++

Beach Boys ++
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:25 AM (bss/y)

Never liked the Beatles.

Was raised on Prog Rock on the father's side, and 80s/90s R&B on the mother's side.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:29 AM (3wOGw)

258
I'm sorry, but "Markwayne" is a stupid name.

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

What's fun is, it could be a cracka name or a hoodrat name depending on the pronunciation.

Mar-kwayn (could spell it a little fancier; Marquayne)
Mark-wayne

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 06, 2026 10:30 AM (JF3MH)

259 But just imagine the left freaking out because Jeffries, with the power of the purse and Speaker of the House, can't do anything at all except theater.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

But, we're having our 8th impeachment vote! We're really holding Trump accountable! History will record our strong actions here today...are you not entertained?

Uh, we can't stop him with just one half of one third of government. Please to donate for 2028?

Posted by: Theoretical Speaker Jeffries at March 06, 2026 10:31 AM (JCZqz)

260 Never liked the Beatles.

Was raised on Prog Rock on the father's side, and 80s/90s R&B on the mother's side.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:29 AM (3wOGw)

I liked them a lot as a kid, but never got to the cultish adoration. It is not that they are now bad, it is I just am wondering whether they just caught a lucky break as to when they came out.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:31 AM (bss/y)

261 I just love Parish in the spring.
Posted by: Mike Tyson at March 06, 2026 10:24 AM (8ty7h)

*Golf Clap*

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Always Appreciate a Lisp Reference. at March 06, 2026 10:32 AM (RfVfI)

262 That dog has plenty of conditioner.

With the fresh scent of Lyme's Disease. (I know, I know. It hadn't been created yet.)

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 10:32 AM (zHdFR)

263 259 But, we're having our 8th impeachment vote! We're really holding Trump accountable! History will record our strong actions here today...are you not entertained?

Uh, we can't stop him with just one half of one third of government. Please to donate for 2028?

Posted by: Theoretical Speaker Jeffries at March 06, 2026 10:31 AM (JCZqz)

======

Oh, there will be impeachment votes, but there won't be eight of them.

The first will take months to come together because of the sub-committee on impeachment needing to soak up every moment of airtime they can get to fundraise off of the horrible things they're finding but can't talk about.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:33 AM (GBKbO)

264
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 10:22 AM (3uBP9)

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

You're gonna make 3 backups of that drive and switch to using a new one, right? RIGHT?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 06, 2026 10:33 AM (JF3MH)

265 Well at least it's not P-town, yet...
Posted by: BruceWayne

The Paolo, he love to take the ladies to, how you say, Pound Town. Why you say is gay?

Posted by: The Paolo at March 06, 2026 10:33 AM (JCZqz)

266 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. It's always Cape Cod. How come we never see Cape Salmon? Or Cape Halibut? I'm offended.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 10:34 AM (2WIwB)

267 I'm sorry, but "Markwayne" is a stupid name.

Markiplier > Markwayne?

Posted by: Tough Decision at March 06, 2026 10:35 AM (JCZqz)

268 I think I'd like to see "filigree" in a limerick...

***********

The Fixer Upper - a limerick

An architect of high pedigree
Proposed a home remodel with glee
"I'll add some scrollwork and such
as a decorative touch
If Kate and her husband Phil agree!"

Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 10:35 AM (qgHp7)

269 260 Never liked the Beatles.

Was raised on Prog Rock on the father's side, and 80s/90s R&B on the mother's side.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:29 AM (3wOGw)

I liked them a lot as a kid, but never got to the cultish adoration. It is not that they are now bad, it is I just am wondering whether they just caught a lucky break as to when they came out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:31 AM (bss/y)

London calling, but don’t look to us!
Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust

Posted by: The Clash at March 06, 2026 10:35 AM (fYhK6)

270 266 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. It's always Cape Cod. How come we never see Cape Salmon? Or Cape Halibut? I'm offended.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 10:34 AM (2WIwB)

Cape Town is kind of racist the other way.

Posted by: Aetius451AD, I'm helping at March 06, 2026 10:35 AM (bss/y)

271 260 I liked them a lot as a kid, but never got to the cultish adoration. It is not that they are now bad, it is I just am wondering whether they just caught a lucky break as to when they came out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:31 AM (bss/y)

I think a lot of it is that neither of my parents were fans, so it's just not something I grew up with.

So the fawning adoration they get is always going to make them seem overrated to me.

Not as overrated as say, Queen, The Eagles, or Steely Dan, but still overrated.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:35 AM (wa/yD)

272 Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 10:34 AM (2WIwB)

You gotta keep a stash around, man!

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 10:36 AM (fYhK6)

273 253 please return the stewardess to her original, upright position.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:36 AM (R11M+)

274 You know who's really to blame for the Beatles?

BOOMERS!!!!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:37 AM (GBKbO)

275 Someone asks, why do socialists assume the least motivated, least effort people in our society will work had for the common good when they won't even work hard for their own good right now?

The answers from the left were...interesting.

The most common was "give them a reason to work hard and they will".
----------

Don't forget the most common behavior from the Left is just lying to get you into a certain position and then pulling the rug out or pretending they never said the thing they said.

So anything that sounds good will be what they go with because they know once you commit, you are trapped anyway and they have what they want so it literally doesn't matter what they told you because they can just lie some more.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 10:37 AM (Et1h0)

276 254 mane n tail.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:37 AM (R11M+)

277 Went through my Beatles stage, heard all that old stuff to many times

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 10:38 AM (EtnSa)

278 London calling, but don’t look to us!
Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust
Posted by: The Clash at March 06, 2026 10:35 AM (fYhK6)

I think about that style of band and think about the stuff I enjoy more even though in some obscure technical way they may be inferior (except the Beach Boys imo are actually superior there.)

The Hollies
The Beach Boys
Even the Fucking Monkees

The Beatles (and I say that in my head as BE-AT-Lays) are by turns dour and a bit weird.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:38 AM (bss/y)

279 >>>“Today every senator — every single one — will pick a side,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote. “Do you stand with the American people who are exhausted with forever wars in the Middle East or stand with Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth as they bumble us headfirst into another war?”

>Only Congress has the authority to declare war. Is this greasy, reptilian imbecile for real?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 10:39 AM (M9gjJ)

280 Not as overrated as say, Queen, The Eagles, or Steely Dan, but still overrated.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:35 AM (wa/yD)

I was ambivalent about the Eagles until I went out with a gal who loved them. Damn. Kind of hate them.

Queen 'could' back it up. On some songs.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:39 AM (bss/y)

281 257 my brother's didn't play beatles, but i had five sisters so, it's good but i never wan't to hear any of it again. stones, who, nope. oddly, the kinks still appeal.
i listen to wdpt. "we don't play that."

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:40 AM (R11M+)

282 The Beatles (and I say that in my head as BE-AT-Lays) are by turns dour and a bit weird.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:38 AM (bss/y)

The Rolling Stones out-rocked the Beatles 10:1, because they never totally forgot their blues roots.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 10:40 AM (8zz6B)

283 206 176 I saw an interesting discussion today. Someone asks, why do socialists assume the least motivated, least effort people in our society will work had for the common good when they won't even work hard for their own good right now?

The answers from the left were...interesting.

The most common was "give them a reason to work hard and they will". But...this is refuted by the original statement. Right now these people are in aggregate not working let alone not working hard.

One of the other comments was perhaps more accidentally revealing, "Why do you rightwingers think people that have issues working should have to grind to have a decent living?"
Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2026 10:06 AM (sKqQm)

The honest answer from a socialist would be : "Because we're going to kill them if they don't."
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:11 AM (3wOGw)

I work hard to support two horrific, all consuming addictions.

I like to eat and sleep indoors.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 10:40 AM (fYhK6)

284 Gonna have to make a trip out east. I would like to see Maine, especially.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 06, 2026 10:21 AM

Maine and NH are nice. Come on up. Here there be Morons.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 10:40 AM (kgE5c)

285 Bravo, muldoon!

Posted by: Person who likes limericks at March 06, 2026 10:40 AM (2Ez/1)

286 There will be a tsunami of tears when the Blue Wave doesn't materialize, and the Left realizes Trump has 26 more months of unfettered executive power to crush them.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 06, 2026 10:01 AM (JCZqz)

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: John Thune at March 06, 2026 10:40 AM (vqA1l)

287 279 >>>“Today every senator — every single one — will pick a side,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote. “Do you stand with the American people who are exhausted with forever wars in the Middle East or stand with Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth as they bumble us headfirst into another war?”

>Only Congress has the authority to declare war. Is this greasy, reptilian imbecile for real?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 10:39 AM (M9gjJ)

Schumer is one of the most loathsome people on the entire planet.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:41 AM (wa/yD)

288 Any Beatles song is inferior to any song sung by Karen Carpenter.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:41 AM (77rzZ)

289 You're gonna make 3 backups of that drive and switch to using a new one, right? RIGHT?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 06, 2026 10:33 AM (JF3MH)

If you don't have three backups, it's not backed up.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 10:42 AM (Et1h0)

290 177 I'm sorry, but "Markwayne" is a stupid name. I'd disqualify the dude on that basis alone.
——

I know, right?
Posted by: Thom Thillis at March 06, 2026 10:06 AM (MsRtR)

You want to fire me from CNN too, huh?

Posted by: Poppy Harlow at March 06, 2026 10:42 AM (fYhK6)

291
Any Beatles song is inferior to any song sung by Karen Carpenter.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:41 AM

Word.

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 06, 2026 10:42 AM (tljrc)

292 Well at least it's not P-town, yet...
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 10:25 AM

Fortunately not. The former mayor of Salem, now our Lt. Gov., proudly said she wanted to make Salem P-Town North. She was remarkably successful.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 10:42 AM (kgE5c)

293 Maine and NH are nice. Come on up. Here there be Morons.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Just need to know the super secret handshake.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 10:42 AM (MGB5H)

294 >“Today every senator — every single one — will pick a side,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote. “Do you stand with the American people who are exhausted with forever wars in the Middle East or stand with Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth as they bumble us headfirst into another war?”
----------

Words not seen in that statement: Israel, Iran, Nuclear

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 10:43 AM (Et1h0)

295 If Kate and her husband Phil agree!"
Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 10:35 AM

*slow clap*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 10:43 AM (kgE5c)

296 293 Maine and NH are nice. Come on up. Here there be Morons.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Just need to know the super secret handshake.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 10:42 AM (MGB5H)

======

More of a look.

Fire-scarred scalps.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)

297 Today every senator — every single one — will pick a side,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote.

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This here shiny nickel says Rand Paul votes with the dems.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 06, 2026 10:44 AM (2UnvF)

298 I like to eat and sleep indoors.

Poop too.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 10:44 AM (Kt19C)

299
Got the most horrible sunburn of my life out on the Cape when I was there on a break from college.

I remember bathing in red vinegar and slathering myself in Noxzema and corn starch when I got home. Misery for several days until the skin peeled off.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (x0n13)

Dude, aloe Vera. Bathing in red vinegar???

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 10:44 AM (fYhK6)

300 This here shiny nickel says Rand Paul votes with the dems.
Posted by: Duke Lowell

He did on war powers. Lumpy voted with the Rs.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 10:45 AM (MGB5H)

301 You know who's really to blame for the Beatles?

BOOMERS!!!!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

That must mean we get credit for the Stones, too.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 10:45 AM (zHdFR)

302 Poop too.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 10:44 AM (Kt19C)

I’m not in kindergarten. I shit.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 10:45 AM (fYhK6)

303 Any Beatles song is inferior to any song sung by Karen Carpenter.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:41 AM (77rzZ)

Or drummed by even...

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Always Appreciate a Carpenters Reference. at March 06, 2026 10:45 AM (RfVfI)

304 301 You know who's really to blame for the Beatles?

BOOMERS!!!!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

That must mean we get credit for the Stones, too.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 10:45 AM (zHdFR)

======

And Vietnam?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:45 AM (GBKbO)

305 271 queens first two albums. the dan's first two albums.
yuck the feagles. "don henly must die" -mojo nixon

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:45 AM (R11M+)

306 288 Any Beatles song is inferior to any song sung by Karen Carpenter.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:41 AM (77rzZ)

She was an insane drummer.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 10:46 AM (fYhK6)

307 298 I like to eat and sleep indoors.

Poop too.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 10:44 AM (Kt19C)

That's not proper Smart Military Mountain Man behavior.

People might start to think you're a Commie.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:46 AM (wa/yD)

308 Just need to know the super secret handshake.

Y'know who else's hands shook?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 10:46 AM (Kt19C)

309 Is this about us?

Posted by: Kate and her husband Phil at March 06, 2026 10:46 AM (2Ez/1)

310 I remember bathing in red vinegar and slathering myself in Noxzema and corn starch when I got home. Misery for several days until the skin peeled off.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (x0n13)

Dude, aloe Vera. Bathing in red vinegar???
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 10:44 AM (fYhK6)

Sefton, what are you, 200 years old???

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Much Younger Than You. at March 06, 2026 10:46 AM (RfVfI)

311 Led Zeppelin. You may bow to your Boomer Betters.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 10:47 AM (pZ64F)

312 278 go look up the lyrics to long cool woman right now. i'll wait. i never knew what he was saying until last year.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:47 AM (R11M+)

313 Led Zeppelin. You may bow to your Boomer Betters.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 10:47 AM (pZ64F)

-----------------

Talk about overrated.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 06, 2026 10:48 AM (2UnvF)

314 Sefton, what are you, 200 years old???
Posted by: Denny Crane

With all his birthdays, he's more like 43,568.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)

315 306 288 Any Beatles song is inferior to any song sung by Karen Carpenter.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:41 AM (77rzZ)

She was an insane drummer.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 10:46 AM (fYhK6)

Senri Kawaguchi. Nankai TRIO.

Almost inhuman.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:48 AM (wa/yD)

316 “Today every senator — every single one — will pick a side,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote.

That's exactly what a 'vote' is, dumbass!

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 10:48 AM (zHdFR)

317 So it's a music thread?

Posted by: Just got here at March 06, 2026 10:48 AM (2Ez/1)

318 She was an insane drummer.
Posted by: Cow Demon

Don't care about that. Her voice was angelic.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:49 AM (77rzZ)

319 That must mean we get credit for the Stones, too.
Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 10:45 AM (zHdFR)
======
And Vietnam?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

And, therefore, CCR (or at least, Fortunate Son)

Posted by: Moron Deduction at March 06, 2026 10:49 AM (JCZqz)

320 Someone should ask Schumer if Nimitz should have stopped after midway? Or Patton after Sicily? Trump is finally ending this once and for all.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 06, 2026 10:49 AM (2WIwB)

321 282 early stones were all chuck berry songs= good. goats head soup and later= drek.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:49 AM (R11M+)

322 So it's a music thread?
Posted by: Just got here at March 06, 2026 10:48 AM (2Ez/1)

----------------

Not if we're talking about the Beatles and Led Zeppelin.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 06, 2026 10:49 AM (2UnvF)

323 Nope, chkdsk screwed the pooch. No fear of pterodactyls. All files are sliced diced exploded and blended together. Thank you chkdsk for living up to my low expectations.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 10:50 AM (3uBP9)

324 >>Cape Cod is very nice in the off season, lots of natural beauty, no crowds and some terrific deals on hotel rooms. The Cape of my youth was a wonderful place.

Ditto. A college girlfriend got a job as a hostess at the Chatham Bars Inn one summer. Soon as I got off work on Friday at was Cape time. But the place got so popular it became more trouble than it was worth during the season.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 10:24 AM (viF8m)

Last time I went to cape cod I got a hate the tourists but love their money vibe. Never went back.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 10:50 AM (i0Hi3)

325 And Vietnam?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

We gave you Tang, and this is the thanks we get?

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 10:51 AM (zHdFR)

326 Mullin is a member of Cherokee Nation (not unusual in Oklahoma). Mashing up two first names may be a Cherokee thing. I seem to recall some unusual first/middle names among local native Americans in Alaska.

Things like William William and the like.

We should count ourselves lucky if that's the worst thing to criticize him for.

Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 10:51 AM (qgHp7)

327 287 what about that one with the large round head that blinks alot?

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:51 AM (R11M+)

328 Fucking Schumer is as smart as his niece is funny.....

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Had Sex With a Raw Burger Last Night... Please Clap! at March 06, 2026 10:51 AM (RfVfI)

329 Nope, chkdsk screwed the pooch. No fear of pterodactyls. All files are sliced diced exploded and blended together. Thank you chkdsk for living up to my low expectations.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 10:50 AM (3uBP9)

"format" is your friend. Then install Linux.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (8zz6B)

330 304 And Vietnam?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:45 AM (GBKbO)

And the EPA.

And the end of the Gold Standard.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (wa/yD)

331 316 “Today every senator — every single one — will pick a side,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote.

That's exactly what a 'vote' is, dumbass!

Schumer and the dems line up ti save the mullah's bacon so they can send it to ukraine.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (i0Hi3)

332 I know better. I don't know why I do it. Some jackwagon on Fb arguing with me about a Firefly/Serenity reboot.

Except NOTHING is listed in ANY of the players filmographies as doing anything related. Nothing in pre-production, post production, filming, etc. He then goes on to say, it's like with Buffy reboot. No notification. Except when you go to Sarah Michelle Gellar, it says "Buffy - pre production".

And David Boreanaz - Rockford Files, it says "in development".

I want a Browncoat reboot as much, if not more than the next guy, but be honest. It's been 26 years. If it was going to happen, it would have.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (oKJ0C)

333 Don't care about that. Her voice was angelic.
Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 10:49 AM (77rzZ)

I tip my hat to her for both. Sometimes at the same time.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (+caSM)

334 327 287 what about that one with the large round head that blinks alot?
Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:51 AM (R11M+)

Wallace?

Posted by: Denny Crane - Or Was That Grommet? at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (RfVfI)

335 >>Maine and NH are nice. Come on up. Here there be Morons

Back in high school I was hitchhiking with a friend, from the Cape ironically enough, in NH on I-93. Not an uncommon thing back then. Got picked up by a couple in their late 20s.

It wasn't until we were heading a bit down the road we noticed the empty bottles and faint odor of weed. We got passed by a couple of NH state police cars escorting the governor, Meldrim Thompson. The dude driving thought it would be a good idea to catch up to them and flip off the governor. It was not a good idea.

Never got pulled over by a governor before.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (viF8m)

336 "You know who's really to blame for the Beatles?"

Their parents.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (uA11f)

337 In case no one mentioned it, ithere are multiple reports that Tony Gonzales pulled out of his primary, leaving Brandon Herrera as the Republican nominee for TX-23.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (Wnv9h)

338 Just got here, and I'm pretty sure this has been asked by now , but...

Where's Timmy?

Posted by: tankdemon at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (xPq24)

339 332 I know better. I don't know why I do it. Some jackwagon on Fb arguing with me about a Firefly/Serenity reboot.

Except NOTHING is listed in ANY of the players filmographies as doing anything related. Nothing in pre-production, post production, filming, etc. He then goes on to say, it's like with Buffy reboot. No notification. Except when you go to Sarah Michelle Gellar, it says "Buffy - pre production".

And David Boreanaz - Rockford Files, it says "in development".

I want a Browncoat reboot as much, if not more than the next guy, but be honest. It's been 26 years. If it was going to happen, it would have.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (oKJ0C)

======

I like arguing about movies that exist.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)

340 That must mean we get credit for the Stones, too.
Posted by: t-bird

Who gets credit for Captain Beefheart? For those unfamiliar, here's his little-known genius song "Frownland."
https://tinyurl.com/25f6kxa8

Posted by: Musical Moron at March 06, 2026 10:53 AM (JCZqz)

341 >> We should count ourselves lucky if that's the worst thing to criticize him for.
Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 10:51 AM (qgHp7)

I agree.

Posted by: Richard Dick Long at March 06, 2026 10:53 AM (6wm3D)

342 337 In case no one mentioned it, ithere are multiple reports that Tony Gonzales pulled out of his primary, leaving Brandon Herrera as the Republican nominee for TX-23.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (Wnv9h)

======

Well, that should take one minor narrative off the table for November.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)

343 This is NOT Monty Python.

https://is.gd/XQJBvc

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 10:53 AM (FXNzP)

344 “Today every senator — every single one — will pick a side,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote.

That's exactly what a 'vote' is, dumbass!

Schumer and the dems line up ti save the mullah's bacon so they can send it to ukraine.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless

I don't want to hear one brokedick scream about releasing the Epstein files when 357 voted to seal the congressional fuck files.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 10:54 AM (oKJ0C)

345 case no one mentioned it, ithere are multiple reports that Tony Gonzales pulled out of his primary, leaving Brandon Herrera as the Republican nominee for TX-23.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Ya he released an official statement.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 10:54 AM (MGB5H)

346 Now led Zepplin is great. At the same time, also a hair overrated. A lot of good stuff there.

Black Dog
Immigrant Song
Moby Dick (as far as drum solos go)
Black Mountain/White Summer
Dazed and Confused ('Soul of a woman was created below, Yeah!')

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:54 AM (bss/y)

347 Just got here, and I'm pretty sure this has been asked by now , but...

Where's Timmy?

Posted by: tankdemon

...swear to God, if that dog doesn't back off she's the one going down the well next...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 06, 2026 10:54 AM (OUMaO)

348 And David Boreanaz - Rockford Files, it says "in development".

I want a Browncoat reboot as much, if not more than the next guy, but be honest. It's been 26 years. If it was going to happen, it would have.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (oKJ0C)

WOW... A Rockford Files reboot would be so fucking risky! I'd put the odds of success at like 5%.

Posted by: Denny Crane - Or Was That Grommet? at March 06, 2026 10:54 AM (RfVfI)

349 332 I know better. I don't know why I do it. Some jackwagon on Fb arguing with me about a Firefly/Serenity reboot.

Except NOTHING is listed in ANY of the players filmographies as doing anything related. Nothing in pre-production, post production, filming, etc. He then goes on to say, it's like with Buffy reboot. No notification. Except when you go to Sarah Michelle Gellar, it says "Buffy - pre production".

And David Boreanaz - Rockford Files, it says "in development".

I want a Browncoat reboot as much, if not more than the next guy, but be honest. It's been 26 years. If it was going to happen, it would have.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (oKJ0C)

We need it to come back just so the Horde starts making references to Saffron all the time again.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 10:54 AM (wa/yD)

350 >>Last time I went to cape cod I got a hate the tourists but love their money vibe. Never went back.

Come to Rhode Island instead. We also love your money and we hide our hate better.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 10:55 AM (viF8m)

351 Still around -

Holistic Medicine

Vinegar – Mix one cup of white or apple cider vinegar into a bathtub of cool water. The acetic acid in the vinegar acts as a topical pain reliever equivalent to an over-the-counter pain medication. Soak in the bath for 15 to 20 minutes. Don’t use soap. It will dry and irritate your skin. After soaking, rinse with cool water.

Then Aloe Vera, teabags, vitamin D...

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 10:55 AM (NFX2v)

352 Y'know who else's hands shook?
Posted by: Commissar of G&P

**********

Michael J. Fox?

Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 10:55 AM (qgHp7)

353 Alternate title: I told you to buy a Toro

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 06, 2026 10:55 AM (HjVhR)

354 327 adam shiff(ty).

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 10:55 AM (R11M+)

355 And David Boreanaz - Rockford Files, it says "in development".

I want a Browncoat reboot as much, if not more than the next guy, but be honest. It's been 26 years. If it was going to happen, it would have.
Posted by: rickb223 at

Jackie Weaver has signed on to play a role that did not exist in the original Rockford Files.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 06, 2026 10:56 AM (MGB5H)

356 I want a Browncoat reboot as much, if not more than the next guy, but be honest. It's been 26 years. If it was going to happen, it would have.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (oKJ0C)

And let's be honest: The Reality of a continued or reimagined Firefly would never have been as good as we wanted or imagined it to be. That is not about woke or Whedon, but just life.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 10:56 AM (bss/y)

357
I want a Browncoat reboot as much, if not more than the next guy, but be honest. It's been 26 years. If it was going to happen, it would have.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM

I'd almost bet cash money that the re-boot will feature a CGI / AI Shepard Book and disney will promote this as a feature, not a bug

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 06, 2026 10:56 AM (tljrc)

358 I thought they just had a vote yesterday about Iran and the commiecrats lost it. Is this just commies, keep counting or keep revoting until we get the answer we want? Or was the vote they lost in the House and now the Senate commies are trying?

Posted by: PaleRider at March 06, 2026 10:57 AM (vlkz/)

359 "...we noticed the empty bottles and faint odor of weed. We got passed by a couple of NH state police cars escorting the governor, Meldrim Thompson. The dude driving thought it would be a good idea to catch up to them and flip off the governor. It was not a good idea.

Never got pulled over by a governor before."
Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (viF8m)

So you really are a pothead!

LOL!!!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Or Was That Ganga? at March 06, 2026 10:57 AM (RfVfI)

360 WOW... A Rockford Files reboot would be so fucking risky! I'd put the odds of success at like 5%.
Posted by: Denny Crane

He got James Garner's daughter's blessing. She thinks he'll do it justice. Tom Selleck is going to guest appear.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 10:57 AM (oKJ0C)

361 Y'know who else's hands shook?
Posted by: Commissar of G&P

**********

Michael J. Fox?
Posted by: muldoon at March 06, 2026 10:55 AM (qgHp7)

Yeah, but he makes a mean martini.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 06, 2026 10:57 AM (PSEDc)

362 348 And David Boreanaz - Rockford Files, it says "in development".

I want a Browncoat reboot as much, if not more than the next guy, but be honest. It's been 26 years. If it was going to happen, it would have.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 10:52 AM (oKJ0C)

WOW... A Rockford Files reboot would be so fucking risky! I'd put the odds of success at like 5%.
Posted by: Denny Crane - Or Was That Grommet? at March 06, 2026 10:54 AM (

Starring Idris elba!

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 10:57 AM (i0Hi3)

363 >>So you really are a pothead!

I was an innocent bystander. The state cops let me and my friend go, just told us to stop hitchhiking on 93 which we did. Until they left.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 10:58 AM (viF8m)

364 We need it to come back just so the Horde starts making references to Saffron all the time again.
Posted by: XTC

I don't think I'd want a reboot...the same characters with different actors. I'd want a new ship and crew in the same universe. More Star Trek TOS to TNG, less Star Trek TOS to Kurzman films with Chris Pine or whatever.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 06, 2026 10:58 AM (JCZqz)

365
He got James Garner's daughter's blessing. She thinks he'll do it justice. Tom Selleck is going to guest appear.Elba!

He made guest appearances in the original.

I'm thinking that little guy from always sunny as angel.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 10:58 AM (i0Hi3)

366 WOW... A Rockford Files reboot would be so fucking risky! I'd put the odds of success at like 5%.

Posted by: Denny Crane - Or Was That Grommet?

Already seen a lot of articles and publicity, so it definitely seems in the works. I'm not clear about how it would work, a lot of what went on in the original series just doesn't hold up in 2026, in some cases simply because technology outran some of his tactics.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 06, 2026 10:58 AM (OUMaO)

367 325 space food sticks.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 11:00 AM (R11M+)

368 David Boreanaz has about 1/100th the charisma of James Garner. Just saying.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:00 AM (bss/y)

369 Is it standard procedure to vote on a no-vote? What the fuck are we paying you for?

I want my tax dollars back!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 11:00 AM (M9gjJ)

370 And as far as the painting- I also like the brown around the windows and whatever the curliques/ arches? are called holding up the front roof.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 11:01 AM (uA11f)

371 WOW... A Rockford Files reboot would be so fucking risky! I'd put the odds of success at like 5%.
Posted by: Denny Crane - Or Was That Grommet?

I thought I'd give new PI series RJ Decker a try. Homes every where you look. NTTAWWT

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 06, 2026 11:01 AM (FXNzP)

372 Nood!!!!!

Posted by: tankdemon at March 06, 2026 11:01 AM (xPq24)

373 Nood. Buck.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:01 AM (bss/y)

374
Astaire and Rogers on roller skates; I think this was their best and everything they did was spectacular:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOILZ_D3aRg

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 11:02 AM (Y8DZL)

375 David Boreanaz has about 1/100th the charisma of James Garner. Just saying.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Yeah, I don't think anybody can live up to Garner. He was one of those Hollywood one-of-a-kinds, like Carey Grant or Spencer Tracy.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 11:02 AM (77rzZ)

376 Happy Unification Day!

Posted by: Uncredited Bar Patron at March 06, 2026 11:03 AM (6GoyY)

377 David Boreanaz has about 1/100th the charisma of James Garner. Just saying.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 11:00 AM (bss/y)

I don't care if they reboot any of those old classic TV shows. Ain't going to watch them under any circumstances. TV is dead to me.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 06, 2026 11:03 AM (8zz6B)

378 252 Rich people, fancy dog.
Posted by: Eromero at March 06, 2026 10:28 AM (Lytz7)

The guy on the stoop ain't rich ...

The Rich don't roll up their sleeves like that ... if they ever roll them up at all.

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 06, 2026 11:08 AM (3sXRv)

379 326 my assyrian pals dad was gorge george, but everybody called him camaro.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 11:17 AM (R11M+)

380 I MISSED A PUPPEH PIC?!
Beautiful art, thank u

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 11:17 AM (ZLHME)

381 Vmom I have been wondering how you are. I think we're just not on the same threads. Hope you and yours are good.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 11:19 AM (Et1h0)

382 340 don van vliet has 100% masterworks. even the record label contract satisfying mainstream album "clearspot" warrants praise in its nose thumbing ridiculousness. it's so harble it's great.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 11:24 AM (R11M+)

383 346 seminal. but dead rock star radio killed it as well.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 11:26 AM (R11M+)

384 348 stopped watching after garner got his ass kicked in a traffic fight.

Posted by: cmeat at March 06, 2026 11:27 AM (R11M+)

385 Pretty great post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I've really enjoyed browsing your blog posts.
After all I'll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again very soon!

Posted by: this link is fine at March 07, 2026 01:25 PM (Gjtoo)

The Morning Report — 3/6/26

Good morning kids. The military operations to degrade Iran's military capabilities and ultimately to take down the regime continue, and evidently it is turning into a global affair. First we have the nation of Sri Lanka:

The fact the ship has been handed over to the Sri Lankan authorities so quickly strongly suggests the captain took the decision to preserve the life of his men by opting out of the conflict. . . Given the facts as known, this is the first time since the Second World War that a warship has been interned by the government of a neutral power. During the Second World War, several damaged U-Boats were able to limp to neutral harbours and turn themselves over to the authorities after being damaged in attacks, preferring to see out the remainder of the war in captivity rather than the certainty of death at sea.

And crucially Azerbaijan coming in against the Mullahs

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan declared on Thursday that his country would use “the full might of our ‘Iron Fist'” against the terrorist regime in Iran after drones flying in from Iran struck an airport and near a school building in the Caucasus nation.

You might recall that during the Obama reign of error, Azerbaijan was going to allow Israel to base strike aircraft on its territory, making it much easier for the Israelis to reach Iranian targets with adequate payloads and fuel for the return trip, while attacking from the north, which would provide for the element of surprise. And Obama, being the Jew-hating dog-eating Muslim traitor he is, tipped off the Mullahs to this. Whether Israel alone even with these advantages could have achieved anywhere near a successful knockout blow against the Iranian nuke facilities back then is debatable, but in the event, it's now obviously a moot point.

On a positive note, along with Israel, Azerbaijan for sure does not want to see another Mullahocracy take control and so has a vested interest in real regime change.

Turning back to the USA, the big story is the departure of Kristi Norm from the Dept. of Homeland Security.

Noem’s tenure as head of DHS comes to an end after a heated Senate hearing, in which Noem blamed Trump for approving questionable contracts worth over $200 million for deportation ads, which raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest.

Say what you will about her personally, but the fact of the matter is DHS, with her as its administrator, was the key agency that finally sealed our border and deported thousands of illegal aliens, representing a key, if not the most important accomplishment for President Trump's administration to date, and fulfilling a campaign promise and the longstanding desire of all real Americans who voted for and support this President.

And now Sen. Markwayne Mullin has been tapped to replace her.

An administration official reportedly told NBC News that Trump decided to fire Noem due to “a culmination of her many unfortunate leadership failures including the fallout in Minnesota, the ad campaign, the allegations of infidelity, the mismanagement of her staff, and her constant feuding with the heads of other agencies, including CBP and ICE.” The official allegedly said: “Kristi’s drama sadly overshadowed and distracted from the Administration’s extremely popular immigration agenda, which will continue full force.”

Well, unnamed sources, so there you go. But the fact remains that Trump sacked her. And with regards to Minnesota, is she being blamed for the multi-billion dollar Somali/Democrat grifting or ICE rounding up the grifters, which is what they're supposed to do?! The fact that the Democrats and their propagandists in the media are over the moon about Noem's departure leaves me more than a wee bit disappointed.

Have a great Weekend!

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Instead of their Jew-hating tormentors.
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One meme that caught Corinne Goldman's eye mocked the slogan 'Jews for Palestine' as 'chickens for KFC'
Levi Strauss Heir Dan Goldman Distances Himself From Pro-Israel Wife Who ‘Liked’ Social Media Post From ‘God Bless Donald Trump’
Our moral betters, our moral superiors, those who sneer at us for our support of someone as “uncouth” as Donald Trump; those who have lectured us for a decade about how they are the virtuous, tolerant, and empathetic ones… These very same people are suddenly okay with supporting and defending a guy who sported a Nazi tattoo for 18 years.
Bulwark, Matt Yglesias Embrace Graham ‘Nazi Tattoo’ Platner
American Priorities PAC has said it will capitalize on the growing anti-Israel sentiment sweeping the Dem base
Mamdani Donor Attack on Democrat Incumbent Fails
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
When the dust settled, the annualized productivity growth rate for the entire current business cycle — dating from the fourth quarter of 2019 — was revised up from 2.0 percent to 2.2 percent. That matches the long-run average going back to 1947, and far exceeds the 1.5 percent rate of the sluggish 2007-to-2019 cycle that spawned a decade of productivity pessimism.
America’s Productivity Boom Is Getting Hard To Ignore
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
A Satanic cultist who killed his parents in a plot to assassinate President Donald Trump was sentenced Thursday to two life sentences without the possibility of parole. Nikita Casap, 18, confessed to the murders in January after authorities found him living with his parents’ corpses in their Wisconsin home, court records show. Law enforcement also found materials detailing his descent into nihilistic ideology, terrorist plots and discussions with unidentified individuals who egged him on — a spiral that ultimately led a Waukesha County court to lock him up permanently.
Court Sentences Teen Who Killed Parents In Deranged Trump Assassination Plot
This guy is playing the race card because the left handed it to him and told him he’s a victim.
Father of 12-Year-Old Rape Suspect Says Son Shouldn't Face Prison Time Because He's Black
But critics object, equating lawlessness with free speech.
States Take Steps to Fight Civil Terrorism
Does it ever seem like certain types of crimes get ignored or played down by legacy media? As humorist David Burge (Iowahawk) famously stated, “journalism is about covering important stories. With a pillow, until they stop moving.” We aim to correct this by bringing you the crime stories the media hate to cover in our new daily feature...
American Crime Blotter: 3/5/26
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
Unless Governor Kathy Hochul can change course, the 2019 Climate Act’s unrealistic targets threaten the grid’s reliability.
New York, Get Ready for Higher Energy Bills and Rolling Blackouts
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
The school labeled his remarks a “major incident”.
Maine Eighth Grader Suspended for Private Comments about Trans Investigation
Trump’s EOs and the Supreme Court make DEI illegal—but colleges keep rebranding it to dodge the law.
Bad Faith Noncompliance: Virginia Schools Flout Supreme Court and Trump with DEI ‘Rebrand’
More than 2 in 3 schools (68 percent) are performing worse in both math and reading than they did before the Covid panic.
Another Study Shows How Covid Learning Losses Are Still Hurting Students
THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH
The House on Wednesday approved the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act, with 176 Republicans voting in favor — just a week after some GOP House members reportedly drew battle lines over blocking Senate priorities. President Donald Trump has been pushing Congress to pass the SAVE America Act for weeks in a bid to advance the GOP’s election integrity agenda. (RELATED: Senate Republicans Have The Power To Force Democrats To Filibuster Voter ID — So Why Don’t They?)
House GOP Seemingly Relents In SAVE Act Standoff With Senate
GOP commentators expressed disappointment at Paxton’s offer, but he actually appears to be calling the bluff of those who expect him to stand aside for Cornyn, demanding they advance President Donald J. Trump’s agenda if they want to keep their Republican-in-name-only (RINO) colleague in post.
Ken Paxton’s Genius Move Turning the Texas Primary Into a Referendum on the SAVE Act and the Future of America’s Elections.
The North Carolina Republican primary for state Senate District 26 is currently separated by two votes.
North Carolina’s Two-Vote Race Is Exactly Why The SAVE Act Is So Necessary
Unless the President and Republican leaders become strong men on immigration and the SAVE Act, we are in for some very bad times.
Weak Men And Hard Times: The SAVE Act As A Tipping Point
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS
The DOJ’s failure to act against Biden or his aides marks another setback for Bondi, who has already failed to act hold the likes of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James to account.
Pam Bondi Ends Investigation into Biden’s Autopen Usage.
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
The Kennedy heir closed his remarks with a quote from the Broadway musical 'Hamilton' that he attributed to 'our Founding Father'
FLASHBACK: Schumer Taps Jack Schlossberg to America250 Commission
From arguing ‘God is nonbinary’ to ‘grieving’ over protecting the unborn, it’s clear Talarico is a leftist lab experiment gone wrong. (Testube marked 'failure' - jjs)
17 Times James Talarico Made Us Wonder If He Was Created In A Lab
Gonzales is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee and faces calls to step down, while continuing his campaign for re-election.
Congressman Confirms Affair With Staffer Who Later Burned Herself to Death.
POLITICS
Those who constantly point the finger of calumny at Trump point three fingers back at themselves.
Will Never-Trumpers Ever Admit They Were Wrong?
A May 2025 clip of Carville telling Omar to leave the Democrat Party on his “Politics War Room” podcast resurfaced and went viral on Feb. 25. Host Stephen A. Smith asked the Democrat strategist on his show to explain what prompted him to push Omar to depart from his party.
James Carville Slams BRO-FO Omar Over ‘Stupid’ Rhetoric
16 months after Kamala Harris cackled her way into a loss against President Donald Trump, the Democratic Party seems to have realized its candidates need an image makeover to get voters to forget what their team actually believes. The name of the game is acting normal and talking like a moderate. For Democrats, that’s a stretch.
Texas Democrat James Talarico’s ‘moderate’ act exposes his party’s new scam
The 36-year-old nominee is described as a “rising star” in Democrat politics and was seen the more moderate and electable choice for the party, given Crockett’s reputation as an outrageous and theatrical Democrat firebrand. But newly uncovered past tweets exposing Talarico’s bizarre woke views make the 44-year-old Crockett seems like an elder stateswoman in comparison.
‘He’s Toast’: Texas Democrat James Talarico’s Old Tweets Come Back to Haunt Him (Beatification to Beto-fication - jjs)
Endorsing John Cornyn, the Senate’s leading RINO, would be disloyal to Texas’ loyal conservative base — and to himself.
Trump Despises RINOs. So Why Is He Reportedly About To Endorse One Of The Swamp’s Biggest?
What I learned
Two Decades in the Swamp
There are no moderates among elected Democrats. (because their policies and beliefs, like Islam, are antithetical to morality, sanity and civilization - jjs)
They Can’t Give It Up
THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"
The incident highlights the escalating tensions between Ukraine and Hungary, with Zelensky accused of imposing an “oil blockade” on Hungary and Orban threatening to block tens of billions of dollars in EU aid for Ukraine in return.
Zelensky Threatens to Give Orban’s Address to Ukrainian Military.
Short version: Putin is stirring up ethnic crap in western Ukraine to distract from the ethnic crap he’s stirring up in eastern Ukraine, and he’s being aided in his efforts by pro-Moscow forces in Budapest and by ethnic Rusyns overseas. Put into an even broader context, we now have two ostensible NATO allies — Hungary and Turkey — working at cross purposes to Western interests. Putin doesn’t have to blow up NATO to get what he wants; the edges of the alliance are fraying all on their own. NATO is turning into a giant new Sub-Carpathian Ruthenia — it just doesn’t know it yet.
The Weirdest Thing Just Happened in Ukraine... Again
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
And yes, while China is a net importer of oil and natural gas — and yugely so — the Communist nation exports refined products including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and marine bunker fuel, largely to Southeast Asian, South Pacific, and African nations. But not as of today.
EPIC FURY: Trump's Play to Starve the Dragon?
The conference highlighted the U.S.’s commitment to using military power to protect the homeland and emphasized the importance of regional cooperation against cartels.
EXC: War Department Declares ‘The Western Hemisphere is Ours,’ Sets Out New ‘Donroe Doctrine.’
U.S. actions in Venezuela have intensified pressure on Cuba, leading to severe economic instability.
Trump Says ‘Cuba’s Going to Fall,’ Mulls ‘Friendly Takeover.’
The "special" job is, of course, taking over Cuba (last week, Trump called it a "friendly takeover"). The president implied during his speech that it would happen in a couple of weeks, but he said we need to get Iran under control first. But Trump was adamant, as he has been for weeks, that Cuba will fall. Of the regime, he said, "They want to make a deal so badly. You have no idea."
Trump to Rubio: Here's Your Next Project
The Americas Counter Cartel Conference Joint Security Declaration aims to ‘expand multilateral and bilateral cooperation’ in the hemisphere to combat narcoterrorism and other security threats.
Hegseth Partners With 17 Countries To Fight Narcoterrorists In Western Hemisphere
Somali officials are allegedly linked to a network trafficking terrorists, fraud and children into the U.S. and Western nations, according to confidential reports exclusively shared with the Daily Caller by a Somali lawmaker.
EXCLUSIVE: Somali Lawmaker Shares How US Pays The Price Of Somali Terror And Trafficking
One thing unites the three great powers: all stand in increasingly strained relations with Brussels and the leading capitals of the European Union.
Fresh Troubles for the EU
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
Echinus Geyser, the largest acidic geyser on Earth, has erupted again for the first time since 2020.
Dormant Geyser Reawakens in Yellowstone With a Dazzling Show, Supervolcano Speculation
This result is actually disappointing, in that an impact of this asteroid, estimated to be about 200 feet in diameter, would have not only been spectacular, but would have been scientifically useful. ... The impact would have also eliminated the chance this asteroid might hit the Earth in the future.
New Webb data says asteroid 2024 YR4 will miss the Moon in 2032
...these results add weight to the need for developing interplanetary spaceships with some sort of artificial gravity.
Does weightlessness cause blood clots?
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
He refused to use transgender pronouns – now the school district is going to pay a $650,000 settlement to end the lawsuit.
Teacher Wins $650K Settlement After Refusing To Use ‘Preferred Pronouns’
International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8 is touted as a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. However, this year’s celebration is also providing a worldwide platform from which gender ideologues hope to promote their efforts to recognize men who say they identify as women as actual women through official themes and a number of trans-inclusive events worldwide. Make that make sense.
Celebrating International Women’s Day In a Culture That Cannot Define What a Woman Is
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
“By age seven, the younger Mill had read most of Plato’s dialogues. . . He did not believe that happiness itself could be attained by rational means. . . Larger ideals are just what technocratic liberalism tells us to do without. . .I don’t want to see armies of drones when I look out the window. . .Liberals would do well to take more seriously the anti-liberal critique of technocracy.”
Abundance Is Not Enough
A once-banned novel about migration and civilizational guilt reads today less like dystopia than prophecy—an unsettling mirror held up to a West losing the will to defend itself.
The Camp of the Living Dead
Christian Toto: Film captures career of one of comedy's most consequential figure
Will ‘Lorne’ Doc Ask the One Question We’re All Wondering?
Time and again, what appears to be the inexorable march to the hard left turns out to be another example of fake news. Traditional, right-of-center Americans are usually too peace-loving to take to the streets and too respectful of law and order to vandalize stores or set buildings on fire when things don’t go their way. Often, it looks like most of the momentum is on the left by their frequent shows of riotous force.
From Bud Light to Netflix, Traditional Americans Keep Winning the War on ‘Woke’
HITHER & YON
Selections from The Camp of the Saints revisit a dystopian warning about mass migration, cultural collapse, and the West’s moral paralysis—one that many readers now see as uncomfortably prophetic.
Excerpted Passages from a New Translation of Jean Raspail’s The Camp of the Saints
Above all, however, this history does illustrate what Washington himself believed, that God himself was on his side, that “the same bountiful Providence, which has relieved us in a variety of difficulties before, will enable us to emerge from them ultimately and crown our struggles
with success.” Tuchman illustrates the almost miraculous confluence of events that made
that success possible. And in looking at those facts, it sure looks like God was playing favorites in making the birth of the United States possible.
The American Revolution, as seen from across the Atlantic

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 06, 2026 07:31 AM (hY+PL)

2 Good morning horde! Happy Friday!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 07:32 AM (ExV1e)

3 Greetings one and all! It's a decent day so far made easier by the fact I have just enough coffee to get through the next few hours.

Oh right. The articles. Back in a moment.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 07:32 AM (+4yJ5)

4 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 06, 2026 07:32 AM (NcvvS)

5 “ I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

Genesis 12:3

Posted by: Marcus T at March 06, 2026 07:33 AM (zEajA)

6 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at March 06, 2026 07:33 AM (lBwkW)

7 Gut shabbes and a happy weekend to you, too, JJ!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 06, 2026 07:34 AM (MIIRH)

8 6 Guten morgen, horde.
Posted by: clarence at March 06, 2026 07:33 AM (lBwkW)

You have Clearance Clarence...!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2026 07:34 AM (x0n13)

9 My heart will go on.

Posted by: Supreme Leader at March 06, 2026 07:34 AM (vFG9F)

10 Waiting to hear details:

https://tinyurl.com/ymkkfncp

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 06, 2026 07:35 AM (hY+PL)

11 Lindemyer said his family merely wants to feel safe and be able to wear what they choose without being targeted.

Democrats: "It's your fault for wearing something that was so threatening!"
Also Democrats: "You can't blame a woman for assault just because of how she was dressed!"

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 07:36 AM (+4yJ5)

12 "Echinus Geyser, the largest acidic geyser on Earth, has erupted again for the first time since 2020."

Jerry Nadler is second runner up.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 07:36 AM (vFG9F)

13 I recall Valerie Jarrett's mouthpiece saying that s/he wouldn't rule out the USAF/Navy flying interdiction missions for Iran if Israel should decide to strike. What a different time.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 07:38 AM (BI5O2)

14 My heart will go on."

And on and on and on...

*cues up "Bits and Pieces" by the Dave Clark Five*

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 07:38 AM (XuXeR)

15 "New Webb data says asteroid 2024 YR4 will miss the Moon in 2032"

whew

Posted by: Space 1999 at March 06, 2026 07:39 AM (vFG9F)

16 Lankford is introducing The Stop Unemployment Fraud Act to reform the joint federal-state Unemployment Insurance (UI) program following the hundreds of billions in fraudulent unemployment payments made during the height of the layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unless this legislation cuts off federal funds for states who do not police the system, I anticipate that this will accomplish nothing, even if it were to be enacted.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 07:40 AM (ExV1e)

17 13 I recall Valerie Jarrett's mouthpiece saying that s/he wouldn't rule out the USAF/Navy flying interdiction missions for Iran if Israel should decide to strike. What a different time.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 07:38 AM (BI5O2)

I had forgotten that!!!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2026 07:40 AM (x0n13)

18 An Indiana school district will pay $650,000 to end a lengthy legal battle after one of its schools tried to coerce a Christian teacher into using made-up pronouns for its gender-confused students.

These people need to be fired until they get the hint to leave normal people alone.

Oh, and they need to stop grooming kids. I don't care if it's a beautiful lifestyle choice.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 07:41 AM (+4yJ5)

19 Waiting to hear details:

https://tinyurl.com/ymkkfncp

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 06, 2026 07:35 AM (hY+PL)
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"IT'S A TRAP!"

https://tinyurl.com/4522pe7e

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 06, 2026 07:43 AM (hY+PL)

20 Oh, and they need to stop grooming kids"

Why? After all, it's not their kids...

/

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 07:43 AM (XuXeR)

21 14 My heart will go on."

And on and on and on...

*cues up "Bits and Pieces" by the Dave Clark Five*
Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 07:38 AM (XuXeR)

Dem bones dem bones . . .

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2026 07:44 AM (x0n13)

22 20 Why? After all, it's not their kids...

/
Posted by: man

They can't reproduce so they have to recruit.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 07:44 AM (+4yJ5)

23 The state of Colorado is repatriating bison to various Indian groups in the state.

DENVER — The City and County of Denver will give 34 yearling bison to American Indian tribes, on Friday, March 6.

The transfer is part of an ongoing effort to return the animals to their native homes and support conservation efforts on tribal land. The bison are part of the herd you see at Genesee Park along I-70.

Sidenote: our queer governor's partner in sodomy- sorry, 'husband'- is an animals rights fetishist, so it's plausible he has a hand in this

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 07:45 AM (ZxPkt)

24 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning , Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at March 06, 2026 07:45 AM (fcoLq)

25 They can't reproduce so they have to recruit."

Exactly so. I'm always a bit surprised that so many teachers are single, childless women...

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 07:46 AM (XuXeR)

26 A most excellent MR, JJ. Thanks!

Also noting this auspicious occasion, the anniversary of your birth.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 06, 2026 07:46 AM (wVcYX)

27 so it's plausible he has a hand in this"

Ewwww.

Oh, you meant "hand in the project". Whew.

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 07:47 AM (XuXeR)

28 The City and County of Denver will give 34 yearling bison to American Indian tribes, on Friday, March 6.
The transfer is part of an ongoing effort to return the animals to their native homes and support conservation efforts on tribal land. The bison are part of the herd you see at Genesee Park along I-70.

How soon before the indians sell the bison to a meat packer and use the money for booze?

Posted by: Zombie Andrew Jackson, Indian Fighter at March 06, 2026 07:47 AM (D1j1g)

29 The House on Wednesday approved the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act, with 176 Republicans voting in favor — just a week after some GOP House members reportedly drew battle lines over blocking Senate priorities. President Donald Trump has been pushing Congress to pass the SAVE America Act for weeks in a bid to advance the GOP’s election integrity agenda.

Sure would be nice if the article had given a brief description of what that act did and why Thune wants it so much. Seems pretty reasonable.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 07:48 AM (ExV1e)

30 I would like to know the ratio of bulls to heifers in that donation

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 07:49 AM (+nEug)

31 27 so it's plausible he has a hand in this"

Ewwww.

Oh, you meant "hand in the project". Whew.
Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 07:47 AM (XuXeR)

My friend, sadly now of blessed memory, used to tell me the moment he decided not to become a veterinarian, when he had to shove his arm up a cow's ass to remove some sort of obstruction. At the point he quit and became an artist.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2026 07:49 AM (x0n13)

32 31, that's why they sell shoulder-length rubber gloves out in the country stores ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 06, 2026 07:51 AM (MIIRH)

33 >>when he had to shove his arm up a cow's ass

Doctor Pol seems to do that about once per episode. I think he rather enjoys it.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 06, 2026 07:51 AM (Y1sOo)

34
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 06, 2026 07:51 AM (tljrc)

35 28 How soon before the indians sell the bison to a meat packer and use the money for booze?
Posted by: Zombie Andrew Jackson, Indian Fighter at March 06, 2026 07:47 AM (D1j1g)

It's Denver. It's going to be weed.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 07:51 AM (wa/yD)

36 Colorado is always doing stupid things.

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 07:51 AM (ZxPkt)

37 Pam Bondi Ends Investigation into Biden’s Autopen Usage.

Damn Bondi! Who cares if they can find no evidence that laws were broken. I want a armed raid, I want people in perp walks, I want mug shots. Even if it's got no legal basis.

Did I do that right?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 07:51 AM (ExV1e)

38 I used to have a different nic, spot on !

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 07:53 AM (+nEug)

39 when he had to shove his arm up a cow's ass to remove some sort of obstruction. At the point he quit and became an artist."

So, Hunter Biden style?

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 07:54 AM (XuXeR)

40 You have Clearance Clarence...!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton
****

Shirley, you jest.

Posted by: clarence at March 06, 2026 07:54 AM (lBwkW)

41 >Pam Bondi Ends Investigation
----

that's the complete headline, if one were being honest

has she had any high profile take-downs yet?

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 07:55 AM (ZxPkt)

42 It's Denver. It's going to be weed."

Dave's not here, man...

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 07:55 AM (XuXeR)

43 InfantryDort
@infantrydort
You know what’s more “dishonorable” than ambushing someone in war?

Losing.
4:50 AM · Mar 5, 2026

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 07:55 AM (WIlc2)

44 As Special Envoy to the Shield of the Americas, does Noem get an eyepatch like Nick Fury?

Posted by: PA Dutchman at March 06, 2026 07:56 AM (h/O4U)

45 39 when he had to shove his arm up a cow's ass to remove some sort of obstruction. At the point he quit and became an artist."

So, Hunter Biden style?
Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 07:54 AM (XuXeR)

No an actual artist. Not a criminal drug addict mutant.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2026 07:56 AM (x0n13)

46 What’s the vector, Victor?

Our maintenance Test pilot was named Roger. He had fun with that on the intercom.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 07:56 AM (15vO0)

47 I thought that was a very good editorial by Douglas Murray. Thanks for including it, J.J.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 07:57 AM (afKoR)

48 Damn Bondi! Who cares if they can find no evidence that laws were broken. I want a armed raid, I want people in perp walks, I want mug shots. Even if it's got no legal basis.

Did I do that right?

No...you forgot the frog march across the front lawn in front of CNN's cameras at zero dark thirty.

Leave it to the professionals like us.

Posted by: Merrick Garland, SS Gruppenfuhrer and closeted homosexual at March 06, 2026 07:57 AM (D1j1g)

49 I was acquainted years ago with a high-level associate at Saatchi & Saatchi, a well-known advertising and PR agency. She worked in their corporate image area and told me that woman's hair style will tell you much about them, especially in relation to their age. Women of a certain age who wear styles such as Kristi Noem's have a problem with stability, maturity and honesty. I thought it was interesting, and stayed with me.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 06, 2026 07:57 AM (fZiTB)

50 There's an acidic geyser in my pants!

Posted by: Joe From Rehoboth Beach at March 06, 2026 07:58 AM (oftw2)

51 "Women of a certain age who wear styles such as Kristi Noem's have a problem with stability, maturity and honesty."

Two thumbs up!

Posted by: Karen with a bowl cut at March 06, 2026 07:59 AM (vFG9F)

52 Couric: Do you have a Zoolander problem? Are you just ridiculously good looking as Vogue said? What do you do about that?

Newsom: You don’t do anything about it…It’s just who I am.

… i look forward to the “gas station scene”

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 08:02 AM (WIlc2)

53 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 08:02 AM (u82oZ)

54 Good morning Horde, happy Friday. Thx JJ, have a great weekend.
The "abundance" idea of leftism was made popular by Ezra Klein . Now Gavin the Pretty has taken it as his mantra. A chicken in every pot. And the five year plan will be accomplished in four years

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 08:03 AM (/C62k)

55 My heart will go on.

Posted by: Supreme Leader at March 06, 2026 07:34 AM (vFG9F)
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Like this guy?

https://tinyurl.com/mvmzaf7m

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 06, 2026 08:03 AM (hY+PL)

56 >"Women of a certain age who wear styles
----

Sarah Palin had a sexy secretary thing going on

IMO

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 08:04 AM (ZxPkt)

57 “Khamenei’s son [Mojtaba Khamenei] is a lightweight.”
Trump: ‘I Have to be Involved in the Appointment’ of Iran’s Next Leader

--

I'm no foreign policy expert, but wouldn't it stand to reason that any Khamenei, or anyone still associated with that regime, would just be a changing of the guard and business as usual once the dust settles? Here again, I know nothing, but unless the country is given back to the people in whatever fashion they legitimately determine, it's not going to change anything. The same ideological maniacs will still be running things and in enough time, they'll be back to business as usual. But as I reiterate, I know nothing...

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 08:04 AM (qBdHI)

58 I have never been aware of Kristi Noem's hair style and don't care about it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 08:05 AM (uA11f)

59 … i look forward to the “gas station scene”

"He hates these cans!"

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 06, 2026 08:05 AM (LOZbR)

60 Kristi Noem. Corey Lewandowski. Grift.

Sometimes it's job performance, and sometimes it's the other shit you do in the job.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 06, 2026 08:05 AM (MZ+PY)

61 Gonzalez drops out of Congressional runoff in TX.

Posted by: Jonah at March 06, 2026 08:05 AM (YCxFk)

62 My friend, sadly now of blessed memory, used to tell me the moment he decided not to become a veterinarian, when he had to shove his arm up a cow's ass to remove some sort of obstruction. At the point he quit and became an artist.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2026 07:49 AM (x0n13)
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Any mooseum exhibits?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 06, 2026 08:05 AM (NGAfI)

63 Word on the street ...

*Hands Johnny a sawbuck*

Noam will enhance security of the Americas by calling a stupid commie leader a dog and reach into her purse.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 08:05 AM (u82oZ)

64 Lady in Black, be of good cheer. Iran is not going to be a theocracy ever again.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 08:06 AM (+nEug)

65 I think Noem did a good job, but there is more to it than we will ever know.

My only beef was with the glamour girl look

Posted by: Jonah at March 06, 2026 08:07 AM (YCxFk)

66 57 I'm no foreign policy expert, but wouldn't it stand to reason that any Khamenei, or anyone still associated with that regime, would just be a changing of the guard and business as usual once the dust settles? Here again, I know nothing, but unless the country is given back to the people in whatever fashion they legitimately determine, it's not going to change anything. The same ideological maniacs will still be running things and in enough time, they'll be back to business as usual. But as I reiterate, I know nothing...
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 08:04 AM (qBdHI)

If the Mullahs aren't completely driven out of power, what was even the point?

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 08:07 AM (wa/yD)

67 Hands up cows butts is a visual that I wasn't expecting this morning

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 06, 2026 08:08 AM (LOZbR)

68 Gonzalez drops out of Congressional runoff in TX.
Posted by: Jonah at March 06, 2026 08:05 AM (YCxFk)

Hopefully he'll remain in office until January rather than weakening the GOP majority further.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 08:08 AM (ExV1e)

69 May our troops, those of our allies, and the people of Iran yearning to be free, be safe in the turmoil of war.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

70 Make no mistake, as long as these geysers and steam vents are blowing off, we're good. Any significant rise in the dome should be our primary concern. If some whacko country throws a nuke at it, watch out!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 08:09 AM (M9gjJ)

71 Couric: Do you have a Zoolander problem? Are you just ridiculously good looking as Vogue said? What do you do about that?

Newsom: You don’t do anything about it…It’s just who I am.

--

I'm still actually marveling she asked that question. It's so bad, I can't read it without laughing. Worst part is, I can't make up my mind who sounds more ridiculous, Couric for asking that stupid question, or his answer. Both of them are unserious morons.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 08:10 AM (qBdHI)

72 Revenge is a dish best served cold. I have my vengeance against Lewandoski for my disarming - Michelle Fields

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 08:10 AM (/C62k)

73 If the Mullahs aren't completely driven out of power, what was even the point?

--

That's exactly where I'm at.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 08:10 AM (qBdHI)

74 A fine Friday morning to all.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 08:10 AM (wzUl9)

75 Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 08:10 AM (qBdHI)

I don't even know what Zoolander is.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 08:11 AM (uA11f)

76 I don't think the Iranian people will let any muslim anywhere NEAR a transitional government in Iran

but such a transition will likely be a huge and complicated undertaking

they could take cues from pre-1979 Iran
they might want a new constitution
I would suggest legalizing private ownership of firearms as one of a set of bullet points

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 08:11 AM (ZxPkt)

77 {{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪

We are a nation with 911 on speed-dial, microwave dinners, fast food, the desire for fast transportation. Some events take time and a shit-ton of explosives to resolve.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 08:12 AM (u82oZ)

78 Thirty years of cow and horse articial insemination and you don't even give it a thought.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 08:12 AM (+nEug)

79 "The DOJ’s failure to act against Biden or his aides marks another setback for Bondi, who has already failed to act hold the likes of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James to account."

I hope I didn't encourage any optimistic expectations.

Posted by: Guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at March 06, 2026 08:12 AM (vFG9F)

80 My friend, sadly now of blessed memory, used to tell me the moment he decided not to become a veterinarian, when he had to shove his arm up a cow's ass to remove some sort of obstruction. At the point he quit and became an artist.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2026

***
Reminds me of all those "assisting a cow to give birth" scenes in All Creatures Great and Small . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 08:13 AM (wzUl9)

81 Newsom: You don’t do anything about it…It’s just who I am.

That hilariously dumb.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 08:13 AM (uA11f)

82 17 Times James Talarico Made Us Wonder If He Was Created In A Lab
_______
He's obviously not the product of heterosexual mating.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 06, 2026 08:14 AM (AlhUl)

83 Lady in Black, be of good cheer. Iran is not going to be a theocracy ever again.

--

Hoping and praying, Ben Had!

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 08:14 AM (qBdHI)

84 The school labeled his remarks a “major incident”.
Maine Eighth Grader Suspended for Private Comments about Trans Investigation
=======================
This is an unbelievable story, and the community needs to look hard at the people running its schools.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 06, 2026 08:14 AM (Ast+i)

85 Remember a couple months ago when Clapper and Brennan were gonna go to jail?

good times, good times

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 08:14 AM (ZxPkt)

86 Debating whether to have a portion of a creme-filled donut to top off breakfast this morning, or save it for dessert after tonight's pizza.

Yeah, I live a tough life.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 08:15 AM (wzUl9)

87 NaCly, dearest. Best line ever came from "Body of Lies"
" The support goes from positive to negative to downright hostile. People just want to be told it's over"

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 08:15 AM (+nEug)

88 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at March 06, 2026 08:15 AM (2Ez/1)

89 “Why are you so Awesome, Governor? How do you deal with that?”

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 08:15 AM (15vO0)

90 71 I'm still actually marveling she asked that question. It's so bad, I can't read it without laughing. Worst part is, I can't make up my mind who sounds more ridiculous, Couric for asking that stupid question, or his answer. Both of them are unserious morons.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 08:10 AM (qBdHI)

The most ridiculous part is that there are actually people out there who want to see that kind of slop.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 08:15 AM (wa/yD)

91 I don't even know what Zoolander is.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 08:11 AM (uA11f)

It's a comedy movie. I found it amusing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 08:16 AM (ExV1e)

92 Debating whether to have a portion of a creme-filled donut to top off breakfast this morning, or save it for dessert after tonight's pizza."

Depends. If said donut is big enough, why not both?

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:16 AM (XuXeR)

93 How can you bear to let that lonely donut sit there all day, knowing that it will only be eaten later. Get it over with!

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 08:16 AM (vFG9F)

94 FenelonSpoke

Neither do I. But I am less attuned to popular culture than you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 08:16 AM (u82oZ)

95 What could be more boring than a documentary on Lorne Michaels? A person who may have been relevant 50 years ago. Who bankrolls this crap?

Posted by: Vast Wasteland at March 06, 2026 08:16 AM (oftw2)

96 Madison Cornnbread headed to the pokey?:

x.com/AnnieGrayerCNN/status/
2029883721629761654

I hope ace gives us an update in the style and form we all enjoy.

Posted by: banana Dream - yeah I know it's not happening, but funny! at March 06, 2026 08:17 AM (3uBP9)

97 shoulda bought 2 donuts

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 08:17 AM (ZxPkt)

98 How can you bear to let that lonely donut sit there all day, knowing that it will only be eaten later. Get it over with!"

This. Besides, can't you find a decent beignet?

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:17 AM (XuXeR)

99 It's being reported that Russia is providing Iran with targeting information on U.S. forces in the region.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 08:18 AM (NpAcC)

100 "What could be more boring than a documentary on Lorne Michaels? "

Everything he did after "Bonanza" was crap.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 08:18 AM (vFG9F)

101 I recall Valerie Jarrett's mouthpiece saying that s/he wouldn't rule out the USAF/Navy flying interdiction missions for Iran if Israel should decide to strike. What a different time.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 07:38 AM (BI5O2)

I had forgotten that!!!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2026 07:40 AM (x0n13)

That's one I'll never forget. Israel ain't Iran. If we flew interdiction against them, there *would* be heavy American losses. We'd win in the end, but not without paying a price. The idea of American and Israelis slaughtering each other so Valerie Jarrett could protect her precious mullahs sickened me at a bone-deep level.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 08:18 AM (BI5O2)

102
That Newsome answer reminds me of a Bob Newhart episode where a very handsome guy, Emily's new tennis instructor, comes to see him about his "problem."

Tennis guy: Bob, you have no idea what it's like to be incredibly good looking.

Bob: No, I suppose I don't. (to much audience laughter)

Difference is, the guy was very good looking. Newsome is average looking at best. A Cracker Barrel 6.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 08:18 AM (qBdHI)

103 “ ….or save it for dessert after tonight's pizza”

Eat the donut now the. have the pizza for breakfast! EZ-peasey

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 08:19 AM (15vO0)

104 90. If true, that is a act of War by Russia

Posted by: Jonah at March 06, 2026 08:19 AM (YCxFk)

105 Good morning JJ and horde
TGIF

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 08:19 AM (EtnSa)

106
but unless the country is given back to the people in whatever fashion they legitimately determine, it's not going to change anything.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 08:04 AM

we hear of the Iranians dancing in the streets celebrating the topple of Khomeini's regime

"yearning to be free" to coin a phrase

want to help them take their country back? arm them

a couple of containers of chicom milsurp SKS rifles & a flaming metric siht-tonne of 7.62x39 will go a long way towards eliminating the islamic theocracy for good (if that's what they really want)

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 06, 2026 08:19 AM (tljrc)

107 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 08:16 AM (ExV1e)

Thanks. And how does it relate to Katie Couric's girl fan question and Newsom's self aggrandizing stupid response? There is an equally clueless news person and politician in the movie?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 08:19 AM (uA11f)

108 s Special Envoy to the Shield of the Americas, does Noem get an eyepatch like Nick Fury?
Posted by: PA Dutchman at March 06, 2026 07:56 AM (h/O4U)
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I hope so!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 06, 2026 08:19 AM (Ast+i)

109 It's being reported that Russia is providing Iran with targeting information on U.S. forces in the region."

"Are they over here? *points at map*"

"Dah"

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:19 AM (XuXeR)

110 Couric's question is as hard hitting as Obama being asked "What has enchanted you the most about living in the White House?"

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 08:20 AM (+4yJ5)

111 >1 I'm still actually marveling she asked that question. It's so bad, I can't read it without laughing.
---

she should just bury her face in his lap and get it over with

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 08:20 AM (ZxPkt)

112 >>> w can you bear to let that lonely donut sit there all day, knowing that it will only be eaten later. Get it over with!
Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 08:16 AM (vFG9F)

People that eat half donuts and leave half in the box at work are all serial killers. true fact

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:20 AM (3uBP9)

113 redridinghood , it is not being reported that Iranians are giving American and Israelis targeting information

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 08:20 AM (+nEug)

114 68. Yes good point

Posted by: Jonah at March 06, 2026 08:20 AM (YCxFk)

115 Fenelon, I don't know what Zoolander refers to either. I just honed in on the "ridiculously good looking" part of Couric's stupidity.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 08:21 AM (qBdHI)

116 Good morning everyone.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:21 AM (3uBP9)

117 Albino Ratface Spanberger continues to turn VA into a failed state like NJ. Is there anything Commie women can't or won't do to undermine the nation?

Posted by: He-Man Woman Hater's Club #23 at March 06, 2026 08:22 AM (oftw2)

118 People that eat half donuts and leave half in the box at work are all serial killers. true fact"

People "who"...

And yes. Hang out in an office full of women with a tray of donuts nearby. All of the poor donuts will be torn into pieces w/in minutes. So sad.

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:22 AM (XuXeR)

119 redridinghood

Note that Iran is only hitting fixed targets like buildings, radar sites. They would love to hit a USN carrier, but even if told where it was, they can not.

For mobility reasons i.e. time to get info to the launch crews but the carrier has moved, plus they do not have the right missiles for that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 08:23 AM (u82oZ)

120 Madison Cornnbread headed to the pokey?:

x.com/AnnieGrayerCNN/status/
2029883721629761654

I hope ace gives us an update in the style and form we all enjoy.
Posted by: banana Dream - yeah I know it's not happening, but funny! at March 06, 2026 08:17 AM (3uBP9)
-----------------------------------
Here is a tinyurl link for the one given

https://tinyurl.com/3caa98ds

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 06, 2026 08:23 AM (Ast+i)

121 If the Mullahs aren't completely driven out of power, what was even the point?
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 08:07 AM (wa/yD)

That bloodthirsty Communist whore Delcy is in charge of VZ, but not giving us any trouble.

A compliant set of mullahs would be fine. No nuking up, no sponsoring terror, and China gets their oil at market rates once they demonstrate compliance and we lift the sanctions. No more bargains for them.

It's not the optimal answer, and it would blow for the Iranians - but it would be an acceptable outcome.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 08:24 AM (BI5O2)

122 Today is Alamo Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 08:24 AM (NpAcC)

123 I would watch a documentary about Otto Preminger, though.

Posted by: TJM, Notwithstanding at March 06, 2026 08:25 AM (oftw2)

124 The DOJ’s failure to act against Biden or his aides marks another setback for Bondi, who has already failed to act hold the likes of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James to account.

- Because no crimes were found to have been broken by Biden or his aides.
- Presumably because a DC grand jury, whose deliberations are secret, refused to indict.
- Ditto.

But, sure, if only the AG had a huge swinging cock and was gunning down Democrats in the street... then everything would be better.

If only Bondi flouted the law like Garland - who had the bureaucracy and judiciary in his corner... then everything would be better.

Blah, blah, blah. The shit that's happening has been pointed out. The hurdles she's trying to overcome have been pointed out. Maybe if she had bigger tits she'd get more support.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 08:26 AM (ExV1e)

125 Turning back to the USA, the big story is the departure of Kristi Noem from the Dept. of Homeland Security.

Optics. She did well. You had your chance to leave the country when the lovely ICE Barbie asked you to. The MMA guy might not be as accomodating. (Of course, with us pounding the cartels, they may have a real country to go home to.)

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 08:26 AM (zHdFR)

126 Been speculating on who might next step into leading Iran's mullocracy. I'm thinking they need someone experienced in spinning a humiliating defeat into a moral victory. Therefore, I'm proposing that Jon Cooper, Canada's Olympic hockey coach, is the right man for the gig. He can regale the world with cutting analysis such as:

"The buildings destroyed so far make up an infinitesimal percentage of all the buildings in Iran. We've protected so many more buildings than they've managed to destroy - we really won!"

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 06, 2026 08:26 AM (nbLIj)

127 ASS, they are masked because of lunatics on the left threatening their lives. If you haven't been keeping up, an overwhelming majority of all Americans was all illegal aliens sent back to where they came from.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 06, 2026 08:26 AM (qBdHI)

128 Aliassmithsmith is unintentionally hilarious they're so clueless.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 08:26 AM (xY6Tn)

129 "Today is Alamo Day.
Posted by: redridinghood "

Dang. Forgot all about it.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 08:26 AM (vFG9F)

130 YD, the people of Iran don't want the mullahs or any part of islam.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 08:27 AM (+nEug)

131 Fen, Zoolander is basically the kind of comedy where you just turn off the brain and enjoy.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 08:27 AM (+4yJ5)

132 True story - part of a corporate thingy that had a bunch of car sales types attending. 1st break, they hit the donuts like, well... vikings at Lindisfarne. A few minutes later we walked in and two of them, no lie, were licking the boxes...

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:27 AM (XuXeR)

133 You can't step on Trump's toes and think there will be no repercussions. Maybe Noem's cowgirl hat cut off some O2 circulation from her brain to her mouth. I love that she shut down the border.

Posted by: Joe at March 06, 2026 08:27 AM (Uy/WF)

134 >>Today is Alamo Day.

Thanks, I had totally forgot about the Alamo.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 06, 2026 08:28 AM (Y1sOo)

135 this was breaking yesterday, but now it's all over:

"... the claim that pro-Israel and anti-Hamas accounts were being paid $7,000 was just projection and made up lies by people who actually have been given $7,000 by bad actors.

FEC records reveal that @RepThomasMassie, who has been spreading the lie that pro- Israel accounts are paid $7,000 per post, has actually been receiving donations of $7,000 from Muslim donors.

This explains why Massie appears to be pro-Iran and why he wants to limit President Trump’s ability to carry out strikes in Iran.

Another purveyor of the $7,000 lie used to attack Jews is @tparsi Trita Parsi, the founder of NIAC, and the founder of the Quincy Institute, who keeps appearing on @Bannons_WarRoom."

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:28 AM (GD0B3)

136 I thought today was Middle Name Day.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 06, 2026 08:28 AM (DgMqy)

137 Newsome has no self-awareness. That was a perfect opportunity to say "hahaha, maybe once upon a time, but even then I think it's an overstatement - and of course, leadership isn't about looks. I'm running for President, not trying to lock in a GQ photoshoot."

But instead he just gave her the answer Zoolander would have given.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 08:28 AM (BI5O2)

138 Dammit!

Posted by: one hour sober at March 06, 2026 08:28 AM (Y1sOo)

139 Are we supposed to rent a car on Alamo Day?

Posted by: Dick Hertz at March 06, 2026 08:28 AM (oftw2)

140 Alias, I don't who they are. If they are illegal, THEY DON'T BELONG HERE. No other country on Earth welcomes illegals with open arms.

We are going to have our civilization back one way or the other. Your feelings mean nothing.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 08:29 AM (+4yJ5)

141 "Thanks, I had totally forgot about the Alamo.
Posted by: one hour sober"

How come I never got a day?

Posted by: The Maine at March 06, 2026 08:29 AM (vFG9F)

142 It's being reported that Russia is providing Iran with targeting information on U.S. forces in the region.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 08:18 AM (NpAcC)

We do the same for Ukraine. Can't complain when the shoe is on the other foot.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 08:30 AM (ExV1e)

143 I would watch a documentary about Otto Preminger, though."

I'd rather watch Paula Prentiss as directed by Otto. Thnx.

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)

144 >>>People that eat half donuts and leave half in the box at work are all serial killers. true fact"

People "who"...

>Or rookie cops who will never make it in law enforcement.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 08:30 AM (M9gjJ)

145 >>> >>Today is Alamo Day.
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Thanks, I had totally forgot about the Alamo.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 06, 2026 08:28 AM (Y1sOo)
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I never remember.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:30 AM (3uBP9)

146 Typical typical typical mainstream liberal coverage of Israel at war. JJ and his linked Legal Insurrection story both emphasize that "IDF Orders Mass Evacuation of Hezbollah Stronghold in Beirut Ahead of Strike".

Yet a big CNN spread on the strikes take this attitude:
"scenes of chaos and panic as residents jammed roads trying to flee the area".

Posted by: Rip N Read at March 06, 2026 08:31 AM (fr4zq)

147 t's being reported"

So this is what, fourth hand "information"?

/heh

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:31 AM (XuXeR)

148 FEC records reveal that @RepThomasMassie, who has been spreading the lie that pro- Israel accounts are paid $7,000 per post, has actually been receiving donations of $7,000 from Muslim donors.

This explains why Massie appears to be pro-Iran and why he wants to limit President Trump’s ability to carry out strikes in Iran.

Another purveyor of the $7,000 lie used to attack Jews is @tparsi Trita Parsi, the founder of NIAC, and the founder of the Quincy Institute, who keeps appearing on @Bannons_WarRoom."
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:28 AM (GD0B3)

Now we know why he randomly picked the $7K number...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 08:32 AM (tOcjL)

149 How come I never got a day?
Posted by: The Maine

Pfft. I never got a dinner!

Posted by: Zombie Aaron Chwatt at March 06, 2026 08:32 AM (oftw2)

150 Today is also, National Dentist Day.
Shoutout to Mossad.
When high-ranking Iranian officials close to the supreme leader went to the dentist or doctor, they ended up with a Mossad agent; if they got their molars fixed or had an endoscopy done, they’d insert nano-trackers into them.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 08:32 AM (NpAcC)

151 149,
Obscure reference FTW!

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:33 AM (XuXeR)

152 Thanks. And how does it relate to Katie Couric's girl fan question and Newsom's self aggrandizing stupid response? There is an equally clueless news person and politician in the movie?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 08:19 AM (uA11f)

No, it's about male models and a plot to kill a foreign leader by the fashion industry. The 'joke' is that the models are "ridiculously good looking" and so overwhelmingly stupid that you're surprised they can breath unassisted.

It's a fundamentally stupid movie but I enjoyed it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)

153 IT IS ALWAYS PROJECTION WITH ANTISEMITES! They say someone is paid 7K to spread "pro_Isharaelll, propaganda" , rest assured, they are the ones are paid by jihadists, and muslem brotherhood to spread antisemitism, to support their jihadi paymasters. We now have receipts. Lots of them. Massie has some 'splaining to do. Then go away in disgrace. Someone should dig into his wife's death. See if he paid some jihadi for the hit on her.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:33 AM (GD0B3)

154 Good morning! Thank you J.J. 1 class down, 1 to go. The world doesn’t appear to be taking Friday off. 😄

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 08:34 AM (Wmg4n)

155 >>Optics. She did well. You had your chance to leave the country when the lovely ICE Barbie asked you to. The MMA guy might not be as accomodating. (Of course, with us pounding the cartels, they may have a real country to go home to.)

I think Noem was fired in much the same way Bovino was fired. After the shootings in MN, it was reported Trump was firing Bovino. In reality he moved back to his previous role in California but that didn't get many headlines.

Tomorrow, the first meeting of Shield is being held in Miami. Attending will be Latin American leaders like Bukele and Miele, Marco, Hegseth, Trump and Noem. In my experience fired people don't get a big new job and a high profile meeting with the boss.

I think Noem was becoming too much of the story in her current role, some her fault some not, and Trump thought it was time for a new leader with less baggage but he still wanted Noem on his team in a different role where the scrutiny would be different.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 08:34 AM (viF8m)

156 121 A compliant set of mullahs would be fine. No nuking up, no sponsoring terror, and China gets their oil at market rates once they demonstrate compliance and we lift the sanctions. No more bargains for them.

It's not the optimal answer, and it would blow for the Iranians - but it would be an acceptable outcome.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 08:24 AM (BI5O2)

The Twelver brand of Shi'ism can't be compliant, as their very religion demands they bring about the eschaton so that the 12th Imam can return.

Nor am I sure that allowing them to continue selling to China does enough to stop them from conquering Taiwan.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 08:34 AM (wa/yD)

157 It's being reported that Russia is providing Iran with targeting information on U.S. forces in the region.

==

ugh, are they stupid enough to get this involved ?

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:35 AM (GD0B3)

158 I always thought that Donuts 101 was a curriculum requirement at the police academy.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 08:36 AM (M9gjJ)

159 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e

Thanks. I'll have to look for that movie.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 08:36 AM (xY6Tn)

160 76 I don't think the Iranian people will let any muslim anywhere NEAR a transitional government in Iran

but such a transition will likely be a huge and complicated undertaking

they could take cues from pre-1979 Iran
they might want a new constitution
I would suggest legalizing private ownership of firearms as one of a set of bullet points

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 08:11 AM (ZxPkt)

One of the critical jobs, maybe the most critical job, of a truly new, non-secular Iranian government is preventing sizable counter-revolution forces from surviving.

I'll bet everything I have the IRGC is already implementing counter-revolution plans. IRGC must have a number of hideouts for after a regime catastrophe of some sort, prepared and stocked in remote corners of the country. Mossad and the CIA likely know the locations. Or will find out. But it seems to me some sort of Tora Bora infantry forces search and destroy effort will be needed. To minimize if not quickly stop counter-revolution forces forming and recruiting in the boonies, a lot of executions may be necessary. Messy business ahead. Necessary business in my opinion.

Posted by: Gref at March 06, 2026 08:36 AM (5rh/l)

161 The ship will now be taken by the Sri Lankans to Trincomalee for internment for the duration of hostilities.

I didn't even know you could do that. Nice job by the captain.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 08:36 AM (zHdFR)

162 I'd rather watch Paula Prentiss as directed by Otto. Thnx.
Posted by: man

Her sister Ann spent the last 13 years of her life in California State Prison.

Posted by: Richard Benjamin at March 06, 2026 08:37 AM (oftw2)

163 Now we know why he randomly picked the $7K number...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 06, 2026 08:32 AM (tOcjL)

all of them were harping the 7k nonsense, a few cretinous drive-bys here repeated this canard; so stupid

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:37 AM (GD0B3)

164 But instead he just gave her the answer Zoolander would have given.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 08:28 AM (BI5O2)

Which is funny because Zoolander was borderline retarded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 08:37 AM (ExV1e)

165 117 Albino Ratface Spanberger continues to turn VA into a failed state like NJ. Is there anything Commie women can't or won't do to undermine the nation?
Posted by: He-Man Woman Hater's Club #23 at March 06, 2026 08:22 AM (oftw2)

Two names for you- Don Scott and Louise Lucas. One is a convicted drug dealer and the other is the East Coast Maxine Waters. Oh, and they are also the leaders of the Virginia General Assembly. They tell the white bitch how things gonna go.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 06, 2026 08:37 AM (MZ+PY)

166 Jobs report is all over the place. 92k job loss , rate goes up to 4.5,%. However earnings are up.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 08:38 AM (/C62k)

167 How many US Senate races have we lost over the years due to Liberterians like Massie? No matter what happens in the Midterms, GOP Should kick him out of the Caucus if he wins again.

Posted by: Jonah at March 06, 2026 08:38 AM (YCxFk)

168 XTC

China has about a 40 day reserve on oil. They are saving (conserving by not manufacturing) as much as they can now to keep it that long. So the Chinese economy has already been hurt. Paying market price for oil will hurt China even more.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 08:38 AM (u82oZ)

169 100% Of Audited Medicaid Claims For Autism Care In Colorado Were Improper Or Flawed: Report

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 08:38 AM (RHGPo)

170 "is she being blamed for the multi-billion dollar Somali/Democrat grifting"

How does Noem get blamed for that?

Gotta take that up with HHS and DOJ.

Posted by: AB at March 06, 2026 08:39 AM (ArLSQ)

171 But instead he just gave her the answer Zoolander would have given.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 08:28 AM (BI5O2)
=========================
To give a Zoolander-level answer is the best criticism of the day!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 06, 2026 08:39 AM (2X9hl)

172 Jonathan Turley
@JonathanTurley
Virginia Democrats have not wasted time in moving the state to the far left after taking control with Gov. Spanberger. A new bill requires teachers to describe Jan. 6th as "an insurrection" and bar descriptions of peaceful protests or election fraud.

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 08:39 AM (RHGPo)

173 IT IS ALWAYS PROJECTION WITH ANTISEMITES! They say someone is paid 7K to spread "pro_Isharaelll, propaganda"

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:33 AM (GD0B3)
-

So I called the 1-800 number and some guy tried to sell me aluminum siding.

Maybe I misdialed.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 06, 2026 08:40 AM (NGAfI)

174 Virgina is the same thing that happened in Illinois. Chicago and NoVa got to the point where the rest of the state has no power.

30 miles outside of Chicago in either direction, is just as conservative as Wyoming. Great farm land and people

Posted by: Jonah at March 06, 2026 08:40 AM (YCxFk)

175 Gref

Good morning. This is a known problem called rolling up the stay-behind network.

It will not work with allied air superiority, a hostile population, and working cell phones.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 08:41 AM (u82oZ)

176 Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of former president John F. Kennedy who is running in the Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional District, received no "earned income" in 2025 but holds millions of dollars worth of assets in four trust funds, a Washington Free Beacon review of his financial disclosures found.

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 08:41 AM (RHGPo)

177 only silver lining, is that Va Governor can only serve one term

Posted by: Jonah at March 06, 2026 08:42 AM (YCxFk)

178 100% Of Audited Medicaid Claims For Autism Care In Colorado Were Improper Or Flawed: Report
****

How many claims were there, in total?

Posted by: clarence at March 06, 2026 08:42 AM (lBwkW)

179 the ship will now be taken by the Sri Lankans to Trincomalee"

Famous port where the Pan Am Clipper stopped on it's way 'round the world...

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:42 AM (XuXeR)

180 ugh, are they stupid enough to get this involved ?
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:35 AM (GD0B3)
*****
They have and they are.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 08:42 AM (NpAcC)

181 This is interesting ...

"Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister:

Trump is asking for change in the leadership of Iran… he cannot even appoint the Mayor of New York..."

Is he saying the Iranian mullahs appointed Mumdani, the current aytaollah "mayor" of NY? Is that why he keeps appearing with assorted jihadis, and going to their mosques .. hmmm.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:42 AM (GD0B3)

182 They have and they are.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 08:42 AM (NpAcC)

can you post the source this info came from ?

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:43 AM (GD0B3)

183 I’m sure the Iranians would have been more open to peaceful relations had they had proper DEI training, maybe a Ayatollah of color.

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 08:43 AM (RHGPo)

184 One of the critical jobs, maybe the most critical job, of a truly new, non-secular Iranian government is preventing sizable counter-revolution forces from surviving.

It's odd that Trump is offering the IRGC total immunity if they lay down their arms. Immunity. Are WE the interim government? (cue Marco Rubio in a Shah uniform)

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 08:44 AM (zHdFR)

185 ugh, are they stupid enough to get this involved ?
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:35 AM (GD0B3)
*****
They have and they are.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 08:42 AM (NpAcC)

And we can't say boo about it. If we say that this is tantamount to an act of war by Russia then they can say, truthfully, that we've been at war since we did the exact same thing for Ukraine.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 08:44 AM (ExV1e)

186 Cuba would be a nice target for Trump, it seems so, him. I wouldn't mind living in a Trump designed Cuba, perhaps working as a vacuum cleaner salesman, picking up some extra dough selling bogus intelligence info to the Brits.

Posted by: Oglebay at March 06, 2026 08:45 AM (GPa4z)

187 172 Jonathan Turley
@JonathanTurley
Virginia Democrats have not wasted time in moving the state to the far left after taking control with Gov. Spanberger. A new bill requires teachers to describe Jan. 6th as "an insurrection" and bar descriptions of peaceful protests or election fraud.
Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 08:39 AM (RHGPo)

And they know their redistricting is being looked at negatively, so there is a whole campaign going on out there where the word bipartisan is said a lot, but nothing about it being ostensibly ignored. It’s awful what is happening to that state - I wish they could send NoVa to MD or DC.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 08:45 AM (Wmg4n)

188 Jobs report is all over the place. 92k job loss , rate goes up to 4.5,%. However earnings are up."

Oh noes... all numbers must always go up. UP, I tell you! Goose the numbers, your purchasing power be damned!!!
UP UP UP!

/your betters

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:45 AM (XuXeR)

189 Otto man?

Posted by: Naked Brian Stelter at March 06, 2026 08:45 AM (iNlZ7)

190 Iran will end up being a westernized country. The IRGC will leave, assimilate or be eliminated.

Posted by: MJ at March 06, 2026 08:45 AM (XOmY9)

191 In case there is doubt that Mamdami enterprise is a Muslim Brotherhood stooge financed by Iran.."Zohran Mamdani’s wife liked social media posts celebrating Oct. 7 attacks
NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji showed support for far-left orgs applauding Hamas rampage.."

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:45 AM (GD0B3)

192 There is an outfit here that anthropomorphizes their donuts. They give it a pair of candy eyes and the hole is the mouth. Sure, ok. And people bring them in. Same company also makes donut holes. So what did they decide to do? A couple of the donuts in a dozen will have the donut and the donut hole combined to make a fancy pastry thing.

But they still put the candy eyes on first. And it looks like a donut with a ball gag and I can't unsee it. I sometimes get the ball gag donut first just to put it out of its misery. But then I thought, what if it's an S&M donut and I'm just feeding in to its whole fetish? What does that make me?

Way too much to think about in the AM.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:45 AM (3uBP9)

193 Mornin’, All. Happy Friday.

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 08:46 AM (77rzZ)

194 Ferree is only marginally better than a horse whisperer as a source of Lieu. Ferree told the FBI that he met a young girl who told him she had been raped by Trump and Epstein at a “fancy hotel.” He claimed that the young girl was later found with her head “blown off.” He said that, while the officers at the scene thought it was murder, the coroner later ruled it a suicide. There was no proof of such a case.

It appears that Lieu knew or suspected that the source of the allegation was unhinged or unreliable because he later re-posted only two of the three pages of the statement to the FBI. The third page included other bizarre claims about the Oklahoma City Bombing and a drunk Hillary Clinton.

.. Rep Lieu seems hell bent to be the replacement for Schiff in the House

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 08:46 AM (RHGPo)

195 And we can't say boo about it. If we say that this is tantamount to an act of war by Russia then they can say, truthfully, that we've been at war since we did the exact same thing for Ukraine.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 08:44 AM (ExV1e)

Let's see if it is true first. Before debating it.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:46 AM (GD0B3)

196 The Russian providing the Iranians with info is their way of getting back at us for providing the Ukes with arms, and info. No surprise . Probably costs them a lot less than us helping the Ukes does

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 08:46 AM (/C62k)

197 Nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000 for the month, compared to the estimate for 50,000 and below the downwardly revised January total of 126,000. February marked the third time in the past five months that payrolls declined, following a sharp revision showing a drop of 17,000 in December.

At the same time, the unemployment rate edged higher to 4.4% as jobs declined across key areas.
======================
28,000 of that number was due to a strike at Kaiser Permanente that is now resolved, so that will flip in the next report.

Another large decline came at the federal government

In February, federal government employment continued to decline (-10,000). Since reaching a
peak in October 2024, federal government employment is down by 330,000, or 11.0 percent.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 06, 2026 08:46 AM (6NeQ2)

198 181 Is he saying the Iranian mullahs appointed Mumdani, the current aytaollah "mayor" of NY? Is that why he keeps appearing with assorted jihadis, and going to their mosques .. hmmm.
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:42 AM (GD0B3)

I'd say "Probably not", but he is a Twelver, which is the Iranian brand of Shi'a...

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 08:47 AM (wa/yD)

199 can you post the source this info came from ?"

Well, you see, it's a news story. About a "report". That may have come from a source about the "report". The report, BTW, is absolutely certain that there is a "report".

So there. Happy?

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:47 AM (XuXeR)

200 In case you did not notice, Iran is trying to get every country in the region involved to slow down USA. Disinformation is one of the tools.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:47 AM (GD0B3)

201 We do have domestic enemies in charge of a number of states. MI, MN, IL, CO, VA, XA, OR, WA to name names. Their ideology has failed for 155 years, since the Paris Commune. But the inner party has what they want -- power over others.

All attempts at reconciliation have failed.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 08:47 AM (u82oZ)

202 If that piece of news came from Al Jazeera, I would take it with a grain of salt.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:47 AM (GD0B3)

203 Lewandoski was tapping Hope Hicks and now Kristi Noem.

Dude gets some hot tail.

Posted by: Delurker at March 06, 2026 08:48 AM (gtcuf)

204 169 100% Of Audited Medicaid Claims For Autism Care In Colorado Were Improper Or Flawed: Report
Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026

I would love to read this and find out why or how. My concern is people are going to start thinking everyone with autism is faking it, and necessary resources will be eliminated for those who really do need it. My daughter is autistic. She is not faking it.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 08:48 AM (Wmg4n)

205 >>>It's odd that Trump is offering the IRGC total immunity if they lay down their arms. Immunity. Are WE the interim government? (cue Marco Rubio in a Shah uniform)

Posted by: t-bird

>This is just Trump, the Jew puppet, warning the crazy muslims that they will be spared from assassination by the IDF.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 08:48 AM (M9gjJ)

206 Trump's statement about being part of the choice for leadership in Iran was to tell the Euroweenies and especially Macron that they have no role in Iran.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 08:48 AM (+nEug)

207 “In This House We Believe….”

It is spelled Aluminium

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 08:48 AM (XuiFR)

208 Louise Lucas should have gone to jail for her part in fomenting the mayhem when toppling the Confederate Memorial in Portsmouth. She was actively egging on the criminals tearing down the statue. One of the criminals was permanently disabled when the statue toppled on him.

Posted by: Gravity Is A Bitch at March 06, 2026 08:48 AM (oftw2)

209 There is an outfit here that anthropomorphizes their donuts."

Austin TX? Some ... unusual donut shops there...

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:48 AM (XuXeR)

210 I'd say "Probably not", but he is a Twelver, which is the Iranian brand of Shi'a...
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 08:47 AM (wa/yD)

I am going to say yes, indirectly thought their various Muslim Brotherhood tentacle 503c organizations. Dig, DHS dig!!

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:49 AM (GD0B3)

211 205 Lewandoski was tapping Hope Hicks and now Kristi Noem.

Dude gets some hot tail.
Posted by: Delurker at March 06, 2026

His poor wife.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 08:49 AM (Wmg4n)

212 >>> Austin TX? Some ... unusual donut shops there...
Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:48 AM (XuXeR)

GA, ATL region.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 08:50 AM (3uBP9)

213 >>30 miles outside of Chicago in either direction, is just as conservative as Wyoming. Great farm land and people
Posted by: Jonah at March 06, 2026 08:40 AM (YCxFk)

Need to get a little further out. Jan Schakowsky's district goes at least that far. There is still a plethora of AWFLs and idiots within the 30 mi donut. Start at 50.

Posted by: Roy at March 06, 2026 08:50 AM (qwype)

214 *501C3 that is

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:50 AM (GD0B3)

215 can you post the source this info came from ?
Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:43 AM (GD0B3)
*****
Reported on Fox this morning and this-

https://tinyurl.com/4hn6e7zs

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 08:50 AM (NpAcC)

216 His poor wife."

She's poor? The Paolo, he is disinterested...

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:51 AM (XuXeR)

217 You will know the end is near when the IRGC show up “clean shaven”

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

218 Posted by: person at March 06, 2026 08:48 AM (8CH0C)

Thanks for sharing. Go have yourself a ball gag donut.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 08:51 AM (ExV1e)

219 only silver lining, is that Va Governor can only serve one term

Posted by: Jonah at March 06, 2026 08:42 AM (YCxFk)

Another silver lining: The legislature is time-limited to 60 days in even-numbered years and 30 days in odd-numbered years (they can extend up to 30 days with 2/3 concurrence of the House and Senate).

VA Dems know that in November 2027 they could very well lose one or both of the House and Senate, which will hamper Spanberger's final two years, so they have to do all they can now and any leftovers next year. Although she can do plenty of damage with executive power.

Posted by: Vendette at March 06, 2026 08:52 AM (1ieqq)

220 Reported on Fox this morning"

Let me guess: "unnamed officials familiar with the matter"

Close?

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:53 AM (XuXeR)

221 Way too much to think about in the AM.
Posted by: banana Dream at March

Then you sent that donut to its happy end. In the alternative, you can pop the hole out and put it to the side. 😄

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 08:53 AM (Wmg4n)

222 Al Jazeera: Why are the US and Israel framing the ongoing conflict as a religious war?

US troops reportedly told the war in Iran is intended to bring about biblical end times, Armageddon.

... proof please

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 08:53 AM (RHGPo)

223 "British counter‑terrorism police arrested 10 men, including an Iranian national and three dual British‑Iranian citizens, in London on suspicion of conducting surveillance linked to Jewish community targets on behalf of Iran, the Metropolitan Police said."

any attack on Jewish targets in the US is on Cucker Tarlson's head

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:53 AM (GD0B3)

224 ... proof please"

No proofs, please. We're journalists!

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:54 AM (XuXeR)

225 His poor wife.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 08:49 AM (Wmg4n)
=======================
I did not know he was married, but Piper is absolutely on target: he and his wife have four kids together.

Mostly I remember him for pulling Michelle Fields arm off ten years ago.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 06, 2026 08:54 AM (mgg5j)

226 MIRABELLI, ET AL. v. BONTA

The dispute dates back to 2023, when two teachers sued the school district, seeking an exemption from the district’s policies regarding gender and pronouns. They were later joined as plaintiffs by parents whose children socially transitioned at school (or who believed that their children socially transitioned at school).

The district court ruled for the challengers, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit put that order on hold while the state appealed. The challengers then came to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to intervene. In a mixed ruling on Monday night, the majority handed a victory to the parents but turned down the request from the teachers.

... seems there is a century or more of caselaw involving parental rights

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 08:55 AM (RHGPo)

227 Al Jazeera: Why are the US and Israel framing the ongoing conflict as a religious war?

US troops reportedly told the war in Iran is intended to bring about biblical end times, Armageddon.

===

this is exactly , word for word , what Cucker was spewing the day before; he is an agent

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:55 AM (GD0B3)

228 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 08:55 AM (oKJ0C)

229 I have no idea what kind of job Noem was doing ... Coulter never liked her for the job. And Ann says there were 47 better picks than Mullins for the job. Apparently Mullins has spoken (tweeted?) favorably about some sort of amnesty for illegals before.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 08:55 AM (vbXSk)

230 Major Announcement

I went to the ER January 16th for a kidney stone. When they did a CT scan to check the stone, they found a 50mm by 60mm mass just off of my pancreas. They couldn't tell what it was because the CT scan was done without contrast.

I went in last Thursday for an Upper GI Endoscopy and biopsy. The doctor that did it still wasn't sure what it was. He said it looked like a sack of marbles with fluid. They biopsied a round thing and aspirated some of the fluid. I had a doctor's appointment this afternoon and got the results.

It is NOT cancer.

They still aren't sure where it came from, what caused it, or if any organ is feeding it. I have a follow-up scan next month and they'll see if it's growing or not.

God is Good.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 08:56 AM (oKJ0C)

231 British counter‑terrorism police arrested 10 men, including an Iranian national and three dual British‑Iranian citizens, in London on suspicion of conducting surveillance linked to Jewish community targets on behalf of Iran, the Metropolitan Police said.

Hmmmm... I question the veracity of this report. That doesn't seem like something you'd get arrested for the UK. Supposedly, Starmer said that the IRGC has a safe haven in the UK.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 08:56 AM (ExV1e)

232 Lewandoski was tapping Hope Hicks and now Kristi Noem.

Dude gets some hot tail.
Posted by: Delurker at March 06, 2026

His poor wife.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 08:49 AM (Wmg4n)
*******
Yeah, what a creep.
And he's not even hot.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 08:57 AM (NpAcC)

233 They still aren't sure where it came from, what caused it, or if any organ is feeding it. I have a follow-up scan next month and they'll see if it's growing or not.

God is Good.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 08:56 AM (oKJ0C)
----
Alien embryo? Had any close encounters with a face-hugger recently?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 08:57 AM (ESVrU)

234 Oversight Committee
@GOPoversight

You can't make this up. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Democrat: "Mr. Chairman, it's outrageous that this is what we're choosing to spend our time on in the Oversight Committee."

@RepJamesComer: "Fraud?"

Democrat: " ... Yes, fraud."

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 08:57 AM (RHGPo)

235 Nota bene: Vauban Books has reprinted Camp of the Saints, I highly recommend it now that it is readily available.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 08:57 AM (0U5gm)

236 It's odd that Trump is offering the IRGC total immunity if they lay down their arms.

--

Always give your enemy the option of surrender

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 08:57 AM (znREB)

237 Reported on Fox this morning and this-

https://tinyurl.com/4hn6e7zs
Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 08:50 AM (NpAcC)

Fox was reporting a day ago that Iraqi Kurds were crossing the border to fight! then everyone from Iraqi Kurdish leaders to Iranian opposition denied it. Fox has some bad apples with Iranian ties feeding them bad and destructive info.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:57 AM (GD0B3)

238 rickb223, thank you for the update.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 08:57 AM (+nEug)

239 I thought the whole idea behind ejecting the mullahs was so the Iranian people could pick who would be "their new leader."

Why is there speculation on who the US would choose?

I presume we'd have veto power over some radical cleric or whatever. But isn't it up to the Iranians once the dust settles? Or do we not trust the people there to "choose wisely?"

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 06, 2026 08:57 AM (jtM2q)

240 "Going to war without Canada is like going hunting without an hockey stick."

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 08:58 AM (RHGPo)

241 Fox needs to clean stables.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 08:58 AM (GD0B3)

242 They still aren't sure where it came from, what caused it, or if any organ is feeding it.

I haven't combed my hair yet this morning so I can pull this off...

I'm not saying it's aliens, but it's aliens.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 08:58 AM (ExV1e)

243 Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 08:56 AM

Thanks for letting us know. May God continue to bless you!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 08:58 AM (uPdai)

244 >It's odd that Trump is offering the IRGC total immunity if they lay down their arms. Immunity.
-----

'surrendering troops will be given quarter'

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 08:58 AM (ZxPkt)

245 Vauban Books has reprinted Camp of the Saints, I highly recommend it now that it is readily available."

Get it while you can. It will (likely) be unavailable again soonest...

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 08:59 AM (XuXeR)

246 rickb223, thank you for the update.
Posted by: Ben Had

I was going to post it last night, but I kept flip flopping on whether or not to post it.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 08:59 AM (oKJ0C)

247 Rashida Tlaib
@RashidaTlaib
You cannot ‘free’ people by killing them and destroying their country.

... so, you're saying we should get rid of all illegals?

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 08:59 AM (RHGPo)

248 234
rickb that's wonderful!!!
Praise God.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 06, 2026 08:59 AM (znREB)

249 Why is there speculation on who the US would choose?

"It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set."

/some guy

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 09:00 AM (XuXeR)

250 >>> I did not know he was married, but Piper is absolutely on target: he and his wife have four kids together.

Mostly I remember him for pulling Michelle Fields arm off ten years ago.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 06, 2026 08:54 AM (mgg5j)

I get the feeling that DC is basically sodom and gomorrah. Raunchy bacchanalian romps all the time. Worse than anything people thought about Hollywood. I don't know how you go there and keep the slime off you. Like a paladin of old, cross and shield I think.

And some thrive, it's their perfect environ. That's the scary part.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 09:00 AM (3uBP9)

251 I presume we'd have veto power over some radical cleric or whatever. But isn't it up to the Iranians once the dust settles? Or do we not trust the people there to "choose wisely?"

The Europeans are sitting on the side-lines waiting for others to stop bleeding before they go in and assume to know better how nations should be governed.... for a price.

"Humanitarian Aid" is Globalist Speak for Endless Grift.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 06, 2026 09:00 AM (a4flb)

252 243 I thought the whole idea behind ejecting the mullahs was so the Iranian people could pick who would be "their new leader."

Why is there speculation on who the US would choose?

I presume we'd have veto power over some radical cleric or whatever. But isn't it up to the Iranians once the dust settles? Or do we not trust the people there to "choose wisely?"

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 06, 2026 08:57 AM (jtM2q)

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The only point of this is to get a regime that will not monetarily support interntaional terrorism and nuclear ambitions.

Islamic cleric, secular monarch, democratically elected president, it doesn't matter their background.

We're not bombing missile sites deep in the mountains to secure democracy. We're bombing missile sites deep in the mountains to kill military capabilities. Israel is targeting political leadership who would use it.

Regime change will probably be necessary, but that doesn't mean that Trump has to portray himself as bloodthirsty and obsessed with making Iran America.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 09:00 AM (GBKbO)

253 ‘ struck an airport and near a school building in the Caucasus nation’

What is this obsession with schools? Schools are everywhere in a country. It would be hard to land a bomb that wasnt ‘near’ a school. It’s like saying a bomb landed ‘near a fast food joint.’

Enough already,

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 06, 2026 09:01 AM (2Sa7s)

254 I was going to post it last night, but I kept flip flopping on whether or not to post it."

Glad you did. We (ok, I) can use some good news for a change...

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 09:01 AM (XuXeR)

255 Congrats, rickb.
________

Was that a needle biopsy to aspirate it? Ouch.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 06, 2026 09:01 AM (XvL8K)

256 Posted by: person at March 06, 2026 08:59 AM (8CH0C)

Ace rarely reports. He opines. He comments. But it's all based on other people's reporting. Sometimes, regrettably, it's GIGO.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 09:01 AM (ExV1e)

257 Al Arabia (Saudi channel) trashes Cucker for spreading lies. Called the claims about MOssad agents being arrested in Saudi "baseless and untrue."

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 09:01 AM (GD0B3)

258 God is Good.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 08:56 AM (oKJ0C)
******
Yes. That is wonderful news!

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 09:01 AM (NpAcC)

259 241 Fox was reporting a day ago that Iraqi Kurds were crossing the border to fight! then everyone from Iraqi Kurdish leaders to Iranian opposition denied it.

... it's called a "faint"

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 09:01 AM (RHGPo)

260 I read one of Michael Medved's books where he relates that coming up through the Democrat Party, lots of people having sex with each other was a thing they did.

I haven't read any books that describe Republicans, but I assume it's the same way.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 06, 2026 09:01 AM (DgMqy)

261 I have no idea what kind of job Noem was doing ... Coulter never liked her for the job. And Ann says there were 47 better picks than Mullins for the job. Apparently Mullins has spoken (tweeted?) favorably about some sort of amnesty for illegals before.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 08:55 AM (vbXSk)

While I am sure there will be a D or two trying to slow things down, being a senator, Mullin *should* get through confirmation by the end of the month, given senatorial courtesy and all that. If it was someone coming from elsewhere, the Ds could have played the "We need to know more about this person" and attempted to drag it out for weeks, forcing the GOP to use procedural tactics in committee and on the floor to speed things up.

Posted by: Vendette at March 06, 2026 09:02 AM (1ieqq)

262 ugh...troll touched my post, go back to your comfy chair, grandpa

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 09:02 AM (GD0B3)

263 The New York Post reports that many bettors on Kalshi assumed they had won big on wagers that Ayatollah Khamenei would be out as Supreme Leader of Iran by Saturday after he was killed in joint US-Israeli air strikes over the weekend. However, Kalshi, an American prediction market that allows users to bet on politics, sports, foreign affairs and pop culture, announced it would not be paying out any winnings on those wagers, since its guidelines prohibit markets directly tied to death.

... how convenient

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 09:02 AM (RHGPo)

264 Was that a needle biopsy to aspirate it? Ouch."

Yeah, ouch. Mrs had a needle bone biopsy last week. Quadruple ouch.
Still ouchy.

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 09:02 AM (XuXeR)

265 I get the feeling that DC is basically sodom and gomorrah. Raunchy bacchanalian romps all the time.

If you're ever trying to lose weight, at meal times picture the makeup of Congress... leave out Anna Paulina Luna... and then think of the preceding two sentences.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 09:03 AM (ExV1e)

266 That's terrific, rickb223!

Posted by: Gref at March 06, 2026 09:03 AM (5rh/l)

267 "Strong nations do what they will, and the weak suffer what they must."

Melian Dialogue. From 2,442 years ago. Some things have not changed.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 09:03 AM (u82oZ)

268 A northern Virginia Democratic nominee is facing growing bipartisan calls to withdraw from an upcoming special election after resurfaced tweets containing racist and antisemitic language.

... this is Virginia. They have been doing that since Reconstruction.

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 09:04 AM (RHGPo)

269 Law.com: Nearly 200 Ex-Judges Tell Supreme Court: Your Unreasoned Emergency Orders Are Not Binding. More than 175 former federal and state judges signed an amicus brief responding to the Trump administration's argument that lower courts are "flouting" the Supreme Court's unexplained emergency orders.

Doubt that will change anything. The key to winning at SCOTUS is bribing Thomas. We all know how bitchy he gets when he doesn't get any money. Last time he stopped speaking during work for 10 years.

As an attorney, the McConnell rigged Supreme Courts opinions are all non-binding. It's political theatre. There is no such thing as law at this point. It's whichever political party is in power and can enforce said rulings or non rulings through State violence.

This is the issue. If they can arbitrarily ignore legal precedent and language, what makes their opinions have staying power? They’re reasoned against the prevailing way law has been interpreted for a very long time. There’s no foundation under the house.

One of the first things dems should do once we take back the congress and the White House is overturn every emergency decision this court made

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 09:04 AM (JCZqz)

270 The Europeans are sitting on the side-lines waiting for others to stop bleeding before they go in and assume to know better how nations should be governed.... for a price.

Import millions of muslims and sub-Saharan Africans. -- The Europeans

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 09:04 AM (ExV1e)

271 ‘ Noem blamed Trump for approving questionable contracts worth over $200 million for deportation ads’

Fake news. I watched the hearings. She did not blame Trump. She took responsibility, defended the ads, and only vaguely said that Trump knew she was making an ad.

The media is lying. As I suspected, this was a concerted effort to destroy her. She was apparently so good at her job that she had to be eliminated.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 06, 2026 09:04 AM (2Sa7s)

272 I get the feeling that DC is basically sodom and gomorrah. Raunchy bacchanalian romps all the time."

The worst part is that it's not filled with... er, the most... attractive (let's go with that) folks ever.
Unlike, say, L.A. land...

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 09:04 AM (XuXeR)

273 Was that a needle biopsy to aspirate it? Ouch.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

22ga needle. Upper GI endoscopy. I was out. They went thru the mouth, down to just above the stomach. Never felt a thing.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 09:04 AM (oKJ0C)

274 Fox also had a poll that showed a majority disapproved of Trump’s immigration enforcement.

I'm part of the Majority who disapprove of the execution of immigration enforcement

• Not aggressive enough.
• Use boxcars and container ships, not aircraft to yeet them out of the country
• seize and liquidate all assets confiscated from deported aliens.
• go after their employers
• and landlords
• and every single government employee that gave them aid in comfort in the form of welfare and documentation.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 06, 2026 09:05 AM (a4flb)

275 274 274 Law.com: Nearly 200 Ex-Judges Tell Supreme Court: Your Unreasoned Emergency Orders Are Not Binding. More than 175 former federal and state judges signed an amicus brief responding to the Trump administration's argument that lower courts are "flouting" the Supreme Court's unexplained emergency orders.
As an attorney, the McConnell rigged Supreme Courts opinions are all non-binding. It's political theatre. There is no such thing as law at this point. It's whichever political party is in power and can enforce said rulings or non rulings through State violence.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit

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This is hilarious.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 09:05 AM (GBKbO)

276 Virginia Democrats have proven there’s no bottom in modern politics (except James Talarico)

Klansman outfit, okay
Wanting kill children, totally fine
Antisemitism, no problem
Racism, it happens

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 09:05 AM (RHGPo)

277 The media is lying."

The deuce you say! Well I never...

Posted by: man at March 06, 2026 09:05 AM (XuXeR)

278 Alright, friends. Enjoy the rest of your morning! I am off to teach this last class and then run home so everything is ready for the house cleaners.

Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 09:06 AM (OoFl2)

279 Couric is channeling Barbra Walter’s ‘What kind of tree would you be’ hard hitting interview question. Funny as I thought Marie jumped the shark lonnnng time ago. Surprised anyone listens to her.

Posted by: Paisley at March 06, 2026 09:06 AM (EUqDx)

280 Good morning again dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Yay for a 2 hour catnap

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 09:06 AM (RIvkX)

281 Tlaib "you can't liberate people by killing them"
Tell the Canadians. They free people from pain and disability by killing them

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 06, 2026 09:06 AM (/C62k)

282 279 • seize and liquidate all assets confiscated from deported aliens.
• go after their employers

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 06, 2026 09:05 AM (a4flb)

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Both of these things are happening.

You're just unhappy because the NYT isn't reporting on it, or that major corporations use either eVerify (which gives employers no enforcement powers, they have to accept obviously fraudulent information by statute) or subcontractors (who are getting sued).

When an illegal is picked up by ICE, they forfeit literally everything to the US government.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 09:06 AM (GBKbO)

283 What we need in Iran is high heels on the ground.

Posted by: Sam Brinton at March 06, 2026 09:06 AM (2Ez/1)

284 Law.com: Nearly 200 Ex-Judges Tell Supreme Court: Your Unreasoned Emergency Orders Are Not Binding. More than 175 former federal and state judges signed an amicus brief responding to the Trump administration's argument that lower courts are "flouting" the Supreme Court's unexplained emergency orders.

——

Only 200? That’s all the trash they could find among decades of dogshit federal and state judges? Weak.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 06, 2026 09:07 AM (2Sa7s)

285 >>> The media is lying. As I suspected, this was a concerted effort to destroy her. She was apparently so good at her job that she had to be eliminated.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 06, 2026 09:04 AM (2Sa7s)

I don't believe Trump, this time out, is making missteps in appointments. I think if she's getting moved, for whatever reason, he has someone even better on tap.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 09:08 AM (3uBP9)

286 I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0
Congressman Gill: “I would rather preserve the America that we know and love so that my daughter and my son can grow up in that country, as opposed to growing up in a world where they go to the mall in Dallas, Texas, and see 90% of the people wearing burkas and speaking foreign languages.”

https://tinyurl.com/4tbm53wb

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 09:08 AM (NpAcC)

287 Intrepid AoS Liason - wow, they really have zero ability to self-reflect! "Tell me you don't know what a Supreme Court is", indeed.

Posted by: RandomDave at March 06, 2026 09:08 AM (aJQbY)

288 One of the first things dems should do once we take back the congress and the White House is overturn every emergency decision this court made

Anarchy and Lawlessness is their answer?

Do these retards know that the law exists to protect them against me hunting them down for sport?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 06, 2026 09:08 AM (a4flb)

289 There is no such thing as law at this point. It's whichever political party is in power and can enforce said rulings or non rulings through State violence.

So reddit leftists approve of summary execution for anyone in government who defies Trump? Good to know.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 09:08 AM (ExV1e)

290
What part of immigration enforcement headed by Noem didn’t aos readers not like?
Posted by: Opinion fact

Not enough hickory shampoo handed out to protesters.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 09:09 AM (QVmho)

291 >>More than 175 former federal and state judges signed an amicus brief responding to the Trump administration's argument that lower courts are "flouting" the Supreme Court's unexplained emergency orders.

You know who else signed the amicus brief? Norm Eisen, one of the leaders of lawfare against Trump and his team. He's been part of every lie since Russia collusion.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 09:09 AM (viF8m)

292 22ga needle. Upper GI endoscopy. I was out. They went thru the mouth, down to just above the stomach. Never felt a thing.
Posted by: rickb223
__________

Good. If they're doing the needle biopsy alone, that's often done with just a local.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 06, 2026 09:09 AM (XvL8K)

293 More than 175 former federal and state judges signed an amicus brief...

This sounds a lot like the "51 former intelligence officials" stunt.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 09:09 AM (zHdFR)

294 TGIF, all!

I think?
TBD

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 09:10 AM (Suwql)

295 Popstonox is reporting that Hasan Piker is going to host Newsom in his stream.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 09:10 AM (gKWVE)

296 Excellent news, Rick

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 09:10 AM (0U5gm)

297 I'm part of the Majority who disapprove of the execution of immigration enforcement

• Not aggressive enough.
• Use boxcars and container ships, not aircraft to yeet them out of the country
• seize and liquidate all assets confiscated from deported aliens.
• go after their employers
• and landlords
• and every single government employee that gave them aid in comfort in the form of welfare and documentation.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

I'm part of those who disapprove of the lack of executions.

Criminal wetback who has killed someone?
Execute.
Criminal wetback who has killed someone and hidden here for ten years?
Execute them. Bury them. Dig them back up & execute them again.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 09:10 AM (oKJ0C)

298 When an illegal is picked up by ICE, they forfeit literally everything to the US government.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films

You, sir, have brightened my day.

Looking forward to finding discount F-350 dualies on the market.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 06, 2026 09:10 AM (a4flb)

299 290
What part of immigration enforcement headed by Noem didn’t aos readers not like?
Posted by: Opinion fact

Not enough hickory shampoo handed out to protesters.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 06, 2026 09:09 AM (QVmho)

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Listen, 700,000 forcible inland deportations may be some kind of record, but the Democrats fought back.

Why couldn't she have done record deportations without the Democrats getting mad about it and making it an issue?

(Apparently, Noem's leadership did go off the deep end over the last few months, a not small part of it being spending $200 million to film and get onto the airwaves ads that featured her, as well as a bidding process for a large contract that she seems to have rigged.)

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 09:10 AM (GBKbO)

300 Some media are saying Iran can keep firing missiles that emerge from deep caves, fire, and retreat back before we can get them.

But surely we track exactly where they fire from, so we could at least bomb the entrances to their deep caves ... then I guess we'd need some big robot dogs (or some such thang) to run down the tunnel and explode inside.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 09:10 AM (vbXSk)

301 >>> Alright, friends. Enjoy the rest of your morning! I am off to teach this last class and then run home so everything is ready for the house cleaners.
Posted by: Piper at March 06, 2026 09:06 AM (OoFl2)

You ready your house for the cleaners the same way I ready my dishes for the dish washer. By cleaning them. I honestly try to just put a dirty messy dish in the dish washer, but my OCD seizes control and I prewash it. I'm helping!

Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 09:11 AM (3uBP9)

302 298 When an illegal is picked up by ICE, they forfeit literally everything to the US government.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films

You, sir, have brightened my day.

Looking forward to finding discount F-350 dualies on the market.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 06, 2026 09:10 AM (a4flb)

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You asserted that the government was not confiscating anything.

Why did you assert that?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 09:11 AM (GBKbO)

303 269 ugh...troll touched my post, go back to your comfy chair, grandpa
Posted by: runner

On the bright side, post on X claims and explains how Israeli hackers used the IRGC street and university surveillance system of street cameras including facial recognition to build a database of the entire IRGC and Basiji members. The surveillance system built by Chicoms was for creating an Iranian database for the regime to go after protesters and regime opponents.

The system also apparently caught much of the street violence where the Iranians killed innocent protesters (the drive by shootings) and these have been used to turn relatives of the dead into informants for Israeli intel.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 09:11 AM (E4rtv)

304 Where are all the college campus protests against the war in Iran?

Posted by: I gotta ask at March 06, 2026 09:12 AM (2Ez/1)

305 What part of immigration enforcement headed by Noem didn’t aos readers not like?
Posted by: Opinion fact

Not enough hickory shampoo handed out to protesters.
Posted by: BifBewalski

+1000

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 09:12 AM (oKJ0C)

306 I'm not saying it's aliens, but it's aliens.
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Ancient Astronaut Theorists Say Yes.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 09:13 AM (pZ64F)

307 300 Some media are saying Iran can keep firing missiles that emerge from deep caves, fire, and retreat back before we can get them.

But surely we track exactly where they fire from, so we could at least bomb the entrances to their deep caves ... then I guess we'd need some big robot dogs (or some such thang) to run down the tunnel and explode inside.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 06, 2026 09:10 AM (vbXSk)

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We are bombing known missile caches under the mountains. We are bombing individual missile launchers.

The missile launch capabilities of Iran are massively reduced, evidenced by their massively reduced missile activity.

If the only acceptable target is 100% all missile and launchers destroyed, it's a target that will never be achieved, but Iran's missile program is...not very strong right now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 09:13 AM (GBKbO)

308 Looking forward to finding discount F-350 dualies on the market.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
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Most of those were with borrowed money and thus go back to the banks/financing agencies that lent the money.

One such big car agency went under last year that toted the note and sold vehicles to illegals. Big impact in the SW US.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 09:13 AM (E4rtv)

309 “I would rather preserve the America that we know and love”

Yeah, that’s rather the point, isn’t it. You don’t get to vote on that, oddly enough, and your betters decided decades ago to completely erase it.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 09:13 AM (XuiFR)

310 304 Where are all the college campus protests against the war in Iran?
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When they run out of money the protesters stay home. See Code Pink on how it works.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 09:14 AM (pZ64F)

311 >>A May 2025 clip of Carville telling Omar to leave the Democrat Party on his “Politics War Room” podcast resurfaced and went viral on Feb. 25.

IT'S FUNNY THAT CARVILLE NEVER NOTICED THAT SINCE 2018, AND ESPECIALLY AFTER OCTOBER 7TH, OMAR AND HE RILK ARE THE DEMOCRAT PARTY.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at March 06, 2026 09:15 AM (Suwql)

312 But surely we track exactly where they fire from, so we could at least bomb the entrances to their deep caves ... then I guess we'd need some big robot dogs (or some such thang) to run down the tunnel and explode inside.
Posted by: illiniwek

Bomb the entrance. Monitor remotely. If it looks like they are digging out, bomb it again. Eventually, they'll starve or get blown up.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 09:15 AM (oKJ0C)

313 OMG this is it. Send in the Tranny Brigade™!

Its their time!

Posted by: MJ at March 06, 2026 09:16 AM (XOmY9)

314 >>I'm not saying it's aliens, but it's aliens.
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Ehhh, we have documentation. . .

Posted by: Aliens at March 06, 2026 09:16 AM (Suwql)

315 I love the lefty lawyer on DU telling everyone that in his legal opinion, everything that the supreme court rules is not binding since they are illegitimate.

It goes hand in hand with their belief that a mob threatening a jury to come to the decision the mob wants is justice.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 09:16 AM (0U5gm)

316 I have a couple of questions

So if Mullins gets the Homeland job, will the OK gov nominate someone until a special election?

How does Oklahoma fill the spot?

And was it a good idea to pull an R from the senate as close as that balance is?

Posted by: Blanco at March 06, 2026 09:17 AM (sW/8y)

317 "...HE RILK..."

Help us out here, Big Ben.

Posted by: Confoozed at March 06, 2026 09:17 AM (2Ez/1)

318 rickb223

We are doing that. We basically have aircraft circling launch sites, looking for emerging launchers.

The missile storage is under so much rock we can't get a deep penetrator bomb to the store room.

So we plink launchers and exits.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 09:17 AM (u82oZ)

319 300 Some media are saying Iran can keep firing missiles that emerge from deep caves, fire, and retreat back before we can get them.

But surely we track exactly where they fire from, so we could at least bomb the entrances to their deep caves ... then I guess we'd need some big robot dogs (or some such thang) to run down the tunnel and explode inside.

Posted by: illiniwek
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And that is specifically what is being done. No openings, the big caves become tombs. If you look at bomb pictures, where you see smoke rising in a vertical pillar above the bomb explosion, that means it was a penetrator. Probably our 2000 lb cheap type which I forget the designation.

In a very permissive air environment where aircraft can loiter, we can be very precise even with relatively dumb bombs with a JDAM kit attached.

Remember, one of the problems of caves and explosions is that like the Hezbollah head, if the blast does not get you, then the poisonous vapors can and do kill people in unventilated bunkers. Most of those vapors are heavier than air.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 09:17 AM (E4rtv)

320 312 But surely we track exactly where they fire from, so we could at least bomb the entrances to their deep caves ... then I guess we'd need some big robot dogs (or some such thang) to run down the tunnel and explode inside.
Posted by: illiniwek

Bomb the entrance. Monitor remotely. If it looks like they are digging out, bomb it again. Eventually, they'll starve or get blown up
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This is a job for Loitering Munitions.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 09:17 AM (pZ64F)

321
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

IT'S OFFICIAL: Scott Presler is running for office in Pennsylvania

Scott is starting LOCAL, running for State Committee for the Republican Committee of Beaver County, Pennsylvania

This man NEVER slows down!

https://tinyurl.com/2cchmxm4

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2026 09:17 AM (NpAcC)

322 Some media are saying Iran can keep firing missiles that emerge from deep caves, fire, and retreat back before we can get them.

This is known. There was video yesterday of what appeared to be just undeveloped desert sand energetically exploding after we somehow got a bomb or drone up wherever the entrance is.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 09:17 AM (QZThv)

323 Listen, 700,000 forcible inland deportations may be some kind of record, but the Democrats fought back.

Why couldn't she have done record deportations without the Democrats getting mad about it and making it an issue?

Because TDS. And only because of TDS.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 06, 2026 09:17 AM (oKJ0C)

324 >>>"Going to war without Canada is like going hunting without an hockey stick."

>Going to war with Canada is like getting a cheap-shot high-stick that knocked a guy's tooth out, - him coming back and scoring the winning goal.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 09:17 AM (M9gjJ)

325 The IRGC lobbed a missile into a palestinian enclave last night.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 09:18 AM (+nEug)

326 315 I love the lefty lawyer on DU telling everyone that in his legal opinion, everything that the supreme court rules is not binding since they are illegitimate.

It goes hand in hand with their belief that a mob threatening a jury to come to the decision the mob wants is justice.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 06, 2026 09:16 AM (0U5gm)

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That was hilarious.

Legitimacy comes from the office, not from whether people outside of it like it or not.

If it's the latter, then the office itself is meaningless, and his entire profession is pointless.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 06, 2026 09:18 AM (GBKbO)

327
Carville is a Gollum cartoon at this point, screaming absurdities.

Posted by: Auspex at March 06, 2026 09:18 AM (Y8DZL)

328 Bomb the entrance. Monitor remotely. If it looks like they are digging out, bomb it again. Eventually, they'll starve or get blown up.
Posted by: rickb223
_____________

I would guess they had the foresight to do multiple entrances, like a dugout in WW1.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 06, 2026 09:18 AM (XvL8K)

329 You know who else signed the amicus brief? Norm Eisen, one of the leaders of lawfare against Trump and his team. He's been part of every lie since Russia collusion.

Noted author, Norm Eisen...

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2026 09:18 AM (zHdFR)

330 Blanco, this was being discussed yesterday - apparently Stitt would appoint a temp, then special election in November to make it official until the end of the term.

Confoozed - try "HER ILK".

Posted by: RandomDave at March 06, 2026 09:18 AM (aJQbY)

331 >>Virginia Democrats have proven there’s no bottom in modern politics (except James Talarico)

Klansman outfit, okay
Wanting kill children, totally fine
Antisemitism, no problem
Racism, it happens

"Macaca" is NOT

Posted by: Aliens at March 06, 2026 09:19 AM (Suwql)

332 Blanco

OK has a Republican governor. Direct appoint as soon as the Senate seat is vacant. Otherwise, he still votes.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 09:19 AM (u82oZ)

333 >>@DataRepublican

>>Had an amazing two days meeting with representatives from all over the world.

>>I discussed foreign NGO situations with representatives from:
🔹Estonia
🔹Romania
🔹France
🔹Germany
🔹Moldova
🔹Croatia
🔹Georgia
... and many more countries.

>>The takeaway: the NGO situation is identical all over the world. Everyone felt their people aren't truly in control of the country, and NGOs are imposing policies on them which nobody voted for.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 09:19 AM (viF8m)

334 Hasan Piker is going to host Newsom in his stream.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 06, 2026 09:10 AM (gKWVE)

Hasan Piker ( which came up initially as "Hand puker" from autocorrect ) is a leftist, so it's a shame he can't hold Newsom down in an actual stream.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 09:19 AM (lQ+/f)

335 isn't it up to the Iranians once the dust settles? Or do we not trust the people there to "choose wisely?"
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 06, 2026 08:57 AM (jtM2q

I implicitly trust the bulk of Iranians to choose wisely. They're DONE with this bullshit.

But the choice isn't theirs.

The proportion of Shia fanatics outstrips the carrying capacity of any government that isn't fanatical Shia. They'll destroy any attempt at it. So the way I see it, it leaves us three options.

1.) Let them choose new leaders, and guarantee this new regime's defense from the Islamists in to the foreseeable future: unacceptable.

2.) Let them choose new leaders, and leave them to be destroyed by the Islamists until such time as they regain power and start terrorizing the world again, and then do this same thing again: shitty but acceptable.

3.) Choose an acceptable Muslim leader to dominate the country, someone not too insanely radical but strong enough to impose order... someone like Qaddafi: still shitty, but probably the least risk to us.

No good option is on the table. A free and prosperous Iran is not achievable without a permanent presence, and likely not even then. We need out of this.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 09:19 AM (BI5O2)

336 310 304 Where are all the college campus protests against the war in Iran?
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When they run out of money the protesters stay home. See Code Pink on how it works.
Posted by: pudinhead

You may see some on March 28th, the next scheduled No Kings Protest across the nation. I think the focus will be more on anti-ICE stuff, with a bit of Jew hate, because the Iran attacks are popular, successful, and will probably mostly be done by then.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 06, 2026 09:19 AM (JCZqz)

337 >>This man NEVER slows down!

https://tinyurl.com/2cchmxm4

He is amazing.
Hate to see him pinned down to a job though, as he's so effective traveling the country.

Posted by: Aliens at March 06, 2026 09:20 AM (Suwql)

338 The missile storage is under so much rock we can't get a deep penetrator bomb to the store room.

So we plink launchers and exits.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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Actually not seeing that from reports NaCly. Their nuke facilities were, the missile magazines were designed to defeat the more standard bunker busters, not the ones that B2s can launch. The missile magazines are reportedly not as deep as the nuke sites were as the Iranians thought they would be able to launch many more missiles in salvos by now much earlier.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 09:20 AM (E4rtv)

339 feint

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 09:20 AM (ZxPkt)

340 269 ugh...troll touched my post, go back to your comfy chair, grandpa
Posted by: runner

Ooh-wee, ride me high
Tomorrow's the day that my bride's a-gonna come
Ooh-wee, are we gonna fly
Down into the easy chair...

Posted by: Old Fart Boomer at March 06, 2026 09:20 AM (D1j1g)

341 250 I get the feeling that DC is basically sodom and gomorrah. Raunchy bacchanalian romps all the time. Worse than anything people thought about Hollywood. I don't know how you go there and keep the slime off you. Like a paladin of old, cross and shield I think.

And some thrive, it's their perfect environ. That's the scary part.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 06, 2026 09:00 AM (3uBP9)

DC is the one place where you still get to be part of the debauchery even if you're ugly.

Anywhere else, you either have to be hot, or find people with a fetish for ugly people,

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 09:20 AM (3wOGw)

342 Is Hasan going to yell “Gavin, place!” and shock him?

Posted by: Ian S. at March 06, 2026 09:21 AM (QZThv)

343 Shampoo, Hickory or not, is dispensed, not “handed out”. Ladled would be acceptable as well, I think.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 09:22 AM (XuiFR)

344 I have a couple of questions

So if Mullins gets the Homeland job, will the OK gov nominate someone until a special election?

How does Oklahoma fill the spot?

And was it a good idea to pull an R from the senate as close as that balance is?

Posted by: Blanco at March 06, 2026 09:17 AM (sW/8y)

Governor (who is a conservative R) appoints someone to serve until a special election is held on the next regularly-scheduled general election day to fill the remainder of the term. Mullin was elected in 2022.

Of note, the appointee cannot run in the election to fill the remainder of the term, and must be a member for at least the past 5 years of the same party as the departing senator.

Posted by: Vendette at March 06, 2026 09:22 AM (1ieqq)

345 Iran’s Strategy to Defeat America, Shatter the MAGA Movement, and End Trump’s Presidency
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The walls are closing in.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 09:22 AM (Et1h0)

346 >> Noem blamed Trump for approving questionable contracts worth over $200 million for deportation ads’

Is it wrong that I've been enjoying the deportation ads? I mean, no idea if the cost has been reasonable, but D@MN, they are fabulous. And DHS has been recruiting new hires like gangbuster, right?

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 09:23 AM (Suwql)

347 I barely make it in this morning to say thanks to JJ and morning all

I'm gonna kinda miss DHS barbie...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 06, 2026 09:23 AM (xT8gx)

348 Posted by: RandomDave at March 06, 2026 09:18 AM (aJQbY)
and
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 06, 2026 09:19 AM (u82oZ)

Thank you both.. I only read the posts late last night and not the comments. my own damn fault

Posted by: Blanco at March 06, 2026 09:23 AM (sW/8y)

349 There literally is no Ayatollah that is not an apocalyptic terrorist.

Twelvers believe it is their duty to bring about the end of the world so that the 12th Imam will return.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 09:23 AM (3wOGw)

350 Before the art thread came in, I wanted to float something I am wondering if true:

So, in person, Newsom seems to be parsing and weaselly. He hedges his bets and wants to play both sides. In his social media, he is trying to swing his dick over his head and he does not care who gets smacked.

Is his campaign people forcing him into way harder positions than he himself would take? Is he really just an empty suit being driven by others? Ron Burgundy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 09:24 AM (bss/y)

351 So if Mullins gets the Homeland job, will the OK gov nominate someone until a special election?

How does Oklahoma fill the spot?

And was it a good idea to pull an R from the senate as close as that balance is?

Posted by: Blanco

Immediate filling, resignation does not take place until end of March reportedly which allows confirmation vote before then. A new nominee is inserted immediately after the resignation takes effect from governor's appointment. It does, however, mean another special Senate election in November 2026 to fill the rest of Markwayne's term (to 202

but since Oklahoma, unlikely to be a Dem and the appointed senator can run as incumbent in that election.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 09:24 AM (E4rtv)

352 Blanco, you've been here longer than me... and you _read the posts_? I'm shocked!

Posted by: RandomDave at March 06, 2026 09:24 AM (aJQbY)

353 349 There literally is no Ayatollah that is not an apocalyptic terrorist.

Twelvers believe it is their duty to bring about the end of the world so that the 12th Imam will return.
Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 09:23 AM (3wOGw)

Morn' all.... I agree

Posted by: It's me donna at March 06, 2026 09:24 AM (VE6XX)

354 Of note, the appointee cannot run in the election to fill the remainder of the term, and must be a member for at least the past 5 years of the same party as the departing senator.
Posted by: Vendette at March 06, 2026 09:22 AM (1ieqq)

That seems silly. It would preclude appointing the best person as you'd hope that the best person would win the full term.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 09:24 AM (ExV1e)

355 Carville is a Gollum cartoon at this point, screaming absurdities.
Posted by: Auspex

Switching to clever puns may give his commentary more wight. Mee-heeee-heeee-heeeeee!!!

Posted by: The Crypkeeper at March 06, 2026 09:25 AM (JCZqz)

356 What does Berry Douchebag do these days? Haven't heard a squeak from that boy in quite a while.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 09:26 AM (pZ64F)

357 Is it wrong that I've been enjoying the deportation ads? I mean, no idea if the cost has been reasonable, but D@MN, they are fabulous. And DHS has been recruiting new hires like gangbuster, right?
Posted by: Lizzy
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I think the problem was that Noem tried to claim Trump approved them and with the government cutting spending, $220 million may be a bit much.

Noem and Lewandowski's alleged affair came back up at the Senate hearing along and she has had internal fights with the head of Border Patrol, ICE, and Trump's immigration czar Homan.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 09:26 AM (E4rtv)

358 I propose we have a Make Tucker Great Again movement before this gets all out of hand.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 09:26 AM (M9gjJ)

359 349 There literally is no Ayatollah that is not an apocalyptic terrorist.

Twelvers believe it is their duty to bring about the end of the world so that the 12th Imam will return.
Posted by: XTC

You don't think some of them believe it's all bullshit, and just pretend for the power and perks of the position? Like the Pope?

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 06, 2026 09:26 AM (JCZqz)

360 Posted by: Vendette at March 06, 2026 09:22 AM (1ieqq)

And thank you also

Posted by: Blanco at March 06, 2026 09:26 AM (sW/8y)

361 Tousi has a great teaser. 49 minutes.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 09:26 AM (+nEug)

362 Carville is a Gollum cartoon at this point, screaming absurdities.
Posted by: Auspex

Switching to clever puns may give his commentary more wight. Mee-heeee-heeee-heeeeee!!!
Posted by: The Crypkeeper
____________

He predicted Trump would utterly collapse within what, 60 days? And that was a year ago.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 06, 2026 09:27 AM (XvL8K)

363 On the bright side, post on X claims and explains how Israeli hackers used the IRGC street and university surveillance system of street cameras including facial recognition to build a database of the entire IRGC and Basiji members. The surveillance system built by Chicoms was for creating an Iranian database for the regime to go after protesters and regime opponents.

The system also apparently caught much of the street violence where the Iranians killed innocent protesters (the drive by shootings) and these have been used to turn relatives of the dead into informants for Israeli intel.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 09:11 AM (E4rtv)

You really should watch the fantastic Israeli series "Tehran". 3 seasons so far. That type of surveillance is extensively portrayed in the show. As if Israelis were not hiding the fact. I suspect that it is more that just the cameras. that were used IRL....And I am concerned about the type of surveillance the Chicoms are doing on us!. Given that over the last 25 years, every PC and Mac was made in China.

Posted by: runner at March 06, 2026 09:28 AM (GD0B3)

364 >>> Blanco, you've been here longer than me... and you _read the posts_? I'm shocked!

I try and fail to use my time wisely during the day.

Hence. I read the posts

Posted by: Blanco at March 06, 2026 09:28 AM (sW/8y)

365 He predicted Trump would utterly collapse within what, 60 days? And that was a year ago.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 06, 2026 09:27 AM (XvL8K)

He didn't say which 60 days!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 09:28 AM (ExV1e)

366 That seems silly. It would preclude appointing the best person as you'd hope that the best person would win the full term.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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Apparently to allow all candidates to run in the special on an equal basis. That clause is fairly rare and Vendette is correct in pointing out that provision.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 09:29 AM (E4rtv)

367 That seems silly. It would preclude appointing the best person as you'd hope that the best person would win the full term.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 09:24 AM (ExV1e)

It was done that way to avoid incumbency advantage. Interestingly, the governor is term-limited so if he has designs on becoming a senator for longer than 7 months he can't appoint himself.

Posted by: Vendette at March 06, 2026 09:29 AM (1ieqq)

368 Willie Nelson?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 06, 2026 09:29 AM (Kt19C)

369 He predicted Trump would utterly collapse within what, 60 days? And that was a year ago.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

I once collapsed after 60 gays. That was a hell of a night, I tell you...and a sore ass for a week!

Posted by: Sam Brinton at March 06, 2026 09:30 AM (JCZqz)

370 Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2026 09:24 AM (bss/y)

Empty suit. Slithering snake. Wants it all ways.

Posted by: ... at March 06, 2026 09:31 AM (Et1h0)

371 You're not gonna believe this but Willie Nelson Lives. 92 years old. Hell of an advertisement for weed.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 06, 2026 09:31 AM (pZ64F)

372 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulg at March 06, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

373 359 You don't think some of them believe it's all bullshit, and just pretend for the power and perks of the position? Like the Pope?
Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 06, 2026 09:26 AM (JCZqz)

In a religion where shirk is punishable by death? You're not reaching the rank of Ayatollah, and certainly not Grand Ayatollah, by being actively subversive and cutting the religion's legs out from under it.

Posted by: XTC at March 06, 2026 09:31 AM (3wOGw)

374 Gavin Newsom will say or do whatever he thinks will advance the cause of Gavin Newsom. He is completely amoral, and without principles.

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 09:32 AM (ZxPkt)

375 >>I think the problem was that Noem tried to claim Trump approved them and with the government cutting spending, $220 million may be a bit much.

Her new role could actually be bigger than DHS. Trump's big goal is the reordering of the world with the US as the leader of the Western Hemisphere. Noem is going to figure prominently in that in her new role.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2026 09:32 AM (viF8m)

376 OK, maybe is a scandal. . .
@lukerosiak
The contracts scandal at DHS is extremely bad, possibly criminal. NBC reporting that Noem made her random helper from South Dakota the *deputy director of ICE* (bad in itself), who then ordered a SECOND contract to be given to the exact same firms that the $200M were steered to. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (Suwql)

377 I think the males Noem was feuding with all the time finally got sick of her shit and asked Trump to do something about her.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (Y1sOo)

378 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J. 🙏

"President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan declared on Thursday that his country would use “the full might of our ‘Iron Fist'” against the terrorist regime in Iran after drones flying in from Iran struck an airport and near a school building in the Caucasus nation."

Interesting. Would be surprised if Z & a tad of NATO aren't in on it.

AI Overview:As of early 2026, relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Russia are in a state of "limbo" or strained, marked by a widening gap between Moscow's rhetoric and legal actions following a December 2024 plane crash incident. While traditionally strategic partners with a 338 km border and $5 billion+ in annual trade, Azerbaijan is actively distancing itself from Russia's influence, balancing relations through ties with Turkey and NATO while supporting Ukraine's territorial integrity.

6 references to the above including CEPA dot org, 'Russia–Azerbaijan: Relations Back on the Rocks' The Kremlin’s idea of a rapprochement is very different to Baku’s. Feb. 5, 2026)

History

militarnyi dot com: 'Video emerges of the attack on the base of Russian “peacekeepers” in Nagorno-Karabakh' Sept. 23, 2023

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (NFX2v)

379 As Special Envoy to the Shield of the Americas, does Noem get an eyepatch like Nick Fury?

Posted by: PA Dutchman at March 06, 2026 07:56 AM (h/O4U)

Eyepatch McCain may be looking for a new gig once he is done plundering the booty.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 06, 2026 09:33 AM (dK+Kv)

380 You really should watch the fantastic Israeli series "Tehran". 3 seasons so far. That type of surveillance is extensively portrayed in the show. As if Israelis were not hiding the fact. I suspect that it is more that just the cameras. that were used IRL....And I am concerned about the type of surveillance the Chicoms are doing on us!. Given that over the last 25 years, every PC and Mac was made in China.
Posted by: runner
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And that is a problem no doubt. You can see hobbyist videos on YT where hackers take apart these Chicom cheap routers, wireless access points, etc. and they spill info to overseas ip addresses. One trick is to put $(reboot) into the initial login screen as a password and on the no security types, it will launch a reboot of the device (it can also soft brick it so beware of doing that).

Best to stay away from no name internet cameras, networking, and IOT devices sold cheap at Amazon, Temu, et.

Plenty of decent equipment used on Ebay for things like network switches, etc. and the brand name stuff is only a few bucks more. Not all name brand are safe but rather safer in combination with locking down your router and outside comms from your network.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 09:34 AM (E4rtv)

381 Also from above, "Say what you will about her personally, but the fact of the matter is DHS, with her as its administrator, was the key agency that finally sealed our border and deported thousands of illegal aliens, representing a key, if not the most important accomplishment for President Trump's administration to date, and fulfilling a campaign promise and the longstanding desire of all real Americans who voted for and support this President."

Thanks, J.J.

ALL of the women and the young men in PDT's 2nd administration are being targeted for removal or worse by other forces. Noem hung in there much longer than predicted in a "nontraditional job" even for nowadays.

The Rs act keep trying to act like the big tent party. Notice that progressive women - competent or not - are largely running the Democratic portion of Congress, backed - and maybe even hiding behind - by some of the worse male politicians in the last 50 years of history.

Competency matters, regardless of DEI, in all of our government.

All, imho.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 09:34 AM (NFX2v)

382 >>. . .Noem and Lewandowski's alleged affair came back up at the Senate hearing along and she has had internal fights with the head of Border Patrol, ICE, and Trump's immigration czar Homan.

Ah, OK.
Drama.
Ugh.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 09:34 AM (Suwql)

383 As an attorney, the McConnell rigged Supreme Courts opinions are all non-binding.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

Heh. Be sure to tell the judge that every time you argue a case.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 06, 2026 09:36 AM (Fs0KI)

384 >>>Going to war with Canada is like getting a cheap-shot high-stick that knocked a guy's tooth out, - him coming back and scoring the winning goal.

Seriously.

You could not have scripted that -- would have been too on-the-nose. LOVE, LOVE, LOVED that game and those players.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (Suwql)

385 Eyepatch McCain may be looking for a new gig once he is done plundering the booty.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder
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Trump may find a sinecure for him if he wants it. I don't think he was very interested in the dull business of legislating but he might do okay in another executive position.

As LBJ said, it is better to have people inside the tent pissing out rather than outside pissing inwards.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 09:37 AM (E4rtv)

386 I haven't gone digging into the details - I'll wait for Ace or Datarepublican to do it then read an excellent summary that cuts out the nonsense - but if what I'm picking up from the discussion tracks, this is probably at least 50.01% accurate:

Noem did some questionable stuff on the ad contracts
And was a bit too Alpha-dog with her direct subordinates and partners
But she's useful, skillful, photogenic, and on the same side
Thus a 'transfer/promotion' that's both reward and punishment
Slap on the wrist, fix the problem without losing the talent

Classic "good boss" strategy.

Posted by: RandomDave at March 06, 2026 09:39 AM (aJQbY)

387 It was done that way to avoid incumbency advantage. Interestingly, the governor is term-limited so if he has designs on becoming a senator for longer than 7 months he can't appoint himself.
Posted by: Vendette

Stitt's term is up in 2026 anyway as governor and he is term limited. So the appointment is likely to be a Stitt placeholder and Stitt is probably the leading candidate for the special election to fill the rest of the term if he wants it. Name recognition and money enough to drive away serious contenders on the GOP side.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 09:42 AM (E4rtv)

388 386 I haven't gone digging into the details - I'll wait for Ace or Datarepublican to do it then read an excellent summary that cuts out the nonsense - but if what I'm picking up from the discussion tracks, this is probably at least 50.01% accurate:

Noem did some questionable stuff on the ad contracts
And was a bit too Alpha-dog with her direct subordinates and partners
But she's useful, skillful, photogenic, and on the same side
Thus a 'transfer/promotion' that's both reward and punishment
Slap on the wrist, fix the problem without losing the talent

Classic "good boss" strategy.
Posted by: RandomDave

Walz, Trump's short lived NSA director, has done a creditable job at the UN as ambassador for example and I agree with you. Best to give soft landings unless outright betrayal or criminal actions.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 09:44 AM (E4rtv)

389 Stitt's term is up in 2026 anyway as governor and he is term limited. So the appointment is likely to be a Stitt placeholder and Stitt is probably the leading candidate for the special election to fill the rest of the term if he wants it. Name recognition and money enough to drive away serious contenders on the GOP side.

Posted by: whig at March 06, 2026 09:42 AM (E4rtv)

And he signed into law the bill that is preventing him from appointing himself, so someone gets rewarded with a short-term job that allows them to keep the title "Senator" for the rest of their lives.

Posted by: Vendette at March 06, 2026 09:48 AM (1ieqq)

390 Maybe, ultimately, she just wasn't the right man for the job.

Posted by: rechill at March 06, 2026 10:08 AM (K1zyu)

391 We pause the Two Minutes Hate for Mrs. Noem and Ms. Bondi to point out that Mr, Lankford is all about open borders and coddling people who break our immigration laws.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 06, 2026 10:33 AM (fYhK6)

392 This is what has generally been reported by msm:

>Congressional Hearing: During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on March 4, 2026, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) directly asked Secretary Noem if she had "sexual relations" with her top adviser, Corey Lewandowski.
Non-Denial: Noem did not directly deny the allegation, instead calling the question "tabloid garbage" and accusing the committee of sexism.
Reports of Dismissal: Reports indicate that this "non-answer" was considered a "final straw" by the White House, leading to her being fired by President Trump shortly after.
Context: The alleged affair, along with accusations of mismanagement at the DHS, has been widely covered by various news outlets.

BTW, both Noem and Lewandowski are still married to their respective spouses.

Then:
As of early March 2026, U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer is facing an internal investigation regarding allegations of misconduct, including an claimed affair with a member of her security detail.

Her husband, Dr. Shawn DeRemer, is accused of touching two women inappropriately at the agency in Washington.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 10:40 AM (NFX2v)

393 Back in Feb 2025: CREW: Trump 2.0: Bracing for criminals, corruption and constitutional crises

How about this gem? McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
November 2, 2018, 'Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trump’s Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes
Atrocities 383-545'
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Eric S & Fang-Fang
Dianne Feinstein and chinese influence.

Trillions stolen from C19 funds, American Rescue Plan, etc.? The Bidens' Influence Peddling Timeline of many years.

Marty Walsh, former US Secretary of Labor, whether in or out of government, 2016 or now, rest assured scandal accompanies. (Now on the board of the Biden Library.)

Boston Herald: Battenfeld: Marty Walsh choice for VP under fire in children’s food scandal, Dec. 2, 2025

Marty Walsh’s tenure as U.S. Secretary of Labor (March 2021 – March 2023), the Department of Labor (DOL) oversaw a period of historically high, pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) fraud, with estimates suggesting that tens of billions of dollars in federal funds were improperly paid out.

San Bernardino Sun: Julie Su prepares to forgive herself for Julie Su’s mistakes

And, of course, much more but TGIF.

Nice weekend 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 06, 2026 10:40 AM (NFX2v)

394 Longtime lurker here, and Hungarian-American. The Orban-Zelensky items on here are a little bit misleading.

I like Stephen Green in general, but he's needlessly complicating the history of "Subcarpathian Ukraine." The history is pretty straightforward, actually, before 1920. It was part of the old Hungarian Kingdom before the Treaty of Trianon. Even under Austrian occupation or in the Turkish occupation period, it was considered part of occupied Hungary.

After 1920, it changed hands a bunch of times, but between the wars it was Czechoslovakia, during WW2 it went back to Hungary, then after WW2 it was first USSR and then now Ukraine. (Green does a good job of noting the exceptions to this, but those aren't that important.)

There is a small Hungarian minority there, of 150K people, but yes, they've always been mistreated by the Soviet and Ukrainian authorities. Green is acting like this is some kind of pro-Putin conspiracy theory. Its not.

150K people isn't a lot, but the whole Hungarian nation is about 10 million, so its more important to them than it would be to a larger nation.

And generally speaking, Hungary doesn't want it back. Its super-poor!

Posted by: Rofos at March 06, 2026 11:46 AM (ropxx)

395 The interesting thing about this is 99% of the Muslim World is not condemning Israel. As for the other 1%, well, that's the United Kingdom and France for you.

Posted by: hadsil at March 06, 2026 12:28 PM (Xht4H)

Daily Tech News 6 March 2026

Top Story

The Department of War has sunk Anthropic with a torpedo fired from a submarine, the first such incident by a US Navy vessel since World War 0. (Politico)

Or I might be conflating various world events. It's been a long day.
Speaking of navies abruptly relocated at the bottom the the sea Nvidia is pulling back from OpenAI and Anthropic. (Tech Crunch)

Not divesting, but not investing further either.

Tech News

AI generated results in Bing search pointed users at malicious versions of OpenClaw that attempted to install a whole swarm of malware onto your computer. (Bleeping Computer)

Even worse than the legitimate version of OpenClaw, I mean.
The CEO of cheating app Cluely lied about the company's revenue. (Tech Crunch)

That's slightly worse than trying to fudge your term paper.
There is no longer a 512GB Mac Studio. (Macrumors)

It was expensive. Now it's gone.
Nvidia on the other hand is reportedly preparing an RTX 5050 with 9GB of RAM. (Tom's Hardware)

That's up from the current 8GB, but the details kind of make sense given the exact specs of the 5050. The update would switch from four 16Gb DDR6 chips running at 20GHz to three 24Gb DDR7 chips running at 28GHz.

It would provide a little more memory and a little more performance while using fewer components. The rest of Nvidia's 5000 series graphics cards all use DDR7 memory; the entry-level 5050 was the only one that did not.
Lenovo's Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 is set to arrive in March. (Liliputing)

I have the smaller, cheaper Idea Tab Nothing. It's not an amazing performer but the display is first rate - Lenovo calls it "paperlike" and I can't disagree. It doesn't feel like looking at a screen at all; it feels like magic.

The new model has a 13" 3540x2190 display (mine has an 11" 2560x1600 screen), 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, a microSD slot, and a pen. The specs don't use the term "paperlike" anywhere but I hope it's similar.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Uptown? Downtown? Midtown?

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 G'Day everyone TGIF

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 04:01 AM (Ia/+0)

2 Unfortunately tomorrow is Saturday and I have to work again.

Posted by: Minx 0.8 beta at March 06, 2026 04:04 AM (BLOW1)

3 Hamsters work seven days a week. It's the way of the world.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 06, 2026 04:08 AM (BLOW1)

4 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 06, 2026 04:09 AM (NkASH)

5 When your Downtown
Everyone is waiting for you

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 04:09 AM (Ia/+0)

6 Good morning, Tech Peeps! The grandkids spent the night and they'll be here again tonight. Looks like smash burgers are on the menu for dinner.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 06, 2026 04:09 AM (3Ope8)

7 Sorry, Pixy! Hope you get some comp time, if not OT pay!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 06, 2026 04:09 AM (rdVOm)

8 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at March 06, 2026 04:09 AM (lJ0H4)

9 Good morning,

Pixy thanks for the time spent on this thread. Hope the weekend is productive.

Posted by: Pete Bog at March 06, 2026 04:11 AM (qlUA+)

10 can I stay home today?

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 06, 2026 04:12 AM (jrgJz)

11 3 Hamsters work seven days a week. It's the way of the world.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 06, 2026 04:08 AM (BLOW1)

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As far as I know, Pixy has been on a 24/7/365 schedule. Amazing.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 06, 2026 04:13 AM (+PfCm)

12 I really didn't plan on being up this early

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 04:18 AM (Ia/+0)

13 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at March 06, 2026 04:34 AM (AN2gy)

14 >>> I really didn't plan on being up this early

Nor I. Got to attend to the driveway, though.

Nowhere to go today, but no idea of what kind of frozen mess it will be if I leave it.

Apparently I would rather type than go out to shovel.

Posted by: fluffy at March 06, 2026 04:38 AM (AN2gy)

15 Belated BOING!

Sashimi prepped. Chicken in the oven.

Watched a ballistic sound and light show from our apartment balcony last night at 11PM. No siren locally as it was north of us.

Spectacular view of intercept launches followed by a successful exoatmospheric intercept followed by 2 balls of wreckage on fire coming down and landing in open areas somewhere way to the NW of us.

I miss my innocent childhood.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 06, 2026 04:39 AM (hY+PL)

16 Good morning morons

Bad insomnia tonight.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 04:44 AM (RIvkX)

17 BD on my daily list

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 04:45 AM (RIvkX)

18 Unfortunately tomorrow is Saturday and I have to work again.

Posted by: Minx 0.8 beta at March 06, 2026 04:04 AM (BLOW1)
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Or you can join our merry Tribe!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 06, 2026 04:46 AM (hY+PL)

19 Bad insomnia tonight.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 04:44 AM (RIvkX)
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Wishing you a future with much good insomnia.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 06, 2026 04:46 AM (hY+PL)

20 16 Good morning morons

Bad insomnia tonight.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 04:44 AM (RIvkX)

Me too.

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 04:47 AM (Sco7b)

21 Watching the coverage by Media 'journalists' of this armed conflict is like cleaning your teeth with a Ka-bar.

English; do you speak it?

Only Congress has the authority to declare 'war.' Therefore this is not a war.

The war powers resolution gives the president 60-90 days to act against an eminent threat. Attempted presidential assassination is one of many eminent threats to the natural order of the nation.

History is rewritten every time a Democrat or journalist gets in front of a camera.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 04:55 AM (M9gjJ)

22 If I was in Sonoma I would go for a drive, the roads are empty at this hour and the vineyards are beautiful in the moonlight.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 04:56 AM (RIvkX)

23 w00t

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 04:56 AM (+YA9H)

24 There is disagreement here how to describe the sound of the incoming attack phone warnings and sirens:

https://youtu.be/ocDJ8MgtE74

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 06, 2026 04:56 AM (hY+PL)

25 20 16 Bad insomnia tonight.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 04:44 AM (RIvkX)

Me too.
Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 04:47 AM (Sco7b)

Me three. And I "never" get insomnia.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 04:59 AM (+YA9H)

26 We get alerts on our phones sometimes. Tsunami warnings. Silver alerts. Amber alerts. Everyone freaks out because everyone's phone starts going off simultaneously.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:01 AM (RIvkX)

27 Sunny, high 70. I will try to get Mrs. F. outside for lunch today.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:05 AM (RIvkX)

28 >>>The Department of War has sunk Anthropic with a torpedo fired from a submarine, the first such incident by a US Navy vessel since World War 0. (Politico)

Or I might be conflating various world events.

We Morons have been turning tech threads into war threads lately.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:06 AM (+YA9H)

29 Was World War 0 the Crimea?

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2026 05:07 AM (aTgV0)

30 I switched from Windows 11 to Linux.

Open AI was actually a great help to me on that.

And I ask it the time and temp to cook chicken, which is tricky for me.

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2026 05:10 AM (aTgV0)

31
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 06, 2026 05:15 AM (tljrc)

32 AI gave me a great recipe for bone-in ham and bean soup. Next up, I'm going to consult with it on a solution for a tasty thai pepper sauce recipe.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 05:16 AM (M9gjJ)

33 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 06, 2026 05:18 AM (bQ4nt)

34 2 Unfortunately tomorrow is Saturday and I have to work again.
Posted by: Minx 0.8 beta at March 06, 2026 04:04 AM (BLOW1)

-->

Fortunately tomorrow is Saturday and I get to work again.

--another way of looking at it

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:19 AM (+YA9H)

35 Packed lunch, had omelet, sausages and toast and have a hour until I have to leave

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 05:21 AM (Ia/+0)

36 Tomorrow is Saturday and I get to not work again.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:21 AM (RIvkX)

37 Petula Clark is still around, 93 yo

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 05:25 AM (Ia/+0)

38 3 Hamsters work seven days a week.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 06, 2026 04:08 AM (BLOW1)

AoSHq stylesheet says: ham(p)sters

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:26 AM (+YA9H)

39 Delivery driver has a nice encounter with a dog. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/4j2nvnak

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 05:28 AM (lQ+/f)

40 3 Hamsters work seven days a week. It's the way of the world.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 06, 2026 04:08 AM (BLOW1)

It's the way of the wheel.
*squeak* *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* *squeak*

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:32 AM (+YA9H)

41 Petula Clark will always be downtown.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:33 AM (RIvkX)

42 Beautiful psalm of praise read by English actor David Suchet. Psalm 19:

https://tinyurl.com/5bvjyd9t

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 05:33 AM (7RYym)

43 Greetings from the Carolinas. Seasonal weather.

Nothing to report.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at March 06, 2026 05:36 AM (XqFM2)

44 Kindly waitress helps out an overwhelmed mother and later gets a wonderful surprise:

https://tinyurl.com/5csrfv3s

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 05:36 AM (7RYym)

45 I need to shove Gavin's comments about Israel being an "apartheid" state into the faces of several acquaintances and family members today.

And I'm pondering how best to do this.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:36 AM (RIvkX)

46 Evening and morning, satellites of the Great Ace and the Greater Pixy! It's Friday at last, the consummation devoutly to be wished.

Petula Clark . . . always liked her and her work. "Downtown" is most famous, but "My Love" and "A Sign of the Times" to me are even better pop tunes.

What you all got on tap for the weekend, eh?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:39 AM (wzUl9)

47 45 I need to shove Gavin's comments about Israel being an "apartheid" state into the faces of several acquaintances and family members today.

And I'm pondering how best to do this.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:36 AM (RIvkX)

Print it out and put it on the front door and the door of the fridge.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 05:39 AM (6ydKt)

48 "I need to shove Gavin's comments about Israel being an "apartheid" state into the faces of several acquaintances and family members today.

And I'm pondering how best to do this."

Do you have a door handy?

Posted by: Martin Luther at March 06, 2026 05:42 AM (iMotb)

49 Sadly other Leftists will nod in agreement with Newsom

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 05:42 AM (Ia/+0)

50 Beautiful psalm of praise read by English actor David Suchet. Psalm 19:

https://tinyurl.com/5bvjyd9t
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 05:33 AM (7RYym)

He reads each of the Gospels, too His voice is so rich and soothing , i could listen to him all day.

Posted by: LASue at March 06, 2026 05:42 AM (lCppi)

51 I didn't know this gospel group, but they do a nice job with this song:

https://tinyurl.com/vcfkfdun

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 05:42 AM (7RYym)

52 47 45 I need to shove Gavin's comments about Israel being an "apartheid" state into the faces of several acquaintances and family members today.

And I'm pondering how best to do this.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:36 AM (RIvkX)

Print it out and put it on the front door and the door of the fridge.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 05:39 AM (6ydKt)

Placemats?

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:42 AM (+YA9H)

53 It's warm and nasty this morning, 72 F. w/ high humidity. Better workout conditions than with 82, but not ideal to my mind. Still, I plan to go crank out a mile or so.

The furry thugs are flashing around. Stirling has found a bit of rock and is knocking it back and forth, and Dagny is eyeing him with a "What the HELL is wrong with you" look. I'll feed them in a little while. First, though, more coffee.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:43 AM (wzUl9)

54 48 "I need to shove Gavin's comments about Israel being an "apartheid" state into the faces of several acquaintances and family members today.

And I'm pondering how best to do this."

Do you have a door handy?
Posted by: Martin Luther at March 06, 2026 05:42 AM (iMotb)

hahahahaha
And a nail?

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:43 AM (+YA9H)

55 Ugh. Just saw a political ad for David Trone. He's a MD congresscritter. His ads just ooze smug and self righteousness. Yet another #BADORANGEMAN ad, but it plays well in his district I guess. He's loathsome.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 06, 2026 05:45 AM (NkASH)

56 Posted by: LASue at March 06, 2026 05:42 AM

I had read that, but hadn't gotten to listen to that yet. Thanks for the reminder. I will have to check that out. He does have a wonderful voice.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 05:45 AM (7RYym)

57 The Department of War has sunk Anthropic with a torpedo fired from a submarine, the first such incident by a US Navy vessel since World War 0. (Politico)

Or I might be conflating various world events. It's been a long day.

Kristi Noem was tapped to lead S.H.I.E.L.D., which -- to everyone's disappointment -- means she gets Samuel L. Jackson's eyepatch instead of a Black Widow bodysuit. On the upside, this unlocks the possibility of a World of Tomorrow crossover with the Sky Captain.

I have not slept, and no longer know what's real.

Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 05:47 AM (Sy6m/)

58 Placemats?

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:42 AM (+YA9H)

Even better.
Difficult to miss that.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 05:47 AM (6ydKt)

59 I have not slept, and no longer know what's real.

Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 05:47 AM (Sy6m/)

I suspect some of that is going around in Tehran today.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 05:48 AM (6ydKt)

60 Placemats?
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:42 AM (+YA9H)
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Let's workshop it.

I told Mrs. F. yesterday that Tucker said the Chabad started the war so they could tear down al-Aqsa mosque and she reminded me one of my college buddies had said the same thing at our table a few weeks ago. Kind of ruined the dinner.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:49 AM (RIvkX)

61 Disclaimer: Uptown? Downtown? Midtown?

Rejoinder:
Uptown to the left of me,
Downtown to the right.
Here I am, stuck in the Midtown with you.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 06, 2026 05:51 AM (O7YUW)

62 I am being bombarded with ads for Saikat Chakrabarti the Maoist running to replace Pelosi.

He says his name, which is totally unpronounceable.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 05:51 AM (RIvkX)

63 David Trone is the owner of Total Wine, and a committed gun grabber, amongst many other sins against the good order of society which he is guilty of.

The Wes Moore of Persons-of Pallor.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 06, 2026 05:51 AM (iMotb)

64 mornin yall

"The parents of a Florida businessman have filed a federal lawsuit against Google, alleging that the company’s AI chatbot drove their son to attempt a catastrophic truck bombing at Miami International Airport before encouraging him to take his own life."

Don't be evil. Get other people to do it.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 05:53 AM (vFG9F)

65 I do think the plan for the war has proceeded along OK so far, but somebody at the DoW dropped the ball on what to do about the Strait of Hormuz.

Seems that should've been a top priority to keep open by targeting the Iranian navy and any assets on land that could close the strait.

As of now ship traffic has pretty much stopped.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 05:54 AM (6ydKt)

66 >>>Kristi Noem was tapped to lead S.H.I.E.L.D., which -- to everyone's disappointment -- means she gets Samuel L. Jackson's eyepatch instead of a Black Widow bodysuit.

>There's no harm in fitting her for the bodysuit. There's always Ozempic and yoga.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 06, 2026 05:54 AM (M9gjJ)

67 Miss Linda dragged me to a watercolor class at the library yesterday afternoon . . . and to my surprise I enjoyed it. The watercolors my mother bought me when I was a kid always smelled like mud (or maybe it was our tap water). These did not. The teacher played a video of a woman painting with watercolor, and they both talked about leaving "white space" in between the strokes of the brush. So I did that. My result: two rather tightly-bunched abstract "roses" in blue and orange, a larger and more organic-looking reddish one, and something that looked like a red and green angel fish -- at least two others in the class said "That's a fish" when they looked at it.

Kinda fun.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:54 AM (wzUl9)

68 I want the weather to warm ip, above freezing but rainy again.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 05:55 AM (Ia/+0)

69 Comedian Tim Hawkins talks about raising kids and using songs to communicate to them. Scroll down:

https://tinyurl.com/3skwr6wz

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 05:56 AM (7RYym)

70 Don't be evil. Get other people to do it.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 05:53 AM (vFG9F)

Seems Terminators weren't even needed.
AI can apparently convince a good portion of humanity to do what it wants without Arnold taking care of the problem.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 05:57 AM (6ydKt)

71 That damn black cat whose name rhymes with "curling" just knocked his plastic water bowl off the counter. I had to mop water off the table and chair, and I'm lucky my tax return materials are in a closed plastic folder.

From now on this cat can drink out of the fountain like his sister. Grrrr.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:57 AM (wzUl9)

72 Kristi Noem was tapped to lead S.H.I.E.L.D., which -- to everyone's disappointment -- means she gets Samuel L. Jackson's eyepatch instead of a Black Widow bodysuit. On the upside, this unlocks the possibility of a World of Tomorrow crossover with the Sky Captain.

I have not slept, and no longer know what's real.
Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 05:47 AM (Sy6m/)

She obviously needs to recruit Dan Crenshaw now that he’s about to have some more free time. His nom de guerre shall be Nick the Contemptuously Annoyed.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 05:57 AM (fSA1n)

73 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 06, 2026 05:54 AM

I initially read that as "watermelon" class . LOL but "watercolor class" sounds much better. Glad you had a good time.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 05:58 AM (7RYym)

74 Would rather go back to bed than go to work

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 05:58 AM (Ia/+0)

75 Here is Ami Kozak as Tucker Carlson explaining why the war was caused by Chabad.

https://youtu.be/6SJzaeEYzxE?

Funny.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 06:01 AM (RIvkX)

76 I still have Christmas lights up outside. Too cold to take them down. I didn't sleep at all.

Stopped drinking. Not taking edibles. I'm going to the hospital Saturday. Hopefully,, they can help me. I've spent all night looking for counseling for anxiety and depression.

It will hopefully be my first night out overnight in 14 years. My friends will watch the dog.

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 06:01 AM (Sco7b)

77 @65/SpeakingOf: "As of now ship traffic has pretty much stopped."

Useful for convincing other countries that depend on the oil coming out of there that they should support the effort against Iran.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 06, 2026 06:03 AM (O7YUW)

78 {Stateless}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 06:04 AM (RIvkX)

79 Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 06:01 AM

I am glad you are going out and I will pray for your recovery from depression and anxiety.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 06:05 AM (7RYym)

80 Hopefully,, they can help me. I've spent all night looking for counseling for anxiety and depression.

It will hopefully be my first night out overnight in 14 years. My friends will watch the dog.

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 06:01 AM (Sco7b)

I feel for ya, brother.

Hang in there, find something that gives you a reason to live, even if it just amounts to 'never let the bastards get you down'.

When it feels like nobody else needs you, the dog does.
That's a start.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:07 AM (6ydKt)

81 Greetings and good morning from the GPROMD. The fog was thick but I got in without incident. Tonight is a company party at a bowling alley. Free food, free drinks, free bowling. Life is good.

Stateless, good luck to you. I know how tough it can be to find a counselor.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 06:07 AM (+4yJ5)

82 Better grt out of here
Wifi at work so will be back when I get there

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2026 06:08 AM (Ia/+0)

83 Seems that should've been a top priority to keep open by targeting the Iranian navy and any assets on land that could close the strait.

As of now ship traffic has pretty much stopped.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 05:54 AM (6ydKt)

I guess most people are not aware of what Iran’s capabilities were, and why this had to be a major, weeks long war, not just some one and done raid. Besides the larger warships, Iran has bragged about having as many as 3000 - 5000 speedboats with a couple of missiles strapped to them, as well as almost 20 mini submarines that have a 7 man crew and a couple of torpedoes.
The purpose of all of these light forces was not to face other military units, it is to hide out near the straits and attack all civilian shipping.

They have no defensive capability and can be stopped, but it is going to require the complete destruction of every dock and every village along the 50 mile length of the straits to do so. That will take time, and hundreds of sorties. (If not thousands)

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 06:08 AM (fSA1n)

84 >>I have the smaller, cheaper Idea Tab Nothing.

"Nothing"
heh

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 06:09 AM (+YA9H)

85 Useful for convincing other countries that depend on the oil coming out of there that they should support the effort against Iran.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 06, 2026 06:03 AM (O7YUW)

The Chinese are negotiating a way to let their oil transports through.

A big problem is that a lot of natural gas from the Emirates goes through the strait. Most of that goes to Europe.

The Europeans are more than likely to blame Trump and complain than to blame Iran and jump in the fight

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:09 AM (6ydKt)

86 Thank you all.

Caregiving for so long was exhausting. And the dog is very tiring.

My friends cats were sleeping here at night when it was really cold. They're back outside now. They miss inside life.

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 06:10 AM (Sco7b)

87 75 Here is Ami Kozak as Tucker Carlson explaining why the war was caused by Chabad.

https://youtu.be/6SJzaeEYzxE?

Funny.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 06:01 AM (RIvkX)

He's good.

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

88 It's Friday, it's Friday! Happy, happy Friday!

*twirl*

Posted by: Rosasharn at March 06, 2026 06:13 AM (PzBTm)

89 @Stateless: If I remember, you're in Canada, possibly even Ontario. Cross-check any advice you're getting from medical personnel. If they try to offer you MAID as a solution (and some {explitive} probably will) get out of there immediately. People like that do not have your best interests at heart.

Go spend time with your friends. Talk with them. Go do things with them that they find fun, perhaps you'll find them fun too, or at least you get to spend time with them which will enrich your life.

We're not meant to be alone, it wrecks us.

And get some sleep. Not sleeping distorts our perceptions hugely.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 06, 2026 06:13 AM (O7YUW)

90 They have no defensive capability and can be stopped, but it is going to require the complete destruction of every dock and every village along the 50 mile length of the straits to do so. That will take time, and hundreds of sorties. (If not thousands)

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 06:08 AM (fSA1n)

It's about the only play the mullahs have is to force the price of oil up hoping that puts pressure on Trump and Bibi to relent.

If it keeps going on for a few months with the strait closed it will start to really hurt. Hopefully we can get a handle on it before that point.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:13 AM (6ydKt)

91 Oh and Fen? Forgot to reply to a comment of yours in yesterday's tech thread.

I'm glad you liked the term "Al Gayeda." Given the absolute zeal with which the LGBTOMGWTFBBQ community go after anyone who speaks against them or tries to leave, I figured it was a good term to come up with.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 06:13 AM (+4yJ5)

92 Musical Interlude

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That's a good Petula Clark song.

When I was a kid, her hit "Downtown" was played constantly on the radio in the late 60s.

Damn, I never even knew who sang that ... quite a voice, before the great (and tragic) Karen Carpenter subsequently dominated the airwaves.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 06:14 AM (iu4Pw)

93 @85/SpeakingOf: "The Europeans are more than likely to blame Trump and complain than to blame Iran and jump in the fight"

Then maybe the USA shouldn't help out with this, at least not right away.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 06, 2026 06:16 AM (O7YUW)

94 A message from Tucker:

(Now this is what AI is good for):

https://tinyurl.com/5fh94wu7

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 06:16 AM (fSA1n)

95 Holy Carp!

Sally "Petula" Clark (born 15 November 1932) -- a British singer, actress, and songwriter -- is still alive and aged 93.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 06, 2026 06:16 AM (iu4Pw)

96 And get some sleep. Not sleeping distorts our perceptions hugely.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 06, 2026 06:13 AM (O7YUW)

Good advice.
Depression & anxiety always get worse with insomnia.

I know it ain't as easy as flipping a switch to get sleep, but eventually exhaustion will take over after the adrenaline keeping you awake runs out.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:17 AM (6ydKt)

97 Thank you. I'm not worried about MAID. Our hospital is very good.

And I've called people tonight. There's help available.

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 06:18 AM (Sco7b)

98 @Wolfus: The stories from the Furry Thug files this morning tell me Stirling has lots of pent up energy and is bored. Go get a cardboard box or two from the grocery store and leave them around the place. They love that.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 06, 2026 06:18 AM (O7YUW)

99 I would like to ask for prayers from the praying folks here. After months, son finally heard back from one of the places he applied to. I guess because the job is related to plants and outside and it's wintertime. Anyway, he needs to get straightened out things about recommendations because the person hiring couldn't get in touch with
People who recommended son.

He's been very discouraged, jumps into negative and obsessive thinking. He says "Everybody I graduated with in high school has a good job" I asked him how many graduated with him and he said "400". "And you know all those people personally?" People are not posting on Facebook about their struggles . I told him to get off FB and whenever he had a negative thought to substitute a positive one.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 06:19 AM (lQ+/f)

100 87 75 Here is Ami Kozak as Tucker Carlson explaining why the war was caused by Chabad.

https://youtu.be/6SJzaeEYzxE?

Funny.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 06:01 AM (RIvkX)

He's good.
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 06:12 AM (+YA9H)

In the comments:

Ami do a skit where Tucker has a DNA test and finds he is part Jewish

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 06:19 AM (+YA9H)

101 m scores the 100 without even trying.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 06, 2026 06:20 AM (O7YUW)

102 Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 06:13 AM

Quite clever.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 06:21 AM (lQ+/f)

103 From EW

Entertainment Weekly

Top Stories

Margaret Cho says she was asked to join The Apprentice several times, was told Trump was a huge fan of hers

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 06:21 AM (Sco7b)

104 Remember that sloped Iranian drone carrier?

Well, not anymore!

https://tinyurl.com/2xh9avvj

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 06, 2026 06:22 AM (hY+PL)

105 In local news, 18-year-old Zay’vion Jackson and Ja’nike Jacques Adams were arrested for the murder of Dantwan Wynes.

Witnesses say the comma criminals Zay'vion and Ja'nike stole Dantwans apostrophes before his fatal punctuation.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 06:22 AM (vFG9F)

106 and my son's route in college was rather circuitous in that he needed to take some time off because of illness, so I told him to stop comparing himself to everyone else. "There's only one you!" I told him.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 06:23 AM (lQ+/f)

107 96 And get some sleep. Not sleeping distorts our perceptions hugely.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 06, 2026 06:13 AM (O7YUW)

Good advice.
Depression & anxiety always get worse with insomnia.

I know it ain't as easy as flipping a switch to get sleep, but eventually exhaustion will take over after the adrenaline keeping you awake runs out.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:17 AM (6ydKt)

Very nicely put, both of you!

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 06:24 AM (+YA9H)

108 I hope things work out FenelonSpoke...

Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 06:25 AM (Sco7b)

109 If it keeps going on for a few months with the strait closed it will start to really hurt. Hopefully we can get a handle on it before that point.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:13 AM (6ydKt)

It won’t take nearly that long - but it is going to take the ruthless application of military force to things that may look civilian, such as small fishing villages. It’s much like fighting Hamas, we have to destroy all places where they hide.

We don’t like to think about it, but in order to be successful, the death total among regime supporters needs to be very high. Fortunately I believe that Hegseth understands that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 06:27 AM (fSA1n)

110 Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 06:22 AM (vFG9F)

LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 06:27 AM (lQ+/f)

111 Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 06:25 AM

Funny. Thx.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 06:28 AM (lQ+/f)

112 G'mornin' everyone!

& thank you Rosasharn!

Friday, Joy of Man's Desiring!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 06, 2026 06:29 AM (MIIRH)

113 I would like to ask for prayers from the praying folks here.
====

Of course.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 06:29 AM (RIvkX)

114 102 Quite clever.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Thanks. I find that the older I get, the less tolerant I am towards this kind of behavior.

And good luck to your son. Lord knows I've done the bit about "My friends are doing so much better than me" and once had to deal with my mom accidentally reinforcing that.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 06:30 AM (+4yJ5)

115 There's the twirl
Now it can be Friday

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 06:30 AM (ZxPkt)

116 Speaking of Petulia, I wrote this after the LA Riots and Reginald Denny got beaned by a concrete block. To the tune of "Downtown".

If you are mad
About the case that they had
Well you can always go
Downtown

Don't sit at home
Let you feelings be shown
There's a place I know
Downtown

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 06:31 AM (vFG9F)

117 And you can go and beat up on a white boy in the city
Get him on the sidewalk and don't show him no pity
After you're thru
You can kick in some doors
And burn down some store
Steal some new shoes
And get some free booze
And go
Downtown
Everyone's waiting for you

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 06:31 AM (vFG9F)

118 Posted by: Stateless at March 06, 2026 06

Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 06:31 AM (lQ+/f)

119 We are having Boy F.'s triennial meeting with the regional center today, which funds his day program. They have ignored him almost 2 years now. Requested the meeting over 2 months ago. It was first scheduled for Monday and rescheduled for today. I give it 50/50 it really happens.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 06:32 AM (RIvkX)

120 I watched one interesting video the other day about things cats do to show they love you, and trust you to be safe, like sleeping with you in the bed, or sleeping with their bellies exposed, for example.

Now every other recommended video is a cat video about what the things they do really mean.

I don't even own a cat.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:33 AM (6ydKt)

121 A different link to Ami Kozak discussing Chabad (the first link hung for me for a bit):

https://youtu.be/6SJzaeEYzxE

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 06:34 AM (+YA9H)

122 101 m scores the 100 without even trying.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 06, 2026 06:20 AM (O7YUW)

Doesn't count; didn't call it.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 06:34 AM (+YA9H)

123 We don’t like to think about it, but in order to be successful, the death total among regime supporters needs to be very high. Fortunately I believe that Hegseth understands that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 06:27 AM (fSA1n)

The entire Pentagon should.
They've had 47 years to plan this.

Do what we gotta do and get this thing done.
There's no going back now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 06, 2026 06:35 AM (6ydKt)

124 by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 06:30 AM (+4yJ5)

Thanks. Im trying to do everything I can to not reinforce the negativity. Heck, I know some guy whose grandson hasn't had a job since he got out of college - 4 years ago. He studied computer programming and so many of the jobs had been outsourced to India . Grrrr!. Son hasn't only not been working since Sept.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 06:36 AM (7RYym)

125 Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 06:32 AM (RIvkX)

I hope they keep the meeting and may rough places be made smooth.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 06:38 AM (7RYym)

126 We don’t like to think about it, but in order to be successful, the death total among regime supporters needs to be very high. Fortunately I believe that Hegseth understands that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 06, 2026 06:27 AM (fSA1n)
-

Unfortunately, Israel doesn't. Endless heads-ups to Hizballah in Lebanon. Idiots!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 06, 2026 06:39 AM (hY+PL)

127 I don't get computer science majors being out of work. There is plenty of business out there supporting small business IT needs. Maybe it's because people want jobs with big companies and don't want to deal with running their own company. I know for a fact though the business is out there, I turn it down all the time. Other people I know in the IT support business are just as swamped.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 06:40 AM (vFG9F)

128 Flying some A-10s up and down the coast of Iran, strafing every dock and everything that moves might put a dent in Iran's recreational boating.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 06:42 AM (vFG9F)

129
Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 06

Maybe that's what's going on. If I see the grandfather I will tell him. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 06:42 AM (WFtAr)

130 The irony is we want their help finding Boy F. a job!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 06:43 AM (RIvkX)

131 Thanks for the kind thoughts, good wishes and prayers, folks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 06:44 AM (WFtAr)

132 One thing schools do not teach is how to be an entrepreneur. If there are no job opportunities, it is possible to create your own.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 06:44 AM (vFG9F)

133 And by entrepreneur, I don't mean scamming the government for funds. I mean a real, self supporting business that provides value to it's customers.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 06:45 AM (vFG9F)

134 38 3 Hamsters work seven days a week.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 06, 2026 04:08 AM (BLOW1)

AoSHq stylesheet says: ham(p)sters
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:26 AM (+YA9H)

Are you making fun of me??? *calls mother*

Posted by: Hampster Girl at March 06, 2026 06:48 AM (WkL+O)

135 Boy F. would need some accommodations for his autism but he would stack the fvck out of a grocery shelf.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 06:48 AM (RIvkX)

136 I will pray for your son getting a job, San Franpsycho.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2026 06:49 AM (WFtAr)

137 72 Kristi Noem was tapped to lead S.H.I.E.L.D., which -- to everyone's disappointment -- means she gets Samuel L. Jackson's eyepatch instead of a Black Widow bodysuit. On the upside, this unlocks the possibility of a World of Tomorrow crossover with the Sky Captain.

I have not slept, and no longer know what's real.
Posted by: SciVo at March 06, 2026 05:47 AM (Sy6m/)

She obviously needs to recruit Dan Crenshaw now that he’s about to have some more free time. His nom de guerre shall be Nick the Contemptuously Annoyed.

I dont think Crenshaw sees that happening.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 06:49 AM (i0Hi3)

138 Can we just nuke Hollywood please?

"Pedro Pascal Fan Club Revokes Actor’s Woke Status Over Rumors He Might Be Dating Zionist Man"

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 06:49 AM (vFG9F)

139 "I dont think Crenshaw sees that happening."

He might get blindsided on this.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 06, 2026 06:51 AM (iMotb)

140 Thank you same here dear.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 06, 2026 06:52 AM (RIvkX)

141 The cool thing about Crenshaw is that he's always dressed for International Talk Like A Pirate Day, which is September 19.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 06, 2026 06:53 AM (WkL+O)

142 Good morning everyone.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at March 06, 2026 06:54 AM (t14i3)

143 Stateless.

You are not alone.

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2026 06:54 AM (aTgV0)

144 38 3 Hamsters work seven days a week.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 06, 2026 04:08 AM (BLOW1)

AoSHq stylesheet says: ham(p)sters
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 05:26 AM (+YA9H)

Are you making fun of me??? *calls mother*
Posted by: Hampster Girl at March 06, 2026 06:48 AM (WkL+O)

I love, I love, I love my hampster girl
Yeah, sweet hampster girl
I love, I love, I love my hampster girl
Each and every day of the year

Posted by: Neil Sedaka at March 06, 2026 06:55 AM (wVcYX)

145 138 Can we just nuke Hollywood please?

"Pedro Pascal Fan Club Revokes Actor’s Woke Status Over Rumors He Might Be Dating Zionist Man"

Posted by: fd

A Babylon Bee headline??

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 06, 2026 06:56 AM (sAmhv)

146 I would not underestimate how much small businesses need IT support. A lot of people just do not want to have to deal with computer and software issues and will pay good money for someone else to do it. One way for an entrepreneur to do that is to offer support contracts. That guarantees an income stream and builds a relationship with clients.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 06:56 AM (vFG9F)

147 "A Babylon Bee headline??
Posted by: Puddleglum"

Nope, this one is real. At Breitbart.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 06:57 AM (vFG9F)

148 "Pedro Pascal Fan Club Revokes Actor’s Woke Status Over Rumors He Might Be Dating Zionist Man"

Posted by: fd
----
Pedro Pascal has a fan club? Does it have a 900-number where people can dial in to talk to the "real" Pedro?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 06, 2026 06:59 AM (ESVrU)

149 There is plenty of business out there supporting small business IT needs.

It could be the perception that you won't make as much money or honestly not being aware of the smaller companies in the area. It's not something schools bother explaining to their students.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 07:00 AM (+4yJ5)

150 I listened to some of Carlson's nonsense in the video ace posted yesterday. He quotes Jesus saying, "the temple will be destroyed." He apparently doesn't understand that Jesus wasn't talking about the building.

Posted by: Halfhand at March 06, 2026 07:00 AM (I9O2A)

151 137 72 Kristi Noem was tapped

Well, yeah, prob'ly?

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 07:00 AM (+YA9H)

152 Once you are in a relationship with a client and providing a support contract, when they need new equipment they will come to you instead of buying the cheapest thing they can find at Walmart.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 07:00 AM (vFG9F)

153 I worked at a small tech business and YES we certainly did rely on outside IT.

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2026 07:01 AM (aTgV0)

154 139 "I dont think Crenshaw sees that happening."

He might get blindsided on this.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 06, 2026 06:51 AM (iMotb)

It could get a little patchy.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 07:01 AM (+YA9H)

155 Are you people telling me Pedro Pascal is gay?!?!?!?!

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2026 07:02 AM (aTgV0)

156 Easiest entrepreneurial endeavor going is an " extra hands" service.

People in an urban setting are always need some junk hauled, help moving furniture a thousand small jobs

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 07:02 AM (+nEug)

157 I guess now we know why Pedro Pascal has been getting every role ever.

So wuts up with Jason Momoa?

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2026 07:03 AM (aTgV0)

158 >>>It was expensive. Now it's gone.

That's what she said?

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 07:06 AM (+YA9H)

159 Once you have been a hero to your client and fixed some major problem for them, the account is yours to keep forever, unless you screw it up. They will tell other people, and your business will grow. It takes time though, and it's not going to be a 40 hour a week job.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 07:07 AM (vFG9F)

160 I don't know why this is, but going to the Spam Folder and clicking on "Delete All Messages Now" gives me satisfaction.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 06, 2026 07:08 AM (wVcYX)

161 >"I dont think Crenshaw sees that happening."

He might get blindsided on this.
---

shoulda slept with one eye open

Posted by: Don Black at March 06, 2026 07:09 AM (ZxPkt)

162 160 I don't know why this is, but going to the Spam Folder and clicking on "Delete All Messages Now" gives me satisfaction.
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 06, 2026 07:08 AM (wVcYX)

I look at them one by one, first. Non-spam ends up there sometimes.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 07:09 AM (+YA9H)

163 150 I listened to some of Carlson's nonsense in the video ace posted yesterday. He quotes Jesus saying, "the temple will be destroyed." He apparently doesn't understand that Jesus wasn't talking about the building.

Posted by: Halfhand
[vr]
Try to explain it and they'll pretend to not understand. The Temple was destroyed though, by the Romans in 70AD.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 06, 2026 07:10 AM (sAmhv)

164 Petula Clark. Ah. I had a thing for her. And I was only 10 years old.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 06, 2026 07:13 AM (qFwJc)

165 My dad called her "Petunia."

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 07:14 AM (+YA9H)

166 I look at them one by one, first. Non-spam ends up there sometimes.
Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 07:09 AM (+YA9H)

Yes, it happens. I scan the page first and pluck out the occasional Not Spam. It's typically 99 and 44/100% pure Spam.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 06, 2026 07:15 AM (wVcYX)

167 When I get back from vacation and open the work email, the process is simple.

Select All
Mark All as Read
Delete

My logic is that if it was really important, they'd follow up when I got in.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 07:17 AM (+4yJ5)

168 Lord knows I've done the bit about "My friends are doing so much better than me" and once had to deal with my mom accidentally reinforcing that.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 06:30 AM (+4yJ5)

Also, sometimes your friends who're doing better are just pretending. That comes back to bite them in the ass eventually.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 07:18 AM (ExV1e)

169 167 When I get back from vacation and open the work email, the process is simple.

Select All
Mark All as Read
Delete

My logic is that if it was really important, they'd follow up when I got in.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 07:17 AM (+4yJ5)

Bold move, NR Pax!

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 07:18 AM (+YA9H)

170 Bold move, NR Pax!
Posted by: m

It's done wonders for me. And there is rarely anything that requires my immediate attention that the rest of my team can't handle in my absence.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 07:21 AM (+4yJ5)

171 I don't get computer science majors being out of work. There is plenty of business out there supporting small business IT needs. Maybe it's because people want jobs with big companies and don't want to deal with running their own company. I know for a fact though the business is out there, I turn it down all the time. Other people I know in the IT support business are just as swamped.
Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 06:40 AM (vFG9F)

I want a 6-figure job in a big tech hub with lots of perks. Why can't I find a job?

I see videos of people bemoaning the "terrible economy where there are no jobs" and they all live in big cities.

Go where the jobs are people. Folks used to know that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 07:21 AM (ExV1e)

172 Petula Clark's "Downtown" is a great song to belt out after surviving an unauthorized air strike on Hanoi.

Posted by: Lt. Cdr Virgil Cole at March 06, 2026 07:21 AM (wVcYX)

173 "Singing Sweetheart" Petula Clark was a BBC Forces Girl from 1942 on. She was a pinup during the Blitz. She has never in her life not been a pop star. When we first heard of her 60 some years ago, she'd already been a million-seller for decades.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 06, 2026 07:22 AM (zdLoL)

174

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at March 06, 2026 07:22 AM (DDJSl)

175 141 The cool thing about Crenshaw is that he's always dressed for International Talk Like A Pirate Day, which is September 19.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March

Aye!

Posted by: Dan crenshaw at March 06, 2026 07:24 AM (i0Hi3)

176 I used to have a different nic, that's like common sense which seems to be in short supply

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2026 07:24 AM (+nEug)

177 Go where the jobs are people. Folks used to know that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Relocating out of the only place you've lived in can be unnerving for folks. No friends, no safety net and a big risk can work against them.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 07:25 AM (+4yJ5)

178 Relocating out of the only place you've lived in can be unnerving for folks. No friends, no safety net and a big risk can work against them.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 07:25 AM (+4yJ5)

I guess I was lucky. Moved a lot as a kid so no lifelong friends, family is white trash so no help there. Did the needful.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 07:27 AM (ExV1e)

179 One thing schools do not teach is how to be an entrepreneur.

You can major in it, if you choose the right courses.
Mouthy little squishes stand in the line, check the boxes, collect the slip of paper, then say "nobody taught me..."
You have to sign up for the class. You have to pay attention.
If you bought yourself a shitty education, you might blame your parents or yourself or a guidance counselor, but you have no call to "salt the ashes where it stood."

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 06, 2026 07:28 AM (zdLoL)

180 I guess I was lucky. Moved a lot as a kid so no lifelong friends, family is white trash so no help there. Did the needful.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Grew up in the military, lost my friends every two years. Getting out of CA and moving to MD because I met the right woman was an easy choice even though I didn't have a job waiting for me.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 07:29 AM (+4yJ5)

181 "You can major in it, if you choose the right courses."

A simple one semester course could do a lot. It's amazing how many people do not understand even the basics of running a business, much less the difference between profit and margin.

Posted by: fd at March 06, 2026 07:30 AM (vFG9F)

182 One thing schools do not teach is how to be an entrepreneur.

Most people lack the temperament to be an entrepreneur.

Everyone wants wealth and fame (but privacy also) and they want it NOW with no effort. But it's okay. They know their worth and they'll manifest it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 06, 2026 07:30 AM (ExV1e)

183 One thing about watching vintage music, the pop stars of the 1960s, American television (and the audio, especially) was very substandard quality. The BBC archives have some incredible footage.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 07:31 AM (15vO0)

184 JJ Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 06, 2026 07:32 AM (NcvvS)

185 "165 My dad called her "Petunia."

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 07:14 AM (+YA9H) "

so did mine!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 06, 2026 07:32 AM (MIIRH)

186 excerpted; useful:

Bonchie retweeted
Jeremy Boreing
@JeremyDBoreing
10h
... [Candace] is savvy enough to use just a little bit of truth here and there to ground her manipulations.

For example, I did have quite a nice wardrobe at Daily Wire -- sports coats and suits, mostly. And I did have exactly one Gucci Jacket -- made famous in the Jeremy's Razors Commercial. I did not, however, have ‘a wardrobe closet filled with tailored Gucci suits.'

But the charge feels credible because some of the words weren't completely made up. It's a truth-adjacent claim. And if any claim sticks, every claim sticks in the game of character assassination.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 07:32 AM (+YA9H)

187 I dont think Crenshaw sees that happening.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 06, 2026 06:49 AM (i0Hi3)

He most likely has a toad or small dwarf living in his empty eye socket. Leeches and a severe flogging with cat o'nine tails outta get him back in shape.

Posted by: Theodoric Of York, medieval barber at March 06, 2026 07:34 AM (D1j1g)

188 One thing about watching vintage music, the pop stars of the 1960s, American television (and the audio, especially) was very substandard quality. The BBC archives have some incredible footage.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 06, 2026 07:31 AM (15vO0

I've been watching a lot Eastern Bloc/Soviet TV lately, just out of curiosity about it. Sub-substandard stuff. The animation is my favorite. As the Communist experiment got less and less viable, the animation grew weirder and weirder. And weirder. By the late 80s it was downright inscrutable.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 06, 2026 07:34 AM (BI5O2)

189 180 Grew up in the military, lost my friends every two years. Getting out of CA and moving to MD because I met the right woman was an easy choice even though I didn't have a job waiting for me.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2026 07:29 AM (+4yJ5)

Sounds like a life lived well!

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 07:36 AM (+YA9H)

190 I just read where there was a mutiny on the Ford, all of our sailors are converting to be 12ers and defecting to Iran

Boy Howdy!

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 06, 2026 07:47 AM (LOZbR)

191 The future of enterprise networking is shifting from manual management to AI-driven, self-diagnosing ecosystems.

… so then nobody has any idea what they are doing, up until the AI declares itself obsolete and shutters the entire network

Posted by: SMOD at March 06, 2026 07:49 AM (WIlc2)

192 severe flogging with cat o'nine tails

I pay good money for this......you mean if I misbehave I dont have to pay?

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 06, 2026 07:49 AM (LOZbR)

193 >>>Speaking of navies abruptly relocated at the bottom [of] the sea

🎶 In the Navy ...

Posted by: m at March 06, 2026 08:24 AM (+YA9H)

194 ↑
↓

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